Executive Officers

Jon Oringer founded the Shutterstock in 2003 with thousands of his own digital photographs, recognizing the need for high-quality, licensable images at an affordable cost and creating the first global subscription image marketplace. He served as CEO from the company's founding until 2020 and remained actively involved as Chairman of the Board before returning to the CEO role in October 2026. Under his leadership, Shutterstock grew into a global portfolio of brands serving businesses, marketing agencies, and media organizations with creative and editorial content and solutions. Jon holds an MS in Computer Science from Columbia University and a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Stony Brook University.

As President and COO, Hichame Assi leads the Company's day-to-day business, with responsibility for strengthening operational performance, driving execution, and leading Shutterstock’s business transformation. Hichame has over 20 years' experience in scaling and leading global teams. He was most recently CEO of Envato, which he led through the acquisition by Shutterstock in 2024. Prior to joining Envato, Hichame was CEO of HotelsCombined and led the Sydney-founded business from start-up to scale-up as it grew internationally before being acquired by Booking Holdings. As a third culture kid, his experiences of living and working around the world have instilled in him a deep respect for the diversity of culture and thought. He thrives when leading global teams through the complexities of an ever-evolving digital and AI world.

Rik Powell was appointed Shutterstock's Chief Financial Officer in November 2024, after having joined the Company in June 2024 as Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations. In this role, Rik drives the company's financial strategy and leads the Finance, Investor Relations, Accounting and Business Intelligence functions. Prior to joining Shutterstock, Rik was Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations at Shake Shack, an NYSE publicly traded quick services restaurant group, for two years. Prior to that Rik served in various finance positions at Getty Images, a visual media company, where he ultimately advanced to the position of Chief Financial Officer from 2017 to 2020. Prior to that Rik held various finance roles at Dell Computer Corporation and HP Inc. and started his career at Grant Thornton LLP. Rik is from Oxford in the United Kingdom and has been a Fellow of the UK Chartered Association of Certified Accountants for a number of years