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People: Week of May 21, 2012
May 21st, 2012John Meislahn has joined the business development team at Exchange Bank as vice president and SBA business development officer. … Mary Celestre and Judy Reynolds have each been promoted to vice president. … Minh Tran, who has been assistant county counsel for Napa County since July 2009, was named by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to the top attorney position. … KGO radio anchor and reporter Jeffrey Schaub moved to KCBS All News AM 740/FM 106.9. … Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced two additions to its Marin County management team: Joanne Zavlaris as assistant manager and Kevin Kearney as assistant manager. … VML Winery‘s Virginia Lambrix hired Alex Kanzler to direct quality control for the company’s wines made at the Russian River Valley winery in Healdsburg. … Mike Meneghelli joined Napa-based wine bottle supplier Global Package as sales representative. … Seghesio Family Vineyards has appointed Ned Neumiller as the winery’s head of grower relations.
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12th annual Women in Business Awards recipients announced
May 18th, 2012The North Bay Business Journal has announced 15 recipients of its 2012 Women In Business Awards.
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Petaluma’s Cyan names CEO to guide international expansion
May 15th, 2012PETALUMA — Telecommunications systems and software developer Cyan today said Chairman Mark Floyd is taking on the additional role of chief executive officer as the company expands outside the U.S.
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Spotlight: Leading SBA lenders 2012
May 14th, 2012Spotlight: SBA Lenders 2012
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People: Week of May 14, 2012
May 14th, 2012Construction Carilile Macy, a Santa Rosa-based civil engineering, landscape architecture and surveying firm, has hired Christopher Brown as its finance manager. Health Care Chris Bandy, MD, FACS, has been named trauma medical director of Kaiser Permanente’s Vacaville Medical Center. Dr. Bandy joins Kaiser Permanente from Enloe Medical Center in Chico where he was a trauma and [...]
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People: Week of May 7, 2012
May 7th, 2012Biotech Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. announced the appointment of Shalini Sharp as chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance, effective May 21. Ms. Sharp will be a member of the senior management team and will be responsible for leading the corporate finance function. Ms. Sharp joins Ultragenyx from Agenus Inc. (formerly Antigenics Inc.), [...]
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Direct Flow Medical names new chief medical officer
April 30th, 2012SANTA ROSA — Direct Flow Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on minimally invasive implant to treat patients with heart valve disease, announced the appointment of Charles Davidson, MD, as chief medical officer.
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Winners of the Forty Under 40 of 2012
April 30th, 2012Forty professionals younger than 40 who have made a significant contribution to the business community of the north San Francisco Bay Area.
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Young professionals to watch in 2012
April 30th, 2012These 2012 Forty under 40 nominees, though not winners this year, have proven to be successful young professionals to keep an eye on.
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Forty Under 40 alumni network on LinkedIn
April 30th, 2012The Business Journal has created an exclusive forum for winners of its Forty Under 40 awards over the years.
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People: Week of April 30, 2012
April 30th, 2012Banking and Finance Leslie Miller has joined Corte Madera-based Financial Connections Group, Inc., as a financial adviser, as the firm expands to handle its growing business in Marin County. Financial Connections is an independent, fee-only financial advisory firm that was founded in 1995. Ms. Miller, a resident of Kentfield, has more than 20 years of [...]
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North Coast water board names new executive officer
April 27th, 2012SANTA ROSA — The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board announced the appointment of Matthew St. John, an 11-year staff member and head of logging and erosion regulation, as executive officer.
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People: Week of April 23, 2012
April 23rd, 2012Click here for photo gallery Banking and Finance Wayne Hoffer has been unanimously promoted to senior vice president by the Summit State Bank (NASDAQ: SSBI) Board of Directors. Mr. Hoffer has 35 years of lending and banking experience, and has worked for Summit State Bank for the past six years as a commercial loan officer. [...]
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TriVascular names new CEO as it prepares for growth
April 18th, 2012SANTA ROSA — The board of directors of TriVascular, Inc. appointed Christopher G. Chavez as chairman, CEO and president, effective immediately. Mr. Chavez takes over from TriVascular co-founder Michael V. Chobotov, Ph.D., who was appointed chief technology officer and will continue to serve on the company’s board.
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People: Week of April 16, 2012
April 16th, 2012Banking and Finance Becky Elster has been promoted to vice president and manager of the Sonoma Branch at Exchange Bank. Ms. Elster has over 23 years experience in the Banking industry, with an emphasis in commercial lending. She joined Exchange Bank in 2010 as vice president, business services manager. Ms. Elster is a graduate of [...]
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Wine industry veteran DeLuca joins Wells Fargo
April 9th, 2012SANTA ROSA – Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) has announced the hiring of Perry DeLuca as industry head and team leader for the Wine, Food & Beverage group in its Santa Rosa-based North Coast Commercial Lending Office.
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People: Week of April 9, 2012
April 9th, 2012News about professionals in the north San Francisco Bay area
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Workrite names Lawrence president
April 5th, 2012PETALUMA — Workrite Ergonomics named Charles Lawrence as president in a move the company said is aimed at accelerating growth and investment in the business.
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Simi Winery chef to compete in Food Network show
April 2nd, 2012HEALDSBURG — Simi Winery executive chef Eric Lee is set to compete against 14 other captains of cuisine in season eight of the show Food Network Star, the network announced today.
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Spotlight: Leaders in home care
April 2nd, 2012(Listed alphabetically by the name of company) Click here to view photo gallery. Charles Fymes Arcadia Health Care 101 Brookwood Ave. # 204, Santa Rosa, 95404, 707-541-3600; 4340 Redwood Hwy. #F-123, San Rafael, 94903; arcadiacare.com, 415-472-2273 Charles Fymes started Arcadia Health Care’s San Francisco group of offices in 1993 after 28 years in the field [...]
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