![]() Pinterest paid $20 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by former COO Francoise Brougher last December. The departure comes at a complicated time for Pinterest, which is dealing with a number of accusations from former employees that the company discriminated against female workers. Mr Sharp is credited with designing and building the original Pinterest product, and oversees the user experience, according to a company statement posted online Wednesday. ![]() “But when I think about how to create a life that I love, one thing is clear to me: I really, really want to grow as a designer and product builder.” What job will ever be able to compete with leading Pinterest? None,” Mr Sharp wrote in an internal note to employees seen by Bloomberg. “As you might imagine, this is a tough decision for me. He has overseen the product and design teams for the digital search and scrapbooking platform since 2011, according to a company filing, and has an ownership stake that gives him about a 6 per cent of Pinterest’s voting control. ![]() Mr Sharp is Pinterest’s chief design and creative officer, and as co-founder, sits on the board of directors. Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp is stepping down from the company and plans to join LoveFrom, the design firm founded by former Apple executive Jony Ive. ![]()
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