March 2008
BlueLinx CEO, Stephen E. Macadam has left the company to join engineered industrial products company EnPro Industries Inc. as its president and CEO.
Edelman added Jan Landau Lewin as a senior vice president of the Southeastern health practice.
Lord, Aeck & Sargent Inc. promoted Ken Higa and Jim Nicolow to principals of the firm.
Vesdia Copr. appointed Lars Holmquist chief marketing officer.
Stiefel Laboratories Inc. promoted William D. Humphries to president.
InterContinental Hotels Group Inc. promoted Ronen Nissenbaum to regional vice president of operations for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts.
DLA Piper added Paul N. Monnin as a partner to litigation and regulatory practice.
Andy Macke was promoted to vice president of government and community affairs for the Comcast Atlanta region.
Comcast Southern Division named Brian Kenna senior vice president of finance.
Georgia Power President and CEO Michael D. Garrett has been named to Piedmont Healthcare’s board of directors.
Fadlo Khuri has been named department chair of Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology.
Atkinson, Henning & Associates PC promoted Kelly D. Bacon to shareholder.
Blattner Brunner Inc. promoted Rich Fabritus to vice president and managing director of the Atlanta office.
EDI Ltd. appointed R. Sheldon Tyndall vice president of health-care services.
PharmaCentra appointed Phillip Luby vice president of new business development.
The Comcast Southern Division promoted Jen Goldman to division vice president of programming and marketing analysis. Bill Sweeney was promoted to division vice president of marketing for Comcast Digital Voice and Comcast High-Speed Internet Service.
Brent Dutson joines Transwestern Atlanta as their vice president of the industrial services team.
Daverci Solutions Inc. appointed Howard Bradley vice president of sales and marketing.
Arcadian Networks named Ed Solar CEO.
Necole Merritt was appointed vice president of public affairs for Cox Communications Inc.
Spurgeon Richardson will resign as president and CEO of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau at the end of this year, capping off 17 years at helm.
Ketchum appointed James Andrews vice president.
Walter Rowland joined Northridge Systems as the company’s Chief Business Development Officer. Northridge Systems provides consulting and managed services on the Microsoft platform.
ROBObak™ appointed Adam Jory Waxman Vice President of Client Services. ROBObak™ provides data protection solution software for remote and branch offices.
February 2008
Elaine O’Gorman has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Strategy at Silverpop, an email service provider. O’Gorman was formerly the Vice President of Strategy for Silverpop. She was a 2007 finalist for the Technology Association of Georgia’s “Woman of The Year in Technology” and is a past board member of the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. will have a new chairman in April, John F. Brock.
Grady Hospital names new board members: A.D. “Pete” Correll, former CEO of Georgia-Pacific Corp.; Tom Bell, CEO of Cousins Properties Inc.; Michael Russell, CEO of H.J. Russell & Co.; and Duane Akerman, former CEO of Bellsouth Corp .
Michael Cadger has joined the board of the Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation.
Gwinnett Medical Center hired Dr. Alan Bier as executive vice president and chief medical officer. Jeffery D. Nowlin was appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Frank Bobo joined the Digital Element as Vice President of Business Development, bringing more than 15 years experience of domestic and international business and operational leadership. He previously held senior business development positions with Landmark Communications and Marakon Associates. He also served as a logistics operations officer in the U.S. Navy.
Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. appointed Stephen A. Hill president and CEO.
Cypress Care Inc. appointed Bob Kulbick chief marketing officer.
The Rubicon Group appointed Cliff Isaacson vice president of product management and Bill Rieke vice president of business development.
Fish & Richardson P.C. named Paul E. Franz and Christopher O. Green as principals in the firm’s Atlanta office.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP added Christopher Murphy and Michael Pavento as partners in the intellectual property department.
G2 economics (“G2”) appointed Brian Patrick Cork to the G2 North American Board of Directors. As a board member, Cork joins 24 other technology industry executives and leaders from across North America in their mission to help the coalition speak in one voice in support of globalization.
Joe Hardiman joined Lane Co. as vice president of information technology.
Hardin Construction Company LLC named Allen Westmoreland vice president of risk management.
Lane Southeast hired Patrick O’Donnell as development partner.
