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HIRES/PROMOTIONS
BRIAN PURTELL
New job title: Chief financial officer
Company: Kole Management
Duties: Purtell’s duties include directing the accounting department, managing employee benefits, strategic business planning, cash and investment management, working with lenders on existing and potential loans, property acquisition analysis and the design and implementation of new procedures and policies.
Related work experience: Vice president, Colony Bank.
Education: Purtell is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee with a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting.
BRIANNE CHADZIUTKO
New job title: Senior team leader
Company: Page International
Duties: In this new position, Chadziutko will offer guidance, structure and leadership to her new and expanded team.
Related work experience: Chadziutko has been employed by Page International since May 2010, starting in the Ocean Export Documentation Department and has served in the Ocean Export Bookings & Traffic Department.
Education: Chadziutko graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.
MATT DOWLING
New job title: Project manager
Company: The Pinyan Co.
Duties: Dowling is responsible for estimating, scheduling, project management, quality control and on-site supervision.
Related work experience: Dowling has 15 years experience in construction with projects including the Savannah State Student Housing Facilities, Windward Commons at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Woodruff Arts Center and High Museum Expansion, Recreation Activity Center at Georgia Southern University and Georgia Southern University’s Centennial Place student housing.
Education: Dowling holds a Bachelor of Science in construction from Georgia Southern University and is a LEED Accredited Professional.
HAROLD SWAILES
New job title: Superintendent
Company: The Pinyan Co.
Duties: Swailes is responsible for monitoring field construction operations and productivity. His duties include coordination of all subcontracting field construction activities and project schedule review of on-site construction.
Related work experience: Swailes has 26 years of experience in construction with projects including the Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah Christian Gymnasium and the University of Georgia Marine Institute Dormitories and Learning Center.
JESSICA THOMAS
New job title: Director of marketing and public relations
Company: The Pinyan Co.
Duties: Thomas is responsible for all facets of marketing and public relations and will assist with other projects as needed.
Related work experience: Thomas spent five years in health care marketing and public relations in Florida and California. Recently, she worked as senior community manager for the American Cancer Society in Savannah.
Education: Thomas holds an MBA in management and a BBA in marketing from Stetson University in DeLand, Fla.
DANNY WILSON
New job title: Director, supplier performance and development
Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Duties: Wilson is responsible for enhancing supplier delivery and quality.
Related work experience: Wilson was a senior manager of supply chain surveillance at Gulfstream. He also has worked as a senior buyer, a subcontract administrator, a purchasing and materials project manager and a procurement supervisor.
Education: Wilson has a master of business administration degree from Mercer University and a bachelor of business administration degree in management from North Georgia College.
BRIAN WAHLIN
New job title: Assets protection group leader
Company: Target — T3810
Duties: Wahlin will lead the assets protection team to help provide a safe and secure working environment for team members.
Related work experience: Wahlin has 20 years experience as a sergeant/police officer in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Education: Wahlin holds a master of business administration and a bachelor of criminal justice administration from the University of Phoenix.
LES VANN
New job title: President and general manager of WJCL-TV and WTGS-TV
Company: LIN TV Corp.
Related work experience: Vann has more than 20 years experience and joins LIN Media after having spent the last five years as the vice president and general manager of WKRC-TV and Local 12.2 in Cincinnati. Prior to that role, he managed television stations in Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina and New York.
Education: Vann received his Bachelor of Science in mass communication from Illinois State University and attended the Broadcasters Executive Training program at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University.
HONORS/AWARDS
Savannah Tech employee honored
The American Institute of Architects Savannah Chapter selected Stephen Hartley, who heads Savannah Technical College’s Historic Preservation Department, for its 2012 Artisan Award. Hartley was selected for his dedication to the art of practicing and teaching historic preservation in Savannah and the Lowcountry.
Local leukemia and lymphoma group names committee
The Savannah Office of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Georgia Chapter has announced its executive committee for the 2013 St. Joseph’s/Candler Leukemia Cup Regatta weekend of events:
Craig Meyer, chairman; Peter Thacher, vice chairman and clay chairman; Rusty Hightower, regatta; Matt Stroud, golf; Tom Philbrick, Run for Jane; Jeremy Detwiler, tennis; Bill Lynch, Yacht Hop; Henry Minis, live auction; Lori Lynah and Lissa Alverez, silent auction; Sue Reese, auction logistics; Cindy Meyer, Spirit of the Sea dinner; Mike Smith, in-shore fishing tournament; Schley Knight, fundraising; Menzanna Blakley, marketing/publicity.
Bethesda Academy president honored
The Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program honored Bethesda Academy president David Tribble with the organization’s GOAL Head of School Award at the GOALTenders Conference at Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw on Jan. 10. The award recognizes the headmaster who most effectively built a “culture of GOAL” at his school in 2012.
NLaws Produce names driver of the month
Mike Winters has been named NLaws Produce Driver of the Month. Winters has been employed with NLaws for six years.
Savannah man honored by church
George N. Donkar, financial committee chairman of the Parish Council of St. Paul Greek Orthodox Church, received the Greek Orthodox Christian Church’s highest honor, Archon of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle, on Oct. 21 in ceremonies at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City.
Park Place Outreach board of directors
Youth Emergency Shelter, a temporary shelter and outreach service that serves youth from Savannah and the surrounding area, has announced its board of directors for the 2013 term.
New members include Elizabeth Flaherty, attorney, retired; Lisa McCain, REALTOR®, ERA Southeast Coastal Real Estate; and Jim Hazel, Dow Chemical, retired.
Hero award goes to Willingway chief
Jimmy Mooney, chairman of Willingway Hospital, has received the Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Hospital Association.
Mooney, the only individual statewide to receive the award, was recognized during the association’s Hospital Heroes Awards luncheon Dec. 4 in Atlanta. He was honored for his work in helping alcoholics and addicts find sobriety.