Tech Moves

Tech Moves: Simply Measured co-founder steps down for role at stealthy startup; Avalara expands operations in Brazil; and more

Simply Measured co-founder and vice president of strategy Adam Schoenfeld is leaving the Seattle-based social media analytics company after nearly seven… Read More

Tech Moves: Convoy investor Grant Ries joins startup as chief business officer; HomeAway names John Kim president; and more

Grant Ries, who was an investor during both the angel and Series A funding rounds at Convoy, was so impressed by… Read More

Tech Moves: Ken Worzel named president of Nordstrom.com; Michael Ann Thomas joins APCO; and more

— Nordstrom announced that it has named Ken Worzel as the president of Nordstrom.com. The move comes after a period… Read More

Internal email: Paul Allen’s top space exec Chuck Beames leaving Vulcan Aerospace

Aerospace veteran Chuck Beames is leaving his post as president of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s spaceflight company, Vulcan Aerospace. Word… Read More

Tech Moves: RealNetworks names Bill Patrizio consumer media president; Erik Selberg joins Amperity; and more

— RealNetworks has hired Bill Patrizio, a media industry veteran, to be president of its consumer media business, the company announced… Read More

Tech Moves: Whitepages founder Alex Algard names Rob Eleveld new CEO

Whitepages founder Alex Algard started his website out of his Stanford University dorm 20 years ago. And after running the Seattle-based contact… Read More

Tech Moves: Rover’s Matt Gamboa leaving for Austin and HomeAway; Jobaline names Douglas Johnson CEO; and more

— Matt Gamboa, a 10-year veteran of the Seattle tech scene, is leaving Rover, the network for pet sitters and dog walkers, after… Read More

Tech Moves: Karl Triebes resigns after 12 years as CTO at F5 Networks

Karl Triebes, who served as executive vice president of product development and chief technology officer at Seattle-based F5 Networks, has… Read More

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Tech Moves: Point Inside expands leadership team; Melissa Nelson named president of Publicis Seattle; and more

— Point Inside, the Bellevue, Wash.-based provider of digital in-store product location solutions, has announced the addition of three new executives as… Read More

Tech Moves: Brian Guy takes on Dev9’s cloud practice; Dave Kalman named CTO at HackerAgency; and more

— Dev9, a Kirkland, Wash.-based software development consulting firm, has named Brian Guy practice director of cloud services. As a… Read More

Tech Moves: Qualtrics names Webb Stevens head of product; Mike Zell joins Amplero; and more

— Qualtrics, makers of software that helps measure employee engagement, gather website feedback and perform market research, has named Webb… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup vet Eric Best joins Amperity; Getty Images hires Comedy Central exec; etc.

– Amperity, a Seattle-based machine-learning marketing startup, named tech veteran Eric Best as their new chief customer officer today. The startup has remained in stealth mode since being… Read More

Tech Moves: Rob Fiddick replaces Wistar Kay at Department of Commerce; Apptio adds to exec team; and more

Wistar Kay, business development manager for the Washington State Department of Commerce, has announced her retirement effective Aug. 19, and… Read More

After stints at Microsoft, Google and Salesforce, tech vet Adam Bosworth joins Amazon

Adam Bosworth has had a long and distinguished career in tech, starting at Microsoft where he pushed the organization to… Read More

Tech Moves: Rover.com names Steve Heaps new CFO; Tom Hale joins SurveyMonkey as president

Rover.com, the Seattle-based online pet-sitting service, has appointed Steve Heaps as CFO. In a news release Friday, the company said… Read More

Tech Moves: Urban Airship CFO departs; FlowPlay brings on scientist-in-residence; and more

— Urban Airship CFO Mike Temple has stepped down from the Portland-based mobile marketing platform, according to a story on OregonLive.… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Skype executive departs CFO role at Puppet after nearly three years; NetMotion names CEO

Puppet CFO Bill Koefoed is stepping down from the Portland-based maker of IT automation software, a move that comes nearly… Read More

Tech Moves: Marc Nager leaving Techstars role; Mona Locke departs Intellectual Ventures; and more

— Telluride Foundation, the network with a goal of improving the quality of life for those who live, work and… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft UK names Cindy Rose new CEO; Brian Fioca joins Glowforge; and more

— Microsoft UK will have a new CEO this fall as Cindy Rose was named to succeed Michel Van der Bel,… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Marcelo Calbucci moving to London; Frank Johnson-Suglia joins BitTitan; and more

— Marcelo Calbucci, a Microsoft and tech startup veteran who started and ran Seattle2.0 before GeekWire acquired it, is moving to London he… Read More

Tech Moves: PitchBook names new COO to drive continued growth; ExtraHop adds two tech vets; Vulcan hires CIO

— PitchBook, the Seattle startup that collects data on venture capital and private equity financings, has hired Rod Diefendorf as the company’s… Read More

Tech Moves: Getty Images forms new Innovation Group; Razorfish hires Microsoft’s Kevin Urie; and more

— Getty Images has formed a new Innovation Group focused on meeting evolving customer needs at the visual communications company… Read More

Google hires Box exec Sam Schillace to help run its cloud engineering operations

Google has hired Sam Schillace to help run its cloud engineering operations, company spokesperson Michael Moeschler confirmed today. As the… Read More

Tech Moves: EagleView names Bill Bunker new CEO; Jacob Colker joins Lighter Capital; and more

— EagleView Technology, the Bothell, Wash.-based provider of aerial imagery and data analytics, has named Bill Bunker the new CEO,… Read More

Tech Moves: Rajeev Singh joins board at startup Amperity; Kelly Smith returning to Seattle for new Starbucks role; and more

— Amperity, the marketing technology startup that raised $9 million from a who’s who of angel and venture investors in… Read More

Tech Moves: Stack Overflow hires former Microsoft GM as CMO; Amazon hires Xerox PARC vet for Alexa R&D; and more

— Stack Overflow, the popular online community and Q&A site for programmers, has hired Adrianna Burrows, a former Microsoft general manager, as… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft exec to advise Wash. governor on tech industry development, Fred Hutch names new COO, and more

—The Washington State Department of Commerce announced that Joseph Williams has been appointed as the director of economic development for the information and communication technology… Read More