PEOPLE.Accounting & Consulting Peter Hutto was appointed senior principal at Lante Corp. 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 build and manage the company's Internet consulting business 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, . Hutto was previously managing director of the Southwest area for Electronic Data Systems in Los Angeles. Thomas A. Schortmann was appointed director of business development for the Pacific Southwest tax practice at Ernst & Young in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for identifying and pursuing new business for the region. Schortmann was previously director of sales for the Americas at Morton International. Alin Wall and Mark Baumohl were named partners at Roth Bookstein & Zaslow in Los Angeles. Both specialize in family tax planning Tax planning Devising strategies throughout the year in order to minimize tax liability, for example, by choosing a tax filing status that is most beneficial to the taxpayer. , estate plans, and transfer of wealth through generations. Wall and Baumohl were previously partners at Breslow, Loeb, Baumohl & Wall. Advertising & P.R. Elizabeth Greene was promoted to director of marketing at the Regan Group in Los Angeles. She will be responsible for marketing campaigns and new business development. Green was previously manager of marketing. Associations Jim Presnal was named executive director for the Themed Entertainment Association The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is an international non-profit association representing the world's leading creators, developers, designers and producers of themed experiences such as museums, zoos and theme parks. in Burbank. He will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations, chapter liaisons, and will assist with 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. . Presnal was previously an instructor software developer for UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Extension. Banking & Finance Barbara Polsky was named executive vice president and general counsel for City National Bank in Los Angeles. She will be responsible for all legal affairs and will oversee the legal department. Polsky was most recently executive vice president and general counsel for Aames Financial Corp. in Los Angeles. Entertainment Jeff Apodaca was named vice president of West Coast distribution for NewsNet Central, a Los Angeles company that produces and distributes television and Internet content. He will be responsible for all territory product distribution and will oversee the Southern California office. Apodaca was previously vice president of West Coast programming and sales at Pseudo Programs 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 and Los Angeles. Jola Harris was named director of national account marketing for Fox Channels Group in Los Angeles. She will create marketing initiatives to build a presence in major distributor markets. Harris was previously senior manager of affiliate marketing Affiliate marketing is a method of promoting web businesses (merchants/advertisers) in which an affiliate (publisher) is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber, customer, and/or sale provided through his/her efforts. at Discovery Networks. Shawn Papazian was promoted to vice president and studio manager of Ray-Art Studio in Canoga Park. He will oversee all production activities. Papazian was most recently director of studio operations. Steven D. Shaiken was named senior vice president of merchandising for Universal Studios Recreation Group in Universal City. He will be responsible for merchandising, product development, retail operations and financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against for all theme park stores and kiosks worldwide. Shaiken was previously senior vice president of retail and leasing for Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Dea Shandera was promoted to executive vice president of marketing and publicity for the television division at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 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. . She will be responsible for trade and consumer advertising, promotion, publicity, Web sites, and station relations. Shandera was previously senior vice president of advertising and promotions. Government Sim Farar was appointed by President Clinton as the U.S. representative to the 54th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He is responsible for advancing U.S. interests with other delegations through negotiation and speech-making. Farar is also president of JDF JDF Job Definition Format (XML-based format for workflow and control information) JDF Jamaica Defence Force JDF Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International JDF Job Description Form JDF Japan Defense Force JDF Jackson Drop Forge Company Investments in Woodland Hills. Paula R. Zinnemann was appointed commissioner of the California Department of Real Estate by Gov. Gray Davis. She will enforce real estate laws, including the Subdivision Map Act, and will regulate real estate licensees and mortgage brokers. Zinnemann, an attorney, is of counsel with Schwartz Wisot & Wilson 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. . High Tech David Dennis was promoted to president and 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. for Cogent Light Technologies in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . He will be responsible for day-to-day operations. Dennis was previously general manager. Russell A. Lyon was named president and chief technology officer of Intercare Diagnostics, a biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. software company in Inglewood. He will be responsible for all programming, research and product development. Lyon was previously principal of Kinetic Media in Lakewood. Mike Sage was named president and chief executive of Manhattan Projects, an automotive-industry software company in Torrance. He will oversee research, development and distribution of new products, as well as strategic planning. Sage was most recently executive vice president and general manager of Sage Auto Group in Los Angeles. Law Michael Jack John Michael Jack (born September 17, 1946 in Folkestone, Kent, England) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He has been Member of Parliament for Fylde since the 1987 election, and served at various junior ministerial posts during the John Major was named partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Los Angeles. He specializes in secured and unsecured lending and equipment leasing Equipment Leasing is a financing option to lease equipment for a certain amount of time. Leasing Benefits
Arnold Peter was named senior counsel at Littler Mendelson Littler Mendelson P.C. is a San Francisco-based law firm with one of the largest employment law practices in the United States. History and practice The firm was founded in 1942 by a deputy Attorney General of California and a director of the War Labor Board, initially to in Century City. He specializes in labor negotiations for entertainment, retail, food service and hospitality industries. Peter was most recently vice president of labor relations and legal affairs for Universal Studios. Ronald M. Stone was named of counsel at Arter & Hadden in Los Angeles. He will become a member of the government affairs group The Government Affairs Group (GAG) is a UK industry association for communication and public affairs professionals. It is a sectoral group of the UK Chartered Institute of Public Relations, the representative body of the UK public relations industry. . Stone was most recently government affairs manager for Mattel Inc. in El Segundo. Media Mary Coghlan was promoted to director of sales for KCBS-TV Channel 2 in Los Angeles. She will be responsible for all sales and strategy. Coghlan was previously local sales manager for the station. New Media Tim Cahill was promoted to chief executive at HomePage.com in Pasadena. He will be responsible for strategic direction and forging corporate partnerships. Cahill was previously chief operating officer for the company. Also, Mary Lou Fulton has been appointed chief operating officer. She will be responsible for day-to-day company management and consumer relations. Fulton will continue in her current duties as company president. Craig L Enenstein was appointed vice president of business development and strategy at Liberty Digital in Los Angeles. He will oversee interactive infrastructure and Internet investment activity and will assist with strategic planning. Enenstein was most recently vice president at Knowledge Universe in Los Angeles. Steven Trepp was promoted to president of city guides at Ticketmaster Online-City Search in Pasadena. He will oversee content and marketing of the network of local portal cityguide sites. Trepp was previously regional vice president for New York and the Northeast. Traci Fleming was promoted to chief operating officer of city guides. She will oversee local, regional and national Web sales efforts, as well as marketing, operations and content for the 33-city field operation. Fleming was most recently Southeast regional chief operating officer of city guides. Also, David Stanshury was promoted to executive vice president of content and product design. He will coordinate network strategy for the city guides, including management of field-content operations and content integration. Stansbury was previously vice president of content for the city guide division. Non-Profit Sandy Mendoza was promoted to director of community relations for United Way of Greater Los Angeles. She will design partnership models and develop relationships with corporate and community donors and agencies. Mendoza was most recently senior community development specialist. Also, Miguel Bustos was named director of community outcomes. He will be responsible for developing and implementing United Way's fund investment program and managing agency relations. Bustos was previously a policy advisor to Tipper Gore in the Office of the Vice President. Retail Tom Jenneman was appointed senior vice president of real estate and chief development officer at California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI, known within the food industry as CPK) is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for national expansion. Jenneman was previously vice president of real estate and new business development at Brinker International in Dallas. |
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