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People in Brief

Decas Botanical Synergies appointed Douglas Klaiber as general manager tooversee strategic direction and operation of the group. Decas is exhibiting atSupplySide East, Booth #1311. ... Norman Wainwright, Ph.D., joined the board ofdirectors of Tharos Laboratories Inc.; the company is exhibiting at SupplySideEast, Booth #1419. ... Flavors of North America (FONA) hired Lesley Nicholson assenior account manager for the Midwest. FONA is exhibiting at SupplySide East,Booth #1412. ... Ted E. Ziemann, president of Cargill Health & FoodTechnologies (H&FT), was elected to the board of directors for the ConsumerHealthcare Products Association. Cargill H&FT is exhibiting at SupplySideEast, Booth #1423-1425. ... Cyanotech Corp. announced Ronald P. Scott resignedfrom the companys board of directors. Cyanotech is exhibiting at SupplySideEast, Booth #1452. ... Dave Thomas joined LycoRed as director of marketing -food division. LycoRed is exhibiting at SupplySide East, Booth #1531. ...Agronica Inc. appointed Ray Wolfson as its North American manager and Susan K.Carskadon as media manager. ... Patricia J. Kaeding, former associate chiefcounsel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), joined the FDA practiceof Godfrey & Kahn. ... Nutiva hired Jim Rabiolo as its national salesmanager. ... Garuda International named Luz Amador as its technical directoroverseeing U.S. and international affiliates. ... Beth Lambert, chief executiveofficer (CEO) of Herbalist & Alchemist, was re-elected chairman of the boardof the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA). ... Martek Biosciences Corp.announced James Beery was elected to its board of directors. In addition, TomFisher resigned as Marteks senior vice president of operations, though hewill continue with the company part time; Barney Easterling will assume thoseresponsibilities as senior vice president, manufacturing. Finally, DavidAbramson was promoted to senior vice president of business development and PatFrancis was promoted to vice president of administration and human resources.... The Organic Trade Association (OTA) will present its 2004 Organic LeadershipAwards to Neil Strayer and Nora Pouillon. ... Elisa Forward joined CIRANDA asquality assurance program manager. ... Shawn Sugarman, president of Odwalla,resigned from the company; Steve McCormick, currently chief operating officer(COO), will become general manager/COO and assume leadership of the Odwallabusiness for its parent company, Coca-Cola. ... Omega Biotech Corp. promotedMurray A. Persicke to president/CEO from COO/chief financial officer. ... ThomasL. Kemp, CEO and chairman of Penton Media, will leave the company later thisyear. ... Margo Brock joined Plantextrakt Inc./Martin Bauer Inc. as trafficmanager. ... Margaret Peet, founder of Britains Health & Diet Centrechain, was named senior vice president and national sales manager for GeneralNutrition Centers (GNC). ... Seltzer Nutritional Technologies promoted ChrisKitzmiller to buyer.