People On The Move

The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah has appointed Jen Brown as chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy. Brown succeeds Matthew Higgins, who served in this role from July 2020 through June 2023. Brown’s threeyea ...

WebBank, a Salt Lake City-based industrial bank, has announced that Jason Lloyd, its president and CEO, has joined the Utah Bankers Association board of directors. Since its inception in 1997, WebBank has originated and funded over $175 billion in consume ...

Bank of Utah, Ogden, has hired Becky Anderson as a mortgage loan officer at its Ogden main branch. Anderson began her career in the mortgage industry in the late 1980s. Her experience also includes opening a daycare center. Driven by an entrepreneurial sp ...

Kevin Guest, executive chairman of Salt Lake City-based USANA, has been named the chairman of the Direct Selling Education Foundation. Over the next year, he will help guide the strategic actions of the organization, which works with the academic communit ...

DoTerra, a Pleasant Grove-based health and wellness company in the aromatherapy and essential oils market, has appointed Jeff Singer as chief operating officer. Singer has over two decades of experience in senior management and executive roles, including ...

Bank of Utah, Ogden, has hired Dirk Wilson as mortgage loan officer, working out of his office in Logan. Wilson has worked as a loan officer for 15 years. Prior to that, he managed an automobile leasing company with over 400 units. He earned a bachelor’s ...

D.A. Davidson's Special District Group, a nationally recognized team of capital market professionals, has announced the addition of Connie Gonzalez, who will join the team as an associate vice president to serve clients across Utah and other markets. With ...

Lumio, a Lehi-based personalized renewable energy company, has appointed Brendan Smith as chief operations officer. Smith has extensive experience growing home services and green energy companies, most recently serving as COO for WeLink. He also has serve ...

Jacobsen Construction Co., Salt Lake City, has named Heather Soderquist as its firstever vice president of construction innovation. Soderquist has been with Jacobsen for 18 years, most recently as director of operations training and development. She also ...

The E.W. Scripps Co., an Ohio-based media company, has appointed Merri Hanson to vice president and general manager for KSTU, Scripps’ Fox affiliate in Salt Lake City. Hanson has over 25 years of sales and broadcast experience, including serving as vice p ...

HNTB Corp., an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm serving public and private owners and construction contractors, has hired Randy Jefferies as an engineering project director and associate vice president in its Salt Lake City office. He will lea ...

Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group, a Provo-based hotel management company, has appointed Michael McLaws as vice president of finance. McLaws’ background is in finance and accounting within the premium-brand hospitality sector. He has served in positions ...

HealthEquity Inc., a Draper-based health savings account custodian, has named James M. Lucania as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He succeeds Tyson Murdock, who will remain CFO during a transition period. Lucania has experience and f ...

Pluralsight, a Draper-based technology workforce development company, has appointed Matthew Collier as chief customer officer. Collier has customer success experience, having served in leadership roles at software c o m p a n i e s . Collier was most rece ...

Big-D Construction, based in Salt Lake City, has appointed Teri Klug to director of national business development. Klug will be responsible for driving the company’s growth strategy, fostering new business relationships, and expanding market presence. She ...

The Weber State University Board of Trustees Executive Committee has approved the selection of Jessica Oyler as the inaugural vice president of student access and success. Since arriving at WSU in 2008, Oyler has held leadership roles in human resources a ...

Big-D Construction, Salt Lake City, has promoted Braden Moore to vice president of the company’s Salt Lake City Group. In his new role, Moore will be working with new and existing clients, supporting their building programs and projects. He will also be w ...

PCF Insurance Services, a Lehi-based insurance brokerage firm, has appointed Rocky Steele as senior vice president of legal and compliance. Steele’s education includes a bachelor of arts degree from Brigham Young University.

Crews and Associates, an Arkansas-based company providing investment banking services, has hired Marcus Keller of Salt Lake City as managing director of its capital markets group. Keller helps local governments with their municipal advisory and underwrit ...