6 October 2024
OF NOTE
Robert W. Mairs
Mairs & Power, a St. Paul-based employee-owned investment advisory firm, announced that Robert (Rob) W. Mairs has been named chief executive officer. He succeeds Mark L. Henneman, who will remain chairman and will retire from the firm at the end of 2026. Mairs is a grandson of company founder George Mairs Jr., and a nephew of George Mairs III, the firm’s leader from the early 1980s until late 2000s. Prior to joining Mairs & Power in 2015, he practiced law for 16 years with Gray Plant Mooty in Minneapolis.
ENTERTAINMENT
Children’s Theatre Company, a Minneapolis-based live performance venue focused on young audiences, announced that Alli St. John has been appointed casting director. St John is a stage director, intimacy director and educator based in the Twin Cities and has worked with organizations such as Children’s Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Theatre Latte Da and others as well as coordinating educational drama programs in schools.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Piper Sandler Cos., a Minneapolis-based investment bank, announced the additions of Joe Kinder and Brent Blevins as managing directors to its public finance team. Both join Piper Sandler from Stifel Financial, Blevins assisting school districts with developing financial plans; he previously was a superintendent for the Forsyth R-III School District in Forsyth, Mo. … Huntington National Bank announced Mike Maeser has been named regional president for Minnesota. Maeser previously was area leader for Huntington Private Bank in the Twin Cities region since 2021.
HEALTH CARE
HealthEZ, a Bloomington-based third-party health benefits administrator for business, announced the following additions: Laurie Gardener, senior vice president of Sales Management and Operations; Sheila Autry, senior account manager, and Dennis McCormack, vice president of sales.
LAW
The Hennepin County Bar Association has recognized the following members with HCBA Excellence Awards: Thomas Boyd, Winthrop & Weinstine, Access to Justice/Pro Bono Service; Debra Bulluck, Moss & Barnett, Outstanding New Lawyer; Yemaya Hanna, Maslon, Advancing Diversity and Inclusion; Christopher Jison, Wells Fargo; Mentoring in the Profession; Jennifer Johnson, Stoel Rives, Mentoring in the Profession; Kathleen Murphy, Service to the Association/Foundation (posthumously), and Natasha Robinson, Fredrikson & Byron, Mentoring in the Profession.
MANUFACTURING
SkyWater Technology, a Bloomington-based semiconductor foundry, announced the appointment of Bassel Haddad as senior vice president and general manager of advanced packaging. Haddad previously was at Intel since 2011, most recently as vice president and general manager of edge device & AI products.
MEDIA
American Public Media Group, a St. Paul-based national radio production company that includes Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media, announced Daniel Doktori as its next senior vice president and general counsel, effective Oct. 7. Doktori joins most recently from British publishing and learning company Pearson, which acquired Credly Inc., where he served as general counsel and chief of staff; at Pearson, Doktori managed legal for several software and associated services businesses.
NONPROFITS
Mendota Heights-based Angel Foundation, which helps cancer patients and their families meet financial needs, announced the addition of Heather Lake as program coordinator, becoming the organization’s first staff member based in Duluth and focused on the Northern Minnesota market. Lake previously served as a hospice bereavement coordinator at Essentia Health Hospice and St. Croix Hospice.
SPORTS
Minnesota Wild NHL franchise announced that Fanatics, the team’s e-commerce retailer for licensed fan merchandise, has signed a long-term partnership as the team’s retail partner, and will additionally assume operations of all physical retail locations at Xcel Energy Center and run HockeyLodge.com.
TECHNOLOGY
OneMedNet, an Eden Prairie-based provider of imaging Real World Data (iRWD) to the medial science industry, announced the hire of Bob Golden as chief financial officer. Golden previously was managing partner of accounting firm Cohen, Bender & Golden since 2015. He succeeds Lisa Embree. … M-RETS, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that operates a software platform for tracking renewable energy sourcing and compliance, announced the appointment of Rob Davis as chief growth officer. Davis previously led public affairs, media relations and federal grant programs for Connexus Energy.
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