Tech Moves – Page 14 of 44

May 15, 2023, 3:10 PM

Amazon consumer robotics leader Ken Washington is leaving the company

Updated with Amazon confirmation and comment. Ken Washington, who oversaw the Amazon Astro home robot as the company’s vice president… Read More

May 10, 2023, 6:28 PM

Tech Moves: Hootsuite adds execs; Institute for Protein Design names new leader

— Hootsuite hired two new execs: Chief Revenue Officer Jessica Hartigan and Chief Customer Officer Ellen Terchila. Hartigan previously worked… Read More

May 3, 2023, 10:32 AM

Tech Moves: Salesforce-backed Oleria hires CTO; Microsoft vet joins Lyra Health; and more

— Salesforce-backed cybersecurity startup Oleria hired Siva Garudayagari as its chief technology officer. Garudayagari has more than 20 years of… Read More

Apr 28, 2023, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Koru founder joins startup advisory firm; Portland Seed Fund adds principal; and more

— Kristen Hamilton is joining San Fransisco-based startup advisory firm Enjoy the Work as general partner. The longtime Seattle entrepreneur… Read More

Apr 26, 2023, 8:16 AM

Tech Moves: Apptentive co-founder joins Magnify; Amazon CEO picks new technical advisor

— Enterprise software startup Magnify hired Mike Saffitz as its new vice president of engineering. Saffitz previously co-founded Seattle-based customer… Read More

Apr 21, 2023, 12:42 PM

Tech Moves: Seattle vaccine startup hires chief medical officer; Affini-T adds scientific co-founder

— Seattle vaccine maker Curevo Vaccine hired Guy De La Rosa as its new chief medical officer. De La Rosa… Read More

Apr 17, 2023, 8:51 AM

Tech Moves: Nordstrom names new CTO; ex-Halo director lands at Netflix; Boundless adds exec

— Nordstrom has a new technology leader. The retail giant hired Jason Morris as its new chief technology and information officer,… Read More

Apr 11, 2023, 10:25 AM

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies COO departing; Sana adds leaders; and more

— Mark Adams is stepping down as chief operating officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies, the company said today in a regulatory… Read More

Apr 10, 2023, 8:36 AM

Tech Moves: Halo leader departing; Remitly adds board directors; drone vet lands at Rantizo

— Seattle-based fintech company Remitly added two new board members: Ryno Blignaut and Phyllis Campbell. Blignaut is an investor with Silicon… Read More

Apr 5, 2023, 10:43 AM

Tech Moves: Payscale adds president and CTO; Factor appoints CEO; and more

— Compensation data company Payscale hired two new executives: Nolan Farris as president and chief operating officer, and Raj Cherukuri… Read More

Apr 5, 2023, 8:12 AM

Minh Le, former Silicon Valley Bank leader in Seattle, joins Stifel Bank as managing director

Longtime Seattle-area tech mainstay Minh Le has joined Stifel Bank as managing director, following a 14-year career with Silicon Valley… Read More

Mar 30, 2023, 4:17 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft exec Charlie Bell joins Twilio board; FasterBetter hires Seattle marketing leader

— Microsoft executive Charlie Bell joined the board of directors of customer engagement software giant Twilio. Bell is executive VP… Read More

Mar 28, 2023, 12:11 PM

Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

— Ziad Ismail is now chief operating officer of Xembly, a Seattle startup that offers an artificial intelligence “chief of… Read More

Mar 24, 2023, 10:52 AM

Tech Moves: Former Chef CEO joins Buildkite board; Salesforce hires Code.org exec

— Barry Crist is now board chair of Perth, Australia-based software company Buildkite. Crist is the former CEO and board… Read More

Mar 20, 2023, 3:15 PM

Tech Moves: Appen lands ex-Upwork CTO; DocuSign hires former Amazon GM

— Saty Bahadur is now chief technology officer at Appen, a publicly traded IT services and consulting company that provides… Read More

