Newsmakers.Advertising & P.R. Lori Cloud was appointed vice president of entertainment marketing at Bragman Nyman Cafarelli in 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. . She will be responsible for bringing entertainment properties and corporate clients together in joint strategic branding, publicity, product placement and promotions efforts. Cloud was most recently vice president of entertainment marketing at Frankel in Chicago. Associations Lawrence Williamson was named manager of economic development at the Los Angeles Downtown Center Business Improvement District. He will lead efforts to attract technology firms to the area and will work with property owners, developers and real estate brokers to encourage the conversion of older buildings into residential units. Banking & Finance Heng Chen was promoted to executive vice president of finance at City National Bank in Los Angeles. He will oversee asset liability, budget and income tax areas for the bank. Chen was most recently senior vice president of finance. Also, Bob Patterson
Robert Chandler (Bob) Patterson (born May 16, 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1985 through 1998 for the San Diego Padres (1985), was promoted to executive vice president of the bank's Ventura County and 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. regions. He will oversee commercial banking centers as well as the national agribusiness unit and specialty deposits department. Patterson was previously a regional senior vice president. Gerald I. Clebanoff was appointed senior vice president and portfolio manager at U.S. Trust Co.'s Los Angeles office. He will be responsible for managing client portfolios and business development in the high-net-worth market. Clebanoff was previously chief investment officer and chairman of the trust investment committee at City National Bank. Also, Steven P. Yolk yolk (yok) the stored nutrient of an oocyte or ovum. yolk n. The portion of the egg of an animal that consists of protein and fat from which the early embryo gets its main nourishment and of was named vice president and senior trust officer. He will be responsible for managing personal trust and estate relationships, and developing wealth management business in the Los Angeles area. Volk was formerly vice president and senior trust officer at City National Bank in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . Chris DiMauro was appointed vice president at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, a Los Angeles-based investment bank. He will be responsible for financial restructuring, merger, acquisition and corporate financing services. DiMauro was previously a senior high-yield analyst at SunAmerica Investments. Brian Kaufman was named managing director of the digital media group at Digital Coast Partners 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. . He will oversee emerging technology assessment, venture planning services and financing for early-and later-stage ventures in broadband content, interactive television, content delivery networks and infrastructure development. Kaufman was most recently principal at Imperial Capital in Beverly Hills. William D. Snyder was promoted to senior vice president and manager of the international department at Sanwa Bank California in Los Angeles. He will direct financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. strategies for companies and institutions. Snyder was formerly vice president and manager of international trade finance for the bank. Engineering J. Zachary Bedford was appointed president of the infrastructure group at Dean Ryan Consultants & Designers in Los Angeles. He specializes in project management and planning. Bedford was previously a consultant responsible for the planning, design and construction of the U.S. Pentagon renovation program The Pentagon Renovation Program or PENREN is a long-term project by the United States Department of Defense to perform a complete slab-to-slab renovation of The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The program began in the 1990s, and is expected to be completed by 2010. . Entertainment Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Chu was promoted to vice president of creative affairs at Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Feature Animation in Burbank. He will be responsible for developing animated features generated at the California, Florida and Paris studios. Chu was previously director of creative affairs. Paul Eskenazi was promoted to senior vice president of worldwide corporate development at Jim Henson Noun 1. Jim Henson - United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990) Henson Co. in Los Angeles. He will oversee integration efforts following acquisition of the company by EM TV & Merchandising AG. Eskenazi was previously vice president of strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. . Jerry Jameson was promoted to senior vice president at Twentieth Television in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for national sales. Jameson was previously vice president and western region manager. Senn Moses was named executive vice president of marketing at Fox Broadcasting Co. in Los Angeles. He will oversee all marketing efforts, including on-air promotion, print advertising, national media, affiliate and national promotion, and publicity and creative services. Moses was previously senior vice president of worldwide marketing for Columbia Pictures. Cami Winikoff was promoted to 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 Trimark Pictures in Marina del Rey. She will oversee all operational aspects of the company and will continue to sit on the board of directors for Trimark subsidiary CinemalNow.com. Winikoff was previously executive vice president and chief administrative officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive . Government William Burke was appointed to the California Air Resources Board California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the "clean air agency" of the state of California in the United States. Established originally in 1967, it is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, an organization which reports directly to the California by Gov. Gray Davis. He will represent residents of the South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. at the state level. Burke was previously governing board chairman for the district. Health Care Nancy J. Lee was promoted to chief operating officer for Daniel Freeman hospitals in Inglewood and Marina del Rey. She will oversee business operations for both hospitals. Lee was most recently chief nursing officer. High Tech Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
