Nathan Hubbard Named Twitter's Chief of Commerce

Nathan Hubbard, the former global president of Ticketmaster who exited the company in a surprise move earlier this month, has been named Twitter's new head of commerce, as Bloomberg reported earlier today.

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Describing his role, Hubbard explained that he plans to expand the company's strategy of partnerships, saying: "One of the hallmarks of Twitter’s entire approach has been partnering. We're going to take the same approach with owners of physical and digital goods."

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The appointment comes as Twitter is rumored to be preparing an IPO for something in autumn.

This is a developing story -- we will update our coverage as soon as more information is available.