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Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart

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F5 Photos) — Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 announced two new executive appointments this week: Lyra Schramm , the company’s new chief people officer, and Kunal Anand , chief technology officer. Piskel joined the Seattle-based biotech company in 2015 and was most recently principal accounting officer.

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

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Yifan Zhang speaks at the 2018 State of Technology Luncheon on June 1, 2018 in Seattle. The Seattle startup offered discounts to renters and prospective homebuyers in exchange for renting out a room in a house, among other real estate programs. Kadaru spent time at Meta and Accenture. based fusion energy company.

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Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

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After executive stints at Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Nike, Courtney Kissler is now the CTO and senior vice president of technology at Seattle online retailer Zulily. The company has expanded its product selection over the past few years, including items from larger national brands. Courtney Kissler. Zulily Photo). Nish Lathia.

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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

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MagniX’s chief technology officer, Riona Armesmith, works on electric propulsion systems like the one in the background at the company’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. Armesmith was leaving one of the world’s best-known manufacturing companies, Rolls-Royce, where she was head of programs for aviation futures.

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Tech Moves: Flexe hires Amazon biometrics leader; Fresh Chalk founder departs; and more

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Flexible warehousing company Flexe hired Amazon vet Lara Rogers as SVP and general manager. The company’s marketplace lets retailers purchase warehousing space on an on-demand basis, avoiding long-term warehouse leases. Longtime Microsoft executive Gavriella Schuster joined the board of cybersecurity company Open Systems.

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Tech Moves: Former Amazon VP Brad Porter joins Scale AI as CTO; UW names new Communication Leadership director; and more

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Brad Porter, who was until recently the Amazon Robotics leader, will become Scale AI’s first CTO. Alexandr Wang, Scale AI’s CEO and founder, dropped out of MIT to start the company. “I’m joining Alex Wang and the team at Scale as CTO to help bring this vision to reality.” Scale AI Photo). Scale AI Photo).

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Former Amazon Prime Air employees raise $4.5M for stealthy solar airplane startup

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Radical’s co-founders, CTO Cyriel Notteboom and CEO James Thomas, carry a solar-powered demonstrator aircraft that flew continuously for more than 24 hours during a test flight last year. “We’re currently hiring. “Seattle’s a great area to be building a company like this.” Radical Photo).

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