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Bill Watkins to step down as Chief Revenue Officer at Pinterest after 12-year stint

What happened

Pinterest Inc. hired Claudine Cheever as Chief Marketing Officer on Jan 1st '26.

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Bill Watkins to step down as Chief Revenue Officer at Pinterest after 12-year stint. Bill Watkins is set to exit the company at the end of the current quarter Bill Watkins is set to exit his position as Chief Revenue Officer at Pinterest at the close of the current quarter. Sharing news of his departure, Watkins looked back on his 12-year tenure at the company, describing it as one of the most rewarding phases of his professional life. During his tenure, he reported directly to the CEO and was part of Pinterest's Executive Leadership Team. He spearheaded the company's global sales and monetization strategy, leading a workforce of over 2,000 people worldwide. "After twelve incredible years, my chapter at Pinterest is coming to an end, and I'll be stepping away at the end of the quarter. It's been an extraordinary journey. When I joined, we were a team of 200, had 60 million users globally, and zero revenue. Today, Pinterest is home to thousands of employees, serves 600 million users worldwide, and supports tens of thousands of advertisers who have generated billions of dollars in revenue on the platform," he shared in a LinkedIn post. Watkins has spent 12 years at Pinterest, taking on multiple leadership responsibilities across his time with the company. More recently, Pinterest named Claudine Cheever, formerly of Amazon, as its new Chief Marketing Officer. She succeeds...

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Claudine CheeverChief Marketing Officer
Takes effect
Jan 1, 2026

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People

  • Claudine CheeverChief Marketing Officer · Named in the story

Details

Category
Hires

Topics and mentions

Product tags

  • marketing

Extraction

Confidence
86%
Detected
Jan 20, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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