Feb 13, 2014

Nyhus Communications

Rochon

McCray

Wells

Nyhus Communications has promoted Andrew Wells, Charles McCray and Stephany Rochon. Wells is account manager and McCray is account supervisor on the public affairs team. Rochon was named account supervisor on the public relations team.

Opus Bank

Opus Bank has hired William (“Bill”) G. Jones and Rachel Thacker as directors and client managers in Commercial Business Banking for the Pacific Northwest. Jones was with Umpqua Bank and is Opus' first commercial banker in Oregon. He will expand the commercial and corporate client base. Thacker is focused on expanding commercial and corporate clients in Seattle/Puget Sound. She was with Bank of America in Seattle.

Feb 12, 2014

Carney Badley Spellman

McDowall

John R. McDowall has been elected director of the business department at Carney Badley Spellman.

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Thomas R. Krider has been named a managing partner at Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker and Craig Rusk, who has served as a managing partner for nearly 15 years, will continue as managing partner. The two will be in charge of daily operations. Krider's practice focuses on commercial litigation and contract negotiation.

Port of Everett

Troy McClelland, Port of Everett Commissioner, has been selected secretary of Washington Public Ports Association. He also is president and CEO of Economic Alliance Snohomish County.

Feb 11, 2014

Sound Cities Association

Marchione

Sound Cities Association elected Redmond Mayor John Marchione president. SCA represents 36 cities in King County that are home to nearly one million people. Renton Mayor Denis Law is past president.

Outerwall

Bellevue-based Outerwall announced three leadership moves at Redbox, Coinstar and ecoATM. Mark Horak, most recently Americas president at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, will become Redbox president March 17. Coinstar operations executive James H. Gaherity will become president of Coinstar, replacing Mike Skinner, who has decided to leave the company after nine years. Maria Stipp, former chief new ventures officer and interim president of ecoATM, is now president of the ecoATM business.

Feb 07, 2014

Vadium

AlphaCipher Acquisition Corp. of Seattle, which does business as Vadium, named Kim Holmes senior vice president for product development. He was vice president of engineering and operations for Hammerhead Systems. Tilo Kunz is the new senior vice president and chief business development officer. He has been in information security since 1984 and has worked in the Soviet Union, China and India, as well as Hollywood. Rick Bolin is senior vice president for sales and marketing.

Symetra Life Insurance

Symetra Life Insurance Co. made changes in the benefits division sales team. Jeff Farmer has been named national sales director, Group Life and Disability Income Insurance. He is based in Norcross, Ga. Symetra has segmented the medical stop-loss sales distribution channel into two regions. Regional Vice President Thomas Costello will manage the Eastern region from Boston. Chicago- and Bellevue-based Regional Vice President Thomas Bittner is responsible for the West/Central region. Bill Edrington will lead distribution of the Select Benefits fixed-payment indemnity insurance.