Pete Cashmore
Pete Cashmore is the founder and former CEO of the media and entertainment company Mashable, He grew up in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and founded Mashable in Aberdeenshire in 2005 when he was 19.
Biography
In 2009, Cashmore was recognized in Inc.In 2011, Cashmore was chosen as World Economic Forum 2011 Young Global Leader
Cashmore previously wrote a weekly column on technology and social media for CNN. In 2012, Cashmore made Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people.
In 2017, Mashable was sold to Ziff Davis for 50 million dollars, and over 50 staff members were laid off.
In November 2018, after his social media profiles were edited to include "Now: Taking some time off and working on something new," it was announced that Cashmore would be leaving Mashable at the end of the year. The general manager of Ziff Davis Tech, Mike Finnerty, confirmed this.