Jan 10, 2013

Columbia Hospitality

Seattle-based Columbia Hospitality hired Caroline Pennington as corporate sales manager. Pennington worked for Holland America Cruise Line, Meydenbauer Convention Center, Starwood and The Bravern in Bellevue. Columbia Hospitality is a hospitality management and consulting firm.

Airbiquity

Seattle-based Airbiquity hired Yusuf Nahmiyas as executive vice president of corporate development. Nahmiyas worked for 17 years in investment banking specializing in technology, media and telecom. Airbiquity designs and delivers services that support more than 16 million vehicles on the road, for firms such as Ford, Nissan, Bosch, OnStar and Shell.

Plaza Bank

Seattle-based Plaza Bank hired Michael Paul as president and chief executive officer and Michael Clabby as executive vice president and chief credit officer. Paul is founding CEO of The Commerce Bank of Oregon and most recently worked at Oregon Dental Service. Clabby was executive vice president and regional chief credit officer for First Interstate Bank.

Jan 09, 2013

Synergetic Financial Management

Vercio

Seattle-based Synergetic Financial Management hired Katie Vercio as financial planning and investment analyst. Vercio was a financial analyst intern with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Synergetic Financial Management is an integrated financial services firm.

Sandusky Radio Seattle

Maynard

Bellevue-based Sandusky Radio named “Maynard in the Morning” as operations manager. Maynard was program director of MOVIN 92.5 and Click 98.9 FM. Sandusky Radio Seattle owns and operates five Seattle stations.

Noble House Hotels & Resorts

Kirkland-based Noble House Hotels & Resorts hired Nick Fielding as corporate director of restaurants. Fielding was general manager of Wilshire Restaurant in Santa Monica, and prior to that was food and beverage director at Little Palm Island Resort & Spa. Noble House Hotels & Resorts is a privately held hotel ownership and management company.

Jan 08, 2013

Lane Powell

Seattle law firm Lane Powell hired Mark McBride as an attorney in the litigation practice group. McBride was an associate last summer and worked as a judicial intern for judges Owen M. Panner and Mark D. Clarke of the Federal District Court of Oregon.

City of Kent

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke appointed Ronald Moore as city clerk effective Jan. 7 succeeding Brenda Jacober, who retired last month after 37 years. Moore was named deputy city clerk of Shoreline in 2005 and previously worked as city clerk of Normandy Park. Kent is the sixth largest city in Washington.

En Masse Entertainment

Seattle-based En Masse Entertainment promoted Chris Lee to CEO, and hired Soo Min Park as COO and Bryan Koski as director of marketing. Lee was the company's vice president of publishing. Park was vice president for Nexon America and Koski was group marketing manager for the Halo franchise at Microsoft. En Masse Entertainment creates and publishes online gaming.