Tech Moves – Page 26 of 44

Oct 18, 2019, 5:29 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s M12 director departs; Nordstrom loses accounting chief to another retailer

— Lisa Nelson is leaving her role as managing director of M12, the corporate venture arm of Microsoft. Nelson is… Read More

Oct 16, 2019, 4:47 PM

Tech Moves: DocuSign hires trust and security chief; Opendoor beefs up leadership; Avanade names chair

— DocuSign landed former United Airlines executive Emily Heath as chief trust and security officer. Before she led information security… Read More

Oct 14, 2019, 5:33 AM

Mixer co-founders depart as Microsoft’s game streaming service battles Amazon’s Twitch

Mixer has lost both of its co-founders as the Microsoft-owned streaming service looks to mount a challenge to the incumbent… Read More

Oct 11, 2019, 10:58 AM

Tech Moves: Seahawks legend Doug Baldwin joins Intellectual Ventures; Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar changes roles; Adaptiva lands marketing exec

— Former NFL receiver Doug Baldwin is now a senior advisor of product concepts at Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue, Wash.-based… Read More

Oct 6, 2019, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Algorithmia lands former Atlassian and InfluxData execs; GitHub hires former Google Cloud leader

Rachel Potvin signed on with Microsoft-owned GitHub as vice president of engineering. Potvin most recently led the data insights group… Read More

Oct 2, 2019, 10:59 AM

Tech Moves: F5 CIO departs, replaced by WeWork exec; Zillow leader jumps to eXp; Gates Foundation promotes lawyers

— Former Zillow executive RJ Jones joined real estate brokerage eXp World Holdings as executive vice president. Jones was most… Read More

Sep 27, 2019, 4:49 PM

Tech Moves: Dave Asprey steps down as Bulletproof CEO; Microsoft names chief U.S. digital officer; Accolade adds former Microsoft CFO to board

Dave Asprey, founder of Bulletproof 360, is stepping down from his role as CEO. Asprey announced that he’d be handing… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 2:00 AM

Lighter Capital CEO BJ Lackland steps down after 7 years, ex-Skytap chief Thor Culverhouse takes over

When BJ Lackland first joined Lighter Capital, he had just two colleagues and there was no revenue model. Fast forward… Read More

Sep 24, 2019, 2:09 PM

Axon hires Amazon exec; PayScale loses another chief; Ookla, DroneSeed, Armoire add leaders; and more Tech Moves

— Axon landed former Amazon executive Jeff Kunins as chief product officer and executive vice president of software. Kunins was… Read More

Sep 21, 2019, 7:54 AM

Tech Moves: Auth0 adds two senior leaders; Nordstrom names COO; Amperity taps sales exec

— Identity management startup Auth0 hired Barry Plaga as chief financial officer and Shiven Ramji as chief product officer. Plaga… Read More

Sep 19, 2019, 2:26 PM

Microsoft shakes up board, nominating GlaxoSmithKline CEO as two longtime directors depart

Microsoft announced big changes to its board of directors today. Two longtime members of the board — Charles Noski and… Read More

Sep 17, 2019, 5:04 PM

Ex-Nokia CEO lands new gig at aviation startup; Create33 leadership shuffle; more Tech Moves

— Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has landed a gig as CEO at APiJET, a Seattle-area aviation analytics startup. Elop… Read More

Sep 17, 2019, 11:56 AM

Fred Hutch President Gary Gilliland to step down as leader of cancer research powerhouse

Gary Gilliland, president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, announced plans to step down from his post… Read More

Sep 12, 2019, 12:31 PM

Tech Moves: Goldman Sachs snags AWS exec; Vicis names COO; Leafly, Jama, FlavorCloud hire product chiefs

— Goldman Sachs hired former AWS exec Marco Argenti as co-chief information officer and former Verizon chief technology officer Atte… Read More

Sep 12, 2019, 9:00 AM

Microsoft marketing chief to lead fundraising campaign for Seattle-area United Way branch

Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela and his wife Leigh Toner will lead the United Way King County’s fundraising campaign… Read More

Sep 11, 2019, 10:58 AM

After leading Mars rover missions, Steve Squyres joins Blue Origin as chief scientist

Just months after closing out the 15-year-long Opportunity rover mission on Mars, Cornell University astronomer Steve Squyres is taking advantage… Read More

Sep 11, 2019, 9:43 AM

Tech Moves: WestRiver Group hires managing director; ex-PayScale CEO joins MediaPro; Impinj adds board member

— WestRiver Group is adding some firepower to its leadership team as the investment firm looks to put more dollars… Read More

Sep 11, 2019, 8:28 AM

How Stackery found its new CEO: Puppet exec Tim Zonca ‘met the spec’ for serverless startup

The board of Portland-based startup Stackery had a specific wish list in its search for a new CEO after the… Read More

Sep 10, 2019, 3:14 PM

Sam Altman joins Expedia Group board, bringing expertise from OpenAI and Y Combinator

Sam Altman, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor who leads the OpenAI artificial intelligence company, is joining the Expedia Group… Read More

Sep 5, 2019, 4:01 PM

Tech Moves: Zillow vets launch marketing firm; Viacom exec joins Funko board; and more

— A trio of ex-Zillow employees today launched Kingston Marketing Group, a new communications and marketing firm based in Kingston,… Read More

Aug 29, 2019, 8:53 AM

Tech Moves: Military media startup Valor adds to board; Tango Card hires COO; Igneous lands revenue lead

— Media company Valor Worldwide, the publisher of OurMilitary.com, is stocking up on board members and advisors. The Seattle startup… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 5:40 PM

Tech Moves: Meet PayScale’s new CEO; Amazon’s treasurer departs

PayScale‘s longtime CEO Mike Metzger has stepped down, and Scott Torrey will lead the company going forward. Torrey is a… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 11:00 AM

Tech Moves: Glassdoor CEO steps down; Outlook design director departs; Pushpay adds director

— Glassdoor CEO and co-founder Robert Hohman will step down on Jan. 6. The former Microsoft and Expedia exec will… Read More

Aug 23, 2019, 8:35 AM

Tech Moves: Remitly names diversity lead; Tableau hires marketing exec; ArtsFund taps interim CEO

— Kim Vu is the new head of diversity, equity and inclusion at Remitly, a Seattle startup that makes it… Read More

Aug 19, 2019, 1:55 PM

Tech Moves: Apple’s former Siri chief jumps to Microsoft; Halo Infinite creative director departs

— Bill Stasior, the former head of Apple’s Siri digital assistant product, is heading to Microsoft in the latest example… Read More

Aug 16, 2019, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: RealSelf marketing exec departs; Haiku Deck founder joins Microsoft Minecraft team

— Jani Strand is out at RealSelf, just nine months after joining the cosmetic review site as chief brand and… Read More

Aug 14, 2019, 9:27 AM

Tech Moves: Skytap CEO Thor Culverhouse hands reins to CTO; Apptio CMO Chris Pick retires

Thor Culverhouse is no longer the CEO of enterprise cloud services company Skytap, and former chief technology officer Bradley Schick… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 10:45 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft taps former Samsung exec as chief medical officer; Apptio names India leader amid blistering expansion

— Microsoft hired David Rhew as the chief medical officer and vice president of healthcare for its worldwide commercial business.… Read More

Aug 8, 2019, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Blockchain game lands former Wizards of the Coast exec; Brotman Baty Institute names board

—Chris Clay joined blockchain game Gods Unchained following his departure as game director of Magic: The Gathering Arena in June.… Read More

Aug 2, 2019, 10:07 AM

Tech Moves: Moovel CEO steps down following ReachNow’s closure; PayScale gets a new CFO

Nat Parker, CEO of transportation software firm Moovel North America, is stepping down to rejoin the startup world. Former chief… Read More