Tech Moves – Page 11 of 43

Feb 5, 2024, 8:47 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle marketing vet Brian Goldfarb lands at SolarWinds; ex-PopCap GM joins Sony

— Longtime Seattle-area marketing exec Brian Goldfarb took a new job as chief marketing officer at SolarWinds, the Austin, Texas-based publicly traded… Read More

Jan 29, 2024, 12:40 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon sports leader lands at DraftKings; Seattle tech vet launches advisory firm

— Dave Cotter, a longtime Seattle tech leader who sold a startup to Nordstrom and most recently led product at Leafly,… Read More

Jan 22, 2024, 12:23 PM

Tech Moves: Nintex founder named CEO at WellSaid Labs; F5 hires CISO; Slalom appoints execs

— Brian Cook, former CEO of Nintex and founder of Incredible Capital, is now CEO of WellSaid Labs, a Seattle startup… Read More

Jan 18, 2024, 3:08 PM

Amazon logistics leader John Felton takes new role as CFO of Amazon Web Services

John Felton, a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team who most recently helped lead the company’s logistics operations, took a… Read More

Jan 17, 2024, 12:43 PM

Amazon Business leader taking leave of absence; Devices exec will step in to fill role

Alex Gagnon, vice president of Amazon Business and a 21-year veteran of the tech giant, is taking a leave of… Read More

Jan 16, 2024, 1:43 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet

— Vahé Torossian, a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft, joined software development startup Builder.ai as president and chief partner… Read More

Jan 11, 2024, 11:38 AM

Tech Moves: Pacvue hires another Microsoft vet; LeoStella adds director; and more

— Zhenbin Xu, who spent nearly two decades at Microsoft in various leadership roles, joined e-commerce startup Pacvue as chief product… Read More

Jan 10, 2024, 10:51 AM

Textio CEO Kieran Snyder steps down; co-founder Jensen Harris takes over Seattle startup

Kieran Snyder, co-founder and CEO of Seattle-based augmented writing startup Textio, has stepped down as CEO, the company announced Wednesday.… Read More

Jan 9, 2024, 1:37 PM

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley returns to Zillow Group board

Bill’s back. Zillow Group announced Tuesday that it added famed Silicon Valley venture capitalist Bill Gurley to its board. Gurley… Read More

Jan 8, 2024, 12:00 PM

Tech Moves: Activision names new CTO; HP exec leaves F5 board; Athira medical chief departs

— Natalya Tatarchuk, a gaming industry veteran who was most recently a VP at Unity, joined Activision Publishing as chief technology… Read More

Jan 4, 2024, 1:14 PM

Tech Moves: Amazon sports VP departing; AI product leader leaving Microsoft; and more

— Marie Donoghue, a vice president at Amazon who helped lead its sports streaming and video production arm, is leaving the… Read More

Dec 22, 2023, 9:41 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Pacvue; ex-Seagen CEO takes new chairman role; Leafly board shrinks

— Pacvue, a software startup that helps brands boost e-commerce revenue, hired Microsoft vet Sunava Dutta as senior vice president of… Read More

Dec 18, 2023, 11:30 AM

Tech Moves: Google leaders join Seattle startup MotherDuck; Humanly adds a VP; and more

Seattle data analytics startup MotherDuck is expanding its nest with two new leadership hires. Frances Perry has taken the role… Read More

Dec 13, 2023, 11:22 AM

Tech Moves: PNNL director returns to Wash. Dept. of Commerce; Seattle comms exec departs Forbes

— Joseph Williams is returning to the Washington state Department of Commerce to lead information and communication technology (ICT) sector… Read More

Dec 8, 2023, 12:53 PM

Tech Moves: Nordstrom names chief information security officer; Meta research scientist joins AI2

— Nicole Ford joined Nordstrom as chief information security officer. Ford previously served as vice president and CISO at Rockwell Automation,… Read More

