""When I started at the company we had 200 employees, 60M global users, and exactly $0 in revenue," he posted to LinkedIn. "Fast forward to today and we have thousands of employees, 600M global users, and tens of thousands of advertisers that have invested billions of dollars in revenue on our platform.""
""As for me, I look forward to exploring what's next," he posted. "As I do that - one thing is clear to me. I love AI and the transformation it's driving for ads & marketing. I look forward to seeing you all in my next chapter.""
Bill Watkins, Pinterest's chief revenue officer, will leave the company at the end of the quarter after 12 years. Watkins joined Pinterest in 2014, founded the Chicago office, and led the West Region for large customer sales. During his tenure, Pinterest grew from 200 employees and 60 million users to thousands of employees and 600 million users, launched ad products and programmatic efforts, went public in 2019, expanded internationally, and introduced Performance+ to serve SMB advertisers. Watkins expressed enthusiasm for AI and its impact on ads and marketing. The departure follows recent leadership changes, including the CMO transition to Claudine Chee.
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