Netflix parts ways with a key ad exec in a leadership shake-up. Read the leaked memo from its ad chief.

Netflix is shaking up its ads leadership.

Jon Whitticom, a prominent Netflix exec who helped build the streamer’s advertising business, is leaving the organization, according to a memo viewed by Business Insider.

Advertising president Amy Reinhard shared the news with staff last week, saying she had “decided to part ways” with Whitticom. She added that ads product exec Marc Heneghan would lead the unit on an interim basis while a search is conducted for Whitticom’s replacement.

“At Netflix, we expect our leaders to build and maintain trust, share context generously, collaborate cross-functionally, and cultivate an environment where people can…