PEOPLE.Newsmakers Advertising & P.R. Ivy Martin was named senior account supervisor at ON Marketing in Long Beach. She will oversee the firm's account executives and internship program. Martin previously launched TheLatinShop.com commerce site. Architecture Robert L. Newsom was named managing principal at Cannon Design 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 operations and expanding the firm's West Coast practice. Newsom was most recently senior vice president and architecture practice manager of DMJM DMJM Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall (architecture, engineering, and construction services firm) in Los Angeles. Arts Ian White-Thomson was appointed executive director at the Los Angeles Opera The Los Angeles Opera is an opera company in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, part of the Los Angeles Music Center. . White-Thomson was formerly chairman and chief executive of U.S. Borax borax or sodium tetraborate decahydrate (sō`dēəm tĕ'trəbôr`āt dĕk'əhī`drāt), chemical compound, Na2B4O7·10H2O; sp. gr. 1. and was previously a Los Angeles Opera board member. Associations Christopher C. Martin was elected president of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Organized in 1857, the Institute conducts various activities and programs to support the profession and enhance its public image, including periodically awarding the AIA . He will be responsible for getting the group involved with local government policies and legislative issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc architecture. Martin is president of AC Martin Partners Inc. in Los Angeles. Mark Monaghan was named chief executive for the Software Council 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, in Torrance. He will oversee expansion of member benefits while working to raise the association's profile. Monaghan was previously vice president of sales and general manager of Advanced Media 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 . Banking & Finance Linda F. Betzer was promoted to the executive management committee and appointed group head of operations at 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 oversee operational functions like cash management, commercial loan documentation, global wire transfers and electronic banking. Betzer retains her previous title of executive vice president. Entertainment Suzanne Criley was promoted to corporate 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 Sony Pictures Entertainment in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. . She will be responsible for all human resources administration. Criley was previously senior vice president of the division. Amy Goldberg was promoted to senior vice president of motion pictures and television at Fox Family Television Studios and Saban Entertainment  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . She will continue to oversee development and production
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Peter Levinsohn was promoted to executive vice president of worldwide pay TV and pay-per-view for Twentieth Century Fox 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. . He will be responsible for feature film and television distribution to all worldwide pay television and pay-per-view markets. Levinsohn was most recently senior vice president. Larry McCallister was named executive director of library licensing at Viacom Consumer Products in Hollywood. He will direct worldwide commercial licensing of film clips and still photos from the Paramount library. McCallister was previously executive director of clip and still licensing at Universal Studios Consumer Products. Rob Wyatt was promoted to director of project development at BRC BRC Black Rock City (Burning Man) BRC British Retail Consortium BRC Business Resource Center (Small Business Administration) BRC Bisexual Resource Center BRC Black Radical Congress Imagination Arts, a theme park design firm in Burbank. He will be responsible for evaluating client needs and working with the creative development and production divisions. Wyatt was most recently creative director. High Tech Jarrod Phillips was promoted to vice president of sales and marketing at House of Moves, a company that digitizes human movements and performances for 3-D computer-generated animation. He will be responsible for all sales, marketing, contracts and new business development. Phillips continues to serve as an executive producer for the firm. Health Care Mary Ann Barnes was appointed medical group administrator for the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. She will oversee more than 2,000 employees and physicians at the center and its three outlying clinics. Barnes was previously medical group administrator for the West Los Angeles
Law Peter L. Haviland was named 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. partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld in Los Angeles. He represents clients in litigation over intellectual property, First Amendment and contractual disputes. Haviland was formerly a partner at Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler in Los Angeles. Also, John Burke and Steve Fayne were named partners. They focus on advising financial institutions on film and television lending. Burke and Fayne were previously with Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman. David J. Katz was named partner in the corporate finance and technology practice at Perkins Coie in Santa Monica. He specializes in corporate securities, venture capital financing To start an own company or to bring a new product to the market, the venture may need to attract financial funding. There are several categories of financing possibilities. If it is a small venture, then perhaps the venture can rely on family funding, loans from friends , mergers and acquisitions, and IPOs, Katz was previously a partner with Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp. Ronald J. Klepetar and Jeffrey C. Friedman were named shareholders in the labor and immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. practice group at Jenkins & Gilchrist in Los Angeles. Klepetar represents employers in union and employee negotiations. Friedman concentrates on labor, personnel and employment relations law. Both were previously with Rexon, Freedman, Klepetar & Hambleton in Los Angeles. Kenneth Krug, Joseph R. Taylor, Daniel L. Goodkin and Rob Handler were named partners at Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine Weinhart & Reigenstreif in Santa Monica. Krug specializes in real estate litigation and was most recently with Proskauer, Rose. Taylor focuses on entertainment litigation and was previously with Stein & Kahan. Goodkin specializes in real estate litigation and was formerly with Alan, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory. Handler focuses on corporate law and was most recently with Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro. Michael R. Overly was elected partner at Foley & Lardner in Los Angeles. He specializes in drafting and negotiating software licenses and new media agreements. Overly was previously special counsel to the firm. Media Bob Dea was promoted to new business development manager at the LA Weekly. He will be responsible for researching and identifying new client and business categories. Dea was previously a retail sales account executive. Also, Patty Kneip was promoted to employment manager. She will be responsible for recruiting, orientations, training and employee relations. Kneip was formerly human resource coordinator. New Media Jan Cox was promoted to vice president of business development and acting 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. at QuickBand Networks, which acquires and packages film, music and video shorts for broadband distribution. She will oversee licensing, development and distribution of short-form entertainment and manage day-to-day operations. Cox was most recently director of acquisitions and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. editor for the company. Justin Herz was named executive vice president and general manager of Tonos, a soon-to-be launched music Web site based in Culver City. He will be responsible for all content, marketing and technology. Herz was previously senior vice president and general manager of SonicNet.com. Real Estate William S. Durslag was promoted to senior managing director for Cushman & Wakefield's Western Region Asset Services in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for all management, administrative and business development functions. Durslag was previously managing director. C. Edward Simpson III was promoted to vice president of the brokerage service group at Cushman Realty in Los Angeles. He specializes in corporate representation. Simpson was previously a senior broker. Loury lou·ry adj. Variant of lowery. S. Silverman was appointed senior vice president at George Elkins Property Management Co. in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for business development. Silverman was most recently director of marketing for LB Property Management Co. in Los Angeles. Services Brian Miller was named vice president of the service division at CalProtection, a fire safety service company in Long Beach. He will be responsible for the customer service and service technician divisions. Miller was previously a senior consultant with Datastream Systems. Selena Birk was appointed acting airport manager of Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. . She will oversee operations, administration and noise reduction programs. Birk was previously chief management analyst and leader of LAX's Airfield Permits Bureau. Ligne Heads High-Profile Renovation for Hotel Chain JACQUES Lign[acute{e}] knows that a lot is riding on his performance as general manager for the new Le Meridien Beverly Hills. Under his stewardship; the former Hotel Nikko property is being completely renovated to serve as a flagship for the upscale hospitality chain's expansion into the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market. "We're about to launch a large ad campaign, so it's important to make sure the flagship fully represents the brand," said Lign[acute{e}]. He is keeping a low profile for the hotel until the renovation is complete, and then plans to coordinate local and national publicity for the Los Angeles location. Room renovations are scheduled for completion this June. The debut of the hotel's new restaurant, a Mediterranean bistro, will follow. He plans to use the new look and high-tech amenities to lure customers in an area already thick with world-famous luxury hotels. As with other upmarket up·mar·ket adj. Appealing to or designed for high-income consumers; upscale: "He turned up in well-cut clothes . . . and upmarket felt hats" New Yorker. hotels (room rates average $285 nightly), Le Meridien Beverly Hills has in-room fax machines, printers, and Internet connections, as well an audio-visual department to handle meetings and press junkets. Lign[acute{e}] is currently scouting for a technology "concierge," who will act as an IT troubleshooter for all client questions and problems with the hotel's computers and AV systems. Le Meridien's parent, British-based media and hospitality giant Granda Group PLC, bought the property on La Cienega Boulevard's Restaurant Row last year. Le Meridien operates more than 110 hotels worldwide, with other U.S. locations in New York, New Orleans, Boston and Dallas. Lign[acute{e}] was previously general manager of the chain's Toronto location. He has managed hotels in Europe, North America and Asia during his 26 years in hospitality, including a six-month stint at Washington, D.C.'s Watergate Hotel. Lign[acute{e}] was born and educated in France. Jennifer Smith |
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