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JUNE 16, 2020

Century City-based AECOM has named Troy Rudd to become its new chief executive, replacing longtime CEO Michael Burke.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Valencia-based Valencia Technologies, which is developing a device for the treatment of urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), said it has named a number of executives this morning.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

San Diego-based artificial intelligence software developer Netradyne annoucned this morning that it has named Tom Schmitt as CFO. According to the company, Schmitt joins the company from Postclick, where he was also CFO. He also has served at such companies as VideoAmp, FreeWheel Media, Salesforce, NetApp, and GAP.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based DRINKS, a startup which is developing software which helps companies sell alcoholic beverages online via e-commerce, has named two executives, according to the company. According to the company, it has named Amber Roberts as Vice President of Enterprise, and Blake Hunter as Senior Director of Data Science.

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JULY 27, 2021

Pasadena-based robotics developer Miso Robotics said this morning that it has named Christopher Kruger as its new Chief Technology Officer, and also named several new members to its board of advisors. Kruger was most recently at iRobot, and also served at Hewlett Packard Inc. (HP).

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MAY 5, 2021

Los Angeles-based Flowspace, a startup developing fulfillment software for e-commerce companies, said this week that it has named Piranavan Selvanandan as its new Vice President of Engineering. Selvanandan most recently was at Salesforce, in software engineering, and also served at HP.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals company Halozyme Therapeutics said on Wednesday afternoon that it has named Nicole LaBrosse as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Office. LaBrosse has been at Halozyme since 2015, and was most recently Vice President, Finance and Accounting.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based esports organization Immortals said this week that it has named Robert Yip as Head of Player Performance at the organization, in addition to making a number of promotions. Yip returns to Immortals, having previously been there in 2017 working with its League of Legends team.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based Evite has named two executives, saying today that it has named James Woo as President and David Grant as Vice President of Product. Woo previously served at such companies at Next Generation Esports, where he served as President and CEO, as wlel as Nomad Financial, and Marsh McLennan.

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JULY 13, 2021

Irvine-based property database company ATTOM said this morning that it has named Lionel Etrillard as Chief Financial Officer of the company. Etrillard was most recently CFO at Episource, and also had served at CallFire, InvestCloud, and iRise. residential and commercial properties.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

San Diego-based Regulus Therapeutics, a biopharmaceuticals firm focused on targeted microRNA, said it has named Mohammad Ahmadian, Ph.D., as Vice President, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Development.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Irvine-based esports company Allied Esports Entertainment says it has named a new CFO, saying on Tuesday that it has named Roy Anderson to the post. Anderson replaces prior CFO Anthony Hung, who had been at the company since September of 2019.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

Los Angeles-based NTWRK, an online livestreaming shopping platform, said today that it has named Ben Dietz as the company's Chief Strategy Officer. Dietz was previously at VICE Media Group, and also co-founded agency VIRTUE.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

San Diego-based Omniome , a startup developing DNA sequencing technology, announced this morning that it has named Robert Wicke as the company's CEO and member of the board. Wicke was most recently CEO of Halo Labs, and also has served at ForteBio, Pall Corporation, Molecular Devices and Axon Instruments. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2021

TikTok named Shouzi Chew, chief financial officer at parent company ByteDance Ltd., as CEO for the social media company.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Los Angeles-based ACELYRIN, a biopharma company focused on unspecified drug candidates, said today that it has named Melanie Gloria as the company's Chief Operating Officer (COO).

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based NationBuilder, which provides tools for managing fundraising, including website hosting, email and text blasts, donations and fundraising, and similar, said it has named Hilary Doe as President of the company. Doe was previously Chief Strategy Officer for the company. Doe previously had been at the Roosevelt Institute.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

Los Angeles-based HyperDraft, which is developing artificial intelligence software to help legal professionals draft, edit, and analyze legal documents, says it has named Sean Greaney as its General Counsel. HyperDraft said that Greaney was most recently at Goodwin Procter LLP, and previously had also served at Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles.

