AMR Management Services (AMR), a full-service association management company, announced that Charles Robb has joined the company as the issues coordinator for AMR's client, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). Sis Pike has also recently joined AMR as a records coordinator.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board has welcomed new member Richard Hopgood, who will begin his four-year term in August 2008. Hopgood, an attorney with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, is replacing outgoing Airport Board member Jeff A. Woods.
LBX Company, makers of Link-Belt excavators, has named Eric Sauvage as its new vice president and chief financial officer. Sauvage will replace the company's current vice president and CFO, Tom Roberts, who will be retiring on October 1.
Liberty Alliance Federal Credit Union (LAFCU) announced that Kimber Foxworth recently joined the company as a collector. Lee Jackson of LAFCU was recently promoted to vice president - loan manager, and Amy Honeycutt has been promoted to assistant vice president - accountant.
CLARK Material Handling Company, has announced the appointment of Farrukh Ghani as vice president of finance and technology. In this position he will continue to direct all accounting and finance functions of the organization as well as oversee the information services & technology department.
CLARK Material Handling Company has also announced the appointment of Joel Williamson to the position of production manager. Joel will oversee the manufacturing, modification, material planning and production control operations at the Lexington facility.
Republic Bank has announced that Brad Schueler has been promoted to new account specialist for Republic's Tates Creek Banking Center. In addition, Tamara McCain has joined Republic as vice president, treasury management officer for its Lexington Region.
Valeria Cummings, a former anchor and reporter for Lexington's WKYT-TV, has been named the new public information officer for the state Finance and Administration Cabinet under Secretary Jonathan Miller. Cummings has most recently served as communications director for Kentucky-American Water Co. In the Finance Cabinet, she will replace Jill Midkiff, who now is working in Gov. Steve Beshear's communications office.
The Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care in Lexington has announced that Dr. Byron Thomas Westerfield, M.D., F.C.C.P., of Versailles, Ky., has been elected to serve as chairman of the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care, and Tamara McDaniel, RRT, of Stanford, Ky., has been elected as vice-chairman.
Will Freeman has joined the BB&T Insurance Services, Lexington office as a Life & Health agent.
Julie Martinez has joined the Wilmore, Ky.-based media communications firm Cre8tive Group as creative director, and Meredith White will serve as the firm's new account executive.
KUDOS
The Home Builders Association of Kentucky (HBAK) recently recognized Anderson Communities' Townley Park development with the "Innovative Development of the Year" Award at the Eleventh Annual Kentucky Design and Remodeling Awards.
Inc. Magazine has ranked Big Ass Fans as the fastest growing manufacturing company in Kentucky as part of its annual publication of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Big Ass Fans was also ranked the eighth fastest growing private company in Kentucky and the second fastest growing company in Lexington. The fastest growing company in Lexington, according to the Inc. Magazine rankings, is OmniSource Integrated Supply.
The LFUCG Division of Parks & Recreation has announced that Kearney Hill Golf Links has achieved designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. Kearney Hill is only the fifth golf course in Kentucky and the 659th in the world to receive this honor. Other Audubon certified courses in Kentucky include the Midland Trail Golf Club in Eastwood, the Arlington Association Golf Course in Richmond, Summit Country Club in Owensboro and the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort & Spa in Lexington.