Ellen Rosson was appointed vice president of fulfillment for Comcast’s Southern division.
Christian City appointed Terry Thompkins executive vice president of senior operations.
Onward Technologies Limited appointed Hitendra Kale Senior Vice President of Operations. Onward Technologies Limited is a Mechanical Engineering Design Services, IT Solutions and Consulting company. Kale spent more than nine years at Onward Technologies Limited (India) with three years as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) prior to taking on the responsibility of the Americas.
Georgia Gulf named Paul Carrico president and CEO and tapped Patrick Fleming as chairman.
Kimberly Ryan has been named CEO of Emory Eastside Medical Center, facility of HCA Inc.’s TriStar Health System and Emory Healthcare.
Handy Trac Key Control added Eric Overhage as vice president of strategic marketing.
Scott Kuhn was named vice president and commercial banker of the Bank of North Georgia.
Community Bank of the South promoted Eric D. Walker to assistant vice president of commercial lending.
Kennesaw State University named Teresa Joyce associate provost.
Integrated Broadband Services, LLC (IBBS) appointed Dave Keil Chief Executive Officer. Keil succeeds co-founder and former CEO Rob Buckfelder, who will continue serving as Chairman of the Board. Prior to joining IBBS, Keil was Senior Vice President and General Manager for ChoicePoint, Inc., (NYSE:CPS) a data, software and services provider. He has also held various executive positions at Novient, Robinson Humphrey, D&B Software, and Bain and Company.
Tom Arnold was named chief financial officer and vice president of finance for Piedmont Hospital.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP added Kwame A. Benjamin and Alex Drummond as a partners in the Atlanta office.
Taylor, Busch, Slipakoff & Duma LLP appointed David Baker partner.
Frank A. Schieber joined O’Neill Communications as vice president of business development.
HKS Inc. promoted Jay Suever to vice president.
Glenn Cartledge was promoted to vice president and principal of ASD.
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation announced the appointment of retired Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta CEO Ray Christman as its interim president.
Joe Koufman appointment vice president of business development and marketing for Spunlogic Inc.
Bank of America hired Herbert W. Thompson as senior vice president and director of Small Business Administration lending.
Homrich & Berg Inc. added Rick Kraich as chief investment officer.
Roger Delaney was promoted to vice president of HITT Contracting Inc.’s Atlanta office.
Terry Harvey was named vice president for Professional Medical Insurance Services.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP selected Holly Pierson and Kenn Bruley for partnership and promoted James Budd to of counsel.
Troutman Sanders LLP elected Stephen Jefferson Greenway, Brian C. Harms, Kevin G Meeks, Thomas J. Schramkowski, James E. Schutz, Wendelin Silliman, John W. Stephenson Jr., and Rebecca Lyn Williams partners of the Atlanta office.
Secure email and Web gateway security provider Marshal appointed Nick Hawkins to Vice President, Global Sales. Prior to joining Marshal, Hawkins was Vice President of Sales for MessageLabs Asia-Pacific, where he initiated the company’s Asia-Pacific operations and presence.
Cox Communications Inc. promoted Mark McGuire to vice president of solutions delivery.
Ronon Nissenbaum, general manger of the InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead has been promoted to regional vice president of operations in north America.
Lovey Barnes has been named deputy director of the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), Managed Care and Quality Division.
January 2008
Rolla P. Huff, the Chief Executive Officer of EarthLink, Inc. has been elected to serve as the company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Marc Fleury joined the advisory board of Appcelerator, Inc. Fleury is the Founder and former Chief Executive of open source middleware provider JBoss, Inc.
John E. Kosar III was named president of the Atlanta Association of Information Technology Professionals.
Kevin Wilson was appointed chief credit officer at Citizens Trust Bank.
Crawford & Company named Brian Flynn Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer. Crawford & Company is a provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities.
Christopher Bracken IV joined Childs Co. as vice president.
Community Bank of the South promoted Sylvia D. Hamby to executive vice president and chief operating officer.
The following people have been promoted at Southern Company: W. Paul Bowers is now Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Thomas A. “Tom” Fanning is Chief Operating Officer; and C. Alan Martin is President and CEO of Southern Company Services.
Skanska USA Building Inc. appointed John Reyhan area general manager Joey Hatch, co-chief operating officer of the Tennessee ad Texas operations.
