Newsmakers.Advertising & P.R. Kris Ellenberg has been promoted to senior vice president at Manning, Selvage & Lee, a 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 firm 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 oversees creative and strategic direction for campaigns for Nike and Namco. She has also developed successful branding programs for eBay and General Motors, among others. Ellenberg was most recently vice president. Banking & Finance Edward M. James has been promoted to executive vice president and manager of the commercial banking division at Manufacturers Bank in Los Angeles. Sverre Thomassen has been promoted to executive vice president and manager of the sales and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services division. In his new role, James will direct the bank's middle-market commercial banking activities and oversee seven commercial Lending regions and eight branch locations. He most recently served as a senior vice president. Thomassen will lead a newly created sales and support services division. He was most recently a senior vice president and regional manager. Alan E. Wright has joined Mellon 1st Business Bank as vice president and relationship manager in the West Los Angeles
Education Terry D. Piper has been appointed vice president of student affairs Student affairs staff are responsible for academic advising and support services delivery at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. The chief student affairs officer at a college or university often reports directly to the chief executive of the institution. at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . In his new post, Piper will be responsible for virtually all student life aspects of the university, including outreach and recruitment, public safety, housing and athletics. He was most recently assistant vice president for student life at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas “UNLV” redirects here. For other uses, see UNLV (disambiguation). The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public, coeducational university located in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, known for its programs in History, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Hotel . Engineering Karen Sherman has been named corporate senior vice president and chief information officer at Earth Tech, a provider of water management, engineering technology and environmental and transportation services in Long Beach. She will be responsible for the overall strategy, operation and integration of Earth Tech's information, business development and technology systems, as well as its graphics services. Prior to joining Earth Tech, Sherman was a director for CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. Consulting Services. Entertainment JoAn Cho has been appointed to associate director of business and legal affairs for the Universal Music Group in Santa Monica. She will be responsible for handling pre-litigation matters, as well as overseeing and managing litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. for UMG UMG Universal Music Group UMG Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala (Mariano Galvez University of Guatemala) UMG Upgraded Metallurgical Grade (silicon) UMG Unlicensed Medical Graduate . Prior to her appointment, Cho served as an associate for Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol in Los Angeles. Dede Gardner has been promoted to senior vice president of production for the motion picture group of Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. In her new position, she will work closely with the film and publishing communities to identify, procure and develop properties for feature film production. Before joining Paramount, Gardner worked in the William Morris Agency's literary department in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Wyman Roberts has been appointed executive vice president, marketing -- chief marketing officer for the Universal Studios recreation group in Universal City. He will oversee all worldwide marketing strategies, sales activities, consumer positioning and brand development for Universal Studios' recreation properties. He most recently spent 17 years at Darden Restaurants Inc. Government LeaAnn Pelham Noun 1. Pelham - a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" has been named executive director of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. Pelham will manage a 22-member staff at the commission, which was created by voters in 1990 to administer and enforce a comprehensive set of governmental ethics, campaign finance and lobbying laws for the city of Los Angeles
Larry Kosmont has been appointed as a member of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. As a member, he will work with the board to protect ground and surface water quality in the Los Angeles region, including the coastal watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. He is president and founder of the Kosmont Cos. Law Steve Howard, Devan D. Beck, Yakub Hazzard and Karen L. Dillon have all joined Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP in Los Angeles, as partners. Howard's practice focuses on securities, mergers and acquisitions, directors' and officers' liability, legal and accounting liability, and the entertainment industry. He was formerly a partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. Beck, who headed the intellectual property litigation practice at Milbank, Tweed, represents clients in complex disputes addressing a broad range of topics, including securities fraud, legal and accounting malpractice, unfair competition, patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. and commercial leases. Hazzard is bringing the firm his commercial litigation practice, which emphasizes entertainment, intellectual property and insurance coverage disputes. He was