Project Love presented The Maldon Mills Corporate Kindness Award to retired Manco CEO Jack Kahl. The award recognizes and encourages kindness by America’s senior executives.
Fairlawn-based OMNOVA Solutions selected Douglas E. Wenger as senior vice president and CIO and James J. Hohman as vice president.
Kathleen Mesel was promoted to general counsel at the Cleveland-based Ceres Group Inc.
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. appointed three senior executives to be presidents of three of the company’s foreign operations. Joseph Doria was named president of Lincoln Electric Co. of Canada; Ralph Fernandez was named president of Lincoln Electric Europe; and David LeBlan was named president of Lincoln Electric Latin America.
Dr. Michael Schwartz, who has been serving as interim president of Cleveland State University since May, was named president of the university.
Shaker Investments Inc. appointed Donna L. Thrane as vice president of client services.
Thomas G. Clevidence joined Fifth Third Bank as vice president of human resources and will manage the human resources, corporate facilities and bank protection departments.
Diebold Inc. promoted Thomas R. D’Amico to senior vice president of global manufacturing and quality and named Larry D. Ingram vice president of global procurement.
In Counsel with Women named as president Jeanne Rickert, a partner at Jones, Reavis, Pogue & Day.
Trivium Technologies Inc. named Glenn C. Harbold director of business development and strategic planning for its Cleveland-headquartered office.
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP added seven lawyers from the Cleveland office of Chattman, Gaines & Stern. Joining BDB are Gerald Chattman, Lawrence Friedlander, Douglas Paul, John Sutula, Ronald Wayne, Morris Hawk and Dale Nowak.
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. has named Ronald Leslie vice president, branch sales and service.
Thomas C. Sullivan, chairman and chief executive officer of RPM Inc., assumed the position of chairman of the board of the National Paint & Coatings Association at the association’s 114th annual meeting
National City Corp. has elected Caterpillar Inc. Group President Gerald L. Shaheen to a new seat on its board of directors.
Sean Kearns has been appointed general manager of XO Communications’ Cleveland office.
Lisa Nagy-Baker was elected vice president and James Mizanin was elected to three-year term on the board of directors of the 27,000-member National Court Reporters Association.
Jeffrey L. Tasse joined the law firm of Brztwa Quick & McCrystal as a partner specializing in product liability, corporate and complex civil litigation.
RPM announced the election of Robert L. Matejka to vice president and CFO and Dennis F. Finn to vice president of environmental and regulatory affairs.
Robert G. Berick has joined Dix & Eaton Inc. as vice president of investor relations and corporate communications.
Lisa Nagy-Baker was elected vice president and James Mizanin was elected to three-year term on the board of directors of the 27,000-member National Court Reporters Association.
Jeffrey L. Tasse joined the law firm of Brztwa Quick & McCrystal as a partner specializing in product liability, corporate and complex civil litigation.
RPM announced the election of Robert L. Matejka to vice president and CFO and Dennis F. Finn to vice president of environmental and regulatory affairs.
Robert G. Berick has joined Dix & Eaton Inc. as vice president of investor relations and corporate communications.
