Diana J. Hoffman.

Diana J. Hoffman has been named to succeed Arthur W. Elias, Director, Marketing and Distribution Division at Biosis. Mr. Elias retired this month.

Ms. Hoffman joins Biosis from Maxwell Communication Corporation, where she most recently worked for Maxwell Online, Inc. on a large chemical database project. She has been involved in information product development and marketing for more than 15 years and electronic services for nearly 13 years. She has held consulting, managerial and executive positions for major information companies including Disclosure, Inc., Bibliographic Retrieval Services (BRS) and the Institute for Scientific Information. Ms. Hoffman's appointment as Director of Marketing became effective on January 1, 1992. She will report to Mr. John E. Anderson, who was recently promoted to Vice President for Operations and Marketing.