Tech Moves – Page 27 of 44

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

Aug 1, 2019, 2:02 PM

GoDaddy hires former Expedia president Aman Bhutani as new CEO; Scott Wagner steps down due to health reasons

Former Expedia executive Aman Bhutani is the new leader of website hosting giant GoDaddy, taking over from CEO Scott Wagner,… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 10:28 AM

Tech Moves: Former Alibaba dealmaker joins OfferUp board; Google hires ex-Microsoft natural language expert

— Former Alibaba executive Michael Zeisser joined the board of directors at Seattle-based mobile marketplace OfferUp. “Very few consumer companies… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 7:14 AM

Tech Moves: Blokable exec leaves for Expedia; ExtraHop names new finance chief

— Sandy Anuras is leaving Blokable, a Seattle startup with a mission to develop low-cost housing at scale, to join… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 10:49 AM

Tech Moves: Former Amazon execs flock to startups, and Palmetto hires for new Seattle office

He’s the former head of a $10 billion business retail unit at Amazon, and he’s one of several execs heading… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 8:00 AM

How this startup vet plans to create a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs in Eastern Washington

Startup accelerator Ignite Northwest is getting a facelift under the direction of Tom Simpson, a well-known angel investor and co-founder… Read More

Jul 22, 2019, 5:00 AM

Isaac Kato, who led MightyAI to Uber acquisition, joins Techstars Seattle as managing director

Fresh off helping guide MightyAI to its acquisition by Uber, Isaac Kato is taking on another challenge as the new… Read More

Jul 20, 2019, 9:52 AM

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

Amazon Web Services is enlisting Jeff Miller, a former fundraiser for President Donald Trump, according to a lobbying disclosure form… Read More

Jul 19, 2019, 11:30 AM

Tech Moves: Fernish lands former Amazon exec; Quantarium names chief marketing and revenue officer; and more

— Home furnishing rental company Fernish hired Kristin Smith as chief operating officer. Smith was most recently COO at Dolly,… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 10:23 AM

Univ. of Washington names longtime professor François Baneyx to lead CoMotion innovation center

The University of Washington named longtime professor François Baneyx to lead its CoMotion innovation center. Baneyx is currently the Charles… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 5:00 AM

Tech Moves: Vacasa adds chief financial and information security officers; Likewise hires UX director

Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa named two new C-suite executives: Jim Grube is the new chief financial officer and Jeff… Read More

Jul 15, 2019, 4:28 PM

Tech Moves: Fraxion adds to board; digital marketplace Etailz hires new CEO; and more

— Business expense management startup Fraxion added three new executives to its board of directors: Rick Gustafson was most recently… Read More

Jul 10, 2019, 9:00 AM

Tech Moves: Outreach adds ex-Microsoft talent; Leafly hires a chief product officer; and more

— What do you do with a billion-dollar valuation? Seattle’s newest Unicorn, sales automation startup Outreach, is celebrating by staffing… Read More

Jul 9, 2019, 10:23 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky dives into venture capital; Amplero founder joins Zulily

— Amy Bohutinsky, the former chief operating officer of Zillow, has joined venture capital equity firm TCV, where she will… Read More

Jul 2, 2019, 10:59 AM

Tech Moves: Cloudability CEO resigns after Apptio acquisition; Microsoft Philanthropies lands a new director; and more

Mat Ellis resigned from his role as CEO of Cloudability, a startup that helps companies track their spending on cloud… Read More