FT People: TechnologyLatest moves: Airbnb, Snap, Symantec, Facebook, Andreessen HorowitzAirbnb appoints former Burberry boss to its boardAngela Ahrendts left Apple in February after 5 years running its retail storesSnap names new CFO after former finance chief’s abrupt exitSocial media group also appointed a new head of human resourcesFacebook appoints US state department lawyer as general counselJennifer Newstead to replace Colin Stretch among new hiresSymantec chief executive Greg Clark steps downShares tumble after-hours as cyber security company also reports quarterly earnings miss Terry Gou, Taiwan’s disrupter-in-chief moves into politicsFoxconn founder has set his sights on the presidency of the island democracyAndreessen Horowitz rides the wave of Silicon Valley IPOsVenture capital firm’s co-founders feel vindicated after gatecrashing investment worldMore from this SeriesQualcomm chief financial officer departs for rival IntelGeorge Davis takes up role as Wall Street seeks greater fiscal discipline at the chip giantGoogle loses second Asia executive in 4 monthsGroup has holes to plug as vice-president for south-east Asia and India heads for exitAlok Sama to leave SoftBank in latest management upheavalJapanese technology group has seen several reshuffles of top leadersKazuo Hirai steps down as Sony chairmanFormer chief executive credited with turning round Japanese groupBoldness in Business person of the year: Sir Tim Berners-LeePioneer of the online age is out to reclaim the internet and give people control of their dataGoogle names Scott Beaumont to top Asia-Pacific jobFormer head of China for US tech group fills key post vacant since DecemberBlue Apron CEO resigns, former Etsy executive to take overLine plots transition from messaging into paymentsSocial media platform names founder Shin Jungho as co-chief executive to drive shiftMichael Moritz, the tech investor backing booksAn unlikely Silicon Valley success story steps in to sponsor the Booker PrizeNetflix picks Bela Bajaria to lead push into non-English language programmingStreaming company aims to add subscribers outside its core US marketTwitter co-founder steps down from boardMove by Evan Williams comes as social media groups face concerns over privacy and abuseAngela Ahrendts’ departure signals Apple retail shuffleDeirdre O’Brien to manage 506 stores as iPhone maker contends with slowing salesTesla’s top lawyer to depart after only two months in the jobLegal veteran Jonathan Chang will replace Dane Butswinkas as general counselSony replaces PlayStation chief in push to stay aheadJim Ryan elevated at games division as next-generation console launch loomsUS chipmaker Intel appoints Robert Swan as chief executiveFinance specialist who has worked at eBay and Webvan to replace Brian KrzanichJeff Bezos divorce casts spotlight on wife MacKenzieQuestions abound over how author will handle her finances as the world’s wealthiest womanEmotional intelligence takes Aicha Evans to top of Silicon ValleyFormer Intel executive takes over as CEO of self-driving start-up ZooxSnap’s finance chief resigns after clashing with CEO Evan SpiegelShares in Snapchat’s owner slide as departure adds to rash of senior exitsWho is arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou?Daughter of founder is seen as future chief of the Chinese telecoms supplierFormer Goldman partner struggles to build crypto bank in bear marketMike Novogratz has had ‘challenging’ year as price keeps fallingPaul Allen, software pioneer, 1953-2018Microsoft co-founder who helped set the world of ubiquitous personal computing in motionEvelyn Berezin, computer pioneer, 1925-2018The designer of the first electronic word processor who faced sex discriminationFT PeopleGuide to the individuals who influence business, finance and public affairs around the world
