People in Business
Ken Wolters was named global education manager at Core Health & Fitness, which specializes in production of commercial fitness products. Most recently, he was an associate director at University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he helped manage university recreation, fitness and wellness facilities. Wolters received a master’s degree in business administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. Core Health & Fitness employs more than 400 workers and has headquarters at 4400 N.E. 77th Ave., Suite 33, as well as locations elsewhere around the world. Reach Wolters at kwolters@corehandf.com.
Gene Morris was named the new director of operations at Clark Public Utilities, succeeding Dan Krebs, who retired Feb. 28 after nearly 40 years of service. Morris, who has been with the organization for three-and-a-half years, previously was a construction and maintenance superintendent before being promoted to safety manager. Under Morris’ leadership, Clark was recognized by the National Safety Council for making significant improvements. Morris holds Utility Management, Labor Law and Arbitration certificates through Willamette University and the University of Oregon, as well as an Advanced Safety Certificate. Prior to joining Clark Public Utilities, Morris worked as the director of safety, environment and labor relations at Pacific Power. Krebs was the longest tenured employee at the agency before his retirement, with 12 different roles across six departments. Clark Public Utilities is customer-owned and provides electric and water services to thousands of customers throughout the region.
Scott Wells was hired as vice president and commercial loan officer at Riverview Community Bank. He received a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Santa Barbara, and received a law degree from Concord University. Wells can be reached at the Gateway Riverview location in Portland at 503-517-3504. Riverview Bancorp Inc. is headquartered at 900 Washington St., Suite 900, and has 18 branch locations in the Portland metro area.
Robin Wessel was hired as executive vice president at CRU, a data storage device producer with headquarters at 1000 S.E. Tech Center Drive, Suite 160. With previous experience at companies such as Xerox, Tektronix and FLIR Systems, he’s expected to drive innovation for CRU’s removable hard drive, external data storage and forensic digital investigation products. CRU provides products to government and military agencies as well as corporate IT, entertainment and forensics sectors. Find out more at www.cru-inc.com.
