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Skillshare Hires Christophe Gillet as Chief Product OfficerNEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SKILLSHARE, the online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business and technology disciplines, announced today that it has appointed Christophe Gillet as Chief Product Officer. Gillet will lead Skillshare's product, design and engineering efforts as the company continues expanding its learning ecosystem aimed predominantly at freelancers, entrepreneurs and creative professionals. "Coming out of our last round of financing we knew we wanted to invest heavily in our product experience," said Matt Cooper, CEO of Skillshare, referencing the $28 million dollar Round C of funding the company announced in July of this year. "I can think of no better investment into that experience than bringing on a leader with Christophe's track record of building great products for platform and online video companies." Gilletbrings nearly two decades of product management experience to Skillshare. Prior to joining Skillshare, Gillet was GM & Head of Product at Vimeo, where he led both the product vision for the overall brand experience and development for Vimeo's creator platform tools. Gillet has also previously held product roles at eBay, Fan.TV, AOL and iPreo. "I'm thrilled to join the Skillshare team," shared Gillet. "Not only have they built a rapidly-growing business with strong fundamentals, but also a community of millions of passionate individuals who share a core belief in the value of lifelong learning. I'm excited to contribute to this community and help curious people everywhere connect in more ways." ABOUT SKILLSHARE: MEDIA CONTACTS: Cam Lay, VP of Marketing View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skillshare-hires-christophe-gillet-as-chief-product-officer-300724137.html SOURCE Skillshare |