Uh-oh, more trouble in Clinkleland (the magical kingdom of the yet-to-be-unveiled mobile payments startup).
It appears that chief service and operational officer Andy Rendich has left the building, according to a company rep.
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He joined a few weeks after then-chief operating officer Barry McCarthy came on board, and McCarthy has also since left the company.
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Rendich came to Clinkle after leading Walmart.com’s supply chain and logistics. Prior to that, Rendich spent 13 years at Netflix in various roles including chief service and operations officer, vice president of operations, vice president of systems development, and the lead of a DVD-by-mail offshoot the company announced but never launched.
Jeff Goslin is also leaving, we’ve confirmed. Goslin joined the company to create its customer service strategy.
When reached for comment, Clinkle’s PR representative said, “We’re adding users by the week and remain focused on hiring in product and engineering. We wish them the best in their future endeavors.”
Although still in stealth mode, Clinkle has already seen a series of staff changes, including layoffs in December led by McCarthy and the departure of design chief Josh Brewer after only a few days on the job.
It’s unclear what chief executive Lucas Duplan’s next move will be, but with about $30 million in tow, he’ll have to come up with something fast before his high-profile and strangely silent investors (including Andreesen Horowitz, Richard Branson, Peter Thiel, and Stanford) start pulling the plug.
(h/t to Re/code for unearthing this.)
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