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The World Trade Association of Utah has named Melissa Sevy as International Businesswoman of the Year. Sevy is founder and CEO of Ethik, a Utah-based social enterprise. She was recognized at the association’s largest yearly event, the Women in Internation ...
Salt Lake City’s Department of Economic Development has announced Jake Maxwell as the department’s new deputy director. Maxwell previously worked in the department within the Business Development division. Maxwell will assist in leading city employees acr ...
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Bennett Tueller Johnson and Deere is pleased to announce the addition of retired Judge David M. Connors to the firm as a member of its litigation and ADR practices. He will be based in the firm’s Salt Lake City office. Judge Connors will assist the firm’s ...
Clene Inc., a Salt Lake City-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on revolutionizing the treatment of neurodegenerative disease, has appointed Dr. Benjamin Greenberg as head of medical. Greenberg is professor of neurology and vice chair ...
Kelly A. Tappenden has been appointed dean of the College of Health at the University of Utah, effective July 1. Tappenden comes to the UofU from the University of Illinois Chicago, where she currently serves as professor and head of the Department of Kin ...
Kurt Chiusolo is an Architect and Senior Medical Planner at HKS. He uses evidence-based design and data-driven research (of both qualitative and quantitative design attributes) to curate healing-oriented journeys. Everything from the landscaping to the na ...
The Road Home, a Salt Lake City-based, private, nonprofit social services agency helping individuals and families facing homelessness, has appointed Pauline Ploquin as the president of its Board of Trustees. Ploquin has experience and expertise as preside ...
Aspen Snowmass, based in Colorado, has named Geoff Buchheister as CEO. He will lead the company’s Mountain Division. He succeeds Mike Kaplan, who officially retires April 30 after working for Aspen Skiing Co. for the past 30 years. Buchheister joins Aspen ...
Mark Paul has been named executive director of the University of Utah Center for Medical Innovation. He starts April 1. Paul has 31 years of e x p e r i e n c e in innovative technologies to assist physicians in treating patients suffering from cardiovasc ...
Cache Valley Bank has named Will Jones as its new Southern Utah area president. Jones succeeds John Jones, who served as area president from 2016 to 2022 but has relocated to Logan to serve as the bank’s CEO. Will Jones has over 20 years of experience in ...
PCF Insurance Services, a Lehi-based insurance brokerage firm, has appointed Dan Goodwin as vice president of carrier relations. Goodwin manages appointments, contracts and relationships for property and casualty and health and benefits carriers, as well ...
The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce has appointed David Rowley as chief operating officer, a new position at the chamber. As COO, Rowley will help to lead and scale the chamber’s continued growth. Last year, the chamber saw over 40 percent growth and is p ...
ARW Engineers, an Ogden-based structural consulting firm, has announced the retirement of Barry Arnold, vice president and senior principal. Arnold worked for the company for more than 30 years. Established in 1969, ARW provides consulting services that i ...
FinWise Bank, based in Murray, has appointed Robert Keil as senior vice president and chief fintech officer. Keil will be responsible for supporting existing customers, business line strategy, and growth initiatives within the bank’s Strategic Programs li ...
Hope Butler joins Key Private Bank as senior relationship manager in Utah, where she serves as the primary client advisor, collaborating and strategizing across various KeyBank teams to deliver comprehensive solutions to meet her clients’ long-term financ ...
SALT LAKE CITY – HKS Architects, Inc., ranked third in the nation by Building Design + Construction’s 2022 Top 160 Architecture Firms list, recently promoted Lance Shields, AIA, CDT, LSSYB, LEED AP in the Salt Lake City office to Principal. Lance joined H ...
Sara Cichos was promoted to area retail leader for KeyBank. In her new role, Sara oversees retail banking in Utah South, which includes 10 retail branches, as well as small business banking. She works closely with the branch managers and their teams to en ...
The Utah Division of State Parks has selected Laurie Backus as deputy director of operations. Laurie succeeds Dave Harris, who recently retired after over 30 years of service. Backus has 23 years of experience, including a short stint working with the U.S ...
Salt Lake Community College has named Sidni Shorter as its first Minority Business Center director. Shorter served as CEO of the Utah Black Chamber since the spring of 2022 and has experience as a small-business owner, partner relations and community deve ...
InMoment®, the leading provider of Experience Improvement (XI)™, announced today that Nitin Somalwar has joined the company as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Nitin brings extensive expertise in emerging solutions and data and analytics platforms along wit ...