Oct 02, 2009

DNA

DNA, a Seattle-based creative services agency, hired Tom Gilmartin as creative director of the Seattle team. He has 15 years of experience, recently worked at Ignited in Los Angeles and has worked with nationally known brands like Levi's, PlayStation and Lexus.

Taco Del Mar

Taco Del Mar Franchising Corp. hired Rick Braa as chief financial officer. Braa is based in the Seattle corporate office and was a principal and director of Clothier & Head, Taco Del Mar's former audit firm. Taco Del Mar is a quick service Mexican restaurant chain.

Oct 01, 2009

Holland America Line

Holland America Line hired Brian Johnson as director of corporate training and development. Johnson will be responsible for programs in the company's hotel school in Indonesia, the Culinary Training Program in Manila, an English language learning program for crew, and leadership development for fleet and land-based employees. Johnson was director of fleet training and employee relations at Princess Cruises.

Ragen MacKenzie

Jim Hawkins, an 18-year financial services veteran, has been named regional brokerage manager for the Seattle branch of Ragen MacKenzie, a division of Wells Fargo Investments. Hawkins will be responsible for Ragen MacKenzie's operations in Seattle, leading a team of 30 financial advisors. He will also continue as regional sales manager for Wells Fargo Investments.

Kinzer Real Estate Services

Kinzer Real Estate Services, a Seattle real estate advisory and brokerage firm, has hired three new staff members. Kris Richey will serve as vice president. Richey worked at the global real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle. Dugan Earl, formerly a vice president of acquisitions at ING Clarion Partners, is a new vice president. Earl was involved in more than $2.5 billion of acquisitions during his tenure at ING. The new business manager is Pamela Faber, who was director of operations for Pioneer Property Group and senior director, operations for Vulcan.

Dan Ivanoff at ICSC Oct. 7

The International Council of Shopping Centers is presenting the Seattle Next Generation Program on Oct. 7 with speaker Dan Ivanoff of Schnitzer Northwest. He will talk about Bellevue's newest mixed-use development, The Bravern. The event starts at 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. To register go to http://www.icsc.org

IREM: Tips on small tenants

A seminar on “Strategies for Working with Small Tenants” will be held on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the IREM Office in Kirkland. Small tenants (under 10,000 square feet) are often the mainstay of office buildings, industrial properties and retail centers. The presenter will be Shannon Alter, a trainer and management consultant in commercial real estate. She was with Triple Net Properties in Santa Ana, Calif. Cost is $59 for IREM members or $89 for non-members. For information call Kris Morris at (425) 820-9873 or email irem@commercialmls.com.

TRI Commercial/Corfac

TRI Commercial/Corfac International Senior Vice President and Regional Manager Ed Benoit said TRI's Robert (Bob) King and Jeff Crane of The Andover Co./Corfac represented WB Equities in selling a Federal Way International House of Pancakes. The 4,022-square-foot property is at 178 S.W. Campus Dr. and sold for close to the asking price of $3.25 million. There are more than 18 years remaining on the lease.

Century 21 Real Estate

Tom Kunz, president and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate, and COO Craig Leonard said their company is expanding franchise opportunities in the area and holding a seminar about it Oct. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Daniel's Broiler in Seattle. RSVP to century21franchises.com.

James Real Estate Group

The James Real Estate Group, a real estate company, has started a philanthropic giving program called CARE. The company will make a financial contribution for every real estate and mortgage transaction it completes. Clients can select among a variety of charitable organizations. For information see http://www.jamesregroup.com.

Seattle Mortgage Bankers Lunch Oct. 6

The Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association will hold its income property lunch on Oct. 6 at 11:30 a.m. with a panel discussion about the current market. The moderator will be Courtney Hashimoto of Cascade Bank. The panelists will be Frank Bosl of CB Richard Ellis on apartments, Lori Hill of Pacific Real Estate Partners on office, Paul Sleeth of Colliers on retail and Arie Salomon of NAI Puget Sound Properties on industrial. Cost is $45. For information and registration contact Steve Cory at (206) 795-3874.