Natasha Babulal has been hired as associate vice president of advertising and new media for the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Most recently, she was senior manager of marketing and branding for Spirit Airlines.
Senior vice president of hotel operations for NCL Corp.
Dennis Nau has been hired as senior vice president of hotel operations for NCL Corp., the holding company behind the ships of Norwegian Cruise Line.
Previously, he was Marriott's vice president of global brand management, full service brands, with responsibility for the JW Marriott, Marriott Suites and Nickelodeon Resorts brands.
Vice president and business development officer at Continental National Bank of Miami
Amalia Dorado has been hired as vice president and business development officer at Continental National Bank of Miami.
Previously, she was first vice president and branch manager at First Bank of Miami.
Chief executive of the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital
Jeffrey P. Freimark has been named chief executive of the Miami Jewish Home and Hospital, a provider of geriatric healthcare.
He was most recently the executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief information officer at Intelsat, an operator of commercial satellites.
Executive vice chairman and CEO-elect at CareGuide
Michael J. Condron has been hired as the executive vice chairman and chief executive-elect at Coral Springs-based CareGuide, a health management company.
During a transition period, Chris E. Paterson will continue to serve as CareGuide's CEO. Once CareGuide becomes a private company, however, Condron will become president and chief executive.
Condron most recently was president and founder of MEJC Consulting, a firm focused on healthcare consulting, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Before that he was an executive with CorSolutions Medical.
Board member of the American Heart Association, Greater Southeast Affiliate
Mary Lynn Swartz, chief executive of Westside Regional Medical Center, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Heart Association, Greater Southeast Affiliate.
President-elect of the Miami-Dade chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Julie Braman Kane has been named president-elect of the Miami-Dade chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
She's an attorney at Coral Gables-based Colson Hicks Eidson and will serve as president of the organization's Miami-Dade chapter during the 2009-2010 year.
Marketing committee chair at the American Nicaraguan Foundation
Coral Gables attorney Carla Barrow, of the law firm Carla M. Barrow, P.A., has been appointed to chair the marketing committee for the American Nicaraguan Foundation's "Virtus I" Commitment. The campaign represents a collaboration between ANF and Swiss watchmakers to help end extreme poverty in Nicaragua.
Chief financial officer of American National Bank
Anthony Fabiano has been hired as chief financial officer of American National Bank, based in Oakland Park.
Previously, he spent 12 years at BankAtlantic where he was senior vice president and senior division controller of corporate finance.
Executive vice president at real estate firm Transwestern
Bruce Ford has been hired as executive vice president at the South Florida office of Transwestern, a commercial real estate and development firm.
He was most recently regional president of GVA Advantis, working out of the firm's Atlanta headquarters.
