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Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more

GeekWire

Widner, a board member at Lighter, most recently served as managing partner at the venture capital arm of the National Australia Bank. ” — Uber appointed Sukumar Rathnam as its new chief technology officer. Founded in 2014, Vettd.ai based Behavox as its first chief product officer.

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

GeekWire

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. The advisory council currently has 14 members including Microsoft Tech for Social Impact CTO Erik Arnold ; Vulcan CEO Bill Hilf; and King County CIO Tanya Hannah.

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Tech Moves: Expedia and F5 Networks add board members; Madrona principal departs; and more

GeekWire

Buse previously served as co-CEO and CEO of Monitise, a global mobile banking and payments company, from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, she was a longtime leader at Visa, retiring from the company in 2014 as EVP of global services. Founders Live launched as Feature Friday in 2014. Scott Porad. ” Maria Colacurcio.

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Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

GeekWire

But if they have one thing in common, it’s that they are growing their companies at a time when the broader tech economy is contracting. He served as CTO before stepping into the CEO role in 2014. Create your own user feedback survey Chris Diorio , CEO of Impinj Chris Diorio, CEO of Impinj, at the 2018 GeekWire Summit.

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Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion dollar startups?

GeekWire

And while the Seattle area still represents a fraction of the estimated 502 unicorns operating around the globe, Seattle venture capitalist Sheila Gulati isn’t surprised by the recent spurt. GeekWire story from July 2019 : Contract management startup Icertis hits $1B valuation with massive $115M funding round. Founded : 2014.

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Why The Singapore Stock Exchange Problem Is The CIO’s Fault

The Accidental Successful CIO

The people who use stock exchanges, stock traders, banks, brokers, etc. On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, the Singapore Stock Exchange delayed its opening by more than three hours. In Singapore, the central bank regulator has been keeping track of what has been going on over at the Singapore Stock Exchange. move very fast.

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Fed News Roundup 13 July 2015

CTOvision

Given software's significant role in helping accomplish agency missions, 3 Phoenix tapped for ope architecture work Washington Technology (Today) - 3 Phoenix Inc. million Navy contract. million contract extension. digital audiences from January 2014 until January 2015 with some interesting information that reinforces trends.