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Dec 10, 2025
Tacoma-based TrueBlue appointed William Greenblatt and William Seward to its board of directors. Greenblatt founded Sterling Infosystems in 1975 and built the company into a globally scaled background-screening services provider. Under Greenblatt's leadership as chief executive officer and chairman of the board, Sterling transformed the hiring practices of employers worldwide, leading to acquisition of a majority interest by Goldman Sachs' Merchant Banking Division in 2015. Greenblatt returned to his role as chief executive officer in 2018 to advance growth and customer value. Today, he serves as chair and co-founder of Montague Street Capital, where he provides long-term capital and strategic expertise to help small and mid-sized business accelerate growth.
Seward is a global executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience spanning logistics, supply chain and global operations. He currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Vestis Corp., a $2.2 billion provider of uniforms and workplace supplies. Prior to Vestis, he spent over three decades at United Parcel Service, where he held senior leadership roles including president of UPS Supply Chain Solutions and president of the Americas region.
Two existing TrueBlue directors are expected to step down from the board at or before the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Following the meeting, the board is expected to consist of nine directors, eight of whom are independent. These appointments and planned retirements reflect TrueBlue's ongoing commitment to evolving the composition of its board to strengthen operational oversight, accelerate growth and transformation, and incorporate shareholder feedback. Barclays is serving as financial advisor to TrueBlue, and Sidley Austin is serving as legal counsel. TrueBlue connects job seekers with opportunities while delivering scalable workforce solutions worldwide.
Dec 09, 2025


Boise Cascade announced that Nate Jorgensen, chief executive officer, plans to retire effective March 2. The board of directors has unanimously appointed Jeff Strom, chief operating officer, to succeed Jorgensen. Jorgensen will continue to serve as a director on the company's board after his retirement. The company does not plan to backfill the chief operating officer role after the transition. “This is a planned transition and part of the company's deliberate and long-term succession planning process to ensure stability and continued momentum in our strategy and operations,” said Tom Carlile, chair of Boise Cascade's board. Strom has been in the building materials industry for over 34 years. He joined Boise Cascade in 2006 and has served in several key roles and progressive leadership positions during his 19 years with the company. Prior to his current role as the chief operating officer, he was the executive vice president of the company's building materials distribution (BMD) division. Prior to that, he was the vice president and general manager for the BMD Eastern Region. Strom holds a bachelor's degree in management from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He also serves on the board of trustees for the Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity.

Bellevue-based Nintex appointed Tad Finer as chief revenue officer. Finer brings more than 20 years of experience leading revenue and sales strategy and operations for high-growth software and technology companies. Finer has held senior sales leadership roles across global technology organizations with a focus on cloud and software-as-a-service platforms in both public company and private equity environments. Most recently, he served as chief revenue officer of Prophix, where he led the company's go-to-market functions. Prior to Prophix, he held leadership roles at EagleView, Workiva, HyperGrid, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and Software AG. Finer was an alumnus of the University of Idaho and The George Washington University School of Business. Nintex helps organizations unlock the power of agentic business orchestration by combining process intelligence, workflow orchestration, low-code development, and agentic AI to build solutions designed for their unique business challenges.
Dec 05, 2025

Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Jordan Arnold to serve as director of the state Broadband Office within the Department of Commerce. She will lead the WSBO as it works with other state agencies and private partners to develop and implement high-speed internet across Washington. “High-speed internet is a necessity for modern life,” Arnold said. “Connectivity means the difference between exclusion and opportunity in jobs, health care and education. No community should be left behind.” Arnold previously served in the Biden-Harris White House as a senior policy advisor on the Infrastructure Implementation Team within the Office of the Chief of Staff, where her focus was leading the $65 billion broadband portfolio, including implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, the Digital Equity Act programs, and the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. Arnold also covered the economic development portfolio, supporting efforts to spur growth in distressed communities. Before her White House appointment, Arnold's work centered on expanding broadband access and economic opportunity through nonprofits, government, and direct service. She has authored multiple internet policy reports for the nonprofit Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. Arnold is pursuing a Master of Public Affairs degree at Princeton University's School for Public and International Affairs, where she studies economics and domestic policy.

