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University of the Arts names provost

The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, named Michael Nash its new provost. Nash had been dean and chief academic officer of the Boston Conservatory since 1999.

Ron Wessels is creative director at Avenue A | Razorfish'sPhila. office.
Ron Wessels is creative director at Avenue A | Razorfish'sPhila. office.Read more

The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, named

Michael Nash

its new provost. Nash had been dean and chief academic officer of the Boston Conservatory since 1999.

Consumer Health Sciences, a Princeton provider of consumer health information for the pharmaceutical and life science industries, promoted

Michael Fronstin

to chief operating officer from vice president, business development.

DNB First, Downingtown, named

Frank Monterosso

senior vice president, operations division leader. He had been senior director of financial operations for First Data Corp., Wilmington.

Daniel F. Gorman

was named vice president of acquisitions and development at American Equity Properties, an Elkins Park development company. He had been the vice president of acquisitions for Korman Residential Properties in Trevose.

Charles L. Sheppard II

joined Pennsylvania Trust as senior vice president. Sheppard had been a managing director at NorthStar Asset Management, a Blue Bell wealth-management company.

James Gambino

has been appointed vice president of technology commercialization, physical sciences, for Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania. He has been a principal partner in the emerging technology consultancy PolySolutions Advisors L.L.C.

OnPATH Technologies, Marlton, which provides physical layer switches, announced

Brian P. McCann

has been named chief sales and marketing officer. McCann was the founding president of ADVA Optical Networking North America.

The Hepatitis B Foundation, a Doylestown nonprofit research organization, has appointed

Gang Chen

associate director for public health. He had been research associate and project manager for the Department of Epidemiology at the Drexel University School of Public Health and a senior project manager for the International Collaborative Research on Liver Cancer at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Avenue A | Razorfish, a Philadelphia interactive services firm, promoted

John Avondolio

from vice president, client services, to group vice president, client services;

Brian Krick

from search director to vice president of search; and

Ron Wessels

from associate creative director to creative director in its Philadelphia office.