Dec 12, 2012

Big Fish

Stephenson

Seattle-based Big Fish promoted Dave Stephenson from CFO to president and CFO. He joined Big Fish in 2011, after 11 years at Amazon.com, most recently as vice president of finance. Big Fish provides Internet media software and game services.

King County Housing Authority

Palmer

King County Executive Dow Constantine appointed Susan Palmer to a five-year term as a King County Housing Authority commissioner. Palmer is the district secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 751 in Seattle.

Gage Design & LaBreche

Tom Belle, president and CEO of Seattle-based Gage Design, and Beth LaBreche, CEO of LaBreche, said LaBreche's firm will join Gage Design to expand marketing and communications services. LaBreche will be vice president of strategic development. Gage Design is a digital marketing firm; Minneapolis-based LaBreche is a marketing agency.

Dec 11, 2012

WSU College of Education

Trevisan

Washington State University President Elson Floyd appointed Mike Trevisan interim dean beginning Jan. 1, 2013. Trevisan will succeed Dean A.G. Rud. Trevisan has worked as associate dean for research and external funding, and is associate director of the WSU Learning & Performance Research Center.

Lane Powell

Davis

Seattle law firm Lane Powell appointed Claire Loebs Davis as a shareholder in the securities litigation practice gorup. Davis was with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and is chair of the Washington State Bar Association, Animal Law Section.

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Regional law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt named new practice group leaders in Seattle: Christopher Howard, group leader of general litigation, and Jennifer Campbell, assistant group leader of product lititgation. Schwabe, Williamson has offices in Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, and Bend and Salem, Ore.

Dec 07, 2012

Columbia Bank

Winer

Tacoma-based Columbia Bank hired Paul Winer as residential loan officer in Pierce and Thurston counties. Winer worked for Harborstone Credit Union. Columbia Bank is a Washington state-chartered commercial bank.

Meracord

Tacoma-based Meracord hired Timothy Walker as executive vice president, general counsel. He was senior counsel for Ciber Inc. for the IT outsourcing division and prior to that, senior counsel for First Data Corp. Meracord is a third-party payment service for contract payments.

Washington Glass Association

Washington Glass Association announced new officers effective March 1, 2013: President, Bill Coady of Guardian Industries; past president, Bernie Thueringer of Pacific Glass; vice president, Amy Anderson of Atlas Supply; secretary, Jon Larson of Larson Glass Company and treasurer, Ed Howell of Hartung Glass. The association is a trade association representing architectural and automotive glass firms.