Newsmakers.Accounting & Consulting Joel L. Baumblatt was appointed partner in charge of the business management practice at Gaytan Kallman & Co. in Brentwood. He practices in business management and taxation, with emphasis on entertainment and legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. . Baumblatt was previously head of his own practice. Alexis Jensen was named partner at Adonek & Wolowicz Accountancy Corp. in Torrance. She consults on audit and tax work and assists small to mid-sized businesses with financing and growth decisions. Jensen was previously a partner in her own practice in West Los Angeles
Associations John Symes John Symes, OBE (11 January 1879 - 21 September 1942) was an English cricket player. He represented the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics. was elected president of the California Motor Car Dealer Association. He will be responsible for leading the group in supporting legislation favorable to the state's new car franchising system. Symes is the owner of Symes Cadillac/Land Rover and Symes Toyota in Pasadena. Banking & Finance Michael W. Gull was named director of investment services at Payden & Rygel Investment Group 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 acting as liaison with registered investment advisors nationwide. Gull was most recently an investment professional with Charles Schwab Charles Schwab can refer to:
John Roberts was named senior vice president and marketing manager for Fleet Capital Corp.'s Western division in Sherman Oaks. He will be responsible for marketing strategies and objectives and will develop and expand relationships with sponsor groups, financial intermediaries Financial intermediaries institution that provide the market function of matching borrowers and lenders or traders. and prospective clients in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , Arizona and Nevada. Roberts was previously senior marketing officer for the Western division. Paul V Paul V, 1552–1621, pope (1605–21), a Roman named Camillo Borghese; successor of Leo XI. He was created cardinal (1596) by Clement VIII and was renowned for his knowledge of canon law. . Woolway was promoted to senior vice president for the community and retail banking group at Sanwa Bank California in Los Angeles. He will oversee planning and administration for the division. Woolway was previously head of strategic project planning project planning - project management and business improvement for the bank. Entertainment Deborah Giles was promoted to vice president of administrative services at Carsey-Werner in Studio City. She will manage administration and facilities at all domestic and international distribution offices. Giles was previously director of purchasing and travel for the company and will continue to oversee that area. Debra Goldfarb was appointed president and principal at Ken Lindner & Associates, a Los Angeles-based talent agency. She will represent broadcast journalists and TV producers. Goldfarb was most recently an agent with Creative Artists Agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a talent and literary agency which represents a vast array of actors, musicians, writers, directors, and athletes, as well as a variety of companies and their products. . Health Care Gerald Kozai was promoted to senior vice president of operations for the Southern market of Catholic Healthcare West Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada[1]. As such, it is exempt from federal and state income taxes. Southern California in Pasadena He will be responsible for operations at six Los Angeles-area medical centers. Kozai was most recently president of the St. Francis Medical Center St. Francis Medical Center may refer to:
The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at the facilities. Also, Steven A. Fellows was appointed president of 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. Medical Center in San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. , which is operated by Catholic Healthcare West. He will oversee all hospital operations and was previously chief operating officer and senior vice president at Glendale Memorial Hospital. High Tech Thea Iberall was appointed chief scientist and vice president of engineering at United Internet Technologies. She will focus on development of technology for use with business and consumer applications. Iberall was formerly managing director of the Entertainment Technology Center at USC's School of Cinema-Television. Law Scott DeVries was appointed managing partner at Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott in Los Angeles. He will oversee daily operations and manage the firm's growth. DeVries was previously a member of the company's compensation committee. Roderick G. Dorman has joined Hennigan and Bennett in Los Angeles as a name partner. He specializes in technology and patent cases for clients including Yahoo and Avery Dennison Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) produces pressure-sensitive materials (such as self-adhesive labels), office products, and various paper products. R. Stanton Avery founded Avery in 1935. Avery Dennison Corporation was created in 1990 by merger of Avery and Dennison. . Dorman was most recently a partner and co-chair of the worldwide patent and technology group at O'Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles. Jane Shay shay n. Informal A chaise. [Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )] Noun 1. Wald was named head of the trademark practice at hell & Manella in Los Angeles. She concentrates on intellectual property and copyright issues. Wald was formerly chair of the trademark practice group at Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly. Manufacturing Len Mazzocco was appointed senior vice president of product development at Jakks Pacific JAKKS Pacific, Inc. NASDAQ: JAKK is is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and consumer products and is based in Malibu, California. Its product categories include action figures, art activity kits, stationery, writing instruments, performance Inc. in Malibu. He will oversee development of new products for the infant, preschool, plush and games division. Mazzocco was previously senior vice president of product design at Fisher Price. Philip M. Neal was named chairman and chief executive at Avery Dennison Corp. in Pasadena. He will oversee all company divisions and provide strategic direction. Neal was previously president and chief operating officer at the company. Also, Dean