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WANG ACCEPTS PROFESSORSHIP AT DANFORTH CENTER, & UMSL
 XUEMIN "SAM" WANG
professor in plant sciences,
University of Missouri–St. Louis |
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Xuemin “Sam” Wang has accepted the newly created E. Desmond Lee and Family Endowed Professorship in plant sciences at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Wang will join the efforts of scientists at both organizations who are researching plants as a source for oils that can reduce the demand for petroleum. His research is focused on improving stress tolerance and lipid production in plants. Wang most recently served as a professor of biochemistry at Kansas State University and director of the Kansas Lipidomics Research Center.
KREHER, MONTGOMERY ASSUME NEW ROLES AT RELIV
David Kreher and R. Scott Montgomery have been named to new positions at Reliv International in Chesterfield. Kreher, the company’s former senior vice president and chief operating officer, has assumed the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer. He has been with the firm for more than 13 years. Montgomery has been named senior vice president of worldwide operations. He most recently served as the company’s vice president of international operations.
MILL JOINS IRWIN UNION BANK ADVISORY BOARD
Dave Mill, president of Titan Tube, has been named to the advisory board for Irwin Union Bank. Mill has been with Titan Tube for ten years, first working in sales and eventually being promoted to vice president and then president. Prior to joining Titan Tube, Mill worked for Ralston Purina as a key account manager.
INSITUFORM NAMES
VAUGHN COO
Insituform Technologies has named Thomas W. Vaughn senior vice president and COO. He will be responsible for all business units worldwide, as well as manufacturing and logistics. Vaughn is the former COO of Williams Group International, an industrial construction and environmental remediation company.
ARMSTRONG, HUNT, SKARIE BECOME RALCORP DIRECTORS
Food manufacturer Ralcorp Holdings has announced that Bill G. Armstrong, Kevin
J. Hunt and David P. Skarie have been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Armstrong is a former executive vice president and COO at Cargill Animal Nutrition. Hunt is co-CEO and president of Ralcorp and CEO of Bremner and Nutcracker Brands. Skarie is co-CEO and president of Ralcorp and CEO and president of The Carriage House Companies and Ralston Foods.
CHARTER PROMOTES LOVETT
Mike Lovett has been promoted to executive vice president of operations and customer care at Charter Communications. In his new role, Lovett will oversee the company’s operational divisions.
MCGUIRE NAMED DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
The board of directors of the St. Louis Public Library has selected Waller F. McGuire as the new executive director. He succeeds Glen E. Holt, who retired earlier in the year. McGuire has worked for the library since 1989 and has served as interim director since January 2004.
KELLWOOD NAMES WALDMAN PRESIDENT OF INTIMATES
DON WALDMAN
president,
Kellwood Company |
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Kellwood Company has promoted Don Waldman from vice president of operations to president of its L.A. Intimates Group. Waldman joined the firm in 2003 after serving as chief operating officer for Tarrant Apparel Group. He has also held senior executive positions with Lucky Brand Dungarees and Title Jeans Wear.
ABERNATHY JOINS LACLEDE GAS
DAVID P. ABERNATHY
vice president &
associate general counsel,
Laclede Gas Company |
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Laclede Gas Company has hired David P. Abernathy as vice president and associate general counsel. Abernathy spent the past five years as vice president, general counsel and secretary for Missouri-American Water Company. He will represent Laclede Gas in several areas of litigation and will direct the company’s claims department.
RUTH, LOVETT-TIBBS JOINS HUSCH & EPPENBERGER
Justin W. Ruth has joined Husch & Eppenberger as an associate attorney in the firm’s family law practice group, and Crystal G. Lovett-Tibbs has joined the firm’s environmental and regulatory practice group as an associate attorney. Ruth previously worked at Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal as an associate attorney. Ruth earned his law degree from Washington University School of Law in 2001. Lovett-Tibbs previously served as a judicial clerk with Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
FURNITURE BRANDS
PROMOTES FLYNN
Ames B. Flynn has been named vice president of logistics and chief information officer at Furniture Brands International, a home furnishings manufacturer. He formerly served as vice president and chief information officer at Thomasville Furniture Industries, a subsidiary of Furniture Brands.
