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HEALTH CARE
• Seek Labs, a Salt Lake City-based company developing diagnostic and therapeutic solutions related to the detection and treatment of diseases, has announced that Keith Marmer will transition from president to the company’s board of directors, effective June 30. Marmer joined Seek Labs as president in July 2023. He has over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive and investor in life sciences. Prior to joining Seek Labs, Marmer served as the chief innovation and economic engagement officer at the University of Utah. Prior to that, he was a co-founder and managing director of SG3 Ventures and also served as chief business officer at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Center for Innovation.
RETAIL
• Smith’s Food & Drug has named Jordan Poff as vice president of operations. He succeeds Stacy Shaffner, who has taken another position with the Fred Meyer Division. Poff will oversee all operations for Smith’s 144 stores throughout the Intermountain West. He previously served as Kroger’s vice president of retail operations and e-commerce operations. Poff joined the Kroger family of stores in 2005 as a courtesy clerk in the Cincinnati/Dayton Division. Over the next 15 years, he progressed through a variety of stores, district and division roles of increasing responsibility, including department head and store manager. He later held key division-level roles, such as division key retailing manager and e-commerce manager. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the retail landscape, Jordan led the planning and launch of Kroger’s first Grocery Pickup Center. That same year, he moved into a corporate role as retail operations execution and innovation leader. He was later promoted to director of e-commerce experience and operations in 2021 and to his most recent role in 2023.
SERVICES
• Scott Cuthbertson, a veteran Utah business leader and former president and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, has launched Alpen Associates, a Salt Lake City-based boutique consulting firm using innovative technology and strategies in the economic development industry. The firm offers a range of services, including management consulting, data analytics, market research, business recruitment and strategic planning. Cuthbertson’s experience includes serving as chief operating officer for The Point development. Prior to that, he had a 15-year career in management consulting at PwC and Booz Allen Hamilton. He has served on several boards focused on infrastructure, innovation and opportunity, including as an appointed commissioner on the Utah Unified Economic Opportunity Commission, an appointee to Salt Lake City’s Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board, and as a national director on the Public Development and Infrastructure Council at the Urban Land Institute. Cuthbertson’s education includes an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University.
TECHNOLOGY
• Strider Technologies Inc., a Salt Lake City-based strategic intelligence company, has hired Anthony DeMario as executive vice president, promoted Spencer Morris to chief product officer, and announced that Takashi Ito is joining the company as an advisor. DeMario will support Strider’s artificial intelligence strategy, including the expansion of Spark, the company’s AI-powered intelligence engine. DeMario has more than 34 years of combined service in the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States military., including executive leadership roles with a strategic focus on the Middle East, Iran and global counterterrorism operations. Following DeMario’s government service, he transitioned to the private sector, joining Apple as the director of insider threat and investigations. Most recently, DeMario served as chief operating officer at Advanced Archer Technologies, a specialized drone consulting firm. Morris will lead the development and evolution of Strider’s strategic intelligence platform. He joined Strider in 2023 as vice president of product. Morris is a recognized expert in data intelligence and natural language processing. Prior to Strider, he was part of the executive team at fintech startup MX. Earlier in his career, Morris held key leadership roles at InMoment. Ito is a former senior general manager of the Corporate Economic Security Division at Mitsubishi Electric. He joined Mitsubishi Electric in 1986. Ito is regarded as one of Japan’s foremost thought leaders on economic security. Since completing his term at Mitsubishi in March, he is now sharing his economic security knowledge and experience with organizations across various sectors.
• Nusano, a West Valley City-based company focused on the production of radioisotopes, has appointed Rachel Culbertson as vice president of supply chain. Culbertson and her team will oversee sourcing, internal operations and implementation of best practices to support reliable, high-volume production. Culbertson has more than 20 years experience in operations and logistics, with a track record in highly regulated and technical environments. Her career includes time at Rolls Royce, Eli Lilly and Novartis, where she served as the head of supply chain for radioligand therapy manufacturing operations.