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Udemy Expands Leadership Team With Three Key Appointments to Accelerate AI-Powered Transformation
Former Airbnb, YouTube, and Google Executive, Sonya Saunder, Brings Strategic Growth and Operational Excellence to Accelerate Udemy's Focus on Subscription
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nFormer Airbnb, YouTube, and Google Executive, Sonya Saunder, Brings Strategic Growth and Operational Excellence to Accelerate Udemy's Focus on Subscription and AI as Chief of Staff and VP of Strategy & Operations\n\n\nIndustry Veteran Ann-Marie Darrough brings Deep Experience Executing and Scaling International Partnership Programs from IBM and Coveo to Udemy as VP of Global Partnerships\n\n\nEnterprise Partnership Veteran and Former Leader at SAP, Blaine Trainor, to Build Udemy's Technology Integration Ecosystem and Focus on Driving Enterprise Platform Growth as VP of Partner Ecosystems\n\n\n SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nUdemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a leading AI-powered skills development platform, announced the appointment of Sonya Saunder as Chief of Staff and Vice President of Strategy & Operations, Ann-Marie Darrough as Vice President of Global Partnerships and Blaine Trainor as Vice President of Partner Ecosystems. These strategic hires further strengthen Udemy’s leadership team as the company accelerates its transformation into a world-class, AI-powered platform to reskill and upskill the future workforce.\n\n\n“As we continue to evolve our platform and extend our global reach, we are expanding our team with experienced leaders who can drive strategic initiatives and forge valuable partnerships,” said Hugo Sarrazin, President and CEO of Udemy. “Sonya, Ann-Marie and Blaine bring a wealth of experience from some of the world’s most innovative companies. We look forward to their valuable contributions as we work towards scaling our AI-powered learning ecosystem and creating more value for customers worldwide.”\n\n\nSonya Saunder - Chief of Staff and VP of Strategy & Operations\n\n\nAs Chief of Staff and VP of Strategy & Operations, Sonya Saunder will be responsible for developing and refining Udemy’s corporate strategy in partnership with the executive team to drive long-term growth and profitability at scale. She will also be responsible for driving the execution of key growth initiatives while putting in place operating systems to support them.\n\n\nSaunder joins Udemy from Airbnb, where she served as Director of Business Operations and Programs, directing growth strategies for high-quality supply and establishing scalable operating systems. Prior to Airbnb, Saunder held leadership positions at YouTube as Head of Strategy,...