Northwestern Memorial Corp. elected William Osborn, Sheila Talton and Richard Wixson to its board of directors. Osborn is chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Corp. Talton is president, CEO and founder of Unisource Network Services Inc. Wixson is an orthopedics specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and a partner at the Northwestern Center for Orthopedics.
David L. Simms was elected chairman of Opportunity International, an Oak Brook-based non-profit micro-enterprise development organization. Simms is senior executive vice president of MBNA America, based in Wilmington, Del.
Martin R. Castro, partner at Baker & McKenzie law firm, was elected to the board of directors of Harris Bank and Bankmont Financial Corp., the principal U.S. holding company for the Bank of Montreal.
Ray & Berndtson search and management consulting firm promoted Henry C. Deaver to partner in its financial services practice and Craig D. Overlock to managing consultant in its consumer products and services practice.
Kathleen M. Jackson was named senior vice president and director of The Chicago Trust Co.’s Personal Trust and Investments Group. Previously she was senior managing director, product management, at Bank One Investment Management Co.
Hinshaw & Culbertson law firm admitted Anthony Ficarelli to partnership. He is part of the firm’s school law practice group.
Vicki L. Pearson joined Sara Lee Corp.’s department of public responsibility as senior manager of public responsibility.
Graycor Inc., a commercial and industrial construction firm, promoted Doug Mathews to senior vice president in charge of safety, quality and human resources, and Ray Edington to director of safety.
Michael Goldman was promoted to senior vice president/acquisitions and finance for Golub & Co. commercial real estate firm. He was previously a vice president.
William Mampre was named vice president/energy engineering at A. Epstein and Sons International Inc.
Chris Duhon was named vice president and general manager of the pipeline business unit in Chicago for GRI, Gas Research Institute.
Gerald A. Kennedy joined Hennessy & Roach PC as a partner and head of its General Liability Department, along with Dan O’Brien. Kennedy was previously associated with Cremer, Kopon, Shaughnessy & Spina.
Tony Trouse was appointed director of e-business for Kensington International, an executive search firm with offices in Chicago and Oak Brook. Most recently, he was a senior consultant in Systems One’s systems infrastructure practice.
Richard A. Barrick was appointed western regional vice president of business development for MONY Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of The MONY Group Inc.
