May 24, 2016

Smith

Seattle-based Smith, which describes itself as an experiential commerce agency, named Tony Steel president and CEO. Former President and CEO Chuck DelGrande will remain on the board of directors as vice chairman. Steel was executive vice president of customer strategy services for Merkle, and a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He also spent more than 10 years with IBM Global Business Services. Smith has offices in Portland, Spokane and Ottawa.

Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie named Toby Brown chief practice management officer. He will lead revenue management and efficiency programs, legal project management, pricing, process improvement, practice innovation, alternative staffing and new partner integration. He was with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as chief practice officer. Andy Culbert joined the intellectual property practice as a partner in Seattle. He was Microsoft's associate general counsel for worldwide intellectual property litigation. Culbert will also teach intellectual property law at University of Washington School of Law. Perkins Coie has more than 1,000 lawyers in 19 offices across the United States and Asia.

Schuchart

Seattle-based Schuchart made Tyler Mjelde, Dan Rutkowski, Casey Schuchart and Jeff Tobin partners in the general contracting business. Mjelde, manager of the Building Division, specializes in mixed-use projects, data centers, labs, call centers and office buildings. Rutkowski, manager of the Industrial Division, is in charge of Boeing jobs. Casey Schuchart was also named vice president of strategy, where he will guide the company's growth. Tobin, manager of the Tenant Improvement Division and Service Team, has more than 20 years of experience in commercial construction, ranging from hands-on work in the field to facilities management, business operations and construction management. Other company partners are George Schuchart, Bob Gregorini and Jennifer Rosado.

Novinium

Engman

Kent-based Novinium hired Jon Engman as chief financial officer. Engman has over 20 years of experience leading high-tech companies, including several owned by Paul Allen. Novinium has an injection process that rejuvenates and extends the life of cables up to 40 years.

NRMCA

Marks

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association named Andrew Marks 2016 Promoter of the Year for his support of the concrete industry. Marks is managing director of the Puget Sound Concrete Specifications Council, as well as director of the Washington chapter of the American Concrete Institute. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from the University of Idaho and is a professional civil engineer.

May 20, 2016

Visit Seattle

Nick Hawley joined Visit Seattle as director of marketing, and will work with Publicis to promote Seattle. Hawley was parking program manager at Downtown Seattle Association and also worked for Team Soapbox, a Seattle communications firm.

McKinley Irvin

McKinley Irvin said Laura Sell joined the family law firm as a new partner in Seattle. Sell was with Stokes Lawrence in Seattle. Sell also regularly serves as a mediator and settlement conference master in family law cases.

Lighthouse eDiscovery

Lighthouse eDiscovery, which provides ediscovery and consulting services, named Paul Johnson director of business development in the Northwest. He was president of global sales at Heads Up Puzzles and before that was vice president of sales operations at Key Bank.

University of Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — President Obama is giving the National Medal of Science to a University of Washington scientist credited with connecting a gene mutation with breast cancer.

Mary-Claire King was honored at a White House ceremony on Thursday for her research on evolution and the genetics of human disease. The National Medal of Science is the nation's highest recognition for scientific achievement. King has spent more than 40 years as a researcher and teacher.