Nov 17, 2022

NAI Puget Sound Properties

Pappas

Industry veteran Tina Pappas has joined NAI Puget Sound Properties, the firm recently announced. She makes the move from Tarragon Property Services, and will now serve as NAI's president — assuming that role from Scott Coombs, who announced his pending retirement earlier this year. He said of his successor, “We are thrilled that Tina will be taking the helm of our firm. Her track record and her reputation in our industry is unmatched. She is the perfect leader to take our firm to the next level of success.” Pappas added, “I look forward to enhancing the excellent reputation of the organization. I am excited to lead a company that places the utmost importance on their team.”

Conner Homes names new land czar

Residential homebuilder Conner Homes announced the recent hiring of Joe Farruggia as director of land acquisition. Conner is based in Bellevue. Its president, Michael Lorenz, said in a statement, “The process of land acquisition requires extensive research and insight to best determine where the most desirable locations will be in a turbulent market.” Farruggia was previously with D.R. Horton; he's worked in markets across the country, and moved to our region four years ago. He said, “I look forward to seeing how our land acquisition creates opportunities for people to settle and build a future for themselves.”

Neil Walter Co.

Bledsoe

John Bledsoe has joined the team at Neil Walter Co., the brokerage recently announced. He makes the move from the San Diego office of Retail Insite Commercial Real Estate. He'll specialize in both sales and leasing in the Kent Valley industrial market.

Seyfarth bolsters real estate team

Law firm Seyfarth does lots of work in the real estate sphere, and it's adding to its ranks. The firm announced three new hires: Michael Herbst, Russel Robertson and Ryan Dumm, who make the move from Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt. All three will become partners at Seyfarth, which said in a statement, “The addition of Russ, Michael and Ryan helps strengthen two growing practice areas in the Pacific Northwest, and aligns closely with our strategic goals in the region.” Seyfarth is a national firm that opened a Seattle office two years ago; since then, it says, it's added 30 lawyers to its staff here.

ExtraHop

Seattle-based ExtraHop, a provider of cloud-native network intelligence, appointed Chris Scanlan as president and chief commercial officer. Scanlan will lead the company’s international expansion initiatives while overseeing the global sales, sales engineering, channel sales, and renewals functions. Scanlan has more than 25 years of experience in the technology and cybersecurity industry. Most recently, he was CEO of Defy Security, a cybersecurity value-added reseller. Prior to that role, Scanlan was president of Americas for Check Point Software and senior vice president of North America sales for Cylance. He also brings extensive experience in the channel and partner ecosystem to his role through a long tenure at Optiv. Scanlan sits on the advisory board of numerous cybersecurity startups.

Tracer

Boise-based Appdetex announced the company’s rebrand to Tracer and the launch of the next generation of its flagship Tracer Platform. The SaaS platform leverages human-in-the-loop AI and machine learning to continuously trace, analyze and mitigate brand misuse across global Web2 and Web3 digital sources, including online marketplaces, NFT marketplaces, social media channels, mobile app stores, domains, websites, online advertising and paid search channels. Built on more than a decade of real-world brand protection experience, the Tracer Platform enables businesses to decrease the mean time to detect and enforce instances of brand misuse. Tracer’s latest investments in product engineering and data science have resulted in advancements across all core functionality of the next-generation Tracer Platform, including Tracer Protect, which provides online brand protection. Tracer Protect automates the detection of infringing content, the classification and scoring of infringements, the correlation of bad actor networks, and the enforcement of customer directives.

Resilient Infrastructure Group

Industry veteran Walter Lynch has joined Resilient Infrastructure Group as a senior advisor to the board of directors. Resilient develops, funds, and manages a portfolio of wastewater, water and related infrastructure assets in the U.S. and Canada. Lynch’s water and wastewater utility experience includes multiple senior level positions within American Water across several regions, serving his last 14 years with the company as both the CEO and COO. Prior to American Water, he was an entrepreneur in the resource recovery sector, selling his business to Waste Management and working as an executive for Synagro, a residuals industry company. He has served on numerous boards, including the National Association of Water Companies and the Water Research Foundation. Partners Group, a global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients, acquired Resilient Infrastructure Group in 2021. The company is headquartered in Portland.

Autonomy

Electric vehicle subscription company Autonomy is expanding its geographic footprint to the Seattle area. Autonomy’s subscription model offers a way to get an electric vehicle that does not require the long-term debt or commitment that comes with buying or leasing. Autonomy subscribers can pay their subscription on their credit card or through their bank account, and can subscribe month to month after a three-month minimum hold period. Vehicles are available for delivery or pickup within weeks. The company was founded by Scott Painter and Georg Bauer, who founded Fair, a used-vehicle subscription service. Autonomy will leverage its recently announced national partnership with AutoNation for vehicle preparation and delivery services in connection with customer activation, as well as maintenance, repair and reconditioning services. Autonomy offers the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y and will soon add the full Tesla lineup, among other makes and models. In August, Autonomy ordered 23,000 electric vehicles, with the order totaling more than $1.2 billion. Autonomy is based in Santa Monica, California.