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ASSOCIATIONS
•Maxine Turner, founder of Salt Lake City-based Cuisine Unlimited Catering & Special Events, has been appointed by theU.S. Chamber of Commerceas chairwoman of the group’sCouncil on Small Business. The council is the chamber’s principal policy committee representing small businesses. As chair, Turner will lead the council to represent small business before Congress, the administration and regulatory agencies to create a more positive environment for the growth of small business throughout the country. In addition to council meetings, activities include America’s Small Business Summit, Blue Ribbon Awards and Dream Big Awards given to top small businesses throughout the country. Turner has more than 35 years of experience in the food service industry.
• Officers for 2016-17 recently were sworn in during the annual meeting of theASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Utah Section.ASCE Utah Sectionofficers areMatthew Roblez, president;Anthony Schmid, president-elect; andWalter Travis, treasurer/secretary. Officers for theNorthern Utah BranchareJohn Powell, president;Tom Dickinson, president-elect; andScott Archibald, secretary/treasurer. Officers for theWasatch Front BranchareJeff McBride, president;Darren Burton, president-elect; andMark Chandler, secretary/treasurer. Officers for theCentral Utah BranchareDegen Lewis, president;Jeff Egbert, president-elect; andSteven Lord, secretary/treasurer. Officers for theSouthern Utah BranchareJared Madsen, president;Kirt McDaniel, president-elect; andJames Thompson, secretary/treasurer. Officers for theYounger Member ForumareMichelle Howes, president;Ashley MacMillan, president-elect;Gabe Shields, secretary; andVince Willis, treasurer.
BANKING
• Banner Bankhas hiredDesmond Fourieas a business banker serving the greater Salt Lake City region. His office is located in the Bountiful branch. Fourie has more than 10 years of banking experience, including providing loan and deposit solutions to businesses in the area.
CORPORATE
• Consulting firmCicero Grouphas broken ground for new corporate headquarters at 35 N. Rio Grande St. at The Gateway in Salt Lake City. Construction will involve a major renovation of existing buildings at the north end of The Gateway, with completion scheduled by the end of summer. The company has more than 300 employees and offices in Salt Lake City, Boston, Boise, San Francisco and Beijing.
•Sub Zero Ice Creamrecently opened a flagship location and new corporate headquarters at 62 W. Center St., Provo. Sub Zero co-founders Jerry and Naomi Hancock renovated the downtown storefront to showcase the building’s original features, and the new location will be used as the franchise’s corporate headquarters and training facility. Sub Zero uses flash freezing to create made-to-order treats. The brand has more than 50 domestic shops and locations in China and the United Arab Emirates.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
•Career Step, a provider of education and corporate training, has moved into new corporate headquarters in Lehi. The 22,500-square-foot office features an open floorplan that promotes collaboration and fits the company’s growing workforce within one floor, which the company says physically reflects its longstanding culture of togetherness and teamwork. Allen Miller, vice president of people strategy, described Utah as “a hotbed of diverse talent,” and said the move “strategically opens the door for us to draw from a wider talent pool along the Wasatch Front.”
EXPANSIONS
•Modere, based in Springville, has announced an expansion into Italy. The expansion marks the company’s 22nd country, with a large organization of established local social marketers that will promote its products and unique business model. The company offers beauty, personal care, health and wellness, and household products. Chairman and CEO Robert Conlee said Italy is an ideal market for the company’s brand because its Italian consumers are “fashionable, high-tech and in search of healthier and safer alternatives for the products they put in their homes.”
•DoTerra International, based in Pleasant Grove, has unveiled a new farming and distillery operation near the Black Sea resort town of Verna, Bulgaria, with its main production center in the nearby town of Dobrich. It will be calledEsseterre Bulgaria EOOD. It will be a major essential oil producer for DoTerra. The company has initially partnered with more than 70 local farmers in growing and distilling their essential oils, and at peak periods will support hundreds of jobs.
GOVERNMENT
•Scott Freitaghas been reappointed by Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski as director of the city’s911 Bureau. He has led the state’s largest emergency communications bureau since May 2012. Freitag has spent his entire professional career with Salt Lake City, beginning as a research analyst for the fire department in 1995. His background includes 11 years in media relations work and emergency management for the department. He became interim director of the 911 Bureau in September 2011 and was appointed director in May 2012. He earned a bachelor of science in health services administration from Weber State University in 1996. He is certified as a paramedic and emergency medical technician and has served on the Layton City Council since 2007.
