SAN FRANCISCO — Udemy has hired Visa’s Stacey Zolt Hara to lead communications.

As senior VP of corporate communications, Zolt Hara is responsible for the educational platform’s global corporate comms, public relations and social media. She also oversees analyst relations, executive and employee communications, crisis management and community relations.

Zolt Hara succeeds VP of corporate communications Shannon Hughes, who left Udemy in December after nine years with the company.

Before joining Udemy, Zolt Hara worked at Visa, where she most recently served as global head of employee and executive communications. She previously held senior leadership roles at Edelman and Ogilvy.

“At a time of continued expansion of our reach worldwide, we are thrilled to welcome Stacey to Udemy as our senior VP of corporate communications," said CEO Gregg Coccari.

“Stacey has an incredible track record of elevating corporate reputation with strong narratives that resonate among both internal and external stakeholders. We look forward to partnering with her to share Udemy’s compelling story of leveraging the power of education to build new possibilities for learners, instructors and organizations across the globe," he said.