People in the News

The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia, named

Michael T. Walsh

general manager. Walsh most recently was vice president and general manager at the Carl M. Freeman Cos.

Kate Philips

, who had been special adviser to Gov. Rendell, has been named managing director of the Karma Agency, a Philadelphia advertising and public relations firm.

First Resource Bank, Exton, promoted

Lisa A. Donnon

to senior vice president of First Resource Bank.

SCA, a Philadelphia personal-hygiene-product company, named

Bruno Zepeda

president of the SCA Personal Care North American Division of SCA Americas. Zepeda had been chief financial officer for the SCA Americas Business Group.

TruePosition Inc., a Berwyn provider of wireless location services, named

Alan Larrabee

vice president of research and development. Larrabee had been senior director of engineering for Openwave Systems, of Redwood City, Calif.

Colette C. Brown

was appointed vice president of human resources at Presby's Inspired Life, a Lafayette Hill nonprofit that provides continuing care for seniors. She had been director of human resources with the Crozer-Keystone Health System, Upland, Pa.

Endo Pharmaceuticals, Chadds Ford, appointed

Sandeep Gupta

senior vice president, discovery and early development. Prior to joining Endo, Gupta was head of drug discovery and pharmacology at Forest Laboratories.

Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey & Philadelphia appointed

Rachel M. Lippoff

chief development officer. Most recently, she served as senior development officer for the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey and as director of development for Temple University's College of Engineering.

Quadratec Inc., a West Chester marketer of vehicle accessories, promoted

John Stewart

to president. Stewart had been vice president.

First Priority Bank, Malvern, named

Ray M. Mincarelli Jr.

president of its Commercial Real Estate and Construction Lending Division and senior vice president of First Priority Bank. Mincarelli had been a senior vice president and director of real estate finance at DNB First, Downingtown.

NOVA Financial Holdings Inc., the Berwyn parent company of NOVA Bank, said it had hired

Gregory D. Benson

as senior vice president/senior compliance and Bank Secrecy Act officer. He had been the managing director and chief executive officer for his Virginia firm, Benson Consulting.