Distribution/logistics

Jonathan Mish has joined Coral Springs-based ABB Optical Group as chief information officer. Previously, Mish was vice president of IT strategic operations for Ryder System, a provider of transportation and supply chain management products. Mish He previously was vice president of IT business transformation for Brightstar Corp. and as senior manager of IT corporate systems for Burger King Corp.

Medical

Jeffrey M. Welch has been appointed chief executive officer of Florida Medical Center and Tenet’s Miami-Dade Group, which consists of a network of five hospitals. Welch will be responsible for overseeing all strategic, operational and clinical activities at Florida Medical Center, and he will provide oversight and leadership for the other hospitals in the Miami-Dade Group. Additionally, Delray Medical Center appointed Maggie Gill as chief executive officer and the new Palm Beach Group CEO for Tenet Healthcare, which consists of a network of five hospitals.

Surgeon Sergio Villegas has joined Baptist Health Medical Group, a network of primary care doctors and specialists, and is affiliated with Baptist Hospital of Miami, Doctors Hospital and South Miami Hospital. Additionally, Surgeon Dan Ruiz has joined the network and is affiliated with Baptist Hospital, Homestead Hospital and Mariners Hospital.

Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center announced that Dr. Vanessa Rojas has joined the medical staff as a primary care physician in the Center’s Adult Clinic with a focus on patients from the Comprehensive Family AIDS Program who are infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Previously, Rojas was a physician at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center in New York.

Robert J. Stilley, chairman of the Jupiter Medical Center Board of Trustees, was named Trustee of the Year by the Florida Hospital Association during the organization’s annual Celebration of Achievement in Quality and Service Awards. Stilley is chief executive officer of HeartCare Imaging Inc.

Cultural

Ballet Palm Beach announced new members to its board of directors: Theodora Aspegren, Jill Rodila and Alison Samarias.

Real estate

Compass Florida announced its new Vice President and Director of Agent Strategy, Carole Smith, in Coral Gables, and two new luxury real estate advisors, Frances and O.J. McDuffie in Fort Lauderdale. In addition, the real estate tech and brokerage company announced the merger of Team JK, formerly of Coldwell Banker, spearheaded by Johnathan Keith, along with Jay Granieri, Realtor and agent, bringing in 17 residential real estate agents

Certified Healthcare Chief Information Officer, CHCIO, from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, CHIME.

On the job

What I do: I am in charge of information technology strategy and the computer systems needed to support the organization. That means asking questions, meeting people and finding answers.

Be inclusive: Listen to everyone. Use the expertise of the business leaders, your staff and your colleagues. Don’t be based out of Compass’ Fort Lauderdale office.

Karen Reiter and Lisa Miller have joined ONE Sotheby’s as Global Real Estate Advisors in Aventura, from Keller Williams.

Lee & Associates Miami has named Victor Pastor as senior vice president of retail investment sales. Prior to joining Lee & Associates Miami, Pastor worked as senior associate with Tiktin Real Estate Investment Services, was the director of international business at NAI Global, and also as a senior associate for Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services.

Avison Young announced Tom Viscount has joined the firm as principal, based in Fort Lauderdale. Most recently, Viscount was senior vice president of leasing and sales with Butters Realty & Management.

Native Realty announced the addition of real estate agent John Brewer. Brewer previously worked with Azor Restaurant Advisors, Prakas & Co. and Park View Commercial Properties.

Architecture

Gabriel M. Jaroslavsky has joined Leo A Daly Architects as senior project manager, in West Palm Beach.

Community

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Retail

Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County promoted Maureen Klein as director of development for Women’s Philanthropy, in West Palm Beach. Klein was previously the Federation’s development officer.

The Village at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach has named Andrea Fredericks as the center’s director of marketing. The 506,000-square-foot venue, built in conjunction with a thoroughbred racing facility, features boutique shops, restaurants and entertainment.

Manufacturing

Ricardo Mertens recently joined Brazilian-based Forno de Minas USA, in Coral Springs, as its new marketing analyst, from Crunchflow, where he was a sales and business development representative. Mertens will oversee the company’s social media accounts, events and assist in elevating the company’s signature product — Pão de Queijo, a gluten-free cheese roll.

Greenacres-based chocolates manufacturer and retailer Hoffman’s Chocolates has promoted Randall Vitale to president. Vitale joined the company as regional vice president in 2016. Additionally, Amy Kopchak, previously with PEZ Candy Inc. who led marketing, has joined Hoffman’s as director of marketing; and Paul Schneider, who for seven years was with Godiva Chocolatier as South Florida district manager, joined as director of stores. BBX Capital is the parent company of Hoffman’s Chocolates.

Education

Downtown Doral Charter Upper School 6-12 announced that Wilhelm Lapica has been appointed as the founding principal. He has more than eight years of experience in education and recently was the director of services for National Academic Educational Partners.

Finance

The Florida Collectors Association, a state unit of the ACA International, The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, has installed Melissa Nash as president for the 2018-2019 term. Nash is president and chief executive officer of West Palm Beach-based ARI — Accounts Receivables Inc. since 2007. Other South Floridians named to the organization’s board of directors include Pam Kirchner, of Miami.

Natbank, National Association, a subsidiary of the National Bank of Canada, has appointed Nicolas Katsiyianis, from Eight Capital Partners, as a new Board of Directors member for 2018, in Hollywood. Prior to joining Eight Capital Partners as a senior partner and Genuity Capital Markets in Montreal as a senior partner, he was based in Boston as an executive director for CIBC World Markets. Katsiyianis previously was a Mentor for the Kenneth Woods investment program for stock and asset allocation at Concordia University John Molson School of Business.

Allison J. McCreary has joined Pacific National Bank as vice president, senior relationship banking, from TotalBank where she was vice president in the private client group.

Ocean Bank has named Yuni Navarro as chief administrative officer, in Miami. Navarro joined Ocean Bank in 1993, becoming vice president and human resources manager in 2002, then senior vice president and later executive vice president and head of human resources. The promotion is part of a bank-wide management strategy preparing the way for the retirement of Terry Curry, Ocean Bank’s EVP and chief operating officer. Curry will continue as a director of Ocean Bank and Ocean Bankshares and as a member of the director's loan, compensation and risk committees. Nash Navarro

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