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Twilio names Chee Chew as chief product officer

By TechTaffy Desk

Cloud communications platform company Twilio has appointed Chee Chew chief product officer. Mr. Chew will join Twilio’s executive management team and report to Twilio co-founder and CEO Jeff Lawson, the company said in a statement.

Mr. Chew brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, formerly working at companies such as Amazon, Hewlett-Packard, Google and Microsoft. Previously, he was the vice president of Consumer Engagement at Amazon, and the vice president of Engineering at Google, prior to that.

[Image courtesy: Twilio]

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