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Tech Moves: Expedia names CFO; former Tune CEO leaves Roku; Amazon and Microsoft departures

What happened

Peter Hamilton leaves Roku, Inc. as head of ad innovation for the streaming platform.

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Tech moves: Expedia names CFO; former Tune CEO leaves Roku; Amazon and Microsoft departures. April 24, 2026 - Expedia Group named Derek Andersen as its new chief financial officer starting May 11. He succeeds Scott Schenkel, who is stepping down after more than two years in the role. The Seattle-based travel giant hired Andersen from Snap, the company behind Snapchat, where he served as CFO for more than seven years. Before that, was Amazon's vice president of finance, overseeing its global suite of video businesses, including Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Andersen said he's looking forward to returning to Seattle to join Expedia. "The company has built strong assets, from its technology and consumer brands to one of the largest B2B businesses in the industry and is well positioned to shape the future of travel," he said in a statement. In announcing the news, Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin praised Andersen's fit for the CFO role and thanked Schenkel, who previously served as CFO and interim CEO at eBay, for his impact. - Peter Hamilton has left Roku, where he served as head of ad innovation for the streaming platform for more than four years. The Seattle-based executive was previously CEO of Tune, a mobile marketing startup, for more than a decade. "I came to Roku to see what it feels like to turn on innovation at massive scale, and I left better understanding the...

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Event
Executive departure

What this signalsA leader's exit often changes who makes buying decisions.

Person
Peter Hamiltonhead of ad innovation for the streaming platform

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  • Peter Hamiltonhead of ad innovation for the streaming platform · Named in the story

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Category
Leaves

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Asset tags

  • research and development

Product tags

  • online technology
  • general technology

Job title tags

  • general technology
  • management

Extraction

Confidence
69%
Detected
Apr 24, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
leaves

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