Jul 16, 2021

MOD Pizza

MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings has added Jill Golder to its board of directors. Golder is a current board member of ABM Industries, where she serves on the audit and governance committees and of IZEA Worldwide, where she chairs the audit committee and serves on the governance committee. Golder most recently served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. Prior to this role, Golder was executive vice president and chief financial officer at Ruby Tuesday and was chief financial officer at Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants. MOD Pizza was founded in Seattle in 2008 by Scott and Ally Svenson. MOD currently has more than 500 locations system-wide across 28 states and Canada.

Jones Soda

Jones Soda announced that it has issued a $2 million unsecured convertible debenture to SOL Global Investments (SOL) and has entered into a non-binding term sheet with Pinestar Gold, a Canadian reporting issuer, and SOL. Jones intends to use the proceeds for transaction costs and the expansion of Jones' business to the production and sale of cannabis-containing beverages, edibles and related products. Jones intends to operate its planned cannabis operations through one or more subsidiaries that are separate from its craft beverage business. The proposed transactions are subject to approval by both the shareholders of Pinestar and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Headquartered in Seattle, Jones markets and distributes premium craft beverages under the Jones Soda and Lemoncocco brands.

Fortive

Fortive announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Bayard Capital and Accel Partners to acquire ServiceChannel, a global provider of SaaS-based multi-site facilities maintenance service solutions. Fortive anticipates that the acquisition will close in the third quarter of 2021. ServiceChannel was founded in 1999 and serves more than 500 enterprise customers in over 70 countries, while also maintaining an integrated network of more than 70,000 facilities maintenance service providers. Fortive expects ServiceChannel to generate approximately $125 million of revenue in 2021. The purchase price is $1.2 billion. ServiceChannel is expected to be an independent operating company within Fortive's Intelligent Operating Solutions segment. Fortive, a provider of technologies for connected workflow solutions across a range of end-markets, is headquartered in Everett and employs a team of more than 17,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world.

Jul 15, 2021

ZoomInfo

Vancouver-based ZoomInfo, a global provider of go-to-market software, data and intelligence, announced it has agreed to acquire Chorus.ai, a leader in Conversation Intelligence. Chorus uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to capture and analyze prospect and customer calls, meetings, and emails. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Chorus has 14 granted patents. Under the terms of the agreement, ZoomInfo agreed to acquire the assets and specified liabilities of Chorus for approximately $575 million in an all-cash transaction, which includes a cash tax benefit related to the asset purchase of over $100 million. The purchase price will be funded with cash on hand and $500 million in additional financing. Morgan Stanley is serving as financial advisor to ZoomInfo, and Lane Powell and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are serving as legal counsel. In conjunction with the acquisition, Chris Hays has been promoted to president and chief operating officer, and Nir Keren has been promoted to president, Israel and chief technology officer. Hays, who joined ZoomInfo in 2016, is based in the company's Waltham, Massachusetts office. Keren joined ZoomInfo in 2015 and is based in the company's Ra'anana, Israel office.

PotlatchDeltic

PotlatchDeltic appointed Ashlee Cribb as vice president, wood products effective July 28. Cribb succeeds Tom Temple, who will be retiring later this year. Most recently, Cribb served as the senior vice president, chief commercial officer at Roseburg Forest Products in Springfield, Oregon, and prior to that held leadership roles in Roseburg's Structural Products business. Temple will be retiring in October of 2021 after serving as vice president, wood products since 2009. PotlatchDeltic is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) headquartered in Spokane that owns approximately 1.8 million acres of timberlands. Through its taxable REIT subsidiary, the company also operates six sawmills, an industrial-grade plywood mill, a residential and commercial real estate development business and a rural timberland sales program.

The Standard

Portland-based Standard Insurance has promoted Jeremy Horner to vice president of individual disability insurance and the Business Transformation Office. Horner joined The Standard in 2009 and has held various leadership roles in corporate accounting and IDI, most recently serving as assistant vice president of IDI. In his new role, Horner will continue to lead IDI and add responsibility for the newly formed Business Transformation Office, which provides expertise to accelerate business strategies and continuous improvement efforts across the company. Horner is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Bachelor of Accountancy and a Master of Accountancy from Brigham Young University.

