New Hires
Darryl Terry has re-joined Kentucky Bank as vice president and regional manager of Clark County.
Tim Guthrie has joined Hanna Resource Group CFO Services as vice president. Guthrie most recently served as the director of operations for the Lexington-based information technology company Systems Design Group, Inc. (SDG).
Mark Day has been promoted to the new position of deputy director of engineering and maintenance at Blue Grass Airport. As deputy director, he will be responsible for the planning, design and coordination of capital improvement projects at the airport as well as technical maintenance, field maintenance and housekeeping. Day previously served as manager of engineering and construction since November 2006.
Yunker & Associates has announced that John B. Park has joined its law practice. Park was formerly a partner at Stoll, Keenon & Park, LLP.
Lee Rambo Bagley a partner in Lexington's Barnette Bagley Architects, is now a LEED Accredited Professional. This accreditation recognizes Bagley's expertise in sustainable design and authorizes him to perform environmental building guidance services under the U.S, Green Building Council.
Gatton Research Professor Krish Muralidhar, a faculty member in the School of Management in the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics, has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality in Statistics of the American Statistical Association (ASA).
The Kentucky Distillers' Association has appointed the following new board officers: Andrea Wilson, director of operations for Diageo, as chair; Chris Morris, master distiller for Brown-Forman, as vice chairman; John Rhea, chief operating officer for Four Roses Distillery, as secretary-treasurer. Additional board member appointments include: Jeff Conder, vice president, Americas operation, Beam Global Spirits and Wine; Meredith Moody, marketing services director, Buffalo Trace; David Hobbs, vice president-plant manager, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.; Tom Krekeler, managing director, Wild Turkey Distilleries.
Public Protection Cabinet Secretary Robert Vance today named Tony Dehner to head the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). Dehner has served as the director of the division of Insurance Fraud Investigation in the Department of Insurance.
Tennessee-based Franklin American Mortgage Company has announced the opening of its new branch office in Lexington, including the following employees: Roberta Wilson, branch manager/loan officer; Wanda Browning, loan officer; Kelly Collins, loan officer; Christina Freeland, senior loan processor; Kari Moody, loan officer; and Diane Wallace, CSR.
KUDOS
Nisshin Automotive Tubing LLC of Versailles, Ky., was honored with a 2009 Safety Award of Honor from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA). The 2009 FMA/CNA Safety Awards, open to all FMA and Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA) company members, recognize metal fabrication companies that adhere to excellence in safety. The award honors companies that have perfect safety records of no recordable injuries or illnesses for the reporting period.