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ASSOCIATIONS
• The U.S. Hispanic Business Council has appointed Don Salazar, founder and CEO of Creative Times Inc., as chairman of its board of directors. The council is a nonprofit organization that serves as a voice for the Hispanic business community. For over 30 years, Ogden-based CTI, a design/build federal contractor, has completed thousands of projects across the United States in the public and private sector. Today CTI employs over 100 people.
• The Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) has elected new members to its board of directors, including Kelvyn Cullimore, president and CEO of BioUtah. The board members will serve a two-year term. The CSBA is a confederation of state-based, nonprofit trade organizations each governed by its own board of directors convened by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). The common mission of the members is to promote public understanding and to advocate for public policies that support patient access to life-saving therapies and the responsible development of the bioscience industry.
• Jake Goeckeritz, vice president of marketing at Fishbowl, Orem, has been accepted into Forbes Communications Council, an invitation-only community for executives in communications, marketing and public relations. Goeckeritz was vetted and selected by a review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics as well as personal and professional achievements and honors. Goeckeritz’s experience includes working at Entrata, Banyan and Weave. He has also spent time working at a consulting firm and has been at Fishbowl for one year. Forbes Councils is a collective of communities created in partnership with Forbes and the expert community builders who founded Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). Fishbowl offers a desktop and online manufacturing and warehouse management solution for QuickBooks, as well as a popular standalone solution for organizations or enterprises looking to track assets.
BANKING
• KeyBank has hired Ryan Shaw as business banking sales leader for Utah and Idaho and has named Mont James and Johnny Beck as Utah commercial banking relationship managers. Shaw brings more than 20 years’ experience in banking and banking leadership roles, most recently serving as the business banking director at Zions Bank. His experience includes working business and SBA loan management roles, with nearly seven of those years at KeyBank in an SBA loan officer role. Shaw’s education includes a bachelor’s degree in finance from Utah State University. Both James and Beck have nearly 20 years of financial services experience, most recently working at Bank of America. James earned a bachelor of science degree from Utah State University and earned his MBA from the University of Utah. Beck holds a bachelor of behavioral science and health and his MBA from the University of Utah.
CONTESTS
• The Utah Innovation Center at the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) is accepting nominations through Jan. 24 for the Governor’s Science Medal, which recognizes distinguished service, significant achievement and positive economic impact of individuals and companies to the state of Utah and beyond in the fields of science and technology. The medal recipients provide meaningful contributions in science, research, STEM education or deep technology. Nominations can be in one of three categories: Education (K-12), Academic/Research, or Industry (Individual or Company). The medals will be presented at Gov. Spencer Cox’s biannual One Utah Summit on May 10 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. Nominations can be made at https://business.utah.gov/innovation/governors-science-medal/.
• Silicon Slopes has added three categories for its Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame & Awards program: Business Influencer, Web3 and Services. The application deadline is Jan. 7. The awards are designed to recognize the best and brightest entrepreneurs, philanthropists and professional legends in Utah. The “black-tie and sneakers” awards gala event takes place Feb. 24 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. Details are at halloffame.siliconslopes.com.
• Nominations are being accepted until Jan. 11 for Utah District Small Business Week Awards, including Small Business Person of the Year, Small Business Exporter of the Year, 8(a) Graduate of the Year, Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year, Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year, Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year and Rural Business of the Year. National Small Business Week takes place in May. Details are at https://sba.app.box.com/f/53fd3d4b4b2e49f0bb7069e980dbae18?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery. Questions may be addressed to Jackie Hobson at jackie.hobson@sba.gov.
CORPORATE
• SmartyStreets, a Provo-based company focused on location data intelligence, has announced a rebranding to Smarty as “a reflection of the rapidly growing spectrum of forthcoming products related to location data intelligence.” The company was founded in 2011 with a mission to offer smart street address validation software for the United States. Subsequent product releases in the fields of geocoding, reverse geocoding and address autocomplete began to move the company from just street data into the broader category of location data intelligence.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
• Tooele County has Utah’s strongest small-business presence, according to a study by SmartAsset. It measured IRS data on the number of small businesses operating in each county, how much income they generate and what they pay in taxes. Tooele County was followed, in order, by Piute, Washington, Weber, Salt Lake, Millard, Iron, Wasatch and Emery counties. Details are at https://smartasset.com/checking-account/savings-calculator#utah/smallBusinessIndex-3.
