Tech Moves – Page 16 of 44

Nov 15, 2022, 11:13 AM

Tech Moves: Karat hires VP for Brilliant Black Minds program; PSL adds biz leads

— Karat, a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, hired Crystal Moore as its new vice president of Brilliant Black… Read More

Nov 14, 2022, 6:00 AM

Customer data platform Amperity adds marketing and HR execs from F5, RealWear

Amperity is bolstering its C-suite. The Seattle startup recently hired Seema Kumar as chief people officer and Megan McDonagh as… Read More

Nov 10, 2022, 10:17 AM

Tech Moves: Seagen names new CEO; Amazon hires director of corporate development; and more

— Seattle biotech giant Seagen has appointed a new CEO, David Epstein, a former executive at Novartis. Epstein also joined… Read More

Nov 7, 2022, 10:18 AM

Tech Moves: Allen Institute hires COO; DexCare adds CTO; and more

— The Allen Institute appointed Chris Beaudoin as its new chief operations officer. Beaudoin was previously chief operating officer at… Read More

Nov 2, 2022, 5:02 PM

Tech Moves: Syndio and Porch Group hire CFOs; Meta exec joins Absci board; and more

Seattle startup Syndio hired Milan Parikh as its new chief financial officer. Parikh is a longtime finance leader and was… Read More

Nov 1, 2022, 10:15 AM

Tech Moves: Athletic Greens hires Seattle tech vet Kelly Smith; Brex founder joins Expedia board

— Longtime Pacific Northwest executive and entrepreneur Kelly Smith is now chief digital officer at Athletic Greens, a nutritional supplement… Read More

Oct 28, 2022, 9:01 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft leader Joe Belfiore to retire; Fabric adds CPO; Mariners hire Expedia exec

Joe Belfiore, a corporate vice president at Microsoft who first joined the tech giant 32 years ago, is retiring. Belfiore… Read More

Oct 24, 2022, 10:53 AM

Tech Moves: Madrona hires former Bezos technical advisor; Seattle Children’s names COO

— Seattle-based firm Madrona Venture Group appointed Wei Gao as venture partner and Anna Baird as operating partner. Gao was… Read More

Oct 21, 2022, 10:26 AM

Tech Moves: Intuit Ventures hires former partner at Microsoft VC fund; HoloLens leader departs

— Adam Coccari is now director of Intuit Ventures, the new venture capital arm of Intuit, the global financial technology… Read More

Oct 19, 2022, 3:27 PM

Seattle tech vet Linden Rhoads appointed to Univ. of Washington Board of Regents

Linden Rhoads, a longtime Seattle tech leader and former vice provost of commercialization at the University of Washington, will join… Read More

Oct 14, 2022, 10:08 AM

Tech Moves: Longtime Amazon execs retire; Madrona Venture Labs partner departs

Amazon has lost two longtime executives to retirement: Tom Taylor, senior vice president of Amazon Alexa, and Gregg Zehr, president… Read More

Oct 13, 2022, 8:04 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Domo as chief people officer; Madrona hires new partner; more

— Microsoft veteran Monica Pool Knox is now chief people officer of data platform company Domo. Knox worked for Microsoft… Read More

Oct 11, 2022, 10:22 AM

Tech Moves: F5 adds cybersecurity vet to board; Icertis hires chief strategy officer; and more

— Marianne Budnik joined the board of directors of Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5. Budnik is currently chief… Read More

Oct 5, 2022, 3:54 PM

Nordstrom CTO Edmond Mesrobian to step down from Seattle retail giant

Edmond Mesrobian, Nordstrom’s chief technology and information officer, is stepping down on Oct. 14, according to a new regulatory filing.… Read More

Oct 5, 2022, 2:25 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Zillow VP joins Discord; Bigleaf Networks names CEO

— Annie Rihn, former vice president of recruiting at Zillow Group, is now vice president of talent acquisition at Discord. Rihn… Read More

