GeekWire
Menu
  • Home
  • News
    • Amazon
    • Civic presented by Microsoft
    • Geek Life presented by Network of Giving
    • Health/Life Sciences
    • Microsoft
    • Podcasts
    • Space
    • Startups
    • Sustainability
    • Tech Moves
    • Bot or Not
    • GeekWire on the Road: Spokane
    • Microsoft at 50 presented by Accenture
    • Tech Vets presented by Northern Trust
  • GeekWork
    • GeekWork Recruiting
    • Job Board
  • Events
    • Community Calendar
    • GeekWire Events
  • Lists
    • Amazon Office Buildings
    • GeekWire 200 presented by JPMorganChase
    • GeekWire Startup List
    • GeekWire Startup Resources
    • GeekWire Startup Spaces
    • Layoff Tracker
    • M&As and IPOs
    • Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List
    • Recent Fundings
    • Seattle Engineering Outposts
    • Venture Capital Directory
  • Members
    • Health Benefits
    • Memberships
  • Studios
    • GeekWire Studios: Let Us Tell Your Story
    • Nebius at NVIDIA GTC 2025 sponsored by Nebius
    • AWS Marketplace Seller Conference 2024 sponsored by AWS
    • AWS Summit: New York Partner Spotlights sponsored by AWS
    • Does Compute presented by Carnegie Mellon University
    • Guide to re:Invent sponsored by AWS
    • Money Hacks presented by BECU
    • Tech Connect at Dreamforce 2024 sponsored by RSM US LLP
    • Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored by Greater Seattle Partners
    • Zuper at Inbound sponsored by Zuper
  • About
    • About GeekWire
    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
    • Email Newsletters
    • Reprints & Permissions
    • Sponsors
  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips

What happens here matters everywhere.

  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Startups
  • AI
  • Science
  • Tech Moves
  • Sustainability
  • Civic
  • Geek Life

Tech Moves

Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer

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

Glenn Walcott steps down as DoubleDown president, gets knighted as ‘Defender of Seattle Fireworks’

The man who brought the Seattle tech community raining dollar bills, “Gangnam Style” dances and Chewbacca impressions is saying goodbye to the Emerald… Read More

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

Microsoft devices chief Julie Larson-Green takes on new role, will be replaced by Nokia’s Stephen Elop

Julie Larson-Green, the former Windows executive who most recently led Microsoft hardware development as the top executive in the company’s… Read More

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

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon vet Holden lands at Bezos-backed Uber; Trulia hires CMO for ad war with Zillow; and more

—Uber is zooming ahead with a new chief product, one who helped drive Amazon.com’s growth in the early days. Jeff… Read More

Groupon product chief Jeff Holden to depart next month

Groupon product chief Jeffrey Holden is leaving the daily deals site effective March 18, according to a SEC filing posted… Read More

Evite co-founder, former Priceline.com CFO named to the board of Redfin

Redfin is bolstering its board of directors, a sign that the Seattle online real estate company may be positioning for… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Zynga GM Jim Veevaert joins DoubleDown as co-founders leave; Jon Gelsey now CEO at Auth0; and more

— Jim Veevaert, a 20-year industry vet who previously held executive positions at Zynga and Microsoft, has joined IGT’s DoubleDown Casino… Read More

Former Warner Bros. executive named Redbox president

A former Warner Bros. Home Entertainment executive, Mark Horak, has been named president of Redbox this afternoon as the video… Read More

Satya Nadella’s full memo to Microsoft staffers: ‘We need to believe in the impossible and remove the improbable’

Microsoft entered a new era today as Satya Nadella was named CEO, just the third person to hold that title… Read More

Biotech investor Thong Le named CEO of Accelerator Corp.

Thong Le has taken the helm of Accelerator Corp., the Seattle-based investment firm that bankrolls emerging startups in the biotechnology… Read More

Tech Moves: Stealthy startup Qumulo bolsters exec ranks with Isilon vets; and more

—Qumulo, the data storage company led by former Isilon exec Peter Godman, still hasn’t told the world what it’s building.… Read More

Tech Moves: Sarah Bird assumes CEO role at Moz; Haiku Deck hires Dan Gerrity

—Moz co-founder Rand Fishkin officially handed over the CEO reins to COO Sarah Bird this week, a move that comes… Read More

Ex-Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch named to top post at NetMotion Wireless

Former Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch has a new gig, taking on the CEO role at mobile security software maker NetMotion… Read More

Tech Moves: LivingSocial CEO steps down, EMP gets new CEO, and more

—LivingSocial CEO Tim O’Shaughnessy will be stepping down from the Amazon-owned daily deal site, the Washington Business Journal reported today.… Read More

Tech Moves: Shauna Causey named VP at UP Global; etc.

