Mark E. Brown, controller for Whirlpool Asia, was named corporate vice president and controller of Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Mich.
Edward Noha, chairman of the board of CNA Financial Corp., was appointed to serve on the newly created Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Advisory Board. The partnership is managed by the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The Chicago metro area office of American Express Tax and Business Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express Co., created three new service areas and named Evan R. Kayes managing director, business finance; Michael Gilburd managing director, mergers, acquisitions and business valuations; and Mark D. Connelly director of financial services.
Bill Capodanno, Tribune Broadcasting controller, was named director/financial systems at Tribune Co.
Grant Thornton LLP, an accounting and management consulting firm, named J.W. Mike Starr national director of assurance services.
Willis Corroon Corp., an insurance broker and risk management consulting firm, elevated John B. Sullivan to the newly created post of regional executive officer.
Lynn M. Pfeiffer was appointed vice president of institutional marketing of investment services for Chicago Trust, a subsidiary of Chicago Title and Trust.
Janice F. Rowell was named associate vice chancellor for finance/controller for the City Colleges of Chicago.
The Revere Group, a Northbrook technology-focused consulting firm, named Robert Gleason as a principal in charge of the firm’s newly formed change management initiative.
The Chicago Bar Foundation selected Bruce D. Becker to lead the charitable arm of the Chicago Bar Association as president.
Professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP promoted the following Chicago-based senior managers to principal: Joel R. Hodes, Katherine E. Kurtzman, W. Scott McShan, Thomas M. Olenski and Deborah A. Wilson. Associate directors Irene B. Newman, Barbara A. Rose and Patricia M. Touhy were promoted to director.
Kevin Kehres was promoted to first vice president of LaSalle National Bank’s trust and asset management department, serving as an assistant portfolio manager on LaSalle’s Income Plus Fund.
The law firm of Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz Ltd. named Frederick H. Cohen and Randall L. Klein partners.
Mark Shapland joined Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust as vice president of commercial banking.
Konstantine “Gus” Koukos was appointed senior operations officer of National Bank of Greece, Chicago branch.
The combined board of directors of Chicago Title and Trust Co. and Chicago Title Insurance Co. elected Michael Flynn general litigation counsel and vice president, Chicago Title Insurance Co., as well as general litigation counsel for Ticor Title Insurance Co. and Security Union Title Insurance Co.
Laura T. Neis joined CMI International, Elk Grove Village, as an applications engineer.
United HealthCare of Illinois appointed Leslie Koczur director of government relations.
Brian T. Ahern joined Cole Taylor Bank as an investment executive with Financial Network Investment Corp. at Cole Taylor Bank in Broadview and Lombard.
Kovitz, Shifrin & Waitzman, a Buffalo Grove law firm, added the following attorneys to its staff: Steven N. Brodson, Jolie Kahn Kaplan, Jeffrey A. Present and Reena Juron-Shiffman.
Jane Ottens was appointed assistant vice president/ operations manager for Key Title Services, a Baird & Warner company.
