Daily news for Monday, 28 July 2014

We have 5 new companies:

• CONTRAFECT CORP (YONKERS, NY), PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
• INTERSECT ENT, INC. (MENLO PARK, CA), SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS
• MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC. (EAST BOSTON, MA), NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
• SPARK ENERGY, INC. (HOUSTON, TX), ELECTRIC AND OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
• TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND (BOSTON, MA)

We have 24 new people:

• AKINS D WAYNE JR, EVP & CHIEF COMM BANKING OFFIC at SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP
• BAKER ELI, a Director at SILVER EAGLE ACQUISITION CORP.
• BERESIN JODY A, EVP & CHIEF ADMIN. OFFICER at PHOENIX COMPANIES INC/DE
• COLLINS AIDAN MATTHEW, a Director at SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
• CRUMMY KEVIN ANDREW, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER at DOUGLAS EMMETT INC
• DOYLE JAMES EDWARD, a Director at EXACT SCIENCES CORP
• EADS JOHN, a Director at SPARK ENERGY, INC.
• FLETCHER MARK J, a Director at INTERSECT ENT, INC.
• HODGES GEORGANNE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at SPARK ENERGY, INC.
• JONES JAMES G II, a Director at SPARK ENERGY, INC.
• KAPLAN LEITH W, SVP & CHIEF RISK & COMPL. OFC at PHH CORP
• KING JON J, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT at BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
• KROEKER NATHAN, SEE REMARKS at SPARK ENERGY, INC.
• LOW DAVID N., a Director at CONTRAFECT CORP
• MAYHORN DARRYL, SVP, COLFAX, PRES. & CEO CFH at COLFAX CORP
• MELMAN GIL, SEE REMARKS at SPARK ENERGY, INC.
• MIGLIOZZI JOHN, EVP at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• MOENICKHEIM PETER, CHIEF RISK OFFICER at SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC.
• NOWINSKI ROBERT C., a major shareholder at CONTRAFECT CORP
• NUDEVCO RETAIL HOLDINGS,LLC, a major shareholder at SPARK ENERGY, INC.
• PANDY ARUN KUMAR, a Director at CONFEDERATE MOTORS, INC.
• RUNGE WILLIAM HENRY III, a Director at MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC
• VANCE AMELIA, SR VP at WILSON BANK HOLDING CO
• WALL ALLISON, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER at SPARK ENERGY, INC.

We have 40 new positions:

• ABBATE MARK L, becomes SVP, TREASURER AND CFO at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• ATWELL WILLIAM L, becomes a Director at WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
• BARER SOL J, becomes a Director at CONTRAFECT CORP
• BASILE VINCENT D, becomes a Director at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• BLECH ISAAC, becomes a Director at CONTRAFECT CORP
• BONNEY MICHAEL W, becomes a Director at TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
• CARROLL JOHN A, becomes CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• CENSULLO MARILYN A, becomes a Director at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• CHRISMAN TIMOTHY, becomes a Director at HOMESTREET, INC.
• CORSTON JOHN, becomes a Director at SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC.
• DANIELS GERALD E, becomes a Director at LMI AEROSPACE INC
• DERRY LYNN C, becomes SVP, GMM at CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP
• DIMARIA ANNA R, becomes a major shareholder at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• FERNANDEZ RICHARD F, becomes a Director at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• GAMBARDELLA DOMENIC A, becomes a Director at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• GAVEGNANO RICHARD J, becomes CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• GORDER JOSEPH W, becomes a Director at ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP
• GREGORY JULIA P, becomes CEO at CONTRAFECT CORP
• GUNNING THOMAS J, becomes a Director at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• HARTWICK KENNETH MICHAEL, becomes a Director at SPARK ENERGY, INC.
• HENDRY WILLIAM PETER, becomes a Director at SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC.
• HOFFMAN C STEVEN, becomes a Director at ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
• JAIN RAKESH K, becomes a Director at TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
• LAGRECA CARL, becomes a Director at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• LYNCH EDWARD L, becomes a Director at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• MAXWELL W KEITH III, becomes a Director at SPARK ENERGY, INC.
• MERRITT EDWARD J, becomes EVP at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• NATALUCCI GREGORY F, becomes a Director at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• OMSTEAD DANIEL R, becomes PRESIDENT at TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
• POHOTSKY OLEG M, becomes a Director at TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
• REARDON WILLIAM S, becomes a Director at TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
• REINHARDT UWE E, becomes a Director at TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
• RILEY WILLIAM F III, becomes a Director at SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO
• SARTORI JAMES G, becomes a Director at MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
• SCHEINBERG DAVID A, becomes a Director at CONTRAFECT CORP
• STEBBINS LUCINDA H, becomes a Director at TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
• SUMME GREGORY L, becomes a Director at LMI AEROSPACE INC
• TODMAN MICHAEL, becomes a Director at BROWN FORMAN CORP
• WHITFORD THOMAS K, becomes a Director at HSBC USA INC /MD/
• WOODWARD LAURA F, becomes SECRETARY at TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND