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People in Brief

NOW® Foods hired Jeffrey Eliasonas national sales manager. ... The Solae Co. selected Thommas Damiano tohead up its global food platform strategy; Damiano left his position as vicepresident of commercial development at Degussa AGs food ingredientbusiness to take the new role. ... Angela Greene joined Minnesota AppliedResearch Center (MARC) as manager of clinical services. ... CevenaBioproducts appointed Nina Likins as marketing director to help increasebrand recognition of its Viscofiber® ingredient. ... John D. Wankewicz joined DecasCranberry Products Co. as director of sales and marketing. ...Embria Health Sciences hired Desiree A. Brown as executivecoordinator. ... The Zuellig Group (ZG) selected George M. Pontiakos to serve as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of ZuelligGroup North America. He will oversee all aspects of North Americanoperations including BI Nutraceuticals, Premium Performance Ingredients, AFZeta and the Zuellig Group Nutrition and Ingredients, China. ...Terry E. OReilly, M.D., will fill the new position of director of clinicalresearch for Unigen Pharmaceuticals Inc. ... The Qualicaps Group appointedHerbert L. Hugill to the newlycreated post of chairman and CEO in charge ofcoordinating global operations. ... NSF International hired Randy S.Francisco as director of corporate sales. ... Kevin Gavin was promoted to chiefoperating officer (COO) at WILD Flavors Inc. from his role as vicepresident of administration and general counsel. ... The National NutritionalFoods Association (NNFA) selected Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., as its new vicepresident of scientific affairs. ... Wilson Wong joined GCI Nutrients USA asEastern Region sales representative. ... Karen Weaver and Heather L. Fesko wereboth named members of the firm at the Chicago office of Epstein Becker andGreen, P.C. (EBG). ... The E.T. Horn Co. appointed Lisa Alley-Zarkades, vicepresident of the companys FoodTech Group, to its Board of Directors. Shereplaces Kevin Salerno, former president of E.T. Horns Nutraceuticals Group.... David E. Henke joined Florida Food Products as national salesdirector. ... Frutarom Ltd. named Kobi Levy as executive vice presidentand manager of the Global Flavors Division. ...Jarrow Formulas Inc. hired Gail Mullery as its New York salesrepresentative, concentrating on Long Island and the boroughs. ... Mike May waspromoted to vice president of sales and marketing at Hayssen PackagingTechnologies. ... Main Street Ingredients hired Joe Kretschmer asaccount manager in the food ingredient group, with primary focus on the WesternUnited States. ... Thomas Schrier has been named regional sales manager for theEastern United States operations of Kaneka Nutrients L.P., a subsidiaryof Kaneka Corp. ... The Vitamin Shoppe announced Ronald Hoffman, M.D.,will serve as medical consultant to the company. ... Janet K. Bond will movefrom her position as law clerk to a full attorney at Emord and Associates thisfall. ... The Organic Trade Association (OTA) Board of Directors selectedCaren Wilcox as the associations new executive director. She was the firstdirector of government relations for Hershey Foods Corp. and was thefirst Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Recently she served as a senior advisor to theRanking Member on the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and DrugAdministration and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the U.S. HouseAppropriations Committee.