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Movers & Shakers
Smart Business Akron/Canton | June 2001
Akron law firm Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs elected to its board of managers for 2001-2002 Robert W. Briggs, chairman of the board; Nicholas T. George, president; Patrick J. Keating, vice chairman of the board/vice president/treasurer; Donald B. Leach, Jr., vice president/assistant treasurer; Jeffrey A. Halm, vice president/secretary; Steven A. Dimengo, vice president; Mark J. Skakun III, vice president; and Cathy Godshall, vice president. Edward V. Buehrle and Stephen P. Griffin were elected as shareholders.
Millsor & Nobil Co., a management-side labor and employment law firm with offices in Cleveland, Canton and Columbus, named Robert S. Spector and Terry E. Lardakis principals of the firm. Daniel P. O'Brien was named of counsel.
The Urda Co. Inc., an Akron-based marketing/advertising/public relations firm, hired Cindy Nelson as controller.
Mark B. Bober, partner of Akron-based Bober, Markey, Federovich & Co., has been selected to serve as a member of the Polaris International Business Valuation Task Force for 2001.
Charles R. "Chick" Davis, vice president of The Charles E. Slusser Insurance Agency Inc., has been installed as president of The Builder's Exchange of Akron & Vicinity Inc.
Justin T. Rogers, retired chairman and CEO of Ohio Edison (now FirstEnergy), was honored by The Hospice Care Center of Akron with the naming of its new facility, the Justin T. Rogers Care Center, in his honor.
Fifth Third Bank of Northeastern Ohio has named Victoria K. Wixcey vice president in the commercial banking department. Brighid Consilio was promoted to assistant vice president in the private banking department; Jeffrey M. Peters was promoted to assistant vice president; and Marianne V. Tomcsak was promoted to assistant vice president in the treasury management department.
Chardon Rubber Co. of Chardon has appointed Hudson resident John R. Vinson as director of human resources.
Akhia Public Relations of Hudson has added John Marzich III and Danielle Nowell as account executives.
Fairlawn-based DigitalDay, an Internet professional services firm, has promoted Tina Brode to assistant manager, information design and added Dave Petrou as strategist, Amy Diorio as project manager, Mike Buchheit as senior programmer/analyst and Anitha Donakanti as programmer/analyst. David Graves, Todd Heckeler, Lee Vanderkooi, Sarah Clapsaddle and Bill Holman have joined the company as graphic designers.
Landmark Plastic Corp. of Akron has promoted Steven W. Pavelka to vice president and CEO; Jamie Kane to manager, business and operations development; Jeffery Clapper to manager, project and facilities development; and Becky Beckham to accounting manager.
SS&G Financial Services, a full-service accounting, business consulting and management firm, has added William McClelland Jr. in its Cleveland office and Heather Carroll and James Robson Jr. in the Akron office. Gary S. Shamis, managing director of the Cleveland office, has been honored as the region's 2001 Financial Executive of the Year.
Don L. Robart was appointed to the Sunset Review Commission for a term ending Dec. 31, 2002. He is mayor of Cuyahoga Falls and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
The law firm of Roetzel & Andress has named Jeffrey W. Leonard partner in its Akron office, where he will work in the business services law group.
Diane Govern has been appointed president of Avatar Solutions Inc. of Macedonia.
Delta Systems Inc. of Streetsboro has hired Scott Johnston as quality manager.
L. Rainy Gates Stitzlein, president and owner of Rainbow Inc., was reappointed to the State Racing Commission for a term ending Mar. 31, 2005. John G. Corp, vice president of Belden & Blake Corp., was reappointed to the Technical Advisory Council on Oil and Gas for a term ending Jan. 31, 2004.
John W. McKenzie has joined Akron law firm Kastner Westman & Wilkins.
Stephen S. Szoke has been named manager of national accounts for Oldcastle Architectural Products Group, which produces and supplies concrete and clay masonry units and other related products throughout the United States.
Bill Reider has been appointed general manager of Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga Falls.
Anthony T. Banks has been named vice president of corporate banking at KeyBank in Akron.
Michael H. Minns has joined Akron law firm Oldham & Oldham Co.
Richard W. Ashley of Ashley & Associates has joined the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Inc.
A.E. "Tony" Szambecki, CEO of Hallrich Inc., the Stow-based owner of 81 Pizza Hut restaurants in Northeast Ohio, was inducted into the International Pizza Hut Franchise Holders' Association Hall of Fame. Carol Magazzeni, director of marketing and public relations for Hallrich, received the "Supreme Service" Award for Marketing Excellence.
Falls Lumber and Millwork Co. of Cuyahoga Falls has promoted Randy Mounts to production manager, Denny Spardy to director of operations and Dave Keenan to director of sales.
To submit notices of business expansions, additions and moves and management-level transitions, write Editor, SBN Magazine, 175 Montrose West Ave., Suite 160, Akron, OH 44321; or fax: (330) 668-6224.
