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Beth Harris Made SVP at Ketchum Sports and Entertainment

Ketchum Sports and Entertainment appointed Beth Harris Senior Vice President and Director of Entertainment. Beth had previously been Executive Director of Marketing for Disney ABC Television Group's business development and digital media division. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Amelia Bond Joins George K. Baum & Co.

Amelia A. J. Bond is joining George K. Baum & Company, and will open the St. Louis office for the publice finance firm. Amelia had been Managing Director and Head of public finance for Wachovia Securities for two years after its merger with A.G. Edwards in 2007. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Sarah Milstein Made GM and Co-Chair of Web2.0 Expo Brands

TechWeb appointed Sarah Milstein General Manager and Co-Chair of Web 2.0 Expo brands, including the annual events in San Francisco and New York. Sarah is Co-Author of "The Twitter Book", and is a speaker, writer and consultant specializing in social media for business. Read more about it in the prnewswire press release. 

Laverne McKinnon Made Executive Vice President at EPIX

EPIX™, the joint venture formed by Viacom Inc., its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), appointed Laverne McKinnon to Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development. Laverne, who holds an MBA from Pepperdine University, had been President and CEO of Shibui Entertainment , and before that was President of  Mike Newell’s production company 50 Cannon, and before that worked for ten years at CBS Entertainment, most recently as Senior Vice President Drama Development. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.

Audra Swain Made GM for Two Sinclair Broadcast Stations in Las Vegas

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) appointed Audra Swain General Manager for KVMY-TV (MNT 21) and KVCW-TV (CW 33) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Audra had been  Director of Sales at WLOS-TV and WMYA-TV in Sinclair's Asheville, NC/Greenville, SC market. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Yolanda Macias made EVP at Vivendi Entertainment

Vivendi Entertainment promoted Yolanda Macias to Executive Vice President of Business Development and Acquisitions. Yolanda, who holds an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, had been their SVP of Business Development and Acquisitions. Before joining Vivendi Entertainment, Yolanda had been Vice President of DIRECTV Spanish language platform and International Services for DIRECTV, Inc. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Kathy Samuels Made Executive Producer at Hasbro Studios

Hasbro appointed Kathy Samuels Executive Producer at the newly-formed, Los Angeles-based Hasbro Studios. Kathy had previously been Senior Vice President at CBS Television Distribution Group (CTDG), and before that Senior Broadcast Producer at NBC. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Susan Shields Made Chief Marketing Officer at Jamba Juice Company

Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ: JMBA) appointed Susan Shields Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Jamba Juice Company.  Susan, who holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, had been Vice President of Consumer Products, Licensing, and Growth Initiatives at Jamba Juice. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Ann Sperling Made COO for Americas Region at Jones Lang Lasalle

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL), the professional services firm specializing in real estate, appointed Ann Sperling Chief Operating Officer for the Americas Region. Anne, who holds an MBA from Harvard, had previously been Managing Director at Catellus Development Group. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Lisa Erspamer Made Chief Creative Officer of Oprah Winfrey Network

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) appointed Lisa Erspamer Chief Creative Officer. Lisa had been Co-Executive Producer of "The Oprah Winfrey Show". Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Susan Plagemann Made Publisher of Vogue

Condé Nast appointed Susan Plagemann Vice President & Publisher of Vogue. Susan  has been the Vice President & Publisher of Marie Claire since 2004. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Kelley Avery Made Head of Franchise Strategy and Distribution at DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) today appointed Kelley Avery to the newly-created position of Worldwide Head of Franchise Strategy and Distribution. Kelly had been President of Worldwide Home Entertainment for Paramount Pictures. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Monica Noether made COO at Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates (Nasdaq: CRAI), promoted Monica Noether (pictured) to Chief Operating Officer. Monica, who holds an MBA and a PhD in Economics from University of Chicago, had been Executive Vice President responsible for marketing and business development for the firm. Charles River also appointed Elizabeth Ramos as Global Leader of Human Capital. Elizabeth had been Senior Vice President of Human Capital at Fidelity Private Equity. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Teresa Hassara Made Head of Institutional Client Services at TIAA-CREF

TIAA-CREF appointed Teresa Hassara Senior Managing Director and Head of Institutional Client Services. Teresa had been Senior Vice President, Investment Services at Fidelity Investments. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Denise Wypiszenski Made COO of Baird's Private Wealth Management

Baird appointed Denise Wypiszenski Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Baird’s Private Wealth Management Group. Denise had been Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Western Division of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Kalen Holmes Made EVP at Starbucks

Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) appointed Kalen Holmes Executive Vice President, Partner Resources (Human Resources). Kalen, who holds a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organization Psychology from the University of Houston, had been HR General Manager for the Entertainment and Devices division at Microsoft. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Gidget Peddie Made Chief Sales Officer at MHN

MHN (Managed Health Network, Inc.), a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc (NYSE: HNT), appointed Gidget Peddie Chief Sales Officer. Gidget had been a Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Magellan Health Services in Los Angeles. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Kate Moore Joins BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research appointed Kate Moore a Global Equity Strategist in the Group. Kate, who holds a master's degree in political economy from the University of Chicago, had been an Emerging Market Strategist at Moore Capital Management, and before that worked at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Read more in the prnewswire press release.  

