• Mutual of Omaha Bank appointed Jeff Barnett as senior vice president and senior commercial banker in Denver.
• The Group Inc. Real Estate, announced that Jessica Tate has joined as a broker associate/partner.
• Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. selected Dave Kaufman to lead its national defense strategic business unit as vice president and general manager.
• Famous Brands International announced that it has appointed David Bloom as senior vice president of strategic development.
• Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado welcomes Dot Wright as the new executive vice president, effective Nov. 1.
• Solera National Bank named Gregory J. Bianchi vice president, commercial banker.
• Heath Construction named Rodney Rogers the company’s new chief estimator.
•Mike Beach has been named subscriber sales and services manager at The Gazette in Colorado Springs.
• Boulder County Farmers Market selected Brian Coppom as the new executive director.
• The SpringHill Suites Denver Downtown at Metro State hired Douglas Lambourne as a group sales manager.
• Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture has added Carmen Arriaga-Bucher, Andrea Cunningham, Andy Stein, Joel Hermann and David Boyles to the architectural staff.
• Crocs Inc. named former Walmart executive Greg Sullivan as general manager of Crocs’ Americas region.
• Old Republic National Title Insurance Co. announced that Jim Ryan has joined the company as senior vice president, commercial sales and marketing.
• Ron Brasch and Una Ng-Brasch were recognized as the business arts leaders of the year at the sixth annual Business & Arts Lunch, presented by the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance and the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.
