BUSINESS NOTES : LAVEY NAMED GM AT HYATT REGENCY.Frank Lavey recently was named general manager of the 485-room Hyatt Regency Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in the 700 block of South Hope Street. Lavey began his career with Hilton Hotels
His most recent assignment was general manager of the Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Kane receives top association award Northridge resident John Kane was recently selected executive of the year by the Executives' Association of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , the local chapter of the international networking organization. The award is presented for outstanding service to the organization and community. Kane owns Tarzana-based Albany Business Systems, a computer service company. Lee receives AJC AJC Atlanta Journal & Constitution AJC American Jewish Committee AJC Arabian Jockey Club AJC American Jewish Congress AJC Australian Jockey Club (Sydney, Australia) AJC Anderson Junior College (Singapore) Achievement award Thomas L. Lee, chairman and chief executive officer of The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. , recently received the American Jewish Committee's civic achievement award. Lee joined Newhall Land in 1970, and was named CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Valencia-based company in 1987. Lee is founder of the Santa Clarita Child and Family Development Center, active in United Way of Greater Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, and in the Santa Clarita Boys & Girls Club. Polygram TV appoints trio Polygram Television recently announced three executive appointments. They are: Karen Danaher-Dorr, senior vice president of television movies and mini-series. Suzanne Rainey, vice president of pay television and cable distribution. Seth Zachary, director of pay television and cable distribution. In her newly created position, Danaher-Dorr will oversee all movie and mini-series development and production. Danaher-Dorr joins PolyGram from Citadel Entertainment LP in Los Angeles, where she was senior vice president of motion pictures and mini-series. Rainey and Zachary were appointed to expand the company's pay television distribution effort. Rainey joins Polygram from MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. ; Zachary was promoted from director of legal and business affairs. Mayer named Disney senior vice president Kevin Mayer has been named senior vice president of strategic planning and chief strategic officer for Burbank-based The Walt Disney Co. Mayer joined Disney in 1993 and has been responsible for the company's business development for new media and new technology. In his new position, Mayer will develop strategy and business development for ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. broadcasting and cable businesses in addition to his previous responsibilities. Rawlins named senior VP at Collectech Collectech Systems Inc. has named John C. Rawlins Jr. senior vice president of sales for the Calabasas-based company. For the past two years, Rawlins has served as president of the Rawlins Group, a sales management-consulting firm in Louisville, Ky. Collectech assists clients improve their accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying management process and provides a line of products to manage receivables and improve customer retention. Huebner retires without missing day Mildred Huebner of Canoga Park recently retired from the Daily News after 20 years at the newspaper without missing a day of work. Huebner was hired in 1978 as a hand inserter. In 1978, she was promoted to assistant tear-sheet supervisor. CAPTION(S): 7 Photos Photo: (1) LAVEY (2) KANE (3) DANAHER-DORR (4) RAINEY (5) ZACHERY (6) MAYER (7) HUEBNER |
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