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CEO Moves – week ending July 14, 2017

Posted on July 19, 2017 Written by Dergel Executive Search Leave a Comment

CEO Moves this week include:

LIG Assets, Inc.	Citrix Systems, Inc.	Mega Bridge, Inc.
The Vanguard Group	Celadon Group, Inc.	Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Patriot National, Inc.	Parallax Health Sciences, Inc.	Twisted X Brewing Company
American International Group, Inc.	Tiffany & Co.	Global Net Lease, Inc.
FutureVault	Lumicell, Inc.	Lux Global Label Company
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	American Vision Partners	Knewton, Inc.
American Zinc Recycling LLC	Canon U.S.A., Inc.	Insurity, Inc.
Sun Country Airlines	The Finally Light Bulb Company	ArrowStream Inc.
Q2Power Technologies Inc.	Nuredis, Inc.	The Aerospace Industries Association
VMDOC	Elder Eyes LLC	AMI Global
Apposite® Technologies	Pioneer Products	Bitglass
Seamless Distribution AB	The E.W. Scripps Company	Vista Outdoor Inc.
DXY Solutions, LLC	MIND Research	C&M International
BBVA Compass	Westell Technologies, Inc.	Cerner Corporation
Battelle	DynCorp International, Inc.

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LIG Assets, Inc. [NASHVILLE, TN] (OTC PINK: LIGA) announced the appointment of Allan Gillis as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Citrix Systems, Inc. [FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.] announced that it has appointed David J. Henshall, chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Citrix, as president, chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of the board.

Mega Bridge, Inc. [NEW YORK, NY] (OTCQB: MGBR) announced that it has appointed McCoy L. Moretz as the new Chief Executive Officer. Moretz was previously the Chief Medical Officer of Ermis Labs.

The Vanguard Group [VALLEY FORGE, Pa.] elected Vanguard’s Chief Investment Officer Tim Buckley as president and director of Vanguard, and announced plans for him to succeed Bill McNabb as chief executive officer on January 1, 2018. Buckley has served as Vanguard’s chief investment officer since 2013. He joined Vanguard in 1991 as assistant Chairman. He was elected as a principal of the firm in 1998, and subsequently held senior leadership roles in two divisions, including as chief information officer and head of Vanguard’s Information Technology Division and head of Vanguard’s Retail Investor Group.

Celadon Group, Inc. [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: CGI) announced the appointment of Paul C. Svindland as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Svindland will also serve as a member of the Board. Svindland currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Farren International Holdings, Inc. Prior to Farren, Svindland served as Chief Executive Officer of EZE Trucking Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining EZE, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Pacer International. Prior to Pacer International, Svindland was a Managing Director of AlixPartners LLP. From 2000 to October 2006, he worked for ICG Commerce. Svindland’s experience also includes several years in management roles with Maersk Inc. Svindland succeeds Paul Will, who will retire as CEO and Chairman of the Board.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. [ROCKVILLE, Md.] (NYSE: CHH) announced that it has appointed Patrick Pacious as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2018. Pacious currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer, and will succeed Chief Executive Officer Stephen Joyce. During his successful tenure at Choice Hotels, Pacious has held roles of increasing responsibility. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer in January 2014 and additionally became President in May 2016. Previously, he held senior management consulting positions with BearingPoint and Arthur Andersen.

Patriot National, Inc. [FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.] (NYSE: PN) announced that it has accepted the resignation of Founder, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Steven M. Mariano and appointed John Rearer as Chief Executive Officer. Rearer joined Patriot Underwriters in 2005 as Vice President of Underwriting and most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Patriot Underwriters, Inc. Prior to joining Patriot, Rearer served as Vice President of Preferred Employers Group.

Parallax Health Sciences, Inc. [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (OTC: PRLX) announced that it has appointed Paul Arena as Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors. Over the past 15 months, Arena founded, and currently serves as Managing Director of ArenaLife, LLC. Previously, he served as Executive Chairman of AudioEye, Inc. Prior to AudioEye, Arena was Chief Executive Officer and subsequently Chairman of the Board of Augme Technologies, Inc. Prior to Augme, he held various executive management positions, including Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Principal Financial Officer, at Geos Communications. Previously, Arena served in various executive positions, including Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, at Cereus Technology Partners, Inc. From May 2000 to present, he served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and owner of AIM Group, Inc.

Twisted X Brewing Company [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that Mark King has been named Chief Executive Officer.

American International Group, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: AIG) announced the appointment of Seraina Macia as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Macia previously served as CEO of Hamilton USA. Prior to this role, she was CEO and President of AIG’s EMEA region. Macia’s increasingly senior roles in the insurance industry have included CEO of XL Insurance North America, President of Zurich North America Commercial Specialties business, and Head of Investor Relations and Rating Agency Management of Zurich Insurance Group. She was also a founding partner and financial analyst for NZB NeueZuercher Bank in Switzerland.

Tiffany & Co. [NEW YORK] (NYSE:TIF) announced that it has named Alessandro Bogliolo the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer. He is expected to assume the role by October 2, 2017 and upon joining the Company will also join the Board of Directors. Bogliolo previously served for 16 years at Bulgari SpA, including in the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. Most recently, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of global apparel and accessories company Diesel SpA.

Global Net Lease, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: GNL) announced that it has appointed James L. Nelson to serve as GNL’s Chief Executive Officer and President. Nelson previously served as Chief Executive Officer of a number of public and private companies, including Orbitex Management. He also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaglescliff Corporation.

FutureVault [TORONTO] has named John D. Orr as Chief Executive Officer. Orr currently serves as an advisor to the Arena Group, the Kessler Group, G2 Investment Group and Applied Data Finance. He is also Co-Chair of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Corporate Cabinet. Orr spent the majority of his career at CIBC, serving in the most senior leadership positions across the bank. His most recent role was as Executive Vice President. Previously, he served as a Managing Director in its investment bank and as the Chief Executive Officer of two subsidiary banks: Amicus bank and FirstCaribbean International Bank.

Lumicell, Inc. [WELLESLEY, Mass.] announced the appointment of Kelly Londy as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Londy was most recently the Chief Operating Officer at Accuray Incorporated. Previously, she held leadership roles at GE Healthcare and Philips Healthcare.

Lux Global Label Company [LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa.] has named Todd Kennedy as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to being named CEO of Lux Global Label, Kennedy served as chief operating officer of The Kennedy Group.

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. [WARSAW, Ind.] (NYSE: SIX, ZBH) announced that David C. Dvorak has stepped down as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. The company has appointed Daniel P. Florin, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to serve as Interim CEO and a member of the Board of Directors. Florin was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zimmer Biomet in June 2015. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Biomet. Prior to joining Biomet, Florin served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Boston Scientific Corporation. Before being appointed Corporate Controller, Florin served in financial leadership positions within Boston Scientific Corporation and its various business units. Florin previously worked for C.R. Bard and Deloitte.

