Charkit Chemical Corp. announced two new appointments: Albert N. Crawford as vice president of sales, and Terence P. Owens as senior product manager. … J. Hunter Christensen joined Frutarom USA as national accounts executive, handling the Northeast and select national accounts. … General Nutrition Centers Inc. (GNC) hired Beth J. Kaplan as president, chief merchandising and marketing officer. … Bill Atkinson joined National Enzyme Co. as account manager for the retail natural health market channel. … Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) added Patti Marshman-Goldblatt as senior vice president and Diane Ray as vice president-strategic consulting. The company also hired Kurt Wagner, Dave Montgomery, La-Vie Borde-Perry, Gail Sayer and Deb Morang as project directors. … Michelle Kelly was promoted to microbiology laboratory supervisor at Q Laboratories Inc. … Threshold Enterprises Ltd. hired two new regional sales managers: Kathleen Perry for the Eastern United States, and Fern Ramsey to cover the Western United States. … Scott McNamara was promoted to vice president of natural food sales for the Northeast region of Tree of Life Inc. … WellGen Inc. appointed Nancy E. Rawson, M.Sc., Ph.D., as chief scientific officer, a newly-created position. … Eurofins promoted Michael Russell to president of the U.S. food division, including Eurofins Scientific Inc., Eurofins Genescan Inc. and Eurofins Central Analytical Laboratories Inc. … Main Street Ingredients promoted Sarah Bartz to quality control manager. … Castor & Pollux Pet Works hired Gregg King as controller and Rob Adamowski as marketing manager. … The Organic Trade Association (OTA) hired Laura Batch as its new director of marketing and public relations.