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| Amy Bonitatibus |
Wells Fargo's Amy Bonitatibus is joining PayPal Holdings on May 28 as chief corporate affairs and communications officer.
At Wells, she was chief communications officer, leading all aspects of the company's media relations, public affairs, internal communications, employee engagement and reputation management.
Earlier, Bonitatibus held several senior marketing and communications positions at JPMorgan Chase, including chief communications officer of Chase.
She has also managed executive communications and media relations at Fannie Mae and was deputy press secretary to Sen. Hillary Clinton.
In her new position, Bonitatibus will be responsible for leading the global communications team and social impact and sustainability efforts across PayPal's family of brands, including Venmo.
"Amy is an exceptional corporate affairs leader with a diversity of experience leading high-performing communications teams and shaping reputation for some of the most well-known brands," said PayPal Holdings EVP, consumer group & global marketing and communications Diego Scotti.
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