Chang to lead company's next stage of growth
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Andela
Inc., one of the largest private marketplaces for technical
talent, has announced that Carrol
Chang has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and will
join the company's Board of Directors, effective September 17, 2024. Chang joins Andela from Uber,
where she served as the Global Head of Driver and Courier
Operations. Chang succeeds Jeremy
Johnson, Andela's co-founder, who is stepping down as CEO
and will remain on the Andela Board.
Over the past decade, Andela has grown from an innovative
African start-up to the first talent marketplace to become a
unicorn. Chang brings with her a demonstrated history of
successfully scaling a marketplace business through hypergrowth
into a mature public company.
"I am deeply grateful for the privilege to lead Andela. It's
rare to find a mission-driven company that also has the potential
to create a category-defining business. I'm inspired by the way
Jeremy has led Andela to this point, and I appreciate the trust he
and the Board now put in me to carry forward its mission," said
Chang. "The global talent market is an $8.5
trillion-dollar opportunity, and Andela has a decade of
experience connecting brilliant talent with opportunity on a global
scale. I look forward to writing the next great chapter with the
Andela team."
At Uber, Chang was tapped to lead efforts to grow its driver
base, one of the company's top priorities post-Covid. Those efforts
grew the marketplace of flexible workers to nearly 7 million people
in over 70 countries, powering the company's $130B ridesharing and delivery businesses. In
addition to her expertise scaling tech-enabled marketplaces, she
brings leadership experience from McKinsey & Company, the
Department of Homeland Security, and global organizations working
in education and economic development.
"After ten years, I'm deeply proud of the change we've helped to
catalyze. That said, it's clear that global hiring is at the
beginning of a complete digital transformation, and Carrol is the
perfect leader both for Andela's next stage of growth and to help
usher in the era of talent marketplaces," said Johnson. "Carrol is
a strategic leader and culture builder who has lived the Andela
mission of connecting brilliance with opportunity. Her operational
expertise and track record of leveraging technology to radically
improve the user experience of multi-sided marketplaces will be
instrumental in realizing Andela's potential and helping us become
the most trusted talent marketplace in the world. That said, Andela
is part of my soul, and I'm excited to support Carrol as a member
of our board of directors."
"Andela exists because of the vision and determination of
Jeremy Johnson. Jeremy has grown
Andela from a revolutionary idea to one of the most impactful and
highly regarded start-ups in the world. The board and all Andelans
are deeply grateful to him and respect his decision to bring in a
leader with deep marketplace experience to drive the next phase of
growth," said Julia Gillard, former
Prime Minister of Australia and
Chair of the Andela Board of Directors. "Andela is a deeply
purpose-driven organization and Carrol is a unique leader poised to
take the company into the future."
Founded in 2014, Andela has trained more than 110,000
technologists in Africa. The
company has created thousands of jobs and helped talented
individuals from over 135 countries build world class careers,
regardless of where they are from.
About Andela
Andela operates one of the world's largest private marketplaces
of skilled digital talent. Its adaptive hiring model gives
companies greater flexibility to quickly deploy qualified technical
talent where it is most needed. The company's exclusive AI-powered
platform enables clients to select individual roles or engage fully
managed teams up to 66% faster. Andela's diverse talent ecosystem
spans over 135 countries and is highly skilled in advanced
technologies to support Application Development, Artificial
Intelligence, Cloud & DevOps, Data Engineering, and more. The
world's best brands trust Andela, including GitHub, Mastercard, and
Mindshare. Discover Andela.
Media Contact:
Natasha Woods
Andela
press@andela.com
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