Software Unicorn Intercom Taps Legal Veteran as First General Counsel | Corporate Counsel (2024)

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  • Cheree McAlpine previously was the chief legal officer of the LED lighting company Lumileds.
  • Intercom has been bulking up its management team in what tech observers believe is preparation for an IPO.
  • The firm sells customer relationship management software.

Intercom, a software unicorn whose backers include Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, has brought aboard former Lumileds Chief Legal Officer Cheree McAlpine as its first general counsel.

The hiring, announced Tuesday, is the latest in a string of C-suite hires as the company bulks up its executive team in advance of what tech observers believe is a likely initial public offering.

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