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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft manager joins DroneSeed; former WSJ columnist lands at Amazon

— Matt Shaw, former chief people officer at Climate, joined DroneSeed as the startup’s first chief people officer. Founded in… Read More

Tech Moves: Netflix product leader lands at Google; YouTube CEO to join Code.org board; and more

— Keela Robison, former vice president of product innovation at Netflix, joined Google as vice president of product management leading… Read More

Starbucks hires former McDonald’s exec Deb Hall Lefevre to lead tech efforts as CTO

Starbucks is bringing on a former longtime tech leader at McDonald’s as its new chief technology officer. Deb Hall Lefevre… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft developer relations chief lands at Google; Amazon HR leader joins AppLovin

— Microsoft’s head of developer relations Ashley Willis McNamara announced Friday that she is departing and joining Google as head… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia adds new tech leaders; Xbox R&D chief departs; and more

— Expedia Group added six new technology leaders. The Seattle-based travel giant has spent the past few years restructuring its… Read More

Tech Moves: Esper names CFO; Streem founder steps down; Nanostring adds board member

— David Barclay, former chief financial officer for DigniFi and Xevo, joined Esper as CFO. Esper is a Seattle-based startup… Read More

Tech Moves: Convoy adds CFO; Stripe hires a Microsoft president; Providence names chief digital officer; and more

— Sonia Jain, formerly CFO from Cars.com, will join Seattle startup Convoy as its new chief financial officer. Jain served… Read More

Tech Moves: Gopuff hires Bezos’ former technical advisor; Meta engineering leader joins DoorDash

— Maria Renz, a former Amazon executive and technical advisor to Jeff Bezos, joined Gopuff as senior vice president of… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon product manager joins Shelf Engine; Nerdio adds former Microsoft exec to board; Hootsuite hires CPO

— Gavriella Schuster, a former Microsoft vice president, joined Nerdio’s board of directors. Schuster spent more than 25 years at… Read More

Tech Moves: USAFacts picks Microsoft and Amazon vet as CTO; Zillow CMO departs; and more

— Tanuja Korlepra, a former Amazon and Microsoft product management leader, has been named chief technology officer of USAFacts, the… Read More

Tech Moves: Syndio hires managing director; Google travel vet returns to Expedia; ex-Adaptive CMO joins Freenome

— Ritu Mohanka, vice president of strategy & development EMEA at Glint (part of LinkedIn), is now the managing director and… Read More

Tech Moves: Porch Group CFO will step down; OfferUp legal leader joins SeekOut

— Porch Group CFO Marty Heimbigner is leaving the Seattle-based home services company. In a new SEC filing posted Friday,… Read More

Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best joins Microsoft as director of global security risk operations

Carmen Best has joined Microsoft as director of global security risk operations. Best served as Seattle Police chief from August… Read More

Tech Moves: Sea.citi CEO steps down; Redfin adds board member; Radian taps strategy exec

— Nicholas Merriam is stepping down as sea.citi’s chief engagement officer. Launched in 2018 and spearheaded by some of the biggest tech… Read More

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies’ chief medical officer resigns; Athira Pharma’s new hires

— Lance Baldo stepped down as chief medical officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies. Baldo is “moving on to pursue another professional… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow VP joins OpenSea; Panopto hires Microsoft manager; product vet joins Binance

— Loni Mahanta, formerly vice president of government relations & public policy for Zillow Group, joined NFT marketplace OpenSea in… Read More

Tech Moves: Athira Pharma adds Wave Life Sciences CMO Michael Panzara to board

—Michael Panzara, chief medical officer and head of therapeutics discovery and development for Wave Life Sciences, was appointed to Athira… Read More

Tech Moves: Nordstrom appoints Alphabet VP Amie Thuener to board of directors

Amie Thuener, Alphabet VP and chief accounting officer, was appointed to Nordstrom’s board of directors, effective March 15. Thuener has… Read More

Tech Moves: Providence leader returns to Amazon; Seattle marketing vet joins LiveRamp; and more

— Jessica Shapiro will join LiveRamp as its chief marketing officer. Shapiro is marketing veteran, previously working in leadership roles at… Read More

Zulily taps former Nordstrom exec and e-commerce vet Terry Boyle as new president and CEO

Terry Boyle has been appointed the new president and CEO of Seattle-based online retailer Zulily, in a move announced Monday… Read More

Collectors, a collectibles services company, is hiring tech vets at new office in Seattle

Collectors, a company that authenticates, grades and manages collectibles such a sports trading cards and autographed memorabilia, coins, video games… Read More

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies hires new CFO from J.P. Morgan Chase amid layoffs

— Adaptive Biotechnologies has a new CFO. Tycho Peterson comes from J.P. Morgan Chase, where he most recently served in… Read More

Rover stock dips 17% after Q4 earnings report; CFO Tracy Knox to retire

Rover shares were down more than 15% in after-hours trading after the company reported its fourth quarter earnings, which beat… Read More

Tech Moves: Burke Museum appoints executive director; Boundless names product VP; and more

— Dr. Gabriela Chavarria has joined Seattle’s Burke Museum as the new executive director. Chavarria brings more than 20 years of… Read More

Tech Moves: Xamarin co-founder leaves Microsoft; OfferUp adds execs; and more

— Miguel de Icaza, who joined Microsoft after the tech giant acquired Xamarin in 2016, is leaving the company, according to… Read More

Tech Moves: T-Mobile taps new CMO; Bezos Earth Fund adds senior staff; ex-Drugstore.com CEO joins SecureSave board

— Mike Katz, a longtime T-Mobile executive, is now chief marketing officer of the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier. “This is an… Read More

Microsoft keeps expanding ranks of climate leadership, announces new hire from Shell

Microsoft is adding to its climate leadership ranks by hiring Elisabeth Brinton as corporate vice president of sustainability. The software… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon product vet joins IoT startup; Amazon comms leader moves to Lyft; Doxo adds execs; and more

— San Diego, Calif.-based company Wiliot named Manish Bansal as chief product officer. He joins the IoT startup from Amazon,… Read More

Acumatica names former Unify Square leader John Case as new CEO; Jon Roskill shifts to EQT role

Business technology company Acumatica, maker of cloud-based enterprise resource planning software, named John Case as its new CEO effective March… Read More

Google Maps veterans hired by Microsoft as new VPs in Maps and Local team

Two former members of the Google Maps team have navigated their way to Microsoft, joining the Redmond company as corporate… Read More