SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GoDaddy Inc.
(NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs,
today announced Michele Lau will
assume the role of GoDaddy's Chief Legal Officer effective
July 12, 2021, and Mark McCaffrey will assume the role of GoDaddy's
Chief Financial Officer effective June
2, 2021. Both will report to GoDaddy CEO Aman
Bhutani. Lau and McCaffrey replace CLO Nima Kelly and CFO
Ray Winborne, who both announced
their intent to retire earlier this year.
"We are thrilled to welcome Michele and Mark to the GoDaddy
team," said Aman Bhutani, GoDaddy CEO. "Their passion for the
company's mission, extraordinary expertise and experience,
demonstrated leadership strength, and cultural fit give us
tremendous confidence they will help GoDaddy grow and scale to new
heights."
With close to 20 years of legal experience, Lau most currently
served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Associate
General Counsel, Corporate, Governance and Transactions at McKesson
Corporation. In her role, Lau advises McKesson's board and
executives on strategic matters related M&A, McKesson Ventures,
corporate strategy, shareholder engagement, securities, executive
compensation, corporate governance, ESG, antitrust, debt, treasury,
bankruptcy, real estate, subsidiary governance, stock plan
administration and the McKesson Foundation. Lau co-chairs the
National Asian Pacific Bar Association's In-House Counsel Mentoring
Program and serves on the board of directors of the Asian Pacific
Fund.
McCaffrey spent more than 20 years as a Partner at
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) in Silicon Valley, and most
recently served as the head of PwC's US Technology, Media &
Telecom (TMT) Sector, a $2.7B
practice with 2,000 employees. During his tenure, McCaffrey served
as a key strategic advisor to senior executives in public and
pre-public technology businesses of scale through transformative
periods including initial public offerings, mergers and
acquisitions, and advancing their strategies to increase customer
value. Prior to his role leading TMT, McCaffrey served as the
leader of the global software practice at PwC. McCaffrey serves as
President of Kristi Yamaguchi's
Always Dream Foundation and is a frequent speaker on the topics of
leadership, diversity and mentorship.
About GoDaddy
GoDaddy is empowering
everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing all of the
help and tools to succeed online. GoDaddy is the place people
come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract
customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work.
Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights and the
people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into
success. To learn more about the company,
visit www.GoDaddy.com.
Source: GoDaddy Inc.
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