Tech Moves: Seattle tech exec Brian Hall joins Mistral; Amazon departures; new Dropzone AI leader

Brian Hall (LinkedIn Photo) — Former Microsoft, Amazon and Google exec Brian Hall is now chief marketing officer for Mistral — and he’s bullish on the move. “I think this could be the most interesting marketing job in the world,” Hall said on LinkedIn . Mistral is a Paris-based enterprise AI platform that in 2024 signed a multi-year partnership giving it access to Microsoft’s data centers; Microsoft in turn agreed to offer Mistral’s models through Azure.