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========================= BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Jan. 17 ========================= Featured Job Listing: IT Manager, Marin Municipal Water District, California o Santa Clara-Based McAfee Names Peter Leav as New CEO o San Francisco-Based GI Partners Buys Majority Stake in DR Fortress o San Carlos-Based CellFE Raises $3.6 Million in Seed Funding o Louay Eldada Steps Down as CEO of Sunnyvale-Based Quanergy Systems o Fremont-Based Milestone Names Sameer Kishore as CEO o Briefly Noted: AVer Information, Model N, Eightfold.ai, Lumileds, PagerDuty, Machine Zone __________________________ Event/Job Listings: --IT Manager, Marin Municipal Water District, California Want to post an ad? Click Here. __________________________ o Santa Clara-Based McAfee Names Peter Leav as New CEO Santa Clara, Calif. -- McAfee, the Santa Clara-based cybersecurity giant, has named Peter Leav as its new CEO, effective Feb. 3. He will succeed Chris Young, who has decided to step down to become a senior advisor at TPG Capital. Young will continue in an advisory role with the company to assist in the transition. Leav most recently served as the president and CEO of BMC Software, and previously was the president and CEO of Polycom. The news comes nearly three years after McAfee became a standalone cybersecurity company. "Peter has exactly the right mix of experience and expertise to lead McAfee in its next phase of growth," said Jon Winkelried, the co-CEO of TPG and chairman of McAfee. http://www.mcafee.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200116005791/en/McAfee-Names-Peter-Leav-Chief-Executive-Officer __________________________ o San Francisco-Based GI Partners Buys Majority Stake in DR Fortress San Francisco -- GI Partners, a San Francisco-based private investment firm, said it has acquired a majority stake in Hawaiian data center operator DR Fortress, in partnership with the company's management team. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2001, DR offers carrier-neutral connectivity, colocation and related data center services. "Our partnership with the GI's data infrastructure team will greatly accelerate the timeline to help us make Hawaii a major digital hub in the Pacific," said Fred Rodi, the company's co-founder and president. "We are working on multiple projects that will support the development of the technology economy in Hawaii, as well as the broader Pacific region." http://www.drfortress.com http://www.gipartners.com https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gi-partners-invests-in-dr-fortress-llc-300988301.html __________________________ o San Carlos-Based CellFE Raises $3.6 Million in Seed Funding San Carlos, Calif. -- CellFE, a San Carlos-based startup developing a microfluidics device to deliver gene-editing molecules, said it has raised $3.6 million in its initial seed round of funding, co-led by Cota Capital and Dynamk Capital. Embark Ventures also took part in the round, which is expected to expand with additional investors by the end of January. The company said it will use the proceeds to accelerate its mission of enabling the engineering of new cell therapies. "CellFE will enable the efficient engineering of therapeutic cells at low cost, thus increasing patient access to life-saving cell therapies," said CEO Alla Zamarayeva. "While today's cell engineering uses viral vectors to deliver gene-editing molecules into cells, viruses are limited in the size of the molecule they can carry. This makes them unsuitable for next generation therapies. In addition, viral manufacturing is complex and costly and poses potential safety risks. Our patent-protected microfluidic technology can deliver large molecules into the cells efficiently, with high throughput, and at a fraction of the cost." https://cellfebiotech.com/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cellfe-raises-3-6m-in-seed-round-co-led-by-cota-capital-and-dynamk-capital-300988250.html __________________________ o Louay Eldada Steps Down as CEO of Sunnyvale-Based Quanergy Systems Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Quanergy Systems, a Sunnyvale-based LiDAR sensors and perception software, said that Louay Eldada has stepped down as its CEO. The company has named Chairman Kevin Kennedy as acting CEO, while it searches for a permanent replacement. Eldada will continue as a consultant. Kennedy is a senior managing director of Blue Ridge Partners, and previously served as the president and CEO of Avaya. "We want to thank Dr. Louay Eldada, under whose leadership Quanergy developed the industry's only 100% solid state LiDAR sensor as well as rapidly expanded the applications for LiDAR, bringing the technology to several new markets," said Kennedy. http://www.quanergy.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200116005817/en/Quanergy%E2%80%99s-Leadership-Transition-Drives-Phase-Company-Growth __________________________ o Fremont-Based Milestone Names Sameer Kishore as CEO Fremont, Calif. -- Milestone Technologies, a Fremont-based managed services provider, has named Sameer Kishore as its new president and CEO. He succeeds Nelson Eng, who will become a senior advisor to the company. Kishore most recently was the general manager of IBM's financial services business, and previously was the president at Dell Services/NTT Data. "Sameer is the right person to lead Milestone during its next phase of growth given his strong experience operating at scale, globally and in highly demanding and dynamic industries," said Chairman Elliot Maluth. https://milestone.tech/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200115005881/en/Milestone-Appoints-Sameer-Kishore-Chief-Executive-Officer __________________________ ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > Information Technology Manager, Marin Municipal Water District, California Marin Municipal Water District is recruiting for an IT Manager. Responsibilities include strategic planning, managing enterprise systems, data centers, networks, system & cyber security, disaster recovery projects, & internet services. Requires a Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of information systems work experience with 3 years of supervisory experience leading a team in the information technology field. Annual salary range is $151,884 to $192,636 DOQ (with an expected 2 to 3% salary adjustment starting July 1, 2020). The District offers an excellent benefits package including CalPERS retirement. Apply by submitting a cover letter & resume to apply@ralphandersen.com by February 3, 2020. Confidential inquires welcomed to Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Brochure available at www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/it-manager-marin-municipal-water-district/. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| __________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Fremont, Calif.) Fremont-based AVer Information, a developer of video conferencing systems, has named Wayne Driggers Jr. as its vice president of product. Driggers most recently served as the global technical advisor at Zoom Video Communications, where he spent nearly five years in senior sales and channel positions.
