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American Executive Centers, Plymouth Meeting, promoted Gwen Donnon to general manager of its Plymouth Meeting facility, from center manager of its King of Prussia facility.

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American Executive Centers, Plymouth Meeting, promoted Gwen Donnon to general manager of its Plymouth Meeting facility, from center manager of its King of Prussia facility.

Wisler Pearlstine L.L.P., Philadelphia, named education law associate Amy Taylor Brooks a partner of the firm.

Elizabeth Haberfeld has been appointed assistant professor of neurology at Temple University School of Medicine and director of movement disorders at Temple University Hospital. She had been assistant attending physician at Roosevelt Hospital in New York.

City Avenue Special Services District, Bala Cynwyd, hired John Collins as director of operations and public safety. He spent nearly 30 years as an officer with the Lower Merion Township Police Department.

Susquehanna Bank promoted Neil Orechiwsky to senior vice president, managing director of capital markets, in its Malvern office. He had been vice president, managing director of Capital Markets.

Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, named Andrew M. Schwartz chair of the firm's consumer financial services litigation and compliance practice group. Schwartz is a shareholder and longtime member of the firm's professional liability department.

CardConnect, a private-equity-backed King of Prussia payments-technology company, named president Jeffrey Shanahan also chief executive officer. He has been with the firm since 2006 and has served as president since 2008. Company founder and former CEO Brian Shanahan will become non-executive chairman of the board.

Schramm Inc., a West Chester manufacturer of drilling equipment, has appointed Kelly Shideler to the newly created position of oil and gas business development manager, based in its Houston office. He had been vice president, land rig business, at TSC.

Devine + Partners, a Philadelphia public-relations agency, named John Latchaw assistant account executive. He had been an account coordinator.

Vist Bank, Wyomissing, hired James F. Whitton as senior vice president and lending manager, east region, which serves the Philadelphia-area market. He had been vice president, commercial lending, at Wells Fargo.

Lee John Felgar has been named president of Pennrose Management Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pennrose Properties L.L.C., Philadelphia. He had been president of Preservation Housing Management L.L.C. in Boston, the housing operations company of Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc.

Presbyterian Children's Village, Rosemont, promoted Beth Richey to director of outpatient services, from outpatient supervisor; Pamela Schaefer to controller, from finance manager, and Donya Chamberlain to assistant director of residential programs, from director of educational services.

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman P.C., Philadelphia, promoted Jennifer M. Horn to partner, from senior counsel, and Jeffrey Brydzinski to senior counsel, from associate.

CBRE Group Inc., a Philadelphia commercial real estate services and investment firm, hired Joe McManus as executive vice president and Morgan Murray as vice president. McManus had been senior vice president and broker of record for Thomas Realty Partners L.L.C. Murray served as director of the brokerage group at TRP.

EisnerAmper L.L.P., a Philadelphia and Jenkintown CPA and business advisory firm, promoted Richard Gering as national leader of the firm's litigation-services practice, from principal.

Triumph Group Inc., Berwyn, which designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, and overhauls a broad portfolio of aerostructures, aircraft components, accessories, subassemblies, and systems, elected Jeffrey L. McRae senior vice president and chief financial officer. He succeeds M. David Kornblatt, who has assumed new duties with the company as director of corporate development. McRae had been president of Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division.

Altitude Marketing, Emmaus, promoted Kelly Stratton to director, digital marketing, from manager, public relations.

- Mike Zebe