Square steals Salesforce SVP Sarah Friar, will be named CFO
Sean Ludwig
Rapidly expanding mobile payments startup Square has hired Salesforce SVP Sarah Friar to be its new CFO, the company announced this morning.
Square is now processing $6 billion in annual payments and has its sights set on international expansion. The company has more than 1 million accounts accepting credit cards.
"Square was founded on a commitment to help people start and grow their business," Friar said, in a statement. "I'm thrilled to join a company driving meaningful economic growth while revolutionizing the payment experience for consumers."
Prior to this position, Friar served as senior VP of finance and strategy at Salesforce for a little over a year. Before that, Friar was a hotshot software analyst for Goldman Sachs for more than 10 years.
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