American Vision Partners [PHOENIX] has appointed Kyle A. Bohannon to lead the business as President & CEO. Bohannon previously served as President & CEO of FastMed Urgent Care.

Knewton, Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that it has appointed Brian Kibby as the company’s chief executive officer. Most recently, Kibby served as CEO of MV Transportation.

American Zinc Recycling LLC [PITTSBURGH] announced that it has named Rodrigo Daud as its new Chief Executive Officer. Daud most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer of Votorantim. He also presently is serving a term as Chairman of the International Zinc Association.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. [MELVILLE, N.Y.] announced the appointment of Kenji Sato to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Sato has held positions with Canon U.S.A., as well as Canon Canada, Canon Japan and Canon Europe.

Insurity, Inc. [HARTFORD, Conn.] announced the appointment of Chris Giglio as Chief Executive Officer. Giglio was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Aderant. Prior to Aderant, Giglio spent over two decades serving in senior leadership roles overseeing strategy, operations, sales, marketing and technology development.

Sun Country Airlines [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that it has appointed Jude Bricker to be its new president and chief executive officer. Bricker previously served as the COO and EVP of Allegiant Airlines. Bricker replaces Zarir Erani who was asked to step down from the position of president and chief executive officer of Sun Country.

The Finally Light Bulb Company [BOSTON] announced that Michael Simon has been appointed the company’s next Chief Executive Officer. Simon brings leadership experience across multiple industries, including senior leadership positions at Panera Bread, Pepperidge Farm and Godiva Chocolatier. Most recently, Simon served as Chief Marketing Officer at Bai Brands.

ArrowStream Inc. [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Mitch Rader as its new Chief Executive Officer. Rader will replace Frank Morgiewicz. Rader will be joining ArrowStream after spending the last year as Senior Vice President at Lineage Logistics. Prior to joining Lineage, Rader served for eight years as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Consolidated Distribution Corporation.

Q2Power Technologies Inc. [PALM BEACH, FL] (OTCQB: QPWR) announced that Kevin M. Bolin has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He will also retain the position of Chairman. Bolin’s recent industry positions include: CEO of Orège North America and Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO of Alter NRG. Prior to that, Bolin was CEO, President and Director of EnerTech Environmental.

Nuredis, Inc. [MENLO PARK, Calif.] announced the appointment of Julie Anne Smith as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Smith will serve as President and CEO and join the Board of Directors of Nuredis. She most recently served as the CEO of Raptor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Previously, she served as Chief Commercial Officer of Enobia Pharmaceuticals. From 2000 – 2008 Smith served in positions of increasing responsibility at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Genzyme and Novazyme. Smith began her industry career at Bristol-Myers Squibb.

The Aerospace Industries Association [ARLINGTON] announced that David F. Melcher AIA’s President and CEO, has informed the association that he is departing to pursue other interests effective December 31, 2017. Melcher will continue to serve as CEO of AIA until that time.

VMDOC [SAN JOSE, Calif.] announced that it has appointed Kia Mousavi, as chief executive office and a member of the board of directors. In addition to providing technical and business leadership services to industry giants such as Adobe, IBM, SIEMENS, Publicis and Alcatel-Lucent, Mousavi has co-founded Protecode.

Good Vibrations Shoes, Inc. [NEW YORK] has appointed a new CEO, Steven Lampert.

AMI Global (AMI) [LAS VEGAS] announced it has appointed Henrik S. Laursen as its new CEO. Previously, Laursen was the CEO for LiqTech Systems. Laursen has also held global business development roles at Grundfos.

Apposite Technologies [LOS ANGELES] announced that it has appointed Neal Roche as CEO.

Pioneer Products [ROGERS, Ark.] announced that Weston Geigle has joined the company as its new CEO. Weston has an established record of leadership and success in cultivating strong customer relationships, new business development and sustainable sales growth with major national retailers including Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target, Meijer, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops, among many others. Weston began his career at Mahco Outdoors as an operations manager. Most recently, Weston served as the national account manager for the Dallas Cowboys.

Bitglass [CAMPBELL, CA] has named Rich Campagna the next Chief Executive Officer of the company. Campagna succeeds retiring co-founder Nat Kausik. Prior to joining the company, Campagna was senior director of product management at F5 Networks.

Seamless Distribution AB [STOCKHOLM] has reached an agreement whereby Peter Fredell leaves his position as CEO of Seamless. Tomas Jalling will become Seamless’ new CEO effective immediately.

The E.W. Scripps Company [CINCINNATI] (NYSE: SSP) announced that Adam Symson will assume the role of president and CEO. Previously, Symson was chief operating officer.

Vista Outdoor Inc. [FARMINGTON] (NYSE: VSTO) announced that Chairman and CEO Mark DeYoung is retiring from the Company and the Board of Directors. Michael Callahan, Vista Outdoor’s Lead Independent Director, has been named Interim Chairman and CEO. Previously, Callahan was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Partners.

DXY Solutions, LLC [CLEVELAND] announced that Doug Hardman has taken over the role of Interim CEO, replacing Daniel Young. Most recently, Hardman has served as Chief Technology Officer of a payment processing company.

MIND Research [Irvine, Calif.] has named Brett Woudenberg as its new chief executive officer. Woudenberg most recently served as chief operating officer at MIND. Prior to MIND, Woudenberg served as COO of Sapling Learning and later the STEM Group at Macmillan Learning. He was also COO at national online learning platform provider Gaggle, and President and CEO at Trailblazer Learning.

C&M International [WASHINGTON] has announced that Robert W. Holleyman II is joining the company as president and CEO. Holleyman previously served as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 2014 to 2017. Additionally, he served as a board member of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. In 2013, Holleyman founded Cloud4Growth.

BBVA Compass [SAN ANTONIO] has appointed Ryan Parker as its new San Antonio CEO. He was previously the bank’s commercial banking manager. Before joining BBVA Compass, Parker was a vice president of commercial lending for Lone Star National Bank.

Westell Technologies, Inc. [AURORA, Ill.] (NASDAQ: WSTL) announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously chosen Matthew B. Brady as the Company’s new President and CEO. Brady replaces interim President and CEO Kirk Brannock. Most recently, Brady served as Senior Vice President of Federal Signal Corporation’s Safety and Security Systems Group. Prior to leading Safety and Security Systems Group, Brady was its Vice President of Global Sales. Before that, he was Sales Director for Public Safety at Motorola Solutions. Previously, Brady held executive sales and marketing positions at Clarity Communications Systems, Tellabs, and Motorola.

Cerner Corporation [KANSAS CITY, Mo.] (NASDAQ: CERN) announced that Neal Patterson, chairman and CEO, passed away on July 9, 2017. Cerner Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of the Board Cliff Illig has been named chairman and interim CEO.

