PANews February 11 News, according to Business Insider, there have been recent senior personnel changes at Tools for Humanity, the parent company of Worldcoin led by Sam Altman. Chief Architect and Security Officer Adrian Ludwig and Chief Legal and Privacy Officer Damien Kieran have recently resigned. Subsequently, the heads of the company’s agreements, personnel, talent, and product departments also left. Internal Slack messages show that CEO Alex Blania has appointed several interim executives to take over key functions. Former employees pointed out that issues with company culture and leadership style are among the reasons for the personnel turnover.
This personnel shake-up comes at a time when the company is facing regulatory resistance in Kenya and parts of Europe due to biometric data collection. Meanwhile, Altman and Blania have separately founded Merge Labs, a company focused on brain-computer interface technology, sparking external attention on their leadership focus in identity verification startups.
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