Tech Moves – Page 6 of 38

Tech Moves: AWS community head departing; Pfizer exec joins Truveta board; UW Medicine names CEO

— Emily Freeman, head of community for Amazon Web Services, is departing. “It’s been an incredible few years and I’ve… Read More

Longtime Tableau exec Francois Ajenstat joins analytics company Amplitude as product chief

After a 13-year journey with Seattle-based Tableau Software — which grew from a small startup into a public company that… Read More

Tech Moves: Leafly board member departs; Uber Freight hires ex-Convoy comms lead

— Following the implosion of freight logistics startup Convoy last month, former employees from the heavily-funded Seattle startup are finding landing… Read More

Tech Moves: Icertis exec joins Zenoti; Brex names new president; Nautilus Biotechnology hires VP

— Neal Singh is hopping from one Seattle-area unicorn to another. Singh was recently named president and COO of Zenoti, a… Read More

Tech Moves: Madrona investor returns to Microsoft; Edifecs adds CFO; and more

— Aseem Datar, partner at Madrona Venture Group, is headed back to Microsoft in a new role as vice president. Datar… Read More

Amazon Fashion chief steps down, replaced by longtime marketing leader

Muge Erdirik Dogan, president of Amazon Fashion & Fitness, is leaving the tech giant to pursue an external opportunity. Erdirik… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle marketing vet lands at IonQ; Microsoft principal researcher joins startup

— Margaret Arakawa, a longtime Seattle-area marketing leader, joined IonQ as chief marketing officer. Arakawa was previously CMO at Fastly and… Read More

‘Acquired’ co-host Ben Gilbert shifting roles at Pioneer Square Labs to focus on popular podcast

Seattle tech investor Ben Gilbert is transitioning to a new role at Pioneer Square Labs, the startup studio and venture… Read More

Katie Buss and Ben Howard take command at KinectAir travel service as co-CEOs

Retired Air Force Col. Katie Buss and tech entrepreneur Ben Howard have taken the helm as co-CEOs of Vancouver, Wash.-based… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon Alexa VP departs; Zillow exec joins Autodesk; F5 adds board member

— Longtime Seattle-based tech leader Joseph Sirosh has left Amazon. Sirosh was VP of Amazon Search and Alexa Shopping. He… Read More

Tech Moves: AI2 Incubator hires new managing director; Goldman Sachs director joins Dropbox; Marchex adds CFO

— Yifan Zhang, a Seattle-based entrepreneur who previously led real estate startup Loftium, is joining the AI2 Incubator as a managing… Read More

Tech Moves: Xbox exec shuffle; Outreach hires president; UW grad students win Google fellowships

Seattle sales tech startup Outreach hired Abhijit Mitra as president of product and technology. Mitra previously was chief product officer… Read More

Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela is leaving after 32 years, replaced by veteran exec Takeshi Numoto

One of Microsoft’s longest-running executive leaders is leaving after more than three decades with the company. Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s chief… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft CMO joins 3D printing startup board; Omeros names medical chief

— Somerville, Mass.-based 3D printer company Formlabs appointed Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela to its board of directors. Capossela has spent more than… Read More

Tech Moves: Gates Foundation exec joins Icertis board; Costco CEO to step down

.— Allan Golston joined the board of directors at Bellevue, Wash.-based contract lifecycle management company Icertis. He has served as… Read More

Zulily CEO Terry Boyle departing in latest shift for Seattle retailer

Another change is hitting Zulily as CEO Terry Boyle is leaving the Seattle-based online retailer. Boyle’s last day with Zulily… Read More

Tech Moves: Dreambox Learning CEO steps down after acquisition; Zuper hires sales exec; and more

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, president and CEO of DreamBox Learning, is stepping away from day-to-day duties at the Seattle-area edtech company following… Read More

Tech Moves: J.P. Morgan hires startup-focused VP in Seattle; Earth Finance adds climate advocacy vet

— Earth Finance, the Seattle corporate strategy and climate investing company, announced Wednesday it acquired Molecule, a Seattle-based climate advocacy… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet Liz Pearce joins climate startup; Absci names AI chief; and more

— Longtime tech executive Liz Pearce announced Monday that she is joining Seattle-based climate marketplace startup Ever.green as chief revenue… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Sprint CEO rejoins F5 board; Flexport engineering exec departs; and more

— Michel Combes, a longtime telecommunications and finance executive, rejoined F5’s board of directors. He previously stepped down from the… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet joins new AI startup; Rippl, Tasso, Lexion add execs; and more

— Rippl, a Seattle startup focused on the mental health of seniors, announced Jamie Sharp will join as chief medical… Read More

Departing Amazon exec Dave Limp will become CEO at Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture

Blue Origin has confirmed that Dave Limp, who is leaving his post as Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Joanna Lord lands new gig; Outreach exec resigns; Maveron hires CFO

— Joanna Lord, a marketing exec who led teams at Seattle companies including Porch Group, Big Door, and Moz, is now… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly exec to step down; Yoky Matsuoka named CEO of new Panasonic division

— Kim Vu, vice president of environmental social governance at Seattle digital remittance giant Remitly, will step down from her… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Fabric CEO joins HP as president and SVP of new division

— Faisal Masud, the former CEO of Seattle e-commerce startup Fabric, joined Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard. Masud told GeekWire he’ll… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Ada Developers Academy CEO joins venture studio; Riveter co-CEO steps down; and more

— Seattle tech leader Lauren Sato joined Seattle hardware startup studio Conduit Venture Labs as an entrepreneur-in-residence. The former CEO… Read More

Tech Moves: Flexport execs depart; Rover adds board member; longtime T-Mobile leader to retire

— Dave Clark isn’t the only former Amazon exec out at Flexport. Five other ex-Amazonians who joined Flexport over the… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Expedia exec joins Trupanion as CFO; General Fusion adds board member

— Seattle-based pet insurance company Trupanion named Fawwad Qureshi as CFO. The appointment, effective Sept. 25, comes after CFO Drew… Read More

Tech Moves: Adaptive board member resigns; Tagboard exec steps down; and more

— Seattle biotech company Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. disclosed in a SEC filing that Kevin Conroy has stepped down from his… Read More

Amazon adds three execs to its senior leadership team — here’s how the list has changed this year

Amazon named three additional executives to its senior leadership team Friday: Andy Jassy, the Amazon CEO, announced the additions in… Read More