The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
NEWSMAKERS
SunTrustadded Alex Robinson McGlynn Humphreyto the mergers exclusively and support acquisitions commercialteam to banking clients. Berkshire HomeServices Hathaway Georgia PropertiesCombs as the appointed director Loriof luxury marketing. Hakeem Atwater was promoted to commercial banking officer, middle market relationship manager with Fifth Third Bank. Atlanta-based accounting and business advisory firm AGH named Jeff Silver principal, real estate assurance services. Private Bank of Buckhead & Decatur named Joe Polofsky a vice president and relationship manager. Hotel Equities named Jessica
Bryant as the administrative and operations coordinator at the company’s corporate headquarters in Atlanta.
Brian McGowan, Dentons’ public policy and regulation principal, was appointed to serve as a nonresident senior fellow with The Brookings Institution. The Weather Group named
John Goodwin as head of communications. Eversheds Sutherland’s U.S. managing partner Mark
Wasserman was named Emory Law advisory board chairman. Cameron McAllister was
promotedthe Atlanta to Film associate Society. director of GPS Hospitality, a Burger King and Popeyes franchisee, has named five new partners: Carmen Gianguzzo, Tom Douglas, Esau Holmes, Bob Copp and Roger Wood. Sandy Headley was promoted to vice president at Access to Capital for Enterpreneurs Inc. Michael Kloss, executive director of university events at Emory University, has been named chief of staff for the office of the president.
Paul Cushman, founder and managing partner of Cushman & Associates LLC, has been named to the board of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers. Karen Smith joined BrandBank as senior vice president, commercial relationship manager. FrontDoor Communities promoted Eric White to division president – Atlanta. Watkins McGowan Communications added Ed
Domansky and Melissa Sanders as vice presidents. MODA Floors & Interiors has hired three new employees: Project manager Brian Whitt; commercial project consultant
Ralph Shields and business development specialist Jimmy Sanders.