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Ashleigh Cook

RainFocus, a Lehi-based provider of a next-generation marketing platform, has promoted Ashleigh Cook to chief marketing officer. She will continue to strengthen and expand the role of events in driving marketing success, as well as accelerate RainFocus’ g ...

Benjamin Garcia

Weber State University has named Benjamin Garcia as executive director of the Miller Advanced Research & Solutions Center. Garcia’s background is in research and development of advanced composite materials used for aircraft, missiles and rockets. He s ...

Danelle Goulet

ATL Technology, a Springvillebased company specializing in medical device development and manufacturing, has named Danelle Goulet as vice president of human resources. Before joining ATL, Goulet served as vice president of human resources and facilities f ...

Sam Raha

Myriad Genetics Inc., a Salt Lake City-based genetic testing and precision medicine company, has appointed Sam Raha as chief operating officer, effective Dec. 11. He will be responsible for driving the company’s lab operations, customer service initiative ...

Brian Ehrlich

Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group, a Provo-based hotel management company, has appointed Brian Ehrlich as vice president of business development. Ehrlich has over 20 years of hospitality experience, working with premium- brand hotels and resorts in major ...

Harper Fleming

Umpqua Bank, based in Oregon, has opened its first retail branch in Utah at 10757 S. River Front Parkway, Suite 275, South Jordan. It is the first retail presence since Umpqua Bank’s recent merger with Columbia Bank. Harper Fleming serves as branch manage ...

Jonathan Hafen

Jonathan O. Hafen, a shareholder at Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, Salt Lake City, has been sworn in and installed as the national president of the Federal Bar Association. Hafen was sworn in at the association’s annual meeting and convention in September ...

Kristi Knight

Reading Horizons, a Kaysvillebased company offering a method for teaching foundational literacy, has appointed Kristi Knight as chief marketing officer. She will be responsible for leading the outreach and marketing for the company’s tech-enabled literacy ...

Carrie Cochran

The National Institute of Corrections has invited Carrie Cochran, board chair of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, to join a committee tasked with developing new standards and training for pardons and parole organizations across the United States. The ...

Amber Brower Mortensen

Sage Forensic Accounting Inc., Salt Lake City, has elevated Amber Brower Mortensen to a shareholder in the firm. Mortensen has more than 15 years of experience and has knowledge in both litigious and non-litigious engagements related to forensic accountin ...

Derek White

Switch2Zero, a Londonbased company focused on sustainable technology, has appointed Derek White as chairman. White is CEO at Galileo Financial Technologies, based in Sandy. White’s career of more than 25 years includes launching, leading, re-imagining and ...

Marcus Lemonis

The board of directors of Overstock.com Inc., a Midvalebased owner of the Bed Bath & Beyond brand and other intellectual property related to the brand. has appointed Marcus Lemonis as its newest independent director. Lemonis is the chairman and CEO of ...

Tricia McDermott

Purple Innovation Inc., a Lehi-based manufacturer of comfort products, has appointed Tricia McDermott as chief legal officer. McDermott’s career spans multiple companies with well-known brands, including Perry Ellis International, Spectrum Brands and Offi ...

Bruce Ashcroft

Brighton Bank has named Bruce Ashcroft as president and chief operating officer. Robert Bowen will remain with the bank as its vice chairman and CEO. Ashcroft has 38 years of experience in banking, including launching commercial lending and full-service b ...

Michael Whitacre

MX Technologies Inc., a Lehi-based company focused on open finance, has named Michael Whitacre as chief commercial officer. He will oversee the company’s sales, revenue and customer success organizations. Whitacre has more than 30 years of experience lead ...

Liz Hocker

FireFly Automatix Inc., a Salt Lake City-based company that manufactures autonomous, hybrid and electric equipment for the turfgrass sector, has appointed Liz Hocker to its board of directors. Hocker is a former Nasdaq managing director in the S o u t h w ...

Kris Mortensen

Mountain West Commercial Real Estate, a Salt Lake City-based commercial real estate firm, has added Kris Mortensen to lead its multi-family division. Mortensen specializes in multifamily and student housing properties throughout Utah and has represented o ...

Kate Heath

Powered by MRP, a Park City-based aesthetics device company, has hired Kate Heath as chief sales officer. Health has more than 16 years of e x p e r i e n c e in aesthetics, most recently serving as senior director at Candela Medical, where she oversaw cl ...

Jenney Rees

RevRoad, a Provo-based venture services firm, has appointed Jenney Rees as chief operating officer. Rees has experience in both the public and private sectors. In the public sector, she served as an executive director in the Utah governor’s cabinet, leadi ...

Jun Liu

American Battery Factory Inc., an American Fork-based battery manufacturer developing the first network of lithium iron phosphate battery cell gigafactories in the United States, has hired Jun Liu as chief scientist to lead and support all aspects of ABF’ ...