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Business briefcase

People

By Times Staff Writer
Published September 26, 2005


BANKING

Freedom Bank of America, St. Petersburg, announces these appointments: Carlos F. Fernandez, executive vice president, chief financial officer and member of the board of directors; Marcus W. Greene, executive vice president/senior commercial lender and member of the board of directors; Robert J. Shingler Jr., senior vice president/commercial lending; Jeffrey Lampasso, vice president/commercial lending; Lilly Castro, senior vice president/retail banking; and Kimberly L. Horstman, vice president/business development. Fernandez was chief financial officer and organizing member of Signature Bank, St. Petersburg; Greene was senior vice president/commercial lending at BB&T, St. Petersburg; Shingler was vice president/commercial lending at United Bank, St. Petersburg; Lampasso was business services officer/commercial lending at BB&T, St. Petersburg; Castro was senior vice president/area branch manager at Mercantile Bank, St. Petersburg; and Horstman was vice president/retail banking at Old Harbor Bank, Clearwater.

DIRECT MAIL

David Bradley has been named director of the creative services and promotions group at Cox Target Media, Largo. Bradley was senior director of co-op marketing for Domino's Pizza, Ann Arbor, Mich.

EDUCATION

Robert Chen has been named director of Asian programs at Apex Language Center, Tampa. Chen is a 2004 graduate of University of South Florida.

FINANCIAL

Jim R. Cassady has been named director of the advisory board at Hyde Park Capital Partners LLC, Tampa. Cassady was president of Bank of America for Broward County.

Andrey Niantchev has been promoted to assistant vice president at Florida Investment Advisers, Tampa. Niantchev was an investment officer.

HEALTH CARE

Dr. Roger A. Ray has been named chief quality officer at BayCare Health Systems, Clearwater. Ray was chief medical officer at Morton Plant Mease Health Care, Clearwater.

Gail L. Ward has been named administrator at the Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center, Clearwater. Ward was executive director of Tandem Health Care, Williamsburg, Va.

HOSPITALITY

McKibbon Hotel Management Inc., Tampa, announces these appointments: Ron MacIntyre, manager in training, TownPlace Suites by Marriott, Tampa; Grisela Zuniga, sales and service coordinator for the Residence Inn by Marriott, West Shore; and J'uanette Tarrent, sales and service coordinator for the Resident Inn by Marriott Sabal Park. MacIntyre was operations manager with the TownPlace Suites, Denver; Zuniga was sales assistant, At Your Service Supervisor and front desk manager at Marriott International in Fort Lauderdale and Miami; and Tarrent was an air traffic controller for the U.S. Navy in Willow Grove, Pa.

INSURANCE

Julie M. Sagil has been promoted to director of provider management and bill review operations at Choice Medical Management Services LLC, Tampa. Sagil was director of network operations.

MISCELLANEOUS

Reinaldo "Peter" Ramos has been promoted to vice president of field operations at Suarez Fire Systems Inc., Tampa. Ramos was service and operations manager.

NONPROFIT

Ralph R. Rodriguez has been named vice president of marketing and sales at the Florida Aquarium, Tampa. Rodriguez was an independent marketing and business planning consultant in Tampa, with clients that included the North Carolina Zoo.

[Last modified September 22, 2005, 19:46:53]


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