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Tech Moves

Fresh off its PopCap buy, EA taps Microsoft vet Rajat Taneja as CTO

Electronic Arts, which just spent up to $1.3 billion on Seattle-based PopCap Games, is discovering even more talent from the… Read More

ValueAppeal hires Eric Brown, moves to South Lake Union

ValueAppeal, the Seattle startup that allows home owners to lower property taxes through an online appeal process, has named Eric… Read More

RealNetworks names new SVP for Unifi after Skorny’s exit

RealNetworks this morning named one of its existing executives, Judith Bitterli, as the new senior vice president of its Unifi… Read More

Microsoft exec leaving to lead new IP rights advocacy group, with Microsoft’s support

Microsoft corporate affairs executive Pamela Passman is leaving the company to form and lead a new advocacy group, with Microsoft’s… Read More

Tech Moves: Jeff Lanctot returns to Razorfish; Bob Wise joins Opanga

Here’s our occasional look at new hires, appointments and other people on the move at Pacific Northwest technology companies. Jeff… Read More

Tech Moves: Sarah Novotny joins Opscode; Steve Banfield jumps to Korrio; Grist’s new editor; etc.

There have been a number of key hires and moves in the Pacific Northwest technology industry in recent days. Here’s… Read More

Hank Skorny’s next gig: VP and GM of consumer services at Intel

Hank Skorny announced last week his intentions to leave RealNetworks, the Seattle software company where he’d worked for the past… Read More

Hank Skorny out at RealNetworks

The executive management upheaval continues at RealNetworks, with the Seattle company announcing today that Hank Skorny plans to resign as… Read More

September exodus: Ex-Powerset CEO Barney Pell and others depart Microsoft

It is that time of year when Microsofties tend to look for new opportunities. And perhaps the most notable departure… Read More

Big Fish hooks Amazon vet as CFO

Big Fish Games, the Seattle-based casual game distributor, has named David Stephenson as chief financial officer. The veteran of Amazon.com… Read More

Greg Huey catches ‘startup bug,’ departs Alliance of Angels for Glassybaby

Hanging around startups can be a risky proposition. Sooner or later, you catch the fever. Greg Huey, who served as… Read More

Expedia CFO Adler to step down

Expedia Chief Financial Officer Michael Adler is packing his bags, and stepping down after leading the Bellevue company’s financial operations… Read More

Tech Moves: Marketfish hooks a Razorfish vet; NWEN’s new board; Dendreon; and more

Elizabeth Wheden, a marketing industry veteran who previously worked at Razorfish and Wunderman, has joined Seattle’s Marketfish as director of… Read More

Tech Moves: Ayush Agarwal lands at Google; JJ McKay’s board role

Ayush Agarwal made a name for himself  in the Seattle area helping startups as a venture associate at Madrona Venture… Read More

Zynga co-founder Andrew Trader joins Maveron, looks to bankroll ‘rock star entrepreneurs’

Ten months after joining Maveron as an entrepreneur-in-residence, Zynga co-founder Andrew Trader has strengthened his role with the Seattle venture… Read More

InfoSpace looks to put its cash hoard to work, names M&A wizard to board

InfoSpace has hinted at plans to go on a buying spree. And with $263 million in cash and cash equivalents… Read More

Tech Moves: Datacastle hires Craig Blessing; Opscode co-founder Jesse Robbins honored; and more

Datacastle, a Seattle company that helps organizations securely protect data as employees access corporate resources via the Web and mobile… Read More

Exec turmoil continues at Motricity as CEO Ryan Wuerch steps down

Ryan Wuerch has stepped down as CEO of Motricity, the publicly-traded Bellevue mobile software company that he’s run for a… Read More

Tech Moves: Point Inside taps Coleman to lead sales charge; Meteor names Joe Doran to board

When we talked to Point Inside earlier this week about their new financing round, they indicated that some of the… Read More

Executive purge continues at struggling Motricity

During its second quarter financial statement last week, Bellevue’s Motricity hinted at upcoming changes and cost-cutting measures in response to… Read More

Tech Moves: Redfin bets big on analytics; Startup Digest curator lands at PopCap; and more

Here’s a quick look at some of the folks taking on new roles at Pacific Northwest technology companies. Redfin is… Read More

Erik Prusch named CEO of Clearwire, taking over a battered company in need of a lifeline

The job in front of Erik Prusch — who was promoted to president and CEO of Clearwire today — may… Read More

Another CEO change at DocuSign as Silicon Valley vet Krach takes helm

Seattle electronic signature company DocuSign has tapped Keith Krach — a Silicon Valley veteran best known for co-founding Ariba —… Read More

Seattle supercomputer maker Cray loses veteran CTO

Steve Scott, who worked for Cray since 1992, most recently serving as senior vice president and chief technology officer, is… Read More

Tech Moves: Kindle veteran Julie Sandler joins Madrona

Madrona Venture Group has long mined Amazon.com for talent, not only backing entrepreneurs with ties to the online retailer but… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft ad exec Scott Howe takes CEO post at Acxiom and more

We’ve been tracking some departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent days. Here are… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft GM joins Motricity; Medio’s Lanphear lands at Livemocha; and more

We’ve been tracking a number of key departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent… Read More

Tech Moves: ISB attracts an all-star fundraiser; Blue Nile taps a Starbucks vet; and more

We’ve been tracking a number of key departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent… Read More

Tech Moves: Clearwire vets land at newly-named Pendrell Corp.

It has been a busy week for people on the move at Pacific Northwest technology companies. Here’s a look at… Read More

Tech Moves: Dave Scott heads to NYC; Lockerz CTO takes a break; and many more

We’ve been tracking a number of key appointments, departures and relocations in the Seattle tech industry in recent days. Here… Read More

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