Nov 19, 2020

PEMCO

Cole

Seattle-based PEMCO Mutual Insurance named Philip Cole as director of underwriting operations and analytics. Cole brings extensive industry experience in property and casualty insurance to his new role with PEMCO. He's previously held leadership positions with GE Insurance Solutions, Rockhill Insurance, State Auto and most recently at Guide One, where he served as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer.

Eagle Beverage

Danimer Scientific, a developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, and Eagle Beverage Products announced they will produce biodegradable drinking straws for the quick service restaurant industry. The straws will degrade in environments ranging from industrial composting facilities to home compost units and oceans without leaving behind microplastics. Eagle Beverage will manufacture the straws using Danimer Scientific's proprietary biopolymers. The straws are expected to be available for Eagle's customers to purchase in early 2021. Eagle Beverage Products has manufactured specialty beverage products in Kent since 1970.

Geoverse

Bellevue-based Geoverse hired Bob Gault as its new chief commercial officer. Gault will be responsible for the sales and marketing activities across Geoverse. He previously was chief revenue officer for Extreme Networks. Gault also worked at Cisco for 17 years and was responsible for worldwide go-to-market plans for service providers, system integrators, and managed services partners. Geoverse is a mobile operator that provides in-building cellular solutions to enable users and devices to roam across public carrier networks.

Standard Insurance

Standard Insurance (The Standard) announced that Lauren Canfield has been promoted to assistant vice president and actuary, Actuarial Transformation. Canfield joined The Standard in 2006 and has held actuarial positions in the commercial mortgage division and the corporate actuarial team, most recently, as second vice president of Corporate Actuarial and Risk Management. In business since 1906, The Standard is a provider of financial protection products and services for employers and individuals.

Nov 18, 2020

JND Legal Administration

JND Legal Administration, a legal management and administration services provider serving plaintiff and defendant firms, corporations and government entities, appointed Lorri Staal as vice president of operations. Staal has more than 20 years of complex litigation experience. She was a practicing attorney at Dechert LLP for 13 years before beginning her legal administration career in 2008. JND was founded in 2016 and has offices in Washington, California, Minnesota, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Dorsey & Whitney

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney announced that it has named 17 new partners in the firm, effective January 1, 2021, including Bonnie Paskvan in the Anchorage office. Paskvan's area of specialty is regulatory affairs. Dorsey has locations across the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

T-Mobile

Bellevue-based T-Mobile is supporting Feeding America's mission to end hunger, and they're asking customers and employees to join them. For every act of kindness shared on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with the hashtag #CaptureKindness through December 4th, T-Mobile will donate $10 to Feeding America, up to $1 million. On Giving Tuesday, December 1st, for each customer that clicks on the Feeding America donation option in the T-Mobile Tuesdays app, the company will donate $1, up to $500,000.

Nov 17, 2020

Schnitzer Steel Industries

Schnitzer Steel Industries announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Glenda Minor as a new independent director. Minor will also serve as a member of the Board's Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

She is currently chief executive officer and principal of Silket Advisory Services, a privately-owned consulting firm. She was formerly senior vice president and chief financial officer of steel manufacturer, EVRAZ North America.

Schnitzer Steel Industries, which began operations in 1906 in Portland, is a manufacturer and exporter of recycled metal products.

Inland Cellular

Intelsat, operator of an integrated satellite and terrestrial network, and Inland Cellular, a regional mobile network operator serving communities in Pacific Northwest, are partnering to bring reliable 4G LTE broadband coverage to people in rural areas of Washington state, including remote construction, mining and camping sites. Intelsat partnered with U.S.-based equipment providers Comtech EF Data and Trilogy Networks. Inland Cellular, doing business as Inland Cellular and Emerge Technologies, has been providing wireless technology communications services since 1989 in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.

Pacific Dental

Weingarten Realty announced that Pacific Dental is leasing 2,388 SF at Queen Anne Marketplace in Seattle. Queen Anne Marketplace is anchored by Metropolitan Market and Bartell Drugs. Pacific Dental Services was founded by Stephen Thorne in 1994, and handles the dental practice's administrative tasks. PDS supports over 800 offices in 23 states. Weingarten Realty Investors is a shopping center owner, manager and developer.