Groupon appoints Jiri Ponrt as CFO, shares rise

Groupon

13/04/2023 14:42

** Shares of daily deals platform Groupon Inc  GRPN.O  up
1.3% at $3.77
    ** Company appoints Jiri Ponrt as CFO, who will succeed
Damien Schmitz
    ** Ponrt joins Groupon from Pale Fire Capital, a private
equity investment group
    ** Former CFO Melissa Thomas had stepped down from her role
on Nov. 4, 2021
    ** Last month, GRPN announced Kedar Deshpande stepped down
as CEO; named Dusan Senkypl as interim CEO
    ** Stock down 56.6% so far in 2023

 (Reporting by Anne Florentyna Gnanaraja Sekar in Bengaluru)
 ((AnneFlorentyna.GnanarajaSekar@thomsonreuters.com;))