—UP Global, the Seattle non-profit that formed earlier this year through the combination of Startup America and Startup Weekend, has… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Real VP named GM of Urbanspoon: T-Mobile taps CIO; etc.

—Keela Robinson, a mobile industry veteran who previously worked at Amazon, WhitePages, RealNetworks and T-Mobile, has been named senior vice… Read More

Tech Moves: WhitePages hires former Optify CEO; Lively names six execs; etc.

—WhitePages has hired Rob Eleveld as vice president of sales for the company’s PRO division. Eleveld is the former CEO… Read More

Music service Rdio names former Amazon and Microsoft exec Anthony Bay CEO

Rdio, the online music service that faces competition from the likes of Spotify, Pandora and Rhapsody, has named Anthony Bay… Read More

Ex-Facebook general counsel Rudy Gadre joins Seattle VC firm Founder’s Co-op

Former Facebook general counsel and ex-Amazon.com attorney Rudy Gadre has quickly established himself as one of the top angel investors… Read More

Tech Moves: Katie Couric joins Yahoo; Shakeup at BlackBerry; Crosscut’s Shaw returns to Microsoft

—TV host Katie Couric plans to join Yahoo as “global anchor,” the latest key media hire for CEO Marissa Mayer.… Read More

Tech Moves: VC Lucinda Stewart joins exec search firm; Exsilio names COO; WTIA hires Patti Brooke; etc.

—Seattle venture capitalist Lucinda Stewart is moving into a new profession, taking on a role as an executive recruiter at… Read More

Redfin shakes up executive ranks: CMO and 2 VPs to depart

Just days after raising a $50 million venture financing round, Seattle-based Redfin is parting ways with three key executives, GeekWire… Read More

Microsoft employee #1 has a new gig

Marc McDonald not only saw the birth of the software industry, he played a key role in it. The software… Read More

IPO bound? Apptio hires Amazon and Microsoft vets, names former Microsoft CFO Peter Klein to board

Fast-growing Apptio is deepening its bench of management talent, attracting some heavyweights from Microsoft and Amazon.com. The Bellevue company, which… Read More

Tech Moves: Priceline CEO steps down; Barrie Cohen heads NWEN; Boeing names CIO; and more

—Priceline President and CEO Jeff Boyd has stepped down from his chief executive position in a surprising move announced during… Read More

Tech Moves: Skype exec departs Microsoft; Frazier Healthcare taps new VC; etc.

—Skype executive Mark Gillett is leaving Microsoft, taking a new position at private equity firm Silver Lake, reports Kara Swisher… Read More

Tech columnist David Pogue leaves NYT for Yahoo, plans to launch new consumer tech site

Yahoo has been on a serious acquisition hunt in recent months, gobbling up tons of startups in a series of… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot named CEO of Mixpo; Skytap adds VPs; and more

—Mixpo, the six-year-old online video advertising startup, has named former Razorfish and aQuantive executive Jeff Lanctot as CEO. He replaces… Read More

  • Older
  • Newer

Latest Stories

    Read All Stories

    GeekWire Newsletters

    Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline

    Send Us a Tip

    Have a scoop that you'd like GeekWire to cover? Let us know.

    Send Us a Tip

    A Word From Our Sponsors

    About

    • About GeekWire
    • Contact Us
    • Partner With Us
    • Become a GeekWire Member
    • Send Us a Tip
    • Join Our Startup List
    • Reprints and Permissions

    Follow

    • Facebook
    • X
    • LinkedIn
    • Instagram
    • RSS Feed
    • Podcast
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky

    GeekWire Newsletters

    Catch every headline in your inbox

    Read GeekWire

    • Apple News
    • Google News

    Legal

    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Sponsored Content Policy
    Return to Top of Page
    © 2011-2025 GeekWire, LLC
    Do Not Sell or Share My Personal information
    Limit the Use Of My Sensitive Personal Information
    Consent Preferences