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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft president joins Google Cloud as VP; iSpot hires research chief; and more

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” “I can’t imagine a more powerful foundation for enterprise digital transformation,” he wrote. Photo) — TV advertising measurement company iSpot.tv Wood previously worked as chief research officer at NCSolutions, a Nielsen-owned agency that helps consumer packaged goods companies target and measure advertising.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

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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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Web Werks India hires Kamal Goel as director of IT. Publicis Groupe India names Roopesh Pujari as CTO. Roopesh Pujari has been promoted to CTO at marketing and advertising firm Publicis Groupe India. Gaurav Sharma becomes group CTO of Poonawalla Fincorp. February 2022.

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Startup of the Year: Vote for the hottest up-and-coming company at the GeekWire Awards

GeekWire

Seattle enterprise software startup Ally won last year’s award for a category that has honored companies such as Crowd Cow, Convoy, Arivale, Rover, and others in the past. Ozette co-founders Dr. Ali Ansary, CEO (left), and Greg Finak, CTO. Common Room; Ozette; SeekOut; Shelf Engine; and Strike Graph are on the brink of stardom.

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Tech Moves: Microsoft distinguished engineer joins Eclipse Ventures; Outreach adds evangelist

GeekWire

At Eclipse Ventures, Vaid will invest in startups across areas such as enterprise computing, retail, healthcare, automotive and manufacturing. Seattle sales technology startup Outreach hired Mary Shea as its first ever evangelist. Former Amazon Senior Engineering Leader Shama Keskar is now co-founder and CTO of Tampa, Fla.-based

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Chief AI officer: What it takes to land the C-suite’s hottest new job

CIO Business Intelligence

That includes the decision to appoint or hire a chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO). Peruse job advertisements for CAIOs, and one might conclude that the majority of these executives are needed at technology vendors. Ozzie Coto, chief AI officer and CTO at The Cult Branding Co.,

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We asked 24 startups in the new Techstars Seattle class about how AI is impacting their business

GeekWire

The companies represent industries including healthcare, finance, culinary, advertising, robotics, and more. Keep reading below to learn more about AI’s impact on their industry, the biggest challenges they expect, and what they plan to do with their free time in Seattle. Others have AI embedded within the products.

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