Revolut says its Chief Technology Officer, Vlad Yatsenko, will step down from his role in July. Yatsenko has been described across reporting as one of the company’s earliest leaders: he joins Revolut before CEO Nik Storonsky’s launch and is later referred to as a co-founder and first employee. Bloomberg reports that Yatsenko is Storonsky’s early partner and that he is leaving the technology role in mid-year. The Next Web adds additional background on Yatsenko’s position at the company, noting that Storonsky gave him the co-founder title to help recruit engineers, rather than framing it as a traditional co-founding arrangement. The reports do not detail the reasons for his departure or name an immediate successor. They also do not specify whether Yatsenko will remain involved in other capacities. Revolut’s next leadership and technology transition period therefore begins ahead of the company’s stated broader business plans, including its ambition to pursue a large-scale public-market valuation.
Revolut CTO Vlad Yatsenko to step down in July
Revolut says its Chief Technology Officer, Vlad Yatsenko, will step down from his role in July. Yatsenko has been described across reporting as one of the company’s earliest leaders: he joins Revolut...
- Revolut’s CTO Vlad Yatsenko is scheduled to step down in July.
- Vlad Yatsenko is identified as an early partner and among the company’s first employees.
- Reports describe Yatsenko as being granted a co-founder title by CEO Nik Storonsky.
- The reports do not name a successor or provide further details on the transition rationale.
- Revolut’s departure comes amid broader company plans discussed in coverage.
Vlad Yatsenko was Revolut’s first employee. He joined before CEO Nik Storonsky had even launched the company. Storonsky later gave him the title of co-founder, not because he had co-founded the business in the conventional sense, but because, as Storonsky told David Rubenstein earlier this year, “it was easier for him to recruit engineers if he had […] This story continues at The Next Web
2 months agoRevolut Ltd.’s chief technology officer, Vlad Yatsenko, and Chief Executive Officer Nik Storonsky’s early partner, is stepping down from his position at the digital bank in July.
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