Daily news for Thursday, 11 December 2008

We have 2 new companies:

• DRAYTON HARBOR RESOURCES INC. (PASAY CITY, METRO MAILA, R6), METAL MINING
• GIGOPTIX, INC. (BOTHELL, WA), SEMICONDUCTORS AND RELATED DEVICES

We have 36 new people:

• ALARIE RAYMOND LEOPOLD, a Director at TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES INC
• AWTREY JUSTIN L., VICE PRESIDENT at LANDMARK LAND CO INC/DE
• BARTHOLDSON KRISTEN E, VICE PRESIDENT/PORTFOLIO MGR. at DELAWARE INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND INC (and 2 related.)
• BAXLEY MICHELE, VP, OPERATIONS at HAWKINS INC
• BETTI-BERUTTO ANDREA, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• CARDINAL STEVE, EVP & CHIEF MARKTING OFFICER at HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/
• DESZCA FREDERICK EUGENE, a Director at TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES INC
• DYER-BRUGGEMAN DIANNE, EVP, HUMAN RESOURCES at ALLERGAN INC
• ELKINS DAVID V, EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO at BECTON DICKINSON & CO
• FENLEY JOHNNY C, a person at BLUE CHIP VALUE FUND INC
• GERMAN RUSSELL L., SR. VP - CARLTON OPERATIONS at BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL INC
• GURANDIANO JAY J, a Director at XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC
• HAYES PETER J., a Director at BIG LOTS INC
• HOFFMAN DREW, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT at SYNCORA HOLDINGS LTD
• HORTON III ISAAC B DR, a Director at HAGUE CORP.
• JOHNSON STEPHEN CARY, a Director at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• KATZ AVI S, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• KE SHIFENG, VICE PRESIDENT at CHINA FUND INC
• LAX LEO, a major shareholder at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• MALHOTRA ROHIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR at WPT ENTERPRISES INC
• MARTINDALE STEVEN L, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT at ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
• MELCHER DAVID F, VICE PRESIDENT at ITT CORP
• NEWHOUSE CATHY, SR. VP SALES & CLINICAL PRO. at ALMOST FAMILY INC
• PIGNATIELLO STEPHEN L, a Director at WESTSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
• RICHARD KAREN R, VP & CHIEF HR OFFICER at SELECT COMFORT CORP
• RUFFLE CHRIS, VICE PRESIDENT at CHINA FUND INC
• SCHWARZ SHEMER, a Director at XFONE INC
• SMITH MARTIN DEWAYNE, DIVISION PRES.; DIVISION OPS at COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC
• STOREY JEFFREY K, PRESIDENT AND COO at LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC
• SUN ZHAOAZHONG, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER at BASSET ENTERPRISES INC
• SWENSON DOUGLAS, a Director at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• TIPTON JULIE, VP MARKETING at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• WAUGH MICHAEL L, a Director at CODORUS VALLEY BANCORP INC
• WIELAND JORG, VP AND GM - GIGOPTIX/HELIX at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• WISCHNOWSKY ROBERT H, VICE PRESIDENT at BANCORP RHODE ISLAND INC
• ZHU XIAOJUAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at BASSET ENTERPRISES INC

We have 16 new positions:

• BARKER WILLIAM III, becomes SR. VICE PRES. & CFO at FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/
• BROUSELL ARNOLD, becomes CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER at SYNCORA HOLDINGS LTD
• FORD JAMES GREGORY, becomes VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT at POLYMEDIX INC
• HAILEY V ANN, becomes a Director at AVON PRODUCTS INC
• JUDSON C JAMES, becomes a Director at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• LENNON JOHN J, becomes PRESIDENT,SECRETARY,TREASURER at DRAYTON HARBOR RESOURCES INC.
• MAFFUCCI DAVID G, becomes a Director at XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC
• MARSH G THOMAS, becomes a Director at ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP
• MIOTTO NEIL, becomes a Director at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• NATHA HASSAN N, becomes VP FIN & CHIEF ACCTG OFF at FISHER COMMUNICATIONS INC
• OBERDORF THOMAS, becomes CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at INFOGROUP INC.
• RAOS JOHN G, becomes a Director at XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC
• TRAPP KIMBERLY D C, becomes a Director at GIGOPTIX, INC.
• TYSOE RONALD W, becomes a Director at PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
• VLAHAKIS NICHOLAS G, becomes a Director at ION GEOPHYSICAL CORP
• ZIEGLER ANN ELIZABETH, becomes a Director at HANESBRANDS INC.