Battelle [COLUMBUS, Ohio] announced that Lewis “Lou” Von Thaer has been selected as President and CEO of Battelle effective October 1, 2017. He comes to Battelle from DynCorp International where he has served as CEO since July 2015. Von Thaer will succeed Jeff Wadsworth, Battelle’s President and CEO since January 2009. Von Thaer began his technology career with AT&T Bell Laboratories, serving in a number of engineering and management roles with increasing responsibilities until the purchase of his division by General Dynamics. During his 16 years at General Dynamics, Von Thaer rose to the position of President, Advanced Information Systems and was named a Corporate Officer. In 2013 he joined Leidos, Inc. as President of the company’s National Security Sector. Most recently, Von Thaer was CEO at DynCorp.

DynCorp International, Inc. (DI) [MCLEAN, Va.] announced that it has named George Krivo chief executive officer (CEO). Krivo has worked for DI for a total of nine years, most recently serving as chief operating officer since October 2016. Formerly, Krivo ran DI’s largest reporting segment with Profit & Loss (P&L) responsibility for Contingency Operations, Operations and Maintenance, Intelligence and Training. Prior to his tenure at DynCorp International, he held numerous executive positions at SAIC and DRS Technologies.

CEO Moves – week ending July 7, 2017

Posted on July 12, 2017 Written by Dergel Executive Search Leave a Comment

CEO Moves this week include:

Fortress Biotech, Inc.	Robix Environmental Technologies, Inc.	The Providence Service Corporation
Advaxis, Inc.	Toast Vodka	Pilgrim Consulting
Sitecore	Heidrick & Struggles	Sanmina Corporation
High Ridge Brands Co.	Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.	Reed’s Inc.
Veritas Capital	Tango Mining Limited	NextGen Reporting
CB&I	Memorial Hermann Health System	California Hospital Association
TSR, Inc.	VertaMedia	WidePoint Corporation
Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC	Zoobuh	Hackbright Academy

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Fortress Biotech, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: FBIO) announced that Lucy Lu has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of its Fortress subsidiary Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. Lu has served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Avenue since inception.

Robix Environmental Technologies, Inc. [LETHBRIDGE, Alberta] (CSE: RZX) announced today that it has accepted the resignation of Nathan Hansen as President & CEO of the Corporation. Robin Ray has been appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as Interim President & CEO. Ray has been serving as CFO since the inception of the Corporation.

The Providence Service Corporation and its subsidiary, LogistiCare Solutions, LLC [STAMFORD, Conn.] (NASDAQ: PRSC) announced the appointment of Jeff Felton as LogistiCare’s Chief Executive Officer. Felton most recently served as President of McKesson Connected Care and Analytics. Prior to working at McKesson, Felton worked at Cardinal Health, Baxter Healthcare and Procter and Gamble.

Advaxis, Inc. [PRINCETON, N.J.] announced the resignation of Daniel J. O’Connor, chief executive officer, president and board member of the company. Anthony (Tony) Lombardo will immediately assume the role of interim. Lombardo, who joined the company as chief business officer earlier this year, is an accomplished industry veteran with nearly 30 years of leadership experience in the life sciences industry, including previous positions as president and CEO of E-Z-EM Inc. and president of ALI Imaging Systems, Inc.

Toast Vodka [MIAMI] announced the appointment of Bob Drinon as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Drinon joins Toast after spending 30 years heading nationally top-ranked beverage distribution groups, having served senior leadership roles at world-class brands including Breakthru Beverage Group and Premier Beverage Company.

Pilgrim Consulting [FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE] announced that Mark McGarrity has taken the helm as CEO.

Sitecore [SAUSALITO, Calif.] announced that Mark Frost has joined as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Most recently, Frost served as CEO of MarkMonitor. Prior to that, Frost served as General Manager for the SaaS Business Unit of CA Technologies. He also served as EVP and General Manager for the SaaS Business Unit of MarketTools. Frost will succeed Co-Founder Michael Seifert.

Heidrick & Struggles [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: HSII) announced that acting Chief Executive Officer Krishnan Rajagopalan has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and will become a member of the Board of Directors.

Sanmina Corporation [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SANM) announced that Bob Eulau will become Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective October 2, 2017. Eulau has held the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sanmina since September 2009. Eulau started his career at Hewlett Packard in 1985 and spent over 15 years in various leadership roles while there. He was the CFO of HP’s largest business unit. In 2001, Eulau became CFO of Rambus lnc. Prior to joining Sanmina, he held the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Alien Technology Corporation.

High Ridge Brands Co. [STAMFORD, Conn.] announced today that Patricia Lopez has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Lopez will also be named to the Board of Directors. Lopez has extensive experience in the consumer products industry, including a distinguished twenty-five year career at Procter & Gamble. Most recently, Lopez served as SVP, General Manager of the Estée Lauder and Aerin Beauty Products business in North America. Previously, Lopez served as Chief Marketing Officer of Avon Products. Prior to Avon, Lopez had a long and successful track record at P&G where she was Vice President, General Manager for Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: MMC) announced the appointment of John Doyle as Chief Executive Officer of Marsh. Doyle was appointed President of Marsh in April 2016. Prior to joining Marsh & McLennan in 2016, Doyle was Chief Executive Officer for AIG’s commercial insurance businesses worldwide. Previously, Doyle served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Chartis U.S.

Reed’s Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NYSE-MKT: REED) named Val Stalowir, Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Stalowir will also serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. Stalowir has helped steer the growth and development of large global brands at Quaker Oats, Yum! and Coca-Cola.

Veritas Capital [NEW YORK] announced that Gary C. Baughman has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Baughman’s most recent post was as CEO Americas for M+W Group. Previously, he held leadership and technical positions with AECOM, Wood Group, Washington Group International, and Fluor.

Tango Mining Limited [VANCOUVER, British Columbia] (TSXV: TGV) announced that Samer Khalaf has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Samer has over 25 years of investment banking experience in the Middle East, Africa and Europe and has held senior positions at various institutions including Nomura Securities, Gazprombank and PrimeCorp Finance SA. His most recent position was as Director for Africa & Middle East at GPB Global Resources.

NextGen Reporting [WAYNE, Pa.] announced the promotion of Jonathan Hefler to Chief

Executive Office. Prior to joining NextGen, he served as Division President at U.S. Legal Support and Chief Operating Officer at TSG Reporting.

CB&I [THE WOODLANDS, Texas] (NYSE: CBI) announced Patrick K. Mullen has assumed the role of CB&I’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Memorial Hermann Health System [HOUSTON] announced the appointment of longtime and highly accomplished System Chief Operating Officer (COO) Charles “Chuck” D. Stokes to President and CEO of Memorial Hermann. In addition to his role as Executive Vice President and COO, Stokes had been serving as interim President and CEO. Prior to joining Memorial Hermann, Stokes served as President of North Mississippi Medical Center. He previously served as COO for three other health systems and as Vice President of Operations for St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute in Houston.

