Compiled by Charla Batey
ACCOUNTING
Santa Ana-based Glenn M. Gelman & Associates hired Ron Lopez as senior manager.
AUTOMOTIVE
Toyo Tire Corp., the Cypress-based U.S. headquarters of Japan’s Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., hired Joe Jordan as national sales manager for high performance and specialty light truck tires.
ARCHITECTURE
The Costa Mesa office of San Francisco-based IA Interior Architects named Jeanette Ehle designer. Ehle previously was a member of the design team at the Irvine office of Calabasas Hills’ Cheesecake Factory Inc.
CONSTRUCTION
The Southern California region of Turner Construction Co. in Anaheim named Kevin Dow vice president and manager, Bernie Morrissey vice president and operations manager, and Vince Quinones vice president and construction executive. The company also promoted Gary Todd to deputy operations manager and Chuck Lines to manager of business development.
BANKING
Jimmy Mai joined Wells Fargo & Co. as district manager for Orange central district. Mai previously was a business banking sales development consultant for North County. He has been with the bank since 2000.
San Clemente-based Pacific Coast National Bank promoted Michael Hahn to president and chief executive. Hahn previously was president and chief operating officer and is the bank’s founder.
Comerica Bank hired Rick Hagins as assistant vice president and banking center manager for its San Juan Capistrano branch. Hagins previously was relationship manager for Citibank.
EDUCATION
Sharon Nakamura-Brown joined the Paul Merage School of Business Center for Real Estate at the University of California, Irvine, as associate director. Nakamura-Brown previously was director of development and outreach for the University of California, Los Angeles’ Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate.
California State University, Fullerton, named Steven Yim university controller. Yim previously was interim controller.
ENGINEERING
Syndi Steinrad joined the Irvine office of Penco Engineering as director of business development.
Miyamoto International Inc. hired Anne Morales as office manager and Jennifer Christian as administrative assistant. They’re based in Santa Ana.
FINANCE
Laguna Beach’s Al Frank Asset Management named Jeff Montgomery chief executive. Montgomery previously was chief executive of New York-based National Financial Partners Corp.’s securities unit.
P. Martin Nohe joined Irvine-based Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates’ management team.
HEALTHCARE
Visiogen Inc., an Irvine-based eye device maker, named Kevin Hykes chief com-mercial officer.
HOSPITALITY
The Irvine Company’s Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast named Beni Vines director of catering and conference services.
INSURANCE
Irvine-based Sullivan- CurtisMonroe Insur-ance Services LLC named Brett Borisoff senior vice president of the construction division.
LAW
Dean Zipser and Thomas Umberg joined the Costa Mesa office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP as partners in the litigation division.
Bryan Cave LLP hired Eric Olson as counsel in the firm’s Irvine office. Olson will practice in the firm’s commercial litigation group.
REAL ESTATE
Irvine’s Thompson Na-tional Properties LLC named Cade McNown senior vice president of investor development. McNown has been involved in real estate as an investor and developer since retiring as a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in 2003.
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