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BANKING
• Bank of Utah, based in Ogden, has appointed Colby Dustin as executive vice president/chief financial officer and added Michael Leib as vice president/controller. Dustin has 26 years of experience in finance, including audit, risk and strategic financial expertise. He has been with Bank of Utah for nearly 17 years, most recently serving as senior vice president/chief risk officer. In his previous position, he led the bank’s enterprise risk management efforts, overseeing regulatory compliance, information security and strategic partnerships. Before joining Bank of Utah, Dustin spent a decade at Ernst & Young as a senior manager on the financial services audit team. His education includes earning master’s and bachelor’s degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University. Leib has more than 12 years of experience across multiple roles in banking and finance and has expertise in accounting, financial reporting, regulatory work and operational excellence. He began his career in customer service for American Express before moving into accounting at Comenity Bank. Most recently, he served as controller at FinWise Bank. Leib holds master’s degrees in accounting and taxation from Weber State University. Leib also teaches as an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho.
• Chartway Credit Union, based in Virginia and with branches in Utah, Texas and Virginia, has appointed Danny Mangum as an associate member of its board of directors. Mangum is president and chief operating officer of Mountain West Small Business Finance in Salt Lake City. Mangum serves as at-large director for the National Association of Development Companies and is on the board of directors for the Utah Small Business Loan Fund. He is also a member of the Business Engagement Committee of the Utah Black Chamber, a role he has held since 2019. Mangum earned a master’s degree in organizational behavior from Utah State University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Utah.
MANUFACTURING
• Ortho Development Corp., a Draper-based designer and manufacturer of orthopedic implants and surgical instruments, has appointed Brice Bedke as vice president of marketing. Bedke will guide Ortho Development’s marketing strategy, with a focus on strengthening brand positioning, supporting commercial expansion and building organizational capabilities for long-term growth. Bedke has more than 19 years of global marketing experience in the orthopedic sector. Prior to joining Ortho Development, he served in multiple senior leadership roles at Stryker, including vice president of knees and director of global upstream marketing for upper extremities. Earlier in his career, he led strategic global marketing initiatives for the knee business at Zimmer Biomet.
NONPROFITS
• Silicon Slopes, a nonprofit organization aimed at empowering entrepreneurs to build and innovate, has hired Lindsey Ivie as vice president of partnerships. She will expand high-impact partnerships across founders, operators, investors and community organizations to accelerate growth and opportunity in Utah. Ivie is the founder of FailedFest and the co-founder of CyberCraft Summit, connecting the cybersecurity and anti-fraud communities through approachable training and collaboration. She was co-founder and managing partner at Ivie League; founder/COO of ShareHouse, an e-commerce community for brands and service providers; and a co-host of LinkedIn Local SLC.
RESTAURANTS
• Savory Fund, a Lehi-based private equity fund behind restaurant brands, has promoted Maryam Chaney to chief of supply chain and Aaron Smith to vice president of development. Chaney oversees supply chain strategy, culinary execution, menu engineering, and food safety and compliance across Savory’s 13 brands. She has more than 25 years of experience spanning culinary development and education, supply chain strategy and negotiations, compliance and editorial leadership. Smith has been with the company for eight years, most recently as director of construction. He has been in the industry for more than 20 years, leading the development of hundreds of restaurant locations and will continue guiding new unit growth as Savory approaches 350 restaurants across 23 states. Prior to Savory, he held senior roles at Four Foods Group, supporting large-scale growth across more than 170 restaurants in 10 states. Savory Funds’ brands include Swig, Via 313, Mo’ Bettahs, South Block and Houston TX Hot Chicken.