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Tech Moves: Unbounce names new CEO; Azure VP joins VMware; and more

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She was most recently the company’s president and previously chief revenue officer. Prior to joining Unbounce in 2018, Bochicchio was VP of sales at startups Social Nature and Bench Accounting. The company raised approximately $38 million last year in a round led by private equity firm Crest Rock Partners.

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Tech Moves: Hiya adds startup vets; Bellevue College taps former governor as interim president; and more

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He is currently chairman of Locke Global Strategies, a consulting group, and a senior advisor and consultant for law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, specializing in doing business in China and the U.S. million and acquired IT consulting service company Adaptive Technology Group. ambassador to China and secretary of commerce.

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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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Google says it’s committed to ethical AI research. Its ethical AI team isn’t so sure.

Vox

Google’s ethical AI department has been in a state of flux since the company fired Timnit Gebru, the team’s former leader. Jeff Dean, the company’s head of AI, said in May that while the controversy surrounding Gebru’s departure was a “reputational hit,” it’s time to move on. Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

With more and more companies undertaking the journey of digital transformation, the role of the CIO has become critical. He joins the Indian beverage company after a 17-year stint at Wockhardt where he was associate vice president of information technology head. He will also plan and implement the company’s IT and digital strategy.

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Tech Moves: OfferUp adds diversity chief; Convoy engineering VP departs; ex-Twitter VP joins Kraken

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Mobile marketplace OfferUp announced Melinda Starbird as the company’s first chief people and diversity officer. Starbird previously was VP of people and employee experience at Auth0 and held senior recruiting and HR roles at Avanade, Whitepages and Hiya. He spent almost a decade at Isilon Systems as director of engineering.