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People in Brief

NSF International

appointed JerryBowman as director of corporate communications. ... Morris Shriftman joined HealthSciences Group Inc. as executive vice president, marketing. ... BobsRed Mill Natural Foods named Peter Kochanowski as regional sales manager forthe Northeast United States. ... Mark True joined Strategic Media Partners withresponsibility for expanding and merchandising the companys marketingcapabilities. ... Flavors of North America (FONA) hired Michelle Green asEuropean commercial manager in the first step in starting a U.K. operation. ... David O. Kingston was appointed president of WISDOMMedia Group and became a significant investor in the company. ... SpectrumOrganic Products hired Denise J. Barinkski as director of marketing andHeather Sears as marketing analyst. ... Diane Glinksy, vice president oftechnical services and regulatory affairs for David Michael & Co.,was named as the Women in Flavor and Fragrance Commerces 2003 honoree. ...John P. Mackey, chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO)of Whole Foods Market, was named the 2003 Overall National Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year. ... Dennis H. Cavanaugh will practice in thearea of intellectual property law for Piliero Goldstein Kaiser & Mitchell.... Treatt USA appointed John Lusk assales account executive. ... Takashi Bamba retired as president of Nu SkinJapan; Robert Conlee was named as his successor. ... Samuel L. Caster, CEOof Mannatech Inc., was named to the board of directors for the Council forResponsible Nutrition. ... The board of directors for United NaturalFoods Inc. elected Steven H. Townsend, the companys CEO, as chairman of the board. ... FortitechEurope hired Henning Villadsen as technical director. ... Jean-PhilippeSidaner joined Draco Natural Products as a sales representative.