Tech Moves – Page 21 of 38

Tech Moves: Meet PayScale’s new CEO; Amazon’s treasurer departs

PayScale‘s longtime CEO Mike Metzger has stepped down, and Scott Torrey will lead the company going forward. Torrey is a… Read More

Tech Moves: Glassdoor CEO steps down; Outlook design director departs; Pushpay adds director

— Glassdoor CEO and co-founder Robert Hohman will step down on Jan. 6. The former Microsoft and Expedia exec will… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly names diversity lead; Tableau hires marketing exec; ArtsFund taps interim CEO

— Kim Vu is the new head of diversity, equity and inclusion at Remitly, a Seattle startup that makes it… Read More

Tech Moves: Apple’s former Siri chief jumps to Microsoft; Halo Infinite creative director departs

— Bill Stasior, the former head of Apple’s Siri digital assistant product, is heading to Microsoft in the latest example… Read More

Tech Moves: RealSelf marketing exec departs; Haiku Deck founder joins Microsoft Minecraft team

— Jani Strand is out at RealSelf, just nine months after joining the cosmetic review site as chief brand and… Read More

Tech Moves: Skytap CEO Thor Culverhouse hands reins to CTO; Apptio CMO Chris Pick retires

Thor Culverhouse is no longer the CEO of enterprise cloud services company Skytap, and former chief technology officer Bradley Schick… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft taps former Samsung exec as chief medical officer; Apptio names India leader amid blistering expansion

— Microsoft hired David Rhew as the chief medical officer and vice president of healthcare for its worldwide commercial business.… Read More

Tech Moves: Blockchain game lands former Wizards of the Coast exec; Brotman Baty Institute names board

—Chris Clay joined blockchain game Gods Unchained following his departure as game director of Magic: The Gathering Arena in June.… Read More

Tech Moves: Moovel CEO steps down following ReachNow’s closure; PayScale gets a new CFO

Nat Parker, CEO of transportation software firm Moovel North America, is stepping down to rejoin the startup world. Former chief… Read More

GoDaddy hires former Expedia president Aman Bhutani as new CEO; Scott Wagner steps down due to health reasons

Former Expedia executive Aman Bhutani is the new leader of website hosting giant GoDaddy, taking over from CEO Scott Wagner,… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Alibaba dealmaker joins OfferUp board; Google hires ex-Microsoft natural language expert

— Former Alibaba executive Michael Zeisser joined the board of directors at Seattle-based mobile marketplace OfferUp. “Very few consumer companies… Read More

Tech Moves: Blokable exec leaves for Expedia; ExtraHop names new finance chief

— Sandy Anuras is leaving Blokable, a Seattle startup with a mission to develop low-cost housing at scale, to join… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Amazon execs flock to startups, and Palmetto hires for new Seattle office

He’s the former head of a $10 billion business retail unit at Amazon, and he’s one of several execs heading… Read More

How this startup vet plans to create a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs in Eastern Washington

Startup accelerator Ignite Northwest is getting a facelift under the direction of Tom Simpson, a well-known angel investor and co-founder… Read More

Isaac Kato, who led MightyAI to Uber acquisition, joins Techstars Seattle as managing director

Fresh off helping guide MightyAI to its acquisition by Uber, Isaac Kato is taking on another challenge as the new… Read More

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

Amazon Web Services is enlisting Jeff Miller, a former fundraiser for President Donald Trump, according to a lobbying disclosure form… Read More

Tech Moves: Fernish lands former Amazon exec; Quantarium names chief marketing and revenue officer; and more

— Home furnishing rental company Fernish hired Kristin Smith as chief operating officer. Smith was most recently COO at Dolly,… Read More

Univ. of Washington names longtime professor François Baneyx to lead CoMotion innovation center

The University of Washington named longtime professor François Baneyx to lead its CoMotion innovation center. Baneyx is currently the Charles… Read More

Tech Moves: Vacasa adds chief financial and information security officers; Likewise hires UX director

Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa named two new C-suite executives: Jim Grube is the new chief financial officer and Jeff… Read More

Tech Moves: Fraxion adds to board; digital marketplace Etailz hires new CEO; and more

— Business expense management startup Fraxion added three new executives to its board of directors: Rick Gustafson was most recently… Read More

Tech Moves: Outreach adds ex-Microsoft talent; Leafly hires a chief product officer; and more

— What do you do with a billion-dollar valuation? Seattle’s newest Unicorn, sales automation startup Outreach, is celebrating by staffing… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky dives into venture capital; Amplero founder joins Zulily

— Amy Bohutinsky, the former chief operating officer of Zillow, has joined venture capital equity firm TCV, where she will… Read More

Tech Moves: Cloudability CEO resigns after Apptio acquisition; Microsoft Philanthropies lands a new director; and more

Mat Ellis resigned from his role as CEO of Cloudability, a startup that helps companies track their spending on cloud… Read More

Tech Moves: Lime’s chief program officer departs; Convoy taps Amazon vet as advisor; Versium names a new CEO; and more

— A little more than a year after joining dockless bike- and scooter-sharing startup Lime as chief program officer, Scott… Read More

Washington governor’s tech guru Joseph Williams leaves to run Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Seattle office

For the past three years, Joseph Williams has been advising Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on tech policy. In that time… Read More

Tech Moves: Kaiser Permanente names head of research in Washington state; Offerpad lures former Zillow exec; and more

— Kaiser Permanente landed Dr. Rita Mangione-Smith to lead its Washington Health Research Institute. Mangione-Smith is a pediatrician by training… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies co-founder leaves Fred Hutch; IPO filing warned of IP risks from dual roles

Dr. Harlan Robins, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies, stepped down from his role as head of… Read More

Tech Moves: Social Venture Partners CEO departs for BECU; Zipwhip adds general counsel; and more

Solynn McCurdy left his role as CEO of nonprofit Social Venture Partners and joined credit union BECU as senior vice president… Read More

Techstars Seattle leader Chris DeVore to step down, will focus on Founders’ Co-op venture capital firm

After nearly five years leading Techstars Seattle as managing director, Chris DeVore is stepping down on July 1. In an… Read More

Tech Moves: Appsheet staffs up leadership; GitHub welcomes a new COO; voice startup Jargon grows; and more

No-code app development startup AppSheet brought on Daisy dePaulis as chief revenue officer and Thierry D’Hers as vice president… Read More