Patty Fernandez-Lefebvre has been promoted to executive vice president and chief retail banking executive at BankAtlantic, based in Fort Lauderdale.
Administrative director for the Junior Orange Bowl Committee
Mark Pidal has been hired as administrative director for the Junior Orange Bowl Committee. He has served four months as interim director during most of the festival season.
Two shareholders at Carlton Fields
The law firm of Carlton Fields has elected two new shareholders to its Miami office. They are:
Cristina Alonso: Her areas of concentration are products liability, complex commercial litigation and personal injury defense.
Amy Lane Hurwitz: She is a member of the products liability and toxic tort practice group, and her practice focuses on the defense of clients in personal injury and wrongful death actions, as well as complex commercial disputes.
President of the Realtors Commercial Alliance of Greater Miami and the Beaches
Tom Byrne has been elected 2008 president of the Realtors Commercial Alliance of Greater Miami and the Beaches. He is with Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors' commercial division. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Realtors and the National Associations of Realtors.
Jose I. Juncadella was elected president-elect of the organization.
Mall manager for Coral Square Mall
John Baker has been hired as the mall manager for Coral Square Mall, which is managed by the The Simon Property Group. He was previously the mall manager for Northlake Mall in Atlanta.
Vice presidents at Ocean Bank
Elizabeth Padrón has been promoted to vice president in the commercial real estate department at Ocean Bank, based in Miami. She was formerly assistant vice president in the same department.
The bank also hired three officers. They are:
Pedro Max has been hired as senior vice president and director of special assets. Previously, he was with Citibank-Commercial Group, managing their classified asset department.
Paul Harrison has been hired as senior vice president and chief appraiser. Previously, he was an independent contractor for several firms, operated his own firm, Appraisal Advisory Associates, and acquired income properties as a partner with McGuirre Properties.
John Akiti has been hired as vice president and branch manager. Previously, he was a vice president and branch manager with National City.
Chair of the board for Carrfour Supportive Housing
John Messer has been elected as the 2008 chairperson of the board of directors for Carrfour Supportive Housing. He is a partner with the Miami accounting firm of Grant Thornton.
