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Tech Moves

Tech Moves covers notable hires, promotions and personnel changes in the Pacific NW tech community. Submissions: [email protected]

Nov 29, 2016, 1:00 PM

Former Isilon executive Bill Richter named CEO of Qumulo, says new job was a ‘no brainer’

Peter Godman and Bill Richter have known each other for 10 years, dating back to the time when the two… Read More

Nov 22, 2016, 10:27 AM

Tech Moves: uZoom CEO Dean Graziano steps aside; Concur’s Ben Brewer joins LiquidPlanner; and more

uZoom, an on-demand, one-to-one live video streaming service, announced this week that CEO Dean Graziano is stepping down from his role, to… Read More

Nov 18, 2016, 2:43 PM

Hillel Cooperman rejoins Microsoft, Jenny Lam goes to Amazon, as UX vets put tech design company into ‘hibernation’

Two user experience and design veterans, Hillel Cooperman and Jenny Lam, are putting their technology startup and agency Jackson Fish… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 5:40 PM

Tech Moves: Expedia exec Jason Moss joins Avvo as CMO; Fred Hutch names new VP; Amazon vet lands at Swurveys; etc.

Avvo, the Seattle-based online marketplace for connecting lawyers to consumers, announced that Expedia executive Jason Moss will join the company… Read More

Nov 14, 2016, 9:57 AM

Tech Moves: Recruiting vet Kerry Van Voris leaves Madrona; Chef adds three executive positions; etc.

Seattle tech vet and talent expert Kerry Van Voris has left her position as director of talent at Madrona Venture Group,… Read More

Nov 8, 2016, 2:00 AM

DocuSign founder Tom Gonser joins Seven Peaks Ventures, looks to find the next ‘market-bending unicorn’

It’s been a long journey for entrepreneur Tom Gonser, who founded electronic signature and paperwork startup DocuSign in Seattle 13… Read More

Nov 7, 2016, 12:34 PM

Tech Moves: Outreach brings on former Linkedin, T-Mobile and Salesforce execs; Avvo names new VP of sales; and more

It’s been a big year for sales technology startup Outreach — the company raised $17.5 million in new funding in June… Read More

Nov 3, 2016, 11:09 AM

Tech Moves: New additions to Redfin’s board; DocuSign adds former Microsoft exec as SVP of engineering; and more

Seattle real estate brokerage Redfin announced two additions to its board of directors today: Julie Bornstein, COO of San Francisco-based… Read More

Elena Donio
Nov 2, 2016, 6:23 AM

Former Concur president Elena Donio named CEO of legal services company Axiom

A day after it was announced that Elena Donio was stepping down as president of Concur, the technology executive has… Read More

Nov 1, 2016, 2:06 PM

Tech Moves: Amplero adds Santo Criscuolo as VP of sales; ReachNow hires marketing vet Leigh McMillan; and more

Amplero, a Seattle-based machine learning marketing platform, added marketing veteran Santo Criscuolo as vice president of sales this week. Criscuolo comes to… Read More

Nov 1, 2016, 6:00 AM

Concur president Elena Donio leaving company after 18 years; Mike Eberhard assumes role

Elena Donio, an 18-year veteran of Concur, and president of the company since December 2014, is leaving after accepting a… Read More

Oct 26, 2016, 8:00 AM

Simply Measured co-founder joins marketing automation startup Siftrock

Adam Schoenfeld already helped grow one marketing company into a top Seattle startup. Now he’s trying to do it again. The Simply… Read More

Michael Wasyluka
Oct 25, 2016, 3:04 PM

Tech Moves: Simply Measured names Michael Wasyluka as new CEO; AWS adds VP of cloud architecture; and more

Simply Measured, the Seattle-based social media analytics company, has named current COO Michael Wasyluka as the new CEO. Sameer Kazi, who… Read More

Oct 19, 2016, 3:45 PM

Why this prominent Seattle entrepreneur decided to take a job on Amazon’s fast-growing Alexa team

Seattle entrepreneur Ford Davidson has been around the startup block a few times, selling his phone backup service Dashwire to… Read More

Jennifer Agustin
Oct 19, 2016, 4:00 AM

Tech Moves: DreamBox Learning adds new VP of marketing; Fred Hutch names executive VP; etc.

