Nov 19, 2019

T-Mobile

Legere

Sievert

In Bellevue, T-Mobile announced that Mike Sievert will succeed CEO John Legere on May 1, 2020. Sievert is president, COO and a board director. He will retain the title of president in addition to CEO. Legere will focus on the leadership transition and closing the Sprint acquisition in his remaining time with the company. He will continue on the board after he steps down as CEO. The transition is part of T-Mobile's succession plan to bring in the next generation of leadership.

Lithia

Holzshu

In Medford, Oregon, Lithia Motors promoted Chris Holzshu to COO. Holzshu has been with the company for 17 years, as chief human resources officer, CFO and most recently as executive vice president. Lithia owns car dealerships across the country.

Avalara

Jay Lee is the new chief marketing officer at Seattle-based business tax software developer Avalara. Lee has over two decades of marketing and business management experience, with stints at GE, American Express and PayPal.

Amazon

Seattle-based Amazon opened a 30,000-square-foot corporate office in downtown Las Vegas to support the company's human resources teams and its growing workforce. The Vegas office has over 100 staff specializing in managing leave of absence and accommodation services for the company's employees across the U.S.

Spaceflight

Seattle-based Spaceflight and Rocket Lab are planning their third rideshare spacecraft launch for 2019, this one carrying an entertainment and science satellite for Tokyo-based ALE. The launch window opens Nov. 25 and the spacecraft will lift off from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Spaceflight is in charge of launch capacity procurement, integration and mission management services.

Convoy

In Seattle, trucking software company Convoy raised $400 million from a group of investors. Convoy operates a nationwide digital freight network that matches trucking companies with shippers. Its model uses machine learning to evaluate all shipments and carriers simultaneously to match the right job to the right truck.

Nov 15, 2019

TrueBlue

Holmes

Owen

In Tacoma, TrueBlue named Taryn Owen president of its PeopleReady industrial staffing division, effective Dec. 30. Owen is president and talent solutions innovator at PeopleScout, another TrueBlue division. Chip Holmes will serve as interim president of PeopleScout while a permanent successor is found. Holmes is senior vice president of client delivery at PeopleScout. TrueBlue provides specialized workforce staffing.

Lane Powell

Berry

In Seattle, the law firm Lane Powell hired Melissa M. Berry as director of professional development and diversity. Berry was assistant dean for Student & Career Services at the University of Washington School of Law. She began her career as a litigator at Latham & Watkins and Perkins Coie before turning her focus to legal academia.

Lattice Semiconductor

Hillsboro, Oregon-based chipmaker Lattice Semiconductor appointed Anjali Joshi to its board and compensation committee. Joshi has over 30 years of experience in high-tech engineering and product management, with stints as vice president of product management at Google and executive vice president of engineering at Covad Communications.

City of Tacoma

The Tacoma City Council approved an agreement with Rainier Connect to operate the municipally owned Click! Network. The deal allows Rainier Connect to use excess capacity over the network to provide video and broadband services, while the city retains ownership of the network. Click! offers cable TV and wholesale internet service.

Evergreen Gavekal

Seattle-based Evergreen Gavekal launched a new investment service focused on millennials called Evervestment. The company says the service bridges the market gap between robo-advisors and traditional investment companies. Investors can open an account with $75,000-$500,000. Annual management fees are .75%.