Daily news for Thursday, 5 November 2009

We have a new company:

• BLAST APPLICATIONS, INC. (PLAINVIEW, NY), BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC

We have 28 new people:

• BENNETT JEFFREY, a Director at RANCHER ENERGY CORP.
• BOND JOHN, a person at NORTHERN TRUST CORP
• BOWLES RICHARD S III, EXE V-P & CHIEF COMPL OFFICER at MERCK & CO. INC.
• BOYER K. DAVID JR., a Director at BB&T CORP
• CAO WEI, a major shareholder at ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES INC
• CHEE JOHNATHAN WONJONG, a Director at FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP
• CLARK DANIEL J, a major shareholder at WCA WASTE CORP
• DAVLOOR RAGHUNATH, a Director at CEDAR SHOPPING CENTERS INC
• DUNLEAVY MIKE SR., a Director at STRATUS MEDIA GROUP, INC
• FOX JOSEPH J, a Director at WEBDIGS INC
• HAYSLIP WARREN R., VP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER at PMFG, INC.
• HENELY KATHRYN J, COO at PERFICIENT INC
• KLINE REBECCA L, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT-RETAIL at VILLAGE BANK & TRUST FINANCIAL CORP.
• KORWIN STEVEN M., SR. VP, QUALITY & ENGINEERING at SPARTON CORP
• LOCONTI JOSEPH E., a major shareholder at WCA WASTE CORP
• MA HEPING, a Director at CHINA ARMCO METALS, INC.
• MCARDLE JAMES, SENIOR VP, WORLDWIDE SALES at ULTICOM INC
• MITTENDORFF ROBERT, VP MARKETING & BUS DEV at HANSEN MEDICAL INC
• PANG TAO, a Director at CHINA ARMCO METALS, INC.
• QUINN BERNARD J., SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT at HOME PROPERTIES INC
• RUMPH HAROLD HENRY, a Director at NUTRA PHARMA CORP
• TRACY DON, VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO at MGP INGREDIENTS INC
• TURNER MERVYN, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER at MERCK & CO. INC.
• VALENTINE KENNETH T, VICE PRESIDENT at PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC
• WANG ZHAOFANG, a Director at ORIENT PAPER INC.
• WILLIAMS WILLIAM C, VICE PRESIDENT at PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC
• YOUNG ALFRED L., EVP AND COO at LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES
• ZHAO QIANG, VP SALES AND MARKETING at YONGYE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

We have 37 new positions:

• AMBROSE ADELE D, becomes V-P & CHIEF COMMS OFFICER at MERCK & CO. INC.
• BARSHAY STANLEY F, becomes EXEC V-P CONSUMER HEALTH CARE at MERCK & CO. INC.
• BERNSTEIN DREW, becomes a Director at ORIENT PAPER INC.
• BRUN LESLIE A, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• CANAN JOHN, becomes SR V-P & CONTROLLER at MERCK & CO. INC.
• CANO FRANCIS, becomes a Director at DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP
• CECH THOMAS R, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• CLAIR MICHAEL, becomes a Director at 3PAR INC.
• CLARK RICHARD T, becomes CHAIRMAN, PRES & CEO at MERCK & CO. INC.
• DEESE WILLIE A, becomes EXE V-P & PRES. MMD at MERCK & CO. INC.
• FRAZIER KENNETH C, becomes EXE V-P & PRES GLOBAL HH at MERCK & CO. INC.
• GLOCER THOMAS H, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• GODSOE PETER C, becomes a Director at INGERSOLL-RAND PLC
• GOLDSTONE STEVEN F, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• GRADDICK WEIR MIRIAN M, becomes EXE V-P, HR at MERCK & CO. INC.
• HARRISON WILLIAM B JR, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• JACOBSON HARRY R, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• JONES A LAURENCE, becomes a Director at COMVERGE, INC.
• KELLEY WILLAM N, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• KELLOGG PETER N, becomes EXE V-P & CFO at MERCK & CO. INC.
• KIM PETER S, becomes EXE V-P & PRES, MRL at MERCK & CO. INC.
• KOCH BRUCE, becomes CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
• KUHLIK BRUCE N, becomes EXE V-P & GEN COUNSEL at MERCK & CO. INC.
• LAZARUS ROCHELLE B, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• NORTON DAVID K, becomes SEN. EXEC. VP AND CHRO at PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL, INC.
• ODONNELL JOSEPH M, becomes a Director at COMVERGE, INC.
• QUINN JOHN S, becomes EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO at LKQ CORP
• REPRESAS CARLOS E, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• SCALET J CHRIS, becomes EXE V-P GLOBAL SRVS & CIO at MERCK & CO. INC.
• SHENK THOMAS E, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• TATLOCK ANNE M, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• THIER SAMUEL O MD, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• THOMSON WILLIAM, becomes a Director at CHINA ARMCO METALS, INC.
• TURNER ERIKA H, becomes VP, CFO & TREASURER at LYDALL INC /DE/
• WANG WENBING, becomes a Director at ORIENT PAPER INC.
• WEEKS WENDELL P, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.
• WENDELL PETER C, becomes a Director at MERCK & CO. INC.