Aug 07, 2012

John Howie Restaurant Group

Liedholm

Erik Liedholm, company wine director for John Howie Restaurant Group has been named “Sommelier of the Year” by Seattle magazine. Howie's wine lists have received numerous awards including best new wine list in America by Food and Wine magazine, best wine list in Seattle by seattle.citysearch.com and the award of excellence by Wine Spectator magazine. The award is presented to an individual who delivers exceptional service and education.

Renton Mayor's Office

Shridhar

The Renton Mayor's office appointed Preeti Shridhar as deputy public affairs administrator. Shridhar served as communications director and assumes some of the responsibilities formerly held by the assistant chief administrative office, a position cut due to budget cuts.

Ernst & Young

London-based Ernst & Young announced Ed Grabowy and Sandy Wight as senior partners and promoted Christian Tinder to principal and Tracy Jones to director to its Seattle office. Grabowy served as the Asia Pacific regional audit partner for the Shanghai office; Wight is partner in the Human Capital Mobility practice; Tinder works in advisory practice and Jones serves as administrative services leader. Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.

Aug 03, 2012

Columbia Bank

Casto

Tacoma-based Columbia Bank hired Randy Casto as senior vice president and leader of the Spokane private banking team. Casto started his banking career as a teller at Seafirst in 1989 and has 23 years of banking experience with Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Washington Trust Bank. Casto was relationship manager for private banking with Washington Trust Bank in Spokane. Columbia State Bank is a full-service commercial bank.

Pan Pacific

Johnson

Singapore-based Pan Pacific hired Sam Johnson as general manager in the Seattle hotel. Johnson has 30 years of hospitality experience and recently served as general manager of The Sorrento. Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts has 20 hotels, resorts and suites across Asia, North America and Oceania.

Lighter Capital

Seattle-based Lighter Capital said company founder Andy Sack has become executive chairman and BJ Lackland is CEO. Lackland served as CFO and board member for Power Efficiency Corp. Lighter Capital provides companies financing in return for a percentage of their revenue and has provided $2.3 million to 16 companies since 2010.

Aug 02, 2012

Woodcock Washburn

Woodcock Washburn hired Timothy Casey to work at the intellectual property law firm as partner in its Seattle office. Casey co-founded and ran the IP operations of SilverSky, a business development firm, and was an in-house manager with Apple Computer, Silicon Graphics, and MCI. Woodcock Washburn is a national law firm.

Yapta

Seattle-based Yapta named James Filsinger as the new CEO. Filsinger is a travel industry executive with experience at global startups and Fortune 500 companies. He was CEO of EZYield.com. Yapta assists in travel planning and tracking airfares.

Adams & Associates

Adams & Associates, an employment agency, has a new brand name: SOS Employment Group. Utah-based SOS Employment Group matches people with jobs, and has offices in the United States and Canada.