Kochava

Kochava, a real-time data solutions company for omni-channel attribution and measurement, announced two new executive appointments. Nicolas Beraudo will serve as the new chief revenue officer and Bryce Kliewer as the new chief operating officer. Beraudo most recently he served as the CRO for Realgood, and prior to that as the executive vice president of worldwide sales and later managing director of EMEA for App Annie. Kliewer spent more than six years at Oracle leading the project management office, operations, and enterprise product management. Previously he spent over three years at Datalogix as the vice president of operations and client analytics. Kochava is headquartered in Sandpoint, Idaho, and has offices globally.

Jul 14, 2021

Stuart Silk Architects

Marchetti

Cavassa

Seattle-based Stuart Silk Architects promoted Amanda Cavassa and David Marchetti to partner, a new position and title at the firm. The promotions recognize their contributions to Stuart Silk Architects' design profile, firm culture and client service. They will join founding partner Stuart Silk in leading the firm, which was founded in 1981. Stuart Silk Architects provides architecture and interior design services.

SHKS Architects

Freeman

In Seattle, SHKS Architects promoted Theresa Freeman to principal. Freeman has over 30 years of design experience, and has won awards for her projects including the Sunset Hill DADU and Portage Bay Houseboat residential designs, and the Ferndale Library. She has worked with higher education institutions, municipal governments and on homes. SHKS provides master planning, facilities assessments, site selection and feasibility studies, programming, and architectural design for new buildings, additions and the adaptive reuse and rehabilitation of existing structures.

BCRA

Schunzel

In Tacoma, BCRA hired Kayla Schunzel as an associate, civil engineering. Schunzel is a recent graduate of Gonzaga University's civil engineering program. She previously worked as an intern with the firm and will support markets that include residential, parks, municipal and healthcare. BCRA provides architecture, interior design, civil engineering, structural engineering, land use planning and landscape architecture.

Tacoma Venues & Events

Tacoma Venues & Events (TVE) will host a job fair at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center on Wednesday, July 21 from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, with positions open from TVE venues and local community and national businesses. The event is open to the public and parking at the convention center is free. Tacoma Link light rail is also free with a station on Commerce Street. Hundreds of positions including full-time and part-time are available. Employers are recruiting for event service workers, hospitality and government. Immediate on site interviews will be available with some employers. Participating employers already confirmed include Pierce Transit, the city of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities, Pierce College, Safe Streets Campaign (Americorps), and Washington State Patrol. Hospitality positions are offered from Muckleshoot Casino, El Rinconsito and Chick-fil-A. Labor and warehouse positions include Concrete Technology Corporation, Olympic Eagle Distributing, and FedEx Ground. Healthcare positions include SeaMar Community Health Center, Light Dental Studio, Korean Women's Association, and Cascade Eye & Skin Centers. Event day positions are available from Aramark, Northwest Industrial Staffing and Republic Parking. Employers interested in having a booth may contact Adam Gesacion at agesacion@tacomavenues.

DreamBox Learning

DreamBox Learning announced the appointment of five new executives. Lakshmi Nidamarthi joins the company as chief product officer, Ronit Peled as chief people officer, Jason Sinquefield as senior vice president of sales and partnerships, Michael Savitz as senior vice president of operations, and Tracy Kleine as vice president of marketing. Nidamarthi joins DreamBox from Amazon, where she worked on developing and launching new products, including the Amazon Kindle. Peled served as the global head of people and culture at OpenMarket. Sinquefield is a former educator and holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership. He joins DreamBox after serving as head of sales for LEGO Education. Savitz previously served as vice president and general manager of education services at Blackbaud, and prior to that, he was chief operating officer for Blackbaud's International Markets Group. Kleine, who began her career as a teacher and later earned her master's degree in education, has held marketing leadership positions at high-growth SaaS organizations including Brightbytes and Teaching Channel, and has worked extensively in edtech marketing at companies including Math Solutions, LeapFrog SchoolHouse and Pearson. Founded in 2006, DreamBox Learning is based in Bellevue.

Glowforge

Glowforge, a Seattle-based company that designs and produces 3D laser printers for home and small business use, has hired Megan Lutes as general counsel. Lutes joins the leadership team at Glowforge and will lead the company's legal function. Lutes comes to Glowforge from digital freight network Convoy. Prior to Convoy, Lutes held senior legal positions with Moss Adams and global logistics company Expeditors International. She serves on the board of directors for Providence Pediatric Hospice of Seattle, and the executive board of Centerforce. She was awarded the 2021 “Legal MVP Award” by SimpleLegal for Inhouse Attorneys, and the Women, Influence & Power in Law Innovation Leadership Award by the Corporate Counsel in Leadership group.