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Full Text (538 words)AMYRIS BIOTECHNOLOGIES Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.) -- Jeryl L. Hilleman was named this biotechnology company's first chief financial officer. Ms. Hilleman, 50 years old, was executive vice president and chief financial officer with Symyx Technologies Inc.
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BROOKS AUTOMATION Inc. (Chelmsford, Mass.) -- Martin S. Headley was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of this provider of automation products, effective immediately. Mr. Headley, 51, succeeds Rob Woodbury, who left in December and is now chief financial officer at GT Solar International Inc.
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BRYAN CAVE LLP (St. Louis) -- Thomas A. Grewe joined this law firm as chief legal recruiting and development officer. The post is new. Mr. Grewe, 44, was director of professional development at Carlton Fields PA.
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CARLTON ADVISORY SERVICES Inc. (New York) -- Jeffrey J. Wyner joined this real-estate investment bank as chief financial officer and managing director. The position is new. Mr. Wyner, 55, was senior credit officer for structured finance at ACA Capital Holdings Inc.
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CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP (New York) -- John Finnegan joined this law firm as a partner in the insurance and reinsurance practice, based in New York. Mr. Finnegan, 50, was a partner with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP.
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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL Inc. (Burlington, Mass.) -- Frederic M. Burditt was named vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of this maker of instrumentation and fluid-regulation products, effective Feb. 11. Mr. Burditt, 57, succeeds Kenneth W. Smith, 57, who retired. Mr. Burditt was chief financial officer of Danaher Tool Group, part of Danaher Corp.
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CIRCUIT CITY STORES Inc. (Richmond, Va.) -- Jeffrey S. Stone was named executive vice president, new business development, for this consumer electronics company, effective immediately. The post is new. Mr. Stone, 51, was president and chief operating officer of Tivoli Audio LLC.
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JACKSON LEWIS LLP (Washington) -- Paul DeCamp joined this law firm as a partner and co-chair of its wage and hour practice group. Mr. DeCamp, 36, joins co-Chair Paul J. Siegel in heading the practice. Mr. DeCamp was administrator of the U.S. Labor Department's wage and hour division.
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KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP (New York) -- This law firm named Beth L. Golden partner in the New York office, effective immediately. Ms. Golden was deputy attorney general under New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
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PATHCONNECT LLC (Los Angeles) -- This interactive media company named Chris Wong president and chief executive, effective immediately. Mr. Wong, 47, succeeds Ryan Blair, 30, who was serving in the interim. Mr. Blair continues as chairman. Mr. Wong was an executive with Oracle Corp.
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THERMAGE Inc. (Hayward, Calif.) -- Clint Carnell was named chief operating officer of this medical-technology company, effective immediately. The post is new. Mr. Carnell, 38, was vice president of U.S. sales. He is succeeded by William Brodie. Mr. Brodie, 44, was director of sales, southeast division. A successor for that post hasn't been named, a spokesman said.
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VIACOM Inc. (New York) -- Brown Johnson was named president, animation, Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, a subsidiary of this media company, effective immediately. The post is new. Ms. Johnson, 53, continues as executive vice president, creative director, Nickelodeon Preschool, and general manager, Noggin, a spokesman said.
