Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going. Here are some of the latest moves…

Synvista Therapeutics appointed John Bedard to its board;
Alba Therapeutics named Betsy Van Parijs sr vp, clinical development and medical affairs;
Modern Biosciences hired Clive Dix as non-executive chairman;
Athersys elected Jeff Randall to its board;
Water Street Healthcare Partners named former J&J group chair Curt Selquist as an operating partner;
AVOS Life Sciences hired Richard Evans as vp;
Shire named Anita Graham chief admin officer and exec vp of corporate business services;
Interleukin Genetics named Tom Gerson as CFO, tapped Jim Weaver as board chair, and hired Nazneen Aziz as R&D vp;
Proteon Therapeutics added Hubert Birner and Garheng Kong to its board, and hired Mark J. Fitzpatrick as vp and cfo.

Hat tip to Pharmaceutical Executive