TotalBank has hired Martin X. Rivas, as vice president and assistant controller of the bank's finance department. Rivas was most recently manager of forensic services at KPMG.
Vice president of IAPA America's region
Michael Spritzer, a partner with South Florida accounting firm Berenfeld Spritzer Shechter & Sheer, has been elected vice president of the Americas region of the International Association of Practicing Accountants.
Spritzer is in charge of Berenfeld's tax consulting and compliance practice.
Creative director at República
República, a branding, advertising, interactive and communications agency in Miami, has named Milton Lebrón as creative director.
He has previously worked with a number of advertising agencies across the U.S., including Ogilvy & Mather, Euro RSCG and, most recently, López Negrete Communications in Houston.
Senior vice president at vacation services firm Interval International
Interval International, a global provider of vacation services, has promoted Raul Estrada to senior vice president of Global Member Services.
Co-chair of ABA International Litigation Committee
Attorney Edward Mullins, a shareholder at the law firm of Astigarraga Davis, has been named co-chair of the International Litigation Committee in the Section
of Litigation of the American Bar Association.
Becker & Associates immigration law firm forms in Boca Raton
Brian G. Becker has founded Becker & Associates in Boca Raton, specializing in immigration law.
President of Miami-Dade chapter of Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Julie Braman Kane has been sworn in as president of the Miami-Dade chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
An attorney at Coral Gables-based Colson Hicks Eidson, she will serve as president of the organization's Miami-Dade chapter during the 2009-2010 year.
General manager at JW Marriott Hotel Miami
The JW Marriott Hotel Miami has announced the appointment of Florencia Rotemberg as general manager.
Rotemberg has worked for Marriott International for nearly 20 years. Her prior experience includes working as the general manager for the Miami Marriott Dadeland & Courtyard Miami Dadeland.
