People On The Move

ACE Scholarships, the nonprofit program manager for the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program, has hired Micah Hirokawa as executive director of the program. Hirokawa most recently served as an educator and administrator in Utah as part of a career in pre-K t ...

Gilmore & Bell PC, a public finance law firm, has hired Garrett Gross as counsel in its Salt Lake City office. Gross has 14 years of experience working extensively in-house with a bank, advising on a variety of public finance matters, including direct ...

Intermountain Health has named Ryan Smith as chief digital and information officer. He will begin in early 2025. He also will serve as a member of the Enterprise Leadership Team and will lead digital technology services, including DTS operations, digital ...

Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group, a Provo-based operator of premium-brand hotels, has appointed Lisa Carlson as chief operating officer. Carlson has three decades of leadership experience spanning premium, independent and boutique hotels nationwide, inc ...

The Salt Lake Chamber has named Mary Catherine Perry as vice president of public policy and government affairs. Perry succeeds Ginger Chinn, who held the position for the past several years and has accepted a position at another organization. Perry also w ...

CancerVax Inc., a Lehi-based developer of a breakthrough universal cancer treatment platform that will use the body’s immune system to fight cancer, has announced Dr. George Katibah as chief scientific officer. Katibah is an expert in oncology, immunology ...

Helix Electric, an electrical contractor, has promoted Lawrence Fuchs to project manager. Fuchs, who joined Helix Electric over four years ago, is working at the company’s division in Salt Lake City. As project manager, Fuchs is responsible for organizing ...

The Utah Symphony has named Markus Poschner as music director. He is the symphony’s eighth music director in its 84-year history. Poschner assumes the role of music director designate and he will take on full duties as music director in the 2027-28 season ...

Ionic Mineral Technologies, a Vineyard-based company focused on nano-silicon battery anode materials, has appointed Sunho Kang as chief technology officer. Kang will lead the efforts on advancing the company’s Ionisil nano-silicon anode products and comme ...

The St. Regis Deer Valley has appointed Shawnda Brooks as director of spa. She previously was spa manager at the Spa at The St. Regis Deer Valley. Prior to joining The St. Regis Deer Valley, Brooks was spa manager/beauty at Canyon Ranch in Massachusetts a ...

Health Catalyst Inc., a Salt Lake City-based provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, has appointed Jill Hoggard Green as a member of its board of directors and a member of its compensation committee, effective D ...

Adrianne Day has been named on a list of the “10 Most Influential Women in Tech in 2024” by Entrepreneurial Outlook. Day is senior vice president of engineering and data intelligence at Myriad Genetics, based in Salt Lake City. Her early career was in the ...

Clear Water Distilling, a Pleasant Grove-based craft spirits maker, has named David Schroeder as vice president of sales. He will be tasked with helping expand the company’s presence in both domestic and international markets. He joins Clear Water from Gu ...

Chartway Credit Union, based in Virginia, has appointed Desai Madrigal as associate director on its board of directors. Madrigal is the owner of WIN Home Inspection in St. George and president of the Southern Utah Latino Business Alliance, a part of the W ...

DigiCert, a Lehi-based provider of a platform for digital trust, has appointed Lakshmi Hanspal as chief trust officer. Hanspal will be based in Sunnyvale, California, and will oversee efforts to strengthen trust strategies, including digital identity, pub ...

Emy Faulkner Lesofski as his new energy advisor and director of the Office of Energy Development within the Department of Natural Resources. Lesofski joins the Office of Energy Development from the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on ...

PARK CITY, UTAH- October 29, 2024- The St. Regis Deer Valley, considered one of the most luxurious mountain Resorts in the world, today announced the appointment of Ms. Shawnda Brooks as Director of Spa. Director of Spa Brooks brings a wealth of experienc ...

Bank of Utah has named Kathy Bizek as branch manager at its Salt Lake City Redwood office at 2309 S. Redwood Road, Salt Lake City. Bizek has over two decades of finance experience, starting as a teller and advancing through many roles to branch manager wh ...