Lisa Sussman was named vice president of sales at the Los Angeles office of Nextlink Communications, a provider of broadband communication services. She will be responsible for sales revenue, sales support and distribution channels for the Los Angeles and Orange County markets. Sussman was formerly director of sales for the Southern California region of AT&T. Insurance William F. Mitchell was named executive vice president at James Econn & Co. in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for forming strategic alliances and expanding the company's presence throughout California. Mitchell was formerly senior vice president with the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. Law Robert Goldschein, Henry Y. Ota and Charles Schwenck were named partners at Kelley Drye & Warren in Los Angeles. Goldschein concentrates on commercial finance and corporate banking and was formerly with Katten Muchin Zavis. Ota is co-chair of the firm's Asia practice group and was most recently a partner with Pillsbury Madison & Sutro. Schwenck represents energy, telecommunications and transportation developers on project financing Project financing A form of asset-based financing in which a firm finances a discrete set of assets on a stand-alone basis. and development matters, and was previously a partner at Morrison & Foerster. Also, Steven K. Hazen and Marlo S. Oliver were named of counsel and special counsel, respectively. Hazen focuses on mergers and acquisitions and was previously at Mayer Brown & Platt. Oliver is a member of the telecommunications practice group and was most recently general counsel for NOS Communications. Manufacturing Media Robert A. Eckert was appointed chairman and chief executive at Mattel in El Segundo. He will be responsible for all operations and management. Eckert was previously president and chief executive at Kraft Foods. Jeffrey M. Johnson was named senior vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). . He will be responsible for production, regional operations, distribution, and technology and systems. Kit Rachlis was appointed editor in chief of Los Angeles magazine. He will oversee all editorial activities. Rachlis was most recently a senior projects editor at the Los Angeles Times and has served as editor in chief at L.A. Weekly. New Media Neil Blatt was appointed executive vice president of FilmStew.com a Culver City-based Web portal for film and TV professionals. He will be responsible for all distribution and exhibition aspects of the site, as well as the virtual film market and product services portions. Blatt was previously executive vice president and head of domestic distribution at Miramax Films. Paul Mattoon was appointed chief financial officer at Entertainment Boulevard, a Los Angeles-based provider of streaming media for the Internet. He will be responsible for all financial matters. Mattoon was most recently in charge of acquisitions for R&B Realty Group in Los Angeles. Burns Will Head Publicity Push for Ventures by Ovitz HOPING to put the right spin on the headlines, Michael Ovitz has hired a new 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 executive for his latest endeavor, a high-profile consortium of entertainment and tech companies led by talent agency upstart Artist Management Group. As newly appointed managing director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. and strategic direction, Michael Burns has as his first order of business the task of garnering favorable publicity for the business model of CKE CKE Clock Enable (memory signal) CKE Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc. (restaurant chain) CKE Certified Kitchen Design Educator CKE Catia Knowledge Engineering CKE Content and Knowledge Engineering RV and the four media ventures it controls. "It's vintage Michael Ovitz," Burns explained. Instead of seeking to entirely dominate one field like talent management, the goal is to carve out to make or get by cutting, or as if by cutting; to cut out. - Shak. See also: Carve a new entertainment niche by housing talent management and production and technology resources under one umbrella. The CKE RV group consists of Artist Management Group (AMG AMG All Music Guide (music website) AMG All Media Guide (group of media websites) AMG All Movie Guide (Movie website) AMG Arzneimittelgesetz (German Law) ) along with a film production company, television production arm, and a tech management, investment and consulting unit called Lynx. Burns says the resulting convergence of entertainment and new media will offer AMG's roster of top talent - which includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Crichton and Pete Sampras -- increased crossover opportunities in TV, film and other media. Burns is charged with crafting unique media relations strategies for each of the divisions, which are essentially start-up companies bolstered by the powerful backing of Ovitz's money and name. "It's a tremendous challenge to find the right media to reach all the potential clients and partners," said Burns. So, the strategies will vary. He plans to target trade publications like Variety for AMG and the production companies, but says Lynx will require a different approach since its target audience is more tech-oriented. Burns intends to cultivate contacts as new trade publications, such as Industry Standard, continue to open bureaus in Los Angeles. Burns was most recently market and practice leader of public affairs at the Los Angeles office of Burson-Marsteller. Jennifer Smith |
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