Mar 12, 2024

Idea Decanter

Idea Decanter, a video marketing agency based in the Seattle area that helps financial advisors write, record, produce, and market custom-created videos, announced a partnership with FMG to bring custom videos to the website platform. FMG powers an all-in-one marketing technology platform designed for financial advisors and insurance agents, and recently launched a new offering that provides enhanced customization options and design support. Through the partnership, Idea Decanter will now enable FMG's customers to record videos in the comfort of their office. The package includes help planning, shooting, and producing video that will integrate with all new FMG Premium Websites. For both existing FMG website customers and advisors who are new to the platform, Idea Decanter will ship out a pop-up studio and direct a remote shoot to record custom video. Idea Decanter was established in 2014 by Laura Garfield and Sharon Gottula. Garfield is a former broadcast journalist, and Gottula has over 20 years of professional photography and multimedia videography experience.

Absolute Software

Absolute Software, a global provider of enterprise cyber resilience, appointed Saul Gates as chief financial officer. As a financial leadership veteran, Gates has guided technology organizations through all phases of growth, from startup to successful acquisitions and IPOs. Prior to Absolute, he was CFO of Level Access, where he oversaw the company's financial operations from its beginning through an acquisition by global investment firm KKR. Before Level Access Gates was CFO at Telarix and INRIX, and held senior roles at Coinstar, Microsoft, and PWC. He is a graduate of the University of Washington Michal G. Foster School of Business. He holds a bachelor's of business administration in accounting. Absolute Software is headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., with offices in the United States, including Seattle.

Kymeta

Flat panel satellite antenna company Kymeta announced leadership and board changes. Effective April 1, Rick Bergman will become the president and CEO of Kymeta. His most recent role was executive vice president, computing and graphics at AMD. Bergman also served as president and CEO of Synaptics (SYNA) during their high growth phase from 2011 to 2019. Nicole Piasecki will be appointed chairperson of the board, succeeding Doug Hutcheson. Piasecki, who joined the board in May 2022, brings an extensive background from the aerospace and defense sector. Additionally, effective March 31, Doug Hutcheson and Walter Berger are retiring from Kymeta. Kymeta recently completed its Series D financing round. These additional funds will be used for ramping up production of the recently announced Osprey u8 Hybrid-GEO-LEO and future product generations. Kymeta is a privately held company based in Redmond.

Compass Construction

Heppenstall

Marks

Bennett

Kirkland-based Compass Construction promoted Steve Bennett to vice president and general superintendent, Daniel Marks to vice president, and Nate Heppenstall to superintendent. Bennett was a senior superintendent. He joined Compass 2016 as a superintendent and has seamlessly transitioned into his new role of overseeing all superintendents and assistant superintendents. Marks was a project director. He started with Compass in 2013 as a project manager. The company says Marks has been instrumental in expanding its presence in the affordable housing market and securing new clients. Heppenstall joined Compass in 2016, and has climbed the ranks through labor foreman, field superintendent and assistant superintendent. The company says he not only excels in guiding projects to completion, but has also contributed to enhancing its safety culture and processes.

Exxel Pacific

Stodola

Geoff Stodola is the new CEO of Exxel Pacific. He replaces company founder Kevin DeVries, who continues as board chair. Stodola has been president for the past 12 years and retains that role. He began working for Exxel in 1992 as a carpenter, then progressing through the roles of estimator, project engineer, project manager, superintendent and vice president. His appointment as CEO is part of a leadership succession plan developed nearly 10 years ago. Exxel is based in Bellingham with an additional office in Bellevue.

Skanska

Caplan

Clem

Skanska has restructured its sustainability team, which is now co-led by vice presidents Steve Clem and Myrrh Caplan. Clem joined Skanska as a project engineer in 1997 and over the years established himself as one of Skanska's staunchest sustainability leaders. His efforts to reduce the industry's embodied carbon began over 15 years ago, and he has been influencing procurement with the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3 tool) since Skanska co-created and launched it in 2019. Caplan has helped shape Skanska's national approach to sustainable building, establishing the company's first national green construction program and chairing its first National Green Council. In 2023, she co-created the Associated General Contractors of America Task Force on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting to address the challenges around reporting and reducing carbon emissions within construction. Clem works in Skanska's Portland office while Caplan is based out of the East Coast. Caplan started at Skanska's Portland office in 2005 as a project manager. The company says the new leaders will help it meet ambitious sustainability goals, including achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 in its own operations and across its entire value chain.

Harts Services

Inc. Media named Tacoma-based Harts Services to its fourth annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Pacific list. This list represents the most successful companies within the Pacific economy's most dynamic segment — its independent small businesses. It includes fast-growing private companies based in California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and Alaska. Harts provides residential plumbing and electrical services.

Mar 08, 2024

Planar

Klein

Planar, a digital display manufacturing company, promoted Tani Klein to senior vice president of North America sales. Transitioning from his recent role as vice president of sales, Northeast, Klein will now oversee all of the company's geographic territories and vertical market teams across the US and Canada. He joined Planar in 2014, first serving as a regional account manager before being promoted to director of sales, senior director of sales and vice president of sales for the Northeast territory. Previously, Klein spent nearly six years at Primeview, where his responsibilities ranged from technical to sales and operations. He also opened the company's first US office. Founded in 1983, Planar is headquartered in Oregon, with offices and manufacturing facilities in Oregon, Europe and Asia.

Vimly Benefit Solutions

Palmer

Vimly Benefit Solutions named Marc Palmer as its new chief commercial officer. Palmer will lead and support Vimly's client services, customer success, marketing, sales, revenue operations, and mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Vimly, Palmer spent 15 years at Express Scripts, leading sales and creating new departments. Palmer was also CEO of ConnectYourCare and inVentiv Health and COO at SS&C Health and Stonebrook Risk Solutions. Vimly recently secured a strategic majority investment from Rubicon Technology Partners, a private equity firm based in Boulder, Colo., that is focused exclusively on investing in and growing software companies. The investment will accelerate growth through go-to-market expansion, product innovation, and the pursuit of acquisition opportunities. Vimly is a benefits administration company that provides an HRIS SaaS platform that delivers a digital quote-to-card experience for carriers, third-party administrators, general agents, brokers, employers, and employees. Founded in 1993, Vimly is headquartered in Mukilteo.