Sep 16, 2009

City of Bothell

The city of Bothell hired Bob Van Horne as fire chief. Van Horne has worked with the city of Renton since 1981 and is Renton's deputy fire chief of safety and support services.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo hired Roland King as district manager for the Downtown Seattle District. King will lead 120 team members and 11 downtown Seattle branches. He has worked at Wells Fargo for 13 years and was recently northern Washington district manager.

Coinstar

Bellevue-based Coinstar said John Harvey, its chief financial officer, has decided to leave the company because of the time his position required away from his family. Harvey was appointed CFO in June and has been commuting between Bellevue and Chicago weekly. Harvey will continue as CFO though November while Coinstar searches for a replacement.

Sep 15, 2009

Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks Coffee Co. hired Annie Young-Scrivner as global chief marketing officer, Michelle Gass as president of Seattle's Best Coffee and John Culver as president of global consumer products and food service. Young-Scrivner has 20 years of global marketing strategy experience, and was with Quaker Foods and Snacks. Gass is a 13-year veteran of Starbucks and helped form its partnership with (Product)Red.

Chambers Bay

Ryan Moore, a Pierce County native and professional golfer, will serve as honorary chairman of the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship at Chambers Bay. Moore won the U.S. Amateur in 2004 and has hosted two charity golf events at Chambers Bay. He grew up in Puyallup.

Accountability Services

Accountability Services, an accounting, tax and consulting firm, has opened a new office at 5508 35th Ave. N.E. in suite 105. The company was founded by Elizabeth Mance in 1997.

Sep 11, 2009

Hodgson/Meyers

Hodgson/Meyers, a Kirkland-based marketing communications agency, hired Robert Coats as senior search strategist and Liz Wagner as social media specialist. Coats has 13 years of Internet industry experience and has worked with Allied Trade Group and Microsoft. Wagner brings experience in social marketing with Twitter and Facebook.

Hydrogen Advertising

Hydrogen Advertising in Seattle has promoted Brea Stevens from account supervisor to account director. Stevens has been with Hydrogen for two years.