Samuel J. Zusmann III was appointment global vice president of marketing for Proudfoot Consulting.
Elarbee Thompson, Sapp & Wilson LLP appointed Sanford A. Posner partner in the immigration practice group.
Duane Morris LLP added Rebecca Lamberth as a partner in the firm’s trial practice group.
Astadia, Inc., a management consulting and on-demand technology solutions company, has added Tom Vadnais, Mark Shirman, Chris Greendale, Blake Wolff and J. Ernest Riddle to its Board of Directors.
The Home Depot Inc. added Michael’s Store Inc. CEO Brian C. Cornell to the Home Depot board of directors.
Atlanta Spirit LLC CEO Bernie Mullin and CFO Bill Duffy resigned.
Verizon Wireless named Howard Faber as director of business-to-business operations for Georgia-Alabama region.
Mark Munson has been named President-Elect of the Georgia Industry Association for 2008. Munson is the Vice President of Business Development at TwinEngines, a company that specializes in Value Chain Optimization for small and mid-market manufacturers in the Southeast.
David Danhof joined Lincoln Property Co. as vice president.
Don Updegraff joined Georgian Bank as senior vice president of risk management.
Kevin J. Wilson was appointed chief credit officer at Citizens Trust Bank.
Greenberg Trauig LLP appointed longtime shareholders Jess Rosen and Bobby Rosenbloum co-chairs of the entertainment practice in Atlanta. Mickey Ross joined the office as a shareholder.
CIO Partners of Atlanta appointed Chris Potter chief financial officer.
Graham H. Stieglitz was selected for partnership at Burr & Forman LLP.
Southern Company’s board of directors has elected two new members, Jon A. Boscia and Warren A. Hood Jr. Boscia is the recently retired chairman and CEO of Lincoln Financial Group. Hood is chairman and CEO of Hood Companies. He served on the Mississippi Power board of directors from 2004 through Dec. 6, 2007.
William Varner joined Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. as senior vice president. Rob Whittemore joined as vice president.
Mckenna Long & Aldridge elected Derek S. Bauer, Joseph O. Blanco, Janine A. Bowen, David K. Brown, Nathan L. Garroway and David A. Geiger as partners of the firm.
The Proven Method promoted Andy Nale, Vince Currao, David Brunke and Lloyd Wilkinson to vice president.
Ron Reardon, president of Patents & More, Inc. was elected as director of the United Inventors Association.
Jason R. Jones joined Intellinet Corporation, an IT strategy and consulting services firm, as Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Alliances.
Draper & Associates promoted Thomas A. Hoenstine to co-managing principal of the capital programs division.
Rick Carruthers was named CEO of Legacy Communities.
Mark Chapman joined Vendormate, Inc. as Chief Financial Officer. Vendormate provides vendor management solutions, providing cost-effective private-labeled solutions for Vendormate customers to manage the composition and risk of their supplier base.
Robert Harris Homes appointed Timothy McReynolds vice president of sales and marketing.
Spinvox Inc. appointed Robert Aquilino president.
Christopher Kane has been named senior vice president of strategic business development for WellStar Health System, Inc.
Vesdia Corporation, a provider of loyalty marketing services, named James Douglass Chief Executive Officer. Douglass is also a member of Vesdia’s Board of Directors.
Carolyn Riticher was appointed chief operating officer at Windham Brannon Financial Group.
SOLINET named Ed McBride chief marketing and outreach officer of the library network.
Jones Day named Timothy W. Bratcher, Mark V. Campagna and Maria Fernanda Farall partners in the Atlanta office.
Brenda Freeman was named chief marketing officer for Turner Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media.
Michael S. Quinlan was named chief operating officer for Henssler Financial Group.
ExactTarget appointed Tim Kopp as Chief Marketing Officer and Doug Hooton as Vice President of Client Services. Kopp most recently was the Chief Marketing Officer for WebTrends. ExactTarget is a provider of on-demand, email and one-to-one marketing solutions.
Mel Burges, chief financial officer of Harcon Inc., was named the national treasurer of the Construction Financial Management Association.
David Dudar was named vice president of marketing at John Wieland Homes & Neighborhoods Inc.
