As Colorado's tech ecosystem continues to grow, the state's top technology companies and startups are hiring more frequently.
We track these player personnel moves in our daily newsletter, the Beat.
Below, we’ve listed the top Colorado technology and startup hires reported in February.
Denver-based private equity firm Excellere Partners announced it has promoted Mike Vieth to Principal, Nick Coleman and Matt Halverson to Vice President and hired Tyler Ashley as Origination Associate. Vieth joined Excellere Partners in 2014 as an associate, serving as a key team member on portfolio companies TrialCard Incorporated,Two Labs Pharma Services and Concord Technologies.
Denver on-demand healthcare startup DispatchHealth's has added two additional members to its executive team, chief development officer Jennifer Meyer and chief product officer Nabeel Meghji. The company recently announced an expansion to three additional markets, Springfield, MA, Tacoma, WA and North Texas, bringing its total market count to 10.
According to a story in BizWest, Hex Performance, a laundry detergent and cleaning product company for activewear fabrics, has a new CEO and will open a dual headquarters in Boulder. Tom Arcuriwas named CEO and will assume the role immediately. Arcuri most recently served at Ripple Foods, Celestial Seasonings and Method.
Boulder-based cannabis edibles company Wana Brands has appointed Logan Craven as its first CFO. Craven previously served as controller and operations and logistics manager at Oskar Blues Brewery where he worked with current Wana COO Dan O’Connor.
Denver's Concept3D, a software company powering online experiences, announced that Tim Wiedeman will join the company as VP of Business Development. In this role, Wiedeman will focus on new customer growth with Fortune 500 organizations across a variety of industries. Prior to Concept3D, Wiedeman served as a consultant for Lantern Peak, VP of Corporate Partnerships at Pearson and Regional VP at EverFi.
Golden's ANGI Homeservices announced the appointment of Shannon Shaw as Chief Legal Officer, effective immediately. Shaw will oversee all legal and compliance across Angie’s List, HomeAdvisor and Handy, as well as HR. Prior to ANGI, Shaw served as chief counsel for global security company dormakaba. Shaw also served as Angie’s List Chief Legal Officer, having joined the company during its initial IPO in 2011.
Real estate industry expert Mike DelPrete has joined Denver vacation rental analytics firm AirDNA as a strategic advisor, the company announced in an email to Colorado Inno. The startup helps short-term rental hosts analyze the best prices for their property, demand trends and performance — with a wide scope.
Boulder's SurveyGizmo, a provider of survey and insights software, announced the appointment of Chris Benham as Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Benham most recently was the CMO for Yellowfin BI, a business-intelligence software company based in Melbourne, Australia.
Englewood's SynTech Bioenergy, a renewable, carbon negative clean energy company, has appointed Garrett Pettingell as Chief Financial Officer. Pettingell has more than 20 years of work experience as a CEO and CFO of public and private companies in the United States and in Europe. In 2008, Pettingell served as the CEO of Blue Frog Solutions, an enterprise software company.
Turbine Labs, an AI-powered executive intelligence platform, announced it has appointed Tom Teynor as its COO. Prior to joining Turbine Labs, Teynor founded Divination Consulting– a management consultancy focused on helping startups and growth-stage companies. He previously held C-level executive positions at three startups, including Ascent360, a SaaS-based marketing technology company; Coolerado Corporation, a cleantech air conditioning manufacturer; and Alysis Technologies, a SaaS-based financial technology company.
