Jul 28, 2017

Lane Powell

Lane Powell shareholder A. Jeffrey Bird was elected to a third three-year term on the National Association of Corporate Directors Northwest Chapter Board of Directors, where he serves as vice president-Portland and chairman of the Portland Advisory Board. NACD is a national organization focused on helping corporate board members navigate challenges and enhance shareholder value.

Great Wine

Bellevue-based Great Wine will open a tasting room in Bellevue to work with clients on their wine taste and preferences. The CEO of Great Wine is Danni Lin, who was previously a data scientist at Microsoft. The address is 958 111th Ave. N.E., Suite 103, inside the Elements building.

Jul 27, 2017

City of Bremerton

The city of Bremerton hired Jack Edwards as economic development manager. He was general manager at Baymont Inn & Suites Bremerton, and has worked in the motorsports industry and public relations. Edwards is vice chair for Bremerton Chamber of Commerce.

Skylight Capital

The private equity firm Skylight Capital said it has made its first foray into the Pacific Northwest market with an investment in Seattle area roofing contractor Guardian Roofing. Skyline was founded by Seattle resident Collin Hathaway, and is a micro-cap private equity firm focused on small- and mid-sized businesses. Previous investments include: Abacus Plumbing, Heating and Electrical in Houston; and Berkeys Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electrical in Southlake, Texas. Guardian recently acquired Jorve Roofing.

Jul 26, 2017

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates in Woodinville has made more changes to its national sales team. Following the recent promotion of Dan Heller to executive vice president of sales, Raul Perez has been appointed senior vice president and national sales manager. Perez succeeds Heller, who was promoted with the retirement of Frank Genovese. Perez is now vice president for the Eastern region based in Orlando. Keith Gosda, currently vice president for the Midwest, will replace Perez in the Eastern region.

U-Haul Company of Washington

U-Haul Company of Washington said J&J Mini Storage has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer in Puyallup. J&J Mini Storage is at 11809 Valley Ave. E. It is owned by Judi Kitchen.

Jul 25, 2017

EndoGastric Solutions

EndoGastric Solutions of Redmond, which focuses on therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease, added two senior executives to the leadership team: Martin Reid, vice president of sales, and Ted Stephens, vice president of marketing and professional education. Reid has worked in sales, leadership and business development, most recently at Olympus Corp. Stephens has worked in the medical device industry, most recently for Novadaq Technologies.

Stokes Lawrence

Commercial litigator and arbitrator Peggy Williams Rasmussen has joined Stokes Lawrence as of counsel. She was with Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen and also practiced at Heller Ehrman. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation involving contract disputes, antitrust matters, energy, utility regulation, computer software and hardware, environmental litigation, real estate, insurance coverage and intellectual property. Stokes Lawrence has offices in Seattle and Yakima.