Dec 4, 2023, 12:13 PM

Tech Moves: AWS community head departing; Pfizer exec joins Truveta board; UW Medicine names CEO

— Emily Freeman, head of community for Amazon Web Services, is departing. “It’s been an incredible few years and I’ve… Read More

Nov 28, 2023, 6:00 AM

Longtime Tableau exec Francois Ajenstat joins analytics company Amplitude as product chief

After a 13-year journey with Seattle-based Tableau Software — which grew from a small startup into a public company that… Read More

Nov 27, 2023, 5:59 PM

Tech Moves: Leafly board member departs; Uber Freight hires ex-Convoy comms lead

— Following the implosion of freight logistics startup Convoy last month, former employees from the heavily-funded Seattle startup are finding landing… Read More

Nov 17, 2023, 10:19 AM

Tech Moves: Icertis exec joins Zenoti; Brex names new president; Nautilus Biotechnology hires VP

— Neal Singh is hopping from one Seattle-area unicorn to another. Singh was recently named president and COO of Zenoti, a… Read More

Nov 14, 2023, 3:15 PM

Tech Moves: Madrona investor returns to Microsoft; Edifecs adds CFO; and more

— Aseem Datar, partner at Madrona Venture Group, is headed back to Microsoft in a new role as vice president. Datar… Read More

Nov 9, 2023, 5:34 PM

Amazon Fashion chief steps down, replaced by longtime marketing leader

Muge Erdirik Dogan, president of Amazon Fashion & Fitness, is leaving the tech giant to pursue an external opportunity. Erdirik… Read More

Nov 8, 2023, 8:56 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle marketing vet lands at IonQ; Microsoft principal researcher joins startup

— Margaret Arakawa, a longtime Seattle-area marketing leader, joined IonQ as chief marketing officer. Arakawa was previously CMO at Fastly and… Read More

Nov 7, 2023, 8:22 AM

‘Acquired’ co-host Ben Gilbert shifting roles at Pioneer Square Labs to focus on popular podcast

Seattle tech investor Ben Gilbert is transitioning to a new role at Pioneer Square Labs, the startup studio and venture… Read More

Nov 6, 2023, 2:08 PM

Katie Buss and Ben Howard take command at KinectAir travel service as co-CEOs

Retired Air Force Col. Katie Buss and tech entrepreneur Ben Howard have taken the helm as co-CEOs of Vancouver, Wash.-based… Read More

Nov 2, 2023, 4:03 PM

Tech Moves: Amazon Alexa VP departs; Zillow exec joins Autodesk; F5 adds board member

— Longtime Seattle-based tech leader Joseph Sirosh has left Amazon. Sirosh was VP of Amazon Search and Alexa Shopping. He… Read More

Nov 1, 2023, 8:55 AM

Tech Moves: AI2 Incubator hires new managing director; Goldman Sachs director joins Dropbox; Marchex adds CFO

— Yifan Zhang, a Seattle-based entrepreneur who previously led real estate startup Loftium, is joining the AI2 Incubator as a managing… Read More

Oct 26, 2023, 9:11 AM

Tech Moves: Xbox exec shuffle; Outreach hires president; UW grad students win Google fellowships

Seattle sales tech startup Outreach hired Abhijit Mitra as president of product and technology. Mitra previously was chief product officer… Read More

Oct 26, 2023, 7:52 AM

Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela is leaving after 32 years, replaced by veteran exec Takeshi Numoto

One of Microsoft’s longest-running executive leaders is leaving after more than three decades with the company. Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s chief… Read More

Oct 19, 2023, 10:23 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft CMO joins 3D printing startup board; Omeros names medical chief

— Somerville, Mass.-based 3D printer company Formlabs appointed Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela to its board of directors. Capossela has spent more than… Read More

Oct 18, 2023, 2:25 PM

Tech Moves: Gates Foundation exec joins Icertis board; Costco CEO to step down

.— Allan Golston joined the board of directors at Bellevue, Wash.-based contract lifecycle management company Icertis. He has served as… Read More