Former YouTube CEO Considered for Planet Labs' Board of Directors
Former YouTube CEO Considered for Planet Labs' Board of Directors
Susan Wojcicki Likely to be Nominated at Annual General Meeting
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is expected to be nominated by Planet’s Board of Directors for election to the Board at the Company’s 2024 annual general meeting (AGM). With over two decades of leadership experience in the technology industry helping to scale disruptive companies, Planet believes Ms. Wojcicki is uniquely positioned to support the Company’s continued growth and scalability across markets as an independent director.
“I have strong conviction in the opportunity ahead for Planet’s solutions as their data proves critical to understanding change across broad areas.”
Susan Wojcicki
Ms. Wojcicki served as the Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet subsidiary, YouTube, a digital video platform, from 2014-2023 where she oversaw the release of YouTube’s most influential products and grew the platform to over 2 billion users. Prior to leading YouTube, Ms. Wojcicki held various positions in marketing and product development at Google before serving as Senior Vice President of Advertising & Commerce, helping to define the vision and direction of Google's monetization platform. Before Google, Ms. Wojcicki worked at Intel Corporation and served as a management consultant at consulting firms Bain & Company and R.B. Webber & Company. Ms. Wojcicki graduated with honors from Harvard University and received an M.S. in Economics from University of California, Santa Cruz, and an M.B.A. from UCLA.
“I am delighted at the opportunity to have Susan join Planet’s Board of Directors. She has a distinguished career in building some of the world’s most successful technology companies and her expertise in growing and scaling organizations will be tremendously impactful towards achieving Planet’s goals,” said Will Marshall, co-founder and CEO of Planet. “I feel confident that Susan’s support and direction will bring continued growth and momentum for Planet’s business.”
“I have strong conviction in the opportunity ahead for Planet’s solutions as their data proves critical to understanding change across broad areas,” said Susan Wojcicki. “I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity to advise the Company on further scaling the adoption of these solutions globally, and I am drawn to the potential that products like Planet’s new Forest Carbon Diligence product present for the future of sustainability.”