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by Lauri Johnson
ROSS EARNS SILVER BEAVER AWARD FROM
BOY SCOUTS
Michael
Ross
president and CEO, Regions Bank |
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Michael Ross, president and CEO of Regions Bank-Missouri Region,
has been awarded the Silver Beaver Award by the Boy Scouts of
America. Eight hundred Silver Beaver Awards are presented annually
around the country to both men and women who have rendered “distinguished
service to youth.” Ross has served the banking industry for
28 years and currently oversees branches in the Missouri communities
of St. Louis, Columbia, Cape Girardeau and Springfield.
PETERSON JOINS MILLENNIUM BROKERAGE GROUP
John Petersen
vice president of business development,
Millennium Brokerage Group |
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Millennium Brokerage Group, a life insurance distribution company
owned by Clayton, Mo.-based Enterprise Financial Services Corp.,
has appointed John Petersen as vice president of business development.
Prior to joining the company, Petersen spent more than 30 years
at General American Life Insurance Company, GenAmerica Financial
and MetLife Inc. in senior management roles.
Petersen was also inducted into the 2006 GenAmerica Financial
Hall of Fame, a peer-nominated award that recognizes leaders
within the financial services industry who have made significant
professional and personal contributions.
NOEL NOMINATED TO CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF ALAS
Edwin
L. Noel
senior trial partner, Armstrong Teasdale LLP |
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Edwin L. Noel has been nominated as the new chairman of the
board of the Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society (Bermuda)
Ltd. He will serve a two-year term. Noel is a senior trial partner
at Armstrong Teasdale LLP and practices in the areas of securities,
general commercial and environmental litigation.
SUNG, GROSS JOIN ARMSTRONG TEASDALE
Amy
K. Sung
associate, Armstrong Teasdale LLP |
Jason
P. Gross
associate, Armstrong Teasdale LLP |
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Amy K. Sung has joined the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
as an associate in the firm’s business litigation practice group.
Jason P. Gross has joined the firm as an associate in the intellectual
property practice group.
BAKER RECEIVES AWARD OF MERIT FROM ENGINEERS'
CLUB OF ST. LOUIS
John A. Baker, senior vice president and manager of the Geotechnical
Group for Geotechnology Inc., has received the Award of Merit
from the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis for his outstanding performance
and contributions to the engineering profession. The award recognizes
an engineer’s achievement over the course of his or her career.
Baker has worked in the engineering profession for 41 years
and co-founded Geotechnology in 1984.
RUBINBROWN NAMES FOUR NEW PARTNERS
RubinBrown has promoted accountants James R. Ritts, Eric A.
Janson, Felicia M. Malter and Christopher J. Langley to new
positions at the firm. Ritts has been named partner in the firm’s
tax consulting services group. Prior to joining RubinBrown in
2004, he worked for two major accounting firms.
James R. Ritts
partner, RubinBrown |
Eric
a. Janson
partner, RubinBrown |
Felicia
M. Malter
partner, RubinBrown |
Christopher
J. Langley
partner, RubinBrown |
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Janson has been named partner in the assurance services and
Securities and Exchange Commission practice groups. He has been
at the firm since 1997.
Malter, who joined the firm in 2003, has been named partner
in the assurance services group.
Langley has been promoted to partner in the assurance services
and real estate services groups. Prior to joining RubinBrown
in 2002, Langley worked in the real estate and retail industries.
WAGMAN NAMED EXECUTIVE VP AT NATIONAL CITY PRIVATE CLIENT GROUP
Roy
wagman
executive vice president,
National City Corp. |
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National City Corp. has promoted Roy Wagman to executive vice
president. He joined National City in early 2005 after a 31-year
career at Bank of America, where he held various lending positions.
BAYER NAMED MOHELA’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Raymond
H. Bayer JR.
executive director,
MOHELA |
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Raymond H. Bayer Jr. has been selected by the Members of the
Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA)
to serve as its executive director. Bayer has been with MOHELA
for nearly 21 years, most recently as the interim executive
director.
ROE JOINS BROWN SMITH WALLACE AS AUDIT PRINCIPAL
Glen
Roe
principal,
Brown Smith Wallace |
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Glen Roe has joined Brown Smith Wallace as a principal
in the audit group. Roe has 38 years of public accounting experience
with both national and local accounting firms.
ELLIS NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES FOR UNIGROUP
Casey
P. Ellis
vice president of sales, UniGroup Inc. |
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Casey P. Ellis has been named vice president of sales for UniGroup
Inc. and brings more than 20 years of experience as a sales
professional to his new role. Previously he worked at Hussmann/
Ingersoll-Rand Corporation and most recently directed sales
for the company’s eastern region.
