Mar 30, 2012

Blankslate Creative

Copstead

Seattle-based Blankslate Creative hired Shannon Copstead as account executive. Copstead worked for Seattle's Best Coffee and UW startups. Blankslate specializes in brand development, design and digital advertising.

Symetra Investment Services

Bellevue-based Symetra Investment Services hired John Forrest as director of business development. Forrest worked at Lincoln Financial Network as director of sales. Symetra Investment Services is a broker-dealer agency.

U.S. District Court

Thomas Rice has been named district judge of the U.S. District Court for the eastern district of Washington. Rice worked as assistant U.S. attorney for the eastern district since 1987, with courthouses in Richland, Spokane and Yakima.

Holland America

Holland America cruise line promoted Todd Kimmel to senior director of human resources. Kimmel managed financial reporting and served as treasurer.

Mar 29, 2012

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Hernandez

Law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt announced Joaquin Hernandez, Richard Bailey, Dan Eller, Heather Hepburn, Trevor Livingston, Devon Newman and Matt Wilmot as shareholders. Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt is a multiservice law firm.

The Allen Institute

Seattle-based Allen Institute for brain science hired R. Clay Reid, M.D., Ph.D. and Ricardo Dolmetsch, Ph.D. Reid worked at Harvard medical school and Dolmetsch worked at Stanford. Theinstitute is a brain research organization.

Ant's Eye View

Seattle-based Ant's Eye View hired Susan Eastly as director. Eastly worked at One Reel/Teatro ZinZanni as executive director of administration. Ant's Eye View is a social media development and consulting firm.

Mar 28, 2012

Delta Dental/WA Dental Service

Venkataraman

Delta Dental/WA Dental Service hired CJ Venkataraman as chief information officer. Venkataraman has worked in strategic technology planning, enterprise architecture and development, data analytics and data mining.

Core Business Bank

Fulp

Bellevue-based Core Business Bank promoted Alan Fulp to president and chief operating officer. Fulp specializes in commericial, consumer and real estate lending. Core Business Bank provides lending services to small businesses.

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Seattle Repertory Theatre hired Lana Odintsova as public relations manager. Odintsova worked as marketing specialist for Eddie Bauer.

Seattle-Northwest Securities

Seattle-Northwest Securities hired Karl Leaverton as the new president and CEO. Leaverton worked as a management consultant with Bellevue's Blakely Management Company. Seattle-Northwest Securities is an independent financial services firm.