Chime welcomes Eitan Bencuya as VP of Communications

August 13, 2024
Chime welcomes Eitan Bencuya as VP of Communications
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Chime welcomes Eitan Bencuya as VP of Communications

Chime® is thrilled to announce that Eitan Bencuya has joined the company as Vice President of Communications. With a proven track record of building and managing high-performing Communications efforts at industry giants like Square, DoorDash, and Google, Eitan is poised to lead Chime's communications team and help drive Chime through its next chapter of growth. His experience in launching innovative products and track record of fostering strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external media will be invaluable assets to the Chime team.

In his role, Eitan will oversee Chime's corporate, consumer, and policy communications, as well as the internal and employer brands. He and his team will continue to build and protect Chime's brand and reputation, supporting the company as it enters a new stage of maturity. He will report to Jennifer Kuperman, Chime's Chief Corporate Affairs Officer.

"I'm so excited for Eitan to join our team and bring new capabilities to our mix, elevating the entire Corporate Affairs function and guiding Communications at Chime into its next chapter. Eitan's unique approach to communications and ability to bring a tech and product-driven angle to his work will enable our team to tell more powerful stories and further amplify all of the goodness at Chime."

-Jennifer Kuperman, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Before joining Chime, Eitan was Head of Communications at Square, where he shepherded the business's communications through its growth upmarket and built a data storytelling team that used Square's unique datasets to position the company as an economic bellwether and industry leader. Prior to his time at Square, Eitan founded the Communications team at DoorDash and worked on the PR team at Google for nearly five years, where he was the communications lead for Chrome after its launch in 2008. Eitan has also held communications roles at consultancy The Pramana Collective and the non-profit Sierra Club. He holds a double major in English and Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

"I'm thrilled to be joining a mission-driven company at such a critical inflection point in its trajectory. It's clear to me how valued and critical the Communications function is here, and I couldn't be more excited to dig in with this great team to continue driving growth for our organization."

-Eitan Bencuya, VP of Communications

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