The Maryland Hospital Association [SACRAMENTO] announced that Carmela Coyle, President/CEO, has been selected as the President/CEO of the California Hospital Association (CHA) and its parent organization, the California Association of Hospitals & Health Systems. Prior to joining MHA, Coyle spent 20 years in various roles with the American Hospital Association (AHA), including 11 years as the Senior Vice President of Policy. Earlier in her career, Coyle worked for the Congressional Budget Office in Washington, D.C. Coyle will replace long-time CHA President/CEO C. Duane Dauner, who is retiring.

TSR, Inc. [HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: TSRI) announced that its Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Joseph F. Hughes, has retired as an executive officer and director of the Company. Christopher Hughes — Joseph Hughes’ son and formerly Senior Vice President of TSR was elected Chairman and CEO.

VertaMedia [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of industry veteran Chris Karl as their CEO. Karl recently served as Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Market Development for Sonobi. Prior to Sonobi, he was a Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales for MediaMath.

WidePoint Corporation [MCLEAN, Va.] (NYSE Mkt: WYY) announced that it has appointed Jin Kang as its Chief Executive Officer and President of WidePoint Corporation. Kang will also join WidePoint’s Board of Directors. Kang served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer prior to his promotion. Kang succeeds Jeff Nyweide.

Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC [DALLAS] announced the retirement of its current Chief Executive Officer, Hank Heithaus, effective September 15^th. Empire also announced the appointment of Rocky Dewbre as the new Chief Executive Officer. Dewbre joins Empire after serving on the Board of Directors of CST Brands, which followed his position as CEO of Susser Petroleum Partners LP.

Zoobuh [SALT LAKE CITY] announced that Alan Fullmer will rejoin the company as its leader.

Hackbright Academy [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Alice Hill has been named its new chief executive officer. Hill was formerly a senior executive at acclaimed Silicon Valley companies including CNET, Slashdot, SourceForge, Dice, and eBay.

CEO Moves – week ending June 30, 2017

Posted on July 5, 2017 Written by Dergel Executive Search Leave a Comment

CEO Moves this week include:

Spruce Finance Inc.	Pandora	Millennium Energy Corporation
Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	William H. Sadlier, Inc.	Commercial Metals Company
Biodesy, Inc.	LMI	Kennametal Inc.
Lindora	Columbia Banking System, Inc.	NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
Destiny Media Technologies Inc.	Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.	WS Packaging Group, Inc.
Westinghouse Electric Company	Fishbowl	Quorum Health
IHA	Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.	Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine	The Energy Storage Association	Regenacy Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Valmont Industries, Inc.	Amtrak	Digital Fuel
Naranga, LLC	MedeAnalytics	ZorroSign, Inc.
Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center	OpenEBS	Gentherm
Citizen Relations	Textron Inc.	Community Health Accreditation Partner
ZeroStack, Inc.	FIS	Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.
Crystal Financial LLC	Northrim BanCorp Inc.	Cooledge Lighting Inc.
BlueRock Therapeutics	Lasko Holdings	Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
Virtua	The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) & Health Care Compliance Association	First Reserve
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids	Daily Burn	IT Authorities
The Wonderfund	HarbisonWalker International	Monetary LLC
School of Rock	Pacific City Financial Corporation	Solos Endoscopy, Inc.
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Spruce Finance Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] has promoted Steve Olszewski, who previously served as chief operating officer, to CEO. Previously, Olszewski led the private student loan business at Discover Financial Services. Prior to Discover Financial Services, Olszewski led underwriting and servicing operations for GMAC’s auto insurance business and held operations strategy roles at Capital One.

Pandora [OAKLAND, Calif.] (NYSE: P) announced that Tim Westergren has decided to step down from his position as CEO. CFO Naveen Chopra was named interim CEO.

Millennium Energy Corporation [NEW YORK] (OTC Pink: MENC) announced the appointment of Alexander Lightman as Chief Executive Officer. Lightman has also joined the Board of the Company as a director. Previously, Lightman worked for Mitchell Energy.

Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. [BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey] (NASDAQ: FOMX), announced that it has named David Domzalski Chief Executive Officer of the company. Domzalski currently serves as President of Foamix’s U.S. subsidiary. He succeeds Dov Tamarkin as CEO.

William H. Sadlier Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCPNK: SADL) announced the appointment of the Company’s current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Raymond D. Fagan, as the Company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Fagan, who joined the Company in 2012, previously held senior executive positions with Dun & Bradstreet, Harcourt Education Group, Interpublic Group and The Thomson Corporation.

Commercial Metals Company [IRVING, Texas] (NYSE: CMC) announced that effective September 1, 2017, Barbara Smith will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and become a member of the board of directors. Smith joined the Company in May 2011 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in January 2016 and President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Smith served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation. Her experience also includes more than 20 years with Alcoa in various leadership roles across a variety of Alcoa’s businesses.

Biodesy, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] announced that Dominique Bridon has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors. Most recently, he was Chief Development Officer at Nuritas. Prior to that role, Bridon led the development of novel transporter-mediated oncology and CNS drugs at Optivia. He also held various leadership positions at Ipsen, Conjuchem, Redcell, and Abbott. Bridon has served as a Director for Enobia and Neuronax and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Syntaxin and Biosortia.

LMI [TYSONS, Va.] announced that David W. Zolet will become its president and chief executive officer. Zolet joins LMI after serving for more than 5 years as executive vice president of CSC. Before CSC, Zolet was at IBM, where he was vice president of systems integration. Previously, he spent more than 20 years with Northrop Grumman Corporation, where he progressed through a number of executive positions. Zolet succeeds Nelson M. Ford who announced his pending retirement earlier this year.

Kennametal Inc. [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: KMT) announced that it has appointed Christopher (Chris) Rossi as president and chief executive officer and has named him a director. Rossi previously served as the chief executive officer of Dresser-Rand at Siemens. Prior to that, Rossi held numerous leadership positions at Dresser-Rand Group Inc., including executive vice president of global operations, vice president of technology and business development and executive vice president of global aftermarket sales. Chris succeeds Ron De Feo whom the board has appointed executive chairman of the board.

Lindora [COSTA MESA, Calif.] announced that it has named William J. Righeimer as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Righeimer spent nearly 6 years as a President and Global General Manager for Mars, Incorporated. More recently, Righeimer served as Chief Executive of Kuantum Brands. Righeimer’s career also includes senior management roles at PwC, IBM and several private equity and venture backed companies.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. [TACOMA, Wash.] (NASDAQ: COLB) announced that Hadley S. Robbins, Interim Chief Executive Officer, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. Robbins will also join Columbia’s Board of Directors. Robbins has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Columbia since March 2014. His experience includes executive or senior management positions with West Coast Bancorp, Wells Fargo Bank, Pacific Northwest Bank, Bank of the Northwest and First Interstate Bank.

NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC. [WOODBRIDGE, N.J.] (NASDAQ: NFBK) announced that John W. Alexander, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has advised the Company’s Board of Directors that he intends to retire as Chief Executive Officer effective October 31, 2017. The company has selected Steven M. Klein, President and Chief Operating Officer, to succeed Alexander as CEO as of November 1, 2017.

Destiny Media Technologies Inc. [VANCOUVER] (TSXV: DSY, OTCQB: DSNY) has appointed Fred Vandenberg to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer to replace Steve Vestergaard. Vandenberg is currently Destiny’s Chief Financial Officer.

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: SRPT) announced the appointment of Douglas S. Ingram as president and chief executive officer. He will also serve on the Company’s board of directors. Ingram was previously the president of Allergan, Inc. Most recently, Ingram served as president and chief executive officer of Chase Pharmaceuticals.

WS Packaging Group, Inc. [GREEN BAY, Wis.] announced that Dean Wimer has been named chief executive officer and current CEO Charlie Eitel will take over as the company’s chairman. Wimer has been chief operating officer since July 2016. Prior to joining WS Packaging in 2016, Wimer served as president and chief operating officer at Innovairre Communications.

Westinghouse Electric Company [CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.] announced that José Emeterio Gutiérrez has been named president and chief executive officer. He had served as interim president and CEO since June 2016. Gutiérrez joined Westinghouse Electric Company in 2008, serving as Nuclear Services technical director and regional vice president of Spain. In 2010, Gutiérrez was named managing director and vice president for Southern Europe in Westinghouse’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In April 2012, he was named senior vice president of Westinghouse’s global Nuclear Fuel and Components Manufacturing.

Fishbowl [ALEXANDRIA, Va.] announced that it has named Jim Soss as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer. Previous roles include Senior Vice President & General Manager for Responsys and Chief Executive Officer of Red Aril. Soss’ experience also includes leadership positions at digital marketing and data companies Acxiom, Infogroup and YuMe.

Quorum Health [BRENTWOOD, TENN.] announced that Robert A. Vento has been appointed as president and CEO. Vento has served as interim president of QHR since January 2017. Previously, Vento served as chief operating officer of QHR.

IHA [ANN ARBOR, Mich.] announced that Mark A. LePage will succeed the late Bill Fileti, to serve as the organization’s next CEO. Previously, LePage was at Marshfield, where he served as Medical Director of Marshfield Clinic Vascular Center and has continued to serve on the Marshfield Board since 2010. In January 2013, Mark accepted the Chief Medical Officer position at Security Health Plan.

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. [ROCHESTER, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: MNRO) announced that it has elected Brett Ponton as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Ponton, an executive with more than 20 years of senior management experience in the auto and tire service industry, most recently served as CEO of American Driveline Systems. Ponton will succeed John Van Heel who has been CEO and a member of the Board of Directors since 2012.

Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NASDAQ: LNCE) announced that the company has appointed Brian Driscoll as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Driscoll has been serving as the Company’s Interim President and CEO since April. He was the former President and CEO of Diamond Foods, Inc. and was appointed to the Snyder’s-Lance Board of Directors. Prior to joining Diamond Foods, Driscoll was CEO of Hostess Brands. He also has held senior management positions at Kraft Foods, Inc.

The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) [WASHINGTON, DC] announced that it has named Janet Lynch Lambert as the organization’s first chief executive officer. Lambert most recently served as the Acting Head of Engagement for the All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and as head of the Outreach Office in the Office of the NIH Director. Prior to joining NIH, she was Vice President of Government Relations at Life Technologies. She has held leadership positions in government relations, marketing and business development at large and small life science organizations, including GE and InforMax.

The Energy Storage Association (ESA) [WASHINGTON] announced that Kelly Speakes-Backman will become the organization’s first Chief Executive Officer. Speakes-Backman joins ESA from the Alliance to Save Energy where she was the Senior Vice President of Policy and Research. Prior to that, Speakes-Backman served as a Commissioner at the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Director of Clean Energy for the Maryland Energy Administration. Earlier in her career, she held strategy, marketing and sales roles at SunEdison, UTC Power, Wärtsilä and Jenbacher.

Regenacy Pharmaceuticals, LLC [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Simon S. Jones as President and Chief Executive Officer to succeed Walter Ogier. Simon has been a member of the Regenacy management team, serving as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President Preclinical Development. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Biology and Preclinical Development at Acetylon. Jones joined Acetylon from EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc., where he was Vice President of Biology and ADMET. Prior to EPIX, Jones held senior level positions in drug discovery and preclinical development for leading biotechnology companies including ArQule Inc., Curis Inc., Creative BioMolecules Inc. and earlier in his career, at Genetics Institute/Wyeth.

Valmont Industries, Inc. [OMAHA, Neb.] (NYSE: VMI) has named Stephen G. Kaniewski as President and Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2017. Kaniewski will succeed Mogens C. Bay, Valmont’s Chairman and CEO, who will become Executive Chairman on December 31, 2017. Kaniewski has been Valmont’s President and Chief Operating Officer since October 2016. Prior to that, he was Group President of Valmont’s Utility Support Structures Segment. Steve joined Valmont in 2010 as Vice President, Information Technology and also has held the position of Vice President, Global Operations for the Irrigation Segment.

Amtrak [WASHINGTON] announced that it has named Richard Anderson as its next president and chief executive officer. Anderson was formerly chief executive officer of both Delta and Northwest Airlines. He was also executive vice president at United Healthcare.

Digital Fuel [LOS ANGELES, CA] announced that Dale Quayle has been named as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Quayle has a long track record of innovation and business success as President and CEO of Interset and President and CEO of Integrien. Quayle’s 35-year career also includes senior positions at Hewlett Packard and Trinagy.

Naranga LLC [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Mark Montini as chief executive officer. Montini was the founder and CEO of Promio. Prior to Promio, Montini started and led companies that built the first national-to-local CRM for non-profits and the first national-to-local website building platform.

MedeAnalytics [EMERYVILLE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Paul Kaiser as Chief Executive Officer. Kaiser was most recently president of TriZetto Provider Solutions. Prior to joining TriZetto, Kaiser was the director of sales for Cerner Corporation. Kaiser replaces former CEO Andrew Hurd.

ZorroSign, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Shamsh Hadi as the new Chief Executive Officer.

Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center [CHICAGO] has named Colleen Kula Hopkins as CEO. Kula Hopkins began her professional journey at Timberline Knolls working directly with residents providing milieu treatment services and fostering the therapeutic community.

OpenEBS [SAN JOSE, California] announced that Evan Powell, Co-founder of companies including Nexenta Systems and StackStorm has joined as CEO.

