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Alyssa Henry to Join PayPal's Board of Directors; Gail J. McGovern to Retire from Board
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that Alyssa Henry, former CEO of Block's Square business, has joined the company's Board of Directors. The company also announced that Gail J. McGovern, who has served on the Board since 2015, will not stand for re-election at PayPal's upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May.
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