May 14, 2008

Kibble and Prentice

Kibble & Prentice, an insurance and financial services company, hired Sarah Cornelius-Campos as sales executive in the Commercial Insurance Division.

Pacific Continental Bank

Pacific Continental Bank hired Amy Byrum as vice president and commercial banking officer, Maria Rivera as vice president and senior underwriter portfolio manager, and Phuong Au as assistant vice president and relationship banking officer. Byrum and Rivera will work from the bank's Bellevue office. Au will work in downtown Seattle.

Apex Facility Resources

Apex Facility Resources, a Seattle-based commercial office furniture dealer and relocation company, hired Bill Littler as sales manager. Littler has 21 years of sales and management experience in the industry.

Holland America Line

Holland America Line hired Brendan Vierra as vice president, human resources. Tim Murphy will succeed Vierra as vice president, guest programs. Vierra joined the company in 1997. Murphy joined the company in 1987.

WaMu

Seattle-based Washington Mutual hired John P. McMurray as chief enterprise risk officer. McMurray will oversee the company's risk management functions, including credit risk, interest rate risk, market risk, operational risk and audit. He replaces Ron Cathcart, who has left the company. McMurray was the company's chief credit officer.

May 13, 2008

Arbor Village

Arbor Village, a continuing care retirement community in Kent, named Teresa Russell as community relations director for the campus. Russell has 15 years of experience in the rental housing industry. Arbor Village is owned and operated by Cascade Living Group.

PayNorthwest

PayNorthwest in Seattle hired Ron Thompson as employer services advisor. Thompson was chief operations officer for a Seattle-based financial services firm.

Silver Creek Capital Management

Seattle-based Silver Creek Capital Management hired Gideon Nieuwoudt as a managing director in July. Nieuwoudt will help Silver Creek open a London office to expand research and increase coverage of global hedge fund managers in the summer of 2008. Nieuwoudt was head of European and Asia research for Union Bancaire Privée Alternative Investments. Silver Creek is a fund of hedge funds management firm with offices in Seattle and New York.

Baldwin Resource Group

Bellevue-based Baldwin Resource Group hired Steve Carver as an account executive in its insurance division. Baldwin specializes in insurance, risk management, business consulting and wealth management services.