• TheHinckley Institute of Politicsat the University of Utah has hiredJennifer Napier-Pearceas its new associate director of communications. Since January 2013, Napier-Pearce has been a multimedia reporter forThe Salt Lake Tribune, hosting the video program “Trib Talk” on sltrib.com and the weekly radio news show “Behind the Headlines” on KCPW and Utah Public Radio. She’s also been news director, anchor, host and reporter for both KUER 90.1 FM and KCPW 88.3/105.5 FM. She is a former adjunct professor at the University of Utah and frequent host of community events. Her education includes a bachelor’s degree from the UofU.
HEALTHCARE
•Great Basin Scientific Inc., a molecular diagnostics company based in Salt Lake City, has establishedGreat Basin Health Systems, a sales team formed to expand the company’s reach into larger hospital chains and buying groups. The company predominantly serves small hospital labs currently. The team will be led by sales executivesHeather SchramandTamara Stojanovsk. Schram joins Great Basin from Acelity, where she served as a national account director responsible for developing relationships to establish the company as a strong strategic partner for hospitals and healthcare systems. She also served in sales leadership positions, including director of national accounts at Meridian Bioscience Inc. in Ohio, and territory manager at California-based Sage Products/BioSafety Systems. Stojanovski previously was director of corporate accounts at Acelity, a regional director at Premier Healthcare Alliance in North Carolina, and regional sales manager of the southwest region at Meridian Bioscience.
INSURANCE
•Dental Select, Salt Lake City, has promotedJeff Van Leeuwento director of business development. He will be responsible for identifying strategic relationships, building new business opportunities and further developing Dental Select’s current customer base nationwide. Van Leeuwen has more than 17 years of experience in the group insurance industry working with employer-sponsored and voluntary benefit plans, including dental, medical, 401(k), disability, vision and life insurance. He received a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Utah.
MANUFACTURING
•Bunting Magnetics Co., based in Kansas, has appointedWendy Dollas its new territory manager, with the territory including Utah. She is based in Salt Lake City. Doll has 15 years of experience in manufacturing sales and support. Prior to joining Bunting, she worked in multiple sales, customer service and account management roles for business-to-business manufacturing companies. Bunting is focused on moving, removing and holding metal.
OUTDOOR PRODUCTS/RECREATION/SPORTS
• TheUtah Office of Outdoor Recreationis accepting applications until Aug. 11 for theUtah Outdoor Recreation Grant, formerly the Utah Waypoint Grant. Nonprofits, youth programs and local or tribal government agencies may apply to receive up to a 50/50 matching grant of no more than $75,000 to put toward programs that directly benefit the public. An important change in this year’s grant is the addition of youth programs to the list of eligible projects. Eligible infrastructure development projects include but are not limited to youth programs, trails, trail infrastructure, and trail facilities; restroom facilities near recreational areas; ramps and launch sites that would improve water access; whitewater parks; yurts; and infrastructure for wildlife viewing areas. The project areas must be accessible by the public to qualify. Applications and detailed eligibility requirements are included in a downloadable grant packet at business.utah.gov/outdoor.
PHILANTHROPY
• TheTesoro Foundationrecently awarded theSalt Lake City Fire Departmenta $45,000 grant to support a unique cross-training partnership between city firefighters and firefighters of the Salt Lake City-based oil refinery. The grant will help cover training costs of Salt Lake City recruits in high-pressure hydrocarbon firefighting techniques, taught onsite at the refinery. In exchange, SLCFD offers its training facility to Tesoro firefighters for annual instruction in high-angle and confined-space rescue tactics, as well as obstacle course training and self-rescue techniques. The partnership also provides cross-training in oil spill drills, spill contingency plans, and industrial incident command techniques.
• Bank of Utahbranches recently delivered carloads of baby items and more than $3,000 in cash to 10 local charities from Tremonton to St. George. The bank gathered donations of cash, diapers, handmade blankets and other layette items during May and June for its annual“Shower Them With Love”project to support moms and babies in need throughout Utah. At the end of June, Bank of Utah presented donations toCatholic Community Services of Northern Utah, theHope Pregnancy Centerin St. George,The Family Placein Logan,Tremonton Community Pantry, theFamily Support Centerin Brigham City,Community Action Services and Food Bankin Orem,Crossroads Urban Centerin Salt Lake City,Children’s Justice Center of South Eastern Utah,The Road Home Midvale Shelter for FamiliesandBountiful Community Pantry.