• Residents of Morgan County are the most giving, according to a study by SmartAsset. It used IRS data to measure how much people donate as a percentage of their net income and the proportion of people in each county who make charitable donations. Morgan County was followed, in order, by Utah, Wasatch, Davis, Summit, Washington, Cache, Salt Lake, Rich and Juab counties. Details are at https://smartasset.com/investing/asset-allocation-calculator#Utah/mostGenerousPlaces-2.
• Salt Lake City is ranked No. 27 among cold-weather cities on a list of “2022’s Best Cities for Farmers Markets in Winter Months,” compiled by Lawn Love. It compared 101 of the biggest U.S. cities a and considered walkable cities with good weather and plenty of winter markets to visit throughout the season. The highest-ranked cold-weather city is New York City. The best warm-weather city is Los Angeles. Details are at https://lawnlove.com/blog/best-cities-winter-farmers-markets/.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
• The Executive Certificate of Global Business Management course at The Mill Entrepreneurship Center at Salt Lake Community College is scheduled for March 2-May 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at 9690 S. 300 W., Sandy. The 10-week course will teach export readiness, international trade strategies, trade regulations, international marketing, international tax considerations and more. The cost is $995, with a discount for multiple registrants from the same company. The registration deadline is Feb. 23. Details are available at venita.ross@slcc.edu.
GOVERNMENT
• The Point of the Mountain State Land Authority has issued a request for qualifications to start the process for selecting master development partners for The Point, which consists of 600 acres of state-owned land in Draper that will foster innovation and technological advancement, provide parks and open space, support economic growth, and enhance quality of life. The land authority has established a framework plan to guide future development at The Point. It will undergo a competitive solicitation process to select the master development partner or partners. The final selection is anticipated in the summer of 2022. Site preparation will begin shortly thereafter. Details are at thepointutah.org/opportunities.
• Dominique Jackson has been sworn in to serve as regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rocky Mountain region. It includes six states, including Utah. Jackson will serve as HUD’s liaison to mayors, city managers, state and local officials, members of Congress, private and nonprofit developers, stakeholders and customers. Jackson previously was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives and worked as a communications consultant and served on Aurora’s Citizens Advisory Committee for Housing and Community Development.
• Four Utah organizations will receive funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for vouchers to provide housing for veterans experiencing homelessness. HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers will be used by 103 public housing agencies (PHAs) in 33 states across the country, including $235,407 to public housing authorities in Utah: Housing Authority of the City of Ogden, $88,121; Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake, $38,249; Housing Authority of Salt Lake City, $72,560; and Weber Housing Authority, $36,477.
• Three Utah projects will receive funding as part of $14.1 million awarded in federal environmental justice grants nationwide. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the funding for 133 grants selected through the Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) and Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement (EJCPS) programs. Ninety-nine EJ Small Grant recipients have been selected to receive up to $75,000 each, and 34 EJCPS grant recipients have been selected to receive up to $200,000 each. Utah Clean Cities will receive an EJSG, while Utah Clean Energy and the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah will receive EJCPS. The projects are designed to improve climate resilience, healthy indoor environments, sustainable energy use, and water and air quality.
HEALTHCARE
• Sera Prognostics Inc., a Salt Lake City-based company focused on improving maternal and neonatal health by providing innovative pregnancy biomarker information to doctors and patients, has been selected for addition to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index. The addition is based on the annual reconstitution of the index announced by Nasdaq and became effective Dec. 20. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index is a modified market-cap weighted index designed to track the performance of a set of securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market that are classified as either biotechnology or pharmaceutical according to the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB).
• Myriad Genetics Inc., a Salt Lake City-based company focused on genetic testing and precision medicine, has promoted Nicole Lambert to chief operating officer. Over a 20-year career at the company, Lambert served in several senior leadership positions, most recently overseeing Myriad’s Oncology, Women’s Health and International business units as well as genetic testing laboratory operations. As COO, she assumes additional responsibility for accelerating the company’s transformation and growth plans, elevating products, and implementing operational efficiencies. Prior to Myriad, Lambert served as a genetic counselor at LabCorp. She currently serves as a board member of Arcus Biosciences.
