OF NOTE
The Mpls Downtown Council and Mpls Downtown Improvement District announced that president and CEO Steve Cramer will be retiring from the organization in December. Cramer joined the organization in 2013.
ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Lime Valley Advertising, Mankato, announced it received three Service Industry Advertising Awards: Gold Award: Midwest Dairy, Dairy Promotion Update Redesign; Gold Award: KSMQ Public TV, Capital Campaign Casebook Design, and Silver Award: CADA, 2021 Annual Report Design.
COMMODITIES
CHS Inc., an Inver Grove Heights-based national agribusiness cooperative, announced the appointment of Sarah Bovim as vice president, government affairs. Bovim previously served in similar roles at Whirlpool Corp. and Albertsons Cos.
DEVELOPMENT
Kraus-Anderson Cos., a Minneapolis-based multi-disciplined real estate developer, announced it has named Peter Diessner chief operating officer. Diessner has served as president of KA Realty & Development since 2019 and will continue to oversee its day-to-day operations. Additionally, Kraus-Anderson Realty & Development announced the hires of Stefan Michno as director of development and Devan Post as corporate controller. … Centerspace, a Minneapolis-based multi-state developer and operator of apartment buildings, announced the promotion of Anne Olson to president and CEO; Olson had been the company’s executive vice president, chief operating officer and general counsel; she succeeds Mark Decker Jr., who will continue to serve on the board of directors through May and will remain an adviser to the company.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Twin Cities-based Citizens Independent Bank has added Karen L. Grandstrand to its board. Grandstrand is a shareholder at Fredrikson, a Minneapolis law firm, which announced her appointment. … Thrivent, a Minneapolis-based diversified investment brokerage, announced it has appointed Brian McGrane to its board of directors. McGrane most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of business units with Ameriprise Financial. … Northwestern Mutual announced that Michael Erpelding, an Edina-based affiliated adviser, was named to Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors. … New Market Bank, Elko New Market, announced that President, CEO and CFO Anita Drentlaw has been elected to the Independent Community Bankers of America board of directors and appointed to a two-year term on the Community Bank Advisory Council for the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, a U.S. government agency.
FOOD
SunOpta Inc., an Eden Prairie-based supplier of plant-based prepared food and beverage products, announced Diego Reynoso has been appointed to the board of directors. Reynoso currently serves as chief financial officer of the Prepared Foods division of Tyson Foods.
GOVERNMENT
Cody J. Holliday has been appointed as a commissioner to the Saint Anthony Village Parks and Environment Commission. Holliday is a government relations specialist at Fredrikson, a Minneapolis law firm, which announced her appointment.
LAW
Spencer Fane announced that Toni Ojoyeyi has joined the Labor and Employment practice group as an associate in the firm’s Minneapolis office. … Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, St. Paul, announced the following staff additions: Mee Xiong, staff attorney, St. Paul; Mimi Hasselbalch, hotline attorney, St. Paul; Chris Coon, senior attorney, Rochester, and John Joachim, director of human resources. … Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced the hiring of Chief Operating Officer Ann Rainhart. Rainhart previously served as chief strategy officer at Taft. … Henson Efron, Minneapolis, announced that attorneys Ben Hamborg and Allison Plunkett have been named shareholders.
MARKETING
IWCO, a Chanhassen-based provider of direct marketing services for business, announced that John Hubbard has joined the company as senior vice president sales.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Egg Medical, an Arden Hills-based maker of systems to reduce scatter radiation exposure in patients undergoing X-ray procedures, announce the hire of Paul Pharris as chief revenue officer and VP of sales and business development. Pharris most recently served in a similar role at Boston Scientific.
TECHNOLOGY
Code42 Software, a Minneapolis-based provider of data-loss protection services for business, announced the hiring of Michael Guglielmi as vice president of channel sales and consulting partners. … Total Expert, a St. Louis Park-based provider of customer engagement software and services for financial institutions, announced Bill Parker as chief technology officer. Parker previously was CTO with Built Technologies.
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