Former OpenTable Legal Boss Joins Design Software Company Corel

Restaurant booking service OpenTable’s former general counsel Connie Chen has joined illustration and design software company Corel Corp. as chief legal officer.

Chen, who left OpenTable in 2018 after seven years, now oversees worldwide legal affairs and regulatory compliance matters for Ottawa, Canada-based Corel, according to a company statement Wednesday.

She began her career in private practice with Latham & Watkins, where she advised OpenTable on its IPO and M&A deals before joining the company, she told Bloomberg Law.

Two other former OpenTable leaders also sit on Corel’s executive team. Ex-COO Andrea Johnston joined the company in February as chief ...