Apr 22, 2014

Becauz

Kay

Becauz.com, a Seattle-based consulting firm, named Caroline Kay chief operating officer. Her background is in organizing leadership programs, conferences and events in 29 countries. She joined the firm in 2011 as client experience director.

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Pacific Northwest College of Art President Tom Manley said Namita Gupta Wiggers is stepping down as director and chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland. The museum operates in partnership with PNCA. Wiggers served for 10 years at the museum, including overseeing its move to the North Park Blocks and new partnership with PNCA.

Apr 18, 2014

Seattle Hospitality Group

Waechter

Seattle Hospitality Group named Marka Waechter chief executive officer. Founded by H.S. Wright III, SHG is a holding company of hospitality and transportation organizations including SHWorldwide, MTR Western, Emerald City Trolley LLC and MC&A Inc. She worked with Rue La La as general manager and head of the Experiences Division, and also was executive director of Broadway Bound Children's Theatre. SHG is involved in event planning, chartering motor coaches, a sightseeing trolley, and events and conference logistics in Hawaii.

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Herrmann

Seattle Repertory Theatre named Jeffrey Herrmann as the Rep's incoming managing director, effective July 1. He succeeds Benjamin Moore, who has led the organization for 28 years. Herrmann has been managing director for Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co. in Washington, D.C., since 2007.

U.S. Bank

U.S. Bank named Terry Jones market president for U.S. Bank in the South Sound, based in Tacoma. She will lead U.S. Bank teams from Kent to Olympia. Jones was the head of U.S. Bank's commercial banking team in Seattle.

Apr 17, 2014

Stoel Rives

Oh

Stoel Rives named Alex Oh of counsel in the Seattle office. Oh is a registered patent attorney and focuses on patent strategy, preparation and prosecution in a variety of technologies.

Ater Wynne

Long

Wang

Ater Wynne's Business Group added Ava (Xiaoqiu) Wang as senior counsel and Ashley K. Long as of counsel in Seattle. Wang's practice is focused on American immigration law including employment visas and the EB-5 investment program. Long's practice focuses on trademark law, copyright law and tech transactions. The firm has offices in Portland and Seattle.

Apr 16, 2014

Red Lion Hotels

Landgraf

Red Lion Hotels hired Angela Landgraf as senior vice president of business development to help expand into major U.S. markets through acquisitions and development. She will also work on hotel conversions. Landgraf has more than 20 years of business development and sales experience, and was senior vice president of business development and management for Richfield Hospitality. She also worked for Sage Hospitality, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and InterContinental Hotel Group.

Modumetal

Modumetal, a Seattle-based manufacturer of nanolaminated metal alloys, named John Beaver chief financial officer. He was CFO of Silicor Materials and Sterling Chemicals. Modumetal said it is developing materials for structural, corrosion and high wear applications using an electrochemical manufacturing approach that reduces the cost and raw material consumption while improving performance.