Aug 14, 2024

CalmWave

CalmWave appointed Andrew Thompson to the company's Board of Advisors. Thompson is a Silicon Valley-based executive, entrepreneur, and investor. From 2003 to 2020, he was co-founder, chief executive, and board member of Proteus Digital Health, leading the company to unicorn status and a valuation of over $1.5B. The company's digital medicine solutions improved clinical outcomes delivered by oral drugs. From 1994 to 1999, he was co-founder, chief executive, and board member of FemRx, a provider of solutions for women's health. From 1991 to 1993, he was co-founder and chief financial officer of CardioRhythm, providing minimally invasive arrhythmia surgery, acquired by Medtronic. From 1992 to 1995, he was chairman of the board at Kistler Morse, leading a turn-around and sale of the company to Danaher. Thompson is a named inventor on over 50 patents. He received master's degrees in engineering from Cambridge and education and business from Stanford. Seattle-based CalmWave deploys state-of-the art digital technology and provides clinicians with a holistic view of the information with which to make informed decisions regarding alarm management and patient care.

Northwest Natural Holdings

Northwest Natural Holdings hired Raymond Kaszuba to serve as the company's senior vice president and chief financial officer. Kaszuba comes to NW Natural Holdings from AmeriGas, a propane distributor and a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, where he served most recently as interim president, and prior to that vice president and chief financial officer. Previously, he was treasurer of UGI Corporation, an international distributor and marketer of energy products and services, including natural gas, liquified petroleum gas, and renewable solutions. Prior to UGI, he was senior vice president, finance and treasurer at Enviva, a renewable bioenergy producer. His background also includes roles in treasury, finance and audit at ExxonMobil, Allegheny Energy and US Bank. Kaszuba earned an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Dayton. Northwest Natural Holdings is headquartered in Portland, and has been doing business for over 165 years in the Pacific Northwest. It owns NW Natural Gas Co., NW Natural Water Co., NW Natural Renewables Holdings, and other business interests.

Aug 13, 2024

Partners for Rural Washington

Opheim

Partners for Rural Washington (PRWA) appointed Jody Opheim as its new executive director. Opheim, who has been a part of the organization since 2022, brings a wealth of experience and a commitment to enhancing the quality of life in rural communities with populations of 5,000 or less. Opheim most recently served as PRWA's Southeast region director. In this role, she provided assistance and guidance to rural governments in eastern Washington, focusing on grant funding, project development and management. She helped advance a wide array of projects, including water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure, disaster recovery efforts, public safety, healthcare facilities, and digital equity programs. In her new role as executive director, Opheim will lead PRWA's efforts to support and empower rural communities throughout Washington state. Partners for Rural Washington is the state's federally designated Rural Development Council dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in rural communities across the state through strategic partnerships, resource development, and advocacy. PRWA works closely with local governments, nonprofits, and community groups to address critical infrastructure needs and promote sustainable economic development.

ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo announced that Graham O'Brien, the company's vice president of FP&A, has been appointed by ZoomInfo's Board of Directors as the company's interim chief financial officer beginning Sept. 6. Cameron Hyzer, retiring chief financial officer, will transition to serve in an advisory capacity until Oct. 7. The company has initiated a search process to help identify a permanent successor. O'Brien brings extensive expertise in financial planning and analysis, accounting, and driving strategic corporate initiatives. In his current position at ZoomInfo, O'Brien oversees financial forecasting, budgeting, and reporting processes. Previously, O'Brien held roles at DiscoverOrg, RainKing Solutions, and Kaseya. Additionally, ZoomInfo announced appointment of Domenic Maida and Owen Wurzbacher to its Board of Directors. Maida will serve on the Privacy, Security, and Technology Committee, and Wurzbacher will serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees.

