— Miguel de Icaza, who joined Microsoft after the tech giant acquired Xamarin in 2016, is leaving the company, according to a report from ZDNet. He was co-founder and chief technology officer at Xamarin, a mobile app development platform founded in 2011. Xamarin co-founder and CEO Nat Friedman left in November. de Icaza, known as a leader in open source software development, was a distinguished engineer at Microsoft. He will take time off before deciding where to land next, ZDNet reported.
Other personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry:
— Romanita Hairston, who most recently was at Microsoft leading a global skilling effort, joined The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust as CEO and executive director.
— Andy Hickl, another former Microsoft leader who was principal group program manager for AI in Azure, joined Accenture as managing director in Seattle.
— Seattle-area mobile marketplace giant OfferUp hired two execs: Scott Greenberg, former COO of Steller, as vice president of business development, and Steve Strauch, former director of product management at REI, as vice president of marketplace.
— Betsy Webb, a longtime Microsoft exec who most recently was CMO of JUJA Active, joined Peloton as vice president of Peloton Commercial.
— Ali Tehrani, former CEO of Zymeworks, joined Aptitude Ventures as venture partner.