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Matthew M. Bennett

was named vice president and general counsel of Ikaria Holdings Inc., a Clinton, N.J., biotechnology company. He was executive vice president and general counsel of Viasys Healthcare Inc., Conshohocken.

Nancy J. Wysenski was named chief operating officer of Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., Chadds Ford. She most recently was president of EMD Pharmaceuticals Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Merck KGaA based in Germany.

Vincent J. Mandes was named vice president of finance and human resources for Lincoln Investment Planning Inc., Wyncote. He was chief financial officer of Rose Management Services L.P., a Newtown-based franchisee of Applebee's International Inc.

Anita Graham was named chief administrative officer and executive vice president of corporate business services for Shire P.L.C., Wayne. She was executive vice president of human resources.

Matthew Petronio was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of Just Born Inc., Bethlehem. He was vice president of customer and brand development at the privately owned candy-maker.

Beth Rubino was named senior vice president of human resources at QVC Inc., West Chester. She was vice president of human resources operations and services. She succeeds Tom Clardy, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities.

Christi Schofield was promoted to director of graphics and production at KI Lipton Inc., a Horsham marketing communications and custom publishing firm. She was manager of publication production and distribution.

Cathy Kerzner was named senior vice president and general manager of the Women's Health Care Business Unit of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, the Collegeville-based division of Wyeth. She was a founder of EKR Therapeutics Inc., Cedar Knolls, N.J.

Michael Dey was named president of Scientific Affairs Women's Health. He was president and general manager of Wyeth Women's Health Care.

Patrick Bucklen was promoted to senior director of international projects at Integrated Project Services, a Lafayette Hill engineering firm. He has been principal.

Barbara Shaab was named director of development at the Anti-Defamation League, Philadelphia. She was acting director of development for the Jewish Publication Society.

Kari Seymour was promoted to vice president of the Health-Care Training & Development Group of Vox Medica Inc., Philadelphia, from senior director and program development manager.

Frank Musto was named vice president and chief financial officer of Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc., Burlington. He was chief financial officer of Polarome International Inc., Jersey City, N.J.

Musto succeeds Arnold Levitt, who will remain with the company as senior vice president until his retirement in November.

Toshihide Hokari was named vice president and chief corporate development officer. He was senior director of product management for Altec Lansing, a Milford-based division of Plantronics Inc.

Michael J. Hunter was named vice president of marketing at Olympus Imaging America Inc., a Center Valley developer of medical devices. He was marketing director for the Whirlpool appliance brand of Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Mich.

Gary Shearman was named president and chief executive officer of Neuro-Hitech Inc., a New York biopharmaceutical company. He had been a Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc. executive, and most recently was chairman and managing director of HBM Advisors USA L.L.C.

Michael Cruz was named director of the division of the vice provost for university life at the University of Pennsylvania. He was assistant director and college awareness coordinator at the School District of Philadelphia.

Kevin Spurway was named chief marketing officer at Altosoft, a Newtown Square software developer. He was vice president of marketing and solutions for Appian Corp., Vienna, Va.

Jeffrey N. Morgan was named chief operations officer of Cubellis Inc., a design firm based in Boston. He was principal in charge of the Philadelphia office.

Clifford Perlis was named U.S. medical director of Lucid Inc., a Rochester, N.Y., medical-device-maker. He remains director of Mohs surgery in the department of medical oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Randy Skepnek was promoted to national training director of Pure Weight Loss Inc., a Horsham operator of weight-loss centers, from director of training.

Bradley Wear was named senior vice president and chief financial officer of I-trax Inc., a Chadds Ford provider of workplace health services. He was chief financial officer of QualifactsSystems Inc., Nashville. Wear succeeds David R. Bock.

Vincent Esposito was named head of U.S. mutual funds at Aberdeen Asset Management Inc., the Philadelphia-based U.S. subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management P.L.C. He was a managing director of DWS Scudder Investments and president of Scudder Mutual Funds.

Stuart Adair was named executive director of Astral Artistic Services, Philadelphia. He was director of the Business Volunteers for the Arts program for the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia.

Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack named a new executive vice president and chief operating officer: Michael Odell, who recently held a similar position with Sears Retail & Specialty Stores.

The Philadelphia-based automotive-aftermarket retail and service chain also named Scott Webb marketing and merchandising senior vice president. He was a marketing and customer-satisfaction vice president with AutoZone Inc.- Inquirer staff