Kao Named CFO at Secure Horizons

John Kao has been appointed chief financial officer for Secure Horizons USA, a subsidiary of PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. in Santa Ana. He had been senior vice president of corporate development for PacifiCare.

Linda Webber has been named vice president of operations for Essex Realty Management Inc. in Costa Mesa. She joined the firm in 1995 as a senior property manager.

Cornelia Eldridge has joined the board of Sims Communications Inc. in Irvine. She is president of Eldridge Associates Inc. Before opening her management consulting firm in 1981, Eldridge held management positions at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co., Loeb Rhoades and Touche Ross & Co. She was also a partner at Ditri Associates, a leverage buyout firm.