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Allen Pesec to quality assurance manager.
GOING PLACES JOB CHANGES
INSURANCE
DISTRIBUTION
BRUNSWICK COS.: Rick Axel to commercial account executive; Gabrielle Meles to professional liability account coordinator.
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES: Christopher D. Harris to director, business development. KAPPUS CO.: Mike Romanchek, to director, sales and marketing.
EDUCATION KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Todd Diacon to senior vice president, academic affairs and provost.
FINANCE DOLLAR BANK: John Solich to vice president, business banking. OHIO COMMERCE BANK: Cierra R. Freeman to credit analyst.
FINANCIAL SERVICE CARNEGIE INVESTMENT COUNSEL: Patrick J. Kennedy to portfolio manager. FAIRPORT ASSET MANAGEMENT: Aaron S. Nuti to staff consultant. SCOTT SNOW (FINANCIAL ADVISORS) LLC: Philip S. Postma to financial adviser. SKODA MINOTTI: Nick Ward and Jonathan Emerson to staff accountants.
EATON CORP.: Shelley McGrail to director of talent management; Carrie Ortsey to director of organizational effectiveness; Deborah Severs to senior vice president, global ethics and compliance.
MARCH 12 - 18, 2012
Jeff Walker to senior technical specialist; Kyle Burgess to account manager; Nici Crosby to marketing coordinator and education program manager; Kelly Sachs to inside sales manager. DAKOTA SOFTWARE CORP.: Bob Kimball to marketing manager.
HYLANT GROUP: Brad Croce to vice president, client executive; Janice Gallagher to vice president, client services property/casualty; Linda Langman to client service executive; Emily Weeks to senior client service manager; Andrea Stegmaier to client service specialist; Terri Ferricci and Marissa Ramsey to client service assistants.
RETAIL
UTILITY
STERLING JEWELERS INC.: Ed Hrabak to executive vice president, COO; Stuart Lee to senior vice president, merchandising; Dawn McGuire to vice president, merchandising.
FIRSTENERGY: Carl J. Bridenbaugh to vice president, transmission.
LEGAL
BRAVO WELLNESS: Amy Petrus to director of human resources.
SERVICE
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP: Michael K. Gall, David E. Kitchen, Patrick T. Lewis and David F. Proano to partners.
THE PATTIE GROUP: John Miller to project director.
HAHN LOESER & PARKS LLP: Kelly A. Kosek, John Paul Lucci, Shannon V. McCue, Christopher W. Peer and Aaron M. VanderKaay to partners. TUCKER ELLIS & WEST: Brian O’Neill to partner and co-chair, business department.
STAFFING/EXECUTIVE SEARCH DIRECT RECRUITERS INC.: Gary Gardiner to HVAC team leader.
TECHNOLOGY ACCENTURE: Jim Dickey to chief operating officer, North America.
MANUFACTURING
AZTEK: Jordan Burnside to director, web marketing.
AMERICAN ROLL FORM PRODUCTS: Melrex Ordillas to process engineer;
BOUNDARY SYSTEMS INC.: Jeff Harding to executive account manager;
Romanchek Diacon
Solich
Kennedy
Nuti
Postma
Hrabak
Lee
McGuire
BOARDS LIFEBANC: Mariann Pacak (St. Elizabeth Health Center) to president; John Geller to president-elect; Donna Luebke to secretary; Cheryl Baily to treasurer.
AWARDS AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, DIVISION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS — SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: Stephen Z.D. Cheng (University of Akron) was named a PMSE fellow. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY: Piet de Boer (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine) was named a fellow.
Rebecca Peters and Heather Homolka received The Kate Madden Leadership in Service Award; Jennifer Arnold received The Sharon Griffiths Giving Heart Award.
HANDSON NORTHEAST OHIO: Chris Richardt received the Volunteer of the Year Award; J.R. Fairman,
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