Exclusive: Former Googler Cassidy Steps Down as Polyvore CEO

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (pictured here), former president of Google’s Asia-Pacific and Latin American operations, is leaving her CEO job at the fashion and shopping social network Polyvore.

Co-founder Pasha Sadri, the creator of Yahoo (YHOO) Pipes, will take over from Cassidy as the company’s top exec.

According to sources, the pair had disagreed on scaling and strategic direction. The announcement was made internally at the start-up this afternoon.

The company confirmed the move (see statements below).

The registered site allows users to “mix & match products from your favorite stores” into fashion “sets” on any topic, from Haiti to the late designer Alexander McQueen.

In other words, everyone can play at being be a stylist, merchandiser and, if aspirations are high enough, presumably, the editor of Vogue magazine.

Founded in 2007, Polyvore has garnered $8.1 million in funding from Benchmark Capital, Harrison Metal and Matrix Partners. It has just over a dozen employees and is based in Mountain Vew, Calif.

Sadri said in a previous interview that Polyvore was founded to allow people to link self-expression with real-world brands and products. The odd name for the company is a combination that roughly seems to mean the devouring of many or much.

Cassidy came to Polyvore in February.

She had previously left the search giant and joined venture firm Accel Partners as a CEO-in-residence last April.

“I was at the end of my streak [at Google] and ready to take the next step and run or grow my own company,” she said at the time. “It is key for me to be stepping out and spreading my wings now.”

Singh Cassidy was one of Google’s more visible execs and one of its highest-ranking women leaders. She had been at Google (GOOG) since 2003.

Previously, she was at Yodlee, an online banking start-up, which was backed by Accel–along with stints at Amazon (AMZN) and OpenTV.