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FreshBooks CEO and president step down as company lays off 6% of staff

The Toronto-based accounting software firm has named Mara Reiff and Wayne Jackson as interim co-CEOs. Outgoing CEO Don Epperson had been chief executive since 2020 and served as director for a year before that. Mark Girvan had spent nearly 10 years at the company and had been president since May. Along with the layoffs, the company is closing operations in Raleigh, North Carolina. (The Logic)

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