Mar 11, 2020

HomeStreet

Seattle-based HomeStreet Inc., the parent company of HomeStreet Bank, named John M. Michel as CFO. Michel has nearly 40 years of experience in bank finance, treasury management, accounting, tax and public company reporting. He was CFO at First Foundation and held similar finance roles at other banks and specialty finance companies. He starts May 4 at HomeStreet.

K&L Gates

Global law firm K&L Gates hired Christopher Bellavia as a partner in its Seattle office. Bellavia has expertise in corporate governance, securities, and mergers and acquisitions. He recently was general counsel and corporate secretary for consumer goods and lifestyle brand company Bulletproof 360. Before that, he was general counsel at Fisher Communications and assistant general counsel at Washington Mutual.

Perkins Coie

Akane R. Suzuki joined Perkins Coie's trust and estate planning practice as a partner in the Seattle office. Suzuki focuses on succession planning for business owners, probate and trust administration, charitable giving, international estate planning, powers of attorney and wills. She also assists Japanese business clients with a variety of real estate matters including acquisitions, lease reviews and corporate maintenance.

West Monroe Partners

National business and technology consultancy West Monroe Partners promoted Lee Carswell to director and Jerin May to senior director, both in the Seattle office. Carswell joined West Monroe in 2014 via acquisition and has expertise in the financial services industry. May works with clients across industries to build technology infrastructure for their businesses. West Monroe is based in Chicago.

NanoSurface Biomedical

Seattle biotechnology company NanoSurface Biomedical received $1.9 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health for development of stem cell-based platforms that help pharmaceutical companies accelerate drug development. NanoSurface previously received $1.2 million from NIH.

Good Planet Foods

Seattle-based Good Planet Foods has developed a frozen pizza using plant-based cheese and Beyond Meat for toppings. The pizzas are expected to go on sale this spring at major retailers across the country for $9.99.

Mar 10, 2020

Port of Everett

LeMieux

Adam LeMieux is the new government affairs manager at the Port of Everett. LeMieux worked for over 12 years for Rep. Rick Larsen, most recently managing a team responsible for federal policy and constituent services.

Kymeta

Geiling

Redmond-based mobile communications network company Kymeta hired David Geiling as vice president of sales for the Asia-Pacific region. Geiling has extensive experience in satellite, connectivity and broadcast media sales and business development. He most recently was senior sales director at Eutelsat.

The Standard

Chieffo

In Portland, Standard Insurance Co. (The Standard) named Ryan Chieffo director of government and regulatory affairs. Chieffo joined The Standard in 2016 as an attorney in the legal and compliance division. Before that, he was an assistant director at the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation and an employee benefits attorney at Perkins Coie.

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Principal dancer Benjamin Griffiths plans to retire at the end of Pacific Northwest Ballet's current season. Griffiths joined PNB as a corps de ballet dancer in 2005, and was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal dancer in 2016. PNB's final performance in Seattle will be June 7 and its season closes July 14 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Griffiths next will pursue a career in arts administration in New York City.

Skagit County

The Skagit County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for the Board of Health, which enacts rules and policies to improve public health in the county. There are two at-large openings for those with expertise in health care and/or public health. At-large board members serve three-year terms. The application deadline is March 20. For more information, email commissioners@co.skagit.wa.us or call (360) 336-9300.