People in Brief 32022

People in Brief

Unigen Pharmaceuticals added Rodney E. Storms as itseastern regional sales manager through its corporate sales agreement with RealBusiness Solutions Inc. ... Stanley W. Jacob, M.D., medical director for CardinalNutrition Inc., was named one of the 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the21st Century by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England. ...Cargill Health & Food Technologies hired Paul E. Paslaski as salesdevelopment manager, responsible for the sale of Cargill's nutraceuticalingredients to companies in the central and northeastern United States. ... SymbioticsInc. appointed Leanne C. Wilhardt as president; she will report directly toDouglas A. Wyatt, chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the board. ...John Huber was promoted to marketing director at Soft Gel Technologies Inc.from his previous position as communications coordinator. ... Decas CranberryProducts Inc. announced a promotion and new hire. Jeffrey Carlson waspromoted to chief operating officer (COO) from vice president of operations.Nikos Linardakis, M.D., joined Decas as science and health director. ... Theboard of directors of Chart Corp. Inc. elected Claudia F. Molloy aspresident and CEO; Charles F. Blum will continue with the company as chairman ofthe board. ... RFI Ingredients announced two new hires. Steven Latey isnow vice president, western region, for its functional food/dietary supplementbusiness unit. He will serve as a liaison between RFI and its strategic alliancepartner, BI Nutraceuticals. Also, Julie Sanders is the newoffice/customer service manager for the West Coast office. ... Karmel Hogensonhas joined SK Food International as export freight coordinator. ... NatrolInc. hired Peter Leighton as vice president of marketing and productdevelopment. ... Mike Ryan, a celebrity personal trainer, will serve as aspokesman and industry expert for GEN Genetic Evolutionary Nutrition. ...Steril-Aire Inc. appointed Charles Burkholder to the new position of foodindustry sales manager. ... The National Association of Container Distributorselected Marc M. Gaelen from O. Berk Co. as president for a two-year term.... Galaxy Nutritional Foods promoted Salvatore J. Furnari fromcontroller to chief financial officer (CFO). LeAnn Hitchcock, Galaxy's formerCFO, will serve as its SEC compliance and auditing manager. ... Impaxx Inc.appointed Kenneth Phillips as vice president/CFO and Thomas Soper III as vicepresident/chief growth officer. ... MeadWestvaco Corp.'s Packaging ResourcesGroup named John S. Floyd-Jones senior account executive in its easternregion domestic field sales organization. ... Mark A. Retzloff, a co-founder of HorizonOrganic, resigned from the company's board of directors to pursue otherinterests in the organic industry.