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The prediction market platform hired a chief growth officer and four other senior officials as it prepares for the NFL season and midterm elections
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Polymarket is restructuring its marketing operation and adding senior executives as the prediction market platform prepares for an anticipated surge in trading activity this fall, according to CNBC.
Travis VanderZanden, who founded the e-scooter company Bird in 2017 and previously held roles at Uber $UBER Technologies and Lyft $LYFT, joined Polymarket as chief growth officer. VanderZanden will also oversee the company's marketing function, according to CNBC, citing a person familiar with the matter. "Shayne Coplan is the visionary of the prediction market space, and this is a massive market opportunity," VanderZanden said in a statement. "It's an exciting time to come in as we build out the executive team to help guide the next stage and make sure we're buttoned up for the long haul."
