Pinterest names Amazon finance executive James Dibbo CFO with roughly $20 million stock award
Pinterest has found its next finance chief at Amazon. The visual search and shopping platform said Monday it appointed James Dibbo as chief financial officer, effective Oct. 26, filling the seat being vacated by Julia Brau Donnelly.
Dibbo, 56, served from January 2021 through September 2026 as Amazon's vice president and CFO for Global Entertainment, Advertising and Corporate Development, overseeing finance for businesses including Amazon Ads, Prime Video and Twitch, according to Pinterest's 8-K. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Bill Ready and become principal financial officer on Oct. 30.
The hire comes with a sizable equity package. Under his offer letter, Dibbo gets a $650,000 base salary and a target annual bonus equal to 100% of salary. Pending compensation committee approval, he will receive restricted stock units worth $19.98 million: a $1.98 million award vesting in December 2026 and an $18 million award vesting quarterly from March 2027 through December 2028.
He is also slated for performance shares with a $3.2 million target value, earned based on Pinterest's relative total shareholder return over 12- and 24-month periods. The company said it anticipates a further $9 million RSU grant in April 2027 that would vest quarterly in 2029.
Donnelly, whose departure Pinterest previously disclosed, will stop serving as CFO on Oct. 26 but remain principal financial officer and an adviser through Oct. 30. The filing said Vikram Naidu will no longer step in as interim principal financial officer as previously planned and will stay in his role as vice president of finance and business operations.
"James is an exceptional finance leader," Ready said in the company's press release.
By the numbers
- CFO start date: Oct. 26, 2026 (principal financial officer Oct. 30)
- Base salary: $650,000; target bonus 100% of salary
- Initial RSUs: $19.98 million ($1.98 million plus $18 million)
- Performance shares: $3.2 million target value
- Anticipated April 2027 RSU grant: $9 million
Sources
- Pinterest, Inc. Form 8-K (Items 5.02 and 7.01), filed Oct. 5, 2026, accession 0001506293-26-000139
- Pinterest, Inc. press release, Exhibit 99.1, "Pinterest Appoints James Dibbo Chief Financial Officer," Oct. 5, 2026
- Pinterest, Inc. Exhibit 10.1, offer letter with James Dibbo dated Oct. 1, 2026
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