Gentherm [NORTHVILLE, Mich.] (NASDAQ-GS: THRM) announced that Daniel R. Coker, President, CEO, will retire and begin a planned leadership transition over the next several months.

Citizen Relations [LOS ANGELES] announced Jim Joseph has been named its new CEO. Daryl McCullough, previous Chairman and CEO, remains with the organization serving as Chairman.

Textron Inc. [PROVIDENCE, R.I.] (NYSE: TXT) announced that Lisa Atherton has been named president & CEO of Textron Systems. Atherton most recently served as executive vice president of Military Business at Bell Helicopter. She has also held several other leadership positions including vice president of Global Military Business Development, V-22 program manager and director of Military Programs. Atherton began her career with Textron in 2007 as the vice president of Area Attack at Textron Defense Systems. Prior to joining Textron, Atherton was an officer in the U.S. Air Force. She succeeds Ellen Lord.

Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) [WASHINGTON] has announced that Karen Collishaw, has decided to resign. Additionally, the company has appointed its current Chairwoman, Barbara McCann, to the position of Interim President and CEO.

ZeroStack, Inc. [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif] announced that David Greene has joined the company as CEO. Greene takes over from ZeroStack co-founder Ajay Gulati, who will continue with the company as CTO. Greene comes to ZeroStack from Aerohive Networks, where he was CMO. He has nearly 30 years’ experience in both public and private technology companies leading marketing, product management, and business development for such companies as Riverbed, HP, and BMC Software.

FIS [SAND SPRINGS, Okla.] announced that Keyth Pengal was appointed as CEO. Pengal brings over 25 years of operating experience, most recently as a Managing Director of Atar’s operating group, where he will remain as a Senior Advisor. Prior to supporting Atar Capital, Pengal held a number of executive positions/roles in operations, including Vice President of Operations at Goldline International.

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. [COLUMBIA, Md.] announced it has appointed Linda Palczuk to serve as President and CEO. Palczuk had an extensive and successful 30 year career with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and its legacy companies, serving in senior level commercial and general management roles, including Vice President, Mature Brands and Vice President Global Commercial Excellence, Vice President Sales & Marketing, and Vice President Sales.

Crystal Financial LLC [BOSTON] announced that its CEO, Ward K Mooney, plans to retire at the end of December 2017. Upon his departure Michael L Pizette, Chief Credit Officer, and Steven Migliero, Senior Managing Director, will serve as Co-CEOs.

Northrim BanCorp Inc. [ANCHORAGE, Alaska] (NASDAQ: NRIM) named Joe Schierhorn as President and CEO. Schierhorn started his Northrim career as Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer and Regulatory Compliance Manager in 1990. Joe was promoted first to be an Executive Vice President then elevated to Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and finally President & Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.

Cooledge Lighting Inc. [VANCOUVER, British Columbia] announced the appointment of William J. Sims as CEO. A board member since 2015, Sims served as interim CEO for the past year. Sims is well known as the former President and CEO of Color Kinetics.

BlueRock Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Emile Nuwaysir has joined as president and CEO. Nuwaysir previously served as president and COO of Cellular Dynamics International (CDI). He was also president of Opsis Therapeutics Inc. Prior to CDI, Nuwaysir worked for NimbleGen Systems. Nuwaysir is vice chairman of Invenra Inc., an antibody discovery company he founded in 2011.

Lasko Holdings [WEST CHESTER, Pa.] has named Terry Carlson CEO. He succeeds Jerry W. Levin, interim CEO since November. Carlson has been with market leading companies his entire career, including Black & Decker/DeWalt, Emerson/Bosch, Raymarine, Jarden and most recently Universal Trailer.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC [THE WOODLANDS, Texas] announced that Peter Cella, president and chief executive officer (CEO), intends to retire from the company, effective August 1, 2017. Additionally, the company announced that Mark Lashier, currently executive vice president, Commercial, will succeed Cella as president and CEO. Lashier has nearly 30 years of experience in the chemicals industry, beginning his career as an engineer with the Phillips Petroleum Company. Since that time, he has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility, including the Asia Region manager, senior vice president, Specialties, Aromatics, Styrenics, and executive vice president, Olefins and Polyolefins.

Virtua [MARLTON, N.J.] has named Dennis W. Pullin president and CEO of the company, succeeding Richard P. Miller. He comes to Virtua from MedStar Health in Baltimore. Prior to his appointment to this position in 2009, he was senior vice president and COO of MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His previous leadership positions include vice president, operations and business development, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System; vice president, acquisitions and development, Symbion Ambulatory Resource Centers; executive director, Baylor Sports Medicine Institute, and COO, Hopestar Medical Management Group in Houston.

The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) & Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) [MINNEAPOLIS] have announced that Roy Snell will be retiring from his role of CEO in March of 2020.

First Reserve [GREENWICH, Conn.] announced the appointment of Alex T. Krueger to President & CEO of the business.

Partnership for Drug-Free Kids [NEW YORK] has officially named Fred Muench as President and CEO of the organization. Muench previously served as the Partnership’s Director of Research. Most recently, Muench was the lead on developing Northwell Health’s beta Digital Alcohol Reduction Coaching Platform.

Daily Burn [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Tricia Han as CEO. Han comes to Daily Burn from Dotdash where she was Chief Product Officer. Prior to this, she led product development at top content brands like WebMD and DailyCandy, and spent years building some of the first widely-adopted mobile apps, including those for The New York Times and MapQuest.

IT Authorities [TAMPA, FLORIDA] announced that Philip LaForge has been hired as the company’s new CEO. LaForge comes to IT Authorities after leading several high-growth cloud and IT services companies.

The Wonderfund [BOSTON] announced that it has named Erin Murphy Rafferty as its new CEO. Rafferty most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, and Chief Bid Officer of Boston 2024. Prior to this position, Rafferty was the President and CEO of the Dublin-based US Ireland Business Partnership, an economic development advocacy firm.

HarbisonWalker International (HWI) [PITTSBURGH, PA] announced that Stephen Delo will retire as chairman and chief executive officer. The HWI Board of Directors has elected Carol R. Jackson to be HWI’s next chairman and chief executive officer. Jackson currently serves as senior vice president and general manager at HWI.

Monetary LLC [DENVER] announced that Shelley Plomske is assuming the role of CEO. Plomske was previously CTO at Mercury Payment Systems.

School of Rock [EL SEGUNDO, Calif. & CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Rob Price as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to School of Rock, Price served as President of Edible Arrangements. Before that, he was SVP, Chief Marketing Officer at CVS Health. Price has also held executive roles at Wawa Food Markets and H-E-B Grocery.

Pacific City Financial Corporation [LOS ANGELES] (OTC: PFCF) announced that they have appointed Henry Kim to succeed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank upon the retirement of Haeyoung Cho at the end of 2017. Since 2014, Kim has served as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Company and the Bank since 2011. Prior to that, Kim held Senior Loan Officer Position in other Korean-American banks in Southern California.

