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 our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Kendle promoted Steve Cutler to chief executive. He joined the clinical research organization as senior vice president and chief operating officer in 2009. And before that, he spent 14 years with Quintiles where he served most recently as senior vice president, Global Project Management. He was previously a group head at Sandoz.

AlloCure named Kevin Heyeck as chief business officer;
Avanir Pharmaceuticals promoted Greg Flesher to sr vp and chief business officer;
Kendle promoted Jamie MacDonald to president and coo;
ERYtech Pharma added Marc Beer to its board;
Novartis hired Naomi Kelman to head its OTC unit;
Orexigen Therapeutics announced cfo Graham Cooper has resigned;
PPD says David Grange will retire as ceo and board member;
DPT Labs named Luis Velez as director of development services;
Savient Pharma hired Louis Ferrari as sr vp, North America commercial;
Savient Pharma hired Christine Mikail as sr vp, corporate development;
Savient Pharma hired Stephen Davies as chief info officer and group vp;
Premier Research named Sue Robinson as director of patient recruitment;
Advantar Labs hired Brandon Griffin as vp of sales and marketing;
Aeolus Pharmacuticals hired Russell Skibsted as sr vp and chief financial officer;
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals hired Diane Tribble as chief scientific officer;
Pharm-Olam named Connie Andrews as vp of global services’
Optimer Pharmaceuticals hired Glenn tillotson as sr vp of medical affairs;
Simcere Pharmaceutical named Hong Zhao as exec vp of sales and marketing;
US Patent & Trademark Office named Teresa Stanek Rea as deputy director.

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