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Inkshares Taps Veteran Onion Executive Kurt Mueller As Chief Operating Officer
Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Kurt Mueller, a longtime member of the executive team at The Onion, is joining crowd-sourced publishing firm Inkshares as its chief operating officer.Mueller spent eight years at the satire brand, helping it to grow from a small, newspaper-focused outfit to a digital powerhouse. Univision bought a controlling 40% stake in The Onion in 2016, reportedly paying $200 million, before later exiting the business.“Kurt is the rare breed of seasoned operator as much at home in the traditional markets as the digital realm,” said Inkshares cofounder and CEO Adam Gomolin.