Jan 22, 2014

Helsell Fetterman

Jacobs

Samuel Jacobs has joined the Seattle law office of Helsell Fetterman. He has practiced land use and real estate law in Seattle for more than 30 years, most recently as a partner in Mosler, Schermer & Jacobs. His focus is on development issues, housing cooperatives, floating home communities, and condo and homeowner associations. Jacobs has been a board member and president of Capitol Hill Housing.

Fuel Talent

Swerland

Shauna Swerland, an executive recruiter with more than 19 years of experience, announced the launch of Fuel Talent. She is the founder and CEO. The company is the result of her acquisition of the Seattle office of Glocap Search, a New York City-based executive search firm where she was a partner for 10 years. Fuel Talent will focus on full-time, consulting and temporary jobs in marketing, creative, accounting, administrative, tech and sales for early-stage start-ups to established fortune 500 companies.

Hornall Anderson

Jack Anderson, co-founder and CEO of 31-year-old branding and design firm Hornall Anderson, is now the firm's chairman. The president of operations, John Anicker, has been named president and CEO. Anderson started the company in 1982 with John Hornall. It is now a global firm and part of Diversified Agency Services, a division of Omnicom Group, with offices in Seattle and London. Clients include Starbucks, PepsiCo, Nordstrom, Madison Square Garden and the Empire State Building. Anicker has been with the firm for over 20 years.

Jan 17, 2014

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Co. is expanding its Silicon Valley-based Technology Banking Division in Seattle with the hiring of John Flemming and Derek Watanabe. Flemming joined Wells Fargo in 2007 after working for Silicon Valley Bank serving tech clients in the Northwest. Watanabe worked for U.S. Bank in Bellevue and Seattle, most recently as a portfolio manager and team leader. The technology division has four groups: technology, clean tech, life sciences and venture fund services. It has nine offices nationwide in California, Austin, Boston and Seattle.

Nintex

Bellevue-based Nintex, a creator of workflow software, said Eric Johnson is the new chief financial officer. Christian Smith is senior vice president of global sales. Johnson comes from Jive Software where he was vice president of finance.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

The Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research, a research institute based at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, hired Gary Lyman as co-director. He was a professor of medicine and senior fellow at Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research. Lyman will co-lead HICOR with Scott Ramsey.

Jan 16, 2014

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Olsen

Herrman

Popp

Ana-Maria Popp, David Herrman and Randall Olsen are now principals at Cairncross & Hempelmann. Popp is a trial attorney and complex business dispute resolution strategist. Her practice includes construction litigation, corporate and partnership disputes, real estate litigation and personal injury. Herrman's practice concentrates on condo and homeowner associations, real estate transactions, development, limited liability companies and leasing. Olsen's practice focuses on real estate development and landowners' property rights. He helps lead the Transit Oriented Development Group.

Hacker Group

Hacker Group, a Seattle digital/direct marketing agency, named Margaret Price director of strategic planning and Richard Jacroux chief financial officer. Price was with Ogilvy & Mather-WPP as a strategic planning director, and also worked for Saatchi, Saatchi X and Wunderman. Jacroux has held CFO positions at Cole & Weber, Light Doctor and Digital Kitchen.

Friends of Youth

Kirkland-based Friends of Youth said Joan McBride and Vincent Hayes have joined the board of directors. McBride was mayor of Kirkland and is a former Friends of Youth employee. Hayes is a graduate of Friends of Youth's Griffin Home program and has a master's degree in social work.