Dierks Is Named New VP for Derlan in Santa Ana
* Gordon R. Dierks has been named senior vice president of aerospace for Derlan Inc., a Santa Ana manufacturer of aerospace products. Dierks joined Derlan in 1996 as vice president. Before that, he was vice president and general manager of HR Textron’s Control Systems Operation.
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Pettus Gibbons has joined Kettley Publishing, a Newport Beach provider of software products, sales tools and services for financial professionals, in the newly created position of director of education and training. He had provided consulting services to the company. He was with the Paul Revere Co. for five years, most recently as training specialist.
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Douglas Kniveton has been named to the newly created position of director of real estate for Newport Beach-based Pacific Gulf Properties Inc.’s Northern California portfolio of industrial properties. He will be located in Hayward. Kniveton most recently served as vice president of commercial property management for Pacific Union Property Services. Linda Stockhus has been appointed regional manager in charge of Pacific Gulf’s industrial properties in the Silicon Valley. She previously was a district manager for the company’s Northern California region. Kurt Hysen was appointed regional manager in charge of the industrial portfolio in the Sacramento area.
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Walt Custer has been appointed vice president, global marketing and European operations for Morton Electronic Materials in Tustin. He had been vice president of marketing and strategic development. Custer succeeds S. John Haywood, senior vice president of European operations, who is retiring after 28 years with the company.
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Julie Sager has been appointed vice president and controller for JAMS/Endispute, an Irvine provider of alternative dispute resolution. She joined the company last year as controller. Bill Zauner has been named vice president of information systems. Zauner, who joined the company in 1990 as a programmer/analyst, was most recently MIS director. Laura Martinez is the new director of human resources and administration. She had been human resource manager.
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Lisa Ciccanti has been named director of marketing/business development for Irvine Medical Center. She previously was director of business development for Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center and Woodruff Community Hospital in Long Beach.
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William E. Wilson has been named product manager of computed tomography for Toshiba America Medical Systems in Tustin. Wilson previously worked for Elscint in South Africa, Israel and most recently in the United States.
