QAD appoints new CEO, Chilton steps down after 7 years
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, March 10th, 2025 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on QAD appoints new CEO, Chilton steps down after 7 years

Santa Barbara-based QAD has appointed Sanjay Brahmawar, formerly CEO of Software AG, as its new CEO, the software company announced March 10. Brahmawar will begin in his new role on March 17 and will succeed Anton Chilton, who is stepping back from his CEO role after more than 20 years of service at QAD. In Read More →
Procore announces CEO succession plans
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, March 10th, 2025 / Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Procore announces CEO succession plans

After two decades since founding Carpinteria-based Procore and serving as the company’s only CEO, Craig “Tooey” Courtemanche announced that he is planning to transition to executive chairman as soon as the company appoints a new chief executive. Courtemanche first founded Procore in 2002 and is currently the founder, president and CEO of the company. He Read More →
Mercado: Amazon’s Alexa+ puts Santa Barbara center stage
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, March 10th, 2025 / Columns, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology / Comments Off on Mercado: Amazon’s Alexa+ puts Santa Barbara center stage

Santa Barbara is known for lots of things. Beautiful weather, the beach, the mountains, wine, Spanish architecture, UC Santa Barbara and so much more. But one of the lesser-known things that is quickly gaining more traction is the diversified tech scene that exists throughout the county, though mainly in the city of Santa Barbara. It’s something Read More →
Dubroff: Jim Glines: Advocate, banker, community pillar
By Henry Dubroff / Monday, March 10th, 2025 / Banking & Finance, Columns, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Dubroff: Jim Glines: Advocate, banker, community pillar

If you wanted to meet the elder stateman of banking in North Santa Barbara County, you might find him serving up tri-tip at a charity barbecue. Or taking the microphone as the volunteer auctioneer at a nonprofit fundraiser. Jim Glines was a force to be reckoned with, rising from a college graduate and management trainee at Read More →

Musubi’s AI platform helps firms sure up content moderation
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, March 10th, 2025 / Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology / Comments Off on Musubi’s AI platform helps firms sure up content moderation

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Direct Relief tasks Salesforce CFO Amy Weaver with CEO spot
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, March 7th, 2025 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Direct Relief tasks Salesforce CFO Amy Weaver with CEO spot

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Global commercial real estate firm enters the Santa Barbara market
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, March 6th, 2025 / Latest news, Real Estate, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Global commercial real estate firm enters the Santa Barbara market

For years, Colliers, a global commercial real estate firm, has done business in Santa Barbara. But they, like many other global real estate firms, never committed to having an actual office on the Central Coast, instead opting to simply conduct business from its Southern California offices. That all changed on March 4 when Colliers announced it would be Read More →