SurveyMonkey names former HP exec Bill Veghte its permanent CEO
The company's previous CEO, Dave Goldberg, died while exercising on vacation in Mexico in May. Zander Lurie had been serving as temporary CEO in the interim.
Veghte will take the helm as CEO effective August 3rd.
Veghte previously worked at Hewlett-Packard, where he served as COO and led the company's enterprise group.
Before HP, Veghte worked at Microsoft for 20 years, focusing on Office and Windows.
The New York Times reported Monday that Goldberg's widow, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg would be joining the board along with Lyra Health CEO David Ebersman.
Veghte and Goldberg had been friends since college. According to Recode, Goldberg had even encouraged Veghte to join SurveyMonkey's board earlier this year.
"We brainstormed a lot about the future of SurveyMonkey when we were talking about the board, and the opportunities to take this company from surveys to a broader insights platform and a core decision-making tool," Veghte told Recode. "Dave had a real vision that I hope I can help deliver with this amazing team."
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