原文标题：Peloton CEO John Foley to Step Down, Become Executive Chair
原文连结：https://tinyurl.com/Pelotondown
发布时间：2/8 5am EST
Peloton Interactive Inc. PTON 20.93% plans to replace its chief executive,
cut costs and overhaul its board after a slowdown in demand caused the
once-hot bike maker's value to plummet.
撑不住，砍老板了
Peloton co-founder John Foley, who has led the company for its entire 10-year
existence, is stepping down as CEO and will become executive chair, the
company told The Wall Street Journal. Barry McCarthy, the former chief
financial officer of Spotify Technology SA and Netflix Inc., will become CEO
and president and join Peloton’s board.
Peloton 创办人CEO John董真的被赶下台，
这个十年公司找Spotify Netflix CFO来接手
The New York company will also cut roughly 2,800 jobs, affecting 20% of its
corporate positions, to help cope with the drop-off in demand and widening
losses. The cuts won’t affect Peloton’s instructor roster or content.
砍2800人，大概20%人力，因为需求大减。但课程那边不会影响。
A little over two weeks ago, activist investor Blackwells Capital LLC called
for Peloton to fire Mr. Foley and explore a sale of the company, which the
Journal has reported is attracting potential suitors including Amazon.com Inc.
5%大股东Blackwell叫CEO下台啦
不如卖给Amazon
中略
Peloton was once a pandemic darling. As homebound customers ordered its
exercise equipment and streamed its virtual classes, its valuation soared.
The company’s fortunes have recently sagged, and its stock had been trading
below its September 2019 IPO price of $29 a share as lockdowns eased and gyms
started to fill up again.
IPO 29元，线上健身课程在疫情很风光，现在爆烂
The company’s value has fallen from a high of around $50 billion roughly a
year ago to around $8 billion last week, before its shares rose 21% Monday on
news of potential suitors.
50b的公司变成8b (其实还是很大间)
Peloton has said it was planning cost cuts and reviewing the size of its
workforce and production levels. Investors have been awaiting details of its
plans, which will accompany fiscal second-quarter results Tuesday. Messrs.
Foley and McCarthy said that the company had long been planning to hire a new
CEO and that Mr. McCarthy entered the picture in the past few weeks. “I have
always thought there has to be a better CEO for Peloton than me,” said Mr.
Foley, 51. “Barry is more perfectly suited than anybody I could’ve imagined.
” Mr. McCarthy, who is in his late 60s and plans to move from California to
New York, said his strength is a deep understanding of content-driven
subscription models, while Mr. Foley’s are in product development and
marketing. “Together we can make a complete grown-up and build a really
remarkable business,” Mr. McCarthy said. He has consulted for Peloton
investor Technology Crossover Ventures, sits on the boards of Instacart Inc.
and Spotify, and was CFO of the music-streaming service until early 2020.
总之公司要重新整理营业模式了
心得/评论：
刚有乱码重贴
盛极一时的潮牌健身器材派乐腾果然砍执行长了，成长股第一个被杀到倒的
但没想到还要砍2800人！太惨了吧
台湾之前也有大招人。
一台可是要三四万的超潮飞轮变这样….
台湾供应炼也很惨！！力山我看真的倒楣
新执行长找Spotify之前的CFO