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Tech Moves

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

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

Uber poaches former Lyft COO Travis VanderZanden

Well, this could get interesting. Uber has hired former Lyft COO Travis VanderZanden as vice president of international growth, helping… Read More

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

Ex-Microsoft and Amazon exec Brian Valentine joins stealthy startup incubator led by Napster co-founder

When we stumbled upon the stealthy startup Ivy Softworks earlier this year, Jordan Ritter didn’t want to say too much… Read More

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

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

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

Porch tops 200 people in one year, hires new CTO from Amazon

Less than a year after launching nationally, home improvement data startup Porch has grown 10-fold to more than 200 people —including… Read More

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

Amazon’s longtime finance boss will retire in 2015

Tom Szkutak, Amazon’s chief financial officer for the past 12 years, will retire from the company next summer, the company… Read More

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

Former eBay VP Peter Mansour named president of InfoSpace

Peter Mansour, who led eBay’s Bellevue operation and served as the company’s vice president of shipping and marketing technologies, has… Read More

Porch adds former Market Leader CEO Ian Morris to board

Ian Morris, the former CEO of real estate technology company Market Leader, has joined the board of directors of Porch,… Read More

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

Co-creator of ‘Survivor’ and ‘The Apprentice’ joins Amazon

Conrad Riggs, the co-creator of hit reality TV shows such as “Survivor” and “The Apprentice,” has joined Amazon.com as part… Read More

Unmanned surveillance aircraft maker Insitu takes flight with new CEO

Insitu has a new leader at the helm. The Boeing maker of unmanned aircraft systems, including the ScanEagle and Integrator,… Read More

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

Former MTV CEO Judy McGrath joins Amazon’s board

Former MTV Networks CEO Judy McGrath is joining the Amazon board of directors, boosting the company’s Hollywood credentials at a… Read More

Wireless pioneer John Stanton named to Microsoft board in latest bid by software giant to gain ground in mobile

John Stanton helped transform the mobile industry over the past three decades, serving in executive roles at McCaw Cellular; Western… Read More

Microsoft hires high-ranking Qualcomm exec Peggy Johnson, report says

Microsoft has hired a high-ranking Qualcomm executive, Peggy Johnson, who most recently oversaw the semiconductor company’s strategic partnerships and its initiatives to commercialize… Read More

Yammer co-founder David Sacks leaving Microsoft, two years after $1.2B acquisition

Yammer co-founder David Sacks is leaving Microsoft, and the team developing the business-oriented social network will be folded into the… Read More

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

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

Cray execs leave supercomputer maker to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities

Two top Cray executives are leaving the Seattle-based supercomputer maker. The company announced today that Bill Blake, CTO and senior vice president,… Read More

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

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

Amazon payments engineering director leaves for health-care tech company

Doug Hebenthal, who left Microsoft in 2012 to become engineering director for Amazon’s e-commerce payments platform, is leaving Amazon to take a job as senior… Read More

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

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

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