Feb 10, 2023

Port of Seattle

Ghouse

The Port of Seattle named Arif Ghouse as the new chief operating officer for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The this role, Ghouse will lead significant projects and initiatives, including Operational Readiness Activation and Transition, Art and Innovation functions, and will be working closely with all aviation departments to provide guidance and support. The airport is currently undergoing a five-year, $4.3 billion capital project program called Upgrade SEA. This follows the openings of major projects in the International Arrivals Facility and the N Concourse expansion and modernization. Ghouse is joining SEA after eight years as the airport director of Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport. While overseeing general aviation and managing numerous services for aviation enterprises, including Boeing, Ghouse led the launch of commercial passenger service at Paine Field in 2019. The Port of Seattle owns and operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Fishermen's Terminal — home of the North Pacific fishing fleet — and public marinas. The Port also owns two cruise ship terminals, a grain terminal, real estate assets, and marine cargo terminals through its partnership in the Northwest Seaport Alliance.

Taqtile

Olson

Seattle-based Taqtile, an industrial augmented reality software platform, named Craig Olson, its chief operating officer. Olson, a longtime executive for gaming accessories company SteelSeries, will manage key partners and investor relations at Taqtile. He joined SteelSeries in 2012 as president of worldwide mobile. Leveraging augmented reality technology, Taqtile's Manifest software allows deskless workers to document maintenance and operational procedures, follow step-by-step work instructions, remotely collaborate with experts, and analyze job performance and history. Taqtile's software platform is currently being used by industrial workers around the world at organizations like the U.S. Army, Raytheon, PBC Linear, and Nokia.

Fluke

White

Fluke, a provider of industrial tools and integrated software, hired solar applications specialist Will White. White has nearly two decades of experience designing, installing, and managing photovoltaic, wind, and solar thermal projects. As director of business development at Solar Energy International (SEI), a non-profit organization accelerating renewable energy technologies through education and technical assistance, White helped clients identify training opportunities for their teams. Prior to this role, White served as a member of SEI's curriculum team, where he focused on updating and developing course content and teaching classes in-person and online. White will spearhead Fluke's solar education initiatives, including webinars, industry event sessions and other trainings. Fluke is based in Everett.

Feb 09, 2023

BECU

Eiel

BECU, the country’s fourth largest credit union, announced it has welcomed Rick Eielas executive vice president and its first chief data and analytics officer. In his new role, Eiel is responsible for developing and enabling enterprise data, analytic and insight capabilities that will inform and accelerate the credit union’s business strategies, execution and performance. “Rick’s extensive background paired with his ability to use data and analytics to drive member and business outcomes made him the right choice to join our executive team to lead these crucial areas,” said Beverly Anderson, BECU’s president and chief executive officer. “At BECU, we strive to continue to find even more meaningful ways to better serve our members and expand our reach to more communities. We are confident Rick will help us deliver on our purpose and unlock new possibilities for BECU.”Eiel joins BECU with over 30 years of experience in the consumer financial service industry, including leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. Most recently, he served as the head of Product and Analytics at Equifax, where he managed the direct-to-consumer digital platform, credit monitoring and identity protection products. He earned his Master of Business Administration, with concentrations in Information Systems and Economics, from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. With more than 1.3 million members and $30.2 billion in assets, BECU is the largest not-for-profit credit union in Washington and one of the top four financial cooperatives in the country.

Feb 08, 2023

Washington Trust Bank

Washington Trust Bank announced the addition of Kevin Bedlington to its Commercial Banking team in the north Puget Sound region as vice president and relationship manager. While Bedlington is new to Washington Trust Bank, he is not new to banking. He brings over 22 years of experience in the financial industry to the team, having worked in commercial lending at other western Washington financial institutions since 2001.

