People On The Move

News about people achieving business milestones

Benjamin Greenberg

Clene Inc., a Salt Lake City-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on revolutionizing the treatment of neurodegenerative disease, has appointed Dr. Benjamin Greenberg as head of medical. Greenberg is professor of neurology and vice chair ...

Kelly Tappenden

Kelly A. Tappenden has been appointed dean of the College of Health at the University of Utah, effective July 1. Tappenden comes to the UofU from the University of Illinois Chicago, where she currently serves as professor and head of the Department of Kin ...

Kurt Chiusolo, AIA, D.Arch

Kurt Chiusolo is an Architect and Senior Medical Planner at HKS. He uses evidence-based design and data-driven research (of both qualitative and quantitative design attributes) to curate healing-oriented journeys. Everything from the landscaping to the na ...

Pauline Ploquin

The Road Home, a Salt Lake City-based, private, nonprofit social services agency helping individuals and families facing homelessness, has appointed Pauline Ploquin as the president of its Board of Trustees. Ploquin has experience and expertise as preside ...

Geoff Buchheister

Aspen Snowmass, based in Colorado, has named Geoff Buchheister as CEO. He will lead the company’s Mountain Division. He succeeds Mike Kaplan, who officially retires April 30 after working for Aspen Skiing Co. for the past 30 years. Buchheister joins Aspen ...

Mark Paul

Mark Paul has been named executive director of the University of Utah Center for Medical Innovation. He starts April 1. Paul has 31 years of e x p e r i e n c e in innovative technologies to assist physicians in treating patients suffering from cardiovasc ...

Will Jones

Cache Valley Bank has named Will Jones as its new Southern Utah area president. Jones succeeds John Jones, who served as area president from 2016 to 2022 but has relocated to Logan to serve as the bank’s CEO. Will Jones has over 20 years of experience in ...

Dan Goodwin

PCF Insurance Services, a Lehi-based insurance brokerage firm, has appointed Dan Goodwin as vice president of carrier relations. Goodwin manages appointments, contracts and relationships for property and casualty and health and benefits carriers, as well ...

David Rowley

The Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce has appointed David Rowley as chief operating officer, a new position at the chamber. As COO, Rowley will help to lead and scale the chamber’s continued growth. Last year, the chamber saw over 40 percent growth and is p ...

Barry Arnold

ARW Engineers, an Ogden-based structural consulting firm, has announced the retirement of Barry Arnold, vice president and senior principal. Arnold worked for the company for more than 30 years. Established in 1969, ARW provides consulting services that i ...

Robert Keil

FinWise Bank, based in Murray, has appointed Robert Keil as senior vice president and chief fintech officer. Keil will be responsible for supporting existing customers, business line strategy, and growth initiatives within the bank’s Strategic Programs li ...

Hope Butler

Hope Butler joins Key Private Bank as senior relationship manager in Utah, where she serves as the primary client advisor, collaborating and strategizing across various KeyBank teams to deliver comprehensive solutions to meet her clients’ long-term financ ...

Lance Shields

SALT LAKE CITY – HKS Architects, Inc., ranked third in the nation by Building Design + Construction’s 2022 Top 160 Architecture Firms list, recently promoted Lance Shields, AIA, CDT, LSSYB, LEED AP in the Salt Lake City office to Principal. Lance joined H ...

Sara Cichos

Sara Cichos was promoted to area retail leader for KeyBank. In her new role, Sara oversees retail banking in Utah South, which includes 10 retail branches, as well as small business banking. She works closely with the branch managers and their teams to en ...

Laurie Backus

The Utah Division of State Parks has selected Laurie Backus as deputy director of operations. Laurie succeeds Dave Harris, who recently retired after over 30 years of service. Backus has 23 years of experience, including a short stint working with the U.S ...

Sidni Shorter

Salt Lake Community College has named Sidni Shorter as its first Minority Business Center director. Shorter served as CEO of the Utah Black Chamber since the spring of 2022 and has experience as a small-business owner, partner relations and community deve ...

Nitin Somalwar

InMoment®, the leading provider of Experience Improvement (XI)™, announced today that Nitin Somalwar has joined the company as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Nitin brings extensive expertise in emerging solutions and data and analytics platforms along wit ...

Spencer Glende

Mayer Brown has announced that Spencer Glende has joined its Salt Lake City office as a partner and a member of the firm's Technology and IP Transactions practice and Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice. Glende has extensive experience structu ...

Eraj Asadi

WebBank, a Salt Lake City-based industrial bank, has appointed Eraj Asadi as senior vice president and head of asset finance. He will be responsible for leading the asset finance team in the expansion, management and strategy of the bank’s asset finance p ...