Deel Comms chief leaves against the background of spying from throbbing

Elizabeth Diana, the head of communications at Human Resources Deel, is no longer with the company, according to her LinkedIn profileS

Bloomberg first reported the news The fact that Diana resigned from Dill, who was recently accused of planting a spy in the rival company he was moving.

TechCrunch turned to Diana, but he had not heard during the publication. Her LinkedIn profile shows that she began working at Deel (whose CEO Alex Buaziz was depicted in November 2021 and stopped working there in April 2025. Before she was the head of Instagram communications and the corporate communications manager on Facebook.

Rippling, a workforce management platform, declared On March 17, he was suing Deel for susceptible spying, equalizing charges ranging from a violation of the Rico racketeering law (often used to pursue Mafia members) to illegal misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition.

At that time, the pulsation did not reveal the name of the employee in question, but that changed on April 2 when it released a declaration Signed by employee Keith O’Brien, who seemed to confirm Rippling’s accusations.

Even more than already baked lawsuits that the pulsation has taken against Deel In March, O’Brien’s account reads as the script of a corporate espionage movie, complemented by a stinging operation and a broken phone.

Dill’s future that was Last estimated at $ 12.6 billionIt remains questionable. The launch is supported by the likes of General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital and Y Combine. It is said that it is Looking at the public markets Just two months ago.

Dieel responded to Rippling’s lawsuit with a statement denying “all legitimate misconduct” and claims that his rival seeks to “shift the story” of the allegations that he was breaking down, violating Russian sanctions. The company did not respond to additional requests for comment.