Ancestry.com LLC has named Derek Smith as its new chief legal officer, who comes to the privately-held genealogy company after spending most of his career in the technology sector.
Smith succeeds Gregory Packer, who spent five years as Ancestry’s legal chief, leaving in March to take a similar role at healthcare payments software maker Waystar Holding Corp., which went public a year ago.
Erik Gannon, an associate general counsel at Ancestry, has been serving as the company’s interim legal leader. Neither Gannon nor Ancestry responded to requests for comment about Smith’s hire. Ancestry announced Monday evening that Smith brings with ...
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