4.15.08 | Farmington Hills, MI | Michael C. Stoskopf was named vice president of the Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan (BIA) and the Apartment Association of Michigan (AAM), to replace Irvin H. Yackness who held the position until his death in July 2007. Mr. Stoskopf has more than 22 years of business management and marketing experience, spending the last seven years with Granger Construction in Lansing, MI. 

4.14.08 | New York, NY | Eronim Brandusa, Carlos Petty and Gerry Brown were named vice presidents at Syska Hennessy Group.

• Mr. Brandusa is a 30 year veteran with Syska Hennessy, most recently serving as senior member of the Healthcare Team.
• Mr. Petty is considered the company's foremost expert on building controls and fire alarm systems and has worked with Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
  
• Mr. Brown is a manager in the internal accounting department and has been with the firm for 14 years.

4.11.08 | Houston, TX | Chip Heath and Dr. Jonas Ridderstråle will be the keynote speakers for The International Facility Management Association'’s World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo, —Oct. 15-17, at the Dallas Convention Center, 650 S. Griffin St., Dallas,TX. Mr. Heath Chip Heath will deliver the conference’'s opening address, based on a book he co-authored, “Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die,” on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Dr. Ridderstråle will close the conference on Oct. 17 with, Funky Business Forever, which looks at evolved thinking and commentary on the state of business in the latter half of this decade. www.worldworkplace.org

4.11.08 | New York, NY | Lisa M. Palumbo was named general counsel for Parson Brinckerhoff. Ms. Palumbo has over 20 years of legal experience in technology defense, manufacturing and services sectors.  Prior to joining PB, she was senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at EDO Corporation. Ms. Palumbo resides in Rye, NY. www.pbworld.com

4.11.08 | Gardena, CA | John Cronin became Vice President of Marketing for Martin Brattrud Inc., a manufacturer of upholstered seating and tables, Gardena, CA. Mr. Cronin, whose career has been in sales and marketing strategies, was formally employed at ZumContract in High Point, NC. 

4.11.08 | East Greenville, PA | Karen Edwards was named President of KnollTextiles, beginning May 1, 2008. Previously, Ms. Edwards worked at Waterworks, Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President, Sales. She also served at National Sales Manager of Bernhardt Furniture Company.