• APEX Biologix, a Murray-based company focused on regenerative medicine, has hired Sean Woodward as marketing manager for its Salt Lake City-based team. Woodward’s experience is in the medical device industry with many years of conference service management, customer service optimization, brand development, advertising and product development. He worked on the brand creation and rebranding of Total Joint Orthopedics, as well as management and community outreach development for Park City Culinary Institute, Utah Arts Festival and restaurants in the western United States.
• Elevate Holistics, a telehealth platform focused on medical marijuana, is bringing its platform to simplify the process of obtaining a medical marijuana card to Utah. Elevate Holistics started seeing patients Jan. 1.
HOSPITALITY
• Grand America Hotels & Resorts, Salt Lake City, has appointed Andy Grinsfelder as vice president of sales and marketing. Grinsfelder will be responsible for leadership and oversight of sales, marketing, revenue management and reservations. Grinsfelder joins Grand America after 22 years with Delaware North Cos., where he served as vice president of sales and marketing. Grand America Hotels & Resorts consists of a collection of properties located across the American West, including Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville and the Grand America Hotel and Little America Hotel, both in Salt Lake City.
• Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group, a Provo-based hotel management company, has appointed Tim Dooley as vice president of finance. Dooley has 30 years of accounting and finance experience, including serving across multiple segments in the hospitality industry. He spent nearly half his career with Marriott International and was an executive leader of finance for several other companies.
INTERNATIONAL
• World Trade Center Utah has hired Jennifer Nakao as chief financial officer and managing director of administration. Nakao will lead WTC Utah’s finance and administration team and will work with the team to streamline internal operations, including grant administration, accounting, financial analysis and reporting. Nakao previously was the director of administration at Patent Law Works for 10 years and an auditor with Grant Thornton for 13 years.
INVESTMENTS
• Lumio, a Lehi-based residential solar company, has received a $110 million investment, led by White Oak, with participation by Fiera Comox. Lumio said the funding accelerates its mission and the demand the company is driving for renewable energy solutions. Houlihan Lokey served as exclusive placement agent. Dentons serves as legal counsel to Lumio.
• Teiko.bio, a Salt Lake City-based precision immune monitoring company, has launched with $11.6 million oversubscribed Series A financing, led by HOF Capital, with participation from Founders Fund Pathfinder and Global Founders Capital, in addition to funds managed by Epic Ventures and other undisclosed angel investors. The company said proceeds will be used to fund academic and biopharma partnerships, including a multi-phase discovery program with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy to accelerate next-generation I/O drug and diagnostics discovery. Teiko.bio also announced three appointments to its Scientific and Commercial Advisory Board: Dr. Chaoyan Kuang, medical oncologist and assistant professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Dr. Rick Lanman, former global chief medical officer of Guardant Health; and Daniel Simon, senior vice president of biopharma business development at Guardant Health.
• SalesRabbit Inc., a Lehi-based field sales software provider, has received a growth investment from Diversis Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. The amount was not disclosed. SalesRabbit was founded in 2013.
• Inside Real Estate, a Murray-based a real estate software company, has received a growth investment from Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the software, industrials, financial services and healthcare industries. The amount was not disclosed. Genstar joins Inside Real Estate’s existing financial partner, Lovell Minnick Partners. Jefferies LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Inside Real Estate. Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel for Genstar Capital. Morgan Lewis & Bockius served as legal counsel to Inside Real Estate.
• FirstDigital Telecom, a Salt Lake City-based fiber-based carrier, has raised debt financing from a group of investors, including AllianceBernstein, Deutsche Bank, Guggenheim and Webster Bank. The amount was not disclosed. As a result of the transaction, the company has recapitalized its balance sheet with institutional lenders and consolidated its common equity ownership under President and CEO Wesley McDougal. The action follows the recent $200 million preferred equity investment by infrastructure funds managed by Apollo. Apollo Global Securities served as the placement agent to FirstDigital and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Parr, Brown, Gee & Lovelace served as legal counsels to FirstDigital. White & Case LLP served as legal counsel to the lenders.
