Business Gallery: Dec. 27, 2015

MANUFACTURING

PPG Industries Inc. appointed Hervé Tiberghien to vice president, human resources, effective Feb. 28; and Chris Caruso to vice president, information technology, effective Feb. 1. Craig Jordan, vice president, human resources, will retire Feb. 28 and Werner Baer, vice president, information technology, will retire March 1.

BANKING, FINANCE

Brian Dobis, senior vice president, commercial banking C&I team manager; and Diane Geisler and Jonathan Kowalski, both vice president, commercial banker; all joined S&T Bank.

The following management changes were announced at fi360: Blaine Aikin, executive chairman; Richard Lynch, director; William Mueller, chief executive officer and president; and Suzy Teele, chief marketing officer.

ACCOUNTING

Jeremiah O'Neil, Joseph Ruparcic and Cody Aurandt joined Catanese Group as staff accountants.

Travis C. Fox, certified public accountant, HBK CPA & Consultants, earned the designation of Certified Specialist in Estate Planning from the National Institute for Excellence in Professional Education LLC.

LEGAL

Burns White LLC promoted Jenna R. DiFrancesco to membership status, effective Jan. 1.

Krista M. Baron joined Keevican Weiss Bauerle & Hirsch LLC as a member of its financial services group and mergers & acquisitions group.

EDUCATION

Lillian Schumacher, was named chancellor at Penn State Beaver, effective Feb. 1.

OTHER

Kirk J. Johnson, senior vice president, investments, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, was elected to Frick Art & Historical Center's board of trustees.

AWARDS

The “Best Places to Work Survey” conducted by Best Companies Group and several allied organizations named KU Resources Inc. as Pennsylvania's 29th-best small or medium-sized company for which to work.

NEW BUSINESS

Dependable Brakes & Exhaust in Mount Washington is now a U-Haul Company of Pennsylvania dealer.

SPEAKERS

Dave Stern, chief executive officer, Paris Companies, presented as a session leader at the Textile Rental Services Association's annual healthcare conference in East Brunswick, N.J.

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