BROWN SHOE ANNOUNCES NEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT
FOR BENNET DIVISION, FAMOUS FOOTWEAR
Richard
Ausick
president, Bennett Division |
Mark
Lardie
senior vice president and general merchandise manager,
Famous Footwear |
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Brown Shoe Company Inc. has named Richard “Rick” Ausick as president
of its Needham, Mass.-based Bennett Division. He joined Brown
Shoe’s Famous Footwear division in 2002 as senior vice president
and chief merchandising officer.
The company has also promoted Mark Lardie to senior vice president
and general merchandise manager for Famous Footwear. He joined
the company as vice president and general merchandise manager
in 2005. Lardie previously served as senior vice president and
general merchandise manager for Footstar's athletic division.
Jeff J. Sonday has been promoted to senior vice president of
finance for Bennett. He most recently served as vice president
of merchandising, financial planning and analysis for the Famous
Footwear division. Sonday joined Brown Shoe in 1991 as a staff
accountant.
BLUMENFELD, KAPLAN & SANDWEISS NAMES
NEW PRINCIPALS
J.
Randolph Parham
principal, Blumenfeld, Kaplan & Sandweiss PC
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Barry L. Haith and J. Randolph Parham have been named principals
of Blumenfeld, Kaplan & Sandweiss PC. Haith joined Blumenfeld
as an associate attorney in May 2001 and is a member of the
firm’s litigation practice group. Perham joined the firm in
September 2004 and is a member of the real estate and business
law practice groups.
MANTOVANI NAMED DIRECTOR OF DOWNTOWN
ST. LOUIS PARTNERSHIP
Mark
Mantovani
president and CEO, NSI |
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The Downtown St. Louis Partnership named Mark Mantovani, president
and CEO of NSI, as vice chair of the Partnership board in June.
Mantovani spent 10 years as NSI’s general counsel before taking
over his current position in 2000.
NETEFFECTS PRESIDENT ELECTED TO X PRIZE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jack
bader
president, NetEffects |
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Jack Bader, president of information technology staffing firm
NetEffects, has been elected to the executive committee for
the X PRIZE Foundation. The committee will meet monthly and
function as an executive management team for the staff of the
X PRIZE Foundation. Additional members of the X PRIZE Foundation
that have been named to the executive committee are Anousheh
Ansari, Robert K. Weiss, Gregg E. Maryniak and Barry Thompson.
FOCUS ST. LOUIS WELCOMES NEW OFFICERS
AND BOARD MEMBERS
FOCUS St. Louis has selected officers and eight new board members
for its volunteer board, which consists of 32 individuals who
set policy for the organization.
- President:
Mark Miller, vice president of corporate relations,
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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Vice president: Deborah Patterson, president, Monsanto
Fund, Monsanto Company
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Vice president: William M. Carson Jr., executive director,
Vashon Education Compact
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Secretary: Melanie Adams, program manager, Missouri
Historical Society
- Treasurer:
A. Bayard Clark, executive vice president and chief
financial officer, Commerce Bancshares Inc.
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New
board members are as follows:
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- Mary
Atkin, executive vice president, A.G. Edwards z William
R. Bay, partner, Thompson Coburn LLP
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Kasey Bergh, community affairs manager, Nestlé Purina
PetCare
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Lawrence L. Cohen, president, Danube Investments z Ann
Marie Ficken, general partner, Edward Jones
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Cynthia McCafferty, senior vice president, Fleishman
Hillard
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Debbie Rohlman, senior vice president of operations,
Maritz Travel
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Robert B. Smith III, managing director, Ascension Health
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FOCUS
St. Louis has also welcomed two youth members, who are recent
graduates of FOCUS’ Youth Leadership St. Louis program: Zehra
Azhar of St. Charles West High School and Sandra Joyce Steinbacher
of Lutheran High School of St. Charles.
SITTON APPOINTED IPAC CHAIRMAN
Douglas
D. Sitton
engineer, Woolpert Inc. |
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Douglas D. Sitton, an engineer at Woolpert Inc., has been appointed
chairman of the Illinois Public Affairs Committee of the St.
Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association. The committee
meets regularly to discuss legislative issues that are relevant
to Southwestern Illinois.
FRONTENAC BANK PROMOTES LANDRY
Steven J. Landry has been promoted to vice president of the
post-loan closing division of Frontenac Bank. Landry, a 10-year
veteran of the banking and credit industry, joined Frontenac
Bank last year as assistant vice president of loan review.
MURPHY JOINS MIDWEST BANKCENTRE’S CLAYTON
ADVISORY BOARD
Ellen M. Murphy, president and CEO of Walsh & Associates Inc.,
has been appointed to the Clayton Regional Advisory Board at
Midwest BankCentre. Murphy joined Walsh & Associates in 1981
and was named president and CEO in 2001.
