The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
NEWSMAKERS
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, the corporate and investment bank of SunTrust Banks Inc., has hired
Kevin Carpenter as a managing director in its technology and services investment banking group. Charlie Deason also has joined the firm as a vice president.
Dwayne Hill, president of the Ashton Woods Atlanta division, has been named to the board of directors of HomeAid Atlanta, the local chapter of the national nonprofit HomeAid America, a building industry charity.
LCG Associates Inc., a national investment consulting firm, has expanded its ownership to include Catharine C. Burkett. Atlanta-based Hotel Equities recently promoted Drew Salapka to the position of senior vice president of revenue generation.
Shelby Grubbs, executive director of the Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation at Georgia State University College of Law, will leave his position Jan. 1 to become a managing member of the Atlanta office of his firm, Miller & Martin.
Monza Cloud, an Atlanta-based Microsoft partner, has hired Scott
Rodgers as CEO. Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP has added four new associates to its Atlanta office — Britt Beecher, Joanna Hair, Elliot Kerzner and Karen Lowell. The board of directors of the Atlanta-based American Cancer Society has added Joseph A.
Agresta Jr., president of BenzelBusch Motor Car Corp.; Bruce N.
Barron, partner and co-founder of Origin Ventures; Dr. Edward
J.Benz Jr., president and chief executive officer emeritus of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute;
Nancy L. Birdwell, recently retired executive vice president and chief executive officer of the Scott & White Healthcare Foundation; Jennifer R. Crozier, president of the IBM Foundation and vice president of IBM Corporate Citizenship; Michael T.
Marquardt, chief executive officer of Global Kompass Strategies Inc.; and Gary S. Shedlin, senior managing director and chief financial officer of BlackRock and a member of its global executive committee.
Taylor Morrison, a leading national builder and developer, has hired
Treina Lewis as its marketing manager for its Atlanta division, the company announced.
Coro Realty Advisors has hired Andrew Kroll as vice president, asset management and promoted Doug Burton to chief financial officer.
The Oceanaire has named Atlanta-native Glenn Mills as its new executive chef.
Dewberry has named Geraldine Knatz to its board of directors. Columbus State University has selected Deborah Bordelon, the current provost and vice president for academic affairs at Governors State University in Illinois, to lead CSU’s academic activities as provost and executive vice president.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Georgia Chapter has named Gregg Metcalf, senior vice president at JLL, as its corporate walk chair for the Light The Night fundraiser.