LABOR
• Staff at Big Cartel, a Salt Lake City-based e-commerce platform for businesses, have chosen to be represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Tech Workers Union Local 1010. The company’s co-founders have recognized the Big Cartel Workers Union through a card-check process. Contract negotiations between management and Big Cartel Workers Union will begin in January. Big Cartel Workers Union said it becomes the first unit of tech workers in a so-called “right-to-work” state. The OPEIU, AFL-CIO, represents more than 100,000 people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
LAW
• Holland & Hart LLP has announced the election and appointment of several partners to new leadership roles, including the election of Adrienne Bell to serve a four-year term on the firm’s Management Committee, succeeding Margot Edwards. The Management Committee oversees the firm’s management and strategic direction. The committee appointed Salt Lake City partner Steve Young to lead the Tax and Benefits Practice Group. He replaces Brenda Berg, who served as the group’s leader the past three years. Bell is a partner in the Real Estate, Development and Finance Practice Group in the Salt Lake City office. She represents real estate developers and builders, traditional and renewable energy companies, hotels and resorts, and healthcare companies. Her education includes earning her J.D. at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law. Young is a state and local tax attorney who provides counsel to clients on state and local tax matters. He earned a B.A., J.D. and MBA at the University of Utah.
• TraskBritt, a Salt Lake City-based intellectual property law firm, has hired John N. Greaves as a shareholder. His practice focuses on patent preparation and prosecution for both the domestic and foreign markets, and he has extensive experience in semiconductors. Greaves started his legal career as a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and later became senior patent counsel and portfolio manager for Intel. His education includes undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering and German from the University of Utah.
• Armstrong Teasdale has announced that 12 of its attorneys have been named income partners of the firm, including Jose A. Abarca and Trinity Jordan at its Salt Lake City office. Abarca has represented numerous companies in matters ranging from ownership disputes to bet-the-company litigation. He often defends clients against multimillion-dollar claims in state and federal court, and before government agencies. In the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sector, Abarca focuses on resolving disputes involving engineering, procurement, master services, purchasing, development and construction agreements. He also works with clients to navigate emerging legal obligations relating to climate change. Jordan is a trial lawyer focusing his practice in federal criminal defense, entertainment law, nonprofit and corporate litigation. He also regularly represents clients in state and federal court. A former Assistant United States Attorney in Miami, Jordan was assigned to the major crimes unit and led the U.S. Department of State’s largest domestic investigation and federal indictment in 2017‐18.
• Parsons Behle & Latimer has hired J. Chad West as an associate, Venus Wily as human resources assistant and Dani Winslow as legal secretary, all in the Salt Lake City office. West is a member of the firm’s corporate practice group. His practice focuses on business transactions, corporate governance, acquisitions and general business matters. He earned his J.D. from the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law and his undergraduate degree in business administration from Utah State University.
MEDIA/MARKETING
• Struck, a Salt Lake City-based marketing and experience design agency, has named Brent Watts, co-founder and partner, as chief creative officer; promoted Scott Sorenson to executive creative director; and promoted both Tosh Brown and Matt Manes to creative director. Watts will guide environmental design projects, while providing creative leadership and strategic direction across the team. Sorenson is charged with leading the creative team on a day-to-day basis. Brown and Manes will manage the tactical executions of client projects.
NONPROFITS
• Visit Salt Lake, a private, nonprofit corporation that promotes Salt Lake as a convention and travel destination, has named Donna Rogers as director of convention sales for the West Coast office. She will represent Salt Lake to California-based meeting and convention clients across all market segments. Rogers previously worked with Hyatt Hotels, FRHI Hotels & Resorts, Teneo Hospitality Group (which includes Snowbird and The Grand America), The Venetian and Canyon Ranch.
PARTNERSHIPS
• The Utah Jazz and LGCY Power have announced an exclusive, multiyear partnership that names LGCY as exclusive solar provider of the Jazz. LGCY Power will also be the presenting sponsor of the NBA All-Star voting campaign for the Jazz players, which takes place through Jan. 22. The partnership also features naming rights for the showcase Legends Club presented by LGCY Power on level two of Vivint Arena; digital and traditional branding during Jazz games on air and in-arena; and other promotional and experiential partnership assets.
