Pinterest has hired two former Facebook executives to join its advertising team. Former VP of product management of Facebook’s shopping and travel products, Jon Alferness, joins as head of ad products, and Meredith Guerriero as head of partnerships. Alferness will help develop targeting and ad format products for Pinterest. Guerriero, who will join the New York office, worked for Google as director of health, grocery and politics ad verticals since 2015.
Pinterest has hired two former Google executives to join its advertising team. Former VP of product management of Google’s shopping and travel products, Jon Alferness, joins as head of ad products, and Meredith Guerriero as head of partnerships. Alferness will help develop targeting and ad format products for Pinterest. Guerriero, who will join the New York office, worked for Facebook as director of health, grocery and politics ad verticals since 2015.