formerly a partner at Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP. Dillon is an entertainment litigator lit·i·gate v. lit·i·gat·ed, lit·i·gat·ing, lit·i·gates v.tr. To contest in legal proceedings. v.intr. To engage in legal proceedings. with a wide-ranging practice in motion picture, television, entertainment, sports and new media. Previously, she wa s a partner Stein & Kahan. Vivian L. Rescalvo has joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, as a senior policy and land-use planner in its Los Angeles office. She will serve as a key part of the firm's planning team, developing strategies to help clients add value to their activities. Rescalvo was most recently a deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky. Media Joseph A. Spano has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of WorldLink LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a Los Angeles media buyer devoted solely to infomercial and direct response spot sales. He will be directly responsible for all financial affairs of WorldLink, and will be actively involved with administration, strategic planning and analysis, and day-to-day operations. Spano most recendy served as acting president and 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 two California-based Internet startups. New Media Nancy Sullivan has been appointed senior vice president of media relations at Farmclub.com, a convergent music media network in Los Angeles. Sullivan will be responsible for directing media relations in addition to executing media campaigns for a new interactive music venture. Previously, she served as senior director of press and artist relations for Island Records. Andy Trincia has joined Rainmaker Rainmaker An employee of a brokerage firm who brings a large amount of wealthy individuals or corporations to the brokerage firm's client base. Notes: Rainmakers are usually compensated very well for their efforts (or connections). Interactive's newly acquired Manhattan Beach office as vice president of the public relations and marketing practice. He will be charged with leading and building Rainmaker's West Coast marketing and public relations division. He was most recently with Fidelity Investments in Boston, where he served as director of media relations. Personnel Perry L. Segal has been named senior executive vice president, operations of CT Engineering Corp., a technical placement firm in El Segundo. He will head CT Technology Group, a new expansion undertaken by the company to meet its increased demand for information technology professionals. Real Estate Kevin C. Farr has been promoted to vice president, residential, Valencia division of the Newhall Land and Farming Co. He will oversee all Valencia residential development, including entitlements, marketing and land sales. He was most recently senior vice president/controller of Valencia Co. Telecommunications Dan Revetto has been named director of external affairs for Pacific Bell in the San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. . He will be responsible for corporate affairs, industry relations, government affairs and community relations for 18 cities and communities throughout the eastern most portion of the San Gabriel Valley. Most recently, Revetto was chief of staff for former U.S. Rep. James E. Rogan, R-Glendale. Tourism & Conventions Ray Gonzalez has been named director of event management and services for the Pasadena Conference Center The Pasadena Conference Center is a convention center in Pasadena, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It consists of three buildings. Pasadena Civic Auditorium The Civic Auditorium, also known as the Pasadena Civic Center . In his new position, Gonzalez will oversee all aspects of the events department, which assists and coordinates service for clients who are holding meetings, conventions or tradeshows in the center. Before joining the center he served as a director of tradeshow development for the Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers. Single Client Appeals to General Counsel AFTER representing various clients for 37 years, attorney Donald P. (Pat) Newell has decided to focus on just one. Newell has been named senior vice president and general counsel for Los Angeles-based SCPIE SCPIE Southern California Physicians Insurance Exchange Holdings Inc., a major health care liability insurer whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . In his new role, Newell will be involved in all facets of SCPIE's business, including underwriting, marketing and claims, with an emphasis on the legal aspects of those operations. "I'll be directing legal work; I won't be practicing law," said Newell. "This was a good time for me to retire from my law firm, and I think it will be fun to be more directly involved in business management." Newell is by no means a stranger to health care insurance, or SCPIE for that matter. He provided legal counsel for the company's founding in 1976, and his former firm, Latham & Watkins, has handled SCPIE's corporate and regulatory legal work since that time. He had been managing partner of Latham & Watkins' San Diego office since 1985. "I'm very familiar with the operation," said Newell. After practicing law for so long, Newell is excited about the opportunity to focus on a single client. 'There will be challenges in going from a strictly legal career to what is, in large part, a business career," he said. "I think it will be good to be able to focus on just one client and all its prospects and challenges." Newell, a Los Angeles native, will maintain his primary residence in San Diego, but has rented an apartment in Beverly Hills. He will work out of SCPIE's headquarters office in Century City. "I was here until 1984, and I've always spent a lot of time in Los Angeles. It's no big change," he said. Conor Dougherty |
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