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David Wells
Named creative director for Vass Markets Inc. Wells has more than 25 years of advertising agency experience working on such accounts as Mizuno Golf USA, Milliken, AnMed and Dillard-Jones Builders. He most recently served as graphic projects coordinator for a Greenville-based building products company.
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Douglas Lineberry
Joined McNair Law Firm P.A. as Special Counsel. Lineberry is a member of the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, the Greenville Bar Association and the Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Mercer University in 1998.
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Jeff Pickens
Joined the staff of Chapman Cultural Center as the facilities director. He replaces Allen Edgerton, who retired after 36 years. Pickens comes to Chapman Cultural Center with more than 25 years of experience in managing various Upstate facilities. He was runner-up for “Facility Executive of the Year” by Total Facilities Manager Magazine.
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ENGINEERING/CONSTRUCTION:
O’Neal Inc., a Greenville-based integrated design and construction firm, has hired Janice Poole as procurement manager. Poole has more than 30 years of procurement experience, and has previous experience with the former Suitt Construction/BE&K Building Group. She comes to O’Neal from Jacobs Engineering.
ENVIRONMENT:
Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) director of operations Glen McManus was recognized at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC) with the William D. Hatfield Award, which recognizes a water reclamation plant operator for outstanding service in the field of treatment plant operations.
HOSPITALITY:
Hotel Domestique, the new luxury boutique inn catering to sophisticated travelers and active lifestyles, recently announced the appointment of Richard Jardin as general manager and Adam Cooke as executive chef. Jardin has 20-plus years in the industry and a degree from Cornell University’s hotel school. Most recently, he served as Restaurant Manager at the 4 Diamond Peninsula Grill in Charleston and as Principal Consultant for Feteau Hospitality, a niche Consulting Company for the Boutique hospitality field. Cooke was named one of 40 Chefs Under 40 by Mother Nature Network. He received the prestigious designation while working as chef de cuisine at the Barn at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee.
INSURANCE:
The Furman Co. recently announced that Roxanne Alexander and LeeAnne Stewart have joined Furman Insurance serving as account managers within their commerical lines department. Alexander and Stewart join Furman Insurance with over 50 years of combined risk management and insurance experience. Their primary focus will be in commerical lines service, account development and risk analysis.
LEGAL:
Jackson Lewis LLP recently announced that Ashley B. Abel, Stephanie E. Lewis and Andreas N. Satterfield Jr. are three of 59 attorneys from the firm recognized in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Abel is a partner who has nearly 20 years of experience in single plaintiff, multi-plaintiff and class-action benefits litigation and heads the firm’s ERISA Litigation Practice Group. Lewis is a litigation manager and a partner. Satterfield is a partner.
Wyche recently announced that Wallace Lightsey, Henry Parr and Troy Tessier have been named in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the areas of litigation, corporate/mergers and acquisitions, labor & employment, and real estate. In addition Cary Hall, Eric Amstutz and Melinda Davis Lux were recognized in the corporate/mergers and acquisitions area. In the labor and employment area, Mark Bakker and Ted Gentry were highlighted as leading lawyers for their work in this practice area. In the real estate area, Jim Warren and Maurie Lawrence received recognition as leading lawyers for their work in this practice area.
REAL ESTATE:
Blu-Sky Group LLC, a real estate company specializing in marketing and sales for residential and commercial properties, recently announced that Diana T. Bolding has joined as broker in charge. Bolding is a 22-year veteran of commercial and residential real estate.
TECHNOLOGY:
Engenius, a Web design and online marketing company serving the Upstate, recently announced that USC Upstate rising senior Rachel Carr will spend the summer interning with them. Carr is a marketing major and was named to the Dean’s List at her college in the fall. She also is a member of the varsity soccer team.
