On the Job April 12, 2013

ADVERTISING, COMMUNICATIONS

Niwot-based shoe manufacturer Crocs Inc. promoted Andy Sackmann from vice president for marketing to chief marketing officer. Sackmann, who began working at Crocs in June 2011, succeeded Andrew Davison, who left the company in October. Sackmann is overseeing the company’s brand efforts, advertising and communications, which includes social media.

CP+B, an ad agency, promoted Ryan Nikolaidis to associate director of physical computing. Nikolaidis, who is based in CP+B’s office in Boulder, previously was an interactive developer. Prior to CP+B, Nikolaidis studied electrical engineering and music technology at the University of Florida and Georgia Institute of Technology. He then went on to develop iPhone apps for ZOOZ Mobile and worked as a research scientist in the development of Shimon, a robotic marimba player.

ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION

Louisville-based Boulder Creek Builders hired David Oyler as director of special projects. Oyler, who came out of retirement to take the job, has 34 years of experience in the home construction industry with a wide range of experience including drafting, design, marketing and management. Most recently, he was division president of Melody Homes. Oyler was active in the Homebuilders Association of Metro Denver, having been chairman of numerous coordinating committees, served on its executive board for four years and was president of the association in 2001.

BANKING, FINANCE

Financial analyst Eddie Liang has joined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.’s office in Boulder. Liang graduated from Pomona College with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a minor in Russian and has been with Merrill Lynch for 10 years. He previously was assistant vice president and senior financial analyst for the Ambrose-Hirschhorn Group based in Los Angeles.

HIGH TECH

Boulder-based Parallel Path Corp., an online marketing firm, appointed Hardy Kalisher as director of the firm’s Strategic Consulting Group. Kalisher has 22 years of entrepreneurial and marketing experience. He is the founder of HK Design + Consulting in Boulder. He also founded two retail apparel companies and two music production companies.

MANUFACTURING

Boulder-based Fresh Produce Holdings LLC, an apparel and accessories brand for women, hired Lisa Langas as national sales manager. Langas will execute brand and distribution strategies and lead expansion of the company’s wholesale customer base. Prior to joining Fresh Produce, Langas served as vice president and director of sales at Sport Haley Inc. in Denver. From 2004 to 2010, Langas ran her own retail consulting firm, where she partnered with more than100 retailers to help them set financial goals, improve cash flow, train staff, improve visual merchandising presentation and develop superior customer-service programs.

NONPROFIT

The Boulder-based I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County hired Kasia Szewczyk as director of development. Szewczyk has more than 16 years of business development and marketing experience in the United States and abroad. She previously was business development director for ProMorphics. Prior to that, she spent nearly eight years at Kelly Services working in a variety of senior marketing roles where she created programs and events for branches in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The Boulder Shelter for the Homeless appointed Ann Getches, a retired business owner, and Jim Carlson, a management consultant, to its board of directors.

Sarah EchoHawk, executive vice president of First Nations Development Institute in Longmont, will become chief executive of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 1. EchoHawk joined First Nations in 2007 as director of development and communications, and eventually becane executive vice president. She is an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.

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