Casey Gerry has promoted senior associate Thomas Luneau to partner. He focuses primarily on personal injury, products liability and civil rights, and has extensive experience with a variety of cases, including trucking cases and Rhino ATV rollovers. Luneau has successfully represented individuals from law enforcement agencies such as the San Diego Police Department, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the California Highway Patrol, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and military personnel including the Marines, Navy officers and enlisted servicemen. In addition, he serves as secretary of the East County Posse.
ART
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s board has appointed four new members, four returning members and a new set of officers for the 2009-10 year. Dr. Peter C. Farrell will serve as president, David C. Copley, Maryanne Pfister and Matthew C. Strauss will serve as vice presidents, Faye Russell as treasurer, and Barbara Bloom as secretary. Newly elected trustees include Melissa Bartell, Valerie Cooper, Leon Kassel and Holly McGrath, and returning members Copley, Barbara Arledge, Colette Carson Royston and Sheryl White. Charles G. Cochrane, Nora D. Sargent and Brent V. Woods will be leaving the board following their completed terms of service.
BANKING AND FINANCE
RSM McGladrey has announced that Dana Williams has been named California Transaction Support Services leader. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving growth, overseeing client service and building the Transaction Support Services practice in the Northern and Southern California markets. He has more than 20 years of audit, tax and accounting experience.
HEALTH CARE AND BIOTECH
Three new scientists have joined Cibus: Dr. Uvini Gunawardena, Ph.D.; Brian Aevermann, M.S.; and Tiffany Hsu. Gunawardena will be a researcher scientist in molecular biology. She brings more than 20 years of experience to her role and will be responsible for introducing, directing and administering all preclinical scientific research, planning and executing laboratory research, participating in patent applications, and assisting with scientific literature and conferences. In addition, she will be responsible for overseeing and developing the research group. Serving as a senior research associate, Aevermann will have a direct, hands-on role in the research conducted within the company’s Cell Biology Group. He will be responsible for specific technical aspects of the research, combining both plant cell culture and plant molecular biology, and chiefly focusing on plant cell biology with a particular focus on plant regeneration techniques. Hsu will serve as a research associate in cell biology and will be responsible for researching special projects, analyzing data and interpreting results, and preparing technical reports, summaries, protocols and quantitative analyses.
Restorative Remedies has announced that Jackie Townsend has been named the company’s new CEO. She will manage the direction and vision for the company and its entire product line. She founded The Townsend Agency in 1993 and it was acquired by JHG in 2007, where she had been agency executive vice president.
HOSPITALITY
Roppongi Restaurant and Sushi Bar has named Mark Wheadon as general manager. He brings more than 19 years of hospitality experience to the restaurant and most recently served as general manager of Crescent Heights Kitchen & Lounge.
LAW
Gordon & Rees has elected four partners from the firm’s San Diego office. The new partners are: Timothy K. Branson, commercial litigation; Gina C. Haggerty, employment; Susan B. Meyer, intellectual property; and Matthew P. Nugent, environmental/toxic tort.
Charles Pernicka has joined Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis as senior counsel. He has represented clients in various sectors of real estate, including purchases and sales disputes, construction litigation and project workouts.
La Bella & McNamara has hired two new attorneys, Daniel M. Benjamin and Meghan Ashley Wharton. Benjamin, of counsel, focuses primarily on commercial and complex civil litigation. Wharton, a senior associate, concentrates on complex commercial and intellectual property litigation in federal and state courts.
Marks, Golia & Finch has announced the addition of Daniel P. Scholz and Robert J. Fitzpatrick as associates in the firm. Scholz will practice in the areas of business litigation, construction law and real estate. Fitzpatrick will practice in the areas of business/commercial litigation and construction law.
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith’s partner, Richard McCarthy, has been named chairman of the firm’s litigation department. He has 25 years of experience practicing in the areas of business litigation and construction law.
MEDIA AND MARKETING
Bob Phillips has opened a new, local office for E-Com Web Marketing. Phillips holds more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience, including having worked with Cox Communications and Einstein Industries.
FLO TV has announced the appointment of Alice Kim to the new position of senior vice president of strategy and corporate development. She will be responsible for overseeing strategic development initiatives for FLO TV. Kim has background experience in digital media, mobile content, marketing, distribution and business development.
MISCELLANEOUS
Brendan Carberry has joined WSP Corporate Benefits & Insurance as a principal broker. Most recently, Carberry served as a sales representative at Assurant Employee Benefits and has previously owned and managed his own company.
Julie Adams has been named worldwide sales director for Quik-Pak, a division of Delphon Industries. In her new role, Adams will be responsible for managing all sales activities and working with engineering and manufacturing staff to stimulate business development opportunities and to assure that customer requirements are met.
Jeff Blodgett has been promoted to regional sales manager of Waxie Sanitary Supply’s San Diego division. Blodgett began at Waxie in 2006 as sales manager. Prior to that, he worked in the sales and property management industry, serving in roles such as regional account manager and senior account director.
REAL ESTATE
Father and daughter, Cay and Carly Bohnsack, have joined Windermere Exclusive Properties. Most of their real estate activity has been focused on the North County area, but has extended as far south as La Mesa and as far north as Carlsbad.
TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING
Awarepoint has announced the addition of Ed Zander to the company’s board. Most recently, he was chairman of the board and CEO of Motorola, and prior to that he served as president and chief operating officer of Sun Microsystems.
— Molly Pappas