Aug 02, 2024

Harts

Harts Plumbers, Electricians and HVAC Technicians has opened a new location in Tukwila. The Tukwila branch will offer comprehensive coverage along the Maple Valley Highway corridor. This is the company's fourth location, and will offer complete plumbing and sewer service as well as electrical. “We're excited to announce this new branch, which will allow us to serve more communities in our area,” said Jason Fournier, president of Harts. “Expanding east helps us connect our existing service areas to ensure more efficient delivery of the essential services we provide, including our new hydronic heating service.” Harts' technicians and support staff provide environmentally friendly service on a full range of plumbing, electrical and HVAC solutions. The company has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States four times. Harts Plumbers, Electricians and HVAC Technicians provides plumbing services, electrical services, and heating and cooling services throughout the greater Seattle, Tacoma and now Tukwila areas. The company was founded in Tacoma in 2013 by co-owners Richard Hart and Dan Hartsough.

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair Broadcast Group named Dean Ditmer vice president/general manager of KATU and KUNP in Portland. Ditmer was previously president/general manager at KPNX, KMSB and KTTU in Tucson. He has held several executive leadership positions across the broadcast industry, including director of sales at KUSA in Denver, general manager of Sinclair's WKEF and WRGT in Dayton, Ohio, general manager at Metro Networks in Minneapolis, director of sales at WCCO in Minneapolis, local sales manager at KPIX in San Francisco, and sales manager at WNCN in Raleigh. Ditmer has recently served on several public and non-profit boards, including the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University, the Arizona Broadcasters Association, and the Arizona Interscholastic Association Advisory Board. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Bowling Green State University. Sinclair owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets.

Lighthouse

Seattle-based Lighthouse, a provider of technology-enabled eDiscovery, compliance, and information governance services, announced that Fernando Delgado has been promoted to senior director of AI & Analytics. As the company's AI product portfolio grows, Delgado, who has 19 years of experience developing analytics- & AI-based alternatives and accelerators for document review, will take a leadership role in developing products that leverage predictive and generative AI. Delgado has nearly 20 years of experience in the legal tech field and recently earned a Ph.D. in Information Science from Cornell University, where his dissertation studied what participatory design processes look like and how they can be structured for meaningful engagement with domain experts.

Aug 01, 2024

Visit Seattle

Byington

Following a nationwide search, Visit Seattle announced that veteran Seattle marketing executive Stephanie Byington will be its next senior vice president and chief marketing officer. For over two decades, Byington has led marketing for several Seattle area brands including Slalom, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, TCS World Travel, Nordstrom, and Starbucks. At Visit Seattle, Byington will oversee all marketing and brand development initiatives to promote tourism to the city across travel segments, including meetings and conventions, leisure, transient, and international markets. Byington has extensive experience in the travel and tourism space, having served as vice president of marketing and product development at tour operator TCS World Travel, as well as director of global advertising and sponsorships for Continental Airlines. At TCS World Travel, she won the Global Leadership Award from Travelopia (its parent company) in 2019. Byington also has broad expertise in the brand and experiential marketing spaces. In her previous role as senior director of marketing at consulting firm Slalom, she developed Slalom's first-ever global brand marketing campaign. Before Slalom, she was director of product innovation at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. Byington replaces Visit Seattle's former CMO and SVP Ali Daniels, who was with the organization for over 12 years and now serves as SVP marketing for Seattle Kraken.

Northwest Kidney Centers

Marker

Dorsch

Northwest Kidney Centers, the nation's oldest nonprofit dialysis provider with 20 clinics in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Clallam counties, has named Anthony Dorsch and Karissa Marker to its board of trustees. Dorsch has 30 years of experience as a healthcare administrator with a strong background in leadership, strategic planning, and healthcare management. He has worked in various roles including executive director at UW Physicians and VP of operational finance at Providence Health & Services. Dorsch has served on Northwest Kidney Centers' Finance, Audit & Investment Committee for nearly 10 years. Marker is a retired audit partner of KPMG, with more than 23 years of experience specializing in providing audit and accounting services to a variety of industries, including healthcare, education, and the public sector. Marker currently serves on several non-profit boards, including the Audit Advisory Committee of the University of Washington and the Audit, Finance, and Compliance Committee of EvergreenHealth. She is the treasurer of the Seattle Aquarium Board. They join 10 others on the volunteer board, made up of medical, business, civic and patient leaders who help govern the 62-year-old non-profit. Northwest Kidney Centers was founded in Seattle in 1962.