• Pura, a Pleasant Grove-based smart home fragrance technology company, has announced a partnership with fashion brand Kenneth Cole. The brands have combined to develop two custom fragrances, Aim to Teas and Go Fig-ure. It represents smart home scent diffuser brand’s first time partnering with a global lifestyle brand.
PHILANTHROPY
• Employees from Larkin Mortuaries & Cemeteries volunteered more than 100 hours at the Salvation Army Angel Tree Warehouse on Dec. 7 sorting clothes and toys for the less fortunate in the community. The Salvation Army Angel Tree Program provides Christmas assistance to families living below the federal poverty guidelines. Its “angels” are children 12 years and younger and the program’s goal is to make sure that each child receives a new warm coat, shirt, pants, shoes and a toy for Christmas. Larkin Mortuary has four funeral homes in Salt Lake City, Sandy and Riverton, as well as an on-site crematory and two full-service cemeteries.
• The South Ogden branch of D.L. Evans Bank has donated $7,500 to the Davis Arts Foundation. The donation will support FEST, a professional theater program that tours Davis County elementary schools to teach children about difficult and important topics through the arts.
REAL ESTATE
• Timberline Partners has sold Park Capitol Apartments, 215 N. Main St., Salt Lake City, to Warmington Properties of Costa Mesa, California, for an undisclosed amount. The 135-unit development is Warmington’s fourth purchase in Utah. The sale was announced by CBRE. Eli Mills and Patrick Bodnar of CBRE represented Timberline in the transaction.
• Jay Harwood LLC has sold Tremonton Land to Golden Spike Business Park LLC for $6.4 million. Tremonton Land is a 77-plus-acre parcel in an opportunity zone at 1000 North and Interstate 15 in Tremonton. Golden Spike is an entity wholly controlled by Price Real Estate. The sale was announced by Newmark. Kyle Roberts, Newmark executive managing director, represented both the seller and buyer.
• Arden Group, in partnership with Vesta Realty Partners LLC, has acquired a portfolio in Draper collectively known as 136 Center, for an undisclosed amount. The portfolio measures 318,831 square feet across two adjacent six-story buildings and includes a land parcel that allows for additional development. The properties include 13693 S. 200 W., built-to-suit for Dealertrack, which leases 112,900 square feet of the 163,725-square-foot building. The remaining space is leased to a diverse mix of tenants, including Gold Standard Automotive, Summit Sotheby’s International and NAV Technologies. The second building at 13707 S. 200 W. serves as the corporate headquarters for Divvy. The glass and steel office building includes 155,106 rentable square feet. This transaction represents the third and fourth Salt Lake City office property acquisition for Arden and Vesta in 2021. Walker & Dunlop served as exclusive advisor to Arden Group and Vesta Realty Partners and brokered the financing of the transaction.
• Montecito Medical, a Tennessee-based owner of medical office properties throughout the U.S., has completed the acquisition of the Granger Medical Clinic building in West Valley City. Financial terms were not disclosed. The multi-story building, which opened in 2020 and is fully leased to Granger Medical Clinic, encompasses nearly 95,000 square feet.
RECOGNITIONS
• Dr. Marc Harrison, president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, and Dan Liljenquist, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Intermountain, are on a list of the 2021 “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare,” compiled by Modern Healthcare magazine. Harrison is listed at No. 11 and Liljenquist is at No. 87 in the rankings. The recognition program acknowledges and honors people who are deemed by their peers and the senior editors of Modern Healthcare magazine to be the most influential individuals in the industry, in terms of leadership and impact.
• Several Utah chief executive officers are listed as Best CEOs by Comparably. In the Large Company category, Utahns listed are No. 36 Zig Serafin of Qualtrics, Provo; No. 65 Ben Peterson of Blue Raven Solar, Orem; No. 72 Sam Malouf of Malouf Cos., Logan; and No. 96 Ryan Westwood of Simplus, Salt Lake City. In the Small/Midsize Companies category are No. 27 Scott Johnson of Motivosity, Lehi; No. 29 Shiv Gaglani of Osmosis, Kaysville; No. 38 Terrence Moorehead of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Lehi; No. 48 Dave Thomas of ThomasArts, Farmington; and No. 58 Evan Walker of Route, Lehi. The recognitions are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees who anonymously rated their CEOs on Comparably.com during a 12-month period.