•KeyBank’s Utah market is making its training room, on the 25th floor of KeyBank’s City Creek offices, 36 S. State St., Salt Lake City, available at no cost for use by local nonprofit organizations. The room can accommodate up to 50 people and is available for board meetings or training, as well as member or committee meetings. Details are available by contacting Dayna Huddleston at Dayna_A_Huddleston@keybank.com.
•ArbiterSports, based in Sandy, recently participated in a volunteer opportunity withJunior Achievement of Utahduring the organization’s“JA-in-a-Day”activities. The company’s management team spent a day at Edison Elementary, a Title 1 school in Salt Lake City, teaching courses in finance, city government, economics, budgeting and entrepreneurship to second-, third- and fourth-grade students.
•Western Governors University(WGU) andReal Salt Lake(RSL) have teamed up on a scholarship that will provide four Utah students with a full year of tuition. Applications are being accepted for the WGU-RSL scholarship, which will cover the full $6,000 tuition for two six-month terms at WGU. The scholarships will be awarded at the RSL-Houston Dynamo match on Sept. 17. The university also will waive the $65 application fee for all scholarship applicants who apply by Aug. 22. Recipients will be selected based on their academic records, financial need, and readiness for online study at WGU. Details are at www.wgu.edu/rsl.
REAL ESTATE
•SVN International Corp., a commercial real estate franchisor, has announced its newest franchise office,SVN | Alta Commercialin Salt Lake City. Led by managing directorChet Barber,the firm specializes in providing brokerage and development services throughout Utah and surrounding areas, including markets in Nevada and Idaho. The new office has more than 50 years of combined experience in local commercial real estate.
•CBREhas hiredCharles Gaddisas a senior project manager at its Salt Lake City office. He will work with clients in managing all aspects of new projects, including program development and planning, design coordination, construction oversight and move management, among others. Gaddis has nearly 16 years of experience overseeing projects, ranging from small custom jobs to larger-scope deals valued over $30 million. He has a bachelor of science in urban planning from the University of Utah.
RECOGNITIONS
• Six individuals and organizations recently receivedMayor’s Artists Awards, recognizing significant accomplishments and contributions of individuals and organizations to the arts and cultural landscape of Utah. Each recipient was introduced at the awards ceremony at the Utah Arts Festival and received a $500 prize. Recipients areKathryn Stats,Visual Arts, an artist known for landscape and still life paintings;Betsy Burton,Service to the Arts — Individual, founder and co-owner of The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City;Utah Symphony/Utah Opera,Service to the Arts — Organization;Utah Tibetan Association,Service to the Arts — Organization, which preserves Tibetan culture by creating a sense of unity among its small community;Jason Hardink,Performing Arts, a keyboard musician who came to Utah as principal keyboardist for the Utah Symphony and also serves as artistic director for the NOVA Chamber Music Series; andUtah Arts Festival,Special Recognition Award — Organization, an outdoor multi-disciplinary arts event with attendance near 80,000 each summer.
SERVICES
•HouseMaster LLC, based in New Jersey, has appointedAdam Campbellas chief financial officer. HouseMaster is a home inspection franchise company. Campbell has more than 12 years of experience in accounting, finance and business intelligence. His career has been focused on the real estate industry for nearly 10 years, including work with residential, commercial, industrial and multi-family developments and property management. His experience includes being a founding employee and the corporate controller for Bridge Investment Group Partners in Salt Lake City, and in private equity, mining and minerals, waste management and new venture finance industries. He received his master’s degree in accounting from the University of Utah.
TECHNOLOGY/LIFE SCIENCES
•Verisys, based in South Jordan, has hiredChad Fritzas chief technology officer. Fritz has 18 years of experience, beginning as a software engineer at Thomson Reuters and later at the Manley Group. He was a senior business systems analyst at the Schwan Food Co., and held leadership positions at Explore Information Services LLC and most recently at AudaExplore, a Solera Holdings company.
•Dev Mountainhas hiredAndrew Madsenas an instructor in Salt Lake City, providing instruction in web development IU/UX and iOS. His experience includes coding as part of the Mac developer community. The past five years, he has been at Mixed In Key, working on apps for DJs.
