• Crocs Inc. named David Thomson senior vice president, general manager, of the Asia, Africa and Middle East region.
• Alpine Bank hired Charlie Kercheval as executive vice president, business development for the Denver market.
• Chamber of the Americas Foundation appointed Laura Frigo as the new executive director.
• Janus Capital Group Inc. announced that Billie Williamson has been appointed to its board of directors.
• Bryan Cave LLP announced that Richard B. Levin joined the firm as a partner in its Denver office.
• The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation appointed Chris Hansen, senior director of energy insight for IHS Inc., to serve a two-year term as co-chair of the Colorado Energy Coalition.
• The JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek named Michael Berk as the new director of catering.
• Copic promoted Janel Loud-Mahany to vice president of underwriting and policyholder service.
• Mortgage Solutions Financial recently hired Connie Caldwell as chief administrative officer.
• Ecotech Institute appointed Donald Smith as new program director of both electrical engineering technology and power utility technician programs.
• Nurse-Family Partnership announced that Benilda Samuels joined as chief marketing communications officer and William (Randy) Williams as the chief talent officer.
• The Colorado Academy of Family Physicians has named Dr. Kari Mader the 2015 F. William Barrows Outstanding Family Medicine Resident.
• Delta Dental of Colorado President and CEO Kate Paul has been elected to serve as board chair of Delta Dental Plans Association.
• Holland & Hart partner Rebecca Dow has been appointed to the board of directors of HomeAid Colorado.
• Ginny Orndorff has been named executive director for the Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Discovery.
• CBIZ recently hired Steven Gotsdiner, tax managing director and Amy Lai and Daniel Tevis, tax directors.
• Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe PC has added Andrew W. Comer as an associate, focusing on business, regulatory and public policy matters.
• Andrew Flynn has joined Olsson Associates as the leader for the firm’s environmental resources and compliance practice.
