Oct 01, 2009

Holland America Line

Holland America Line hired Brian Johnson as director of corporate training and development. Johnson will be responsible for programs in the company's hotel school in Indonesia, the Culinary Training Program in Manila, an English language learning program for crew, and leadership development for fleet and land-based employees. Johnson was director of fleet training and employee relations at Princess Cruises.

Ragen MacKenzie

Jim Hawkins, an 18-year financial services veteran, has been named regional brokerage manager for the Seattle branch of Ragen MacKenzie, a division of Wells Fargo Investments. Hawkins will be responsible for Ragen MacKenzie's operations in Seattle, leading a team of 30 financial advisors. He will also continue as regional sales manager for Wells Fargo Investments.

Sep 30, 2009

Lynnwood Convention Center

SMG, a venue management and development company, made two new additions to its management team at the Lynnwood Convention Center. They are Erin Mitchell as sales manager and Erica Heininger as administrative/marketing assistant. Mitchell has 26 years of experience in the food and beverage industry and was catering director for Palisade. Heininger was recently the clinical administrative assistant for PeaceHealth Medical Group in Bellingham.

KeyBank

Tia Catli has been selected to manage KeyBank's new branch in Upper Queen Anne, which is nearing completion. Catli began her banking career in 1992 as a teller and became manager of Key's Lower Queen Anne branch in 2003.

K Vintners

Charles Smith of Walla Walla's K Vintners has been named winemaker of the year by Food & Wine Magazine's prestigious American Wine Awards. Located at the base of the Blue Mountains, K Vintners opened its doors in December 2001. Owner and winemaker Smith comes from a family of wine makers but arrived in the Walla Walla Valley after 11 years in Scandinavia where he owned and operated night clubs and managed rock bands. Smith has developed other brands and a range of wines.

Sep 29, 2009

KeyBank

Dan Chiem will manage KeyBank's new branch in Belltown. Chiem began his banking career in 2000 at Bank of America and has worked at KeyBank since 2004 in multiple positions. He recently managed the Ballard branch on Market Street. Chiem is fluent in Chinese, Vietnamese and English.

Washington State Tourism Commission

The Washington State Tourism Commission has elected Katherine Kertzman, program director for Seattle's Southside Visitor Services, to serve as co-chair. The SSVS is the official tourism department for Tukwila, SeaTac, Kent and Des Moines. Kertzman takes over the role from Kim Bennett, CEO of the Southwest Washington Convention and Visitor Bureau.

ZymoGenetics

ZymoGenetics promoted Dennis Miller to senior vice president of research and preclinical development. He will also be on the executive management committee. Miller has been with ZymoGenetics since 2005 working in the research and development organization.