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Henry Miller

has joined Philadelphia executive recruiter

Diversified Search

as practice leader for the global life science practice. Miller previously served as senior vice president and global life sciences practice leader with the Solomon Page Group, a retained organization with headquarters in New York City.

Vensun Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held generic pharmaceutical company based in Yardley, has hired Josh Gordon as senior vice president of commercial operations. He had been vice president at Baxter International Inc. in its medical products division.

Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia has hired Jennifer Galle as chief marketing officer. She had been vice president of marketing for Horseshoe Hammond in Chicago and director of marketing at Caesars Atlantic City.

Katelyn McElmoyl and Andrew Winegar have joined Mount Laurel law firm Parker McCay as associates, she in the municipal and government practice area and he in the medical malpractice practice area. McElmoyl was an associate attorney with Saponaro & Sitzler in Mount Holly. Winegar clerked for Superior Court Judge Marc M. Baldwin during the 2013-14 term.

Rachael M. Bushey has returned to Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton L.L.P. as a partner in the life sciences practice. She also will be a member of the firm's corporate and securities practice groups. She first joined the firm in 2006 and most recently served as vice president, deputy general counsel, and corporate secretary at West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

Solar Atmospheres, a Souderton contract vacuum heat-treatment company, has hired Keith Reim as corporate marketing manager. He had been marketing manager at CHL Systems in Souderton.

Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, has hired Tim Ely as executive director, strategic planning and institutional research. He had been director of e-learning at Montgomery County Community College.

Diversified global industrial company Harsco Corp., Camp Hill, has appointed Peter F. Minan chief financial officer, effective Nov. 11. He had been national managing partner, U.S. audit practice, and partner-in-charge, Washington/Baltimore audit practice, for KPMG.

William D. Maeglin has been named vice president and senior commercial relationship manager of the commercial lending department at Fulton Bank, Lancaster. He will be responsible for developing and managing commercial relationships throughout Bucks and Montgomery Counties. He had been a senior vice president and commercial relationship manager at Univest Bank & Trust Co.

Philadelphia personal-injury law firm Messa & Associates P.C. has hired Claudine Q. Homolash as of counsel. Homolash will concentrate her practice on whistle-blower litigation, as well as pharmaceutical mass tort litigation. She maintains her independent practice of CQH Firm and was formerly a partner of Sheller P.C. in Philadelphia.

Carol A. Bellinger was promoted to transportation real estate services director in the Plymouth Meeting office of HDR. She had been north central real estate services lead and Illinois section manager.

BLT Architects, a Philadelphia-based architectural and interior-design firm, has promoted Kevin W. Aires and Nicole M. Dress to principal.

Philadelphia manufacturer and marketer of specialty and agro chemicals Chemtura Corp. has named Simon Medley executive vice president, Industrial Performance Products and Great Lakes Solutions. He will continue his role as head of the company's Industrial Performance Products segment.

Purolator International, a Jericho, N.Y.-based parcel and freight delivery services provider, has promoted Frank Jacketti to district manager, eastern U.S., overseeing branch offices in Boston, Buffalo, Farmingdale, N.Y., Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Newark, N.J. He had been branch manager in the firm's Philadelphia office.

Kathryn McGlynn has joined Wilmington-based Gavin/Solmonese L.L.C. as director in the firm's growing corporate recovery practice. She had been a manager in the corporate advisory and restructuring services group at Grant Thornton L.L.C.

Video and e-commerce retailer QVC Inc., West Chester, has promoted Mary Campbell to executive vice president, U.S. commerce platforms, from senior vice president.

Hopeworks 'N Camden, a nonprofit that empowers inner-city youth through technology skills, has hired Geneen McCauley as grant impact officer.

Allison Denny has joined Chesterbrook direct-response advertising agency DMW Direct as account director. She had been senior account supervisor at ab+c Creative Intelligence, where she oversaw the firm's principal health-care, financial and retail accounts.

John J. Furey has joined Malvern firm Hoover Financial Advisors as a senior tax adviser. He had been vice president and corporate secretary at Campbell Soup Co.

InsPro Technologies, an Eddystone provider of software for the insurance industry, has hired Mark Daley as chief revenue officer, and John Keddy chief information officer. Daley was vice president at iGATE Global Solutions and Keddy vice president of technology at Aflac.

S.R. Wojdak & Associates L.P., a Philadelphia government-relations and health-care consulting firm, has hired Andrew Wigglesworth as executive vice president. Wigglesworth, former CEO of the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council, had been CEO of MedicAlert Foundation, an international organization based in California.

Bracket, a Wayne provider of clinical trial specialty services, has named Jeffrey W. Kinell as CEO and appointed him to its board of directors. He had been CEO of CRI Lifetree, a midsize specialized-research organization focused on early-phase clinical development for five years.

Cindi To has been named senior vice president of sales and business development at Mint Energy, an independent electric retailer in Bethlehem, Pa. She had been regional vice president of sales at GDF Suez Energy Resources N.A. Inc.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has promoted Matthew Cook to executive vice president of strategic planning and business development, from senior vice president. - Mike Zebe