ASSOCIATIONS
•Maxine Turner, founder of Salt Lake City-based Cuisine Unlimited Catering & Special Events, has been appointed by theU.S. Chamber of Commerceas chairwoman of the group’sCouncil on Small Business. The council is the chamber’s principal policy committee representing small businesses. As chair, Turner will lead the council to represent small business before Congress, the administration and regulatory agencies to create a more positive environment for the growth of small business throughout the country. In addition to council meetings, activities include America’s Small Business Summit, Blue Ribbon Awards and Dream Big Awards given to top small businesses throughout the country. Turner has more than 35 years of experience in the food service industry.
• Officers for 2016-17 recently were sworn in during the annual meeting of theASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Utah Section.ASCE Utah Sectionofficers areMatthew Roblez, president;Anthony Schmid, president-elect; andWalter Travis, treasurer/secretary. Officers for theNorthern Utah BranchareJohn Powell, president;Tom Dickinson, president-elect; andScott Archibald, secretary/treasurer. Officers for theWasatch Front BranchareJeff McBride, president;Darren Burton, president-elect; andMark Chandler, secretary/treasurer. Officers for theCentral Utah BranchareDegen Lewis, president;Jeff Egbert, president-elect; andSteven Lord, secretary/treasurer. Officers for theSouthern Utah BranchareJared Madsen, president;Kirt McDaniel, president-elect; andJames Thompson, secretary/treasurer. Officers for theYounger Member ForumareMichelle Howes, president;Ashley MacMillan, president-elect;Gabe Shields, secretary; andVince Willis, treasurer.
BANKING
• Banner Bankhas hiredDesmond Fourieas a business banker serving the greater Salt Lake City region. His office is located in the Bountiful branch. Fourie has more than 10 years of banking experience, including providing loan and deposit solutions to businesses in the area.
CORPORATE
• Consulting firmCicero Grouphas broken ground for new corporate headquarters at 35 N. Rio Grande St. at The Gateway in Salt Lake City. Construction will involve a major renovation of existing buildings at the north end of The Gateway, with completion scheduled by the end of summer. The company has more than 300 employees and offices in Salt Lake City, Boston, Boise, San Francisco and Beijing.
•Sub Zero Ice Creamrecently opened a flagship location and new corporate headquarters at 62 W. Center St., Provo. Sub Zero co-founders Jerry and Naomi Hancock renovated the downtown storefront to showcase the building’s original features, and the new location will be used as the franchise’s corporate headquarters and training facility. Sub Zero uses flash freezing to create made-to-order treats. The brand has more than 50 domestic shops and locations in China and the United Arab Emirates.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
•Career Step, a provider of education and corporate training, has moved into new corporate headquarters in Lehi. The 22,500-square-foot office features an open floorplan that promotes collaboration and fits the company’s growing workforce within one floor, which the company says physically reflects its longstanding culture of togetherness and teamwork. Allen Miller, vice president of people strategy, described Utah as “a hotbed of diverse talent,” and said the move “strategically opens the door for us to draw from a wider talent pool along the Wasatch Front.”
EXPANSIONS
•Modere, based in Springville, has announced an expansion into Italy. The expansion marks the company’s 22nd country, with a large organization of established local social marketers that will promote its products and unique business model. The company offers beauty, personal care, health and wellness, and household products. Chairman and CEO Robert Conlee said Italy is an ideal market for the company’s brand because its Italian consumers are “fashionable, high-tech and in search of healthier and safer alternatives for the products they put in their homes.”
•DoTerra International, based in Pleasant Grove, has unveiled a new farming and distillery operation near the Black Sea resort town of Verna, Bulgaria, with its main production center in the nearby town of Dobrich. It will be calledEsseterre Bulgaria EOOD. It will be a major essential oil producer for DoTerra. The company has initially partnered with more than 70 local farmers in growing and distilling their essential oils, and at peak periods will support hundreds of jobs.
GOVERNMENT
•Scott Freitaghas been reappointed by Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski as director of the city’s911 Bureau. He has led the state’s largest emergency communications bureau since May 2012. Freitag has spent his entire professional career with Salt Lake City, beginning as a research analyst for the fire department in 1995. His background includes 11 years in media relations work and emergency management for the department. He became interim director of the 911 Bureau in September 2011 and was appointed director in May 2012. He earned a bachelor of science in health services administration from Weber State University in 1996. He is certified as a paramedic and emergency medical technician and has served on the Layton City Council since 2007.