Solos Endoscopy, Inc. [BOSTON, MA] (OTC PINK: SNDY) has announced the appointment of Dom Gatto as CEO and Chairman of the Board. He was previously Chief Operating Officer for start-up Acueity Healthcare. Gatto is the founder of AMG Development and MedTrek.

The National Association of Realtors [WASHINGTON] has announced that Bob Goldberg has been named CEO. Goldberg currently serves as NAR senior vice president of Sales & Marketing, Business Development & Strategic Investments, Professional Development and Conventions for NAR. He succeeds Dale Stinton.

CEO Moves – week ending June 23, 2017

Posted on June 28, 2017 Written by Dergel Executive Search Leave a Comment

CEO Moves this week include:

Square Mile Capital Management LLC	Purdue/Napp/Mundipharma	Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
PrincePerelson & Associates	MNG Direct	CurbStand
HomeServices of America Inc.	Avant Diagnostics, Inc.	GE Appliances
InterDesign	Chemical Financial Corporation	S&W Seed Company
Dexmet Corporation	Localytics	NetFortris
Vitalyst	Swedish	The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh
The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation	ActiveOps	Southeastern Grocers
Autodesk, Inc.	Naf Naf Grill	OvaScience
HAI Group	CENX	Ciox Health
Nanotherapeutics, Inc.	Cenovus Energy Inc.	Griffin Capital Company, LLC
Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Sunoco LP	Pacific Alliance Bank
Halyard Health, Inc.	Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.	Conscious Capitalism, Inc.
Distribution International, Inc.

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Square Mile Capital Management LLC [NEW YORK] announced that Craig Solomon will become Chief Executive Officer of the firm.

Purdue [STAMFORD, Conn.] announced that Craig Landau was appointed President and CEO for the U.S. operations, and will retain responsibility for Purdue Pharma (Canada). Through his 14 years with the U.S. organization, Landau served as Purdue Pharma L.P.’s Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of R&D Innovation, Clinical and Medical Affairs. In 2013, he was appointed President and CEO of Purdue Pharma (Canada). CEO Mark Timney is leaving Purdue to pursue other career opportunities.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. [PLANO, Texas] (NYSE: DPS) announced that Lain Hancock has been named chief executive officer for Bai Brands. He will take over leadership from Bai founder Ben Weiss, who has left the business. Hancock had previously served as executive vice president, human resources for DPS. He joined the company in 2007 after serving as a consultant at McKinsey & Co.

PrincePerelson & Associates [Salt Lake City, UT] has announced the appointment of Chip Luman as the new CEO over its Project Solutions and Temporary Staffing divisions. Luman joins PrincePerelson Project Solutions from HireVue, where he was co-founder and COO. Prior to his position at HireVue, Chip held various executive roles at Charles Schwab. In addition, Luman managed software development in the gaming industry with Acclaim Entertainment and held various HR roles with Pepsi and Marathon Oil.

MNG Direct [BENSALEM, Pa.] announced the promotion of Chris Wiltshire to Chief Executive Officer from his previous position of Chief Customer Officer. Chris has been with MNG Direct since joining one of its predecessor companies, NexGen RxMarketing, in 2007 as a Vice President of Business Development.

CurbStand [LOS ANGELES] has officially named co-founder Arya Alexander as its Chief Executive Officer. Alexander took the wheel at CurbStand as the Interim CEO in March 2016, following the departure of Serge Gojkovich.

HomeServices of America Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that Robert (Bob) Moline, president of HomeServices and CEO of its real estate brokerage division is retiring.

Avant Diagnostics, Inc. [GAITHERSBURG, Maryland] (OTC: AVDX) announced the appointment of Philippe Goix as President & CEO. Most recently, Goix served as President & CEO of Prism Health Diagnostics, Inc. (PHDX). Prior to PHDX, Goix served as President & CEO of Singulex, Inc.

GE Appliances (GEA) [LOUISVILLE, Ky.] announced that CEO Chip Blankenship has elected to exit the business at the end of 2017. Succeeding Blankenship as President & CEO is Kevin Nolan, currently VP and Chief Technology Officer for GEA and Qingdao Haier.

InterDesign [CLEVELAND] announced the appointment of Chris Quinn as CEO. Chris most recently served as the President and CEO of Streetsboro. Prior to this, he served as executive vice president for North America with New Balance Athletic and spent several years in senior-level executive roles with Procter & Gamble as well as The Clorox Company.

Chemical Financial Corporation [MIDLAND, Mich.] (NASDAQ: CHFC) announced that its Chief Executive Officer and President David B. Ramaker has decided to retire from the Corporation in the third quarter of this year. Additionally, the Corporation announced that David T. Provost was named President and CEO.

S&W Seed Company [HANFORD, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SANW) announced that Mark W. Wong has been named CEO. Mark Grewal, who served the Company as CEO since October 2009, resigned as CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors. Since January 2012, Wong has served as Chairman of American Dairyco. Between 2008 and December 2015, he served either as Chairman of the Board or chief executive officer of Agrivida. Wong was the founder and CEO, from 1999 to 2005, at Emergent Genetics. Prior to Emergent, he managed a series of other agricultural and biotechnology companies, including Agracetus Corporation and Agrigenetics Corporation. Additionally, Wong was a founder and a partner of Colorado Financial Holdings. Wong also worked as an engineer for Chemical Construction Corporation and served as a director of BioFuel Energy Corp.

Dexmet Corporation [WALLINGFORD, Conn.] has appointed Tim Poor as its Chief Executive Officer. Poor was previously with Aquion Energy Inc. as its Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to Aquion, Poor held several executive roles at American Superconductor Corporation. Prior to American Superconductor Corporation, Tim held senior leadership roles at General Electric.

Localytics [BOSTON] announced that Jude McColgan will become its CEO. McColgan brings nearly 20 years of experience in the enterprise software space based on his leadership roles at Oracle, TomTom, Nuance Communications and Avast Software. He comes to Localytics from Avast Software, where he served as the President of Mobile. Previously, he served as Vice President and General Manager at Nuance Communications, as well as Group Vice President for Mobile at TomTom. Prior to that, he spent nearly 10 years at Oracle.

NetFortris [SEATTLE & DALLAS] announced that it has appointed Kevin Dickens, current Chief Operating Officer, and Gene Carr, current Chief Financial Officer, as Co-CEOs, replacing Grant Evans who will remain on the board of directors. Before serving as Chief Operating Officer at NetFortris, Dickens served as CEO of Ventraq. Prior to Ventraq, Dickens served as Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Choice One Communications. Dickens also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ACC TelEnterprises, Ltd. Prior to serving as CFO at NetFortris, Carr spent seven years as the CEO of GCP Consultants, LLC.

Vitalyst [BALA CYNWYD, Pa.] announced that Barry O’Donnell will lead the business as its Chief Executive Officer. Most recently, O’Donnell served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Account Management at Vitalyst. He has held leadership positions at CDI, Princeton Information and Omni OnSite IT Staffing.

Swedish [SEATTLE] appointed Guy Hudson as Chief Executive Officer. Hudson has served in several leadership roles during his 10 years at Swedish, including Western Washington Chief of Physician Services, Chief Medical Officer for Swedish Medical Group and Executive Director of Pediatrics for all of Swedish.

The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh [PITTSBURGH] has selected Wendy Ann Pardee as President and CEO of the organization. Pardee will succeed long-time President and CEO David Miles. Pardee most recently served as the CEO and President of Hattie Larlham. Previously, Pardee served for three years as the President and CEO of Skills of Central Pennsylvania.

The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation [GREENVILLE, Texas] announced the appointment Dan Mantz as Chief Executive Officer. Mantz is Chairman of the Board for the REC Foundation and previously held the position of President for Rack Solutions, Inc.

ActiveOps [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Julian Harper as CEO of ActiveOps North America. Prior to his previous role as ActiveOps CCO, Julian was founder and CEO of RedOwl.

Southeastern Grocers [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] announced that Anthony Hucker, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, will assume the responsibilities of President and Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis following the resignation of Ian McLeod.

Autodesk, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced that it has appointed Andrew Anagnost, current interim co-chief executive officer and chief marketing officer, as the company’s new president and CEO. He will also join Autodesk’s board of directors. Anagnost, began his career at Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company and as an NRC fellow at NASA Ames Research Center. Anagnost’s appointment follows the resignation of the company’s former president and CEO, Carl Bass.

Naf Naf Grill [CHICAGO] announced it has appointed Paul Damico as Chief Executive Officer. Damico most recently served as President of North America for FOCUS Brands, and as the former President of Moe’s Southwest Grill.

OvaScience [WALTHAM, Mass.] (NASDAQ: OVAS) announced the appointment of Christopher Kroeger as Chief Executive Officer. Kroeger joins OvaScience from Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he served as CEO. Prior to his position at Cardioxyl, he led investing efforts as a Partner at The Aurora Funds. Earlier in his career, he held positions at Genzyme and Decision Resources.

HAI Group [CHESHIRE, CONN.] announced that Edmund (Ed) Malaspina, Jr. has been appointed Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Malaspina joined HAI Group in 1991 and was most recently the Chief Marketing Officer.

CENX [OTTAWA, ON] announced the appointment of Edward Kennedy as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Edward brings 30 years of leadership experience to CENX, having served in strategic, executive positions for numerous telecommunications companies over the years, most recently as the CEO, and President of Tollgrade Communications, Inc.

Ciox Health [ALPHARETTA, Ga.] announced the appointment of Paul Roma as chief executive officer. Roma joins Ciox from Deloitte LLP, where he was chief analytics officer. He succeeds Ed Coleman, who will remain a member of the board of directors.

Nanotherapeutics, Inc. [ALACHUA, Fla.] announced that Peter H. Khoury, formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Before joining Nanotherapeutics in August 2016, Khoury spent the prior two years with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, serving as Senior Program Officer. Prior to the Gates Foundation, Khoury was Vice President, Global Marketing at Baxter International. Before Baxter International, Khoury served in numerous positions of increasing responsibility in the marketing and sales organization at Merck & Co., Inc., with his last position as Director.

Cenovus Energy Inc. [CALGARY, Alberta] (TSX: CVE, NYSE: CVE) announced that its President & Chief Executive Officer Brian Ferguson will be retiring as an officer and director of the company on October 31, 2017. Ferguson will continue in his roles leading the company and serving on the Board of Directors until that time.

Griffin Capital Company, LLC [EL SEGUNDO, Calif.] announced that Mark M. Goldberg has been named Chief Executive Officer of Griffin Capital Securities, LLC. He will also serve as Executive Vice President of Griffin Capital. Goldberg joins Griffin Capital from W. P. Carey Inc., where he served as Managing Director, Chairman of Carey Financial, LLC, President of W. P. Carey Investment Management, LLC as well as senior executive positions in Carey’s real estate investment trust and business development company. Goldberg previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President of AIG-Royal Alliance, Executive Vice President of SunAmerica Financial Network and President of AIG Securities, Tokyo.

Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CHICAGO] announced the hiring of Sean Brynjelsen as its Chief Executive Officer. Brynjelsen has over 20 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry with companies including Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Akorn Pharmaceuticals, Hospira and Baxter. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of Business Development for Sagent. Prior to his tenure at Sagent, he was Senior Vice President, Global Business Development for Akorn.

Sunoco LP [DALLAS] (NYSE: SUN) announced that Robert “Bob” W. Owens, president and chief executive officer has announced his intention to retire from the Partnership as of December 31, 2017.

Pacific Alliance Bank [ROSEMEAD, Calif] (OTC: PFBN) announced that it has retained Benjamin J.B. Lin to serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Since 2015, Lin has been President and CEO of California International Bank, N.A., in Rosemead, California. Prior to joining California International Bank, N.A., Lin served as President and Chief Executive Officer at American Plus Bank, and as Executive Vice President and Head of U.S. Operations at E. Sun Bank.

Halyard Health, Inc. [ALPHARETTA, Ga.] (NYSE: HYH) announced that Robert E. Abernathy will retire as CEO. Joseph F. Woody has been appointed to succeed Abernathy. Woody has also been elected to serve on the board of directors and Abernathy will continue as chairman of the board. Woody most recently served as president and CEO of Acelity.

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. [BEDFORD, Mass.] (NASDAQ: OCUL) announced that Antony Mattessich will succeed Amar Sawhney as Chief Executive Officer. Mattessich has also been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mattessich brings a wealth of experience to Ocular Therapeutix, having held leadership roles for a number of global pharmaceutical companies across the US, Europe and Asia, including Novartis, Bristol Meyers Squibb and Merck & Co. Most recently, Mattessich was the Managing Director of one of the world’s largest privately-owned pharmaceutical companies, Mundipharma.

Conscious Capitalism, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.] announced that co-CEO Doug Rauch will step down from his staff leadership role. Fellow co-CEO, Alexander McCobin, will assume sole chief executive responsibilities. During McCobin’s eight years prior to joining Conscious Capitalism, he served as president of Students For Liberty. Prior to Students For Liberty, he worked for the Cato Institute on student programs.

Distribution International, Inc. [HOUSTON] announced the appointment of Steven N. Margolius as President and CEO. Margolius is an experienced distribution executive with leadership experience gained at HD Supply, Arrow Electronics, and GE. Throughout his tenure at HD Supply, Steve served in various roles including Senior VP at HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, President and CEO of HD Supply Power Solutions, President of HD Electrical, and COO of HD Supply Utilities.

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