People On The Move

News about people achieving business milestones

Cory Pinegar

The Parkinson Foundation has appointed Cory Pinegar as president and board member of the newly formed Rocky Mountain Chapter Board of Advisors. Pinegard, whose father was diagnosed with the disease in 2016, will work to raise awareness of the disease as w ...

Bridgette Moore

Salt Lake City-based Scorpion, the leading provider of technology and services that helps local businesses thrive, has named Bridgette Moore as Chief People Officer. Moore will lead Scorpion's people strategy and help promote a supportive, performance-ori ...

Brittany Westover

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Banking has named Brittany Westover as Intermountain Region manager for middle market banking and specialized industries. Based in Salt Lake City, she leads teams of commercial bankers focused on serving the financial needs of m ...

Jeff Jensen

Blackrock Neurotech, a Salt Lake City-based company focused on brain-computer interface technology, has hired Jeff C. Jensen as the company’s first chief technology officer. Jensen is a computer scientist, roboticist, and electrical engineer. He has more ...

Mark Danielson

Nexstar Media Inc., based in Texas, has named Mark Danielson to lead KTVX-TV, KUCW-TV, MTVX-TV and ABC4.com in Salt Lake City. Danielson worked in a variety of news, sales and production positions in Salt Lake City early in his career, including at KTVX-T ...

Travis Betenson

LCA Bancorporation, a Park City-based, Utah-chartered industrial bank, and parent company Lease Corporation of America, have named Travis Betenson as chief financial officer. Betenson will lead finance, accounting and treasury management functions for bot ...

David Marshall

David Marshall has been promoted to an Associate at Calder Richards Consulting Engineers (CRCE). He has been with the firm for 9 years. He received his Utah structural engineering (SE) license after completing his master’s in engineering degree at USU fol ...

Alex Karras

Alex Karras has been promoted to an Associate at Calder Richards Consulting Engineers (CRCE). He received his Utah structural engineering (SE) license after completing his master’s in engineering degree at USU followed by a 6-year residency at CRCE as par ...

Natalie Kaddas

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council has appointed Natalie Kaddas as its new chair. Kaddas is CEO of Kaddas Enterprises, a Salt Lake City-based thermoplastic manufacturing business serving energy, transportation and aerospace customers. K ...

Kristi Shinall

HNTB, a Salt Lake City-based infrastructure solutions firm, has hired Kristi Shinall as an engineering project manager in Salt Lake City. An expert in program management, Shinall has more than two decades of experience and has worked with clients througho ...

Tyler Gosnell

Visit Salt Lake, a private, nonprofit corporation promoting Salt Lake as a convention and travel destination, has named Tyler Gosnell as chief brand and marketing officer. He will help develop Salt Lake’s brand image and increase public perception through ...

Geoffrey L. Gunnerson

Snell & Wilmer has announced that Geoffrey L. Gunnerson has rejoined its Salt Lake City office as counsel. His practice is concentrated in federal, state and local tax matters. Gunnerson previously was a tax associate based in the Phoenix office of Snell ...

Leon Clark

ABC Supply Co. Inc., a Wisconsin-based building products distributor, has promoted Leon Clark to district manager of its Mountain West District, based in Salt Lake City. The district includes locations in Utah, Idaho and Montana. After spending a decade w ...

Bruce Gale

The University of Utah College of Engineering has announced the appointment of professor Bruce Gale as the Merit Medical Systems Inc. Endowed Professor of Engineering. Gale, who is also chair of the UofU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has publish ...

Rajesh Natarajan

HealthEquity Inc., a Draper-based health savings account custodian, has announced that Rajesh “Nat” Natarajan has been elected to the company’s board of directors and appointed to serve on the board’s Cybersecurity and Technology Committee. Natarajan is a ...

Kimberly Harrison

D.L. Evans Bank has promoted Kimberly Harrison to mortgage loan officer for its Murray branch. She will be responsible for helping customers research loans and navigate the application, approval and closing process. She will also be recommending commercia ...

Saurabh Goyal

Saurabh Goyal has been named President of SMB for Salt Lake City-based Scorpion, the leading provider of technology and services that helps local businesses thrive. Goyal will oversee growth, drive revenue and improve the productivity of Scorpion’s Legal, ...

Tai Christensen

Tai Christensen, director of government affairs and diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Cedar City-based CBC Mortgage Agency, has been named chair of the American Mortgage Diversity Council, which promotes diversity and inclusion throughout the mor ...

Don Willie

The South Valley Chamber of Commerce has named Don Willie as chief operating officer and vice president of marketing. He begins his work in the new role on June 6. Willie most recently served as president and CEO of the St George Area Chamber of Commerce. ...

Brigham Tomco

Brigham Tomco has been appointed to the board of directors of the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah). Tomco is the co-founder and CEO of Emmersion, a Lehi-based edtech company that focuses on helping organizations be smarter with the ...