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, especially with all the layoffs being announced each month. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone?

rfXcel hires Tom Pizzuto as vp of client services;
BiPar Sciences hires Hoyoung Huh as ceo and president;
AVI BioPharma hires Leslie Hudson as ceo;
Ipsos hired Fred LaManna as senior vp;
Codexis hired Nicholas Green as president;
Cytel Clinical Research Services hired Irving Dark as vp;
Memory Pharma names Vaughn Kailian as interim president and ceo;
Mersana hires Tim Lowinger as chief scientific officer;
Xenon names Charles Cohen vp, discovery research;
Ipsos promoted Jean Davis to prez of Interactive Services in North America;
Patheon hires Terry Novak as prez of North American operations and chief marketing officer;
PDI hires Peter Tilles as prez of its TVG marketing research and consulting division;
BASF hires Folker Ruchatz as head of its global custom synthesis biz for pharma ingredients.