Hock Tan was appointed CEO and president of Avago Technologies, a San Jose
semiconductor company, succeeding Dick Chang, who was named chairman. Tan was
CEO and president at Integrated Circuit Systems Inc., until its merger with
IDT, and he remains chairman of IDT.
John Lui was named CEO and chief investment officer of UCB Asset
Management, a subsidiary of UCBH Holdings Inc. of San Francisco. He was chief
investment officer and managing director at BNY Asset Management in New York
City.
Carat Fusion, a San Francisco digital and direct marketing agency,
appointed Scott Sorokin president. He was EVP and global account director at
MRM Worldwide.
The advertising agency of McCann Worldgroup in San Francisco named Joe
Burton COO on the global Microsoft account. He was COO at OgilvyOne Worldwide.
Paula Elmore was promoted to chief marketing officer and senior partner at
Nosal Partners, a San Francisco executive leadership search and development
firm. She was VP of marketing and a partner.
The law firm of Latham & Watkins named attorney Scott Haber office
managing partner in San Francisco. He succeeds Gregory Lindstrom, who continues
in his litigation practice. Haber was on the firm's executive committee.
The Bank of Marin of Corte Madera promoted Peter Pelham to EVP and branch
executive. He was SVP and branch administrator. Larry Klaustermeier was named
EVP and chief relationship officer. He was SVP and chief credit officer. Kevin
Coonan was promoted to EVP and chief credit officer. He was an SVP and a team
leader of the credit management group.
Cresa Partners, a corporate real estate brokerage in San Francisco,
appointed Kenneth Sproul SVP. He was manager of office leasing at TRI
Commercial.
Dave Hyams was promoted to VP of media relations at Solem & Associates, a
San Francisco public relations and public affairs agency. He was media
relations director. He was previously director of news operations at The
Chronicle.
Greystripe, a San Francisco mobile advertising company, named Larry
Grossman VP of sales. He was founder and president of Media Encounters Inc.
Easic Corp., a Santa Clara company that makes customized chips for the
semiconductor industry, appointed Kaushik Banerjee VP of engineering. He was VP
of system-on-chip research and development in the communications and consumer
business group at Marvell Semiconductor.
Ipsh!, a San Francisco mobile marketing firm, named Shabnum Norling
managing director. She was senior account director for the West Coast at CMP
Media.
The Argent Hotel of San Francisco named Michael Casey general manager. He
was general manager at the Omni San Francisco Hotel.
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