Aug 16, 2017

Western State Hospital

Jones

The Department of Social and Health Services said Dr. Marylouise Jones will lead Western State Hospital as interim CEO during the search for a permanent replacement for current CEO Cheryl Strange. Strange was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to serve as Secretary for DSHS, effective Sept. 18.

Andersen Tax

Andersen Tax named Stuart Ison a managing director in the Seattle office, joining the Commercial Practice group. He has 29 years of experience in tax issues. He was a senior partner at KPMG, where he led a global tax services team, and also worked for Corning.

Aug 15, 2017

Phillips Burgess

Luhrs

Christopher Luhrs has joined the Olympia-Tacoma law firm of Phillips Burgess and will focus on real estate, construction, land use and business law. He has worked for Promontory Financial Group in Denver and the law firm of McCarthy & Holthus in Seattle.

Sur La Table

Seattle-based Sur La Table named Billy May as chief executive officer. May has over two decades of retail, digital marketing and eCommerce experience, and succeeds Diane Neal who retired earlier this year from the cooking and entertaining supply business. May was most recently with Abercrombie and Fitch as senior vice president, and has also worked at adidas, Sears Holdings and Lowe's Companies.

Aug 11, 2017

Alaska Power & Telephone

Bob Engel, CoBank's former CEO, has joined the board of Alaska Power & Telephone Co., an independently owned utility celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. It provides energy and communication services to 40 communities, from the Arctic Circle to Southeast Alaska.

Seattle City Hall

Mayor Ed Murray has named Fred Kiga chief of staff, replacing Mike Fong on Sept. 5. He has worked for five years at Vigor Industrial. King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Fong will become the county's chief operating officer. Kiga also has served as chief of staff to Gov. Gary Locke and in senior positions at Amazon, Boeing and Russell Investments.

Vision Media

Redmond-based Vision Media hired marketing executive Tim McNamara as vice president and general manager of Vision Media's new Oregon office. McNamara was vice president and market manager for Portland's seven Entercom stations, and also worked for the digital agency Adpearance and Paul Allen's Rose City Radio.

Aug 10, 2017

Crab King Restaurant

Kimura

Chef Itsuroku Kimura will head the kitchen in Crab King Restaurant at Bellevue Crossroads. Originally from Kyoto, he has opened dining venues in Shanghai, Mexico City and Los Angeles. Crab King is at 15600 N.E. Eighth St. in Bellevue.

NOW Environmental Services

NOW Environmental Services in Federal Way hired Barry B. Brown as environmental training director. Brown has 18 years of experience in the field and previously was safety manager for Amazon in Seattle.

Bellevue LifeSpring

Bellevue LifeSpring is opening a new store on the third floor of Bellevue Square called Thrift Culture. Thanks to support from the Freeman family, Bellevue LifeSpring's thrift shop is the longest-standing merchant at Bellevue Square, and all the profits help support children living in poverty.