Lizabeth Zlatkus Made Chief Risk Officer at The Hartford Financial Services Group

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) appointed Lizabeth Zlatkus Chief Risk Officer. Lizabeth had been  the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Former Apple Exec Sarah Shin made VP at LeapFrog

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LF) appointed Sarah Shin Vice President, Human Resources. Sarah had previously led the Human Resources strategic planning and program development function for Apple worldwide. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Linda Hudson Made Chief Operating Officer at BAE Systems

BAE Systems appointed Linda Hudson as Chief Operating Officer, BAE Systems plc, and President and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc. Linda had been President of BAE Systems’ Land & Armaments Operating Group. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Marci Alboher Joins Civic Ventures

Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, work, and social purpose, hired Marci Alboher, a Journalist and an experts on career issues and workplace trends. Marci, who holds a JD from  the Washington College of Law at American University, had been a blogger and columnist for The New York Times, and is the author of One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Kathleen Barclay Made SVP at Kroger Co.

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) appointed Kathleen S. Barclay Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Kathleen, who holds an M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, had previously been Head of Global Human Resources for General Motors Corporation. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Dawn Zier, Andrea Martin and Patricia Hespanha Lead International Divisions at Reader's Digest

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc reorganized its management and appointed Dawn M. Zier, President, Europe; Andrea C. Martin, (pictured) President, Asia Pacific; and Patricia Hespanha, President, Canada-Latin America. All three will serve on the company's Executive Committee. Dawn Zier had been President of Global Consumer Marketing and CEO, Direct Holdings for Reader's Digest. Andrea Martin had been their President of Canada and Latin America. Patricia Hespanha had been their Managing Director, Mexico and will retain those responsibilities. Read more about the management changes in the prnewswire press release.

Noreen Henry and Lesley Harris Get New Jobs at Travelocity Global

Travelocity Global today appointed Noreen Henry (pictured) Senior Vice President of Global Partner Marketing. Noreen had been Vice President of Travelocity’s North America Hotels and Packaging businesses. Lesley Harris, who had been head of Travelocity Business(R), will replace Noreen as Vice President of North America Hotels and Packaging. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Laura Schreffler Made West Coast Bureau Chief at HollywoodLife.com. Christina Creutz Made Photo Director.

HollywoodLife.com, a soon-to-be re-launched women's celebrity and style Web site owned by Mail.com Media Corporation, appointed Laura Schreffler (pictured) its West Coast Bureau Chief. Laura had been  the 'Gatecrasher' columnist at the New York Daily News. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

HollywoodLife.com also appointed Christina Creutz its Photo Director. Christina had been a a photo editor for a number of high-profile, high-traffic digital ventures including OKMagazine.com. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Judy Altmaier Made Vice President at Toro

The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) appointed Judy Altmaier Vice President, Operations. Judy had been Vice President and General Manager of Operations, Auto Group Americas at Eaton Corporation. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Powerful Women in Banking

JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America were well represented in this year's US Banker list of the "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking". Wells Fargo had the most women on the list, but JPMorgan Chase took the top prize as Heidi Miller was named to the Number One spot. Chase also had a number of women on the "25 Women to Watch" list, including Molly Sheehan, the Housing Policy Executive for JP Morgan Chase, and Elizabeth Mays (pictured left),Senior Vice President and the Head of Consumer Risk Modeling and Analytics at JPMorgan Chase. Sallie Krawcheck, Bank of America's Head of Global Wealth and Investment Management, was the Number One "Woman to Watch" on the US Banker's list. We will most definitely be watching. 

NewsonWomen.com a Finalist for Stevie Award "Blog of the Year"

Finalists were announced for the 6th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, an international competition recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, business owners, and the organizations they run. NewsonWomen.com is a Finalist in the category "Blog of the Year". Read more about it and see the complete list of finalists on stevieawards.com. The final results of the 6th annual competition will be announced at an awards dinner at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Friday, November 13.

Hasbro Studios Brings In Lisa Licht and Linda Steiner

Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) appointed Lisa Licht (pictured) and Linda Steiner as senior executives at the company’s newly formed Hasbro Studios. Linda Steiner has been named Head of Girls and Preschool Programming at Hasbro Studios. Linda had been Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs at Warner Bros. Animation. Lisa Licht has been promoted to General Manager, Hasbro Studios. Lisa had been General Manager of Entertainment and Licensing at Hasbro. Prior to joining Hasbro, Lisa held several senior-level posts at Twentieth Century Fox including Executive Vice President, Global Marketing, and Senior Vice President, Feature Film Promotions and Field Operations. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.