Netflix Hires Facebook Exec To Lead Communications Efforts

Rachel Whetstone’s predecessor was fired for using a racial slur in conversations at work

Netflix Inc. has named a new communications chief, about two months after the previous chief was fired for using a racial slur in conversations at work.

The streaming-content company said it hired Rachel Whetstone to the post, bringing her on from Facebook Inc., which she joined last year as vice president of communications.

In June, Netflix...