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Tech Moves: Avalara hires Amazon and Walmart vet; PATH adds VP of tech development; Remitly taps Kevin Nakao for VP role; and more

Avalara, Seattle-based makers of tax automation software, announced Monday that it has added another big name to its leadership team:… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp engineering leader Peter Wilson departs after one year

Peter Wilson, the former Google and Facebook engineering director who joined mobile marketplace OfferUp last year to lead its engineering… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Carbon Black, Galvanize CEO shifts to new role, and more

Fresh off of stints as an executive for Microsoft and Dropbox, Thomas Hansen is joining cyber security firm Carbon Black.… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle appoints first Smart City Coordinator; Fred Hutch adds to leadership; and more

Seattle has long been a hub for innovative technology, and today the city is taking advantage of that technology more… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon reportedly hires Box health tech exec; Bizible adds Inside Social founder as VP; and more

Amazon has hired health technology executive Missy Krasner, the VP and managing director of healthcare and life sciences at cloud… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft bringing in GE tech executive to be corporate VP of U.S. division

Microsoft announced Monday that Kate Johnson, currently an executive with GE, will join the Redmond tech giant as president and… Read More

Tech Moves: Boeing makes leadership changes to focus on quality; Smartsheet adds founding Salesforce investor to board; and more

Boeing announced a structural reorganization this week to combine its safety, quality and manufacturing processes into one division, bringing several leadership… Read More

Moz founder Rand Fishkin to step away from day-to-day operations, will remain chairman

More than 16 years after launching Moz, Rand Fishkin is ready for his next adventure. Over the next six-to-nine months,… Read More

Tech Moves: Meet Social Venture Partners’ new CEO; Seattle hires new Chief Privacy Officer; and more

Social Venture Partners isn’t your typical venture fund. It’s a nonprofit, community-focused group that acts as an important hub for… Read More

Tech Moves: Syntonic appoints AT&T, Sprint exec as chairman; former AWS engineering director leading new Russian cloud service

Syntonic, a Seattle-based mobile services startup, announced a new chairman of the board Thursday: former AT&T and Sprint executive Steve Elfman.… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup vet Bryan Zug joins Amazon’s UX team; Allen School of Computer Science adds two big players; and more

Bryan Zug is a familiar face in the Seattle startup world. He’s an entrepreneur and product design expert himself, but… Read More

Pioneer Square Labs hires Madrona Venture Group’s Julie Sandler as new managing director

For the past five years, Julie Sandler has immersed herself in the startup world as an investor, advisor, and mentor,… Read More

Tech Moves: LinkedIn China president resigns; Amperity adds to leadership board; and more

Derek Shen, the president of LinkedIn China, has reportedly resigned from his role at the Microsoft-owned company. The news was… Read More

Tech Moves: Longtime Zillow exec Chloe Harford finds new home at OfferUp; Exec in charge of Amazon Go joins Opendoor; etc.

Longtime Zillow executive Chloe Harford is leaving the real estate tech company to join OfferUp as the company’s new vice president of… Read More

Tech Moves: Amperity preps for launch with new VP of marketing; Bungie CFO joins mixed reality startup; and more

Amperity — a stealth-mode, AI-fueled marketing startup led by two Seattle startup veterans — has piqued the curiosity of many since GeekWire… Read More

Former Microsoft VP named CEO of Unify Square, a startup that helps businesses deploy Skype

John Case, the former corporate vice president of global marketing, product management, and business teams for Office and Office 365, has… Read More

Tech Moves: Cambia Grove founder joins AWS as liaison to healthcare industry; VC Sheila Gulati joins Snapsheet board; etc.

Cambia Grove, a hub for healthcare startups and entrepreneurs, announced Wednesday that founder and executive director Nicole Bell is leaving… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet scoops up AWS VP; theMaven adds new co-chairman; and more

Smartsheet has some serious momentum. Fresh off a $52 million funding round, the Bellevue-based collaborative work management technology company brought… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow CFO joins Apptio board, Starbucks SVP joins Salesforce as communications chief, and more

— Apptio, the Bellevue, Wash. company that makes software to help CIOs better understand spending in IT departments, has added Zillow… Read More

Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens joins OfferUp board, sees big things ahead for the Craigslist rival

As it continues to grow, OfferUp will have another guiding voice in its corner with experience building a fast-growing retail operation… Read More

Tech Moves: Amperity adds former Facebook engineering leader; Ex-Amazon talent director joins Outreach; and more

Dave Fetterman has had what you might call an illustrious career. He earned two degrees from Harvard, spent his first… Read More

Tech Moves: Planetary Resources adds space law expert as general counsel; Comcast appoints Washington state VP; and more

Planetary Resources, the asteroid-mining company headquartered in Redmond, Wash., is getting a little extra help as it ventures toward the stars.… Read More

Tech Moves: REI CIO named CTO at Lululemon; PicMonkey CEO hands reins to new leader; and more

REI Chief Information Officer Julie Averill is leaving the company to join activewear retailer Lululemon as executive vice president and chief technology… Read More

Tune adds former Oracle and Simply Measured execs to leadership board

Tune, the fast-growing Seattle-based mobile marketing analytics company, announced two big additions to its leadership board Monday: former Oracle exec Ryan… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur Matt Hulett joins Pioneer Square Labs to pursue new ideas in eSports

Pioneer Square Labs is adding some bench strength. The Seattle-based startup studio, which has already spun out companies such as… Read More

Tech Moves: Meet Microsoft Research Labs’ new director; Accolade adds key execs; and more

In a surprise move last week, Jeannette Wing — a noted computer scientist and corporate vice president of Microsoft Research — announced she… Read More

Tech Moves: Naveen Singh, son of tech vet Steve Singh, named Center CEO; PicMonkey co-founder joins Knack; and more

Being the son of a tech pioneer is a big pair of shoes to fill, but Naveen Singh doesn’t seem… Read More

Tech Moves: 9Mile Labs co-founder Sanjay Puri joins Avalara; open-standards advocate leaves Microsoft; Amplero board adds big names

Tax automation startup Avalara has been quietly stocking up on high-profile tech leadership for the past few months, and they just landed another… Read More

Tech Moves: ReplyYes adds to executive team; Juno announces new leaders; and more

ReplyYes, a fast-growing, chat-based commerce startup, announced three additions to the company’s executive board this week: former Zulily engineer Trevor Inman,… Read More

Tech Moves: Concur co-founder Raj Singh joins Avalara’s board; Winshuttle adds execs; and more

If you’re running a software startup in Seattle, Raj Singh is the kind of person you’d want as an advisor.… Read More