Tech Moves – Page 43 of 44

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

Tech Moves: Urbanspoon names CEO; Bsquare CFO to depart; Ian Lurie returns as Portent CEO; and more

—Eight months after joining Urbanspoon, Keela Robison has been promoted to CEO from SVP and general manager. She is the… Read More

Jul 18, 2014, 11:10 AM

Tech Moves: Gates Foundation CFO steps down; Urban Airship hires new execs after CEO leaves; and more

— Two top execs at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are stepping down: Dick Henriques is leaving the organization… Read More

Jul 15, 2014, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Joanna Lord jumps to Porch; Maggie Finch joins Mixpo board; and more

—Porch continues to pack in the entrepreneurial talent. The latest to join the fast-growing Seattle online home improvement startup is… Read More

Jul 14, 2014, 12:05 AM

Tech Moves: Rosenthal returns to Madrona: Aronchick lands at Chef; and more

—David Rosenthal is returning to Madrona Venture Group. Rosenthal, a former investment banker at UBS and a member of The Wall… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 8:09 AM

Tech Moves: Julep nabs Blue Nile operations whiz; Salesforce.com and Twitter change CFOs; etc.

—Julep, the Seattle cosmetics startup backed by Maveron, Andreessen Horowitz, Jay-Z and others, has named Dwight Gaston as chief delivery… Read More

Jun 26, 2014, 7:29 AM

Tech Moves: Cyanogen hires mobile vets; Blucora taps ex-Buy.com exec; Ben Elowitz leaves Wetpaint; and more

—Cyanogen, which is looking to disrupt the mobile operating system market, has named former Amazon and Hulu employee Dave Herman… Read More

Jun 10, 2014, 8:47 AM

Tech Moves: Zillow CMO named to Avvo board; Blue Box bolsters team; Dendreon CEO out; Snap Skout’s new COO and more

—Zillow Chief Marketing Officer Amy Bohutinsky has joined the board of Avvo, the Seattle company that’s building an online marketplace… Read More

Jun 4, 2014, 9:06 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft taps Teper to lead corporate strategy; WhitePages lands ex-Wetpaint exec; Lovering leaves Splunk

—Microsoft tapped Jeff Teper to lead the company’s corporate strategy group. The promotion occurred last month, with Teper previously serving as… Read More

May 29, 2014, 5:00 AM

Tech Moves: Redfin names chief economist; Ex-Apple vet named CEO of X2Biosystems

—Redfin is following in the footsteps of Zillow and Trulia, appointing the Seattle online real estate company’s first-ever chief economist.… Read More

May 27, 2014, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: Godreau heading to NYC with UP Global; Chef opens in Europe; and more

—UP Global continues to expand, and this time the Seattle non-profit has picked an experienced venture capitalist to help lead… Read More

May 7, 2014, 12:12 PM

Tech Moves: Porch poaches engineering lead Nakhuda from Amazon; Apple’s PR chief retires; Twilio taps director; and more

—Seattle home improvement startup Porch has hired Daryn Nakhuda to be its director of growth engineering. Nakhuda will be charged with… Read More

May 1, 2014, 12:42 PM

Tech Moves: Snapchat adds execs; TrueSample expands; HasOffers goes to South Korea

—Snapchat hired Jad Boutros from Google to serve as its head of Information Security, according to Boutros’s Google+ page. It’s… Read More

Apr 14, 2014, 11:39 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon exec leaves for Square, Edifecs expands leadership team, and more

—Alyssa Henry has joined Square as its head of Engineering, the company announced today. Prior to her work at the payments… Read More

Apr 8, 2014, 11:48 AM

Tech Moves: Apple poaches Amazon A9 VP to head up search products, Modumetal names CFO, and more

—Benoit Dupin, previously Vice President of Search Technology for Amazon A9, has left the company to go work for Apple. His… Read More

Mar 31, 2014, 4:33 PM

Tech Moves: INRIX names new board member; Juno taps investment banker as CFO; etc.

—INRIX, the Kirkland company that uses data to reduce traffic congestion, has named Mike Gerling to the board. He previously… Read More

Mar 20, 2014, 10:42 AM

Tech Moves: Tiwary tapped at AWS; Moz’s Dumont headed to NYC; Nausin joins Trover

—Ashutosh Tiwary, the co-founder and former CEO of Bellevue data backup startup Doyenz, has been named general manager of tools… Read More

Mar 11, 2014, 5:03 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft gains activist board member; Ex-Apple VP becomes first female director at GoDaddy; etc.

—Mason Morfit, president of ValueAct Capital, has joined Microsoft’s board and will also serve on the board’s audit committee. Morfit’s appointment is part… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 12:48 PM

Tech Moves: Apple CFO to retire; Vijay Vashee joins Versium board; and more

—Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer will retire at the end of September, the company announced today. Oppenheimer has served as the… Read More

Feb 26, 2014, 8:49 AM

Tech Moves: Paul Allen names space chief; Bsquare’s new CEO

—Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has named a new space commander to lead the charge on his ambitious Stratolaunch project. He’s… Read More

Feb 23, 2014, 7:29 AM

Tech Moves: HasOffers adds DoubleClick vet; Globys bolsters team; Hulu picks Microsoftie as CTO; etc.

—It has been a wild few weeks for HasOffers, which was removed from Facebook’s mobile measurement program after it ran afoul… Read More