Pandora Names Chris Phillips Chief Product Officer - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Internet radio service provider Pandora Media Inc. (P) Tuesday said it has appointed Chris Phillips as Chief Product Officer and will serve on the company's Executive Leadership Team. Phillips joins Pandora from Amazon.com where he was Director of Product Management and User Experience for Amazon Digital Music.

Phillips and the product team will be responsible for defining and leading Pandora's overarching product strategy and roadmap. He will partner with CTO Chris Martin and the technology team to develop products that deliver value to listeners, advertisers and artists.

As Chief Product Officer, Phillips' specific functional areas of responsibility include product management, product design and product analytics.

Prior to Amazon, he led the Apple QuickBooks business at Intuit as Director, Apple QuickBooks Product Management, Marketing and User Experience.