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JUNE 7, 2021

I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once by not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Who owns all of these names, and should you ever buy one for a premium? For instance, BMW now owns all domain names ending in.BMW. Yet people still pay big money to get the name they want.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Glendale-based Phonexa, a developer of marketing automation software, says it has named a new CEO. According to the company, Lilit Davtyan has been appointed as CEO, taking over for president David Gasparyan. Davtyan was previously EVP and CFO of the company. According to the company, she will now serve as CEO and CFO.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based digital performance advertising company Ad.net announced this week that it has named Brandon Caudill as the company's new Senior Vice PResident of Business Development. The company--which serves brands and agencies--said that Caudill was previously an early employee at ZergNet.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

Santa Barbara-based software developer LogicMonitor says it has named Christina Kosmowski as the company's new CEO, succeeding former CEO Kevin McGibben. McGibben is shifting to become Executive Chairman of the company. Kosmowski was most recently President of the firm.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based Zefr, which provides services to help monitor brand safety and other services for online videos, particularly on YouTube, has named a new sales VP. According to Zefr, it has named Kelsey Garigan as Executive Vice President, Head of North American Sales.

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MAY 25, 2021

Los Angeles-based restaurant ordering systems developer Chownow says it has named a new Chief Technology Officer. According to the company, Bharath Chinamanthur has joined the company as CTO from Blink Health, where he was EVP of Product, Engineering, and Operations.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals company BioTheryX said today that it has named Sahm Nasseri as Chief Business Officer. Nasseri was previously CEO of PYC Therapeutics, an RNA therapeutics company based in the United States and Australia. In addition, Nasseri served at Merck & Co.,

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APRIL 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based FloQast, which develops workflow automation software for the accounting industry, says it has named a new Chief Marketing Officer. According to the company, it has named Edward (Ed) Brice to the position, reporting to CEO mike Whitmire.

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JULY 29, 2021

Santa Monica-based mindfulness and meditation app developer Headspace said on Wednesday thati thas named Krithika Swaminathan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Swaminathan was most recently Vice President for Artificial Intelligence at Intuit.

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JULY 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based influencer marketing software provider CreatorIQ said this week that it has named Max Powers as the company's new Chief Customer Officer. Powers was most recently SVP, Business Operations at TeleSign.

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JULY 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based data center developer Serverfarm said today that it has named a new lead for its colocation business in Europe, appointing Jochem Steman as VP of Colocation Europe.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Los Angeles-based biotechnology company Appia Bio said this morning that it has named Robert S. Negrin, M.D., to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Negrin is a professor of medicine and former chief of the Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation at Stanford University.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based fintech startup Camino Financial said this week that it has named a new Chief Risk Officer. The company--backed by such investors as Collaborative Fund, Hunt Holdings, Comcast Ventures Catalyst Fund, Impact America Fund, and others--said it has named Praveen Varma to the Chief Risk Officer position.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which provides call tracking and marketing intelligence software, says it has named Paula Schmidlin as Senior Vice President, People & Culture, and promoted Ben Sullivan to Executive Vice President, Sales.

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APRIL 1, 2020

Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence software developer Omnidya announced this morning that it has named Akshay "Ed" Vachhani as its Chief Technology Officer. Vachhani previously had served as Executive Director of Data and Analytics at Morgan Stanley. Vachhani also previously served at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Foothill Ranch-based iBASEt, a developer of software for the manufacturing sector, said this week that it has named both a new Chief Customer Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The company said it has promoted Scott Baril to the Chief Customer Officer role, and named Daniel de Haas as its new Chief Financial Officer.

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MARCH 12, 2021

Carpinteria-based construction management giant Procore Technologies--which just launched an IPO effort--said this week that it has named Sandy Hoffman as the company's VP of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. The firms said that Hoffman is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Playa Vista-based Appetize , which develops cloud-based, point-of-sale (POS) software for enterprise customers such as stadiums and other venues, has named a trio of new executives, as it continues to grow its business. Appetize said that Ms.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

Carlsbad-based DCN Dx, a developer of rapid diagnostics products, said it has named Mitzi Rettinger as the company's new Chief Revenue Officer. Rettinger was preivously senior director of digital sales and digital transformation for MilliporeSigma, and also had served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Cerilliant Corporation.

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