Jun 12, 1996

Cinnabon

Cinnabon World Famous Cinnamon Rolls selected the Seattle-based advertising firm of Wong Doody to handle its national advertising. Currently the firm is opening a new bakery every week. Other Wong Doody accounts include the Seattle Sonics, Microsoft and Skipper's Seafood.

Summit Planning & Public Affairs

Summit Planning & Public Affairs, Inc., a Seattle-based firm providing public policy, community and transportation planning services in the Northwest, Alaska and Hawaii, has moved Kristine Hill into the position of president and CEO. Jennifer Schulstad is a new research associate.

Bank Northwest

Robert Olson has been named CEO and president of Bank Northwest, a new community bank being organized to do business in Bellingham and Whatcom County. Olson has been involved as president and CEO in developing other successful banks, including South Sound Bank in Olympia, Community Bank of Renton and Rainier Bank of Oregon.

Coinstar

Coinstar, manufacturer of coins-to-cash machines, has hired Dennis Johnson as director of sales and marketing promotion. Coinstar manufactures self-service machines that accept a consumer's stash of coins, automatically counts and sorts them, and then provides a voucher that can be exchanged at the checkstand for cash, groceries or other purchases.

Cort Directions

Cort Directions has formed a relationship with Payroll Online Corporations of Bellevue for sales of Cort's Windows-based software system. As a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Cort's Payroll and HR system, Payroll Online will market Cort software in Washington state. The Cort Payroll and HR System for Windows represents the firm's entry into the user systems market.

Wing Luke Asian Museum

The Wing Luke Asian Museum received three awards for excellence at the annual recognition ceremony sponsored by the Association of King County Historical Organizations (AKCHO). The awards recognize outstanding exhibits and programs developed by historical organizations and museums. Helen Kay, co-president of the museum, received a certificate of recognition for her lifelong efforts to preserve the history and culture of Asian Pacific Americans in King County.

Jun 11, 1996

Pinnacle Consulting

Robin Stebbins, P.E. has joined Pinnacle Consulting Group as a project manager. He will be a part of a team involved with the project for King County Information and Telecommunications Division. For the past five years Stebbins has worked in the consulting engineering industry. Pinnacle provides industrial facility planning and material systems design.

Herring/Newman

Herring/Newman, a database marketing and brand advertising agency, has hired Tom Wallace as an interactive producer. Wallace, the producer of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) web sites, will be responsible for the development and maintenance of client web sites with Herring/Newman. Marla Katz has recently been hired as the agency's interactive creative director. Katz designed the RealAudio web site and the recently launched Hart Brewing web site.

National Association of Insurance Brokers

Graham Anderson, a director for Acordia/Pettit-Morry Co., a Seattle-based insurance brokerage firm, has been elected chairman of the National Association of Insurance Brokers. Anderson has been a member of the NAIB executive committee since 1990 and has served in a number of positions with the 62-year old association. The NAIB also elected other new officers for the 1996-97 year. Jane Hill, senior vice president of Sedgwick James, Inc., was elected chairman-elect; Thomas Rodell, executive vice president of Alexander & Alexander, was elected as secretary; and Stanley Loar, CEO of Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., was elected treasurer. Richard Hackenburg, president and COO of the Advanced Risk Management Services Division of Willis Corroon Corporation, was appointed to the NAIB executive committee and to the board of directors.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Bank has promoted Linda Tubbs to executive vice president for commercial banking in the company's Northwest division, which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. Previously Tubbs served as senior vice president and a regional manager in commercial banking administration with First Interstate Bank. She became division manager of the Northwest commercial banking group when Wells Fargo merged with First Interstate in April. Tubbs now oversees four regional managers who serve mid- and large-sized commercial customers throughout the Northwest division.

Minority Supplier Development Council

The Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council, a non-profit, networking organization supporting many Fortune 500 companies and minority business firms, has moved its offices to Third and Pine in downtown Seattle. The space is being provided on behalf of U.S. Bank. The council helps to develop economic and business relationships between minority business firms, and corporate and public agency procurement managers and buyers. This is done through monthly networking luncheon, an annual trade show, buyer training and other functions to help sustain the organization's goals and financial commitments. The next luncheon meeting featuring Professional Services buyers and vendors will be June 20, at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center located in Discovery Park. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. For more information about council activities, or to make a reservation for the luncheon, please call (206) 441-9558.

McCann-Erickson

McCann-Erickson/Seattle won three awards at the New York American Marketing Association's EFFIE awards. The agency received a gold award for its work on the Washington State Lottery's "Scratch" game, and received silver awards for their work on the Lottery's "Lotto" game and POWERaDE sports drink. The EFFIE's are the only advertising industry awards that recognize results and effectiveness in advertising, as well as breakthrough creative.