Looks like Smartsheet gets to keep its new hire.
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Amazon drops non-compete lawsuit against former exec who went to work for a startup (AMZN)
Smartsheet's Gene Farrell agreed to some temporary restrictions on his role to appease his former employer, Amazon
Gene Farrell gets to resume his role as SVP at Smartsheet.
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Amazon has dropped its suit against Gene Farrell, a former executive at its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division who recently took a job with Smartsheet. The e-commerce giant had charged that Farrell has violated his non-compete agreement with Amazon by going to work with the cloud-based project-management software provider.
Amazon dismissed the suit after Farrell and Smartsheet agreed to some "temporary restrictions" on his role at the company, Smartsheet said in a statement.
"We are pleased to have Gene back on the team as we continue to focus on serving our customers and growing our business," the company said.
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