People in the News

Francis McGorry, has been named president of Tri-State Metro Operating Unit for Coca-Cola Refreshments. His new role will e ncompass territory spanning New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Delaware. McGorry had been president and CEO of the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, Cherry Hill, has named Gina Ross Murdoch president and CEO. An executive with extensive nonprofit experience, she had been deputy executive director of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's New Jersey Chapter and director of the American Diabetes Association's Greater New York City market.

Linda A. Galella has joined Mount Laurel law firm Parker McCay as counsel in the municipal and government department. She has worked in private practice since 1993 and serves as solicitor for the Mantua Township Land Use Board and Mantua Township Rent Leveling Board and as the conflict solicitor for the Mantua Township Utilities Authority, Deptford Township Planning Board and Zoning Board.

Philadelphia law firm Duffy + Partners has hired Lauren C. Fantini as an attorney. She had served as a law clerk for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold L. New. She is a producer for the radio station WPEN-FM, 97.5 "The Fanatic," and had been an associate with Caroselli, Beachler, McTiernan & Coleman, L.L.C. in Philadelphia.

Genomind, a King of Prussia company whose genetic tests can assist doctors in providing mental-health care, has appointed Zia Choudhry chief medical officer. Choudhry had been medical director of scientific affairs and research at Premier Psychiatric Group in Lincoln, Neb.

TD Wealth Private Client Group has named Carly Meyer as senior relationship manager based in Exton. Meyer had been a relationship manager at PNC Wealth Management in Philadelphia. Also, James H. Beam Jr. has been promoted to senior vice president, regional investment director, for the south region of the Private Client Group from vice president, senior investment adviser.

CBRE Group Inc. has hired Les E. Haggett as vice president in its Philadelphia Brokerage Services group. He had been a director at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.

DAS Architects, Philadelphia, has hired Stephanie Heucke as an interior designer. She held the same post with BLT Architects.

Scilex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Malvern company engaged in the development and commercialization of products focused on the treatment of pain, has hired Dean Ferrigno as vice president of finance and Kip Vought as vice president of development. Ferrigno had been vice president, finance, at CTNeT (Clinical Trials Network of Texas). Vought has been consulting to Scilex on regulatory affairs and strategic development and had been director, regulatory affiars, Regulus Pharmaceutical Consulting, Inc.

Kirkland L. Hicks has been hired as executive vice president and general counsel at Radnor-based Lincoln Financial Group. He will also sit on the company's senior management committee, which drives the company's long-term strategy. Hicks had been general counsel and secretary at Towers Watson & Co.

Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., Horsham, has promoted David O'Malley to president in addition to his role as chief operating officer.

Erica Dugan has joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch's business banking team in Philadelphia as a vice president and relationship manager. She had been a commercial associate and underwriter with the bank's middle market banking team.

Tompkins Financial Advisors, Wyomissing, has hired J. Richard Price as managing director for the Pennsylvania region. He had been an investment adviser with Members 1st Federal Credit Union.

Julie Kinkopf has been hired as a partner in the employment group at Weber Gallagher, Philadelphia. She had been general counsel at her own firm, Kinkopf Law L.L.C. in Bala Cynwyd.

First Niagara Bank,

Conshohocken, has hired the following executives: Kevin Krivda as first vice president, senior commercial real estate relationship manager; James Meadows as vice president, commercial real estate relationship manager; Michael Gordon as assistant vice president, capital markets associate; and Patrick Murphy as capital markets analyst, derivative products and foreign exchange. Krivda was vice president, senior relationship manager, commercial real estate at Beneficial Bank; Meadows was commercial real estate credit officer of Santander Bank; Gordon was an associate for LBC Credit Partners; and Murphy was a foreign exchange senior analyst at Susquehanna Bank.

M&T Bank, Wilmington, has announced the following appointments: Brian Richards, vice president and senior relationship manager for commercial banking in Delaware, was vice president, market manager of business banking at Citizens Bank; Marty Carlino, vice president and senior relationship manager for commercial banking in Delaware, was senior business banking relationship manager for Citizens Bank; David Reiter, vice president and portfolio manager for commercial banking in Delaware, was vice president, senior portfolio manager at Citizens Bank; and Chris Barrett, associate relationship manager for commercial banking in Delaware, was a compliance analyst for J.P. Morgan Chase.

- Mike Zebe