Newsmakers.Advertising & P.R. Jack Skelley was named public relation manager at Roddan Paolucci Roddan Advertising and Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most in Palos Verdes Palos Verdes is often used to refer to a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles/South Bay area of California. This affluent bedroom community is known for its dramatic views, good schools [1] extensive horse trails [2] . He will oversee public relations campaigns. Skelley was most recently associate publisher and executive editor of the L.A. Downtown News. Eric Wentworth was appointed vice president and creative director for the Artime Group, an integrated advertising and marketing agency in Pasadena. He will be responsible for creative direction and business acquisition. Wentworth was most recently vice president and team leader at the Phelps Group in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . Aerospace Peter Walsh Peter Walsh may refer to:
''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... in El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and . He will oversee regional sales, marketing, reservations, and operations at 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. , Honolulu and Vancouver airports. Walsh was previously general manager of Air New Zealand for United Airlines. Architecture John Petro was appointed associate vice president at Cannon Design in Los Angeles. He will oversee technical operations, specializing in quality control review. Petro was previously technical director at Lee Burchart & Liu in Santa Monica. Marion E. LaRue was promoted to senior associate. She will continue to focus on planning and design for sports and recreation. LaRue was most recently operations manager See datacenter manager. for the firm. Associations Brian Edwards was elected president of the Themed Entertainment Association The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is an international non-profit association representing the world's leading creators, developers, designers and producers of themed experiences such as museums, zoos and theme parks. in Burbank. He will oversee marketing, networking, and educational activities. Edwards is currently chief executive of Edwards Technologies in El Segundo. Banking & Finance Aaron R. Sokol was named vice president and private banking relationship manager for Bankers Trust The Bankers Trust is a historic American banking organisation that was acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1998. It was originally set up when banks could not perform trust company services. Private Banking in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for new business development in the high net worth private banking market. Sokol was most recently vice president and portfolio manager for Scudder Kemper Investments Inc. in Los Angeles. David Grimes David Grimes (born on December 31, 1986 in Detroit, Michigan) plays wide receiver for Notre Dame. Player Profile Grimes is a speedy receiver/return man who played prominent role this season. was appointed vice president of business development at City National Bank in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for private banking in the Los Angeles region. Grimes was most recently vice president and senior relationship manager at the company's Beverly Hills office. Education Beth Drake was appointed chief financial officer of Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. She will be responsible for financial and accounting operations and budget administration. Drake was most recently an audit manager with Deloitte & Touche in Los Angeles. Harold C. Slavkin was named dean of the School of Dentistry Noun 1. school of dentistry - a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry dental school grad school, graduate school - a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree at University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . He will oversee research, education and fund raising for the school. Slavkin is currently director of the National Institute of Dental and Cranioofacial Research and will assume his USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. duties next year. Entertainment John M. Kiernan was appointed vice president of associated labels at Universal Music & Video Distribution in Universal City. He will manage all of Universal Music Group's associated labels as well as music video sales through the company's audio division. Kiernan was previously senior director of artist development for Universal Records. Chris Kowalczyk will replace Kiernan as senior-director of artist development. He will oversee activities for the Universal/Motown Records Group. Kowalczyk was most recently UMVD's artist development representative for Universal Records Group. Also, Michael Anthony Davis was promoted to senior director of sales at UMVD UMVD Universal Music & Video Distribution , with responsibility for coordinating retail sales for all catalog, jazz and classical labels. Davis was most recently director of retail marketing. Diana Schulz was promoted to vice president of corporate development and strategic planning at Universal Studios in Universal City. She will be responsible for developing global business opportunities. Schulz was most recently senior director of corporate development and strategic planning. Don Stults was named senior vice president of operations at Iwerks in Burbank. He will oversee all operations, including project services and product development. Stults was most recently vice president of operations for the company. Food Karen Peterson was appointed vice president of sales and marketing at Southland Bagel Co. in Carson. She will be responsible for strengthening wholesale and private-label sales as well as maintaining current business. Peterson was most recently director of nontraditional sales for Frozen Fusion, a smoothie smooth·ie also smooth·y n. pl. smooth·ies Slang 1. A person regarded as being assured and artfully ingratiating in manner. 