Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
BUSINESS PEOPLE
Chung Tan of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce received certification as an economic development finance professional from the National Development Council. Tan is the chamber’s chief economic development officer and works with the city of Fayetteville in economic development efforts. She is also a certified economic development professional.
Brendan Quirk joined Runway Group as cycling program director. Quirk was co-founder and chief executive officer of Competitive Cyclist, a Little Rock-based startup that eventually grew to become North America’s largest eCommerce cycling company. It was acquired by outdoor eCommerce retailer Backcountry. com in 2011, where he served as executive vice president of customer experience. Most recently he served as North America president for Rapha Racin, LLC, a London-based brand
of cycling apparel and accessories. Dr. Matei Andreoiu
joined Sparks Clinic. He will practice alongside his wife, Dr. Carey Andreoiu, at Sparks Clinic Urogynecology and Urology in a new office at 520 Towson Avenue, Suite B, Fort Smith. He has been practicing medicine in Fort Smith since 2013. He earned his degree at the University of Western Ontario School of Medicine and received advanced fellowship training at Indiana University and Cleveland Clinic in Florida. Briefs are for people in Northwest Arkansas who are new hires, were promoted, received an award from outside their organization or received a certification. Email: cswanson@nwadg. com or send your item to: Christie Swanson, P.O. Box 7, Springdale, Ark. 72765. Information must be received by noon Wednesday prior to the Sunday the item is to be published.