6.4.08 | Toronto, ON | Ron Hughes joined Teknion as Vice President Canadian Sales, effective June 4. Mr. Hughes has held similar roles, working to develop and implement national sales and marketing initiatives. The following individuals were named Regional Vice Presidents. They will report directly to Ron Hughes.

• David Patterson, Western Canada
• Yves Quenneville, Eastern Canada
  
• David Swire, Capital Region  
  
• Larry Valeriati, Central Canada
  

5.30.08 | Minneapolis, MN | Stephanie Statz and Dan Duffy joined the Minneapolis office of Perkins+Will as Healthcare Interior Designer and Healthcare Project Manager respectively.  Ms. Statz is an award-winning interior designer with over 12 years experience, most recently working at Ellerbe Becket. Mr. Duffy has been  principal in his own practice for the past 14 years and is heavily involved with professional commitments on boards and commissions including the AIA MN Professional Development committee. www.perkinswill.com/locations/cities/minn.aspx

5.29.08 | Atlanta, GA | Hessel Verhage was named president, effective immediately, of Global Link Logistics, an ocean freight forwarder and a furniture freight forwarder from China to the U.S.  Mr. Verhage joined Global Link in 2006 as Vice President of Sales and was most recently the Vice President of Trade, responsible for all of Global Link’s carrier procurement activities.
www.globallinklogistics.com

5.29.08 | Denver, CO | –The HOK Planning Group launched an Urban Design and Landscape Architecture studio in Denver. A three-person team of professionals will serve clients in Denver and throughout the Mountain West region, with plans to build a 20-person practice within two years. Joining The HOK Planning Group are: David Amalong, Vice President and Director, Robb Berg, Senior Associate, Jesse Michael, Landscape Architectural Technician. HOK'’s new Urban Design and Landscape Architecture studio is located in downtown Denver at 1125 17th Street, Suite 1250. www.hok.com

5.29.08 | Muscatine, IA | Allsteel hired three people for its national sales force.  Ann shieder joins the company as Government Account Manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. Brent Harris was named Business Development Manager for the Southwest, and Nicole Freilich, a recent graduate of the University of Delaware, is stepping into the position of Market Manager for the Northeast region. 

5.29.08 | Washington, D.C. | IA Interior Architects (IA) added John Varholak to it Washington D.C. office as Senior Project Manager and Team Leader. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Varholak worked at InterSpec Design in Vienna, VA where he was Director of Corporate Interiors. Mr. Varholak specializes in workplace strategies, project management and design, and regularly shares his expertise during presentations to brokers and developers.

5.29.08 | New York, NY | William Nathans became an associate at Swanke Hayden Connell Architects in NYC where he will serve as a senior project manager for the firm's healthcare practice. Mr. Nathans has over 20 years of experience in healthcare design and planning, previously working for GE Healthcare. Swanke Hayden Connell Architects

5.29.08 | Boston, MA | Elkus Manfredi Architects announced the following promotions:

• Principal, John Martin AIA LEED AP
• Vice President, Mark Allen AIA LEED AP, Alison Gillies AIA, Cammie Henderson AIA, Mark Sardegna AIA, Andrew West AIA, Jefferson D. Willets AIA
• Senior Associate, Susanne Ackermann, Joseph Carroll AIA, Rob Halter AIA, LEED AP, Kevin Lennon, Oscar Mertz III AIA, LEED AP, Christine Milne RIBA, Brian Roessler, Jeffrey Sakowitz AIA, LEED AP
• Chief Information Officer, Glenn Kurth AIA www.elkus-manfredi.com