Tech Moves: Auth0 adds two senior leaders; Nordstrom names COO; Amperity taps sales exec
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“Barry and Shiven bring incredibly deep experience and a proven history of taking fast-growing technology companies to the next level,” said Auth0 CEO and co-founder Eugenio Pace. “We are very excited to welcome them to the team, and will leverage their collective expertise to propel Auth0 through its next phase of growth.” In May, Auth0 became Seattle’s latest unicorn after a $103 million funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. “Ken has a long history of strengthening our competitive position and relevance.” Earlier this year, a pair of Nordstrom technology executives left the company. “After spending several years working with some of the biggest brands and retailers globally, the conversations always turned to their need to better understand and serve their customers in a much more personalized way — a strong data foundation being central to achieving that,” Gupta said in an emailed statement. — DuckDuckGo, a search engine that promotes user privacy, hired longtime Microsoft executive Steve Fischer as vice president of business development.
