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. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone?

Barton Cobert MD is now doing drug safety consulting at BLCMD Associates;
Oxford BioMedica ceo Mike McDonald has left;
Biovail hired Neil Sussman as vp, neurologic and psychiatric development;
Biovail hired Peggy Mulligan as chief financial officer;
Sepracor hired Richard Ranieri as executive vp, human resources;
Sepracor hired Julio Casoy as senior vp, medical affairs;
Somaxon Pharma hired Dan Schneider as vp of sales;
Somaxon Pharma hired Joseph Merkert as vp of sales operations and managed care;
Prometheus Laboratories hired Mark Spring as senior vp and chief financial officer;
Emisphere Technologies hired Nicholas Hart as vp of strategy and development;
Sciele Pharma hired Joe Ciaffoni as chief communications officer;
ExecuPharm hired Lauri Sirabella as vp clinical strategic business development;
Johnson & Johnson says Nancy Walker, vp global pharma communications, is retiring;
VIRxSYS named Shuyuan Zhang as senior director of production;
SAFC hired Tom Beil as vp of quality and regulatory affairs;
Cornerstone BioPharma hired David Price as exec vp finance and cfo;
Znomics appointed Ofir Moreno senior director of chemistry.