PEOPLE.Newsmakers Accounting Denise G. Paully was named partner in the Southern California/Nevada general tax services group at Deloitte & Touche 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 specializes in growth and health-care industry clients. Paully was most recently a partner at McDermott, Will, & Emery in Los Angeles. Advertising & P.R. Tony Grande Anthony William (Tony) Grande (January 11, 1943—August 9, 2006) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987, as a member of the social democratic New Democratic Party (NDP). has been named chief financial officer of the newly formed Siltanen/Keehn advertising agency. He will focus on leveraging technology to build a solid business foundation. Previously, Grande was vice president of finance at Dunk.net. Aerospace John R. Reimers was appointed 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. of Compass Aerospace Corp. in Long Beach. He will be responsible for European and domestic operations. Reimers was previously executive vice president and chief operating officer. Banking & Finance JoAnn Bourne Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. has been promoted to executive vice president at the Los Angeles office of Union Bank of California Union Bank of California is one of the 30 largest commercial banks in the United States. It has 327 branches, the majority of which are in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. . She will be responsible for com-mercial product management and cash management sales. Most recently, Bourne served as senior vice president in corporate deposit services. Also, Joseph Otting has been promoted to executive vice president He will be responsible for the commercial banking activities of companies with annual sales greater than $5 million. Most recently, Otting was senior vice president and manager. Howard Heitner has joined the L.A. office of SunAmerica Inc. as senior managing director. He will be responsible for various aspects of the affordable housing business and related real estate assets. Previously, Heitner was a partner in the real estate department at O'Melveny & Meyers. Entertainment Matthew Lawrence For the English footballer, see . Matthew William Lawrence (born February 11, 1980) is an American actor best known for his role of Jack Hunter on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World from 1997-2000. has been appointed vice president of finance at House of Moves Motion Capture Studios in Los Angeles. He will oversee all financial matters. Lawrence was most recently a manager in the business regeneration services group of PricewaterhouseCoopers in its Los Angeles and Boston offices. Also, Rita Mines was promoted to vice president of operations. Mines was previ-ously director of operations at the studio. Doug Moreland was promoted to senior vice president of pre-development at Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Imagineering in Burbank. He will be responsible for worldwide real estate predevelopment strategies. Moreland was most recently vice president of development. Kay Solomon was appointed senior 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. at Universal Studios. She will be responsible for employee staffing, labor relations, employee relations, and management and organizational development for Universal Studios Hollywood and City Walk. Solomon was most recently vice president of human resources at Universal Music Group. Robert Wittenberg has been promoted to executive vice president of sales at Santa Monica-based MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Home Entertainment. He will oversee all facets of sales for the division in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries. . Also, Blake Thomas has been promoted to executive vice president of worldwide marketing. Among other things, he will oversee sales strategies for releases in both domestic and international markets. Prior to MGM, Thomas was vice president and management supervisor for DDB DDB - device independent bitmap Needham Worldwide. In addition, Cordelia Tappin was promoted to senior vice president of domestic marketing. She will be responsible for the creation of all domestic rental and sell-through video marketing campaigns. Previously, Tappin was manager of marketing services for Fox Video. Health Care Sue Podbielski has been appointed vice president of product development at the Los Angeles office of Foundation Health Systems Inc. She will be responsible for product development activities across FHS FHS - Filesystem Hierarchy Standard plans nationwide. Previously, Podbielski was a national manager at Equicor Inc. in Pittsburgh. Law Marco D. Costales was named partner at Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliot in Los Angeles. He specializes in health care industry cases involving transactional work, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property licensing and non-profit issues. Costales was previously a partner with Loeb and Loeb LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol . Kenneth Langan has joined the Los Angeles office of Arnold & Porter as a partner. He will work to expand the firm's national and international project finance capabilities and broaden its transactional practice in Los Angeles. Prior to joining, Langan was with Chadbourne & Parke. New Media Jonathan Avila has joined Los Angeles-based MVALUE.com Inc. as general counsel and chief privacy officer. He will be responsible for internal and external controls and practices at the firm, which works to protect the privacy of consumers as they surf the Web. Previously, Avila was 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. counsel to CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Corp. Sean Burton has been named to the newly created position of vice president of business development at Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Online and Entertaindom.com. He will spearhead the effort to identify, acquire and distribute Internet content and technology for both entities. Previously, Burton worked as a corporate attorney at O'Melveny & Meyers. Chris Dorr has been appointed vice president of original content at Culver City-based Intertainer. He is responsible for extending the programming library with original content produced by independent filmmakers and will also collaborate on development of custom digital programming. Most recently, Dorr was co-president of Scott Free Scott Free may refer to:
Al Eisaian has joined North Hollywood-based LowerMyBills.com as senior vice president of operations and strategy. He will be responsible for identifying business opportunities and leading the integration of all depart-ments with Web operations and technology functions. Also, Mazda Marvasti joined the company as vice president of technology. He will be responsible for leading technology development. In addition, Oliver Chaine became vice president of Web operations. He will be responsible for Web operations management and contributing to development of future e-commerce partnerships. Prior to joining, all three executives worked at march-FIRST, formerly UAWeb/CKS Corp. Peter Hutt has joined Santa Monica-based Cooking.com as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining, Hurt was vice president and treasurer of HomeBase Inc. Dr. William Sequeira has joined Santa Monica-based Medschool.com as chief technical officer. His goal is to leverage technology and the Web to maximize the learning experience. Previously, Sequeira was director of technology strategy at Sony Corp. William Shinbrot has joined West Hollywood-based Soundbreak.com as chief technology officer. He will be responsible for overseeing all technical operations, including the Web site and proprietary technologies. Kenneth Williams has been appointed 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 Los Angeles-based Stan Lee Media Stan Lee Media (SLM) was an Internet-based creation, production and marketing company that created branded super hero franchises for applications in all media. Its 165 man animation production studio was based in Los Angeles, California from 1998- 2001. . Williams is a veteran of Sony Pictures Entertainment and was most recently president of its digital studios division. Non-Profits Michael Flood has been named executive director of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. He previously directed the Redwood Empire Food Bank The Redwood Empire Food Bank is an organization dedicated to feeding the some 30,000 low income people in Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Mendocin, and Del Norte counties, in California. External links
Personnel Edwin Andersen has been promoted to senior vice president of client relations at the Pasadena office of Lee Hecht Harrison. He will focus on strategic national accounts in the regional market, which covers Los Angeles, Pasadena, Woodland Hills, Riverside, Irvine and San Diego. Previously, Andersen served as vice president of business development. Jane Caddell was appointed vice president of consulting services at the Employers Group, a not-for-profit human resources management association headquartered in Los Angeles. She was most recently manager of human resources at Atlantic Richfield Co. Real Estate Stephen I. Reinstein was named senior vice president of development at Regent Properties in Beverly Hills. He will act as project manager for the Hollywood Marketplace project at Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street, and will oversee pre-development activities for the firm's new projects. Reinstein was previously a consultant to the company. Retail John' Schroder was appointed group vice president of human resources and labor relations at Ralphs Grocery Co. in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for activities at the company's 446 supermarkets throughout California and in Las Vegas. Schroder was most recently director of human resources and labor relations for the Cincinnati Kroger Marketing Area. Presiding Appellate Judge Returning to Private Practice Howard Fine ONE of the top judges in L.A.'s courts is about to get a fresh look at the legal system from the other side of the bench. George P. Schiavelli, presiding judge presiding judge n. 1) in both state and federal appeals court, the judge who chairs the panel of three or more judges during hearings and supervises the business of the court. of the appellate division of Superior Court, will leave the bench July 17 to rejoin the ranks of private attorneys. He will be one of 13 attorneys in the L.A. appellate group of Oakland-based Crosby Heafey Roach & May, which has a total of 65 attorneys in its Los Angeles office. "Coming from the bench, I'm hoping to bring a perspective as both a trial judge and an appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. judge that others don't have," Schiavelli said. Schiavelli, 52, has served as a Superior Court judge since 1994, specializing in "long-cause" cases (usually complex civil litigation). In 1997, California Chief Justice Ronald George appointed Schiavelli to the appellate division. He was selected as presiding judge for the division last year and again this year. Chief Justice George also appointed Schiavelli to sit on the state Second District Court of Appeal. "I view my tenure on the bench as the highlight of my professional career," Schiavelli said. "I am deeply saddened to leave, but an unanticipated illness in my family compels my decision." Schiavelli won't be leaving the bench altogether, though. He has also joined the L.A. branch of Alternative Resolution Centers and says he will be available as a private judge to settle cases through alternative dispute resolution Procedures for settling disputes by means other than litigation; e.g., by Arbitration, mediation, or minitrials. Such procedures, which are usually less costly and more expeditious than litigation, are increasingly being used in commercial and labor disputes, Divorce . "I wanted to be a judge ever since I was a child, and this will allow me to help resolve disputes outside of the courts, thereby relieving pressure on the courts themselves," he said. Prior to being named a judge, Schiavelli was an attorney in private practice and served as president of the Italian-American Lawyers Association. He is currently president of the 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 Law Alumni Association board of directors. Schiavelli earned his bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University in 1970 and his law degree from the UCLA in 1974. -- Howard Fine |
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