==============http://www.averusa.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200115005831/en/AVer-Appoints-Wayne-Driggers-Jr.-New-VP (San Mateo, Calif.) San Mateo-based Model N, a developer of cloud revenue management tools, has named Kimberly DeCarlis to its board of directors. DeCarlis currently served as the chief marketing officer (CMO) of PerimeterX, and previously was the CMO of Imperva and Gigamon, as well as the head of worldwide marketing for BMC Software. http://www.modeln.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200115005805/en/Model-Welcomes-Kimberly-DeCarlis-New-Board-Member (Mountain View, Calif.) Mountain View-based Eightfold.ai, developer of an AI platform for talent management, has named Celia Poon as its chief financial officer (CFO). Poon previously served as the CFO of Wag Labs and Highfive, and earlier spent four years as the vice president of finance at Twitter. http://eightfold.ai https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eightfoldai-appoints-celia-poon-as-chief-financial-officer-300988329.html (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Lumileds, a developer of lighting technology used by automotive, mobile, IoT and illumination companies, has named Matt Roney as the president of its automotive unit. He succeeds Mircea Buzgar-Nazare, who will become the company's senior vice president of business transformation. Roney most recently served as the chief operating officer (COO) of Stanley Infrastructure, a division of Stanley Black & Decker. http://www.lumileds.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200116005824/en/Lumileds-Appoints-Auto-Industry-Veteran-Matt-Roney (San Francisco) San Francisco-based PagerDuty, developer of a digital operations management platform, has named Joe Militello as its chief people officer. Militello most recently served as the chief people officer at Pivotal, and earlier was the vice president of human resources of the Greenplum Division at EMC. http://www.pagerduty.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200116005808/en/PagerDuty-Expands-Leadership-Bench-Appointing-Pivotal-Executive (Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based Machine Zone (MZ), developer of a mobile gaming platform, on Friday named Roie Chizik as its chief financial officer (CFO). Chizik most recently served as the CFO of Zum, and previously was the vice president of Amazon company A9.com. https://www.mz.com/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200117005403/en/Amazon-Disney-EA-Veteran-Roie-Chizik-Named ============== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 7,000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > Information Technology Manager, Marin Municipal Water District, California Marin Municipal Water District is recruiting for an IT Manager. Responsibilities include strategic planning, managing enterprise systems, data centers, networks, system & cyber security, disaster recovery projects, & internet services. Requires a Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of information systems work experience with 3 years of supervisory experience leading a team in the information technology field. Annual salary range is $151,884 to $192,636 DOQ (with an expected 2 to 3% salary adjustment starting July 1, 2020). The District offers an excellent benefits package including CalPERS retirement. Apply by submitting a cover letter & resume to apply@ralphandersen.com by February 3, 2020. Confidential inquires welcomed to Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Brochure available at www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/it-manager-marin-municipal-water-district/. __________________________ > Advertising on Bay Area Tech Wire Post jobs, events, webinars, white papers or service ads on Bay Area Tech Wire and grow your business. Reach more than 7,000 business and technology professionals from the Bay Area. http://www.bayareatechwire.com/ =================== Subscribe to other newsletters from Tech Wire Media Group: Potomac Tech Wire: http://www.potomactechwire.com Bay Area Tech Wire: http://www.bayareatechwire.com Advertising: If you are interested in advertising in our newsletters, call Paul Sherman at 1-301-656-0057 or send email to paul@techwiremedia.com News tips, press releases. Send email to: editorial@bayareatechwire.com Tech Wire Mailing Address: P.O. Box 15180 Washington, DC 20003 Copyright 2020 |
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