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

Salesforce has revealed that Bret Taylor has been appointed co-CEO and Vice Chair of the board. He will serve as co-CEO with Marc Benioff, who will remain as the company's chairman.

Onit, an enterprise workflow solutions provider, announced that Neil Wu Becker has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer. He was previously the EVP of Marketing at A10 Networks.

Ansira, a marketing technology and services firm, recruited Ed McLaughlin as Chief Product and Technology Officer. McLaughlin has served in multiple CTO roles in companies including Gannett Digital, TEGNA Digital, and Cars.com.

Insurtech

Ethos, an life insurance tech company, has hired Marty Schafer as its first Chief Distribution Officer. He was most recently an SVP at Crump Life Insurance Services.

Health Tech

23andMe, a leading consumer genetics and therapeutics technology company, appointed Dr. Joseph R. Arron as its new Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Arron previously served as VP and Senior Fellow, Immunology Research at Genentech.

Media Tech

Qumu, a cloud-based enterprise video technology provider, selected Tom Krueger as its new CFO. He most recently served as acting CFO and VP of Finance for Khoros.

Comscore named Brian Pugh is taking on the role of Chief Information Officer. Pugh has held various executive level Data Science, Analytics, and Product Technology position since he joined the company in 2007.

Real Estate Tech

Kiavi, formerly known as LendingHome, announced that Vinay Goel has joined the company as SVP of Products. He most recently served as the Chief Digital Product Officer at Jones Lang Lasalle.

Arturo, an AI-powered platform that derives property insights and predictive analytics from aerial and satellite imagery, hired Anita Tulsiani as Chief Marketing Officer. Previously, she was the VP of Marketing for eXp Realty.

Transportation Tech

Wisk Aero, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and developer of an all-electric, self-flying air taxi, hired Sebastien Vigneron as SVP of Engineering and Programs and Ricky Robinson as Chief People Officer.

Logistics Tech

FourKites, a real-time supply chain visibility platform, has picked leksii Kosenko as its Director Carrier Network Operations for EMEA. Prior to joining FourKites, Kosenko led the carrier sales teams at Uber Freight.

Cybersecurity

Exabeam, a cybersecurity firm, appointed Gianna Driver as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Driver was previously the Chief People Officer at BlueVine.

Internet

Amazon has hired Kelly Day from ViacomCBS as VP of Prime Video International. Day will join Amazon in early January 2022.

Leafly, a cannabis information resource and technology company, announced Rebecca Warner will join as SVP of Sales. Most recently, Warner served as the Director of Rental Sales at Zillow.

Booksy, a beauty and wellness appointment booking app, named Scot Gensler as SVP of Global Partnerships and Corporate Development. Gensler previously held senior roles at Groupon, StyleSeat, and Albertsons Companies.

IT

Harness, an end-to-end platform for complete software delivery, has named Dave Nielsen to lead community and developer outreach. Dave brings experience from Dremio, Traceable, Redis, Intel, PayPal and others to the role.

Cologix, a network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, announced that Nathan Hazelwood joined the company as Chief Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Officer. Prior to joining Cologix, Hazelwood held leadership roles in the data center industry at CyrusOne and QTS.

Enzu, a provider of private cloud, infrastructure, and managed services, added Art Schloerb as VP of Global Sales. Before joining Enzu, Schloerb was VP of Sales for Windstream Enterprise.