• TheHinckley Institute of Politicsat the University of Utah has hiredJennifer Napier-Pearceas its new associate director of communications. Since January 2013, Napier-Pearce has been a multimedia reporter forThe Salt Lake Tribune, hosting the video program “Trib Talk” on sltrib.com and the weekly radio news show “Behind the Headlines” on KCPW and Utah Public Radio. She’s also been news director, anchor, host and reporter for both KUER 90.1 FM and KCPW 88.3/105.5 FM. She is a former adjunct professor at the University of Utah and frequent host of community events. Her education includes a bachelor’s degree from the UofU.
HEALTHCARE
•Great Basin Scientific Inc., a molecular diagnostics company based in Salt Lake City, has establishedGreat Basin Health Systems, a sales team formed to expand the company’s reach into larger hospital chains and buying groups. The company predominantly serves small hospital labs currently. The team will be led by sales executivesHeather SchramandTamara Stojanovsk. Schram joins Great Basin from Acelity, where she served as a national account director responsible for developing relationships to establish the company as a strong strategic partner for hospitals and healthcare systems. She also served in sales leadership positions, including director of national accounts at Meridian Bioscience Inc. in Ohio, and territory manager at California-based Sage Products/BioSafety Systems. Stojanovski previously was director of corporate accounts at Acelity, a regional director at Premier Healthcare Alliance in North Carolina, and regional sales manager of the southwest region at Meridian Bioscience.
INSURANCE
•Dental Select, Salt Lake City, has promotedJeff Van Leeuwento director of business development. He will be responsible for identifying strategic relationships, building new business opportunities and further developing Dental Select’s current customer base nationwide. Van Leeuwen has more than 17 years of experience in the group insurance industry working with employer-sponsored and voluntary benefit plans, including dental, medical, 401(k), disability, vision and life insurance. He received a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Utah.
MANUFACTURING
•Bunting Magnetics Co., based in Kansas, has appointedWendy Dollas its new territory manager, with the territory including Utah. She is based in Salt Lake City. Doll has 15 years of experience in manufacturing sales and support. Prior to joining Bunting, she worked in multiple sales, customer service and account management roles for business-to-business manufacturing companies. Bunting is focused on moving, removing and holding metal.
OUTDOOR PRODUCTS/RECREATION/SPORTS
• TheUtah Office of Outdoor Recreationis accepting applications until Aug. 11 for theUtah Outdoor Recreation Grant, formerly the Utah Waypoint Grant. Nonprofits, youth programs and local or tribal government agencies may apply to receive up to a 50/50 matching grant of no more than $75,000 to put toward programs that directly benefit the public. An important change in this year’s grant is the addition of youth programs to the list of eligible projects. Eligible infrastructure development projects include but are not limited to youth programs, trails, trail infrastructure, and trail facilities; restroom facilities near recreational areas; ramps and launch sites that would improve water access; whitewater parks; yurts; and infrastructure for wildlife viewing areas. The project areas must be accessible by the public to qualify. Applications and detailed eligibility requirements are included in a downloadable grant packet at business.utah.gov/outdoor.
PHILANTHROPY
• TheTesoro Foundationrecently awarded theSalt Lake City Fire Departmenta $45,000 grant to support a unique cross-training partnership between city firefighters and firefighters of the Salt Lake City-based oil refinery. The grant will help cover training costs of Salt Lake City recruits in high-pressure hydrocarbon firefighting techniques, taught onsite at the refinery. In exchange, SLCFD offers its training facility to Tesoro firefighters for annual instruction in high-angle and confined-space rescue tactics, as well as obstacle course training and self-rescue techniques. The partnership also provides cross-training in oil spill drills, spill contingency plans, and industrial incident command techniques.
• Bank of Utahbranches recently delivered carloads of baby items and more than $3,000 in cash to 10 local charities from Tremonton to St. George. The bank gathered donations of cash, diapers, handmade blankets and other layette items during May and June for its annual“Shower Them With Love”project to support moms and babies in need throughout Utah. At the end of June, Bank of Utah presented donations toCatholic Community Services of Northern Utah, theHope Pregnancy Centerin St. George,The Family Placein Logan,Tremonton Community Pantry, theFamily Support Centerin Brigham City,Community Action Services and Food Bankin Orem,Crossroads Urban Centerin Salt Lake City,Children’s Justice Center of South Eastern Utah,The Road Home Midvale Shelter for FamiliesandBountiful Community Pantry.
