Banking and Finance
Mark Troha has joined Shoreline Partners, LLC as an associate. San Diego National Bank has added Joe Flores as assistant vice president and branch manager of the Clairemont branch office. Union Bank of California has appointed Joseph Benoit, senior vice president for Union Bank of California, as a division executive for branches in San Diego and the Inland Empire, and George A. Ramirez, also a senior vice president, to division executive in Los Angeles and Orange counties. James T. Kesaris has joined Tatum CFO Partners, LLP as a CFO and a consultant for financial functions and special projects.
Construction and Design
Terry Walborn has been appointed project manager at Turner Construction Co. Katherine I. Lord has been promoted to senior associate at HMC Architects. Kimberly Borgen has joined Ir2, Interior Resource, Inc. as project designer. V. Scott Cairns, vice president and senior project architect of San Diego-based Smith Consulting Architects, has been appointed to the board of the Senior Community Centers.
Government and Nonprofit
Jane Kirkeby has been named president of the board of directors for the Timken Museum of Art in Balboa Park. Christine Cecil has been appointed assistant professor and area chair of the organizational leadership program at Chapman University’s San Diego academic center. Javier Diaz De Leon will head the San Diego office of the Mexican Consulate as Counsel in Charge.
High-Tech and Manufacturing
PixelRocket has named Matt Pierce as flight commander. JNI Corp. has named Neal M. Waddington as president and chief executive officer. MassHysteria, Inc. has hired B.J. Foster as vice president of finances. John Paul McNeil has joined Kintera, Inc. as vice president of administration and acquisitions. LearningFramework has appointed Greg Gulden as vice president of engineering and Jack Frampton as director of business development. Tom Bernard has joined the board of directors at cVideo, Inc. Broadband Innovations, Inc. has hired Dr. Lawrence Stark as vice president of marketing and sales, and appointed Itzhak Gurantz to its advisory board. OMM, Inc. has appointed Werner Pekarek as vice president, subsystems manufacturing. James Vollman, the former associate assistant secretary of labor for the U.S. Department of Labor, has joined ERISS Corp.’s board of directors. Peregrine Systems, Inc. has named Louis Blatt as senior vice president and general manager of its E-Markets group.
Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants
Morgan Run Resort & Club has named Carla Peebles as director of sales and marketing.
Law
Liong Lie G. Penfield, an attorney with Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, LLP, has been named as a lifelong member of the National Registry of Who’s Who. Mark S. Kessler has joined JAMS’ panel of neutrals in San Diego.
Media and Marketing
Lyon & Associates has added Lisa Baldwin as art director and Dawn Dominy Mayeda as account manager.
Miscellaneous
Abby Margalith, owner of PeopleMovers, will be a speaker at the Working Women Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards Seminar in January. Gary Hessenauer has joined Sempra Energy Solutions as senior vice president of sales. Procurement Services Associates has hired Terry J. Maher as director of Southern California operations.
Real Estate
Richard B. Bradley, senior vice president and regional manager of Colliers International, is retiring after 20 years of service to pursue personal interests.
