Mar 26, 2013

Starbucks

Rothstein

Starbucks has named Sharon Rothstein as global chief marketing officer. Rothstein was senior vice president of marketing at the specialty beauty retailer Sephora.

Inner Icon Fitness

Auburn-based Inner Icon Fitness, a four-year-old fitness studio, is opening a fourth space at 2002 West Valley Highway N. in Auburn. David and Wynter Weaver are owners.

Washington State University

M. Grant Norton, a professor with the Washington State University School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has been selected as the new dean of the university's Honors College effective May 16. Norton replaces current dean Libby Walker who will retire after 17 years with the Honors College.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Van Kirk

Rooney

Boden

Nixon

Howard

Rose

Regional general contractor Lease Crutcher Lewis hired five and promoted Jim Rose to general superintendent and Grant Howard to project manager in its Seattle office. Rose is overseeing field operations in the Special Projects Division. He has 30 years of construction experience and has been with Lewis since 1995. Howard is as part of Lewis' Holyoke Fine Homes group and has been in construction since 1996. He holds a bachelor's degree from Lawrence University and a certificate in construction management from the University of Washington. New hires are: Robert Nixon, project manager; Mark Boden and Dan Rooney, BIM coordinators; Suzanne Carson, operations assistant; and Josh Van Kirk, project engineer. Nixon has 14 years of construction experience and holds a bachelor's degree from the UW, where he also earned a certificate in construction management. Boden and Rooney were BIM consultants to Lewis prior to being hired. Boden graduated from Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Rooney's construction roots date back 24 years, when he became an ironworker. He holds an associate's degree in architectural graphics from Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Carson has been in construction since 2000. Van Kirk is a LEED AP who has been in construction since 2005. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University.

Siku Construction

Martin

Siku Construction added Frank Martin as operations manager in the Seattle office. Martin, AIA, has more than 27 years of construction management experience and has represented owners on several local projects including Marion-Oliver McCaw Hall and the UW Bioengineering Building. Siku's Seattle office focuses on owner representation and construction management. It also has an office in Anchorage, Alaska.

Mar 22, 2013

University of Washington Bothell

Scott

Krishnamurth

Burgett

The University of Washington board of regents named deans to head three schools at UW Bothell: Bruce Burgett, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences; Sandeep Krishnamurth, School of Business; and Elaine Scott, School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Wells Fargo Insurance

Wells Fargo Insurance named John Haskell as managing director for the Pacific Northwest. Haskell has worked with Wells Fargo for 12 years in leadership roles, most recently as head of commercial lines for the Seattle office. Wells Fargo Insurance says it is the fifth largest insurance broker in the world.

Univera

Seattle-based Univera named Rick Nelson as vice president of international for the health and nutritional products company in Seattle. Nelson brings more than 20 years of experience in the direct selling industry, holding executive positions in Nu Skin and Max International.