Newsmakers.Architecture Marni Tam Murdock has been promoted to principal at Stephen Wen & Associates architects in Pasadena. She will act as the chief liaison with hospital clients and will assume managerial and operational duties at the firm. Arts Bruce Mayhall has been named the new artistic director of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) has been a notable part of the Southern California performing arts community for over twenty-six years. Formed July 12, 1979 as a volunteer effort of 99 gay men from all over the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, GMCLA has . He will have overall responsibility for the organization's artistic future, including the selection of music and seeking out guest artists to appear with the chorus. May-hall, who will begin his tenure in September, is currently a professor of music at the University of Nevada University of Nevada could refer to either of the universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education:
Banking & Finance John Ashkar has been appointed vice president and international marketing officer in the international services department of Manufacturers Bank 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. . He will be responsible for growing the bank's international trade finance business by generating sales leads, participating in international marketing calls and assisting line officers with trade finance credits structure and conducting training on international products. Prior to joining the bank, Ashkar was vice president and manager of the Los Angeles office of East West Bank. Energy Frederick J. Grigsby has been elected vice president of human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and labor relations at Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. in Rosemead. He will oversee all labor relations and human resources functions including staffing, total compensation, employee development, client services and benefits administration. Most recently, Grigsby served as senior vice president of human resources for Fluor Corp. in Aliso Viejo. Entertainment Rose Sokol has been appointed senior director of national sales at Universal Music and Video Distribution. She is based in Universal City and will be responsible for implementing new releases and ongoing sales programs in addition to working with all Universal Music Group labels to achieve sales plans and objectives. Most recently, Sokol served as national sales director for Interscope Geffen A&M records 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. . Christopher Violette has been appointed to the newly created position of head of music at Myriad Pictures in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for overseeing the company's film-related interests including hiring music supervisors and composers, music licensing and soliciting soundtracks. Previously, Violette worked with Island Records as director of soundtracks. Health Care Alan M. Ino has been named chief financial officer at Good Samaritan Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital may refer to: In the United States:
Craig Leach has been 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 Torrance Memorial Medical Center. He has been with the 385-bed nonprofit medical center for 17 years, most recently serving as chief financial officer and senior vice president, administration. John Raudsep has been named vice president of marketing for IPC-The Hospitalist hos·pi·tal·ist n. A physician, usually an internist, who specializes in the care of hospitalized patients. hospitalist Company, a health care provider in North Hollywood. He will be responsible for providing oversight and direction to the overall marketing of the company and its practices. Raudsep was most recently vice president of business development and sales for Destination-Rx.com, an online shopping site for pharmaceuticals and health products. High Tech Daniel DeFore has been appointed director of marketing at Oberthur Card Systems of America, a smart card manufacturer in Los Angeles. He is responsible for magnetic stripe cards, personalization and other services. Most recently, DeFore was a senior manager at MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom. Dina C. Johnson has been appointed chief operations officer and vice president of projects at TechEmpower Inc., a software designer 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 . She is responsible for business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets and planning, as well as managing the delivery process of TechEmpower's projects. Prior to joining the company, Johnson served as vice president and chief operations officer for the Southwest district of Commerce One Inc. Hospitality Suzan Collins has been appointed director of corporate and leisure travel for the Westin Bonaventure Hotel The Westin Bonaventure Hotel is the largest hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is 367 feet (112 meters) tall and has 35 floors. It was completed in 1977. The top floor has a revolving restaurant and observation level. and Suites in Los Angeles. She is responsible for overseeing local corporate market sales as well as domestic and international travel industry sales for Los Angeles' largest hotel. Collins joined the Westin Bonaventure from the Queen Mary Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: Queens Britain England
Mark Schwabenbauer has been appointed corporate group sales Group sales Block sale (of large amounts) of securities to institutional investors. group sales The distribution of a new security issue to institutional clients. manager at the Radisson Wilshire Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for all corporate group business. New Media Kurt Bensmiller has been named vice president, research at E-Poll, a provider of online audience research services in Encino. He will be responsible for expanding the company s roster of interactive services with a focus on market research products as well as designing specific research programs to broaden E-Poll's database of consumer preferences. Most recently, Bensmiller was vice president of research and community for Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . online. Nonprofits Rachel C. Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the has been named director of education and outreach services for the Entertainment Industries Council, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. . She will oversee EIC's educational programs and outreach efforts as well as cultivate relationships with industry executives and technical experts. Flores was previously a program manager at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. James Watson has been promoted to vice president of consulting services at the California Manufacturing Technology Center, a nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. in Gardena that provides consulting services to small and mid-size manufacturers. He will be responsible for the strategic direction of CMTC's seven regional centers, sales support and planning as well as directing the activities of the CMTC's four practice areas: strategic business services, information technology services, quality management services and lean enterprise services. Watson was previously a vice president of business development at the company. Real Estate Richard Peltz has been promoted to chief information officer at Marcus & Millichap, a real estate investment brokerage company in Encino. He joined the firm in 1997 and has been responsible for the design, launch and enhancement of a number of Web-based tools. Peltz most recently served as director of information services See Information Systems. . Adam P. Christofferson has been named sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → at the firm's Encino office. He will be responsible for managing, mentoring and training the office's newer agents. Christofferson joined the firm in 1997 and was most recently a sales associate. Andy Hetzel has been named vice president of sales and marketing, Valencia division, for Newball Land's Valencia master-planned community. He will be responsible for all new home marketing and sales programs in Valencia, encompassing 20 new home neighborhoods grouped in a variety of village settings. Hetzel joined the company from Greystone Homes. Restaurants Steve Wallace Steve Wallace may refer to
Tourism Misty Kerns has been named executive director of the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau. She will be responsible for increasing visitor expenditures, tourism revenues and local employment through promotion of the area as a travel destination. Kerns joined the bureau in 1997 and has served as the director of sales and marketing. Joining Kerns will be Joanne M. Bogus, who has been appointed director of corporate sales. She will be responsible for increasing corporate meeting and group events in Santa Monica as well as establishing and implementing sales programs designed to generate sales leads and group bookings from Santa Monica's feeder markets. Credit Card Executive Charges Into Post THE influence of Creighton Grenoble could reach as far as your pocket. Recently named senior vice president of development and systems at Oberthur Card Systems of America, Grenoble will help the international credit-card giant manage data-processing services, smart-card software engineering and develop e-business infrastructure. Oberthur identifies itself as the No. 1 supplier of MasterCard and Visa cards in the world, working with companies on five continents. Despite Oberthur's dominance in the credit-card market, Grenoble said it can be tough to stay ahead in the industry. "It's a very, very competitive market that we're in with some very sophisticated competitors," he said. And supplying credit cards is becoming an increasingly complicated business. "There's a real metamorphosis going on in the industry, from straight manufacturing to putting out a much more complex product," Grenoble said. "As you start introducing smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. and the like into the market, there's a lot more services around the card." Oberthur officials are betting that smart cards, which are used widely in Europe, will start catching on in the United States. Unlike traditional magnetic stripe ATM or credit cards, smart cards can process information, change data stored on the card and run a wide range of applications, including more secure forms of e-commerce transactions. The key to staying ahead? "Speed to market is going to be important," Grenoble said. He also emphasized the importance of product reliability. Grenoble comes to Oberthur with a strong background in technology systems development. His last post was as chief technology officer for E-Insurance Systems in Woodland Hills. At Oberthur, Grenoble hopes to help clients do a better job of marketing products and services to their customers. Claudia Peschiutta |
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