Business people

FleishmanHillard named Steve Hickok senior vice president and partner to its Minneapolis-St. Paul office. Hickok joined FleishmanHillard in 2004 and was with the agency's New York office. He worked for Ruder Finn, Torrance Cos. and Middleberg Euro. FleishmanHillard also named Kelly Puspoki senior vice president. Puspoki was a vice president in Weber Shandwick's consumer marketing practice and has worked for Olson.

Anchor Bank, St. Paul, named Heather Bierbrauer Burnsville bank manager and Keith Crep vice president, business banking at the Snelling location. Bierbrauer is a chamber ambassador for the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce and member of the BITE of Burnsville planning committee. Crep is on the board for the Midway Chamber of Commerce and a coach for the Mahtomedi Youth Hockey Association.

Digitaria named Harlo Petoskey interaction design director for its Minneapolis office. Petoskey was the UX lead at Colle+McVoy and worked for Creatis and Olson.

U.S. Bank Wealth Management, Minneapolis, named Mark Evans managing director of investments for Ascent Private Capital Management. Evans was a principal for Slocum and worked for Deloitte. He is a graduate of St. John's University and received his masters from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.

Bremer Investment Services, St. Paul, named Patrick Gherity a financial adviser in the Edina office. Gherity was a financial adviser for Cuna Brokerage Services and worked for Provident Financial Group, Allianz Life and Morgan Stanley.

Bell State Bank & Trust named Judy Jandro senior vice president/business banker for the Golden Valley office. Jandro was a senior program manager for Twin Cities Community Land Bank.

The National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence named Jamie Bullis the Bridgestone Retail Operations/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year. Bullis is lead technician at Firestone Complete Auto Care in Minnetonka and is the second female technician to receive the honor. The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence also named John Sloan the Toyota/ASE Master Automobile Technician of the Year. Sloan is a technician for Rudy Luther Toyota.

Olson, Minneapolis, named Howard Liszt vice chairman. Liszt was a chief executive for Campbell Mithun and has served on the board for Olson since 2009. He serves on the boards for Land O'Lakes and Eggland's Best and is a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota.