People in Brief 51723

Virgo Publishing announced Jodi Rich was promoted to publisher of Natural Products Marketplace, and Somlynn Rorie was promoted to online education manager for the company’s Health & Nutrition Division. ... David Lewis joined Cargill as omega-3 product manager, overseeing the launch of Cargill’s new omega-3 ingredient. ... Michael Zeher, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nutritional L aboratories International (NLI), was elected to the board of directors of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA). ... Mastertaste Inc. selected Colin Garner as the director of global business development for its natural products division. ... Charlene Lee was promoted from director of marketing and sales to executive vice president and general manager at Cyvex Nutrition. ... D.D. Williamson hired three new associates: Jennifer Guild, global food science and regulatory manager; Jody Renner-Nantz, food science chemist; and Richard Wiebke, global quality manager. ... Frontier Natural Products Co-op hired Dan Lloyd as vice president of sales. ... George Austin joined Charkit Chemical Corp. as vice president, new business development. ... LightFull Foods Inc. hired Victoria Hartman as vice president of sales. ... Joseph Zhou, Ph.D., senior scientist at NOW Foods, was named to the faculty of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) as adjunct professor of pharmacognosy in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy. ... Laboratoires Pierre Fabre appointed Darren Krein to the position of executive vice president to manage its U.S. subsidiary, SANTÉ active Inc. ... health Plus Inc. hired Larry Parks as director of sales. ... FONA International Inc. hired Eileen Liu as a senior beverage technologist, and Paul Krause as director of human resources. In additional news, Jeff Banes, a senior culinary scientist at FONA, earned the status of Certified Culinary Scientist from the Research Chefs Association. ... Late July Organic Snacks expanded its sales force with four new hires: Karen Borie, vice president of sales; Tom Dikeman, director of foodservice and convenience sales; Dan Kettman, director of sales, Midwest region; and Cindy Moran, director of sales, Southeast region. ... NutraCea appointed Leo G. Gingras as chief operating officer (COO), replacing Ike Lynch; Lynch will remain a consultant to the company.