May 14, 2020

Public Health — Seattle & King County

Hayes

The University of Washington and UW Alumni Association gave the Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Award to Patty Hayes, director of Public Health — Seattle & King County. The annual award is the highest honor bestowed upon a UW graduate. Hayes received bachelor's and master's degrees from the UW School of Nursing, and in 2002 was inducted into the Washington Nursing Hall of Fame. She has over 30 years of experience in public health, policy development and advocacy, and has served in her current role since 2014.

ExtraHop

CRN Magazine honored three members of the ExtraHop global channel team: Mark Fitzmaurice was named to the 2020 Channel Chiefs list; and Leigh Malizia-Carlson and Kathleen Pimentel were named to the 2020 Women of the Channel list. Fitzmaurice, vice president of global channels, was cited for driving company growth through the channel. Malizia-Carlson, senior channel sales manager, and Pimentel, channel sales manager, were cited for helping to develop future generations of women channel leaders. Seattle-based ExtraHop provides enterprise cyber analytics.

Laird Norton Wealth Management

Seattle-based Laird Norton Wealth Management named Kristen Bauer as its new CEO, replacing Robert Moser. Bauer joined the firm last month as president after a stint at Tiedemann Advisors as managing director for the Pacific Northwest and leader of Tiedemann's national family office practice. Prior to that, she was CFO, chief business development officer, chief client service officer and then president at Threshold Group. Bauer is working with Moser until his retirement at the end of June. Moser was CEO for 10 years.

Summit Bank

Eugene, Oregon-based Summit Bank has approved about $114 million in loans for 440 small businesses and nonprofits across Oregon under the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program. Industries approved by the bank include construction, food and beverage, nonprofit, professional and technical services, manufacturing, health care, arts and entertainment, and retail.

Coal Headwear

Seattle-based Coal Headwear launched a new line of non-surgical face masks to address the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the masks are being custom-made for brands/organizations to sell, including Sub Pop Records, Boeing and MacDonald-Miller. The company said it also is working on masks with filtering systems.

May 13, 2020

Essentia Water

Bothell-based Essentia Water hired Scott Miller as CEO, replacing company founder Ken Uptain in that role. After the leadership change takes place on June 1, Uptain will become executive board chair. Miller is currently CEO of Tampico Beverages in Chicago and has over 30 years of experience in the beverage industry. Essentia bottles ionized alkaline water.

Anduril Industries

Defense technology company Anduril Industries is opening an office in Seattle and seeking engineers to work in it. Founded in 2017 in Irvine, California, Anduril develops hardware and software centered around Lattice, an AI backbone allowing for real-time information analysis across a range of products. Customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.K. Ministry of Defense. One of its founders is Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.

Lamb Weston Holdings

In Eagle, Idaho, Lamb Weston Holdings said it will privately offer $400 million in senior notes due in 2028. The company intends to use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes. Lamb Weston supplies frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

Google Seattle

Employees of Google Seattle and Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, have raised nearly $300,000 to support low-income Seattle families impacted by COVID-19. The relief funds were raised under a GiveDirectly campaign that provides $1,000 in direct cash payments to families hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis. The local Google offices also donated $50,000 to Seattle's service-industry-focused Plate Fund and $50,000 to Plymouth Housing.