Tech Moves: Hiya CTO lands at Amazon; ex-Splunk president joins Karat board; and more

— Seattle tech vet Marcelo Calbucci is heading to Amazon after a 4-year stint as CTO at Whitepages spinout Hiya.

Calbucci is joining Amazon’s People Experience Team. He told GeekWire that it’s a new group within the tech giant that is “working to improve the employee experience and make Amazon the best employer in the world.”

Calbucci is a former Microsoft manager who co-founded Seattle startup EveryMove. He also had brief stints at startup studio Pioneer Square Labs and health startup DoctorLink.

In an email to staffers at Hiya, which builds caller ID and spam-blocking software, Calbucci told employees that Hiya “has such a bright future ahead and I can’t wait to see it unfold over the next few years.”

Calbucci is known for his efforts to galvanize the Seattle startup community. He founded Seattle 2.0, a community site and events organization that was acquired by GeekWire in 2011.

Other personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry:

• Teresa Carlson, former president and chief growth officer at Splunk, was appointed to Karat’s board of directors.
• Sherry Johnson, former senior sales manager at HD Supply, joined Hootsuite as sales director in its Atlanta office.
• Mike Goonewardene, former chief commercial officer at Sterifre Medical, joined Tend Health as chairman and CEO.
• Fuat Koro, former vice president at Bose Corporation, joined Tectonic Audio Labs as chief executive officer.
• Sister Jenna, a spiritual author and tv personality, joined Viome, a wellness company, as an ambassador.
• Lindell Bennett, former director at Amazon, joined Cooler Screens as chief revenue officer.