PayPal Holdings, Inc. has made an important announcement regarding a new addition to its Board of Directors. Joy Chik is now part of the board, bringing with her over 26 years of experience in corporate and board roles, particularly in scaling products, services, and teams on a global scale. Currently, she holds a prominent position at Microsoft as the President of Identity and Network Access, where she leads the company’s expansive security business, known as Microsoft Entra.
Chik has expressed her enthusiasm about joining PayPal during this pivotal phase for the organization. She highlighted the company’s strategic transition from strictly a payment platform to a more comprehensive commerce API, which she believes provides ample opportunity to promote growth and enhance shareholder value. Chik is eager to collaborate with existing board members to help fulfill PayPal’s mission.
Throughout her career in the technology industry, Chik has offered her expertise to executives at Fortune 500 companies and various government agencies both in the U.S. and internationally. She specializes in digital transformation and cybersecurity. In addition to her current role, her board experience encompasses both public companies and nonprofit organizations; she has previously been on the Board of Directors for Sierra Wireless and has been a member of the Board of Trustees for AnitaB.org since 2016.