Moving up

Questar Assessment, Apple Valley, named Nate Ober chief technology officer. Ober joined the company in 2015 and was chief architect and director of ­product development. He was a senior technical project manager for American Institutes for Research and worked for the state of Utah.

Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmermann, Minneapolis, named Jerry Ouimet ­president. Ouimet joined the company in 2011 and was a senior vice president for Willis.

TSP named Elizabeth Schulze principal and senior architect for the ­Minnetonka office. Schulze joined TSP in 2003 and served on the board for Habitat for ­Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls.

Larkin Hoffman, Bloomington, named Brandi Kerber shareholder.

Spire Credit Union, Falcon Heights, named Mike Elliott Eagan branch manager. Elliott was an assistant branch manager for TCF Bank and worked for U.S. Bank.

On the move

Katun Corp., Bloomington, named Joe Wagner senior vice president of operations. Wagner was director of sales and marketing for Liberty Carton Co. and previously held multiple leadership positions at Katun.

Sambatek, Minnetonka, named Mark Salo director of field services for the ­Minnetonka office. Salo worked for Westwood Professional Services and is a firefighter for the city of Eden Prairie.

U.S. Bank, Minneapolis, named Michael Atherley health care banking specialist for the private client reserve. Atherley was a commercial banking team leader for Associated Bank and held leadership positions at Wells Fargo. U.S. Bank also named Peter Begich private banker for the private client reserve. Begich was a senior private banker at Zions Bancorporation in Salt Lake City.

Founders Properties, Minnetonka, named Kim Hofstede vice president. Hofstede was a vice president for Carlson Real Estate Co. and serves as vice ­president of the Minnesota chapter of NAIOP.

Big-D Construction named Roy Groitzsch construction superintendent. Groitzsch was a superintendent at Anderson Cos. and Bainey Group Construction Services. Big-D also named Bradley Johnson-Dupre construction ­superintendent.

Minnesota Housing Partnership, St. Paul, named Jeremy Schroeder policy director. Schroeder was executive director of Common Cause Minnesota and was ­executive director of the Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.