Oct 4, 2022, 3:19 PM

Tech Moves: Wizards of the Coast hires Microsoft exec to lead D&D; Absci adds innovation chief

Wizards of the Coast, the Renton, Wash.-based gaming company owned by Hasbro, hired Dan Rawson for a new role as… Read More

Sep 30, 2022, 3:52 PM

Tech Moves: Techstars Seattle leader Isaac Kato steps down after leading accelerator for 3 years

Isaac Kato has stepped down as managing director of Techstars Seattle after leading the startup accelerator program for the past… Read More

Sep 28, 2022, 7:25 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams leader joins Highspot; Edifecs, Acumatica add execs; and more

Bhrighu Sareen was named president of product & engineering at sales enablement software startup Highspot. Sareen previously spent 17 years… Read More

Sep 20, 2022, 10:46 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Twilio CIO named CTO at Slalom; Eviation adds CEO; Docugami builds team

— Michelle Grover was appointed as the first chief technology officer of Slalom, a Seattle-based global business and technology consulting… Read More

Sep 14, 2022, 1:45 PM

Expedia Group hires former Williams-Sonoma leader Julie Whalen as new CFO and executive VP

Seattle travel giant Expedia Group named Julie Whalen as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president, effective Sept.… Read More

Sep 14, 2022, 9:59 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s former enviro chief joins gaming-focused private equity firm

Lucas Joppa, Microsoft’s first-ever chief environmental officer, is leaving the software, cloud and gaming giant for a role at a… Read More

Sep 13, 2022, 10:14 AM

Tech Moves: Lumen taps former Microsoft exec as CEO; Seattle Children’s hires research officer

— Kate Johnson will become the new CEO of Lumen Technologies, formerly known as CenturyLink. She was also appointed president and… Read More

Sep 12, 2022, 2:54 PM

Heather MacDougall, Amazon VP in charge of workplace health and safety, is departing

Heather MacDougall, Amazon’s vice president of Global Workplace Health and Safety, is departing the company after 3 1/2 years to… Read More

Sep 9, 2022, 8:02 AM

Tech Moves: Lighthouse names CEO; Mariners hire Accolade director; and more

— Ron Markezich will succeed Brian McManus as CEO of Seattle-based Lighthouse, which provides electronic discovery products and other services… Read More

Sep 1, 2022, 2:10 PM

Starbucks names next CEO, going outside tech industry for coffee giant’s new phase

Laxman Narasimhan, who was named the next CEO of Starbucks Thursday afternoon, brings experience in international business and consumer brands,… Read More

Aug 30, 2022, 9:08 AM

Tech Moves: ExtraHop adds execs; Madrona names managing director; USAFacts hires CMO

Seattle-based cybersecurity company ExtraHop, which was acquired in a private equity deal last year, hired four new executives. Matt Parson… Read More

Aug 26, 2022, 9:27 AM

Tech Moves: Apptio CTO lands at Humu; Madrona hires investor; Skilljar adds exec

— Silicon Valley HR startup Humu hired former Apptio CTO Scott Chancellor as CEO. Chancellor spent three years at Seattle-area… Read More

Aug 24, 2022, 4:00 AM

Tech Moves: Opendoor hires Seattle tech vet as CTO; Vacasa names CEO; ex-Blue Origin comms chief lands at Clorox

— Raji Subramanian, an engineering leader who previously worked at Yahoo and Amazon, was named chief technology officer at real… Read More

Aug 23, 2022, 7:36 AM

Tech Moves: Gates Foundation adds board members; former Boeing exec joins Kymeta board

— The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation added two members to its board of trustees: Dr. Helene D. Gayle, president… Read More

Aug 17, 2022, 8:30 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon VP joins mobile energy startup Booster as CTO; 1Password hires CPO

— Andrew Hamel, a Seattle-based tech vet who spent 11 years at Amazon in various vice president roles, joined mobile energy… Read More