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Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

GeekWire

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. Jeff Yurcisin , a former Amazon executive and Shopbop CEO, took over as CEO in 2018 after Cavens stepped down from the role. Courtney Kissler. Zulily Photo). Nish Lathia.

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Tech Moves: AI2 Incubator hires new managing director; Goldman Sachs director joins Dropbox; Marchex adds CFO

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Yifan Zhang speaks at the 2018 State of Technology Luncheon on June 1, 2018 in Seattle. The Seattle startup offered discounts to renters and prospective homebuyers in exchange for renting out a room in a house, among other real estate programs. Kadaru spent time at Meta and Accenture. Zhang co-founded Loftium in 2017.

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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. Sarah Studer.

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Unmasking North Korea's Covert IT Army. Before You Hire Them

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Hundreds of companies around the world, including major American firms, have accidentally hired North Korean employees pretending to be something else. Grimes outlined KnowBe4's own recent experience , in which they identified and terminated an employee who was part of this covert operation. And it's a really big problem."

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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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Tech Moves: Former Amazon VP Brad Porter joins Scale AI as CTO; UW names new Communication Leadership director; and more

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Brad Porter, who was until recently the Amazon Robotics leader, will become Scale AI’s first CTO. “I’m joining Alex Wang and the team at Scale as CTO to help bring this vision to reality.” “In many ways, this is the unsexy part of AI,” Porter writes. Scale AI Photo). Scale AI Photo).

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Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet named CEO at Vouched; Sana hires chief scientific officer

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He was previously executive vice president of engineering and CTO at tax software giant Avalara, and also led teams at Microsoft and Concur. Founded in 2018, Vouched helps companies verify the identity of customers and users by examining driver’s licenses and other forms of identification. .

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