North San Diego County names in the news - 11/14/04

By: North County Times | Saturday, November 13, 2004 6:33 PM PST ∞

Promotions, new hires and awards:

Rubio's selects president, CEO

CARLSBAD ---- Rubio's Restaurants Inc., headquartered in Carlsbad, has promoted Sheri Miksa to the post of president and chief executive officer, and appointed her to the board of directors of the company. Ralph Rubio will remain chairman of the board.

World Waste hires CFO

CARMEL MOUNTAIN RANCH ---- World Waste Technologies Inc., a Carmel Mountain Ranch company, has added David Rane to the company as chief financial officer. Rane served as chief financial officer of Callaway Golf Co. from 1994 to 2000.

Symposium gains co-producer

Producers of the annual Women in Business Symposium say that Joan Burns, owner of Sampson Associates, has agreed to become a co-producer. Burns will join founder Sheila McDonnell and co-producer Karen Winston in developing the sixth annual Women in Business Symposium on May 19 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar.

Carlsbad jeweler certified

CARLSBAD ---- Terry Sholdar, assistant manager of Ben Bridge Jewelers at Westfield Shoppingtown Plaza Camino Real in Carlsbad, has been certified as a Registered Jeweler of the American Gem Society.

Memec appoints director

Memec, a global semiconductor distributor based in Carmel Valley, has appointed Victor Koh as managing director of Memec China. Koh is based in Shanghai's industrial and financial center.

Xenonics creates new post

CARLSBAD ---- Xenonics Holdings Inc. of Carlsbad says Richard L. Hall has been named to the new position of director of commercial sales and marketing.

Local woman starts Joannimals

ESCONDIDO ---- Joanne Stephens has created Joannimals, a line of whimsical magnetic note and calendar pads that depict colored illustrations of horses; a line featuring cats and dogs will be released in early 2005. Call (760) 480-4192 or go to www.joannimals.com.

AmeriPlan makes promotion

Claudia Loredo of Valley Center has been promoted to senior regional sales director with AmeriPlanCorp., a provider of discounted health benefits.

RemedyTemp leader re-elected

Staffing organization RemedyTemp, which has eight offices in North County and three in Riverside County, says that its president and CEO, Greg Palmer, has been re-elected to the American Staffing Association board of directors.

Breach Security appoints one

CARLSBAD ---- Breach Security Inc., headquartered in Carlsbad, has appointed Kevin Overcash as vice president of product management.

Mercedes-Benz lauds salesman (w/mug)

ESCONDIDO ---- J.R. Rivera has won salesperson of the month honors for October at Mercedes-Benz of Escondido.

Axesstel elects board members

RANCHO BERNARDO ---- Axesstel Inc., which develops, manufactures and markets CDMA-based fixed wireless local loop, hybrid terminals and engineering services, says that Ake Persson and Lixin Cheng have been elected to its board of directors.

VP named for Invitrogen unit

CARLSBAD ---- Invitrogen Corp., a provider of life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, says that Norman "Norrie" J.W. Russell has joined the company as vice president and general manager of its Functional Genomics Strategic Business Unit.

MONY agent completes courses

Vista resident John F. Howells, with the MONY Life Insurance Co., recently finished courses on wealth preservation and distribution strategies at an AXA Advisors University session in Bryn Mawr, Penn.

USD chooses five for council

Five new members have been elected to the University of San Diego's alumni service and advisory council: Bill Brennan of Barney & Barney, Burt Brigida of California Bank & Trust, Tim Bubnack of Silicon Valley Bank, Robin Felix of Titan Corp. and Julie Zures of Kyocera Wireless Corp.

CSUSM student receives GEICO internship

SAN MARCOS ---- Dmitri Biriouk, a Cal State San Marcos senior from Russia, has been named the winner of the 2004 GEICO Internship/Scholarship Program. He will receive a $5,000 scholarship and an internship experience with the company.

Sales agent raising funds

Sam Rasoul, a real estate sales agent with RE/MAX Associates in Poway, says he is leading a fund-raising campaign in cooperation with a church to collect as much as $20,000 to feed up to 500 military families for Thanksgiving. Call (858) 722-7515.

Attorney wins chamber drawing

ENCINITAS ---- Attorney Sandra Van Guilder of Dimeff Law Offices recently won a drawing for a seven-day trip to Germany awarded by the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce at its annual Oktoberfest.

Barratt division gets new president

CARLSBAD ---- San Marcos resident G. Jack Becker, formerly vice president of operations for Barratt American, has been named president of the new San Diego division of the Southern California home-building firm.

RB chamber gains a director

RANCHO BERNARDO ---- Debbie Hartman-Fares has been named director of member relations for the Rancho Bernardo Chamber of Commerce.

Financial adviser awarded designation

DEL MAR ---- Bryce C. Herman, a financial adviser in Morgan Stanley's Del Mar office, has been awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Association leader appointed as rep

North San Diego County Association of Realtors President Ginni Field has been named the 2005 NAR director representative for NSDCAR.

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