— T-Cellular appointed Jon Freier as its new chief working officer. He succeeds Srini Gopalan, who was named CEO of the Bellevue, Wash., telecom big in a shock transfer that took impact final month.
Freier joins the C-suite from his earlier place as president of the T-Cellular Shopper Group, a title he has held since 2021. However he has been with the corporate for for much longer: Freier started his skilled profession at Western Wi-fi in 1994 when he was 19 years previous. That enterprise turned T-Cellular after Germany’s Deutsche Telekom took over as majority shareholder in 2001.
The corporate disclosed Freier’s promotion in a submitting. T-Cellular has undergone further management reshuffling in current months, increasing the function of its chief technologist and marking the departure of its chief communications and company accountability officer and its enterprise group president.
— Alex Berezhnyy is now chief know-how officer for RentSpree, a Seattle firm that helps the rental utility and screening course of, and helps handle lease paperwork and funds.
Berezhnyy was beforehand at the actual property platform Redfin for greater than a decade, leaving the function of vp of engineering. Previous to that, he was at Amazon the place he served in a wide range of software program growth supervisor roles in retail programs and Kindle training.
“[Berezhnyy] brings deep technical experience, a observe file of constructing robust groups, and a daring imaginative and prescient for a way AI will form the way forward for renting,” RentSpree posted on LinkedIn.
— Paige Johnson has left her function as Microsoft’s vp of Training. She is relaunching EdCatalyst Group, an Oregon-based consulting enterprise that she beforehand ran for practically three years that helps corporations, nonprofits and public organizations in utilizing AI to develop their impression.
“My years at Microsoft had been a unprecedented chapter. I realized a lot about how AI is reshaping industries — from training and media to public sector and monetary companies,” Johnson stated on LinkedIn.
Earlier in her profession, Johnson was with Intel for practically 20 years, creating and scaling an expert growth program that skilled thousands and thousands of lecturers worldwide.
— James Newell is chief monetary officer of WayTrade, a commodity buying and selling firm centered on renewable fuels together with sustainable aviation gas.
Newell, who will work remotely from Seattle, was beforehand a basic associate with Voyager Capital, an investor in early stage corporations within the Pacific Northwest.
“I discovered the right alternative to make a significant impression at an organization that itself makes a significant impression, and I get to take action alongside unbelievable individuals,” Newell stated on LinkedIn.
— After 15 years with Amazon Net Providers, Julien Ellie has resigned from his job as senior principal engineer. Ellie praised his colleagues who helped form cloud computing, however stated the corporate he joined and what AWS has grow to be are now not the identical.
“From the place I sit, course of has taken priority over clients, and guidelines have changed excessive judgment. The tradition has shifted from excessive belief to low belief, and from impact-driven to ‘who you understand.’ That doesn’t align with the builder mindset that introduced me right here,” Ellie stated on LinkedIn.
Previous to Amazon, Ellie was at Microsoft for practically a decade.
— Jonathan Assayag has left his Sunnyvale, Calif., function with Amazon the place he served as basic supervisor and director of the corporate’s good eyewear program. Throughout greater than 9 years on the tech big, Assayag labored on merchandise together with Echo Frames and Sensible Supply Glasses.
“These had been true zero-to-one efforts that pushed ambient computing, Voice AI, and AI-assisted workflows into new territory. They challenged me each as a builder and a frontrunner, sharpening how I feel, make choices, and drive impression,” he stated on LinkedIn.
Assayag additionally thanked his crew members and firm leaders. He didn’t share his subsequent transfer.
— Gravyty, a Seattle-based firm that facilitates alumni donations and better ed pupil engagement, named Lisa Haubenstock as its new chief buyer officer. Haubenstock joins Gravyty from delivery logistics firm Truckstop, and has held roles at Amazon and the training firm Everfi.
“Gravyty presents a chance to tie collectively a lot of my earlier expertise with a very devoted international crew working to construct one thing nice,” Haubenstock stated on LinkedIn.
— Bobby Franzo is now CEO of WatchMeGrow, a Lacey, Wash.-based firm that gives cameras and stay video streaming within the childcare, pet-care and senior-care areas. He succeeds John Lewison, who led the corporate for twenty-four years and is now a board member and advisor.
Franzo is the founding father of PB&J TV (Peanut Butter and Jelly TV), a streaming service that merged with WatchMeGrow earlier this yr.
“What began as an concept to present households peace of thoughts has advanced into an organization shaping how know-how helps security and high quality throughout a very powerful years of a kid’s growth,” Lewison stated on LinkedIn. He added that Franzo “is strictly what the corporate wants at this second, and I’m thrilled he’s on the helm.”
— CreateMe, a California-based clothes producer utilizing robotic meeting traces, introduced two management modifications:
- Nick Chope, who’s situated in Portland, Ore., has been promoted to chief engineer and head of producing. Chope has labored in robotics and automation at Microsoft, Apple, his personal agency and elsewhere.
- Seattle’s Natasha Chand is now government advisor, having beforehand labored as the worldwide CEO of Amazon Softlines Non-public Label, which incorporates garments, footwear and equipment.
— Lauren Weinberg is now a board advisor at Adora, a Seattle-based advertising and marketing know-how startup that emerged from stealth in October. Her previous roles embrace management positions at Peleton Interactive, Sq., Yahoo and elsewhere.
