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Compiled by
Lauri Johnson
JANOSKI TAKES HELM AT BIOGENERATOR
BioGenerator has appointed Ken Janoski as president and CEO. A native
St. Louisan, Janoski returned to the area from Atlanta, where he
was the principal founder of Atlanta-based Innovative Biosciences
LLC.
“Because the region’s civic, business and university leaders had
the foresight to make the investments needed in many key areas,
St. Louis truly is poised to take a leadership position in life
sciences nationally and globally. It’s a great time to make big
things happen here, and I’m excited to be part of it,” says Janoski.
BioGenerator is a non-profit that facilitates the formation of plant
& life science companies in St. Louis.
SANFILIPPO NAMED EXECUTIVE VP AT ENTERPRISE
FINANCIAL
Frank
Sanfilippo
executive vice president, Enterprise Financial |
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Enterprise Financial Services Corp. has promoted Frank Sanfilippo
from chief financial officer to executive vice president. He joined
Enterprise Financial in 2001 after serving as executive vice president
and chief financial officer for First Banks Inc.
THREE NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO PROVIDENT BOARD
Sanford
b. Scott
vice chairman and managing director,
The PrivateBank |
Renee Cunningham-williams
visiting associate professor at George Warren Brown
School of Social Work, Washington University |
John
C. Solomon
board member,
University of the South, Tennessee |
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Sanford B. Scott, Renee Cunningham-Williams and John C. Solomon
have been elected to the board of directors for Provident Inc. Scott
is vice chairman and managing director of The PrivateBank. Cunningham-Williams
is a visiting associate professor at George Warren Brown School
of Social Work at Washington University. John C. Solomon is a retired
executive from Bank of America and a board member of the University
of the South in Tennessee.
PREMIER BANK PROMOTES HARRELL, HIRES COHEN
Pamela S. Harrell has been promoted to president of Premier Bank’s
Lake Saint Louis Banking Center. She has worked for Premier Bank
as vice president of commercial lending since 2003.
Peter Cohen has been named vice president of banking services and
cash management in the St. Peters Banking Center. He has nine years
of banking experience in treasury and cash management.
AMEREN ELECTS SOBULE VP AND DEPUTY GENERAL
COUNSEL
James
A. Sobule
vice president and deputy general counsel, Ameren
Corporation |
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The board of directors of Ameren Corp. has elected James A. Sobule
vice president and deputy general counsel. Since 2001, Sobule has
worked in the company’s legal department as managing associate general
counsel.
FIRST BANK APPOINTS SCHUMACHER AND PETTEY
TO NEW ROLES
Laura
A. Schumacher
senior vice president/director of internal audit,
First Bank |
Patricia
R. Pettey
vice president and business banking officer, First
Bank |
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Laura A. Schumacher has joined First Bank as senior vice president/director
of internal audit at the bank’s Hazelwood office. Previously she
worked as an accountant with BKD LLP in St. Louis.
Patricia R. Pettey has been promoted to vice president and business
banking officer of First Bank’s Business Resource Group. She has
seven years of experience in banking and previously worked as a
small business loan specialist at a Missouri CDC/EDC.
FOX GALVIN NAMES THREE NEW PARTNERS
Fox Galvin LLC has selected three new partners: Michael P. Downey,
Richard B. Korn and Bart C. Sullivan. Downey represents businesses
in commercial, environmental, employment and class action litigation.
Korn started at Fox Galvin in September 2003 and has represented
clients in products liability, medical malpractice, employment,
toxic tort and general commercial litigation matters. Sullivan has
a background in civil litigation and has tried cases in federal
and state courts throughout the Midwest.
BROWN SHOE COMPANY ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT
PROMOTIONS
Diane
Sullivan
chief operating officer, Brown Shoe Company Inc. |
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Brown Shoe Company Inc. has promoted Diane M. Sullivan, Andrew M.
Rosen and Michael I. Oberlander. Sullivan, who joined the company
as president in December 2003, has been named chief operating officer.
Rosen has been promoted to executive vice president and continues
as chief financial officer. He started at Brown Shoe in 1974 and
most recently held the position of senior vice president and chief
financial officer. Oberlander has been named senior vice president
and will continue as general counsel and corporate secretary. Oberlander
has served as Brown Shoe’s vice president, general counsel and corporate
secretary since 2000.
ST. ANTHONY’S MEDICAL CENTER NAMES JANIK
VP OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES
Angela
Janik
vice president of patient care services,
St. Anthony’s Medical Center |
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Angela Janik has been appointed vice president of patient care services
at St. Anthony’s Medical Center. Janik previously worked as chief
nurse executive for Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Mich.
SLAVENS, KAYIRA AND MATHES JOIN BLACKWELL
SANDERS
Kenneth A. Slavens has been named a partner in Blackwell Sanders
Peper Martin’s litigation department. Prior to joining Blackwell
Sanders, Slavens was a partner with another local firm from 1981
to 2005.
Eric F. Kayira and Danica L. Mathes are new members of the firm’s
corporate department. As a partner, Kayira focuses his practice
in the areas of entertainment, media and corporate law. Mathes focuses
her practice on entertainment and intellectual property law and
is also an adjunct professor of entertainment law at Washington
University School of Law.