A. Scarborough was promoted to president and chief operating officer. He will be responsible for daily operations. Scarborough was most recently group vice president for the firm's global pressure-sensitive materials business. Karen J. Peterson was named vice president of sales and marketing at Southland Bagel Co. in Carson. She will oversee expansion of food service channels and will devise an accompanying marketing plan. Peterson was previously an independent food service consultant. Media Andrea Korpita was appointed advertising director at the LA Weekly in Los Angeles. She will oversee the display advertising staff and create new revenue streams. Korpita was most recently an account manager at Variety. New Media Spence Bovee was named vice president of broadband and convergence at Playboy.com in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for conceiving, implementing and managing programming strategies for broadband online properties, wireless initiatives and interactive programming efforts. Bovee was formerly vice president of business development for Wavo Corp. Randy Herbertson was appointed vice president of sales at iFUSE.com, a youth culture Web site based in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for new-media advertising sales and developing syndication opportunities. Herbertson was most recently sales director at IGN IGN Ignored (Status) IGN Institut Geographique National IGN Ignition IGN Instituto Geografico Nacional (Spain) IGN Imagine Games Network IGN In-Game Name (gaming) .com. Casey Hughes Casey Hughes is a fictional character on the soap opera As the World Turns. He is the only child of Margo Montgomery and Tom Hughes. He was last played by Zach Roerig from January 18 2005 to May 2 2007. was named acting chief technology officer at smalloffice.com, a Malibu-based Web site that provides integrated communications technologies to home-based businesses. He will be responsible for all information technology, including site architecture and database management. Hughes was formerly chief community officer for the firm. Real Estate Robin Dodson, Amy McNamara and Catherine Moffatt were promoted to vice presidents at Grubb & Ellis Co. in the City of Industry. Dodson specializes in the sales and leasing of industrial buildings. McNamara concentrates on office sales and leasing. Moffatt focuses on sales and leasing of industrial, office and investment properties. All three were previously associate vice presidents with the company. Rob Robbins was appointed vice president and branch manager at Collins Commercial Corp. in Gardena. He will manage branch sales staff in commercial real estate activities. Robbins was most recently vice president of marketing for Pacific Business Capital in Costa Mesa Restaurants James McGehee was promoted to vice president and chief financial officer at Louise's Trattoria trat·to·ri·a n. pl. trat·to·ri·as or trat·to·ri·e An informal restaurant or tavern serving simple Italian dishes. [Italian, from trattore, host, from trattare in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for financing, identifying expansion opportunities and formulating alliances and partnerships. McGehee was previously controller. Also, Michael Ronan was promoted to director of purchasing and research and development for the restaurant chain, He will be responsible for food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. purchasing, quality assurance programs and new product development. Ronan was formerly purchasing manager. Telecommunications David Benwell was named chief financial officer at TelePacific Communications in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for managing the company's financial growth and will oversee accounting and finance. Benwell was most recently a principal with Rader Reinfrank & Co. Travel Rudi Schreiner was appointed president and chief executive at Viking River Cruises USA in Woodland Hills. He will manage the U.S. division of the European cruise line. Schreiner was previously vice president of tour planning at Uniworld. Kane Leading Arthur Andersen's Push for Net Clients As the new managing partner at Arthur Anderen's Los Angeles office, Andrew Kane has a much bigger job on his hands than just overseeing a staff of 1,300 people. The Big Five accounting and consulting firm is making a worldwide push for a bigger piece of the digital economy, and Kane's mission is to infiltrate L.A.'s booming high-tech sector on as many fronts as possible, from e-business consulting to direct investment in startups. "We want to get our hands all over the New Economy," said Kane. Earlier this year, Chicago-based Arthur Andersen unveiled a $500 million corporate venture fund to be invested through its management consulting practice in Internet and tech startups. No local deals have been struck yet, but Kane says the Los Angeles office has had a "tremendous" response to the venture fund and is currently in discussions with several area Internet companies. In addition to direct investments, Kane plans to carve out to make or get by cutting, or as if by cutting; to cut out. - Shak. See also: Carve an additional niche by molding Andersen services to meet the unique needs of local tech clients like Stamps.com in Santa Monica and Rightstart.com, a Westlake Village site that sells children's educational products and toys. "New Economy companies create value in a different way," said Kane, pointing out that the market capitalization Market Capitalization A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap. of many Web companies is based on factors like their customer base, workforce or business model instead of traditional measures like projected earnings. Accordingly, Andersen's e-business practice offers young firms help with formulating business plans and advice on marketing themselves. Consultants also help startups plan benefit and compensation packages to retain valued employees. Kane is a 26-year veteran of Andersen, serving most recently as managing partner of the firm's tax, legal and business advisory practice in the Pacific region. He has a graduate degree in accounting, finance, law and taxation from the London School of Economics The School is a member of the Russell Group, the European University Association, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Community of European Management Schools and International Companies, The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs as well as the Golden . Jennifer Smith |
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