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Faire Appoints Former DoorDash COO Christopher Payne to Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2025--Faire, the leading global wholesale platform powering independent retail, today announced the appointment of Christopher Payne, former President and Chief Operating Officer of DoorDash, to its Board of Directors as Independent Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee. A veteran technology leader with more than three decades of experience scaling some of the world’s most innovative platforms, Payne joins Faire at a period of rapid global expansion.
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