RABBITT, PITZER & SNODGRASS ADDS THREE ASSOCIATES
TO ST. LOUIS OFFICE
Matthew A. Brown, Jennifer J. Gerdes and Josh C. Breithaupt have
joined Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass PC as associates. Brown is in
the firm’s litigation practice group and focuses on medical malpractice
and personal injury. Gerdes and Breithaupt work in the firm’s products
liability group. All three employees previously worked at other
St. Louis law firms.
ROBINSON JOINS NATIONAL CITY AS VP AND CLIENT ADVISOR
Jeffrey Robinson
vice president and client advisor, National City
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National City has announced that Jeffrey Robinson has joined its
private client group as vice president and client advisor. Most
recently, Robinson served as vice president and business development
officer for U.S. Bank’s private client group in St. Louis.
ADVANTAGE CAPITAL NAMES DUBUQUE AS PRINCIPAL
Private equity firm Advantage Capital Partners has hired Louis T.
Dubuque as a principal in its St. Louis office. He previously spent
eight years at US Bank, where he served as a managing director in
the capital markets group.
SSM ST. MARY’S SELECTS NEW CEO AND PRESIDENT
OF MEDICAL STAFF
William Jennings, a former administrator and chief operating officer
for Morton Plant North Bay Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla., has
joined SSM St. Mary’s Health Center as executive vice president
and chief operating officer. Jennings replaces Sister Susan Scholl,
who took over as president of St. Mary’s in November 2005.
Dr. Darren E. Wethers has been named president of the medical staff
at St. Mary’s Health Center. Wethers has practiced internal medicine
in Granite City, Ill., and served as medical director of the Edgewood
Program in Edwardsville, Ill.
CREAGHAN, BEAN JOIN ARMSTRONG TEASDALE
Armstrong Teasdale LLP has hired Beverly A. Creaghan as an attorney
in its litigation department. From 1994 to 2000, Creaghan worked
as a paralegal at Armstrong Teasdale and assisted with medical malpractice
cases. She is also a registered nurse.
Hillary J. Bean has joined the firm’s corporate services department
and will focus her practice in real estate and business services.
Previously, she worked as an associate in the finance and real estate
group of Dechert LLP in New York City.
JOHNSTON JOINS HEALTH INFORMATION TASK FORCE
Craig
M. Johnston, P.E., RCDD
director,
ZAK SYSTEMS INC. |
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Earlier this year, Gov. Matt Blunt created the Missouri Healthcare
Information Technology Task Force to ensure that healthcare information
be readily available to healthcare providers, consumers and public
health agencies to make the best healthcare decisions and to improve
patient safety by reducing medical errors.
Craig M. Johnston, P. E., RCDD, Director of ZAK SYSTEMS INC., a
ZAK COMPANY, was selected as a member to the Health Information
Task force Cost Evaluation Work Group. ZAK COMPANIES INC. specializes
in design and construction services.
The task force, and their work groups, review the status of healthcare
information technology adopted by the state, address issues related
to the delivery of healthcare information, identify private resources
and public/private partnerships to fund efforts to adopt interoperable
health information technology, explore the use of telemedicine and
make recommendations for implementation.
BALKE BROWN NAMES NEW VP OF COMMERCIAL BROKERAGE
Pam
Even
vice president of commercial brokerage,
Balke Brown Associates |
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Pam Even is the new vice president of commercial brokerage at Balke
Brown Associates. Before taking on her new role, Even was vice president
at Trammell Crow Company, where she spent 14 years in brokerage.
AXA ADVISORS NAMES PROPST VICE PRESIDENT
OF MIDWEST DIVISION
Kurt Propst has been named a vice president of the Midwest Division
of AXA Advisors LLC. He joined the company as a financial professional
in 2003.
MCEAGLE PROPERTIES EXPANDS LEADERSHIP TEAM
Steve Weinstein has joined McEagle Properties LLC as general counsel.
Previously, he served as the managing real estate attorney for a
$14.4 billion nationwide retail company. He has 20 years of legal
experience in real estate and commercial transactions.
HERA PROMOTES CARTWRIGHT TO PRINCIPAL
Health, Education + Research Associates Inc. has promoted architect
James Cartwright to principal at its St. Louis headquarters. In
2003, he joined the firm as an associate with 20 years of experience
designing laboratories and research facilities.
DERHEIMER PROMOTED AT UNIGROUP
Mark
J. Derheimer
vice president of finance, UniGroup Inc. |
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Mark J. Derheimer has been named vice president of finance for UniGroup
Inc. He joined the UniGroup companies in 2000 as vice president
and treasurer of Vanliner, UniGroup’s insurance company.
EVANS & DIXON HIRES NEW ASSOCIATES
Andrew S. LeRoy has joined Evans & Dixon LLC as an associate in
the law firm’s workers’ compensation practice group. Previously,
he worked for a Kansas City law firm.
Daniel T. Simpson Jr. is a new member of the firm’s civil practice
group. He formerly worked as an attorney for a major pharmaceutical
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