PEOPLE IN BUSINESS.HEATHCOTE ADDS TWO: Westlake Village-based Heathcote & Associates added two employees to its roster recently: architect James Straughan and project manager Brooke James. They are alumni of Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
 `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. . CURRAN NAMED AIRTOUCH VP: Robert M. Curran, a 17-year telecommunications veteran, has been named vice president of marketing and sales for AirTouch Cellular's 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, region. In this post, Curran will oversee 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. , business development, new product and service offerings, marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales , 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 , as well as direct and indirect sales activities, and retail store operations and merchandising. STOUT ADDS TITLES AT TROMPETER: Trompeter Electronics Inc. recently announced that Chairman 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. Bill Stout Bill Stout (b. September 4, 1927 in Illinois – d December 1, 1989 in Los Angeles, California) was an American broadcast journalist. A veteran for over thirty years, Stout's career began at the Los Angeles Times after World War II from which he moved to CBS News. has assumed the additional role of president. Jack Kantola steps down after six years as president of the company. Trompeter Electronics is a privately owned manufacturer. MARCUS & MILLICHAP ANNOUNCE APPOINTMENTS: Marcus & Millichap Estate Investment Brokerage Co. recently announced two members of its Encino office - Morrie Zagha and Curtis Johnson - have been promoted to senior investment associate. The designation is given to agents who have been among the top earners in their offices. Since joining Marcus & Millichap in 1992, Zagha has sold nearly $100 million, specializing in apartment buildings 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. and the 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. . Johnson has closed more than $200 million in investment real estate. SMITH JOINS ATLAS: Todd Smith recently joined Atlas Entertainment after leaving 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. . Smith, a 20-year CAA Caa See CCC. veteran, will be responsible for creating a management roster of film and television artists and working with Atlas client Jimmy Smits to jointly develop and produce television programming. KARDELL APPOINTED VP: Maxine G. Kardell has been appointed vice president of Digital Image Lab in Encino, a service bureau for advertising agencies, entertainment companies, photographers and photo shops. In the marketing field for the past 10 years, Kardell comes from American Business Capital, where she served as marketing director. FOX ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS: Peter Levinsohn has been promoted to the newly created position of senior vice president, international pay television and pay-per-view for Twentieth Century Fox. Jamie McCabe has been promoted to vice president, worldwide pay-per-view, and Christine Dowson has been promoted to vice president, worldwide pay television for Twentieth Century Fox's Pay Television Division. Levinsohn will be responsible for the distribution of Twentieth Century Fox's feature film television programming and will play a greater role in developing channels outside the United States. McCabe, who most recently served as director of worldwide pay-per-view, will continue to be responsible for managing the marketing and distribution of Fox's feature film and television product in all markets. Dowson, previously a director of worldwide pay television, will be responsible for distribution of Fox's feature film and television product to domestic and international markets. EFROS NAMED SENIOR VP: Mel Efros was recently named to the newly created position of senior vice president of production for Rysher Entertainment. Efros will be based at Rysher headquarters in Santa Monica, overseeing all production-related operations for the company. He currently has nine programs in production or on the air for Rysher, a production and distribution company. McGOVERN PROMOTED TO SENIOR VP: Tom McGovern has been promoted to senior vice president for Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Studio Stores International, the retail division of Warner Bros. Consumer Products. McGovern will be responsible for business development, store operations, real estate and marketing. KRASK PROMOTED TO VP: Sylvia Krask has been promoted to the position of vice president of music business and legal affairs for Walt Disney Pictures and Television. Krask will be responsible for negotiating soundtrack-album agreements and talent contracts for recording artists, songwriters, record producers and composers for all motion pictures produced for Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures banners. She recently served as dirctor, music business and legal affairs. SHIELDS ELECTED AFMA AFMA Australian Fisheries Management Authority AFMA Australian Financial Markets Association AFMA American Film Marketing Association (now known simply as AFMA) AFMA American Furniture Manufacturers Association CHAIRMAN: William A. Shields, president of the American Film Marketing Association, was recently elected its chairman for a two-year term after defeating incumbant Fredrick Schneier. The trade group represents 130 independent film and television companies that finance, produce and distribute English language films for the international market. New AFMA President Allen R. Frischkorn was introduced to the member companies at AFMA's annual meeting earlier this fall. Frischkorn's selection took place after a one-year, nationwide search. He will succeed Jonas Rosenfeld, AFMA's first paid president, who is retiring April 1. CAPTION(S): 12 Photos Photo: (1) STRAUGHAN (2) JAMES (3) CURRAN (4) ZAGHA (5) JOHNSON (6) McCABE (7) LEVINSOHN (8) DOWSON (9) EFROS (10) McGOVERN (11) SHIELDS (12) SMITH |
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