May 21, 2014

Clark Nuber

Matt Medlin, the managing director of Duff & Phelps in Washington, D.C., has returned to Seattle and joined Clark Nuber in Bellevue as a shareholder. His clients range from tech start-ups to global enterprises. Medlin was previously a partner with Arthur Andersen and KPMG.

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Seattle Repertory Theatre named Braden Abraham acting artistic director. Abraham was associate artistic director and has been on the artistic staff of Seattle Rep since 2003. The Rep's artistic director, Jerry Manning, died suddenly in April.

Blue Box

Matthew Schiltz, former CEO of Tier 3, has joined Seattle-based managed cloud provider Blue Box as CEO. Blue Box is a cloud infrastructure provider. Schiltz was CEO of Tier 3 until its acquisition by CenturyLink last fall. Blue Box founder and CEO Jesse Proudman will become chief technology officer and remain on the board of directors. Blue Box Cloud runs on hardware dedicated to each customer.

May 20, 2014

Ater Wynne

Stibolt

Ater Wynne has promoted Alyssa Stibolt from manager to director of marketing and business development. Stibolt handles public relations, social media, website content, advertising, events, business development strategies and client relations, and has 10 years of experience in marketing. The law firm has offices in Seattle and Portland.

Seattle Bank

Seattle Bank named John W. Blizzard president and CEO. He has more than 23 years of banking experience, and replaces Patrick F. Patrick who is retiring as president and CEO. Blizzard worked at Seattle Mortgage, a subsidiary of Seattle Bank, where he ran the mortgage and escrow operation. Most recently, he was president and CEO of Northwest Bank.

U.S. SBA

The U.S. Small Business Administration named its 2014 Washington Women-Owned Business Champion: Madhu Singh, principal of MK Singh Law Office, now Foundry Law Group, in Seattle. The award goes to people who help increase business opportunities for women. Singh is president of Women's Business Exchange, which offers leadership and networking opportunities.

May 16, 2014

Taiyo Pacific Partners

Taiyo Pacific Partners, a Kirkland-based firm that calls itself “a pioneer in friendly activist investing in Japan,” said it has joined Junichi Miki, CEO of the digital musical instruments maker Roland Corp., in a management buyout of Roland. Taiyo said it will help rebuild the brand. Taiyo manages over $2.5 billion in Japan-focused funds.

Washington State Connections

A new Washington State Connections retail store is opening in Everett giving Washington State University alumni and fans two Puget Sound locations to buy apparel, Cougar Gold cheese and Wine By Cougars. The store is at 2809 Colby Ave. in downtown Everett. WSU is preparing to take over administration of University Center of North Puget Sound in July. The other Washington State Connections store is moving next month from Westlake Center to Rainier Square.

Expeditors International

Expeditors International of Washington said Philip M. Coughlin, executive vice president of North America, is now president of global geographies and operations. He will be in charge of all geographic reporting. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle.