PEOPLE.Newsmakers Advertising & P.R. Peter Adee was named partner at New Wave Entertainment, a Burbank company that makes film trailers. He will be involved in business development and audio/visual entertainment advertising. Adee was previously a co-president at Creative Domain 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. . Also, Katie Locke was appointed vice president of business development. She will be responsible for identifying and creating new business opportunities. Locke was previously a vice president at Aspect Ratio in Los Angeles. Mark Barnhill, Steve Sugerman, and Jamie Ludowitz were promoted to partners at Fleishman-Hillard in Los Angeles. Barnhill will oversee the corporate practice. Sugerman will be responsible for the public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. practice, and Ludowitz will lead the firm's high-tech practice. All three were formerly senior vice presidents with the firm. Also, Samantha Sackin was promoted to senior vice president. She will be responsible for the marketing and communications practice and was most recently a vice president with the firm. Barry Liden was named vice president in the public affairs practice at Rogers & Associates in Los Angeles. He will develop public affairs and government relations strategies and provide clients with advice on issues management. Liden was previously a principal at Bustin & Co. in Dallas. Banking & Finance Leslie Boland was named portfolio manager and vice president for Bankers Trust The Bankers Trust is a historic American banking organisation that was acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1998. It was originally set up when banks could not perform trust company services. Private Banking in Los Angeles. She will be responsible for managing investment portfolios for high-net-worth individuals. Boland was previously portfolio manager at Scudder Kemper Investments. Ronald J. Mercado and J.R. Mathena were appointed vice presidents at Scudder Private Investment Counsel in Los Angeles. Mercado will be responsible for developing financial and investment strategies for affluent families and was most recently a vice president with Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. in Century City. Mathena will focus on income tax and estate planning Estate Planning The overall planning of a person's wealth, including the preparation of a will and the planning of taxes after the individual's death. Notes: Contrary to popular belief, estate planning involves much more than preparing a will, and it is not only for the for high-net-worth gays and lesbians and was formerly vice president at Bank of America's Private Bank in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Peter Schwab Peter Schwab (born September 22, 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL/AFL. Playing career Recruited from Bennettswood, he played with the Hawthorn Hawks from 1980-1991, going on to play 171 games and boot 38 goals. was promoted to chairman and chief executive at Foothill Capital Corp., a Los Angeles-based lending subsidiary of Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. & Co. He will be responsible for overseeing all seven nationwide offices. Schwab was most recently 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 the bank. Also, Henry K. Jordan was promoted to president and chief operating officer. He will be responsible for day-to-day company operations. Jordan was previously chief financial officer and executive vice president. Edward von Leffern was appointed vice president and international banking officer at East West Bancorp in San Marino San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. . He will be responsible for international and domestic correspondent banking Correspondent banking is an account that is established by a domestic banking institution on behalf of a foreign bank for the purpose of handling various financial transactions related to the foreign bank. Correspondent banking allows foreign banks to conduct business in the U.S. and third-party depositor services. Von Leffern was formerly team leader of Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. banking at Manufacturers Bank in Los Angeles. Entertainment Bret Moore and Eric Besner were named vice presidents at Musicblitz, a Los Angeles music company that provides funding and resources for artists to record singles for online distribution. Moore will be responsible for product development and was most recently general manager of the merchandising group at Ticketmaster. Besner will oversee business development and legal affairs and was previously associate general counsel and senior director of business affairs at e4L. Karen Randall was promoted to executive vice president and general counsel at Universal Studios in Universal City. She will continue to oversee all legal operations and will be responsible for labor relations, government affairs and oversight of the health, safety and environment department. Randall was previously senior vice president and general counsel. Spike Seldin was appointed president of the film and television division of Top Cow Productions Top Cow Productions (TCP) is an American comics publisher, a partner studio of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. History During initial stages of Image Comics, Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim Lee, where he created his first creator-owned , a Los Angeles comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. publisher. He will be responsible for production. Seldin was most recently vice president of original programming at Turner Network Television Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. . Health Care John R. Cochran III was appointed president of All-Health, the Los Angeles-based for-profit subsidiary of the Healthcare Association of 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, (HASC HASC House Armed Services Committee HASC Hospital Association of Southern California HASC Hebrew Academy for Special Children HASC Hierarchical Administrative Subdivision Codes (international post codes) ). He will oversee the provision of security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the , licensing and accreditation compliance consulting and other services to area health care providers. Cochran was most recently chairman of HASC's Hospitals and Health Facilities Council Board. High Tech Geoffrey Stevens Geoffrey Paul Stevens (10 November, 1902 – 10 May, 1981) was a British chartered accountant and politician. A right-winger, he was noted for his support for reductions in taxation. was named vice president of business development at Acacia Research Corp., a Pasadena company that develops and operates technology-related businesses. He will be responsible for forming strategic alliances and bringing in new investments. Stevens was most recently director of product development at Go.com. Law Sue M. Bendavid-Arbiv was elected partner at Arter & Hadden in Woodland Hills. She specializes in employment law and general business 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. . Bendavid-Arbiv was previously an associate with the firm. Manufacturing Karla R. McDowell was promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer at Reliance Steel & Aluminum in Los Angeles. She will continue to be responsible for all corporate finance functions. McDowell was most recently vice president and chief financial officer. Media Anthony Cortese Anthony Cortese (b. January 26, 1947 in Winthrop, Massachusetts) was raised in the north end of Boston and received his high school education at Boston Latin High School before entering Tufts University in 1964. was promoted to vice president and chief financial officer at International Media Group, the Los Angeles-based licensee of KSCI-TV Los Angeles and KIKU-TV Honolulu. He will continue to be responsible for all financial affairs. Cortese was most recently chief financial officer for the company. Gregory A. Thomas was appointed president and chief operating officer for the transactional content group of TVN TVN Televisión Nacional de Chile (Chilean official TV network) TVN Televisora Nacional (Panamanian TV Network) TVN Total Volatile Nitrogen TVN Telewizja Nowa (Polish TV network) Entertainment, a pay-per-view provider based in Burbank. He will oversee the division, which distributes and markets pay-per-view entertainment programming and home shopping Home Shopping commonly refers to the electronic retailing / home shopping channels industry, which includes such billion dollar companies as HSN, QVC, eBay, ShopNBC, Buy.com, and Amazon.com. . Thomas was previously chief operating officer at Guthy-Renker Television. New Media Renee Compton was appointed vice president of business development at Medschool.com, an online health care education hub based in Santa Monica. She will develop and implement corporate strategy and build strategic partnerships and alliances. Compton was most recently a vice president in the health care investment banking practice at Goldman Sachs & Co. Michael Kilty was named vice president of information technology at iBoost.com, a Los Angeles-based network of sites offering business and Web-development tools. He will be responsible for the design, implementation and management of the portal's Internet and network architecture and Web site acquisitions. Kilty was most recently director of Internet services and information security at Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. . Jim McGovern was appointed president and general manager of Business.com, a business-to-business Internet service in Santa Monica. He will oversee day-to-day operations. McGovern was previously chief technology officer at Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch. Cynthia Neiman was named senior vice president of marketing and product development at eteamz.com, an online community for sports coaches and players in Los Angeles. She will be responsible for all online and offline marketing and product development initiatives. Neiman was most recently vice president of marketing at Mattel Media Steve Schein was promoted to senior vice president of corporate development and strategic planning at Intertainer, a broadband network that provides content and e-commerce on demand. He will oversee all aspects of corporate development. Schein was most recently vice president of strategic planning. Also, Amy Friedlander and Lily Yee were promoted to vice presidents. Friedlander will be responsible for negotiating and overseeing all business agreements and will act as legal counsel. She was formerly director of business and legal affairs for the firm. Yee will oversee all accounting and finance functions and was previously director and controller. Real Estate Lloyd Bakan was promoted to executive vice president of Westmac Commercial Brokerage Co. in Los Angeles. He will continue to specialize in leasing and investments. Bakan was Bakan previously a vice president with the firm. Mark Einbund was promoted to senior vice president at Grubb & Ellis Co. in Los Angeles. He represents landlords and tenants in the sales and leasing of retail properties. Einbund was formerly vice president. Telecommunications Phil Puccio was appointed executive vice president of operations at TelePacific Communications in Los Angeles. He will oversee expansion into new markets and will continue to manage the firm's operational and technical infrastructure. Puccio was previously vice president of operations and engineering. Disney's International Strategy Is in Hands of Johnson IF Michael O. Johnson were a conductor, the tune he'd be coaxing out of the diverse divisions that comprise Walk Disney International would have to be "It's a Small World It's a Small World (formatted “it's a small world” by the Walt Disney Company) is a popular attraction at several Walt Disney theme parks: Disneyland (in California), the Magic Kingdom (in Florida), Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Resort Paris. After All." As the new president of Disney's year-old international arm, Johnson oversees all of the giant studio's overseas operations: theme parks, consumer product sales, film and TV distribution, etc. His job is to make sure these diverse operations and offices are working in concert with each other and with their Burbank-based parent. According to Johnson, the biggest challenge is clearly commmunicating Disney's strategic plan so that the different divisions, which are about 95 percent locally staffed, "get it." He will spend almost half his time traveling to Asia, Europe and, to a lesser degree, Latin America -- to work directly with Disney's international divisions on streamlining operations. "We want to make sure that every company division is on board and helping out when we're launching, say, a new animated feature," he said. To improve international coordination, Johnson is consolidating regional offices (which in the case of Tokyo were housed in seven separate facilities) together under one roof. "We want people to work as a team, rather than as individual operating units," he said. Johnson's other duties include devising marketing strategies and overseas acquisitions. He intends to step up activity in the overseas Internet market by tailoring Disney site content to regional tastes. He is currently scouting for Internet partners its connections to retail or telecommunications companies that Could provide Disney with additional, localized business and marketing opportunities. "We may also be in business with creative properties," Johnson said. "We're keeping our eyes open for the next Pok[acute{e}]mon or Harry Potter." Johnson had previously served as president and managing director of Walt Disney International Asia since June 1999. Before that, he had been president of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Jennifer Smith |
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