Olympia, Wash. (Metro) -- Longtime banking executive Carol Nelson has been chosen by Governor Jay Inslee to lead the Washington State Department of Revenue.
Nelson was chairman of Everett-based Cascade Bank for a decade before it was acquired by Opus Bank.
Nelson served as Opus Bank's president for the Washington region for a year before stepping down last April.
She'll replace Brad Flaherty as head of the revenue department.
