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Newsmakers

By Bill Hendrick
Nov 18, 2014

People moving up and around in the metro Atlanta business community:

Sandy Springs Hospitality and Tourism has hired Jennifer Cruce as executive director

infinitee, a marketing and advertising agency in Atlanta, has added Marisa Winsky to its account team.

Shelly Manuel is The Walker School's new director of advancement. Ira Dawson has been promoted to Upper School dean of students at The Walker School.

Crawford & Company has named Paul Gilbert as senior executive general Adjuster.

Bruce Hinkle has been named a vice president at StoneCastle Partners.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has added Nick Brown, Rho Debrow Cornett, Zach Eyster and Sara Fon.

Southern Company has elected Larry D. Thompson to its board of directors.

Alterna'TV has named Leonardo Pinto marketing and distribution director for Latin America.

Atlanta native Chris Torie has joined Bank of the West.

Roby Greenwald, an air pollution researcher, has joined the faculty of the School of Public Health at Georgia State University as an assistant professor in the division of environmental health.

Community and Southern Bank has appointed Tomeka Cherry as its new human resources director.

Citizens Commercial Banking has hired two new executives to its healthcare finance team, Ross Eldrige and Tom Case.

Heritage Financial Group Inc. has named Brian Schmitt Atlanta Market CEO and director of mergers and acquisitions.

Guarisco Group has promoted Tucker resident Kelly Wolf George to senior account supervisor/director of media training.

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry has named Erica C. Livingstone as senior counsel and Sara E. Hamilton as an associate in the firm's Atlanta office.

Marge Hardenburg has joined Sterling Risk Advisors as an account executive.

Burr & Forman has added partner Jon Gumbel to its Atlanta office.

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