At The Top

-- HENRY KIEFER was promoted to vice president of Paccar Inc.

-- GARY BLEEKER was promoted to senior vice president of HDR Engineering Inc.

-- ROGER JOHNSON was promoted to vice president of HDR Engineering Inc.

-- MARILEE McCOSH was named vice president and area market service coordinator for US Bank Bellevue-Southwest Washington Area Market Administrations Division.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

-- Tracy Pugh was named director of sales and marketing for Embassy Suites hotel. Eugene Zipp was named vice president of engineering for Avtech Corp.

-- ADVERTISING/PR/MARKETING

Brett Bibby has joined Northwest Cable Advertising as a retail sales representative. Sharp Hartwig Inc. has hired Elizabeth Doria as a media assistant. Nancy Wheeler was promoted to audit manager in the Seattle office of KPMG Peat Marwick.

-- BANKING

Security Pacific Bank Washington promoted Kathleen Wilcox to first vice president of retail banking; Laura Woods was named assistant vice president and branch manager for the Renton Highland branch.

-- CONSULTING

Marta Estes was promoted to office manager of the Everett office of Northwest Strategies. Michael Nikunen has joined Howard Johnson & Co. as a consultant.

-- ENGINEERING

William Zbitnoff has joined Sweet-Edwards/

Emcon Inc. as a supervising engineer of solid- and hazardous-waste projects. Ron Maddox has joined Coffman Engineers as senior project and construction manager.

-- FINANCE

Pacific First Financial Corp. announced the promotion of Don McKim to vice president; Debbie Anderson and William Tuckett to assistant vice president; and Judy Norris to assistant secretary.

-- HIGH-TECH

Microsoft Corp. appointed Elton Welke general manager of Microsoft Press.

-- INSURANCE

Dale Ahrens was promoted to assistant vice president for Corron & Black Inc.

-- INVESTMENTS

Piper Jaffray & Hopwood Inc. named Miles Otoupal investment executive.

-- LAW

The law offices of Riddell, Williams, Bullitt and Walkinshaw announced that Robert Heller, Mark Maghie and James Hicken have become members of the firm and that Susan Callaghan, Margot Livingston and Scott Schrum have become associated with the firm.

-- LODGING

James Taylor was named general manager of the Embassy Suites hotel.

-- MANUFACTURING

David Trudeau was named vice president of quality for Cascade Cabinet Corp.

-- MEDIA

David Watkins has joined KING-TV as associate director of KING 5 Creative Group.

-- ORGANIZATIONS

The Washington State Chapter of the American Planning Association elected Roger Wagoner president, Corbitt Loch vice president, Caroline Berry secretary and Donald Erickson treasurer of the Puget Sound Section. The National Association of Credit Management, Credit and Financial Development Division, Seattle Chapter, announced Janet Moo and Vida Long-Tedder are recipients of the Certified Business Fellow credential.

-- REAL ESTATE

Norris, Beggs and Simpson announced the addition of Kelly Boccia to its Bellevue office and Mark Mugleston to its brokerage staff. Kirk Johnson was named to the Seattle Office Properties Division of Grubb and Ellis. Doris Prucha has joined Bruch and Vedrich Inc. as a real estate marketing consultant.

-- RETAIL

Terranomics Retail Services announced the promotions of Brian Henderson to sales manager and Steve Gayner to economic/demographic planner, to head the demographics/research department; Brad Jeffers and David Messner were both honored as ``Rookies of the Year'' for 1989.

-- OTHER

Bekins Northwest announced the promotions of Don Arroyo and Doug Jordan to commercial relocations manager. Brian Placzek has joined the Composite Research and Management Inc. staff of fixed-income analysts. Pamela Fortin was named executive director of Totem Girl Scout Council. Elizabeth Martin has joined Trenna Wicks and Sound Physical Therapy. Norman Wiettig Jr. has joined Waste Management Inc. in regional special projects.

-- AWARDS

The Greater Seattle Legal Secretaries Association named Asa Glazer ``Boss of the Year'' and Lynn Grignon ``Member of the Year.''

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