PEOPLE
Compiled by Tom Nelson
ARCHITECTURE
JBZ Architecture + Planning of Newport Beach appointed Steve Calhoon as a project manager. He will be responsible for masterplanning.
Robert Kraft joined Carter & Burgess Inc. of Costa Mesa as a senior project manager in the firm’s Orange County facilities unit. Kraft ran Kraft Architects for 21 years before joining Carter & Burgess.
BANK
Donald Baer was appointed assistant branch manager and lending officer for Farmers & Merchants Bank’s Orange office. He will develop new business and process new loan requests.
Scott Monson has joined California Bank & Trust Inc., a subsidiary of Zions Bancorportion,, as executive vice president and regional director of commercial banking. He will direct lending activities throughout California.
COMMUNICATIONS
Newport Beach-based InterCommunications Inc. added Bob Satmary to its staff as a senior copywriter.
CONSULTING
Rebecca L. Teran joined the independent retirement plan consulting and administration firm, The Pension Group Inc. of Irvine as a client relationship manager.
FINANCE
Financial planner Darren Moen will open the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Money Concepts International Inc.’s financial planning center in Seal Beach. He will be responsible for Money Concept’s business development in the area.
INSURANCE
John Norman was added to the sales staff of Calco Insurance Brokers & Agents Inc. of Orange.
LAW
Arter & Hadden LLP named Steven L. Krongold partner in its Irvine office. He is a member of the firm’s litigation, trial and intellectual property groups.
MARKETING
Alison Banks joined the staff of L & A; Marketing and Advertising of Newport Beach as a senior account executive.
REAL ESTATE
Irvine’s MBK Real Estate Ltd. promoted Paul Simon from director to vice president of information systems. He has been at MBK since 1996.
Broker Scott C. Smith joined Orange office of Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. as a broker and shareholder. Smith came to Lee & Associates from CB Richard Ellis Services Inc. where he was since 1983.
John Mackay was appointed vice president at Grubb & Ellis Co.’s Investment Group in the brokerage’s Newport Beach office.
RESORT
Honnie Wilson was appointed executive director of sales and marketing at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort. Also, Terri Gentry will become director of catering. Maggie Feldman joins as director of public relations.
SERVICES
Andrea R. Huff was promoted executive vice president of leadership development and coaching for the global career services outplacement company Lee Hecht Harrison LLC in Irvine.
TECHNOLOGY
Gayle A. Graef joined Irvine-based Millennium Corporate Solutions Inc. as a senior vice president. She will manage, market and service construction accounts.
XS Network Inc., an Aliso Viejo-based digital broadcasting company, named Robert Smith president. XS Networks broadcast content geared toward extreme sports and tourism-related audiences.
