People in the News

Ivan Solero

has joined the Star Group as vice president of pharmaceutical marketing. He had been vice president of marketing for Lindi Skin, Ardmore.

Herbert S. McMullen III has been promoted to director at Mercadien P.C., CPAs, an accounting firm in Hamilton, N.J. He had been senior manager.

Philadelphia Hospitality Inc. announced that Leslie Day-Pearson has been named director of marketing. She had been an assistant city representative in the Rendell and Street administrations.

Roman Bussetti has been promoted to general manager of the Polonia Bank Flyers Skate Zone. He had been the hockey director.

Othera Pharmaceuticals Inc., Exton, has named Frederick R. Rickles chief scientific officer. He had been a fellow at the Center for Science and Technology, Healthcare Division, of Noblis, a nonprofit organization that works in the public interest.

Mark S. Blaskey has been named chairman of Pepper Hamilton L.L.P.'s Trusts and Estates Practice Group. He had been a partner.

James F. Higgins has been named acting dean for the School of Business Administration at Holy Family University. He had been assistant professor in the school.

George T. Stack has been named managing director, Philadelphia region, for GemStone Equity Advisors Inc. He had been managing director at Colmen Menard Co., a Wayne-based investment banking services company.

Timothy J. Abell has been named president and chief operating officer of Firstrust Bank, Conshohocken. He had been COO and is the first non-family member in the bank's 74-year history to serve as president.

Scott W. Sibley was named a vice president with Gannett Fleming, an international planning, design and construction management firm in Valley Forge. He had been a project manager of the transportation division. - Thomas J. Brady