Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) has named James Dibbo, a finance executive from Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), as its next chief financial officer. He takes over on 26 October 2026.
Dibbo succeeds Julia Donnelly, who is leaving after three years in the role, according to a Pinterest press release filed with the SEC. The appointment was first reported by Reuters on 5 October 2026.
Pinterest new CFO brings Amazon media finance background
At Amazon, Dibbo served as vice president and CFO for Global Entertainment, Advertising and Corporate Development, overseeing finance for Amazon Ads, Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios, Music, Audible and Twitch, according to an exhibit filed alongside Pinterest’s 8-K.
He previously held CFO posts at Amazon Worldwide Consumer and Amazon North America Consumer, and earlier led finance at P.F. Chang’s, Tesco and BT Group, the filing shows.
Pinterest chief executive Bill Ready called Dibbo an ‘exceptional finance leader’ in the press release, citing his ‘operating rigor, strategic range and growth mindset’.
Donnelly’s exit followed AI spending questions
Donnelly announced her departure on 28 August 2026 and will stay through 30 October for the handover, with the company stating there was no disagreement over accounting or operations, Pinterest’s 8-K filing shows.
Her resignation coincided with scrutiny of Pinterest’s artificial intelligence spending, including a reported $4bn commitment with AWS, which raised questions about the growth story a new finance chief would inherit, CFO Dive reported. Pinterest shares fell when Donnelly’s exit was first announced in August, a reaction Yahoo Finance said underscored investor sensitivity to finance-leadership changes at the company.
Revenue climbs, but losses return
Dibbo inherits a business whose top line keeps expanding while profitability has turned uneven. Pinterest’s quarterly revenue rose from $739.98m in the first quarter of 2024 to $1.0075bn in the first quarter of 2026, and reached $1.1797bn in the second quarter of 2026, according to 10-Q filings with the SEC.
Net income has been choppier. Pinterest posted a net loss of $24.8m in the first quarter of 2024, before swinging to profits of $8.9m and $30.6m in the following two quarters that year. Profitability held through 2025, with net income of $8.9m, $38.8m and $92.1m across the three quarters reported, filings show.
That run ended in 2026. Pinterest reported a net loss of $73.6m in the first quarter and $46.7m in the second, even as revenue grew, according to the company’s first-quarter 10-Q and second-quarter 10-Q. Diluted earnings per share moved from a one-cent profit in the first quarter of 2025 to losses of 12 cents and 8 cents in the first two quarters of 2026.
That combination — rising revenue alongside renewed losses — sits behind Ready’s description of Dibbo’s mandate as bringing ‘operational discipline’ to the business, a phrase he used in comments on LinkedIn cited in earlier coverage of the hire.
Trading backdrop
Pinterest shares closed at $20.10 on 5 October 2026, up 1.44% on the day and 2.29% over the prior 20 trading sessions, against a 20-day range of $18.075 to $20.25, according to consolidated US exchange data. Trading volume ran about 10% above the 20-day average on the day the appointment was announced.
Separately, an Amazon director, Douglas J. Herrington, filed a Form 4 with the SEC on 5 October 2026, the same day Pinterest confirmed the Dibbo hire, according to EDGAR records. The filing is unrelated to the CFO move but lands in the same reporting window.
Dibbo’s start date of 26 October falls roughly a week before Pinterest’s next scheduled quarterly results, giving the incoming finance chief limited runway before facing investors on the earnings call.
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