The Biggest Moves in Tech This Week

These are the most notable hires, promotions, and departures within the US tech community in the last week. For executive news updated daily, check out The Org's People on the Move.

Workplace Tech

ShiftPixy, a scheduling and recruiting platform opening real-time access for gig workers, announced the promotion of Amanda Murphy from Director of Operations to COO, effective January 1, 2022.

Internet

JustAnswer, an online platform that connects users with experts for real-time professional help, has hired Jeremy Liegl as Chief Legal Officer and Michael Gutkowski as Chief of Staff.

Fintech

Envestnet announced that Dawn Newsome has joined as Chief Business Operations Officer. She joins Envestnet from TP ICAP, where she was CEO of the Americas.

Nav, an intelligent financing platform for small businesses, announced the addition of three new executives: Nicholas Guerrieri as VP of Marketing, George Kurtyka as VP of New Product Strategy, and Joe Martin as VP of Engineering.

FTX, a US-regulated cryptocurrency exchange, announced that former CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen has joined the Company as Head of Policy and Regulatory Strategy.

Built, a construction finance platform, announced the appointment of Bob Van Nortwick as the company’s first President. Prior to joining Built, Bob spent more than 10 years at Amazon Web Services as the Global General Manager and Director of the AWS Startups team.

Transportation Tech

Faraday Future, an EV maker, has named Walter J. (“Chuck”) McBride as its new CFO, effective immediately. Most recently, Mr. McBride served as Managing Director and CFO of Orange County Financial Services LLC.

Passport, a transportation software and payments company, has hired Catherine Dunwoodie as its VP of Client Success. Dunwoodie was most recently with Paycor as Senior Director of Strategic Alliances.

Spartan Radar, a provider of sensor solutions for automated mobility, announced that Teresa Prisbrey joined the company as General Manager for its Hoplo product line. She previously served as COO and VP of Marketing for Zone Defense and Director of Preview Radar for Preco Electronics.

Legal Tech

Epiq, a technology-enabled services leader to the legal industry, announced that Jason D. Juranek has joined as CFO. Juranek most recently served as CFO of Red River.

E-Commerce

Stamps.com, a global provider of ecommerce software, announced that Nathan Jones has been appointed its new CEO. Jones had been the President and CEO of ShipStation.

Cart.com, an end-to-end ecommerce services provider, has hired Kate Gunning as Head of Marketing. Most recently, she served as CMO at IEX.

Real Estate Tech

Inhabit IQ, a software and services provider for the residential, commercial and vacation rental markets, announced that Blake Hankins has joined as Chief Information Officer, and Edward James has been appointed as its new CFO.

Health Tech

WebPT, a rehab therapy software platform, announced the appointment of Ashley Glover as CEO. She was most recently the President of RealPage.

Enlitic, a healthcare technology company, has promoted James (Jim) Conyers from COO to CEO. Kevin Lyman, Enlitic's current CEO, has been named Chief Science Officer.

IT

Digital Realty, a cloud- and carrier-neutral data center provider has named CFO Andrew as its President. Power will continue to serve as CFO. The company has also appointed Erich Sanchack as COO.

Virtana, an AI-powered observability software solution provider, announced that Kamelia Gouchev has joined the company as SVP of Customer Success. She previously worked at New Relic as Director of Customer Success.

Talend, an enterprise data integration software company, named Robert Purcell its next CFO and Jeff Lambert its first Chief Legal Officer. Purcell previously served as the CFO of Paysafe, while Lambert was the Chief Legal Officer and Chief Corporate Development Officer for Powerschool.

Tanium, a platform that allows organizations to gain visibility and control across all endpoints, named Steve Daheb to the position of Chief Marketing Officer. Most recently, Daheb served as the CMO for California-based ON24.

OpenLegacy, which transforms monolithic mainframe systems into cloud-native building blocks of innovation, thired Asif Muhammad as its new Chief Marketing Officer. He has held marketing leadership roles at Microsoft, IBM, NetApp, and UiPath.

centrexIT, an IT services providerhas named Darin Andersen as its VP of Sales and Marketing. Andersen currently serves as chairman of NXT Robotics Corporation.

Semiconductors

Skorpios Technologies, an integrated silicon photonics company, announced the addition of Christopher Boling as CFO. He most recently served as the CFO for Xymogen.

Skorpios Technologies has hired David Huff as SVP of Sales and Marketing. Most recently, Huff led sales and business development at Nanowave Technologies.

Cirrus Logic, a fabless semiconductor supplier that specializes in analog, mixed-signal, and audio DSP integrated circuits, announced that Thurman Case will retire from his position as CFO. The company is currently searching for his successor.

Aerospace

Maxar Technologies, an Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure provider, announced that Thomas Whayne has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer. He most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer at OneWeb

Media Tech

RealNetworks, an AI-powered digital media software and solutions provider, appointed Simonetta Lulli Gómez as the CEO of GameHouse. Prior to joining GameHouse, Ms. Lulli Gómez spent the last several years as Head of Spin Master Studios.

Tenovos, a data-first Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform, today announced that Mark Finch has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and General Manager for Europe. Prior to Tenovos, Finch worked as VP Sales, EMEA at Moxie.