Microsoft’s newest Windows Phone marketing executive, Thom Gruhler, is no stranger to advertising in the mobile industry. In fact, you’ve probably had a hard time avoiding his work. As an… Read More
Game publisher Activision Blizzard just named a new chief financial officer: Microsoft veteran Dennis Durkin, a key executive from the company’s Xbox and video game division. Durkin has been the… Read More
Matthew Schiltz sure gets around. The Seattle technology executive just three months ago was named CEO of Powerit Solutions, a Seattle company whose software is used to increase energy efficiency… Read More
Walgreen Co. has completed its $409 million purchase of drugstore.com, the Bellevue online seller of medicine, vitamins and beauty products. As a result of the deal, Walgreens President of e-commerce… Read More
We’ve been tracking some key hires in the Seattle tech industry in recent days. Here are a few… Jason Grimes, a former Jobster, Microsoft and Apex Learning employee, has joined… Read More
Zulily just hooked one of Seattle’s best known high-tech CFOs, a possible sign of big things to come at the daily deal site for baby products. Michael Vernon, the former… Read More
We’ve been tracking a number of key appointments in the Seattle tech industry in recent weeks. Here are a few … Barokas Public Relations, a technology PR firm in Seattle,… Read More
Verizon Wireless has named Bobby Morrison as president of the Pacific Northwest Region. He’ll replace Kelly Kurtzman, a 10-year vet of the post who has been promoted to Vice President… Read More
Anna Collins, a former general manager at Microsoft, has been tapped as president of PhotoRocket. Collins spent the past seven years at Microsoft, helping to oversee the company’s Ad Center… Read More
Steve Hooper, one of the founding members of Ignition Partners and the former CEO of AT&T Wireless, has joined the board of InfoSpace. It is a little unusual to see… Read More
Fast-growing, youth-oriented social networking site Lockerz has been undergoing a serious growth spurt since moving its headquarters from Pittsburgh to Seattle. And now the 70-person company — backed with more… Read More
The guy who previously headed marketing for Microsoft’s Office products is now taking on that role for the entire company. Microsoft this morning named veteran executive Chris Capossela its new… Read More
Chris Parrish has left the CEO post at RogueSheep, the Seattle mobile application development shop best known for its work on the popular Postage app for the iPhone. A veteran… Read More
Former Microsoft general manager David McCann has been named the new CEO of Varolii, a 224-person Seattle company that provides automated text-message, phone call and email alerts to customers on… Read More
DoubleDown Interactive, maker of the DoubleDown Casino game, said that it has surpassed more than one million monthly users on Facebook. Meanwhile, the Seattle startup also announced that it has… Read More
Jeremy Jaech has stepped down as CEO of Verdiem, the heavily-funded Seattle company that helps businesses and government organizations better manage PC power consumption. The news was first reported today… Read More
Feedburner co-founder Matt Shobe has joined BigDoor, a Seattle startup that helps online publishers engage with readers and viewers by establishing leaderboards, badges and other game-oriented services. Shobe, who most… Read More
Former Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell plans to resign as CFO of General Motors after getting passed over for the top executive post at the Detroit auto maker. According… Read More