Aug 21, 2012

Seattle Times

Fisco

Fardella

Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen named Alayne Fardella as chief operating officer and Alan Fisco as executive vice president for revenue and new products. Fardella served in various leadership roles at The Seattle Times for more than 15 years, most recently as senior vice president of business operations. Fisco joined The Times in 1992 and is senior vice president of sales and marketing. He will continue this position in addition to his new appointment.

Waypoint Ventures

Seattle-based Waypoint Ventures named Danica Richard as new partner. Richard joined Waypoint Ventures in 2009 as a certified project management professional. Waypoint Ventures provides project management, operational oversight and international services to corporations as well as start-ups and charitable organizations.

Bluetooth Special Interest Group

Kirkland-based Bluetooth Special Interest Group hired Mark Powell as executive director. Powell worked as vice president of Keneto Wireless, a company he co-founded in 2001. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group oversees development of Bluetooth standards, and licensing of technologies and trademarks to manufacturers.

Aug 17, 2012

Columbia Bank

Tacoma-based Columbia Bank promoted Cameron Moorehead to vice president, private banking officer. Moorehead worked as private banker and credit analyst for Wells Fargo. Columbia Bank is a state-chartered full-service commercial bank.

Artist Trust

Seattle-based Artist Trust promoted Lila Hurwitz to associate director. Hurwitz joined Artist Trust in 2003 as part-time development associate and became Artist Trust's first communications manager in 2006. She was promoted to communications director in 2011. Artist Trust is a nonprofit that supports individual artists in all disciplines.

NanoString Technologies

Seattle-based NanoString Technologies hired Dale Levitzke as vice president of global sales for life sciences. Levitzke joins NanoString from Illumina, where he was senior director and global sales manager for the PCR division. NanoString is a privately held provider of life science tools for molecular diagnostics.

Aug 16, 2012

HomeStreet Bank

Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank opened a new retail branch in Lynnwood at 19405 44th Ave. W. The branch is managed by Allison Gilham, who has 20 years of experience and comes to HomeStreet from Umpqua Bank. HomeStreet Bank is a state-chartered savings bank with branches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Hawaii.

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Michael Herbst, a shareholder in the Seattle law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, has been elected vice president of the International Alliance of Law Firms. Herbst practices in corporate and commercial transactions for private businesses. The alliance is provides member firms and their clients legal services in major business centers worldwide.

Miller Nash

Miller Nash attorney Lisa Lui has been appointed to the Washington Women In Need board of directors. Lui's practice emphasizes residential and commercial real estate, lending and construction law. Washington Women In Need is a nonprofit that funds education and health care.