Oct 20, 2023

Shiftboard

Seattle-based Shiftboard announced Eric Amblard has joined the company's executive leadership team as chief financial officer. Amblard comes to Shiftboard with three decades of finance and operational leadership experience in scaling SaaS companies. Most recently, he served as the CFO of Roostify (acquired by CoreLogic), a fintech market provider. Prior to that, Amblard served as the CFO of EverString, a B2B predictive analytics company acquired by ZoomInfo. Before these roles, Amblard held executive positions at several organizations, including NetBoost, Intel, Ensim (acquired by Ingram Micro), KXEN, and SAP. Shiftboard is a provider of employee scheduling software.

Cyemptive Technologies

Cyemptive Technologies, a provider of pre-emptive cybersecurity solutions for business and government, announced its expansion into the French, Belgian and Italian markets, including naming Jean-Luc Cervera as business development senior consultant for the region. An international expert in solutions sales with more than 35 years of experience, Cervera will be responsible for assisting Cyemptive as it enters these markets. His initial focus will be on the insurance, healthcare and industrial sectors. Cervera spent nine years at Hitachi Data Systems, where he served as vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa Compute Platform and Converged Solutions Sales. He is also a founding partner of JLC Consulting, an international consulting firm specializing in helping businesses both large and small move forward to growing their businesses to the next level. Cervera's appointment is the second move the company has made to expand its European operations in recent weeks, and the third to expand its overall international operations. In August, the company announced its expansion into the United Kingdom and Germany with the appointment of former NETSOL Technologies board member and senior manager at KPMG Johannes Riedl as vice president of cyber solutions Europe, and in September its expansion into the Middle East and the Americas with the appointment of international business executive and cybersecurity veteran Varun Vaid as vice president of cyber solutions - strategic accounts. Cyemptive is headquartered in Seattle. The company's leadership team is comprised of executives from several technology and security organizations, including the former CIO of Microsoft and the former chief computer architect for the National Security Agency.

Oct 19, 2023

Trends, trends, trends — ULI's got 'em!

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It's that time again. Our local chapter of the Urban Land Institute will host the annual Emerging Trends confab on Nov. 16. A bevy of experts will be on hand. PwC's Jeremy Lewis will present highlights from the annual trends report. JLL's Mark Katz will deliver keynote remarks. And a panel of professionals will conduct a roundtable: Mike Pace from Metlife; Danielle Duenas of Area Real Estate; Eastdil Secured's Jason Flynn; and Jackie Hizzey from MainStreetProperty Group. The event begins at 3 p.m. at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center, at Pier 66. Details and registration: northwest.uli.org.

Paragon trio closes sale

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Paragon Real Estate Advisors recently announced that it brokered a seven-unit apartment sale on the very north end of Queen Anne, almost in Interbay. The firm's Cathy Jeney and Ben Douglas represented the longtime family owner in the nearly $1.8 million transaction. Paragon's Nick Hemming represented the buyer, a local investor. The deal was worth about $257,143 per unit. The Emerson was developed in 1952 near West Nickerson Street, not far from Fishermen's Terminal.

Northmarq arranges $14M refi in Redmond

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Over in Redmond, the 100-unit Trailwood recently benefited from a $14.6 million refinancing package. Northmarq's Andrew Slaton secured the Fannie Mae funding for the 46-year-old garden apartment complex. Slaton is based in San Francisco. He said in a statement, “The property had a bank loan with an unfavorable rate adjustment, and we were able to retire that with an attractive fixed-rate loan during a very volatile time in the market.” The note carries a seven-year term. Trailwood, a little northwest of downtown, last traded to a California investor group in 2005 for almost $14 million.

Hurdelbrink is honored

The Northwest MLS announced recently that CEO Tom Hurdelbrink received the Shuttleworth MLS Executive of the Year Award. The honor came at the Council of Multiple Listing Services Conference earlier this month. He said in a statement, “My thanks to the staff and volunteer leadership at Northwest MLS for providing an environment that enabled me to lead this fabulous organization forward for the past 16 years.” He also plans to retire by year's end. Presently the NWMLS general counsel, Justin Haag will succeed him as president and CEO.

Luvera Law Firm

Patricia Anderson, David Beninger, John Gagliardi, Robert Gellatly, Andy Hoyal, Mark Kamitomo and Deborah Martin of Seattle-based Luvera Law Firm have been named to the 2024 Best Lawyers in America ratings guide based on their expertise in personal injury litigation, consumer protection law and medical malpractice law. Gagliardi, Hoyal and Martin are appearing in the guide for the first time. Gagliardi was recognized in the Personal Injury Litigation — Plaintiffs and Medical Malpractice Law — Plaintiffs categories. Hoyal was recognized for his work in both the Consumer Protection Law and Personal Injury Litigation — Plaintiffs categories. Martin was honored in the Personal Injury Litigation — Plaintiffs category. Additionally, the 2024 guide includes Anderson in the Personal Injury Litigation — Plaintiffs category; Beninger in the Personal Injury Litigation — Plaintiffs category; Gellatly in the Medical Malpractice Law — Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation — Plaintiffs categories; and Kamitomo in the Medical Malpractice Law — Plaintiffs category. The Best Lawyers guide is based on peer-review surveys, as well as client evaluations. Luvera Law Firm handles a variety of cases, including serious injuries and wrongful death caused by commercial and vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, product defects, construction site accidents, corporate wrongdoing and insurance misconduct.

Vilya

Vilya appointed Cyrus Harmon as its chief executive officer. Harmon brings decades of experience as an executive and entrepreneur at the intersection of drug discovery, molecular biology and computation to the role, and will also join the board of directors. Previously, Harmon co-founded and served as CEO of Olema Oncology, a company focused on women's cancers, before transitioning to the role of chief research officer. He also co-founded and served as CEO of Neomorphic, a genomic software company acquired by Affymetrix. Harmon completed his Ph.D. and bachelor's degrees in molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Harmon joins Katerina Leftheris, Vilya's chief scientific officer, on the company's leadership team. Leftheris held senior roles in drug discovery at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pliant Therapeutics, Celgene and Vitae Therapeutics. Also, Vilya co-founders Sabah Oney and Inca Dieterich will join the board of directors. Vilya named its scientific advisory board, which includes Brian Shoichet of the University of California, San Francisco; Jennifer Petter, founder and chief innovation officer of Arrakis Therapeutics; Nick Meanwell, former vice president at Bristol-Myers Squibb; William Greenlee of Medchem Discovery Consulting; and Philip Dawson of Scripps Research. Vilya is a computational biotechnology company creating a novel class of medicines to precisely target disease biology. Vilya was co-founded by a team of scientists from the Institute of Protein Design led by David Baker, and ARCH Venture Partners. The company has operations in Seattle and South San Francisco.

UBS Private Wealth Management

Mandy Ho joined The Matthews Group at UBS, part of UBS Private Wealth Management, as a relationship manager at the firm's Bellevue office. Ho has extensive experience working with nonprofits and institutional investors. She joins UBS from BNY Mellon Wealth Management, where she served as senior director, wealth manager. Prior to BNY Mellon, she was a senior vice president, portfolio manager at Key Private Bank. She earned a bachelor's degree and an MBA from Wheeling Jesuit University. She also earned a master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Ho is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Investment Management Analyst. The Matthews Group works with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, business owners, entrepreneurs and multi-generational families to help them meet their wealth management goals. Headquartered in Zurich, UBS operates in more than 50 countries around the globe.