Mar 15, 2023, 11:40 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft names lead independent director; startup vet Rebecca Lovell joins Greater Seattle Partners

— Rebecca Lovell was named chief operating officer of Greater Seattle Partners, a public-private sector initiative that seeks to attract… Read More

Mar 14, 2023, 11:27 AM

Tech Moves: Tegria adds execs; JPMorgan leader retiring; Angi hires former Expedia exec; and more

— Healthcare technology consulting and services company Tegria appointed Brian Cahill as CEO and Ray Gensinger as chief medical officer.… Read More

Mar 8, 2023, 11:25 AM

Tech Moves: Former Expedia leader joins Peerspace; Flexport adds another Amazon exec

— Former Expedia executive Preethi Ramani was appointed chief product officer of Peerspace, a San Francisco-based marketplace for hourly venue… Read More

Mar 3, 2023, 7:00 AM

Nintex hires former Avalara president Amit Mathradas as CEO

Amit Mathradas, a longtime tech leader and former Avalara president, is joining Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company Nintex as its… Read More

Mar 2, 2023, 7:26 AM

Tech Moves: Armoire hires ex-Microsoft technical fellow; Chewy adds VP after buying Petabyte

— Online clothing rental startup Armoire hired Seattle investor and Microsoft veteran Laura Butler as its chief technology officer. Butler spent more… Read More

Feb 24, 2023, 7:02 AM

Tech Moves: Avalara execs step down; Nike tech leader departs; UW professors named Sloan Fellows

— Sanjay Parthasarathy, a longtime Seattle tech executive who was most recently chief product officer at Avalara, has stepped down from… Read More

Feb 21, 2023, 11:34 AM

Tech Moves: Picnic CEO steps down; Expedia adds board member; Accolade exec departs; and more

— Picnic CEO Clayton Wood is stepping down from the food automation startup. The Seattle tech vet joined Picnic in… Read More

Feb 15, 2023, 1:22 PM

Tech Moves: T-Mobile tech leader to retire; Curi Bio and CrowdCow appoint CEOs; and more

— Joe Heitzeberg is stepping down as CEO of CrowdCow, the Seattle-based meat and seafood marketplace he co-founded in 2015.… Read More

Feb 13, 2023, 1:31 PM

Lisa Brown, Washington state Dept. of Commerce director, will step down after 4 years

Lisa Brown is departing her position as the director of commerce for Washington state, effective March 4. Gov. Jay Inslee,… Read More

Feb 10, 2023, 10:39 AM

Tech Moves: Eliem CEO out amid layoffs; Rokt taps Amazon vet to lead new Seattle office; and more

— Bob Azelby is leaving his position as president and CEO of Elieum Therapeutics and stepping down from its board.… Read More

Feb 8, 2023, 9:45 AM

Tech Moves: AWS product head joins Faculty; Bezos Earth Fund hires BlackRock leader; and more

— Jacob Sullivan is now chief product officer at Faculty, a London-based company that builds artificial intelligence systems. Sullivan was… Read More

Feb 2, 2023, 10:53 AM

Tech Moves: Flying Fish adds principal; Tanium names new CEO; and more

— Seattle venture capital firm Flying Fish Partners hired Heather Gorham as principal. Gorham previously spent four years at JP… Read More

Feb 2, 2023, 6:00 AM

Tiphaine Louradour launches a new stage of her career as CEO of Spaceflight Inc.

Space industry veteran Tiphaine Louradour is taking the helm as CEO of Spaceflight Inc., a launch and in-space transportation services… Read More

Jan 31, 2023, 10:55 AM

Tech Moves: BECU hires first chief data officer; Amazon exec to depart; and more

— Boeing Employees Credit Union appointed Rick Eiel as its executive vice president and first chief data and analytics officer.… Read More

Jan 26, 2023, 12:50 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon VP Babak Parviz joins Madrona; Microsoft CVP Vahé Torossian departs

— Babak Parviz, a former director at Google and vice president at Amazon, joined Seattle-based firm Madrona Venture Group as a… Read More