May 07, 2024

Ahtna Netiye'

Harris

Ahtna Netiye' appointed Robert Harris as chief operating officer. Harris is an Ahtna shareholder. His career spans various leadership roles, including managing a startup energy services company, and overseeing Municipality of Anchorage departments as chief fiscal officer. Harris has a background in engineering, and previously managed teams at CH2M in the development of electric power generation facilities, and served as president at Controls Engineering. He holds two bachelor's degrees from MIT in economics and electrical engineering, and master's degrees in business administration and electrical engineering from the University of Washington. In his role as COO, Harris will focus be on enhancing operations and ensuring profitable growth in alignment with Ahtna Netiye's corporate values and objectives. Ahtna Netiye' is the business holding company for Ahtna, Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation, and manages and oversees the business operations of Ahtna's subsidiaries. Roy Tansy, Jr. is the CEO of Ahtna Netiye'.

Port of Everett

Good

Dietrich

After nearly 44 years of public service at the Port of Everett, Carolyn Diedrich, assistant controller & records officer, retired on May 1st. Mallory Good, the Port's new assistant controller, has taken on the majority of Diedrich's role. Good's position maintains complex accounts within the Port's financial system and assists the finance director. Diedrich is the longest-tenured employee in Port history, helping manage the Port's finances over the better part of four decades, and earning 26 years of clean financial audits. After taking accounting and payroll classes at Everett Community College, Diedrich was hired as the Port's receptionist/accounts receivable technician in 1980 when she was just 17. Diedrich held many accounting and administrative roles over the years, specializing in accounts payable, HR, payroll, liabilities, assets and records management. She finished her career as the assistant controller, a position she held since 2019. Good joined the Port of Everett in July 2023, bringing 12 years of experience in accounting management and financial systems. Prior to joining the Port, she worked as the accounting manager for Snohomish County and a tax accountant at Kieckhafer, Schiffer & Company. Good is a graduate of Washington State University, having earned her master's degree in accounting with a concentration in taxation and her bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting.

Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade promoted Chris Forrey to vice president, finance and investor relations. Forrey joined Boise Cascade in 2005 and was promoted to his most recent role of senior finance director in March 2022, where he has led the tax, financial reporting, accounts payable, and financial systems teams. He has also been a key contributor to the investor relations and M&A efforts for the company. He earned a master's degree in accountancy/taxation and a bachelor's degree in business administration in accountancy, both from Boise State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant. In his new position, Forrey will lead investor relations activities, as well as maintain oversight of his previous responsibilities.

May 03, 2024

Mason

Thimsen

Xiao

Stevens

Mason announced the appointment of Webb Stevens as chief executive officer and John Thimsen as chief technology officer. Nancy Xiao, Mason's current CEO, will become president and continue to serve on the board of directors. Mason provides a unified smart device platform designed with the control, automation, and speed needed to collect critical data for clinical trials, medical devices, remote patient monitoring, retail security, and more. Mason is headquartered in Seattle, with remote employees across the globe. Previously, Stevens was the COO of Docker, and served as the GM and VP of Qualtrics' Customer Experience Business. Thimsen served as CTO of Qualtrics, building the Information Security, Internal Systems, IT, Services Engineering and Program Management functions. Prior to his tenure at Qualtrics, he was part of the founding Amazon Alexa team and took on a key role in bringing the Amazon Echo to market.

Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear hired Michael Minter as vice president of the company's SOREL brand. Minter has spent nearly 20 years in creative and marketing leadership roles for brands such as Sanuk, Billabong, Keen, DC, and Reef. His work has ranged from advertising campaigns to global retail concepts to high impact collaborations. Columbia Sportswear was founded in 1938 in Portland. In addition to the Columbia brand, Columbia Sportswear also owns the Mountain Hardwear, SOREL, and prAna brands.

Pioneer Recycling Services

Delos Capital, in partnership with the Silverfern Group, announced that they have completed the sale of Pioneer Recycling Services to a subsidiary of Waste Connections. Pioneer, based in Tacoma, provides co-mingled residential recycling in the Pacific Northwest. Pioneer's recycling centers focus on providing reliable environmental services and solutions for commercial, industrial, municipal, and residential customers. Tommy Crenshaw is the CEO of Pioneer. Stifel served as exclusive financial advisor and Cole Schotz served as legal advisor to Pioneer. Delos Capital, founded in 2013, is a lower middle market private equity firm specializing in management buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth investments. Silverfern is a global middle-market investment management firm.

May 02, 2024

PACCAR

Pierre Breber and Brice Hill have been elected to the PACCAR Board of Directors, effective July 1, according to Mark Pigott, PACCAR executive chairman.

Breber held several senior executive roles in finance and operations during his 34 years at Chevron. He served as chief financial officer from 2019 – 2024 and as executive vice president of global refining and marketing from 2016-2018. He was executive vice president over trading, LNG marketing, pipeline and shipping businesses from 2014 – 2015 and managing director of Chevron's Asia South exploration and production business from 2011 – 2013. He was also a senior leader in finance roles such as treasurer, controller and investor relations.

Hill is a semiconductor industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in finance, global operations and strategy. He is the chief financial officer at Applied Materials, a position he has held since 2022. He also served as chief financial officer at Xilinx Corp. from 2020 – 2022. He had a 25-year career at Intel in senior finance and operations roles, including as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the Technology, Systems and Core Engineering Group. He began his career in finance at General Motors.

Additionally, Luiz Pretti has been elected to the board, effective Sept. 1. Pretti will succeed Franklin Feder, who will retire from the board on Aug. 30. Pretti served as president and chief executive officer of Brasil for Cargill from 2005 – 2020. He previously served in other executive leadership roles in the agribusiness, finance and automotive industries. Pretti has served as the chairman of Votorantim Cimentos since 2018, and as the chairman of AmCham-Brasil from 2019 – 2023.

Amazon Business

Amazon Business, the company's business-to-business procurement store, kicked off its third annual Small Business Month to help support the growth of small businesses in the U.S. This year, Small Business Month includes a new online resource center called Small Business Success Studio. The studio provides small businesses with free online educational tools and resources to start, run and grow their business. As part of Small Business Month, Amazon Business also launched the 2024 Small Business Grants program that gives eligible small businesses in the U.S. the chance to win over $250,000 in monetary grants, with one grand prize winner, four finalists, and 10 semi-finalists. Existing Amazon Business customers with an annual revenue of $1 million or less can apply for the grant. Grant recipients will receive one year of free Business Prime membership, Amazon Devices and Amazon Basics products. Applications are due by May 24, and winners will be announced on July 22. Additional information is available at http://www.amazon.com/smallbusinessgrants. GiftAMeal, based in St. Louis, Missouri, was the 2023 grand prize winner, receiving $25,000 to invest into its business.