Apr 28, 2005

Betts, Patterson & Mines

Seattle law firm Betts, Patterson & Mines hired Jody L. Campbell and Victoria M. Pond. Both are associates in the complex litigation group. Campbell received her law degree from the George Washington University School of Law, and Pond earned a law degree from Stanford Law School. Betts, Patterson & Mines has 25 lawyers.

Seattle Goodwill

Seattle Goodwill appointed Cynthia A. Forslund vice president of retail operations. Forslund will oversee operations of Goodwill's regional thrift stores. Forslund was managing director of Borders Pacific Rim in Melbourne, Australia. Goodwill is a nonprofit that helps low-income people find jobs. For more information, call (877) GIVE4GOOD or see http://www.seattlegoodwill.org.

Building Operator Certification Award

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council has awarded Building Operator Certification to: facilities technician James Edelen of Amgen, facilities manager Michael Glidden of the University of Washington, facility specialist Mike Kauffman of Dendreon Corp., and service manager Dennis Scott of the Port of Seattle.

Apr 25, 2005

Integrated Healthcare Systems

Seattle pharmacy technology company Integrated Healthcare Systems appointed Thomas J. Virgin vice president and chief financial officer. Virgin's 25 years of experience includes work as chief financial officer for the Bellevue game company WizKids. Integrated Healthcare Systems provides automation systems to hospitals and centralized pharmacies.

Infospace

Bellevue's InfoSpace appointed Frank Barbieri vice president of new product development and business development for its Infospace Mobile section. Barbieri will lead an innovation team that develops and brings to market new products and services. He has 12 years of international product management and business development expertise. Infospace Mobile publishes wireless content such as games and graphics.

Omeros Corp.

Omeros Corp., a Seattle-based biopharmaceutical company, hired Clark E. Tedford as vice president of research. Tedford's expertise is pharmacology, and he will direct the company's research efforts. He was president and chief executive officer of Solentix BioSciences, a biotechnology company that focuses on therapeutics for central nervous system and inflammatory diseases.

Apr 22, 2005

Banner Bank

Wallace

Seattle's Banner Bank hired Roy Wallace as vice president and commercial loan officer for the downtown Seattle market. Wallace has 20 years of banking experience and was a vice president at Washington Mutual Commercial Banking.

Banner Corp. is the parent of Banner Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Walla Walla with 51 branch offices and 12 loan offices in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Flexcar

Car-share provider Flexcar added Stephen Campbell to its board of directors and named marketing expert Mark Nassutti director of special projects. Campbell is managing director of Inancia, a Seattle-based company that does financial analysis. He recently co-founded San Francisco-based finance company Tideline Capital.

Nassutti will do marketing, sales and development for programs funded by grants. He was chief marketing officer with Seattle-area startup TeachFirst and held executive positions at Eddie Bauer and Milgard Windows.

Dinerware

Dinerware appointed Jeff Riley chief executive officer. Riley's 16-year software industry career includes work as a general manager at Microsoft Corp. His expertise is in strategic growth, business management and operations. Dinerware offers a touch screen system for use by restaurants.