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Full Text (328 words)APX Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) -- Brian Storms was named chairman and chief executive of this technology and service provider for environmental and energy markets, effective immediately. Mr. Storms, 53, succeeds John Melby, 36, who continues as president. Mr. Storms was CEO of Marsh Inc., a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos.
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BRACEWELL & GIULIANI LLP (Houston) -- Todd Mattingly joined this law firm as a partner in its Houston office, where he will work in the intellectual property practice group. Mr. Mattingly, 46, was a partner at King & Spalding LLP.
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EXXON MOBIL Corp. (Irving, Texas) -- Larry R. Faulkner was named to the board of this energy company. Dr. Faulkner is president of Houston Endowment Inc., a private philanthropy, and president emeritus of the University of Texas at Austin. The board now has 13 directors, 11 of whom are nonemployees.
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FOSTER WHEELER Ltd. (Clinton, N.J.) -- This engineering and construction conglomerate named Edward G. Galante, Jack A. Fusco and Steven J. Demetriou directors, effective immediately. Mr. Galante, 57, was senior vice president at Exxon Mobil Corp. before retiring in 2006. Mr. Fusco, 45, was chairman and chief executive of Texas Genco LLC before retiring. Mr. Demetriou, 49, is chairman and chief executive of Aleris International Inc. The board increases from eight to nine.
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PAUL HASTINGS JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP (New York) -- V. Gerard Comizio joined this law firm as a partner in the bank regulatory practice, resident in its Washington office. Mr. Comizio, 52, joins from Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP. Previously he served as deputy general counsel and acting general counsel for the Department of the Treasury's Office of Thrift Supervision and Director of its Corporate and Securities Division.
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TRADEBEAM HOLDINGS Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.) -- This trade-management software company named Buff Jones executive vice president, solutions, engineering and managed services, effective immediately. The post is new. Ms. Jones, 51, was executive vice president of products at Macrovision Corp.
