Feb 06, 2020

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Katzaroff

Kenneth Katzaroff joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt as an associate working in the real estate and construction and natural resources industry groups in Seattle. Katzaroff's focus on real estate development projects covers regulatory approval, appellate proceedings, land-use entitlement, state water rights and surface mining permits.

Brightwork Consulting

Hooper

In Seattle, Brightwork Consulting hired Malcolm Hooper as vice president of operations. Hooper has over 30 years of experience in planning, communication and analytical data management. At Brightwork, he is overseeing several projects for a major health care provider. Brightwork is a health care IT consulting firm providing risk management, project management and business strategy.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

In Seattle, Frazier Healthcare Partners promoted Kent Berkley and Ryan Lucero to principals, Jennifer Martin to vice president of finance and Carol Eckert to vice president of investor relations. Berkley joined Frazier in 2016 as a vice president after spending four years with The Edgewater Funds. Lucero joined Frazier in 2016 as a vice president after spending five years with Kohlberg & Co. Martin started with the company in 2015 in its accounting, treasury and finance group. Prior to that, she was CFO of Red Mountain Capital Partners. Eckert joined Frazier in 2016 as director of investor relations after several years in private accounting consulting. Frazier invests in health care companies, with offices in Seattle and Menlo Park, California.

Amazon

Seattle-based Amazon opened a 48,000-square-foot office for Alexa tech teams in downtown Santa Barbara, California. The move is expected to create 150 additional tech jobs in the city.

Nike

Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike says it temporarily closed about half of its company-owned stores in China in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Remaining open stores are operating with reduced hours and are experiencing lower than planned traffic.

Feb 05, 2020

InkHouse

Riley

Massachusetts-based public relations firm InkHouse opened an office in Seattle and hired Kate Riley as general manager and executive vice president. Riley is a long-time local PR agency veteran who has worked at Edelman and The OutCast Agency. InkHouse says it opened in Seattle to address demand for technology, consumer and health care PR and digital marketing services in the Pacific Northwest.

Adaptiva

In Kirkland, Adaptiva founder and chief technology officer Deepak Kumar is now CEO. The company also added Doug Kennedy as chief growth officer, David Langston as chief revenue officer and Jeff Harrell as vice president of marketing. Kennedy is a former vice president at Microsoft and Oracle. Langston was vice president at DXC and Oracle, and a director at Microsoft. Harrell was vice president of marketing at Zettaset and Redbooth. Adaptiva also promoted Davinder Singh to chief technology officer and Shailesh Kumar to vice president of engineering. Adaptiva develops IT security solutions.

MedicareCompareUSA

In Bellingham, MedicareCompareUSA announced a corporate reorganization that includes the formation of a holding company and new senior-level appointments. MCUSA Holding Co., the new company, oversees business unit operations. Senior-level appointments include Kerri Lenderman as CEO of MedicareCompareUSA and Paul Gauthier as board chair of MCUSA Holding Co. Lenderman was the company's managing partner and director of consulting services. She had been acting CEO for much of 2019. Gauthier is the company's founder. MedicareCompareUSA is an insurance company that helps hospitals attain, retain and serve Medicare patients.

Computer Habits

Las Vegas-based Pact-One acquired Computer Habits of Lake Oswego, Oregon. Both companies specialize in dental practice IT support. Computer Habits CEO James Levis will remain as executive vice president and all staff at Computer Habits will continue in their roles. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.