•KeyBank’s Utah market is making its training room, on the 25th floor of KeyBank’s City Creek offices, 36 S. State St., Salt Lake City, available at no cost for use by local nonprofit organizations. The room can accommodate up to 50 people and is available for board meetings or training, as well as member or committee meetings. Details are available by contacting Dayna Huddleston at Dayna_A_Huddleston@keybank.com.
•ArbiterSports, based in Sandy, recently participated in a volunteer opportunity withJunior Achievement of Utahduring the organization’s“JA-in-a-Day”activities. The company’s management team spent a day at Edison Elementary, a Title 1 school in Salt Lake City, teaching courses in finance, city government, economics, budgeting and entrepreneurship to second-, third- and fourth-grade students.
•Western Governors University(WGU) andReal Salt Lake(RSL) have teamed up on a scholarship that will provide four Utah students with a full year of tuition. Applications are being accepted for the WGU-RSL scholarship, which will cover the full $6,000 tuition for two six-month terms at WGU. The scholarships will be awarded at the RSL-Houston Dynamo match on Sept. 17. The university also will waive the $65 application fee for all scholarship applicants who apply by Aug. 22. Recipients will be selected based on their academic records, financial need, and readiness for online study at WGU. Details are at www.wgu.edu/rsl.
REAL ESTATE
•SVN International Corp., a commercial real estate franchisor, has announced its newest franchise office,SVN | Alta Commercialin Salt Lake City. Led by managing directorChet Barber,the firm specializes in providing brokerage and development services throughout Utah and surrounding areas, including markets in Nevada and Idaho. The new office has more than 50 years of combined experience in local commercial real estate.
•CBREhas hiredCharles Gaddisas a senior project manager at its Salt Lake City office. He will work with clients in managing all aspects of new projects, including program development and planning, design coordination, construction oversight and move management, among others. Gaddis has nearly 16 years of experience overseeing projects, ranging from small custom jobs to larger-scope deals valued over $30 million. He has a bachelor of science in urban planning from the University of Utah.
RECOGNITIONS
• Six individuals and organizations recently receivedMayor’s Artists Awards, recognizing significant accomplishments and contributions of individuals and organizations to the arts and cultural landscape of Utah. Each recipient was introduced at the awards ceremony at the Utah Arts Festival and received a $500 prize. Recipients areKathryn Stats,Visual Arts, an artist known for landscape and still life paintings;Betsy Burton,Service to the Arts — Individual, founder and co-owner of The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City;Utah Symphony/Utah Opera,Service to the Arts — Organization;Utah Tibetan Association,Service to the Arts — Organization, which preserves Tibetan culture by creating a sense of unity among its small community;Jason Hardink,Performing Arts, a keyboard musician who came to Utah as principal keyboardist for the Utah Symphony and also serves as artistic director for the NOVA Chamber Music Series; andUtah Arts Festival,Special Recognition Award — Organization, an outdoor multi-disciplinary arts event with attendance near 80,000 each summer.
SERVICES
•HouseMaster LLC, based in New Jersey, has appointedAdam Campbellas chief financial officer. HouseMaster is a home inspection franchise company. Campbell has more than 12 years of experience in accounting, finance and business intelligence. His career has been focused on the real estate industry for nearly 10 years, including work with residential, commercial, industrial and multi-family developments and property management. His experience includes being a founding employee and the corporate controller for Bridge Investment Group Partners in Salt Lake City, and in private equity, mining and minerals, waste management and new venture finance industries. He received his master’s degree in accounting from the University of Utah.
TECHNOLOGY/LIFE SCIENCES
•Verisys, based in South Jordan, has hiredChad Fritzas chief technology officer. Fritz has 18 years of experience, beginning as a software engineer at Thomson Reuters and later at the Manley Group. He was a senior business systems analyst at the Schwan Food Co., and held leadership positions at Explore Information Services LLC and most recently at AudaExplore, a Solera Holdings company.
•Dev Mountainhas hiredAndrew Madsenas an instructor in Salt Lake City, providing instruction in web development IU/UX and iOS. His experience includes coding as part of the Mac developer community. The past five years, he has been at Mixed In Key, working on apps for DJs.