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Tech Moves: Expedia taps execs to run new divisions; Bumble hires Microsoft vet as CTO

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Expedia Photos) — Expedia Group hired two longtime leaders to run new operating divisions within the Seattle-based travel giant. Bumble, which recently hired new CEO Lidiane Jones, announced several new exec hires, including a new chief product officer, chief people officer, and chief marketing officer. Libby Johnson McKee.

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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. She was VP of Retail Technology for 18 months at Starbucks, and previously spent 14 years at Nordstrom where she held various tech-related leadership positions.

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Walmart to hire nearly 200 in Seattle as part of expansion of its Global Tech team

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Walmart announced a big push Tuesday to expand its Global Tech team by more than 5,000 employees, with nearly 200 of those jobs planned for Seattle, where the retailer established a tech presence last year. (Bigstock Photo). Additionally, Walmart has 14 stores in the Seattle metro area and 66 across Washington state. Its total headcount is 2.3

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CTO Dwayne Allen on delivering transcendent business impact

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Equipped with experiences across a range of industries, a healthy dose of self-awareness, and a passion for learning and people, Allen is redefining the art of the possible as a strategic and innovative CTO. I’ve been in four industries, but while I was at Microsoft, I served several more — healthcare and retail, for example.

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Tech Moves: Qumulo hires cloud CTO; ex-Tableau CMO joins Conversica board; 98point6 adds COO

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Qumulo does not have an overall CTO. MTI) hired Craig Parietti as CFO and Tony Woods as VP of human resources. MTI, which provides display technologies for retailers, also promoted Vicki VanValin to VP of global sales and Parbin Chand to VP of production and supply chain. . The 8-year-old company reached a $1.2 Hillsboro, Ore.-based

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Seattle’s DevHub acquires retail tech startup Brickwork to boost online-to-store experiences

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The news: DevHub , the Seattle software-as-a-service startup that is used by more than 179 brands and/or their agencies to build websites and landing pages, has acquired New York-based Brickwork, a retail tech company that powers local consumer experiences for leading brands.

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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

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The UK study also revealed that women of all backgrounds and ethnicities make up around 22% (approximately 424,000), compared to 48% of the entire UK workforce, with Black women in particular facing a wide range of obstacles, including discrimination and being accused by colleagues or superiors of being merely ‘diversity hires.’

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