Tech Moves

Jul 22, 2020, 9:40 AM

Tech Moves: Zillow hires NYC leader; ex-Airbnb president joins Tapas Capital; Big Fish exec returns to EA; Slalom’s first CMO; and more

— Seattle-based Zillow Group announced leadership changes on its marketing team and in its New York office. Matt Daimler is… Read More

Jul 20, 2020, 2:31 PM

OfferUp hires Amazon Web Services and RealNetworks veteran Michael Eggers as CFO

Longtime tech executive Michael Eggers has joined OfferUp as its new chief financial officer. ‘America needs our help’: Q&A with… Read More

Jul 9, 2020, 4:52 PM

Tech Moves: Zillow co-founder joins Palantir board; Hootsuite names new CEO; and more

— Zillow Group co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff joined the board of Palantir Technologies, a big data company backed… Read More

Jul 7, 2020, 11:23 AM

Axiom CEO Elena Donio steps down and will return to the West Coast

Axiom CEO Elena Donio is stepping down nearly four years after heading up the New York City-based legal services startup.… Read More

Jul 1, 2020, 10:21 AM

Alice Jolla to take over as Microsoft’s chief accounting officer following Frank Brod’s retirement

Microsoft corporate controller Alice Jolla will take over as chief accounting officer following the retirement of Frank Brod. Microsoft announced… Read More

Jun 25, 2020, 10:29 AM

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center names new board chair and adds trustees

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center named a new chair of its board of trustees, Kathy Surace-Smith, a senior vice… Read More

Boeing's John Mulholland and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

Jun 19, 2020, 6:01 PM

Boeing shifts its team leaders for space station and Starliner space programs

As a new commercial-centric era dawns for the International Space Station, Boeing is realigning its top managers for the space… Read More

Jun 19, 2020, 11:05 AM

Tech Moves: Madrona grows investment team; MicroVision, Axon add board members; and more

— Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group announced that Anu Sharma is joining its investment team as a principal. Sharma… Read More

Jun 17, 2020, 2:03 PM

T-Mobile CFO Braxton Carter retiring July 1, to be replaced by current exec Peter Osvaldik

Braxton Carter, the magenta-cowboy-hat wearing finance executive who kept the books during T-Mobile’s resurgence for the past seven years, will… Read More

Jun 3, 2020, 10:25 AM

Axon adds Seattle business leader Adriane Brown to board of directors

Seattle venture capital investor and business leader Adriane Brown last week joined the board of directors for Axon, a company… Read More

Jun 2, 2020, 10:17 AM

Tech Moves: LinkedIn has a new CEO; Vera Whole Health and Amperity add execs; and more

— Seattle-based Vera Whole Health appointed Karen Cooke as chief operating officer. Cooke was most recently vice president of strategic… Read More

May 29, 2020, 10:04 AM

Tech Moves: Hiya adds startup vets; Bellevue College taps former governor as interim president; and more

— Seattle-based Hiya, a caller ID startup that spun out of Whitepages in 2016, named Hillery Nye as general counsel… Read More

May 20, 2020, 10:27 AM

Tech Moves: Qualtrics exec moves to Google; NHL Seattle expands team; former Amazon exec named Bluecrew CEO; and more

— Microsoft alum Kelly Waldher has joined Google as vice president of marketing for G Suite. Waldher most recently served… Read More

May 15, 2020, 10:31 AM

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO joins Auth0 board; Outreach opens NYC office; Concure Oncology adds CEO; and more

— Smartsheet CFO Jennifer Ceran joined the board of Bellevue, Wash.-based identity management provider Auth0. Last month, Smartsheet announced Ceran will… Read More

May 8, 2020, 12:52 PM

Tech Moves: New GM at Microsoft for Startups; PayScale hires execs; former Docker CFO’s stealth startup; and more

— Entrepreneur Jeff Ma is now general manager of Microsoft for Startups. Ma founded CircleLending, Citzen Sports and tenXer, all… Read More

Apr 30, 2020, 9:15 AM

Tech Moves: GE Healthcare exec joins Microsoft; Puppet names new CTO; Adaptive Biotech expands

— Microsoft named former GE executive Tom McGuinness corporate vice president of healthcare. At GE, McGuinness was president and CEO… Read More

Apr 24, 2020, 3:27 PM

Redfin Chairman Robert Mylod replaced by David Lissy; Mylod remains on board

Seattle real estate giant Redfin on Friday appointed David Lissy to be its new board chairman. Former chairman Robert Mylod,… Read More

Apr 22, 2020, 12:42 PM

Boeing reorganizes operations to prepare for the ‘post-pandemic’ aviation industry

Boeing has put its chief financial officer in charge of a newly formed group called Enterprise Operations, Finance & Strategy,… Read More

Apr 6, 2020, 4:10 PM

Tech Moves: David Shim to lead Foursquare-Factual merged company; former Gates Foundation CEO joins Pfizer board; and more

— Location data companies Foursquare and Factual are merging. The combined company will be led by Placed founder David Shim… Read More

Apr 3, 2020, 2:50 PM

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO to retire; Boeing exec joins Prime Air; OfferUp adds execs; and more

— Smartsheet CFO Jenny Ceran will retire after transitioning to a successor. The collaboration work management company, which went public… Read More

Mar 24, 2020, 10:09 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft names Windows Insider leader; WA Lt. Gov. leaving to join Jesuits; Axon hires Amazon AI vet

— Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay announced Amanda Langowski as the new lead for the Windows Insider program, an… Read More

Mar 16, 2020, 3:48 PM

Boeing’s top HR leader to leave company in latest departure from aerospace giant

Boeing’s top human resources executive, Heidi Capozzi, will leave the company next month to pursue another opportunity, the company said… Read More

Mar 12, 2020, 2:14 PM

Tech Moves: Longtime Amazon leader Greg Hart joins Compass; Icertis and Avanade hire execs

Amazon veteran Greg Hart, a former technical advisor to Jeff Bezos, is joining Compass as its new chief product officer.… Read More

Mar 11, 2020, 10:01 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Nintendo president joins GameStop board; Vacasa hires OpenTable vet; and more

— Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amié joined the board of video game retailer GameStop. Also joining the board… Read More

Mar 3, 2020, 4:02 PM

Tech Moves: Vulcan’s VP shuffle; new associate at Madrona; Pulumi adds execs; and more

— Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group announced Ishani Ummat as an associate. Ummat was most recently based in… Read More

Feb 26, 2020, 1:51 PM

Tech Moves: Lighter Capital adds executives; Tech PR vet launches new business; Accolade names talent leader to board; and more

— Seattle-based Lighter Capital announced Patricia Elliott as chief sales officer and Kevin Fink as chief technology officer. The “alternative… Read More

Feb 20, 2020, 12:15 PM