Part's head of communications resign as the spying scandal escalates

(Bloomberg) – Share, the startup of human resources valued at $ 12 billion by venture capital investors, has lost its head of communication because the company embraces him in a corporate spy teeth that implies its CEO. Elisabeth Diana, the company’s head of communications since 2021, resigned from her position last week, according to a person who is familiar with the case who asked not to be identified about private information. She previously served as head of communications for Instagram and as Vice President at Meta Platforms Inc., then called Facebook. Diana declined to comment. A representative for part said: ‘We are grateful for the work Elisabeth did while he was part and wish her the best in her next effort. ‘Share is locked up in an increasing legal battle with rival Ripping, the startup of the business goods that Parker Conrad is currently talking about for a $ 16 billion valuation. Last month, Ripping sued part, claiming that he paid a rippling employee to spy on the business – and that the accused spy, when confronted, locked himself in a bathroom and eventually fled the building. In a statement, share the charges ‘unfounded’. The drama tightened earlier this week, when a former wrinkle employee named Keith O’Brien said in an affidavit at the Ireland High Court that Alex Bouaziz, CEO of the part, asked him to rip. O’Brien said the CEO recruited him in the espionage effort with comparisons to James Bond, and that he was paid about $ 6,000 a month to share the scraped company secrets. O’Brien said he spoke to Bouaziz several times a day, and that Bouaziz, when Ripping discovered his identity, encouraged him to flee to Dubai with his family. O’Brien also said that in an attempt to cover evidence of spying on the advice of part’s legal director, struck his phone with an ax and put the pieces in the drain at the mother -in -law’s home. In a statement, a part spokesman said the company was preparing to refute and wrinkle the allegations of O’Brien. “It is clear from Ripping’s long -standing history of coordinated legal, political and prigher campaigns that their business approach is driven by litigation to strategy,” the spokesman said. “Share is looking forward to the day in court, at that time the allegations made by Ripping and O’Brien are unfounded.” In a statement, rippling legal lawyer Alex Spiro said: “What did part is so angry and clear that they now have to turn their own spy on.” Until recently, Diana publicly defended part in her capacity as director of communications. This includes returning to a separate civil case that claimed that the platform made money laundering possible. “The complaint is completely unfounded,” she wrote on X in January. Part has submitted to reject the allegations. Part’s investors, including General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue Management, did not respond to requests for comment. Ripple, amid the legal struggle, intends to raise hundreds of millions in a new financing round that is still in the early stage, Bloomberg reports. Rimple is supported by VC firms, including smaller Perkins and Greenoaks Capital. More stories like these are available on Bloomberg.com © 2025 Bloomberg LP