馳騁商場的NBA傳奇巨星——入選美國籃球名人堂的“魔術(shù)師”埃爾文?約翰遜離開了移動(dòng)支付公司Square的董事會(huì)。

Square上周五宣布了這一消息，稱約翰遜辭任的原因是手上有其他項(xiàng)目，精力有限。

約翰遜在聲明中表示：“很遺憾，做新項(xiàng)目要投入大量時(shí)間，我不得不請辭。Square的董事會(huì)成員很優(yōu)秀，我由衷相信Square將繼續(xù)對推動(dòng)世界大步前進(jìn)?！?/p>

這一消息多少令人意外，因?yàn)榧s翰遜加盟Square董事會(huì)還未滿一年。約翰遜現(xiàn)任魔術(shù)師約翰遜公司董事長兼首席執(zhí)行官，提供多種體育產(chǎn)品與服務(wù)，也投資其他領(lǐng)域。他去年6月才剛加入Square的董事會(huì)。

Square表示，頂替約翰遜董事空缺的是保羅?戴頓勛爵。戴頓勛爵曾任英國財(cái)政部商業(yè)大臣和高盛合伙人，也曾為2012年倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)和殘奧會(huì)組委會(huì)工作，在銀行業(yè)的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)長達(dá)27年。

戴頓在聲明中表示：“投資促進(jìn)企業(yè)發(fā)展，共建良好社會(huì)一直是我工作的重心。Square向來謹(jǐn)遵原則，業(yè)務(wù)發(fā)展也非常迅速。我希望能幫助Square早日實(shí)現(xiàn)愿景?！?/p>

Square去年11月上市，最近幾個(gè)季度迅猛增長。以今年5月公布數(shù)據(jù)為例，今年第一季度營業(yè)收入超出分析師預(yù)期，季度收入同比增長51.4%至3.793億美元，但當(dāng)季虧損擴(kuò)大，由去年同期的4800萬美元增至9680萬美元。虧損已經(jīng)引發(fā)一些投資者擔(dān)憂，受此影響Square的股價(jià)今年以來跌幅累計(jì)超過27%。

好消息是，主營移動(dòng)支付處理的Square一直在潛心開拓業(yè)務(wù)。比如今年3月宣布面向已經(jīng)使用該司銷售終端服務(wù)的小企業(yè)，轉(zhuǎn)型為傳統(tǒng)的網(wǎng)絡(luò)貸款機(jī)構(gòu)。在此之前，Square還通過旗下產(chǎn)品Square Capital提供預(yù)付現(xiàn)金服務(wù)，目前已是業(yè)績最好的業(yè)務(wù)之一。

戴頓將和Square多位名人董事并肩作戰(zhàn)，其中包括聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人杰克?多西（目前擔(dān)任首席執(zhí)行官）和吉姆?麥凱維。董事里也有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)資本家和商人，如知名華爾街分析師瑪麗?米克爾和前美國財(cái)長勞倫斯?薩默斯。

譯者：Pessy

校對：夏林

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the Hall of Fame basketball player and businessperson, has left Square’s board.

The news was announced on Friday by the mobile payments company, saying that Johnson had decided to resign from the board due to time constraints with other projects on which he is working.

“Unfortunately, due to new projects that will require significant time commitments, I regretfully have to resign,” Johnson said in a statement. “The company has an outstanding board and I truly believe that Square will continue to have an immeasurable impact on this world.”

The news was somewhat surprising, consideringJohnson served less than a year on Square’s board. In fact, Johnson, who serves as chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises, a company that delivers a wide range of products and services and invests in many others, only found his way to Square’s board last June.

In his place, Square said that it will welcome Lord Paul Deighton to its board. In his career, Deighton has served as the U.K.’s Commercial Secretary of the Treasury and as a partner at Goldman Sachs . He also worked on the committee that organized the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. He spent a total of 27 years in banking.

“Empowering and investing in businesses and communities has always been at the core my work,” Deighton in a statement. “Square has built an impressive business based on those principles, and I look forward to helping the company deliver on its purpose.”

Square, which went public in November, has been growing dramatically in recent quarters. In May, for instance, Square reported better-than-expected revenue, jumping 51.4% year-over-year to $379.3 million in the first quarter. However, the company’s loss widened from $48 million in the first quarter of 2015 to $96.8 million in the first quarter of 2016.

That loss has caused some concern among investors, who have pushed the company’s shares down more than 27% since the beginning of the year.

Still, Square, which processes mobile payments, is pushing on by expanding its business. In March, for instance, Square announced that it was becoming a traditional online lender aimed at small businesses that already use its point-of-sale services. The move came after Square had been offering cash advances through its Square Capital program, one of its best performing divisions.

Deighton will join several prominent director individuals, including co-founders Jack Dorsey (who also serves as CEO) and Jim McKelvey. The directors also include venture capitalists and businesspeople, including Mary Meeker and Larry Summers, among others.