Dante C. Fabiani, the retired president of...

Dante C. Fabiani, the retired president of Crane Co., on Tuesday was named acting chairman of the board and acting chief executive of San Diego-based Northview Corp., succeeding troubled arbitrageur Ivan F. Boesky. Fabiani joined the Northview board in 1984. Boesky resigned as chairman and chief executive of the hotel operating company upon disclosing a settlement of insider trading charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.