Shane Kanady has joined Dorsey & Whitney as of counsel in the Mergers & Acquisitions group in Anchorage. Kanady represents companies across industries in various transactions, providing business-focused counsel. His experience includes negotiating deal terms, preparing purchase and sale agreements, reorganization and bankruptcy, financing, and managing entity restructurings. Kanady returns to Dorsey from Koniag Inc., where he was an associate general counsel after first practicing at Dorsey as an associate. He received his J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law and his B.A. from University of Washington, Foster School of Business. He also completed clerkships with both the Alaska Superior Court and Alaska Supreme Court. Dorsey & Whitney has locations across the United States and in Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Redmond-based Data I/O Corp. announced changes to its board of directors. Edward Smith, who has served on the Data I/O board since 2022, has been appointed chair of the board. Steven Waszak has joined the board of directors, and Sally Washlow will remain on the board and assumes the position of independent director and chair of the Compensation Committee. The appointments increase the size of the board from five to six members, and increase the number of independent directors on the board from four to five Smith was appointed a director of Data I/O in 2022. Currently he is serving as the executive chairman of the board of SMTC Corp. Previously he served as the president and chief executive officer of SMTC and president of Avnet. Smith is the founder and currently runs the We Will Never Forget charitable foundation. Waszak is the chief financial officer of SMTC, with a manufacturing footprint in the United States, Mexico and Asia. He joined SMTC while it was a publicly traded company and served as its CFO until the company was acquired by H.I.G. Capital. Waszak began his career as a member of Deloitte's Emerging Business Services group, and has more than 30 years of experience as a technology executive across corporate finance and strategic development roles.
Dec 04, 2025

TAPCO Credit Union promoted Curtis Brooks to vice president of commercial deposit and lending, where he will lead the continued growth of TAPCO's commercial banking efforts and support the financial needs of local businesses across the South Sound region. Brooks joined TAPCO in May 2024 as a commercial credit underwriter. In his new role, Brooks will prioritize the development of products and services that expand opportunity and access to capital for business owners. His focus is rooted in designing equitable and inclusive solutions that reflect TAPCO's mission of financial empowerment. “We are thrilled to welcome Curtis as the leader of our commercial lending and deposit strategy,” said Jeremy Mandery, chief retail and lending officer. “With an extensive background in banking and finance, he brings a proven commitment to community engagement and a passion for helping small businesses succeed. As TAPCO expands its focus on small business loans and deposits, Curtis' innovative vision for new products and services will play a pivotal role in driving growth and creating meaningful opportunities for our members.” TAPCO Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative serving individuals and businesses in Washington state.

Bellevue-based Smartsheet appointed Scott Torrey as its chief revenue officer. Torrey assumes responsibility for all revenue-generating teams globally, including direct and partner-led sales, sales operations, customer success and services. He is charged with optimizing the go-to-market engine to accelerate enterprise adoption and ensuring a world-class experience across the entire customer lifecycle. Torrey previously held the position of chief revenue officer at SAP Concur, and chief executive officer at Payscale. He sits on the board of directors at Solvd and the Claremont McKenna College Financial Economics Institute, and has served on the boards of ClearTrip and SAP Concur Japan.
Seattle- based XBOW appointed two executives to its leadership team. Jonaki Egenolf (formerly with Snyk and Veracode) joins as chief marketing officer, and Dean Breda (formerly with Veracode, HackerOne and Nasuni) as general counsel. They will join XBOW's growing executive bench, which includes industry veterans Niroshan (Niro) Rajadurai, chief revenue officer, who joined the team in August after leading GTM for Github Advanced Security, and Nico Waisman, chief security officer and former CISO of Lyft. XBOW's autonomous offensive security platform enables security teams to continuously test, validate, and strengthen their cyber defenses at machine speed. Egenolf and Breda will play pivotal roles in strengthening XBOW's brand, governance, and strategic execution. The company was recently named the Early Growth Stage winner in the Fortune Cyber60 list that spotlights the world's most promising cybersecurity companies.