Hopin, an events management platform, has announced Wei Gao (pictured) as the company’s first COO. Previously, Wei Gao was worldwide vice-president of product, technology and supply chain for Amazon Grocery and technical advisor to Jeff Bezos.
At Hopin, Wei Gao will lead operations and oversee the rapid growth and innovation of Hopin’s shared experiences platform. With the appointment of Wei Gao as COO, Hopin’s executive team is now made up 50% of women.
Since the beginning of 2020, Hopin has scaled from six to more than 800+ employees in 47 countries and grown from a few hundred event creators using its platform to more than 100,000 organisations as well as millions of attendees showing up for events each month. This year, Hopin earned the position of number 79 on the 2021 Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators list and number 21 on Forbes’ Cloud 100 list.