“We're excited to announce the addition of Kevin Bedlington to our north Puget Sound Commercial Banking team,” said Kit Gerwels, senior vice president and team leader for Washington Trust Bank. “He will be instrumental to our focus on expanding our footprint in the region, where he has spent over two decades fostering commercial banking relationships. Considering his thoughtful approach and long history of delivering insightful financial solutions to meet his clients' evolving needs, he will be a great asset to our customers and our growing team.”

Bedlington attended Washington State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics. He also holds an MBA in finance from Hawaii Pacific University.

Washington Trust Bank is the largest independently owned full-service commercial bank in the Northwest, serving the region since 1902.

Feb 07, 2023

Schroeter Goldmark

Cherf

Sims

SEATTLE – Schroeter Goldmark & Bender recently welcomed Craig Sims and Kaitlin Cherf to the Seattle-based law firm's shareholder group.

Sims is an accomplished trial lawyer with over 25 years of litigation and leadership experience, whose practice focuses on asbestos and mesothelioma, civil rights, product liability, personal injury and wrongful death. Sims joined SGB in 2018. He has a proven record of accomplishment in litigating cases with significant verdict wins and settlements exceeding $20 million. Before entering private practice, Sims was the Criminal Division Chief in the Seattle Attorney's Office, where he led a team of over 60 attorneys and staff. He also served as a Senior King County prosecutor for more than a decade, where he prosecuted homicide and other high-profile cases. Sims earned his law degree from Seattle University.

Cherf (formerly Wright) joined SGB in 2018, bringing extensive experience and skill in asbestos litigation. During her tenure at SGB, Cherf's focus has included litigation of personal injury and wrongful death cases, along with representing plaintiffs in civil rights matters. In a decade of practicing law, her work has resulted in significant jury awards and settlements for her clients, including a verdict that was the largest in Oregon's history for an asbestos-related disease contracted from occupational exposure in that state. She also helped to set a record in Washington for a case involving take-home asbestos exposure. Cherf graduated from Seattle University School of Law.

Feb 03, 2023

Summit Bank

Oakes

Craig Wanichek, president and chief executive officer of Summit Bank announced that the Oregon-based business bank is growing its presence in the Portland market and expanding into Washington County. The office will be led by veteran community banker Greg Oakes, who started with Summit Bank on January 23. The office is located at 1915 NE Stucki Ave, Hillsboro. Oakes will join the bank as senior vice president and team leader. He has over 34 years of commercial banking experience in the local area. Oakes is a graduate of the University of Oregon, and currently serves as the president of the Rotary of Beaverton and is on the board of directors of Community Access Services II Inc., a local non-profit that supports individuals with developmental and physical disabilities. This office was opened late last year by senior vice president, and business client advisor Joshua Adams. Additionally, Wanichek announced that Jamie Moffitt, senior vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer of the University of Oregon is joining the Board of Directors of Summit Bank. Moffitt steps in for Ann Marie Mehlum, founding president and CEO of Summit Bank and member of the Summit Bank Board of Directors since 2017. Mehlum is retiring from the board in April, 2023. Summit Bank has offices in Eugene, Central Oregon, and downtown Portland.

Tanium

Tanium appointed Dan Streetman to the role of chief executive officer. Orion Hindawi, who is the co-founder and current CEO of Tanium, will assume the role of executive chairman. David Hindawi, co-founder of Tanium, will transition to chairman emeritus. Most recently, Streetman served as CEO of Allvue Systems, and prior to that, he served as CEO of TIBCO Software. In his earlier career, Streetman oversaw data-driven transformations at BMC, Salesforce, and C3.ai. Streetman becomes the newest addition to an executive leadership team, including Bina Chaurasia, chief administrative and operating officer; Charles Ross, chief customer officer; Marc Levine, chief financial officer; Nic Surpatanu, chief product officer; Steve Daheb, chief marketing officer; Tobias Julén, chief people officer; and Tyker Fagg, chief revenue officer. Tanium is a IT operations and security management company and supplier of converged endpoint management based in Kirkland.