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?

And here is something that’s become a regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that PRTM hired Sidney Mazel as executive vp of transaction services for the health care business group. He will manage acquisition, divestiture and integration services for biopharma, device, health care service and private equity clients. Most recently, he was sr vp of product planning and portfolio management at MedImmune. He was also vp of global marketing planning at Merck, where oversaw strategic planning for Fosamax.

Gene Logic tapped Norrie Russell as president;
Advanced Clinical named Julie Heneghan as vp;
XenoPort president William Rieflin said he’s leaving;
Longistics hried Lou Tapper as vp of global business development;
King Pharmaceuticals hired Jeff Bailey as chief commercial officer;
Hill-Rom named Scott Jeffers as senior vp, global supply chain;
Coldstream Labs named Larry Kranking as ceo and president;
Oncothyreon tapped Julie Eastland as chief financial officer;
AMAG hired Alex Kuta as vp global regulatory affairs;
Novella Clinical appointed Jane Bentley as vp clinical operations;
Millennium Laboratories named David Cohen chief operating officer;
Inspire Pharma hired Robert Savel II as sr vp and chief technical officer.

Ladder shot thx to Robert CB on Flickr Creative Commons