NONPROFITS
Jenna Ray
GiveMN, a Minnesota nonprofit donations hub and sponsor of the annual Give to the Max Day, announced the appointment of Jenna Ray as executive director and CEO, effective July 1. She succeeds Jake Blumberg, who left the organization in January. Ray has been the organization’s interim executive director, and before that served as GiveMN’s deputy executive director and chief impact officer.
ARCHITECTURE/ENGREERING
Golden Valley-based engineering and consulting firm WSB announced the promotion of Monica Heil to senior vice president of municipal services. Heil has been with the firm for 12 years and has held various leadership roles.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Securian Financial, St. Paul, announced that Chris LeClair has joined as an external wholesaler for the company’s Institutional Retirement Solutions business. LeClair most recently was with Bremer Bank, where he was a vice president and retirement plan consultant. He’s also had earlier stints with Securian, RBC Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch, Russell Investments and LeClair Group, his family’s insurance business. … Forvis Mazars, an international public accounting, auditing and consulting firm, announced the opening of an office in Minneapolis, its first in Minnesota. The launch will be spearheaded by Tyler Aldridge.
HEALTH CARE
Patrick Conway, CEO of health insurer UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Health care delivery unit, has been promoted to CEO of the broader Optum division, adding the title of Optum Health CEO. He succeeds Amar Desai, who will become president of Optum integrated care and vice-chairman of Optum Health. The appointments were reported by Bloomberg News. UnitedHealth Group and Optum are both based in Eden Prairie.
LAW
Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced that attorney Tom Brett has joined its Energy & Natural Resources, Energy Regulation & Permitting, Energy Litigation and Environmental Law groups. … Faegre Drinker announced that Beata Spuhler has joined the firm’s customs and international trade team and government and regulatory group in Minneapolis. Spuhler joins the firm from 3M Co., Maplewood, where she spearheaded global trade compliance for international subsidiaries.
MANUFACTURING
Lakeshirts, a Detroit Lakes, Minn.-based nationwide maker of screen-printed souvenir logo apparel and goods for colleges and destination locations under various brands, announced the appointment of David Best as chief executive officer, effective July 7. He succeeds co-founders Mark Fritz and Mike Hutchinson, who will transition to advisory roles and serve on the company’s board of directors.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Sanuwave Health, an Eden Prairie-based developer and maker of electronic wound care products, announced the hiring of Dustin Libby as executive vice president of commercial operations. Libby previously held leadership roles at Abiomed, Smith & Nephew, Arthrex and Hill-ROM. … Vensana Capital, an Edina-based medical technology-focused venture capital and growth equity investment firm, announced the additions of Dr. Maria Berkman as partner and Dr. Ross (Rusty) Segan as venture partner. Berkman most recently was director and head of the MedTech practice at Broadview Ventures; Segan previously served as director of the office of Product Evaluation and Quality at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
REAL ESTATE
National commercial real estate firm CBRE announced that Tannen Loge has joined as managing director and property management market leader in Minneapolis. Loge joins CBRE from JLL, where he most recently served as vice president, group manager.
SERVICES
Regis Corp., a Minneapolis-based operator and franchiser of retail hair care salons, announced that Matthew Doctor will step down as president, chief executive officer and director, effective June 30. Jim Lain, current EVP brand operations – Supercuts and Cost Cutters, has been selected serve as interim president and CEO. A Succession Planning Committee will be led by director Susan Lintonsmith. Doctor will be staying on in a support role until Sept 1.
TECHNOLOGY
KLDiscovery, an Eden Prairie-based global provider of electronic data discovery, investigation and retention technology for business, announced the appointment of Lou Paglia as chief executive officer. He succeeds Mike Suchsland, who remains chairman of the board, and has served in an interim leadership role since January. Paglia most recently served as president and chief operating officer of Sterling Check Corp.
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