Feb 25, 2014

Nautilus

Nautilus said Sid Nayar has been appointed chief financial officer after a national search. Nayar was with Congoleum Corp., a manufacturer of residential and commercial flooring products.

Comprehensive Life Resources

Linda Nguyen, CEO of WorkForce Central, has joined the board of directors for Comprehensive Life Resources, formerly Comprehensive Mental Health. It provides behavioral health services in Tacoma and Pierce County.

Bank of the Pacific

Pacific Financial Corp., the holding company for Bank of the Pacific, said Douglas N. Biddle was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Bank of the Pacific. Biddle will also serve as treasurer of the holding company succeeding Denise Portmann, who was recently promoted to President and CEO of the Bank.

University of Alaska Fairbanks

The former head of the Alaska State Troopers will be the new police chief at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Keith Mallard will replace Sean McGee, who retired last spring. Mallard has 19 years of law enforcement experience.

Feb 21, 2014

KCTS Television

KCTS Television said Rob Dunlop, who has been serving as interim president/CEO, has accepted the position of president/CEO. He comes to KCTS 9 from Fisher Communications, where he held a range of positions, most recently executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Wine Grape Growers

The Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers announced several awards: Grower of the Year: Rick Hamman, viticulture manager for Hogue Ranches; Industry Service: Leo Garcia and Francisco Sarmiento of Wenatchee Valley College; Lifetime Achievement: Myles Anderson, part owner and founder of Walla Walla Vintners; and Restaurant Appreciation: Canlis.

Feb 20, 2014

Vadium

Seattle-based AlphaCipher Acquisition Corp., which does business as Vadium, appointed Steven Lutz vice president of security technology. He has more than 30 years of information security and technology expertise, and founded WaySecure Consulting. AlphaCipher is a development-stage company focusing on security and privacy issues for computer networks and digital security systems.

ECONorthwest

ECONorthwest, a Northwest economic consulting firm, said it has made three new hires. The Seattle office will be headed by Morgan Shook, Matthew Kitchen and Erik Rundell. Shook and Kitchen join as project directors. Rundell is a project manager. Shook and Rundell were with Berk Associates. Kitchen was with Puget Sound Regional Council. ECONorthwest is also increasing staff in its Portland headquarters and in Boise.