— DreamBox Learning, the Bellevue, Wash.-based digital education company, has added Jennifer Agustin, a former LinkedIn marketing executive, as its… Read More

Edward Nevraumont
Oct 18, 2016, 5:00 AM

Tech Moves: General Assembly names marketing, revenue officer in Seattle; Qualtrics adds Microsoft vet as COO; and more

General Assembly, the New York-based education company with an outpost in Seattle, has hired Edward Nevramount as chief marketing and… Read More

Todd Pierce
Oct 14, 2016, 1:05 PM

Tech Moves: Todd Pierce out as chief digital officer at Gates Foundation; Remitly adds chief product officer

Todd Pierce, chief digital officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is departing from that role after 18 months,… Read More

James Keblas
Oct 13, 2016, 2:49 PM

Tech Moves: Longtime Seattle music and film advocate James Keblas joins ShareGrid

James Keblas knows a thing or two about the creative side of Seattle. A longtime advocate for the city’s music… Read More

Harish Naidu
Oct 12, 2016, 9:01 PM

Tech Moves: Accolade names longtime Microsoft GM as CTO; Smartsheet adds worldwide sales leader; and more

High-level appointments just keep coming at Accolade, as the health care company announced on Wednesday that it had appointed Harish Naidu,… Read More

Dr. Ivor Horn
Oct 6, 2016, 3:58 PM

Tech Moves: Accolade appoints Dr. Ivor Horn as chief medical officer; Getty Images names two new EVPs; and more

Accolade, the Philadelphia-based healthcare company with an office in Seattle, has appointed Dr. Ivor Horn as its new chief medical… Read More

Sep 29, 2016, 8:45 AM

4C Insights hires Mixpo founder Anupam Gupta, will expand Seattle office after raising $26M

Things are rolling at 4C Insights, which just raised a $26 million investment round and added an experienced entrepreneur to… Read More

Simply Measured
Sep 27, 2016, 3:05 PM

Tech Moves: Simply Measured co-founder steps down for role at stealthy startup; Avalara expands operations in Brazil; and more

Simply Measured co-founder and vice president of strategy Adam Schoenfeld is leaving the Seattle-based social media analytics company after nearly seven… Read More

Sep 26, 2016, 3:08 PM

Tech Moves: Convoy investor Grant Ries joins startup as chief business officer; HomeAway names John Kim president; and more

Grant Ries, who was an investor during both the angel and Series A funding rounds at Convoy, was so impressed by… Read More

Ken Worzel
Sep 23, 2016, 5:00 AM

Tech Moves: Ken Worzel named president of Nordstrom.com; Michael Ann Thomas joins APCO; and more

— Nordstrom announced that it has named Ken Worzel as the president of Nordstrom.com. The move comes after a period… Read More

Chuck Beames
Sep 22, 2016, 7:25 PM

Internal email: Paul Allen’s top space exec Chuck Beames leaving Vulcan Aerospace

Aerospace veteran Chuck Beames is leaving his post as president of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s spaceflight company, Vulcan Aerospace. Word… Read More

Bill Patrizio
Sep 19, 2016, 4:27 PM

Tech Moves: RealNetworks names Bill Patrizio consumer media president; Erik Selberg joins Amperity; and more

— RealNetworks has hired Bill Patrizio, a media industry veteran, to be president of its consumer media business, the company announced… Read More

Alex Algard and Rob Eleveld
Sep 16, 2016, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Whitepages founder Alex Algard names Rob Eleveld new CEO

Whitepages founder Alex Algard started his website out of his Stanford University dorm 20 years ago. And after running the Seattle-based contact… Read More

Matt Gamboa
Sep 13, 2016, 11:27 AM

Tech Moves: Rover’s Matt Gamboa leaving for Austin and HomeAway; Jobaline names Douglas Johnson CEO; and more

— Matt Gamboa, a 10-year veteran of the Seattle tech scene, is leaving Rover, the network for pet sitters and dog walkers, after… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 1:52 PM

Tech Moves: Karl Triebes resigns after 12 years as CTO at F5 Networks

Karl Triebes, who served as executive vice president of product development and chief technology officer at Seattle-based F5 Networks, has… Read More

Patrick Giusti,, Ricky Priory, Keane Watterson, Brandon Ferguson
Sep 1, 2016, 12:54 PM

Tech Moves: Point Inside expands leadership team; Melissa Nelson named president of Publicis Seattle; and more

— Point Inside, the Bellevue, Wash.-based provider of digital in-store product location solutions, has announced the addition of three new executives as… Read More

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