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People in Brief

Virginia Dare announcedseveral personnel additions. Joyce Igasaki is a new sales account executive,responsible for California, Arizona and New Mexico. Jorge Stern is the newdirector of international sales and marketing, concentrating on Mexico, CentralAmerica and South America. Finally, Luz Alena joined the regulatory affairsdepartment as a regulatory associate. Virginia Dare is exhibiting at SupplySideWest, Booth #1245. ... Sun-Ho Frank Kim joined TechnicalSourcing International (TSI) Korea as a businessmanager, overseeing business development for TSI in the Korean market. TSI isexhibiting at SupplySide West, Booth #1545-1547. ... A.M.Todd Co. named John W. Finley, Ph.D., as its chieftechnical officer. He will spearhead A.M. Todds push todevelop new naturally derived flavor and functional ingredients and integratethem into the core customer base. A.M. Todd is exhibiting at SupplySide West,Booth #1917-1919. ... Kim A. Evans joined FortitechInc. as the manager of human resources for its globaloffices in the United States, Europe, South America, Mexico and Asia Pacific.

Fortitech is exhibiting at SupplySide West, Booth #1721-1723.... Derek Hall was named vice chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of UniveraInc., the holding company for the U.S. operations UnigenPharmaceuticals, Aloecorp andOasis Wellness Network. Hallremains president and CEO of Unigen. Univera also appointed Yohan Lee to theposition of controller and Byung-il Sohn to the position of financial servicesmanager.

Unigen and Aloecorp are exhibiting at SupplySide West, Booth#1700. ... Natures Path Foods hiredCory Kirlan as its Rocky Mountain/Southwestern regional sales manager and CatheyCassady as its Southeast regional sales manager. ... Takashi Bamba joined ShakleeJapan as vice chairman and representative executiveofficer. ... Galaxy Nutritional Foods promotedJohn W. Jackson to senior vice president of sales.

Alacer Corp. appointed Larry Batinaas its chief financial officer (CFO). ... Main StreetIngredients promoted Aaron Macha to director of salesfrom his previous position as formulated proteins sales manager. He will manageall facets of the newly formed Functional Systems Group, including Main StreetKeystone Stabilizer Systems, Cornerstone Ingredients and nutritionalcontract manufacturing. ... Hugh Lippman, Ph.D., joined SeltzerChemicals Inc. as senior product innovation scientist.... David Michael & Co. madeseveral personnel announcements. In the United States, Mike Pulizzi joined thecompany as an associate account manager, Ed Albaugh was promoted to seniorflavor chemist, Frank Calabro was promoted to senior food technologist, and JackFastag graduated from the companys flavor chemists training program. InFrance, Virginie Naranjo joined daroma David Michael as an account manager,Mickael Vallon was hired into production and Nathalie Pauleau is a new colorengineer. Finally, in Mexico, Julio Reyes joined the technical team. ... DavidC. Hanson was promoted to vice president of sales for AccraplyInc. ... Emerita, a division of Transitionsfor Health, promoted Basia Petri to marketing manager.... Michael Pelton joined Futurebiotics LLC asexecutive vice president, with responsibility for sales, marketing and dailyoperation functions. ... James J.

Gormley was named policy advisor to Citizensfor Health, and co-authored a new book, TheUsers Guide to Brain-Boosting Supplements.