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Tech Moves: Ex-Glassdoor CTO will lead Auth0 engineering; Flyhomes hires CRO; and more

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based identify authentication software company Auth0 named former Glassdoor CTO Bhawna Singh as SVP of engineering. She will be responsible for Auth0’s various platforms and oversee the software engineering, data and machine learning teams. He will join AI2 full-time and become an emeritus professor at UW. (Auth0 Photo).

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

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He previously co-founded Prevoty, which was acquired by Imperva in 2018, and led technology efforts at BBC and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Adaptive previously hired Goldman Sachs to explore “strategic alternatives” for the businesses. Both new execs will hold executive vice president titles.

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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. Kissler said Zulily is focused on using its data more effectively for personalization and predictive analytics. Courtney Kissler. Zulily Photo). Nish Lathia. Auth0 Photo).

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

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Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. By 2018, the Trainline platform was hosting more than 80 million customer visits a month, with more than 80% coming through mobile devices.

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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. It helps customers such as Hyundai, Cinesite Studios, Telus, and others store and manage large amounts of file data. Since retiring from Seattle-based Tableau in 2018, Fink has joined the board of directors at several startups including Qumulo and Pantheon. Elissa Fink. Qumulo Photo).

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Tech Moves: Payscale CEO steps down; a16z adds Seattle-based partner; Madrona hires investor

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Scott Torrey stepped down as CEO of compensation data company Payscale. Gwertzman founded gaming infrastructure startup PlayFab, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2018, and sold Sprout Games to PopCap Games in 2005. Jonathan Watson , previously VP of engineering at Clio, as CTO. Scott Torrey (left) and Alex Hart. Sabrina Wu.

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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. Enterprise software startup Magnify announced Sajo Jacob as its CTO and a co-founder. Muppirala was most recently CTO and president of digital innovation at retailer Restoration Hardware, now know as RH. Lara Rogers. Flexe Photo).

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