Nov 15, 2023

Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder, a leadership advisory firm, announced that after supporting clients in the Pacific Northwest for more than 20 years, the firm will expand its footprint and connection to the region with physical office locations, opening a new office in downtown Seattle, with another location in Vancouver, British Columbia opening in early 2024. The Seattle office will feature a founding team of three leadership advisory experts: Chris King-Sidney, most recently an industrials and energy executive; Patrick Mendenall, a tech and gaming industry executive; and Sara O'Gorman, a leader in retail and early-stage companies.

Edifecs

Belleuve-based Edifecs, a global health information technology solutions company, added Stephen Ayers to its leadership team as chief financial officer. With decades of finance management experience, including executive level leadership positions at Lyric, Change Healthcare, and McKesson Corp., Ayers will lead Edifecs' finance team with a focus on growth. Ayers honed his finance career at McKesson where he focused on growing and improving key business units and advising on various growth strategies including acquisitions and partnerships. He previously enjoyed a 24-year career with McKesson including three years as vice president of finance/CFO. In 202, Ayers went on to Change Healthcare, where he led the company as its senior vice president and CFO of corporate. Ayers earned his bachelor's in business administration with a focus on accounting and programming from James Madison University. He attained his professional accounting license, CPA, in 1988. Earlier this year, Edifecs announced the additions of Summerpal Kahlon, M.D., as chief medical officer, Rod O'Reilly as chairman of the board, Tom Shultz as chief revenue officer, and Chris Lance as chief product officer to its leadership team.

Nov 14, 2023

Know Labs

Seattle-based Know Labs, an emerging developer of non-invasive medical diagnostic technology, appointed three new members to its board, increasing the number of directors to seven. The new appointees are John Cronin, Larry Ellingson and Tim Londergan. Cronin is the founder and CEO of ipCapital Group, a global advisory company on intellectual property strategy and monetization. Cronin began his career at IBM where he was the sole inventor of breakthrough chip design technology. He went on to create the IBM Patent Factory and grew IBM's patent portfolio from ninth to number one in the world. Ellingson has been a member of Know Labs' Medical Advisory Board for the past four years. Ellingson's background includes 30 years with Eli Lilly where he headed the multibillion-dollar annual revenue Diabetes Care business unit. Ellingson has been an advocate for accessible and affordable diagnosis and treatment through his activities with diabetes focused nonprofit organizations. Londergan is the founder and CEO of Tangibly, developer of a trade secret management platform. Londergan has experience as a CEO and COO of technology companies, including Lumera, Wavefront Venture Labs and Operem. He spent several years as head of commercial development at Intellectual Ventures, a global intellectual property fund.

Dorsey & Whitney

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney named 22 new partners to the firm, including three in its Seattle office, effective Jan. 1, 2024. The new Seattle partners are: Robert Lee, intellectual property litigation; Marina Lyons, labor and employment; and Mathew Teagarden, tax, trusts and estates. Dorsey & Whitney was founded in 1912 and has locations across the U.S. and in Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest winery in the Pacific Northwest, received Silver Status Membership with International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA). Ste. Michelle's brand, A to Z Wineworks and affiliated brand Rex Hill, received Silver Status Membership with IWCA last year; the first for an Oregon winery. Ste. Michelle joined IWCA in 2022 and spent the last year working to meet the criteria required to reach this level. As a company, Ste. Michelle is committed to reducing carbon emissions. Efforts include lightweighting of glass, streamlining operations and farming sustainably. All 2,200 acres of Ste. Michelle estate vineyards are farmed and certified 100% sustainable, LIVE in Oregon and Sustainable WA in Washington. Ste. Michelle has adopted alternative packaging such as cans and bag-in-the-box for select brands, and made improvements in waste management resulting in 1,872 annual tons of recycling diverted from the landfill. IWCA is a collaborative working group committed to taking a science-based approach to reducing carbon emissions across the wine industry.

Nov 09, 2023

F5

Erwin

F5 appointed Tami Erwin to its board of directors. Erwin is a veteran telecommunications executive with extensive operational experience. Erwin will serve on the Audit & Risk Oversight and the Talent & Compensation Committees. Erwin's experience stems from her 35-year career at Verizon Communications, where she most recently served as executive vice president and CEO of Verizon Business, a position she held from 2019 to 2022. Previously, she served as executive vice president and chief operating officer from 2016 to 2019. Erwin began her career at Verizon in 1987 in customer service at what was then U.S. West. Her career includes leadership roles in all parts of Verizon including leading global sales and service for the company's core businesses and serving as chief marketing officer of Verizon Wireless. Erwin currently serves as a director for John Deere and York Space Systems. She also is a member of the advisory council of Aptiv, an operating partner with Digital Gravity Infrastructure, a member of the CEO Advisory Council for Cohesity, a senior fellow of Mission Possible Partnership, and a champion in JOURNEY, a nonprofit that works to advance diversity at the top of the private sector. With Erwin's appointment, F5's board expands to 12 members, 11 of whom are independent. Seattle-based F5 is a multi-cloud application services and security company.

Parse Biosciences

Parse Biosciences, a provider of accessible and scalable single cell sequencing solutions, announced an agreement with India-based Spinco Biotech to further extend its reach in Asia. This is Parse's latest expansion in the region following an agreement last year with Research Instruments Pte Ltd to distribute its products in Southeast Asia. The company's agreement with Spinco Biotech will give researchers in India full access to its single cell portfolio. The agreement is a continuation of Parse's ongoing introduction of its products in international markets, which are also currently available in North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Israel, and New Zealand. Spinco is a solution provider and distribution company, specializing in analytical and life science instrumentation. With technology developed at The University of Washington by co-founders Alex Rosenberg and Charles Roco, Parse has raised over $50 million in capital and is now used by over 1,000 customers across the world. Its headquarters and laboratory are based in Seattle's South Lake Union district.

Clean Energy Transition Institute

Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI) added two team members, and secured new funding and contracts that will allow it to expand its rural and workforce-focused efforts. Jamie Ptacek is the new communications manager. Ptacek studied climate science at Bowdoin College. She spent the past decade at several nonprofit organizations advancing policy campaigns that worked at the intersection of climate change and social justice on the local, state, and national levels. Katie McNabb was named program and development assistant. She recently graduated from Western Washington University with degrees in journalism and English. McNabb worked as a reporter and editor for several publications, covering stories related to conservation and environmental issues. Both new hires will work help CETI achieve its mission to scale decarbonization and facilitate a clean energy transition across the Northwest. Additionally, CETI received several grants that will further its work to understand how an equitable clean energy transition might unfold in Northwest rural communities.