Beneficial Life Insurance Co. announced three staff additions. Guy R. Montag was appointed senior legal counsel. He will provide support to the company's group and reinsurance departments. Montag is a graduate of Grinnell College and Drake University in Iowa. Paul Hill joined the company as vice president of the financial institutions division of Beneficial Life's marketing department. Hill has more than 20 years of experience in the financial institutions marketplace and is a graduate of Brigham Young University. Chuck Funke, also a BYU graduate, was named director of management development in the company's marketing department. Beneficial Life is owned by Deseret Management Corp., a holding company for businesses affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Rodney Stout has joined Clearwave Telecommunications as general manager of sales. Stout is a graduate of the University of Utah, where he also earned an MBA degree. Clearwave is a full-service voice, data and network telecommunications services provider based in North Salt Lake.
Paul Frischknecht, a Manti sheep producer, recently was elected vice president of the American Sheep Industry Association. Prior to being elected vice president, Frischknecht served as the association's secretary/treasurer. A practicing attorney, Frischknecht is a former president of the Utah Wool Growers Association.
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah announced five staff changes. Collette Foley was named manager of the company's hospital/institutional contracting and network development in professional and provider relations department. She will oversee contracting for hospital systems and physicians. Christie Hollingshead was named professional and provider relations consultant for west Salt Lake and Tooele counties. Nicole Eldredge was hired as program coordinator for the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool. Janica Blackhurst was promoted to marketing manager for sales and marketing. She will manage the company's marketing plan, including strategic planning and branding. Richard Campbell was promoted to assistant director of information technology application services. Campbell has been with the company for 19 years.
Thaifoon — Taste of Asiaannounced its new management team. Glen Taylor was named general manager of the restaurant, which is scheduled to open at The Gateway this spring. Taylor has more than 26 years of restaurant management experience. Jeremy Sims was named associate general manager. Sims and Taylor worked together at another local restaurant for more than seven years.
SWCA Environmental Consultants has hired Tracylee Clarke as mediation specialist and trainer in its Salt Lake office. Clarke will conduct public involvement and community outreach activities and develop training courses. She is completing her Ph.D. in environmental conflict negotiation and policy development at the U.
Jane Andersch has joined Masseys Jewelers as store director and corporate marketing manager of the company's Fashion Place mall store. Andersch has more than 20 years of experience in the jewelry industry. She is a graduate of the U.
Reid Wilson, branch manager of the Salt Lake office of Burns & Wilcox, has been named president of the Surplus Lines Association of Utah. The association serves as an advocacy group for the state's surplus lines industry. Wilson has served on the association's board of directors for four years.
Karolee Stevens has joined Sterling Life Insurance Co. as a licensed agent. Stevens will specialize in serving the insurance needs of Medicare beneficiaries in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.
Innovative Software Technologies Inc., a Provo-based software company, has named William E. Leathem to its board of directors. Leathem is the owner of Prospero's Books in Kansas City, Mo., and served as deputy campaign manager of the 2000 Ashcroft for Senate campaign.
Sento Corp., an American Fork-based technology company, has appointed Russell Baird as vice president of solutions development. A 20-year technology industry veteran, Baird will be responsible for development of the company's software and Web products. He is a BYU graduate.
Paradigm Medical Industries Inc. has hired Raymond Cannefax as vice president of sales and marketing. Cannefax has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and management. Paradigm Medical, based in Salt Lake City, makes surgical and diagnostic medical equipment.
Cerberian, a Salt Lake-based Internet filtering product company, has appointed Mikko Valimaki as chief technology officer. With more than 10 years of technology industry experience, Valimaki will be responsible for the ongoing development of the company's Web Filter. He is a BYU graduate.
Resort Golf Management has hired Ryan Huntington as golf course superintendent for Saratoga Springs Golf Club. Huntington served as superintendent of another Utah golf course for the last 20 years. Saratoga Springs is a new 18-hole course located in Utah County.
Nancy Nowak was named vice president of clinical operations/chief nursing executive for Intermountain Health Care. She received her nursing training in Pennsylvania and earned degrees from the University of Missouri and Webster University in St. Louis.
R&O Construction has hired Ken Warnick as a new business developer in the company's Ogden office. Warnick has more than 30 years of experience as vice president of a Utah minerals company.
Doreen Davis-Peterson, manager of community development for U.S. Bank's Salt Lake metro district, was named to the Multi-Ethnic Development Corp., where she will serve on the finance and fund-raising committee. The MEDC is a nonprofit organization involved in the development and management of affordable housing.