Business People: Evereve names industry vet Sarah Clary to advise on creative. PUBLISHED: October 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM CDT Retail. Evereve, an Edina-based women's fashion retailer, announced it has named Sarah Clary as advisory chief creative officer. Clary previously has led creative direction campaigns and brand strategy for Hill House Home, Veronica Beard, Kule, Gap, Old Navy, Birdies, Soma, White House Black Market and Target. Advertising/public relations. Marketing Architects, a Minnetonka-based TV advertising agency, announced it is partnering with SoClean, a maker of CPAP cleaning products, on a national TV campaign bringing the SoClean 3+ to market. Construction. Evergreen Holdings Corp., an Eagan-based umbrella group of construction services providers, announced it has named Josh Bone as its first chief strategy officer, a newly created role. Bone also is executive director of ELECTRI International; he joins Evergreen Holdings on Nov. 16. Financial services. Associated Bank announced the following additions to its Private Wealth team in the Twin Cities: Therese Pershall, senior vice president, senior private adviser strategy lead; Gracia Cavanaugh, senior vice president, senior wealth planner; Kyle Foster, vice president, wealth adviser based in Minneapolis, and Drew Burke, vice president, portfolio manager. Associated Bank is based in Green Bay, Wis., and is Minnesota's 15th largest by deposit market share. Honors. C.H. Robinson, an Eden Prairie-based international provider of trucking, shipping and freight logistical services to business, announced it has been recognized as one of America's Best Employers for Tech Workers 2026 by Forbes and Statista. Labor. The Minnesota Nurses Association, a union representing more than 22,000 members in Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin, announced the election of new members on its board of directors to serve from Jan. 1, 2027, through 2029. Chris Rubesch, Essentia-Duluth, was re-elected for a second term as the president. Other executive board members include: Jeremy Olson-Ehlert, Hennepin County Medical Center, first vice president; Rachel Andersen, Fairview Southdale, second vice president; Becky Nelson, Allina Abbott Northwestern, secretary, and Daniel Clute, Fairview Bethesda, treasurer. Manufacturing. Apogee Enterprises, a Bloomington-based provider of architectural windows and related products for commercial construction, announced that its board of directors has elected Julie K. Streich as an independent director. Streich served as chief financial officer of Barnes Group Inc. from 2021 until her retirement in March 2026 and served as interim chief executive officer from March 2022 to July 2022. Medical technology. Nuwellis, an Eden Prairie-based developer and provider of bodily fluid management systems, announced the appointment of Brian Johnson as director of quality and regulatory affairs. Prior to joining Nuwellis, Johnson served as senior quality manager at Baxter/Vantive... CVRx, a Maple Grove-based developer of a treatment for chronic heart failure, announced that John Landry has been appointed chief financial officer, effective Oct. 12; he succeeds Jared Oasheim. Landry most recently served as CFO of Nyxoah SA. Sponsorships. Dunn Brothers Coffee, a Minneapolis-based retail coffee chain, announced it is the official coffee partner at the University of St. Thomas with four new locations at both the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses... U.S. Bank, Minneapolis, announced it has launched a brand campaign featuring NFL quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the bank's chief financial playmaker, building on the company's role as an official bank and wealth management sponsor of the NFL. Mendoza plays for the Las Vegas Raiders... The WNBA's Minnesota Lynx and insurance provider GEICO announced a partnership naming GEICO the team's official jersey patch partner and official home and auto insurance partner. Technology. Bluum, a St. Paul-based provider of education technology products and services, announced that CRN, a brand of The Channel Co., has named five executives as finalists across multiple categories of the 2026 CRN Women of the Year Awards: Kerry Shaw, chief human resources officer; Ashley Simms, sales director; Jessica Strandquest, director of marketing; Meghan Brown, VP of operations, and Sarah Brown, VP of finance.

Business people: Evereve hires Target exec Alanna Baker to lead digital. PUBLISHED: September 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM CDT Retail. Evereve, an Edina-based national women's fashion chain, announced the appointment of Alanna Baker as its first chief digital officer. Baker joins Evereve from Target Corp., where she most recently served as vice president of marketplace strategy and operations and general manager of a $2 billion ecommerce business. Education. Capella University, a Minneapolis-based private accredited institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, announced the appointment of Dr. Saro Sarkisian to its board of trustees. Sarkisian is a board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist and serves as clinical director of cellular therapeutics at Frederick Health and also practices at the James M. Stockman Cancer Institute in Maryland. Financial services. Deluxe, a Minneapolis-based business services and technology company, announced the appointment of Kevin Jones as president of its Merchant Services division. Jones founded Celero Commerce in 2018 and Deluxe acquired Celero earlier this month. Prior to launching Celero, Jones led First American Payment Systems' strategic partner channel before founding Anovia Payments. Deluxe acquired First American in 2021. Food. Hormel Foods Corp., an Austin, Minn.-based provider of grocery store prepared food brands, announced the appointment of Ash Bhumbla as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Sept. 8. He succeeds Paul Kuehneman, who has served as interim chief financial officer since October 2025. Bhumbla joins Hormel from Tyson Foods, where he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for the company's Chicken segment and concurrently served as chief financial officer of Tyson's International segment. Honors. Padilla, a Minneapolis-based public relations firm, announced that Rosalie Morton, senior vice president, Channels and Integrated Marketing, and a member of the executive leadership team, has been named to Ragan's Top Women in Marketing, Class of 2026, earning recognition in the Tech/Digital Marketers category. The awards recognize exceptional women whose leadership, innovation and measurable impact are shaping the future of marketing... Center of the American Experiment, a Golden Valley-based political policy advocacy group, announced it won the 2026 Bob Williams Award for Securing Durable Freedom from the State Policy Network, recognizing the organization's work exposing and documenting Minnesota's fraud problem. Media. The Minnesota Newspaper Association and Minnesota News Media Institute announced the appointment of Justin Lessman as executive director, succeeding Lisa Hills, who will retire Jan. 31. Lessman has been a staff writer and advertising sales representative in Tracy, Minn., and Marshall, Minn., and Powell, Wyo., taught journalism at Kansas State University and most recently was publisher, general manager and part owner at Livewire Printing Co. in Jackson, Minn., along with other roles. Medical technology. Electromed, a New Prague-based developer of airway clearance technologies, announced the planned retirement of Jim Cunniff, president and chief executive officer, on or about April 2, 2027, also resigning from the company's board of directors. A national search for his successor is planned... Patterson Cos., a Mendota Heights-based national supplier of medial equipment to veterinary and dental practices, announced the appointment of Wasi Ahmed as chief information officer, effective Aug. 17. Ahmed most recently served as chief technical and chief information officer at Foundation Building Materials; he also held executive positions at Yokohama Tire Corp. of North America, Ventura Foods, Pharmavite and Oracle. Organizations. Minnesota Corn, a Burnsville-based umbrella trade, research, lobbying and advocacy group representing the interest of the state's corn farmers, announced the promotion of Alex Trunnell to director of market development and industry relations. Trunnell has worked for the organization since 2019 as a member of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association's public policy team. When a friend becomes a caregiver Watch More Technology. NextSilicon, a Minneapolis-based maker of computer hardware components, announced the appointment of Rupal Hollenbeck as president and chief business officer. Hollenbeck most recently served as president of Check Point Software Technologies and previously held executive positions at Cerebras Systems, Oracle and Intel.