Sep 04, 2009

Seattle Bank

Seattle Bank made a series of new hires. They are Brian Devereux, Jean Ciesynski, Michelle Clay, Katie Henry, Pamila Hoagland and Julie Walker. Devereux is executive vice president, chief operating officer. He has 19 years of experience in banking and previously worked with Columbia Bancorp. Ciesynski is vice president, deposit product manager. Clay is senior vice president of retail operations. Henry is vice president, product support officer. Hoagland is vice president, business systems manager. Walker is vice president, electronic banking product manager.

Clearwire

Clearwire Corp. in Kirkland appointed two new members to its executive team. They are Erik Prusch as chief financial officer and Teresa Elder as president of strategic partnerships and wholesale. Prusch was president and chief executive officer of Borland Software and had previously worked with Intuit's Turbo Tax division and Identix Inc. Elder's post is a newly created position. She was recently CEO of Vodafone, Ireland.

REI

Recreational Equipment, Inc. hired Ivar Chhina as chief financial officer. Chhina has been a member of the co-op's board of directors since March of 2006, most recently, as vice chair and as chair of the Audit and Finance Committee. He will resign his position on the board to serve as an employee. Chhina is a project-based partner with a San Francisco Bay Area private equity firm.

Sep 03, 2009

Galvin Flying Services

Seattle-based Galvin Flying Services, an independently operated fixed-base operation for aviation services, made a series of new hires. Dave Mutzel is director of flight operations, Doug Wilson is director of business development and marketing, Chris Bollert is operations manager and Nancy Sheckler-Cecchi is client services manager.

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center hired six new physicians in a variety of specialties. Sara Weiss will work in cardiology. Nanette Robinson will work in hematology and oncology. James Holm will work in hyperbaric medicine. Andrew Weiss will work in nephrology. Steven Ruhoy will work in the department of pathology. Anshita Thakkar will work in podiatry.

FirstService Real Estate Advisors

FirstService Real Estate Advisors named 25-year veteran Mike Kent president of the U.S. property management division. This follows the recent hiring of Dylan E. Taylor, as president of U.S. operations. Kent will report directly to Taylor and will be based in Los Angeles. He will oversee all U.S. commercial real estate management services. First Service brands include Colliers International.

Bridgeport Mortgage Group

The Bridgeport Mortgage Group, located at Oregon's Bridgeport Village shopping center, has merged with Bank of Oregon Home Loan Center. Bank of Oregon said it has plans for more growth. The merger will let Bank of Oregon lend in 48 states and offer more services.

SeaTac YMCA

The YMCA of Greater Seattle has named the new SeaTac branch for Matt Griffin, principal and managing partner of Pine Street Group. Griffin was co-chair of the current capital campaign, chair of the board of directors from 1997 to 2000 and has been a donor to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for years. The Matt Griffin YMCA will be dedicated today and opens to the general public Oct. 3.

Tango, MyOffice

Tango Office Environments of Seattle will become MyOffice Facility Solutions, co-owned by Seattle native Shaun Alger. The firm said it expects to add employees and double its revenue within 18 months. Darrell Couts is Tango's CEO. MyOffice services include furniture installation, cabling, PBX and corporate relocation.

John L. Scott Real Estate

Casey M. Smith of John L. Scott Real Estate in Snohomish County has been awarded the National Association of Realtors Green Designation. Smith completed 18 hours of course work about green homes, buildings and other issues of sustainability in relation to real estate.

Selling Green Homes Sept. 24

Sustainability Foundation will offer “Selling Green Homes: How to turn Green Features into Assets that Sell Homes.” The three-clock-hour class will be taught by Brenda Nunes at the Seattle King County Realtors office, 12410 S.E. 32nd St., Bellevue, from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $45 for members and $70 for non-members. For information contact Nunes at brenda.nunes@sustainabilityfoundation.com or by phone at (425) 785-6286. Other classes offered in September that are open to the public include: Sept. 8, “Green Products and Materials,” Keller Williams (Bellevue); Sept. 9-11 NAR Green Designation, Seattle King County Association of Realtors (Bellevue); and Sept. 24 “Selling Green Homes,” Seattle King County Association of Realtors (Bellevue).

CCIM luncheon Sept. 9

The Washington State CCIM Chapter Luncheon will be Wednesday Sept. 9, at the Seattle Yacht Club, 1807 E. Hamlin St., from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The topic is “Commercial Real Estate Financing: Fact or Fiction?” The speakers are experts in various aspects of commercial real estate lending, and will talk about their projections for funding commercial real estate projects. Mike Esfeld of Community West Bank will moderate the panel, which will consist of Michael Taylor of Newmark Realty Capital, Ron Peterson of Northmarq Capital and Charlie Chesterfield of Chesterfield Mortgage. Cost is $30 for members, $45 for non-members. For information call (800) 275-2522.