Craig Axford has been named executive director of the Citizens Education Project. Most recently, he was with the Utah State Democratic Party.
Ken Klaer has been appointed to the Broadcast International Inc. Board of Advisors. Klaer is vice president and general manager of Cisco's International CATV business unit, part of Cisco's Service Provider Video Technology Group.
Annette Jarvis has been named co-chair of the Finance and Restructuring Department of law firm Dorsey & Whitney. Jarvis is a partner in the firm's Salt Lake City office. She has experience representing various parties in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
Greg Butterfield and Glen Mella have been named to the board of directors at ContentWatch. Butterfield is managing partner of mentor capital firm SageCreek Partners and has held executive positions at several technology companies. His education includes a degree from Brigham Young University. Mella is president and chief operating officer of Control4 and has held management positions at large publicly traded companies and early-stage technology ventures. His education includes a degree from Brigham Young University.
Mike McGown and Sam Quigley have joined Magnum Gas Storage LLC. McGown has been named chief financial officer. Previously, he was chief financial officer for an oil company and has worked in the energy investment banking group and the corporate finance groups of a pair of other companies. Quigley is the company's general manager. He has more than 38 years of experience in the Utah mining industry. His education includes a degree from the University of Utah.
Teresa Leavitt has been appointed senior director of human resources for Wilson Sporting Goods and Amer Sports Americas. She moves from Ogden, where she was director of human resources for Amer Sports Winter & Outdoor Americas since 2007, to Chicago, the headquarters for Wilson. Leavitt will provide human resources guidance and support for Amer Sports Latin America and all the Amer Sports U.S. brands. She also will be responsible for developing regional human resources initiatives for Wilson and Amer Sports Americas. Her education includes degrees from the University of Utah.
Brad Llewelyn has been promoted to senior land surveyor and head of land surveying operations at Focus Engineering & Surveying. Llewelyn has more than 24 years of field survey mapping experience.
Bradford W. Pack has been appointed as a new partner at the Accend Group. Pack previously was vice president of finance and accounting for a Salt Lake City investment company. He also has experience in the U.S., Europe, Middle East and Asia for industries including construction, manufacturing, information technology services, software and telecommunications. His education includes a degree from Brigham Young University.
John C. Rooker, Richard G. Sorenson, Jason M. Yancey and Tiffany Brown have joined the Salt Lake City office of the law firm Jones Waldo. Eric P. Lee and Robert C. Dillon have joined the firm's Park City office. Stephanie Charter has joined the firm's St. George office. Rooker's litigation practice focuses on construction and real estate development disputes. His education includes a degree from Brigham Young University. Sorenson's practice consists primarily of commercial litigation, with an emphasis in construction disputes, real estate and contract law. His education includes a degree from the University of Utah. Yancey's practice focuses on commercial litigation in the areas of construction, land development, real estate and contracts. His education includes a degree from Brigham Young University. Brown practices in the firm's domestic and family law practice group. Previously, she worked at a Utah-based law firm, as a prosecutor at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's office, an assistant attorney general in the Child Protection Division and as an attorney in the Utah State Court Office of the Guardian ad Litem. Lee has more than 20 years of legal experience. He provides both affirmative and defensive litigation services to a variety of clients in business, construction and real estate, among other fields. His practice also includes zoning, planning, land use and entitlement work. Lee's education includes a degree from the University of Utah. Dillon focuses his practice on real estate transactions. He has more than 35 years experience in commercial real estate. Charter focuses her family law practice on adoption, termination of parental rights, custody and divorce.
W.W. Clyde & Co. has reorganized its management and created two new divisions: a heavy/highway division and a special projects division. David R. Hales, president and chief executive officer, will oversee both divisions. Joe Woolley, a 30-year veteran of the industry, joins W.W. Clyde & Co. from sister company Geneva Rock Products. Woolley will manage business development efforts for both divisions. Vice president Jeffrey R. Clyde will lead the Heavy/Highway Division. The rest of the management of the division will be Dustin Olson, operations manager, and Allan Scheib, area manager of construction. Vice president Scott Okelberry will manage the Special Projects Division. Okelberry's management team includes Jeff Cochran, formerly of W.W. Clyde's sister company Geneva Rock Products, as project sponsor; Mike Bigsby, senior project manager; and Alan Preston, also formerly of Geneva Rock Products, as project manager.
Russ Bradshaw has been appointed managing partner at Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw LLC, and Natalie Murphy, KristoferHeaton and Ryan Hiller have been promoted at the firm. Bradshaw has been a partner at CVB for four years and has worked in public accounting for more than 23 years. His education includes degrees from Brigham Young University. Murphy has been promoted to audit manager. Since joining CVB in 2001, she has specialized in audits of SEC registrants and has experience with audits of HUD, not-for-profit and privately held entities. Her education includes a degree from Weber State University. Heaton has been promoted to senior auditor. He has worked for CVB for more than a year and specializes in HUD audits and not-for-profit entities. His education includes degrees from Brigham Young University and Weber State University. Hiller has been promoted to senior auditor. He has worked for CVB for more than two years and specializes in private and publicly traded companies. His education includes degrees from the University of Utah.
Cody Jensen and Lisa Ercanbrack have joined Grand America Hotel as line chefs. Both are graduates of the Davis Applied Technology College.
Tony Palma has been named chief executive officer of Ogio. Palma previously worked at another sporting goods company as CEO for 14 years and later as CEO of a merged company. He also spent eight years with an accounting firm.
Eliot Management Group has announced several management changes. Jeff Hodlmair is vice president of operations and business development. He has been with the company for 10 years. Shane Schut is director of sales development. Amber Keyes is director of marketing. She has been with the company for nine years in several positions, including the past two years as senior marketing and brand manager. Alvaro Vides is director of information technology and facilities. He has been with EMG since 2001.
Leslie Ashton has been named a vice president and wealth management consultant for the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank, working at the bank's location in downtown Salt Lake City. Ashton has more than 20 years of experience in the industry.