FARR ASCENDS TO
CHAIRMANSHIP AT EMERSON
DAVID N. FARR
CEO & chairman,
Emerson |
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David N. Farr, CEO of Emerson, has been elected chairman of the board. Farr replaces Charles F. Knight, who announced his retirement after serving as chairman since 1974.
Under Farr’s guidance, Emerson addressed the global economic recession with an aggressive program of restructuring to reposition the company for growth when the economy improved. In this challenging period, the company continued its expansion into emerging markets around the world and sustained its investment in research and engineering to drive technological innovation and increase new product development. Emerson also strengthened its balance sheet and delivered on objectives for sales and margin improvement and increased capital efficiency.
Farr joined Emerson in 1981 and became CEO in October 2000.
PEABODY HIRES BOWEN
Rick A. Bowen has joined Peabody Energy as corporate senior vice president and president of generation. He will assume responsibility for the company’s generation activities, including project and business development for planned electric generating projects in Illinois, Kentucky and New Mexico. Bowen previously worked at Dynegy as executive vice president for marketing and trading.
VAN TREASE NAMED GROUP PRESIDENT AT BJC
SANDRA A. VAN TREASE
group president,
BJC HealthCare |
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Sandra A. Van Trease has joined BJC HealthCare as group president and will provide strategic oversight and direction for a select group of community and rural hospitals at the organization. Van Trease was previously the president and CEO of Unicare, a managed health care company.
GOIX NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO AT SINGULEX
Biotech company Singulex has named Philippe J. Goix as its new president and CEO. Goix is the founder and former chief technical officer of Guava Technologies in Hayward, Calif.
NATIONAL CITY
PROMOTES KINDER
MARTIN KINDER
community bank president,
National City |
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Martin Kinder has been named community bank president for National City in DeSoto and Jefferson counties and will lead all of the bank’s activities in those areas. He has been with National City for three years and most recently worked as a commercial lender.
GUARRAIA RECEIVES
INTERNATIONAL
VISIONARY AWARD
Leonard Guarraia, chairman and CEO of the World Agricultural Forum, was honored with the International Visionary Award at the 2004 Boeing Institute of International Business Annual Awards Ceremony. The award is given to those individuals who have contributed substantially to shaping the future of international business and who have also demonstrated innovation and leadership in their positions.
BRITTON, MCCURRY, SOCK PROMOTED AT
SISTERS OF MERCY
The Sisters of Mercy Health System has promoted three team members to new executive positions. Lynn Britton has been named senior vice president; Mike McCurry has been named vice president of resource optimization and president of Resource Optimization and Innovation; and Shannon Sock has been named vice president of healthcare solutions.
GRIGGS TO RETIRE AS DIRECTOR OF LAMBERT
LEONARD L. GRIGGS
director,
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport |
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Leonard L. Griggs Jr. has announced that he will retire as director of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport at the end of this year. Griggs served as director from 1977 to 1987 and again from 1993 to the present, working with five different mayors.
During his tenure, Griggs has been responsible for directing and coordinating the operations at the airport with a workforce of more than 600 people. One of his most notable accomplishments is spearheading the $1.1 billion runway expansion program. Under his leadership, the new runway is projected to open under budget and on time in 2006. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay praised Griggs for serving the city with “dedication and distinction” and noted that he “led the airport through good times and bad.”
“Airport expansion was an extraordinarily difficult undertaking,” Slay says. “But because of Colonel Griggs, it is projected to come in on time and on budget. W-1W will be his legacy.”
Before joining Lambert, Griggs retired as a colonel from the U.S. Air Force after 23 years of active service. He received numerous honors during his military career, including the Silver Star for Valor, four Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the Purple Heart for injuries suffered in South Vietnam. He is a West Point graduate and has master’s degrees in aeronautical engineering and international affairs. |
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