Tech Moves – Page 39 of 44

Jan 19, 2017, 2:04 PM

Domain registry Donuts names Bruce Jaffe new CEO as co-founder Paul Stahura steps aside

Donuts, the Bellevue, Wash.-based domain registry, announced a change in leadership on Thursday with the appointment of Bruce Jaffe as chief executive… Read More

Jan 18, 2017, 1:18 PM

Nordstrom CIO Dan Little announces plans to retire as retailer looks to fill several roles on tech team

The technology team at Nordstrom got more news on Wednesday about an impending departure, this time from Dan Little, the… Read More

Jan 18, 2017, 7:00 AM

Voyager Capital adds Silicon Valley vet to Seattle office, shifts investing focus to Pacific Northwest

In some ways, James Newell is a hometown Seattle boy. He was born and raised on the Kitsap Peninsula, just an… Read More

Jan 18, 2017, 7:00 AM

Digital signature giant DocuSign lands new CEO, more than a year after search began

In October of 2015, DocuSign CEO Keith Krach announced he would be stepping down from the top job at the digital… Read More

Jan 16, 2017, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: WTIA names new chairman; Amazon poaches talent to lead Prime overseas; and more

The Washington Technology Industry Association‘s Board of Directors has a new chairman: John Suk, a Harvard and University of Chicago graduate… Read More

Jan 12, 2017, 9:54 AM

Tech Moves: Cray hires new SVP of R&D; RealSelf adds former Amazon, Microsoft execs; and more

Cray, the Seattle supercomputer maker, announced a new addition to its leadership team: tech veteran Stathis Papaefstathiou has joined the… Read More

Jan 12, 2017, 4:30 AM

Madrona adds ex-King Digital CFO as partner; promotes ‘Soma’ Somasegar to managing director

Madrona Venture Group today announced three internal promotions and the hiring of a new venture partner. Hope Cochran, a long-time… Read More

Jan 9, 2017, 9:46 PM

After nearly a decade at Madrona, Elise Hebb sets sail for Seattle venture capital firm Maveron

Elise Hebb is moving from one Seattle venture capital firm to another. After nearly a decade working at Madrona Venture… Read More

Jan 9, 2017, 5:58 PM

In latest digital initiative, Nordstrom names longtime exec to lead new innovation team

Nordstrom continues to shuffle the ranks of it top leaders as it looks for new ways to attract and engage… Read More

Jan 9, 2017, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Onvia appoints new CEO; Tableau adds New Relic president to board; and more

Russ Mann, a longtime fixture in Seattle’s tech scene, is taking on another leading role. He was announced this morning… Read More

Jan 4, 2017, 3:22 PM

Nordstrom CTO Kumar Srinivasan leaving retailer in latest departure for digital team

After a year in which Nordstrom navigated layoffs, departures and revamped strategies related to its digital efforts, the Seattle-based retailer announced… Read More

Jan 3, 2017, 10:50 AM

Connie Bourassa-Shaw, ‘heart and soul’ of UW entrepreneurship program, to step down as director

Connie Bourassa-Shaw, who spent nearly two decades helping the University of Washington grow its student entrepreneurial programs, is stepping down as… Read More

Jan 3, 2017, 10:45 AM

Tech Moves: Avalara adds Microsoft exec as CMO; Janrain announces VP of marketing; and more

Seattle-based Avalara, a cloud-driven tax automation startup, announced today that former Microsoft and T-Mobile exec Jeremy Korst will join the company… Read More

Dec 15, 2016, 12:34 PM

Tech Moves: PayScale promotes VPs; ex-Trulia CEO emerges at startup accelerator; and more

PayScale, a fast-growing, Seattle-based company that offers online salary comparison services, announced the promotions of two new vice presidents this… Read More

Dec 14, 2016, 10:38 AM

Madrona Labs hires startup vet Jay Bartot as VC incubator focuses on ‘deeper’ technical ideas

Madrona Labs, the “startup studio” housed inside of Madrona Venture Group, wants to focus on deeper, more technical startups —… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 10:21 AM

Tech Moves: Zonar appoints former T-Mobile exec as CEO; NetMotion adds new leadership; etc.

Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company providing automotive fleet tracking systems, announced the appointment of T-Mobile vet Ian McKerlich as its new… Read More

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

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

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