Banking and Finance
Point Loma Credit Union welcomed Michael Alvarado as IT manager and Angela Haas as manager. Jeff Stites was named senior vice president at City National Bank. Richmond Boyce was promoted to corporate banking officer and Craig Nelson joined as vice president at Comerica Bank-California. RSM McGladrey, Inc. announced the addition of accountant Daniel Piombo. Wells Fargo named Jack Peluso vice president and regional sales manager of the bank’s San Diego Private Client Services Group.
High-Tech and Manufacturing
Eric Chapman was appointed chairman for the E-Business Special Interest Group of the San Diego Software and Internet Council. Jennings & Associates Communications welcomed Doris Cheng as account coordinator.BrenTech, Inc., hired Brett Knight as a computer engineer. Ensemble Communications Inc. named David Twyver chief executive officer and board member.
Law
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP admitted San Diegans Kathryn Catherwood, Michael Fraunces, Ronald Getchey, Maria Heredia and Carol Kao to it’s partnership.
Insurance
Michael Matthews joined the Arrowhead Group of Companies as vice president of special projects.
Miscellaneous
National University named Robert Clay director of information technology and Edith Glassey director of development. Foster Mobley was named president and managing partner for The Legacy Alliance. The Hyatt Regency San Diego named Joe Vina director of group sales. Martha Michener and Brigid Heth were promoted to group sales manager at Westin Horton Plaza. Melissa Olsen joined Westin Horton Plaza as senior sales manager. Rudy Corona was promoted to director of catering & convention services at Westin Horton Plaza. John Sevilla was promoted to rooms manager at Westin Horton Plaza. Dave Marshall was promoted to food & beverage manager at Westin Horton Plaza. Burkett & Wong Engineers promoted William Templeton to manager of civil engineering. Cecil H. Steppe was named to Vista Hill’s board of directors. Wendy Whalen joined Personal Strengths Publishing as senior performance consultant. Rudy Lankford was selected to serve on the board of directors at the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation & Polinsky Children’s Center Foundation. John DeMoss was named chief financial officer at International Licensing Co.
Media and Marketing
Mary Ball was promoted to vice president of government and community relations and Dan Novak to vice president of programming and communications of Cox Communications. Dawn Weiss was promoted to staffing consultant with AppleOne Employment Services. Adrian Kwiatkowski joined The Monger Co. as a governmental relations account executive.
Real Estate
Marietta Shen and Michelle Liu have joined the RE/MAX of Rancho Bernardo sales team. Burnham Real Estate Services welcomed Charles Adolphe as vice president Rudy Mendoza as an associate. Koll Investments promoted Gerald Yahr to president and Barry Chase to western division president.