People in Brief 59709

EMD Chemicals Inc. hired Jeremy Appleton, N.D., as technical marketing manager, nutrition. ... The FRS Co. appointed James Quandt as chairman of the board of its corporate board of directors. ... ECONET Inc., the parent company for Unigen USA, Aloecorp International and Univera Life Sciences Inc., named Stuart Ochiltree as CEO and vice chairman of the ECONET board of directors; he succeeds Derek Hall, who is retiring from those positions but continuing to serve on the board. ... InterHealth Nutraceuticals Inc. hired Christopher Hoover as Western region sales manager, United States and Canada. ... Sara Goetz was promoted to group leader of the analytical chemistry department at Q Laboratories Inc. ... Laura Setzfand joined Levlad LLC as director of marketing. ... National Enzyme Co. selected Terese Mansell as the company’s new president; she served previously as director of sales and marketing. ... Steve Yamada, CEO and founder of Maypro Group, was recognized with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by Nutrition Business Journal. ... Paul Stephens joined CSB -SYSTEM in the Kitchener, Ontario, office as a consultant. ... Treatt uSA announced three new hires to serve the North American market: Michael Britten-Kelly, Ph.D., natural products manager; James Shafer, new business development manager; and Kristyn Bryant, sales account executive. ... The Scoular Co. hired Stacy Vanden Avond as sales manager of food ingredients. ... Lorraine Niba, Ph.D., joined National Starch Food Innovation as business development manager, Nutrition, with a focus on developing and managing the company’s soluble fiber business. ... Marvin S. Flowerman, who co-founded P.L. Thomas in 1955, died Aug. 12; he was 82. He is survived by his widow; brother; daughter; son; and six grandchildren. ... Edouard Brochu, a pioneer in probiotics and cofounder of Institut Rosell in 1934, died July 25 at the age of 96.