Daily news for Wednesday, 23 September 2009

We have 7 new companies:

• A123 SYSTEMS, INC. (WATERTOWN, MA), MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
• APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC. (NEW YORK, NY), REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
• ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC. (NEW YORK, NY), INVESTMENT ADVICE
• COLONY FINANCIAL, INC. (LOS ANGELES, CA), REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
• OREGON GOLD, INC. (RENO, NV), GOLD AND SILVER ORES
• SUMOTEXT, INC. (LITTLE ROCK, AR), TELEGRAPH AND OTHER MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS
• VITACOST.COM, INC. (BOCA RATON, FL), RETAIL-FOOD STORES

We have 66 new people:

• ABBEY DOUGLAS D, a Director at APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
• AZRACK JOSEPH F, PRESIDENT, CEO at APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
• BELCZYK R. CARLYN, a Director at FEDFIRST FINANCIAL CORP
• BJORNSTAD EIGERWAND, VICE PRESIDENT MANUFACTURING at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• CARR SCOTT P., SR. VICE PRESIDENT, RISK MGMT. at COMMUNITY BANK SHARES OF INDIANA INC
• COLE ANDREW, VP OF HR AND ORGANIZ. DEVELOP. at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• COLLINS BRIAN D, EVP & CHIEF HR OFFICER at CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA
• CONNELL ALICE, a Director at APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
• CORCORAN PATRICK J, a Director at CREXUS INVESTMENT CORP.
• CUI HAI, VP, HEAD OF BANK KIOSK UNIT at CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
• DEMARTINI DAVID, a Director at LEXARIA CORP.
• EZRA ERAN, a Director at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• FINNE THOMAS, a Director at DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP
• FORCIER JASON, VP, AUTOMOTIVE GROUP at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• FROST JAMES D, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER at INFINITE GROUP INC
• FULOP RIC, VP OF BUS. DEV. AND MARKETING at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• GITLER STEWART L., a Director at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• GOLATO LOUIS M, VP OF OPERATIONS at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• GORSEK WAYNE, a major shareholder at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• GRANARA JOHN, CONTROLLER at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• HEDSTROM MARK M., VICE PRESIDENT at COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
• HIRSCH ROBERT DONALD, VICE PRESIDENT IT at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• HULL KEITH M, a Director at CHEROKEE INC
• ILFELD DAVID N, a Director at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• JI HENRY, CHIEF SCI. OFFICER & SECRETARY at QUIKBYTE SOFTWARE INC
• JOSEPHS ALLEN, a Director at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• KERKER IRA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• KULAWSKI MARTIN, a Director at STRASBAUGH
• LAMBERT SONYA, VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• LANGFORD CHRISTOPHER DAVID, a person at RMR ASIA PACIFIC REAL ESTATE FUND
• LEDWIDGE FRANCIS, a Director at ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.
• MAHER FRANCIS J III, a Director at DAYSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INC
• MAHON LEO T., VP STRATEGY,BUS.DEV.& INV.REL. at FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/
• MARCAURELE JOSEPH J, PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPER. OFFICER at WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC
• MCCARTHY JEFFREY P, a Director at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• MCCARTHY MARC T, a Director at ENERGY PARTNERS LTD
• MILLER JOHN C, PRESIDENT & COO at ALL STATE PROPERTIES HOLDINGS, INC.
• MILLER TIMOTHY, PRESIDENT, CEO, AND TREASURER at SUMOTEXT, INC.
• PABST LAWRENCE, a Director at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• PELL RICHARD, CHAIRMAN, CEO & CIO at ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.
• RILEY JR. GILBERT N, CTO AND VP OF RES. AND DEV. at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• ROTHSTEIN STUART, CFO, TREASURER AND SECRETARY at APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
• RUBINO MIKE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• SANDERS EVAN C, VP OF GLOBAL SALES at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• SANDERS RONALD M., CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECRETARY at COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
• SCHOLL DENNIS, a Director at CASTLE BRANDS INC
• SHUSTER LEWIS, a Director at QUIKBYTE SOFTWARE INC
• SMITH RICHARD P, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• SPILKA ADAM, GENERAL COUNSEL & CORP. SEC. at ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.
• STENZEL TIMOTHY TODD, CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER at QUIDEL CORP /DE/
• SUN LI, a major shareholder at CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
• TAI CHI YIP, PRESIDENT CEO AND CFO at CHINA ECO-HOSPITALITY OPERATIONS, INC
• TANGEN DARREN J., CFO AND TREASURER at COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
• THOMPSON ROBERT IVAN, EVP - PHARMACY at RITE AID CORP
• TONSOO ROBERT, a Director at DAYSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INC
• TRAENKLE KEVIN P., CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER at COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
• TRAPP ROBERT G., a Director at VITACOST.COM, INC.
• TSAI WEN HUNG, a Director at DAYSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INC
• VAN HOOSE MARY, EXEC. DIRECTOR, CAREER MGMT at ADVISORY BOARD CO
• WANG JUNG-MEI, ACTING CFO at L & L INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC
• WANG LI, VP, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES at CHINANET ONLINE HOLDINGS, INC.
• WILLIAMS ANTHONY G, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER at ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.
• WISHER GLEN, PRESIDENT at ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.
• YAFFE PHYLLIS, a Director at LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/
• YANG YINFANG, CEO, CFO AND SECRETARY at OREGON GOLD, INC.
• YOUNES RUDOLPH-RIAD, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL EQUITY at ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.

