SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mason today announced the appointment of Webb Stevens, former COO of Docker, as Chief Executive Officer and former CTO of Qualtrics John Thimsen as Chief Technology Officer. Nancy Xiao, Mason’s current CEO, will become President and continue to serve on the Board of Directors. Mason is rapidly becoming the mission-critical data collection platform of choice for enterprise customers across key verticals including healthcare, life sciences, retail and more. The Mason platform makes it possible for enterprises to easily and reliably collect high-value, critical data for use cases such as clinical trials and remote patient monitoring, impacting nearly 100,000 patients in over 50 countries to date. With Stevens and Thimsen at the helm, Mason will make significant investments in specialized form factors, platform applications and AI models to enable even more powerful data collection and analysis. Recognized as a 2023 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company, Mason’s all-in-one platform provides the vehicle for data collection through a variety of form factors, ranging from Qualcomm-powered handheld devices to an enterprise wearable with extensive sensor and camera capabilities

Coverage of the GeekWire Awards , presented by Astound Business Solutions , the Pacific Northwest’s annual startup and technology awards.The 2024 GeekWire Awards CEO of the Year finalists, clockwise from top left: Gaurav Oberoi of Lexion; Linda Lian of Common Room; Ozan Unlu of Edge Delta; Vijaye Raji of Statsig; and Nancy Xiao of Mason.The finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2024 GeekWire Awards include software veterans working on a variety of enterprise problems, from helping companies manage contracts, to better analyzing data, or conducting A/B testing.Keep scrolling for descriptions of each finalist for CEO of the Year, presented by Baker Tilly. And submit your vote here or below.Gaurav Oberoi is CEO and co-founder of Lexion, an Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence spinout founded in 2018. Lexion raised $20 million last year for its AI-powered contract management software. Oberoi previously helped build bill-splitting app BillMonk and also created Precision Polling, an automated survey startup later purchased by SurveyMonkey.Ozan Unlu is CEO of Edge Delta, a Seattle startup whose software platform helps engineering and security teams analyze data. Founded in 2018, the company raised $63 million in 2022. Unlu previously spent more than five years at Microsoft and another 4 1/2 years at Sumo Logic.Nancy Xiao, a previous Young Entrepreneur of the Year nominee, is CEO at Mason