• Ivory Homes, Salt Lake City, has been named the 2021 Builder of the Year by Pro Builder magazine. Some of the attributes and contributions that earned the company the honor are innovation, sustainability, affordability and community. Pro Builder is the official media partner of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and has been a B2B resource for the U.S. housing industry since 1936.
• Park City Mountain Resort has been named the “best ski resort in the USA” in 2022 by MtnScoop.com for the third consecutive year. Deer Valley Resort is ranked No. 9. MtnScoop.com evaluated more than 300 ski resorts across the country based on the factors including skiable acreage, vertical drop, average snowfall, variety of trail difficulty and resort amenities. Colorado had 14 ski resorts make the top 50. Utah had eight. Details are at https://www.mtnscoop.com/ski-resorts/best-ski-resorts-in-the-usa.
• MX, a Lehi-based company offering a financial data platform and connectivity, is ranked No. 7 on a list of the 25 Highest-Rated Private Cloud Computing Companies To Work For, released by global investment firm and cloud investor Battery Ventures. The list highlights companies where employees reported the highest levels of satisfaction at work during the 12 months ended Oct. 31, according to employee feedback shared on Glassdoor.
SERVICES
• Kiln will become an anchor tenant at the River’s Edge on University development in Provo with a flex-office and coworking community in the fall of 2022. In partnership with Brighton Development, the 40,000-square-foot Kiln Provo facility will provide a workspace for creatives, startups and enterprise teams from two to 50 people. The standalone facility will be in a 28-acre mixed-use development featuring restaurants and shops, as well as apartments and townhouse-style condos. Kiln has six locations in Utah and Colorado and soon in Idaho.
TECHNOLOGY
• Qualtrics, a Provo-based experience management company, has announced it will build a 85,000-square-foot office and create 400 tech jobs in Reston, Virginia, over the next five years. It will serve as a hub for talent focused on AI and machine learning, and public sector growth. The company plans to more than double its workforce in the Washington, D.C., metro area, hiring across all functions, including sales, professional services, engineering, operations, customer success and marketing. The office will open in the 2022 third quarter. Qualtrics recently acquired Reston-based company Clarabridge, a leader in omnichannel conversational analytics. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Virginia faced competition for the $15.9 million project from Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority to secure the project for Virginia. Northam approved a $1.4 million grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund to assist Fairfax County with the project and approved $2 million in funds from the Virginia Economic Development Incentive Grant. Support for job creation will be provided through the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program.
• DigiCert Inc., Lehi, has hired Dave Morton as chief financial officer and announced that Greg Clark and Dr. Hugh Thompson, managing partners at Crosspoint Capital Partners LP, will join the DigiCert board. Morton has over 25 years of financial and operating experience at technology companies, most recently serving as CFO at Anaplan. He previously served as the chief accounting officer at Tesla and also spent over 20 years at Seagate Technologies across many roles, including as executive vice president and CFO. The board appointments coincide with Crosspoint completing an investment in the company. The amount was not disclosed. Crosspoint joins an ownership group that includes Clearlake Capital Group LP and TA Associates. Clark served as CEO and member of the board of directors of Symantec Corp., CEO of Blue Coat Systems Inc., an operating partner at Thoma Bravo, president and CEO of Mincom and a founder and president and CEO of E2open. He also founded and led Dascom and served as a distinguished engineer and vice president of IBM’s Tivoli Systems. Before joining Crosspoint Capital Partners, Thompson was the chief technology officer of Symantec and CTO and chief marketing officer of Blue Coat Systems Inc.
• Weave, a Lehi-based company offering a communication and engagement software platform for small business, has appointed Chris Baird as chief marketing officer. Baird has more than a decade of experience leading and scaling digital marketing teams, with an extensive background in B2B SaaS marketing. He most recently served for seven years as CMO and vice president at ObservePoint. Prior to that, he oversaw demand marketing, content, and web strategy initiatives at Adobe for six years.
• RainFocus, a Lehi-based provider of an enterprise event marketing platform, has hired Rodney Hart as vice president of events. A resident of Massachusetts, Hart spent the past nine years at Dell Technologies, where he was responsible for using technology platforms to execute flagship events.