Business People: Robert Doty, who led the state’s Dept. of Revenue, joins Science Museum of Minnesota
OF NOTE – ATTRACTIONS
The Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, announced the appointment of Robert Doty as its chief financial officer. Doty previously was commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Revenue, executive director of the Minnesota State Lottery and CFO/COO of Dunwoody College, Minneapolis Public Schools and Harvest Network of Schools.
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
Brunton Architects and Engineers, North Mankato, announced that retired Andover, Minn., fire chief and emergency manager Jerry Streich has joined the firm in the role of business development in its Public Safety Division, helping local government officials through the process of designing new facilities.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
St. Paul-based Bremer Bank announced the opening of branch at 2130 East Lake St., Minneapolis, part of a racial equity plan established in 2020 to establish a greater presence to serve the region’s Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian and other businesses and communities of color. … Stearns Financial Services, the St. Cloud-based holding company for three Stearns Bank charters, announced it has added Margrette Newhouse to its board of directors. Newhouse is the John and Elizabeth Myers chair in management and director of the Donald McNeely center for entrepreneurship at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in central Minnesota.
HEALTH CARE
UCare, a Minneapolis-based health insurer, announced the hire of Dr. Tenbit Emiru as executive vice president and chief medical officer. Emiru previously was a critical care neurologist at Hennepin Healthcare (formerly HCMC) in Minneapolis.
MANUFACTURING
Malco Products, an Annandale, Minn.-based maker of professional hand tools for workers in the HVAC, construction and automotive trades, announced the hires of Jim Finneman as executive vice president of supply chain management and Jeff Widdel as director of engineering and plant operations. … Liberty Diversified International, a New Hope-based maker of packaging, office furniture and building products for industry, announced that Greg Theis has been named president and CEO. Theis has served as vice president of the company’s Packaging North Division since 2018.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
MediMatrix, a Minneapolis-based provider of connectivity software and services to the mobile medical imaging industry, announced that Marvel Myrtile has been named CEO in conjunction with the company’s acquisition by ASG, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors. Founder and previous CEO Ken Kern remains with the company as chief technology officer.
ORGANIZATIONS
The St. Paul Chamber of Commerce announced that Kevion Ellis has joined as vice president of business & talent development. Ellis previously has held positions with Education Minnesota, Goff Public and U.S. Bank. … Minneapolis-based BIPOC business development group Meda (Metropolitan Economic Development Association) announced Dorothy Bridges is its interim president and CEO. Bridges is on the board of directors at U.S. Bancorp and formerly was an executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
RETAIL
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, announced the return of The Lost Cove Co., a pop-up tattoo studio and shopping experience operated by MTV realty show artist Travis Ross, from Oct. 1 – 15.
SERVICES
Regis Corp., a Minneapolis-based franchisor and operator of branded retail hair salon chains, announced that Michelle DeVore has joined the company as senior vice president, head of marketing. Most recently DeVore was vice president, customer experience at European Wax Center.
UTILITIES
Allete Inc., a Duluth-based multi-state energy utility, announced the following executive appointments: Vice President Nicole Johnson takes on the additional role of president of Allete Clean Energy; Al Rudeck, promoted from president of Allete Clean Energy to the newly created role of safety and external affairs officer, and Josh Skelton, Minnesota Power chief operating officer, adds the title of vice president.
Related Articles
Business | Business People: Retired IBM chief Ginni Rometty joins Cargill board
Business | Mike Klingensmith to retire as Star Tribune publisher
Business | Business People: Tom Clark takes St. Paul senior design role at Wold Architects & Engineers
Business | Business People: Cynthia Fraction moves from Urban League to Cookie Cart
Business | Business People: Ramsey County names Annie Porbeni to head Human Resources
EMAIL ITEMS to businessnews@pioneerpress.com.
