Pandora Media Inc. late Monday announced that Roger Lynch will join the company as its CEO and president as well as a member the board of directors, effective Sept. 18. Naveen Chopra, who has served as Pandora’s interim CEO since June, will continue in his role as chief financial officer. Lynch served as the founding CEO of Sling TV, and prior to that was an executive at DISH Network Corp. Pandora also announced it has also appointed Michael Lynton to its board of directors. Pandora’s former CEO, Tim Westergren, stepped down in June. Shares of Pandora rose 5% after the announcement, and ended the regular trading day down 0.1%.
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