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Ross Hansen

Axcend, a Provo-based liquid chromatography systems company, has hired Ross Hansen as vice president of sales. He will be responsible for leading and directing worldwide sales efforts for Axcend, both domestically and around the globe, including both dire ...

Blair Jensen

Blair Jensen, a teacher at Jordan Academy for Technology and Careers in Riverton, and his skilled-trades program are among 50 semifinalists for the 2019 Harbor Freight “Tools to Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.” A total of $1 million in cash prizes ...

Leslie Gallacher

Parsons Behle & Latimer has hired Leslie A. Gallacher for its corporate transactions and securities group. She will practice from the firm’s Lehi and Salt Lake City offices. Gallacher specializes in domestic and international compliance. She previously wa ...

Leonel Castillo

Former CEO and president of AMBank, Leonel E. Castillo, has joined Bank of Utah as a senior vice president relationship manager. Castillo served in several key leadership capacities for AM Bank in its various growth stages including president and CEO of A ...

Ricelli Mordecai is an author, personal development and marketing expert with more than 20 years of professional experience. She has launched her first book, What Dog Am I? which is now available on Kindle and amazon.com, and her latest website, www.ricel ...

Nicole Priest

Merit Medical Systems Inc., South Jordan, has appointed Dr. Nicole Priest as chief wellness officer, a newly created position. She will implement a coordinated global wellness program designed to help Merit employees around the world live healthier, more ...

Cory Sinclair

Parsons Behle & Latimer, Salt Lake City, has named Cory D. Sinclair as chief operating officer. Sinclair also serves as Parsons Behle & Latimer’s general counsel and is a firm shareholder. Sinclair is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group a ...

Teri Klug

Visit Salt Lake has appointed Teri Klug as director of community outreach, a newly created position. Klug will work to enhance the organization’s mission and activities to diverse audiences throughout Salt Lake County and advise the CEO and board of direc ...

Shawn Burrell

Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services is pleased to announce the promotion of Shawn Burrell to regional vice president. A 27-year veteran of the transportation industry, Burrell began his career at P ...

Greg Staley

SynergySuite, a leading restaurant management software, named Greg Staley as CEO. Staley previously held the position of chief revenue officer. A veteran sales and marketing leader with deep SaaS experience, Staley’s focus will be on building SynergySuite ...

Eric Sailsbery

SynergySuite, a leading restaurant management software, hired Eric Sailsbery as chief financial officer. Sailsbery joins the executive team to guide financial strategy at time of rapid growth for SynergySuite, which just closed a $6 million Series A fundi ...

Tim Crisp

Holland & Hart has added partner Tim Crisp to its commercial finance practice. Crisp counsels banks and nontraditional lenders such as commercial finance companies, equipment factors and accounts receivable factors to structure transactions in ways that i ...

Collin Peterson

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has appointed Collin Peterson as director of the Workforce Research and Analysis Division. Peterson will be responsible for the oversight and administration of the department’s management information systems (MIS) ...

Deneise Coughlin

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has hired Deneise Coughlin as the Utah Works program specialist. The program helps accelerate hiring and technical skills training to support economic growth. Industry representatives developed the program wit ...

Betsy Mennell

Weber State University's Board of Trustees Executive Committee has selected Betsy Mennell as vice president of university advancement. Mennell will help build and deepen relationships on behalf of the university as she oversees advancement services, alumn ...

John Markovich

InsideSales.com, a Provo-based artificial intelligence sales platform company, has appointed John Markovich as chief financial officer. He will be responsible for the company’s financial operations and positioning the company for its next phase of growth ...

Linda Wardell

The Salt Lake Chamber has named Linda Wardell as this year’s chair of its Board of Governors, effective July 1. The vice chair will be Craig Wagstaff of Dominion Energy. Wardell, general manager of City Creek Center, has served as vice chair alongside cha ...

Elaine Clark

KUER, Salt Lake City, has named Elaine Clark as managing editor of KUER news. She will work with news director Andrew Becker to oversee the newsroom's 14-member staff, including reporters based at KUER’s studios in Salt Lake City and two new bureaus openi ...

Mallory Sass

EdgeFive Group, a Salt Lake City-based event production company, has hired Mallory Sass as head of marketing. The company said the addition will allow it to further expand its product and service offerings into new markets. Sass most recently moved from t ...

Michael Van Orden

Larry H. Miller Dealerships, Salt Lake City, has appointed Michael L. Van Orden as chief information officer. He will lead the information technology and computer systems teams within the dealership group, including providing strategic IT guidance and dir ...