CEO Brenda Handley Promotes Dave Caple from COO to President
"This promotion recognizes Caple's leadership and vision as we transition from an interim housing provider to a full service provider of corporate housing and housing services," Handley explained.
When the hospitality industry screeched to a halt in the wake of the September 11 tragedy, Caple led the organization through required reductions in force and other business challenges while keeping employee morale and productivity high. We are now well positioned to be of greater service to our clients and to grow our business here and beyond the Northwest," Handley said.
Under Caple's leadership, Northwest Suites diversified its service offerings beyond interim housing to include housing services such as rental finding, furniture rental and purchase, and international settling in services. With these changes, the company changed its name to Northwest Suites & Housing Services in April of 2002.
Northwest Suites & Housing Services was just named among the fastest growing privately held companies in the Pacific Northwest for the second year in a row by the Puget Sound Business Journal. The company has also earned recognition from a variety of other organizations this year:
Handley continues in her role as chief executive officer and plans to focus more of her time and effort on community service efforts going forward.
"Our mission at Northwest Suites & Housing Services is to be a recognized leader in employee satisfaction, customer service, and community involvement. My focus for 2003 and beyond is to ensure that we continue to engage in community service efforts that make the Puget Sound region better for all of us.
Headquartered in Redmond, Washington and launched in 1988, Northwest Suites & Housing Services serves as a preferred corporate housing provider to Microsoft, Amazon, Washington Mutual, and others. High profile, seasonal clients such as the Seattle Mariners, the Seattle Storm, the Seattle Seahawks, and The Village Theatre also entrust their interim housing needs exclusively to Northwest Suites & Housing Services.
Northwest Suites & Housing Services provides "All the Comforts of Home™" in the Northwest and around the world by offering thousands of unique housing selections that blend the comforts of living at home with the amenities and services clients need to make their stays comfortable, productive, and rewarding, all at a price that makes good business sense. Northwest Suites & Housing Services also provides furniture rental and purchase, full time rental assistance, and international settling-in services.
Contact: Karen Bruhn, 425.836.9828, k.bruhn@verizon.net