2. A smooth-tongued person. franchise company in Scottsdale, Ariz. High Tech Brian Fillebrown Was promoted to corporate vice president at Computer Sciences Corp. in El Segundo. He will be responsible for contract performance and quality assurance, as well as risk management. Fillebrown was most recently vice president of operations for the company's consulting group. Howard Scott Schwartz was promoted to president of Nowcom Corp., an online services and applications provider in Los Angeles. He will oversee all operations, technical support and customer service. Schwartz was most recently vice president of the company. Margaret Sullivan was appointed chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at Pentagon Inc., an e-commerce service provider An organization that provides any combination of consulting, software and computer systems for e-commerce Web sites. . She will be responsible for daily operations and future growth strategies. Sullivan was most recently chief of staff to the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Noun 1. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; "the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. . New Media Margaret Leslie Davis was named director of corporate communications for Futurestep.com, an online executive recruiter in Los Angeles. She will oversee development of proprietary content. Davis was previously a founding editor at the Excite Network. Tonya De Gance was named vice president of marketing at HomePage.com in Pasadena. She will be responsible for brand strategy for both corporate services and consumer marketing. De Gance was most recently director of marketing and promotions at MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Online. Nancy Jane Goldston was appointed executive vice president of marketing at WeddingChannel.com in Los Angeles. She will be esponsible for building a marketing and branding plan. Goldston was most recently managing partner of the Goldston Group in Los Angeles. Also, Erika Hart Hindle and Brian Pike were named vice presidents of finance and corporate development and technology, respectively. Hindle will be responsible for planning future growth and Pike will strategize technological development. Hindle was most recently vice president of finance and corporate development at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Santa Monica. Pike was previously director of program development for Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch. Jack Serpa was appointed executive vice president of sales and strategic planning for Internet Wire, an online news service in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for expanding the regional sales staff as well as new product development and strategic planning. Serpa was most recently head of new media research at Mediamark Research. Kenneth Wong was appointed chief executive and chairman of Pop.com, a Los Angeles Internet entertainment company formed by DreamWorks SKG SKG Stichting Kwaliteit Gevelbouw (Dutch) SKG Spielberg, Katzenberg,and Geffen (DreamWorks Studios) SKG Thessaloniki, Greece - Thessaloniki (Airport Code) SKG Smith and Kraus Global , Imagine Entertainment and Vulcan Ventures Inc. He will lead development of original Internet-only programming. Wong was most recently president of Walt Disney Imagineering in Burbank. Real Estate Clayton Hovivian was promoted to senior vice president at Cushman Realty Corp. in Los Angeles. He specializes in tenant representation. Hovivian was previously vice president. Anthony J. Manos was appointed senior vice president of the investment services group at Transwestern Commercial Services, Los Angeles. He will develop client relationships with private real estate investors and owners. Manos was most recently vice president and southwest division manager of industrial development at Catellus Development Corp. Davis Leaves Disney to Lead Smaller E-Commerce Firm ADD the name of Chuck Davis to the growing list of Hollywood executives who have jumped ship to head a fledgling Internet venture. Davis traded in his job as president of e-commerce for Walt Disney Co.-owned Go.com for the challenge of leading BizRate.com through its adolescent paces. Three-year-old BizRate.com is roughly one one-thousandth the size of Disney, whose Go.com, is the nation's fifth most popular Web site, according to online research firm Media Metrix. But BizRate is growing quickly, fueled by a $20 million second round of venture capital funding it received in May. And being 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 a smaller business is more appealing than being the divisional president of a giant, Davis said. "I left to go run a company," said Davis, who left Go.com one month after it was created by the merger of Disney's Buena Vista Internet Group and Infoseek. BizRate.com issues quality ratings for e-commerce sites, essentially an online version of the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. "We provide a research feedback loop for merchants and customer feedback on the best place to shop," said Davis. The company makes money by selling aggregate (not personal) marketing research information to merchants, and by taking a small cut from customer rebates. (Some e-commerce companies that are rated by BizRate.com offer rebates to customers who are referred from the BizRate.com site.) Next year Davis plans to launch .a consulting service to improve online merchants' sites and retail practices. And he hopes to increase revenues on the consumer side by upping incentives and special offers for shoppers referred by BizRate.com. Prior to his Go.com post at Disney, Davis was president of e-commerce for Buena Vista Internet Group in Burbank. Before that he was senior vice president of circulation and consumer marketing at TV Guide. |
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