Apr 25, 2013

Stoel Rives

Portland-based law firm Stoel Rives hired John R. Neidecker as chief business development officer. Neidecker was chief client development officer for Edwards Wildman Palmer in Boston.

University Book Store

University Book Store CEO Bryan Pearce, who had been with the store since 1990 and was named CEO in 2002, died April 20 after a yearlong battle with cancer. His successor is Louise Little, who has been the store's director of human resources since 1989. Pearce was well known on the UW campus and in local communities, and served on several local boards as well as on the board of the Independent College Bookstore Association.

Office of the Insurance Commissioner

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler named Jim Odiorne as chief deputy. Odiorne came to the agency in 1989. He has worked as deputy commissioner of the company supervision division since 1996.

MicroVision

Redmond-based MicroVision hired Stephen P. Holt as chief financial officer and Michael J. Franzi as vice president of marketing and business development. Holt was chief financial officer at PixelOptics. Franzi was vice president and general manager of Sonic Focus at Synopsys. MicroVision specializes in innovative ultra-miniature projection display technology.

Apr 24, 2013

T-Mobile

Kelton

Bellevue-based T-Mobile hired Drew Kelton as executive vice president of business markets. Kelton was president of Bharti Airtel Business in India.

Aegis Living

Aegis Living promoted Marc Nowak to vice president of Washington Operations; Adam Clark promoted to general manager of the Marymoor location and hired Rob Liebreich as general manager of the Madison location. Áegis Living is a national leader in assisted living and memory care, offering a selection of senior residences to meet the growing needs of today's aging population.

City of Kent

City of Kent chief administrative officer John Hodgson announced his retirement effective May 31. Hodgson has spent 33 years in municipal government service. He was hired as Kent's parks and recreation director in 1994 and worked as chief administrative officer for the past seven years.

Apr 23, 2013

Point B

Seattle-based management consulting firm Point B named Chuck Ritter president of consulting. Ritter, a 19-year consulting veteran, has been a key figure in Point B's growth over the last nine years. He launched Point B's Chicago office and most recently worked as managing director of industries with responsibility for growing industry-focused practices.

Adriatic Grill

The Washington Restaurant Association awarded Monique Trudnowski, owner of Tacoma's Adriatic Grill Italian Cuisine & Wine Bar, the Faces of Diversity American Dream Award. The award recognizes diverse members in the industry who have achieved success through hard work and perseverance.

LaborWorks

Gig Harbor-based LaborWorks opened a new office in Reno, Nev., on April 1. This is LaborWorks' tenth office and first in Nevada. Founded in 1998 by CEO Scott Sabo, LaborWorks screens potenial workers for clients in a range of industries.