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Tech Moves: Payscale adds president and CTO; Factor appoints CEO; and more

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Payscale Photos) — Compensation data company Payscale hired two new executives: Nolan Farris as president and chief operating officer, and Raj Cherukuri as chief technology officer. Minh Le , previously a Silicon Valley Bank leader in the Seattle area, joined Stifel Bank as managing director.

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Bank downplays ties to FTX sister company in latest fallout from crypto exchange failure

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A bank in rural Washington state sought to distance itself from FTX on Tuesday following a report last week detailing its connections to the failed cryptocurrency exchange. The New York Times reported Nov. 23 that FBH, the parent company of Farmington State Bank, received $11.5 Moonstone Bank’s reputation as well.”

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Tech Moves: Microsoft vet named CEO at EnterpriseDB; Adaptive CCO departs; Temporal hires ex-Hashicorp EVP

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Temporal Photo) — Temporal, a Seattle-based developer productivity startup, hired Preeti Somal as senior vice president of engineering. “Preeti is an exceptionally talented engineering leader,” Temporal CTO and co-founder Samar Abbas said in a statement. Dallas replaces founder Ed Boyajian , who led the company since 2008.

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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. January 2022.

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

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Widner, a board member at Lighter, most recently served as managing partner at the venture capital arm of the National Australia Bank. The company now has 25 employees and plans to hire. Long-time Uber CTO Thuan Pham stepped down earlier this year shortly before the company cut 25% of its global workforce.

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Common Pitfalls in Crypto Projects

Valerian Tech

Cryptocurrency is a type of digital or virtual currency that uses cryptography for security and operates independently of a central bank. Cryptocurrencies are decentralized, meaning they are not issued or backed by governments or central banks. How can CTO’s help ensure the Success of a Cryptocurrency Project?

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Tech Moves: Accolade’s new board member; Adaptive Biotechnologies names a COO; and more

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She is a consultant and the former president and CEO of Laird Norton Financial Group. Adams joined the Seattle biotech giant last year as CTO. Adams was previously a managing director at SVB Leerink, an investment bank specializing in healthcare and life sciences. Mark Adams. Adaptive Biotechnologies). Mark Adams is now COO.