New Hires
Kay Anderson has joined Pike and Preston as an account executive. Anderson is responsible for sales and marketing of individual and group health insurance policies.
Alltech's Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company has named Ken Lee as its new brewmaster. With more than 20 years of experience in the brewing and distilling industry, Lee is a long-time member of the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA), Ethanol Producers and Consumers (EPAC), and American Management Association (AMA).
ParaTechsTM Corporation has named Shannon C. Bass has been named as chief executive officer for the Kentucky-based biotechnology company ParaTechs Corporation. Bass has served as vice president of business development for ParaTechs since she joined the company in 2007.
Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company chairman, CEO and president Chuck Martz has been named vice president, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI), Tokyo, Japan. Martz is the first officer from a U.S. subsidiary to ever achieve this level at SHI, the parent company of Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co.
Michel Hill has been named executive chef for ARAMARK operations at Applebee's Park. He will oversee culinary operations for the Maker's Mark Club, suites and concessions.
Forcht Group of Kentucky announced that Debbie Reynolds has been named president of the Corbin and Lexington-based corporation. In her new role, Reynolds will be responsible for leading the strategic direction, management, and operation of the Forcht Group family of companies. Reynolds has been with the Forcht Group in various capacities since 1976, serving as chief operating officer since 2002.
Townley Reilly has been named business manager for Preston-Osborne Marketing Communications & Research. Jennifer Osborne also has joined the company as its business development director. Kathryn Rasnick has joined Preston-Osborne as a new administrative account assistant.
The Thoroughbred Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has elected new board officers and members for 2009.
New officers are President, Cliff Feltham, Kentucky Utilities Company; President-Elect, Susan Lancho, American Water; Immediate Past President, Sally Baker, American Association of Equine Practitioners; Secretary, Amity Brannock, American Association of Equine Practitioners; Treasurer, Amanda Hermann, Kentucky Housing Authority.
Directors-At-Large are Awards Committee Chair, Heather Baber, Kentucky Community and Technical College System; Membership Committee Chair, Ryan Worthen, Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance; Communications Committee Chair, Allison Horseman, University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences; APR Recruitment/Training Chair, Ann Marie van den Hurk, APR, Vandenhurk PR; and Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Liaisons Brack Marquette, Columbia Gas; and Lauren Greathouse, Preston-Osborne.
Graham Pohl of Pohl Rosa Pohl architecture + design is now accredited as a LEED AP. This accreditation recognizes Pohl's expertise in sustainable design, and authorizes him to perform environmental building guidance services under the auspices of the US Green Building Council. He has over 20 years' experience in architectural design and has been a partner in Pohl Rosa Pohl since 1992.
KUDOS
The Lexington franchise of Handyman Connection was recognized at the organization's annual convention with both the company's President's Award and an award for annual sales growth of 11 percent over the previous year. In addition, Robert Byers, a craftsman at the Lexington office, won the International Craftsman of the Year award.
Downtown mixed use project Main & Rose has won the most prestigious architectural award issued by the Kentuckiana Masonry Institute, the "M" Honor Award.