On the Job March 29, 2013

BANKING, FINANCE

Boulder-based TeQuity Capital & Communications added Andrew Merinoff, Marcy Dockery and Michael Dann to its advisory board. TeQuity invests seed capital, counsel and service for equity positions in companies. TeQuity is a joint effort of Boulder companies Metzger Associates and Tiforp Business Ventures.

Key Equipment Finance in Superior, an affiliate of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY), named Andrew J. Falcone director, North American rail. Falcone spent 19 years at BTMU Capital Corp., the last two years as managing director, Beacon Rail Leasing Inc., and the previous eight years as managing director, North American rail. Previously, he worked for five years in sales and marketing at Gould Shawmut Inc.

High Plains Bank named Chris McVay vice president/location manager in Longmont. McVay previously worked with Guaranty Bank in Boulder and Westminster and has nearly a decade of lending experience including commercial, real estate and small-business loans. He is chairman of the Metro North Chamber’s Leadership Program and serves on the Safe Shelter of St. Vrain’s board of directors. McVay has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business.

BIOSCIENCE

Boulder-based Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) hired Dr. Michael N. Needle as chief medical officer. Needle, a board certified hematologist/oncologist, will oversee clinical development across Array’s pipeline, including its two wholly-owned cancer drugs, ARRY-520 for multiple myeloma and ARRY-614 for myelodysplastic syndromes, as well as collaborate with strategic partners to advance late-stage programs. Needle has more than 14 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in drug development and regulatory affairs.

EDUCATION

Bixby School, a private school in Boulder, hired David Stringfield as head of school effective July 1. Stringfield succeeds Pat Baker, who is retiring. Baker co-founded the private school with Harlan “Bart” Bartram in 1970. Baker served as executive director and teacher for 43 years. Stringfield has 20 years of elementary school experience, during which he taught preschool and all elementary grade levels in addition to serving as principal at the Yellowstone National Park School. Most recently, Stringfield provided professional development and guidance to selected school principals throughout Montana in his role as a transformational leader for the state.

LAW

Bloomberg BNA Real Estate Law & Industry Report, a national journal, published an article by Rick Angel of Angel Law Offices, a real estate transaction law firm with offices in Boulder and Los Angeles. The article, “Five Important Issues to Consider when Parties Negotiate a Lease Guaranty,” provides practical, bottom-line advice for both landlords and guarantors.  A copy of the article can be obtained by request sent to Info@AngelLawOffices.com.

REAL ESTATE

Joel Ripmaster, president and managing broker with Colorado Landmark Realtors, was a speaker at the Luxury Portfolio Summit Feb. 24-26 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Participants were luxury sales associates and marketing professionals affiliated with Luxury Portfolio International, the luxury face of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, an international network of more than 500 real estate firms. More than 500 real estate agents and brokers attended the summit.

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