Feb 09, 2017

Northwest Kidney Centers

Johnson

Hood

Matala

Northwest Kidney Centers hired Chris Matala as director of supply chain, to lead procurement, supply handing, logistics and warehousing for the dialysis provider's 15 clinics in King and Clallam counties. He was director of supply chain for Island Hospital. NKC also named new clinical directors to manage the home dialysis program and oversee multiple clinics. Jayson Hood, RN, is clinical director for home programs. Heather Johnson, RN, is clinical director responsible for three clinics on First Hill in Seattle and one at SeaTac.

OpenRoad

OpenRoad Auto Group of British Columbia is expanding in the U.S. by acquiring a luxury auto dealership in Bellevue that sells Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce cars. OpenRoad owns and operates a Rolls-Royce dealership in Vancouver, and sells Bentley and Lamborghini cars in Burnaby and Langley, British Columbia. OpenRoad said it was attracted by the major companies based in the Seattle area as well as the region's cultural diversity and robust economy.

Feb 08, 2017

Lane Powell

Heston

Lane Powell said the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has appointed Mary Jo Heston to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington. Heston will replace Judge Paul Snyder, who has retired. Her 14-year term began Feb. 1. Heston joined Lane Powell in 1993.

Ogletree Deakins

Pankratz

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, a labor and employment law firm representing management, said Adam Pankratz has been elected a shareholder in the Seattle office.

McKinley Irvin

McKinley Irvin family law firm has merged with Janet A. George, Inc., P.S. George has worked in family law for more than 35 years. Her practice is focused on high asset, high profile dissolution and parenting disputes.

Feb 07, 2017

Juno Therapeutics

Sanders

Juno Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing immunotherapies to treat cancer, named Corsee D. Sanders, Ph.D., executive vice president and head of development operations. Sanders was with Roche Pharmaceuticals and Genentech.

UW Bothell

Adams

Kara Adams was named director of community engagement at UW Bothell. Her work will help the university apply for the Carnegie Community Engagement classification. Adams oversees the UW Bothell Office of Community-Based Learning and Research.

Feb 03, 2017

Coldstream Holdings

Coldstream Holdings Inc., the parent company of Coldstream Wealth Management, has agreed to merge with The Rainier Group of Bellevue, which offers investment advice and mid-market business consulting. Rainier Group Investment Advisory will do business as Coldstream Wealth Management, and Rainier Group Business Advisory will be The Rainier Group. Rainier oversees $760 million in assets. Coldstream currently manages $1.9 billion in assets.

Ritani

Ritani, a designer and manufacturer of engagement rings and jewelry with an omnichannel sales model, has hired Deborah Fine as CEO. Fine has two decades of experience leading lifestyle businesses, and will split her time between Ritani's Seattle and New York operation centers. Ritani has says it has over 250 independent retailers and uses in-store tools and apps to “merge the offline and online worlds.”