Adesto Technologies, a Sunnyvale, CA developer of low power, low cost CMOS-based conductive bridging RAM technology, named Michael Van Buskirk Chief Technology Officer. He was formerly Chief Operating Officer at Innovative Silicon. Adesto also named Ravi Sunkavalli Vice President of Product Development. He was formerly Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Achronix.
AppSense a New York, NY provider of user virtualization technology, named Keith Turnbull Vice President of Global Development. He was formerly Vice President Receiver and HDX Worldwide Development at Citrix Systems.
CloudBees, a Boston, MA provider of Java PaaS solutions, named Andre Pino Vice President of Marketing. He was formerly Principal Analyst at Forrester Research.
Corero Network Security, a Hudson, MA provider of network intrusion-prevention systems and distributed denial-of-service defense systems, named Marty Meyer Chief ExecutiveOfficer. Meyer was formerly Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at ExtendMedia.
Kiva Systems, a North Reading, MA developer of game-changing mobile-robotic solutions that automate order fulfillment and distribution operations, named Robert Doucette Vice President of Manufacturing Operations. He was formerly Vice President of Operations at Boston Power.
Opanga Networks, a Seattle, WA provider of video optimization solutions, named Bob Wise Senior Vice President of Business Development. He was formerly Senior Vice President of Mobile Care at Nuance Communications.
SignalDemand, a San Francisco, CA provider of margin-optimization software, named Mark Tice Chief Executive Officer. He was formerly Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales at MarkLogic.
Virtual-Q, a Houston, TX provider of enterprise cloud computing solutions, named Rick Brady Chief Technology Officer. Brady was formerly Chief Technology Officer at Citrix Systems.
Z Microsystems, a San Diego, CA provider of field-ready computing systems, named Richard Schmidt Chief Financial Officer. He was formerly Chief Financial Officer at Volvo Construction Equipment and Services. Z Microsystems also named Randy Millar Vice President of Engineering. He was formerly Chief Operating Officer at Digivision.
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