Business People: Bremer Bank’s Joe Chow named COO at Winthrop & Weinstine

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OF NOTE – LAW

Winthrop & Weinstine, Minneapolis, announced that Joe Chow has joined as chief operating officer. Chow previously held executive roles with Bremer Bank, St. Paul, most recently leading the National Banking & Strategic Solutions Group.

ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING

MSR Design, Minneapolis, announced the following leadership additions: new directors: Brendan Gill Sapienza, technical practice; Kate Michaud, project delivery; Simona Fischer, sustainable practice; Discipline Leads: Veronica McCracken, design; Tom Haller, architecture; Amy Nash, marketing & communications manager.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Ameriprise Financial, Minneapolis, announced that Michelle Young, president of Confetti Wealth in Edina, was one of eight of the firm’s financial advisers named to Barron’s list of the “Top 100 Women Financial Advisors” in the country. … North Sky Capital, a Wayzata-based investment firm, announced the addition of Erika Gucfa as a managing director. Previously, Gucfa was with abrdn (Aberdeen Standard Investments). … Winona-based Merchants Bank announced it has named Catherine “Cat” Breet senior vice president/chief human resource officer. Breet previously ran her own career guidance and consulting company, Arbez.

HEALTH CARE

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, a Center City-based national provider of addiction-recovery and mental-health services, announced that Paul Mueller has been named chief operating officer; Mueller previously was CEO of Rogers Memorial Hospital, a psychiatric hospital near Milwaukee.

HONORS

The Emergency Nurses Association announced that Joan Somes of Apple Valley has been named its Keystone Award recipient for 2022.

MANUFACTURING

Winnebago Industries, an Eden Prairie-based maker of large recreational vehicles, announced the hire of Amber Holm as senior vice president, chief marketing officer, and the promotions of Sri Koneru to senior vice president, chief information officer and Chad Reece to vice president, government and industry relations.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Verde Environmental Technologies, a Minnetonka-based maker of drug-disposal systems, announced that Chairman and CEO Jason Sundby has joined the board of directors of the DEA Educational Foundation, a nonprofit that works to educate the public on the costs and consequences of illegal drugs in our society.

NONPROFITS

The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, announced the following board additions and reelections: Judy Kishel, community volunteer, board chair; Dr. Charles Morgan, Avivo, vice chair; board members Tetra Constantino, Elsa’s House of Sleep; Sylvia Strobel, Twin Cities PBS; Kong Her, Columbia Threadneedle Investments; Jackie Turner, St. Paul Public Schools, and Mark Zesbaugh, Entrepreneurial 180. … The Woodbury Community Foundation announced the following additions to its board of directors: Matthew Johnson, chair; Christie Denson, vice-chair; Jim Stevenson, treasurer and Jacques Peulen, secretary; new directors include Kimberly Alwin, Zuleika Dewan, Philip Eviston, Kevin Gilboe, Kathy Saltzman and Noah Yehalashet; Shelly Schafer is the new liaison with the city of Woodbury. … Community Reinvestment Fund, a Minneapolis-based community financing organization, announced that Frank Altman will retire as chief executive officer after more than 35 years of service. Altman will continue to lead the organization through the transition and search process.

ORGANIZATIONS

The National Association of Health Underwriters announced that Alycia Riedl has been named vice president; Riedl is a principal and client relationship manager in Minneapolis for Mercer, an international asset management firm.

SERVICES

Life Time Group Holdings, the Chanhassen-based parent company of Life Time Fitness, announced that Donna Coallier has been appointed to its board of directors; Coallier previously was a partner at accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

TECHNOLOGY

Tamarack Technology, a St. Paul-based provider of software products and services to the equipment finance and commercial lending industry, announced the addition of Brian Turner as data engineer. Turner was most recently a senior software/data engineer at Picaboo, a web-based image self-publishing and printing service.

UTILITIES

Allete, a Duluth-based public power, gas and water provider, announced it has named Charles Matthews to its board of directors; Matthews is retired president and chief executive officer of People’s Gas and North Shore Gas.

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