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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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EV startup Canoo loses chief technology officer and two co-founders

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EV startup Canoo is losing three top executives, including its chief technology officer Peter Savagian, as part of an apparent shakeup of its leadership team. Sohel Merchant will replace Savagian as CTO. Canoo’s chief lawyer left at the same time as Kranz, too, though he wasn’t a co-founder.

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Tech Moves: Flexe CTO departs; Impinj names chief innovation officer; and more

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— David Glick left his position as chief technology officer of on-demand warehousing startup Flexe. Prior to Flexe, Glick spent almost two decades at Amazon and was VP of Amazon’s transportation and fulfillment technologies. David Glick. Flexe Photo).

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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. “He will manage our entire technology stack, with combined ownership of product direction and engineering, to turbocharge our ambitious technology roadmap.” He will continue to support the program as a co-founder.

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Tech Moves: Karat, Common Room, Aduro hire execs; longtime Microsoft cloud leader departs

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Karat Image). — Karat , a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews , hired two new executives. Amy Sennett , previously general counsel at OpenText and Catalant Technologies, joins as Karat’s new general counsel. . Common Room launched in 2020 and raised $52 million last year.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

He has assisted the top management in planning IT strategies and leveraging technologies for rationalizing manpower, enhancing organizational productivity, and improving the efficiency of operations. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Real estate buying platform Blox has appointed Amit Goel as its chief technology officer, based in Mumbai.

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Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

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Tony Bacos , former vice president and CTO of Amazon Fashion, has been hired at Frontdoor as the company’s first senior vice president and chief digital officer. Founded in 2020, it is a spinout of Giving Tech Labs in partnership with Microsoft, Vulcan and The Hewlett Foundation. Tony Bacos. Frontdoor Photo).

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