People in the News

Peggy A. Ireland

has been promoted to vice president, leasing, at

Whitesell Construction Co. Inc.

, Delran. She had been senior leasing manager.

P. Timothy Phelps has been hired as executive director of the Transportation Management Association of Chester County, Malvern. He had been president of the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce in Pottstown, Pa., where he also was executive director of the subsidiaries the Pottstown Area Industrial Development Corp. and the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania, the Souderton parent company of Univest National Bank & Trust Co., announced several promotions: Thomas C. Cassidy to senior vice president and senior trust investment officer from vice president and senior trust investment officer; James M. Spindler to senior vice president and senior financial adviser from vice president and senior financial adviser; Laura S. Reichner to vice president and trust officer from trust officer; Janet Reilly to vice president and trust officer from trust officer; Irene M. Grove to trust tax officer from assistant trust tax officer; Kimberly J. Detwiler to senior vice president and director of corporate communications from vice president and director of corporate communications; Carmella A. Faust to senior vice president and director of marketing from vice president and customer experience manager; Matt D. Holland to senior vice president and risk manager from vice president and consumer credit risk manager; and Michael H. McGinley to vice president and director of collections at Univest Capital Inc., a subsidiary of Univest Bank & Trust, from director of collections.

ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Inc., West Point, has hired Lori M. Woodward as senior vice president of sales, marketing, and public relations. She had been chief executive officer of Hamlyn Senior Marketing L.L.C., Cherry Hill.

Ohana Cos., Wilmington, has hired Matthew Van Meter as senior vice president. Van Meter was the senior vice president of sales at Aurora Financial Systems Inc.

Donald M. DeMaio has been hired as executive vice president and chief retail banking officer at Continental Bank, Plymouth Meeting. He had been an independent consultant in the retail banking and executive vice president and chief retail banking officer at Progress Bank.

PFM Group Inc., a provider of independent financial and investment-advisory services, has promoted Marc D. Ammaturo to managing director at the firm's Philadelphia headquarters. He had been comanager of the firm's multiasset class management product.

David G. Kelble has been hired as director of information technology for the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life. He had been vice president of information technology for MobilexUSA Inc., Horsham.

Catherine Malkemes has been appointed CEO of the Women's Humane Society, a nonprofit group that helps animals. Malkemes has been executive director of member relations at WHYY.

Fesnak & Associates, L.L.P., a Blue Bell accounting and business-advisory firm, has hired Brian P. Dempsey as a manager in the valuation and litigation support group. He had been a technical manager with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Lincoln Financial Distributors Inc., Philadelphia, the wholesale-distribution subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group, has hired Richard Aneser as chief marketing officer, a new position. Aneser had been managing director and head of advisory and solutions marketing and wealth management Americas for UBS AG.

Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, announced the following promotions: Bill Haase to senior vice president, finance and administration from vice president of finance; Kellie Grutko to senior vice president, marketing, from vice president of marketing; and John Tierney to senior vice president, national/regional sales, from vice president of national advertising sales.

Remington Group Inc., a Wayne project-management firm, has promoted Amanda Ryland and Gabe Clark. Ryland has been named vice president of business development from director. Clark has been promoted to senior project manager from project manager.

Health Partners, Philadelphia, has appointed Ramesh J. Vangala to vice president of pharmacy services and Andrea C. D'Angelo to vice president of utilization management. Vangala had been director of pharmacy. D'Angelo had been director of inpatient services and manager of utilization management.

The Safegard Group Inc., Media, has hired Robert Manley as vice president. He had been vice president at Roehrs & Co. Inc., Exton.

- Mike Zebe