We have 37 new positions:

• AFTING ERNST-GUNTER, becomes a Director at QUIKBYTE SOFTWARE INC
• ANDERSON EDWARD T, becomes a major shareholder at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• BARRACK THOMAS JR, becomes EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN at COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
• BEILINSON MARC A, becomes a Director at APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
• BLOSSER JAMES J, becomes a Director at BFC FINANCIAL CORP
• BRONSON STEVEN N, becomes a major shareholder at VAXGEN INC
• BUSE ELIZABETH, becomes a Director at ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.
• DAMORE RICHARD A, becomes a major shareholder at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• DAVIDSON CHARLES E, becomes a major shareholder at ENERGY PARTNERS LTD
• DESHPANDE GURURAJ, becomes a Director at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• DORNBUSH DARWIN C, becomes a Director at BFC FINANCIAL CORP
• GOLDSTEIN ARTHUR L, becomes a Director at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• HAROIAN GARY E, becomes a Director at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• HARTE FRANCIS MICHAEL, becomes CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.
• JACOBS JOSEPH, becomes a Director at ENERGY PARTNERS LTD
• JACOBS PAUL E, becomes a Director at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• JOHNSON ROBERT JOSEPH, becomes VP AND GM, ENERGY SOL'NS GROUP at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• JONES LORI A, becomes CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at MDI, INC.
• KULLBERG DUANE R, becomes a Director at ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.
• LEVAN JARETT, becomes a Director at BFC FINANCIAL CORP
• LEVY ALAN J, becomes a Director at BFC FINANCIAL CORP
• LEVY JOEL, becomes a Director at BFC FINANCIAL CORP
• LITTLE MARK M, becomes a Director at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• MACGOWAN WILLIAM N, becomes a Director at SABA SOFTWARE INC
• MOORE TRACY A, becomes CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at TAPIMMUNE INC
• NICHOLSON WILLIAM R, becomes a Director at BFC FINANCIAL CORP
• OHARE DANIEL J, becomes a Director at STRASBAUGH
• PARKER GEORGE GC, becomes a Director at COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
• PRESS ERIC, becomes a Director at APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
• SALTZMAN RICHARD B, becomes PRESIDENT at COLONY FINANCIAL, INC.
• SALVATI MICHAEL, becomes a Director at APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
• SCHERER WILLIAM R JR, becomes a Director at BFC FINANCIAL CORP
• SCHUH ANTONIUS, becomes CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at QUIKBYTE SOFTWARE INC
• SEWELL D BRUCE, becomes GC, SVP LEGAL AND GOV'T AFFRS at APPLE INC
• SILVERMAN HENRY R, becomes a Director at APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.
• VIEAU DAVID P, becomes CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at A123 SYSTEMS, INC.
• WISE SETH M, becomes EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT at BFC FINANCIAL CORP