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Frank Pulito was appointed director of sales and marketing in the employee benefit division at USI Connecticut in Meriden. Pulito was previously senior vice president at the company.
Landmark Partners in Simsbury hired Paul Parker as managing director of the European real estate business. Before this position, Parker was head of the multi-manager and fund-of-funds business at DTZ Investment Management in London.
Jeff Chitester was appointed senior vice president for human resources at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. Before this position, Chitester was chief human resources officer at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
Lynn Faria, director of community relations at MidState Medical Center in Meriden, was appointed to the advisory board of the Wellness Councils of America.
Halloran & Sage in Hartford appointed the following as summer associates: Allison Cantor, Ernesto Castillo, Susan Kirkeby, Gwaina Wauldon, Meg Reid and Matthew Teich. Cantor, Castillo and Wauldon are currently students at the University of Connecticut School of Law. Reid is a student at Villanova School of Law and Teich is a student at New England School of Law.
Michael D. Walther was hired as president and CEO at The Spencer Turbine Co. in Windsor. Walther was previously president and CEO at Precix. The company also announced Richard F. Hart as company director. Hart was formerly president and CEO.
Diversified Project Management in Hartford hired Erin Murphy and Chris Francis as assistant project managers. Murphy was previously a designer at Cyr Woodworking. Francis was most recently site manager at Holzner Construction.
Douglas G. Elliot, president and CEO at Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. in Hartford, was named the 2008 United Way Community Campaign chairman for the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut.
Keiler & Co. in Farmington promoted Scott Fitzgerald to director of digital marketing from his former position as interactive account manager.
