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Full Text (400 words)ARQULE Inc. (Woburn, Mass.) -- This biotechnology company gave Peter S. Lawrence operational responsibility for leadership of the company, effective April 1. Mr. Lawrence, 44 years old, succeeds Stephen A. Hill. Dr. Hill, 49, has left the company to become president and chief executive officer of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. A search for a permanent operating chief is continuing, a spokesman said.
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ASD Inc. (Boulder, Colo.) -- This provider of analytical instrumentation solutions named Bob Faus vice president, engineering, and Tom Brown vice president, sales and channel management, effective immediately. Both posts are new. Mr. Faus, 48, was director of engineering. That post will be eliminated, a spokeswoman said. Mr. Brown, 55, was director of sales and marketing. That post will be eliminated, a spokeswoman said.
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CITIGROUP Inc. (New York) -- Ian Hart and Wilhelm Schulz were named co-heads of this financial-services company's mergers and acquisitions business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. They succeed Peter Tague, who in June moved to New York as co-head of energy, power and chemicals investment banking for Citigroup. Mr. Hart, 41, was head of U.K. M&A. Mr. Schulz, 39, was head of German M&A.
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DISCOVERREADY LLC (New York) -- This provider of integrated discovery-management services named Paul Yerkes senior vice president of business development. The post is new. Mr. Yerkes, 34, was manager, international sales and enterprise channels, for Attenex Corp.
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NEWS CORP. (New York) -- Amit Kapur was named chief operating officer of MySpace.com, a subsidiary of Fox Interactive Media Inc., a division of this media company. Mr. Kapur, 26, succeeds Josh Berman, who is leaving to take a new position, which the company didn't disclose. Mr. Berman declined to comment. Mr. Kapur was business developer. News Corp. also owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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MEDIA RIGHTS CAPITAL (New York) -- William H. Masterson III was appointed executive vice president, digital content partnerships, for this independent film, television and digital studio company, effective immediately. The post is new. Mr. Masterson, 37, was vice president of agency relations for Advertising.com Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.
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VITALTRUST BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Corp. (Tampa, Fla.) -- This business development company named Alex H. Edwards III director and chief executive, effective immediately. Mr. Edwards, 42, succeeds John Stanton, who continues as a director, a spokesman said. Mr. Edwards was managing partner of Trident Consulting Partners.
