Tech Moves

Mar 27, 2015, 5:18 PM

Tech Moves: Sandell leaves Tableau’s board; Lisa Chin to depart Year Up; and more

—Tableau Software revealed in a regulatory filing that Scott Sandell will not stand for re-election to the company’s board of directors. Sandell, a… Read More

Mar 17, 2015, 9:54 AM

Apptio CFO departing for new gig at Fortune 50 tech company

Apptio CFO Sean Boyle is stepping down after 16 months on the job, leaving for an undisclosed finance executive position… Read More

Mar 10, 2015, 11:43 AM

Tech Moves: LivingSocial adds former eBay exec to board; TV news anchor joins Amazon; INRIX taps CMO; etc.

—LivingSocial, the Washington, D.C.-based daily deals company, has appointed former eBay executive Lorrie Norrington to its board, where she will serve as an… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 8:08 AM

Tech Moves: Vern Fotheringham named CEO of satellite venture; Paul Shoemaker leaving SVP after 17 years; and more

—Telecommunications entrepreneur Vern Fotheringham has been named CEO of Leosat, an Arlington, Virginia-based company developing a constellation of low-earth orbit… Read More

Feb 24, 2015, 12:24 PM

Tech Moves: Trulia’s Chief Economist Departs; eBay names new Seattle GM; etc.

—Trulia Chief Economist Jed Kolko has left the company following its acquisition by Zillow last week. According to an internal email… Read More

Feb 16, 2015, 6:05 PM

Tech Moves: Tune gets new engineering VP; Flock founder lands at Whitepages; Skytap taps HR vet

—Fresh off last month’s $27 million venture capital round, Seattle mobile marketing analytics startup Tune has named Steve McQuade as… Read More

Feb 9, 2015, 11:59 AM

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft exec takes U.S. CIO job, Placed gets new engineering VP, and more

—Tony Scott has been named the Chief Information Officer of the United States. He was most recently the Chief Information Officer… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 6:30 AM

Tech Moves: Madrona names new Director of Talent, EnergySavvy gets new execs, and more

—Madrona Venture Group named Kerry Van Voris its new Director of Talent. She joins Madrona from Amazon, where she led executive recruiting… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft exec joins DocuSign as CMO; EMC vet leaps to ExtraHop; and more

—Brad Brooks joined DocuSign as its Chief Marketing Officer, bringing new marketing leadership to a firm that has been expanding its… Read More

Dec 19, 2014, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: ExtraHop recruits F5 exec as CIO, Move gets new CEO, and more

—John Matthews has been named ExtraHop’s Chief Information Officer. Matthews, who most recently served as the CIO of F5, will be… Read More

Dec 11, 2014, 11:50 AM

Tech Moves: Yammer founder lands at Zenefits, Concur CFO joins Limeade board

—Yammer co-founder David Sacks has been named the Chief Operating Officer at Zenefits. As COO, all operations, finance and product teams… Read More

Nov 25, 2014, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: Liz Powell lands at Pro.com; Juno bolsters board ahead of IPO; etc.

—Liz Howekamp Powell, the former vice president of marketing at WhitePages, has landed a new gig as head of organic… Read More

Nov 18, 2014, 4:18 PM

Tech Moves: Sprint shakes up management; Nintex hires Russ Mann; McAfee VP joins IID; and more

— Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure is now making his mark on the leadership team after cutting 2,000 jobs just weeks ago. As part… Read More

Nov 11, 2014, 8:44 AM

Tech Moves: Zillow’s Bohutinsky joins HotelTonight board; Groupon and Drugstore.com vet Kal Raman lands at Solutionstar; and more

—HotelTonight, the fast-growing mobile-based hotel booking service, has named Zillow chief marketing officer Amy Bohutinsky to its board. It marks… Read More

Oct 30, 2014, 8:48 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon’s top ad exec leaving for Yahoo; Bsquare names CFO

—Amazon.com’s top online advertising executive, Lisa Utzschneider, is leaving the company to join Yahoo, reports AdAge. The news follows a report… Read More

Oct 22, 2014, 10:24 AM

Tech Moves: Shauna Causey joins EveryMove; Ex-Dropcam exec named to SNUPI board; and more

—Startup vet Shauna Causey — a former marketing executive at UP Global and Decide.com — has landed a new gig… Read More

Oct 17, 2014, 3:30 PM

Tech Moves: Daryn Nakhuda departs Porch; Allrecipes vet lands new gig at Avvo; and more

—There’s been a serious pipeline of talent flowing into Seattle startup Porch over the past year, with the company topping… Read More

Oct 9, 2014, 2:20 PM

Tech Moves: EnergySavvy CTO leaves post; Donuts names new CMO; and more

—Leo Shklovskii has left his position as CTO of EnergySavvy, the Seattle-based company that helps utilities roll out energy conservation programs.… Read More

Oct 6, 2014, 11:01 AM

Tech Moves: Zillow names general counsel; Smith departs Full Circle Farms; Bill Richter leaves EMC/Isilon; etc.

—Zillow today promoted Brad Owens to the position of general counsel, overseeing the company’s legal affairs and corporate governance. Owens… Read More

Sep 23, 2014, 5:31 PM

Tech Moves: Google X founder leaves, Urbanspoon names CTO, Avanade bolsters board

—Sebastian Thrun, the co-founder of Google X, has left his roles as a Vice President and Fellow at the Mountain View… Read More

Sep 17, 2014, 12:25 PM

Tech Moves: Evo Media names CEO; Seattle Angel Fund taps Preston to manage fund; and more

—Porch has picked up two new high-profile employees: Justin Vanning has left his role as Director of Growth Marketing at… Read More

Sep 10, 2014, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft exec and Healthcare.gov fixer Kurt DelBene joins Madrona; Cray names a familiar CTO; etc.

Former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene spent the past several months helping to fix President Obama’s Healthcare.gov Web site, a hot-button issue… Read More

Sep 4, 2014, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Big Fish lures former PopCap CFO; Her Interactive names CEO; Pendrell’s new CFO; and more

—Big Fish just hooked a new finance chief. The Seattle casual games company today announced that Bob Chamberlain recently joined… Read More

Aug 29, 2014, 9:19 AM

Tech Moves: New CEO to take roost at Angry Birds maker; former Blue Nile exec joins Rightside board; and more

—There’s a new CEO heading to Angry Birds maker Rovio. The Finland-based game company announced today that Pekka Rantala will… Read More

Aug 20, 2014, 4:00 PM

Tech Moves: Chef names new VP of Engineering, Lyft COO leaves after tension with founders; and more

—Jez Humble has joined Chef as the company’s Engineering Vice President. Prior to joining Chef, Humble was a principal at ThoughtWorks, where… Read More

Aug 6, 2014, 9:26 AM

Tech Moves: Paul Allen’s Vulcan names media vet COO; Michael Paulson leaves eBay for Austin; Jeff Dirks lands at Limeade; etc.

—Billionaire Paul Allen has a new confidante in the ranks of his private investment arm Vulcan Inc. Allen has named… Read More

Jul 22, 2014, 4:15 PM