Jan 16, 2001

Encompass Ventures

Encompass Ventures announced the appointment of Paul Budak as senior associate. Budak is responsible for analyzing potential investment opportunities, structuring venture capital investments and monitoring portfolio companies. Encompass Ventures is a Bellevue-based venture capital firm that focuses on information technology investments. Budak comes to Encompass from BSquare Corp., where he was a member of the software group's management team.

BDO Seidman Seattle

BDO Seidman Seattle, a tax consulting organization and CPA firm, announced the appointment of Steve Cox as assurance business line leader for the western region. Cox is now responsible for overseeing the financial performance and service delivery of the assurance practice, working with the assurance partners and staff to bring national resources and knowledge to each office's local market.

Saltmine

Saltmine, a Seattle-based integrated services firm specializing in the creation of online solutions, announced that Matthew Leavenworth has been named managing director of its Chicago office. The Chicago office was opened to serve the companies midwestern and east coast clients. The office is currently staffed with Saltmine employees from the Seattle and London offices.

Paracom

Paracom Inc., a Seattle-based telecommunications company announced the opening of The Business Center at the Honolulu International Airport, as of Jan. 1. Located in the main terminal, The Business Center provides high-speed Internet access to the traveling public, as well as workstations, fax and copy services. Letter or parcel delivery is offered through the U.S. Postal Service, UPS or Fed-Ex. Long distance phone cards, cellular phones and accessories, along with office supplies and merchandise geared towards the business traveler are also available. The first quarter of 2001 is the anticipated opening of a second location in the Diamond Head Concourse.

Riddell Williams

Dearmin

Howie

Robinson

The Seattle law firm of Riddell Williams recently named Diana Dearmin, Robert Howie and Michael Robinson as principals. Dearmin's practice focuses on technology performance and commercial litigation. Howie is a member of the firm's labor and employment law and litigation practice groups. Robinson practices with the firm's litigation and environment and land use practice groups.

Jan 12, 2001

DDB

Hammerquist

Fred Hammerquist will join the Seattle office of DDB, a full-service communications company, as creative director on Feb. 1. Hammerquist, who has more than 20 years experience in advertising, co-founded Seattle-based Hammerquist & Saffel in 1991. There he directed and created award-winning national advertising for several well-known companies, leading to a merger with FCB in early 2000. Hammerquist will oversee the agency's advertising work for clients such as McDonald's, Holland America, JanSport, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

G.I. Joe's

Richards

G.I. Joe's, a sporting goods retailer based in Wilsonville, Ore., announced the appointment of Brandon Richards as manager of its Federal Way store. Richards was most recently the sales and merchandising assistant manager at the Vancouver store.

Northwest Hospital

McNett

Northwest Hospital in Seattle announced the addition of Michael McNett to the hospital staff as a board certified family practice physician. McNett's practice is located at Lake Forest Park Medical Clinic in North Seattle. He previously worked at Community Health Centers of Snohomish County.

Applied Microsystems

Applied Microsystems, a Redmond-based provider of technologies and software development tools that expedite complex software projects, announced the appointment of Intel executive Charles House as chairman of the board. A board member since 1998, House currently serves as the director of societal impact of technology for Intel. He has been executive vice president of communications research for Intel's dialogic division in New Jersey for the past two years.

Concur Technologies

Concur Technologies, a Redmond-based provider of corporate expense management solutions, announced the promotion of four executives. The promotions include Stephen Yount to chief operating officer, John Adair to chief financial officer, Michael Hilton to chief technology officer, and Rajeev Singh to executive vice president of sales, marketing and service. Yount joined Concur in June 2000 as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Adair joined Concur in May 2000 as vice president of finance and administration. Hilton and Singh are co-founders of Concur.