Tech Moves: Nordstrom vet named Zoomingo adviser; Paul Allen’s PR chief leaves

Soffe Head Shot

Zoomingo, the mobile shopping app created by Krishnan Seshadrinathan and Shirish Nadkarni, has named former Nordstrom executive Loretta Soffe to its advisory board. Soffe spent 24 years at Nordstrom, most recently as executive vice president and general merchandise manager of the women’s division. “Loretta will play a critical role in helping Zoomingo develop both its consumer and retail… Read More…

Tech Moves: BlueKai names Amazon, Yahoo vets to new roles

Jon Ingalls

Here’s a look at some key hires, appointments and people on the move in the Pacific Northwest technology industry BlueKai has named Jon Ingalls as the company’s first chief marketing officer and Sam Wolff as the company’s first chief financial officer. The online advertising company moved its headquarters to Cupertino last year after CEO Omar… Read More…

Why the CEO of one of Seattle’s hottest startups moved to Cupertino

Omar Tawakol

I always considered BlueKai one of the hidden gems of Seattle’s startup community, a fast-growing online advertising platform with the promise of an aQuantive. So, when the 5-year-old company sent over a press release with a Cupertino, California date line the other day, I immediately wondered what was up. Turns out, it’s not quite as… Read More…