BANKING, FINANCE

> Kelli Coolidge has been named AVP/Assistant Branch Manager, Acworth office, at NorthWest Bank & Trust.

Bank of North Georgia has announced the following appointments:

> Rob Burts, managing director of financial services

> Lewis A. Cline, senior vice president and community executive

> Toni Nunn, senior vice president and legal practice group manager

> Michelle Bailey, vice president and relationship manager for the legal practice group

> Kevin Kell, senior vice president and relationship manager for the legal practice group

> Nicole Klein, vice president and relationship manager for the legal practice group

ADVERTISING, MARKETING

> Travis Tubbs has been named account executive at Breensmith.

Moore & Symons has announced the following appointments:

> Brent Baldwin, vice president, account service

> Erin Cash Adams, account executive

> Alison Gross, senior project director

> Jennifer Foushee has been named account executive at KC Public Relations.

McRae has announced the following appointments:

> Bryan Scott, associate creative director

> Jeff Tuttle, senior interactive art director

> Robert Atkinson, senior Web developer

REAL ESTATE

> Douglas Hurst has been named CEO at SoftRealty.com.

LEGAL

Thompson Hine has announced the following appointments:

> Z. Ileana Martinez, partner

> Seth Litman, partner

> Leslie J. Suson, senior attorney

HOSPITALITY

> Brian Kolodziej has been named vice president of product development at Arby's Restaurant Group.

> Joanne S. Wright has been named director of sales at A Divine Event Catering.

BUSINESS SERVICES

> Susan Stanton has been named director of membership development at The Alternative Board.

COMMUNICATIONS

> Kathryn Kelly has been named vice president of media and marketing at HowStuffWorks.com.

> Barbara Thwaites has been named executive director of customer care technologies at Cox Communications.

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