New Hires
Mark Boison has been named as president of Lexington-based Forcht Bank. With 34 years of experience in the banking industry, Boison most recently served as regional manager of specialized industries for JPMorganChase.
Mary Hemlepp, APR, co-owner of Wiser, Hemlepp & Associates, has been selected to be part of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association's (PhRMA) national speakers' bureau. PhRMA is an industry trade group that represents the leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies in the United States.
John McIntosh, Dale Ditto and Nancy Wood have joined Hilliard Lyons as financial consultants in the firm's Lexington office. McIntosh, who will hold the additional title of senior vice president, has been in the financial services industry for more than 23 years, most recently at UBS Financial Services. Ditto, who will also be a senior vice president, previously worked for Smith Barney and UBS. Wood also previously worked for UBS.
Blue Grass Community Foundation President and CEO Anne E. Nash has resigned from her position, effective June 3. Nash is leaving to start a philanthropic consulting firm that will focus on giving strategies for individuals, companies and foundations and will provide gift-planning services to nonprofits. A search is currently underway for a new president and CEO, according to organization chairman John R. Hall.
The Web site LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Powered by Larson's recently selected Marcus A. Roland of Lexington-based Roland Niemi Law Group to serve as a member of the Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board.
Ann E. Samani has joined the Lexington office of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP as a member of the Firm's Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Service Team.
William Alverson has been named president of Traditional Bank. Andy Baker, who most recently served as the bank's chief operating officer, has been named executive vice president. William Bramblet, who has served the bank as president and CEO, will continue his leadership role as CEO for the bank.
Kudos
The University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics Alumni Hall of Fame inducted five new members in April. They include James E. Geisler, West Hartford, Conn., class of 1988, vice president for corporate strategy and planning, United Technologies Corporation (UTC); Elizabeth Griffin McCoy, Hopkinsville, Ky., class of 1981, and MBA, class of 1983, president and CEO of Planters Bank, Inc.; Paul Rooke, Lexington, MBA class of 1991, an executive vice president of Lexmark International, Inc., and president of the Imaging Solutions Division; Paul Varga, Louisville, Ky., class of 1985, president, CEO, and chairman of Brown-Forman Corporation; and John A. Williams, Paducah, Ky., class of 1962, founder and chairman of Computer Services, Inc. (CSI).
Two professors from UK's Gatton College of Business and Economics were honored as winners of the 2009 Kenneth N. and Carol Lee Robertson Faculty Leadership Research Award. Glenn C. Blomquist, Carl F. Pollard Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Daniel J. Brass, J. Henning Hilliard Professor of Innovation Management, School of Management, were recognized for their notable research achievements.
Interspace Limited LLC has announced that Toni Webb, Carey Croucher and Meagan Coomes have passed the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Examination for Accredited Professionals (LEED AP), which is designed to recognize a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles in sustainable design and construction.
Sara Adams, with Turf Town Properties, has been awarded the National Association of REALTORS' (NAR's) Green Designation, the only "green" real estate professional designation recognized by NAR.
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