Jul 22, 2011

Skamania Lodge

Skamania Lodge, an all-season resort in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, hired James Boheim as executive chef. Boheim is a classically trained French chef and has 16 years of experience in the profession. He was recently executive chef for banquets at Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, in South Carolina.

Frazier Healthcare

Seattle-based Frazier Healthcare, a provider of equity and venture capital to high growth and emerging health care companies, hired Tadataka Yamada as a senior executive in residence. Yamada was president of the Global Health Program for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he led efforts to develop and deliver life-saving therapies in the developing world.

Symetra

Bellevue's Symetra Life Insurance Co. hired Phil Bouvier as vice president of life insurance sales. Bouvier was recently national vice president, Individual Insurance Division at Sun Life Financial in Boston.

Jul 21, 2011

Lane Powell

Lane Powell said President Lewis Horowitz and Vice President Charles Riley were recently reappointed by the board of directors to another three years in their current positions. They have been president and vice president since 2006. Horowitz has focused on tax laws for corporations, partnerships and LLCs for more than 25 years. Riley is chair of the Trusts and Estates group.

Washington State Bar Association

The Washington State Bar Association announced its new board of governors. Kent attorney James Armstrong is at-large governor. Seattle attorney Daniel Ford is governor for District 7-East. Tacoma attorney Vernon Harkins is governor for District 6. Chehalis attorney Brian Kelly is governor for District 3. Seattle attorney Wilton Viall is governor for District 8. Each will serve a three-year term.

ICO Global Communications

Kirkland-based ICO Global Communications is changing its name to Pendrell Corp. It has acquired Berkeley, Calif.-based Ovidian Group, an intellectual property solutions firm that works with tech companies in North America, Asia and Europe. Joseph Siino, principal founder and CEO of Ovidian, will continue in his current role and also has been appointed chief IP officer for Pendrell. Ovidian will remain headquartered in Berkeley and operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pendrell Technologies, a subsidiary of Pendrell Corp.

Cushman & Wakefield-Commerce

Danklefsen

Gary Danklefsen has joined Cushman & Wakefield-Commerce as senior director of investment sales in the downtown Seattle office. He was managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle for two years, overseeing Northwest brokerage operations and leading the capital markets group for this region. Danklefsen spent 18 years with Cushman & Wakefield of Washington, and for 10 of those years his team represented Boeing's Commercial Airplane Group worldwide. He has completed more than $2.5 billion of real estate transactions and development, including acquisition of the Mastro and Horbach portfolio totaling more than 20 properties with a price of $211 million, and transactions related to the 777 expansion, which included more than 1,000 acres. He also worked for Trammell Crow Co. and CBRE.

Marcus & Millichap

White

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services named Justin White vice president for the Pacific Northwest, which includes offices in Seattle, Portland, Reno and Sacramento. This is a new position. White began his career with Marcus & Millichap in 1999 as an agent in Long Beach, Calif., specializing in multifamily properties. He has served as regional manager of the Long Beach and West Los Angeles offices, and was elected a vice president three years ago. Most recently, he was vice president of investments in Long Beach.

Kidder Mathews

Hatcher

Kidder Mathews promoted Brian Hatcher to executive vice president for Washington and Oregon. He replaces Scott Coombs, who left the company to return to Colliers International. Hatcher will lead Kidder's six offices from Seattle to Portland, focusing on business development and recruitment. Hatcher has worked for Kidder for 15 years, including several years on the board of directors.

Colliers International

Inglin

Greg Inglin returned to Colliers International from Pacific Real Estate Partners. Inglin started his career with Colliers six years ago. He completed more than 400,000 square feet of lease negotiations in Seattle last year. Colliers has added 13 brokers in the past year.

NorthMarq Capital

Ron Peterson, managing director of NorthMarq Capital's Bellevue office, arranged first mortgage financing of $15.1 million for Dakota Apartments, a 156-unit property in Lacey. Financing was based on a 7-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule and was arranged for the borrower through NorthMarq's seller-servicer relationship with Freddie Mac. Peterson also arranged first mortgage financing of $16.1 million for Cantera Apartments, a 288-unit property in Chandler, Ariz. Financing was based on a 5-year term with interest only for three years, then a 30-year amortization schedule. It was arranged through a life insurance company.

IREM updates real estate book

The new edition of “Principles of Real Estate Management” is out. The Institute of Real Estate Management publishes the book on trends shaping the economy and real estate. The book also covers the relationship between government and real estate, and the effects of the Great Recession. It costs $50 for IREM members and $60 for nonmembers. Order at irembooks.org or by calling (800) 837-0706, extension 4650.