People in the News

SCA, a global hygiene and forest products company with Americas headquarters in Philadelphia, hired Carrie Harcus as consumer marketing director for U.S. and Canada. She had been senior business director-traditional food service in Campbell's North America Foodservice division.

Webster Bank named Scott Meves senior vice president, commercial banking, and regional president for the Philadelphia area. Meves will be based in Radnor. He had been senior vice president and group manager at Brown Bros. Harriman & Co.

TierPoint L.L.C., a provider of cloud-computing services, named Jim Weller vice president, Mid-Atlantic region, and Jennifer Einhorn general manager in its Philadelphia office. Weller had been general manager for TierPoint in Baltimore and Einhorn vice president of sales for Recovery Networks (now KeepItSafe).

Sang Hoon Woo was named clinical associate professor of medicine and division director of hospital medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He was a clinical assistant professor and clinic chief of the Hospitalist Consult Clinic at Stanford Hospital, part of Stanford University.

Harmelin Media, Bala Cynwyd, promoted Jared Rudenstein from director of information technology to vice president of information technology.

BHH Engineers, the mechanical/plumbing division of Blackney Hayes Architects, Philadelphia, hired Andrew M. O'Pella as director of engineering. He had been senior forensic engineer for Rimkus Consulting Group of Houston.

Pennoni Associates hired Pamela J. Nelson as director of marketing in its West Chester office. She had been operations/business development manager at CGC Consulting in Wilmington.

Andrew Laver joined McCarter & English L.L.P. as business-development manager in its Philadelphia and Wilmington offices. He was with Duane Morris L.L.P. as a business-development analyst.

Baird, an international, employee-owned wealth management firm in Philadelphia, hired James W. McGuire as senior vice president, branch manager. He had been a branch manager and financial adviser at Wells Fargo.

Jennifer Keim joined ParenteBeard, Philadelphia, as audit manager in the firm's Philadelphia office. She had been audit director of the employee benefit plan practice at McGladrey.

Spector Gadon & Rosen, Philadelphia, said Richard D. Gallucci Jr. had returned to the firm as partner. He had been partner at Lauletta Bernbaum L.L.C.

Savran Benson L.L.P., Bala Cynwyd, has hired Kristen Miller as an associate. Miller had been a staff accountant at Rothman Boylston L.L.C.

MayoSeitz Media, Blue Bell, promoted Lisa Stormont to supervisor, media strategy from senior media specialist and Krista Becker to supervisor, digital strategy from senior interactive strategist.

Francis X. Mehaffey has been hired as vice president at Pennsylvania Trust, Radnor. He had been vice president at Glenmede.

Thomas A. Bergstrom of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Philadelphia, was selected to serve as an adviser on the American Law Institute's Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses Project, which will reexamine Article 213 of the Model Penal Code. Bergstrom focuses his practice on white-collar criminal defense in federal and state courts.

AlliedBarton Security Services, King of Prussia, hired Scott K. Parrill as vice president/general manager. He had been president of Aramark Correctional Services in Philadelphia.

Dianne M. Nast, founder of the Philadelphia law firm NastLaw L.L.C., has been appointed by New York Federal Judge Jesse M. Furman to the Executive Committee in the General Motors Ignition Switch Litigation. Nast is one of 10 executive-committee members. Her firm focuses its practice on antitrust and mass tort law.

Independence Wealth Strategies, a Plymouth Meeting office of MetLife, hired William J. Rizzo as an investment specialist. He had been senior vice president of sales and client service at Davidson Trust Co.

American Driveline Systems Inc., Horsham, parent company of AAMCO Transmissions Inc., Cottman Transmission Systems L.L.C., and Global Powertrain Systems Inc., named Jim Gregory chief financial officer of the company and its subsidiaries, from interim status. Gregory had been principal of private equity firm American Capital Ltd., the majority owner of American Driveline.

The Spirit of Philadelphia hired Randi Berman as its new tour and travel account manager. Berman had been trade sales manager for Big Bus Tours.

Steven L. Sivak was appointed chief medical officer for Einstein Practice Plan Inc., the company composed of Einstein-employed medical specialists, and Einstein Community Health Associates, which consists of Einstein-employed primary care physicians. He had been the Paul J. Johnson Chairman, Department of Medicine, in 2001.

Frank J. DiMauro was appointed chief operations manager and chief financial officer of SNJ Today, a Millville media and marketing services company. He had been global finance manager with Towers Watson.

Accounting, tax, and advisory firm Stephano Slack L.L.C., Wayne, hired Nicholas Ciocca as a CPA. Most recently, he ran his own tax and accounting practice specializing in small businesses.

Misha Mutizwa was appointed assistant professor of dermatology at Temple University School of Medicine, and director of HIV dermatology at Temple University Hospital. He will also serve as associate director of the dermatology residency program. He was assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco.

The Hirshorn Co., Philadelphia, hired Brandon J. Harris as human resources and benefits consultant. He had been a business development specialist at Foster Thomas in Raleigh. - Mike Zebe