Jun 23, 2004

Davis Wright Tremaine

Norman B. Page in Seattle was re-elected as executive committee chairman of the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. Also elected were Henry Farber in Bellevue and Ben Wolff in Seattle, and Everett Jack and Patricia McGuire in Portland. Page works on finance, commercial and international business. Farber has negotiated labor agreements. Jack works on litigation for commercial business, environmental, insurance and construction. Wolff focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture finance and joint ventures. McGuire is a litigation partner. The committee selects the firm's managing partner, sets strategic goals and makes partnership recommendations. The Seattle-based firm has offices in the U.S. and Shanghai.

TeleSym

Bellevue-based TeleSym appointed Robert S. Hart chief executive officer. Hart was a general partner at SeaPoint Ventures in Bellevue, a venture investment firm specializing in wireless and telecommunications. He was a senior vice president at America Online. Hart will replace acting chief executive officer Paul Bialek, who will continue on the board. TeleSym plans to introduce new software for making voice calls from mobile computers.

Allied Telesyn

Allied Telesyn, a company that produces networking products, appointed Bill Allen as a vice president. He will work on a market strategy for access networks designed for carriers and public utilities. Allen held sales positions at startups, including Occam Networks and Calix. Allied Telesyn has its U.S. and Canada headquarters in Bothell.

Garvey Schubert Barer

Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance presented a business award to Michael D. Garvey and Stanley H. Barer of the Seattle law firm Garvey Schubert Barer. They founded Saltchuk Resources, a private holding group whose companies donate about 2 percent of annual operating income to support community youth, medical and education programs in 22 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. Other Saltchuk founders honored were Frederick Goldberg, Leonard Shapiro and Everett Trout.

Jun 22, 2004

Lynden Air Freight

Lynden Air Freight, a Seattle-based air and ocean freight forwarder, is opening an office in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Operations Manager Juancarlos Cruz will oversee operations. Cruz's key support personnel are Arturo Fuentes and Maria Rivera, who specialize in international imports and domestic imports.

Regal Financial Bank

Chuck Foisie joined Seattle-based Regal Financial Bank as chief credit officer. Foisie was with Pacific Northwest Bank in Seattle. Ben Pulmano was named a vice president and is a commercial lending officer. Kurban Merchant joined as a vice president. Michael Messina was promoted to vice president. Alice On was promoted to an assistant vice president and information technology officer.

Jill Sheldon Consulting

Jill Sheldon, former deputy director of the Center for Environmental Law & Policy, recently started Jill Sheldon Consulting and will draw from 13 years in the nonprofit and foundation sector to help groups with leadership development, fundraising and budget development.

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe is contributing $350,000 to the state of Washington to treat gambling problems. The treatment program creates public awareness, works on prevention and runs telephone helplines.

New Edge Networks

New Edge Networks appointed Stephen Sperry vice president of network operations for the national provider of broadband networks. Sperry will be based at the company's headquarters in Vancouver, and oversee network operations and technical assistance centers. Sperry was vice president of network operations for Winstar/IDT in Seattle.

Corixa

Corixa, a provider of immunotherapeutics, appointed Christof Marre vice president of marketing. Marre will lead marketing and strategic planning for commercial programs, including radioimmunotherapy for a type of lymphoma. He was marketing director for an oncology division at Bristol Myers Squibb. Marre studied economics in Germany and England. Corixa is headquartered in Seattle, with operations in San Francisco and Hamilton, Mont.

Polar Cargo Systems

Polar Cargo Systems has changed its name to Coldwall. It has also changed the name of its Canadian subsidiary from Polar Cargo Research Limited to Coldwall Canada Limited. Coldwall develops and owns U.S. and China patents for refrigerated technology for shipping containers. Coldwall's corporate headquarters are in Bellevue. It has an engineering and testing facility in Richmond, B.C.