http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/ California Tech News Updated Daily! Tech People On the Move - California en-us Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:20:02 -0700 1000 http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45152.html 2008-09-05 Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced the appointment of Joe Beery as head of Invitrogen’s Global Information Technology, effective September 8, 2008. “In today’s competitive research environment, success depends upon real-time access to scientific tools and information,” said Greg Lucier,... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45140.html 2008-09-04 The Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI), an independent non-profit organization dedicated to defining and advancing SystemC , today announced Ken Tallo as the elected Chairman, succeeding ST’s Alain Clouard. In addition, Serge Hustin of ST joined as a Director. No other changes were made to the OSCI board.... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45139.html 2008-09-04 Scientific Learning Corporation (NASDAQ:SCIL) today announced that Jane A. Freeman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the Company to further advance her career goals. Robert C. Bowen, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Jane decided that this was an appropriate time for her to pursue new challenges in... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45126.html 2008-09-04 eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) today announced that technology executive Mark Carges has joined the company in the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Platform. Carges will be part of the company’s executive management team and will report to CEO John Donahoe. He will be responsible for accelerating eBay’s... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45125.html 2008-09-04 WildPackets, Inc. (www.wildpackets.com), a leading provider of network and application analysis solutions, today announced that veteran technology executive Jim Laird has joined the company as VP of North America Sales. With more than 20 years in sales and business development, Laird comes to WildPackets from Otago Corporation, a sales and marketing... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45123.html 2008-09-04 DriveCam Inc., a global Driver Risk Management company, announced the appointment of Brandon Nixon as chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors effective September 2, 2008. Mr. Nixon is an entrepreneur and visionary with a track record of leading successful, high-growth, communications and technology-oriented businesses. Mr.... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45114.html 2008-09-03 SAI, a leading provider of Telecom Usage Management solutions for Fortune 1000 companies, announced today that Bob Lamvik has joined SAI in a full-time position as Chief Operating Officer. In this new position, Lamvik will be responsible for daily operations that drive customer satisfaction, service deployment, and growth strategies. Lamvik... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45110.html 2008-09-03 Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today announced the appointment of Robert Walton as senior vice president and division president of Qualcomm Enterprise Services (QES). In his new role, Walton will lead the division's business operations and provide strategic guidance... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45105.html 2008-09-03 Genelabs Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNLB) today announced the appointment of Frederick W. Driscoll as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors. Genelabs is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel compounds for infectious diseases. Mr. Driscoll most recently served as... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45101.html 2008-09-03 Aqua Connect Inc. (www.aquaconnect.net), the leader in Mac terminal services, today announced the appointment of Paul Fiore to its Board of Directors. Paul Fiore, in July 1995, co-founded and was President/CEO of Digital Insight, a growing, profitable, successful Internet business which today is the leading provider of outsourced Internet banking solutions... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45100.html 2008-09-03 Regulus Therapeutics LLC, a joint venture between Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY) and Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS) formed to discover, develop, and commercialize microRNA-based therapeutics, announced today the appointment of Stelios Papadopoulos, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. With a strong background in science and a career that... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45089.html 2008-09-02 Netflix, Inc., the world's leading online movie rental service, today announced the appointment of Bill Holmes as vice president of business development, responsible for working with the company's growing list of consumer electronics partners to embed Netflix software into devices that instantly stream content from Netflix. He will report... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45078.html 2008-09-02 SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that Howard Wenger has been promoted to the position of president, global business units. Wenger has more than 20 years of experience in the solar photovoltaic industry and has served as SunPower's senior... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45072.html 2008-09-02 Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, today announced the appointment of Patrick O'Connor, PhD, Vice President, Research, Michael J. LaBarre, PhD, Vice President, Product Development, and James E. Cartoni, Vice President, Legal. "Halozyme is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining world- class... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45071.html 2008-09-02 Composite Software, Inc., the data virtualization leader, today announced the appointment of Randy Bartlewski as VP of Alliances. In this newly created position, Bartlewski will be responsible for expanding Composite’s global partner programs to meet the growing demand for Composite’s virtual data federation/data discovery solutions. Composite’s current partners include of... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45070.html 2008-09-02 MyProductAdvisor.com announced today that Rich Falcone will assume leadership of all company operations as President, effective immediately. MyProductAdvisor.com is the consumer facing website for Market Insight Corporation. As an executive with more than 25 years of experience, Falcone has led scaled growth in start-up, mid-stage, and large-cap corporations. He... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45069.html 2008-09-02 BitTorrent, the global standard technology for the delivery of rich media on the Internet, today announced that Ilan Shamir has joined the company as vice president of engineering, where he will drive the company’s technology roadmap and oversee its world-class engineering team. BitTorrent also announced that Simon Morris, previously... http://www.freshnews.com/news/tech-people-move/article_45060.html 2008-09-02 Zhu Shen, Ph.D., MBA, chief executive officer of BioForesight, a leading global life science consulting firm focusing on cross-Pacific partnering, financing advisory, and public relations and media strategy, has joined the editorial advisory board of PharmAsiaNews.com. “We are delighted to have Dr. Shen join our editorial advisory board,” said Joshua Berlin,...