Movers in South Florida

Joel Goren named VP/relationship manager, City National Bank

Joel Goren has been named vice president/relationship manager, City National Bank, based in Miami. He will  focus on high net worth clients, with a special focus on serving the financial needs of attorneys, law firms and other businesses in the legal sector. Before he was at SunTrust Wealth Management where he was vice president and legal specialty group client advisor. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Florida and an MBA from Nova Southeastern University.

Best advice he ever received: I have been given many words of wisdom. Two of the best pieces of advice that I live by are, “Doing good is good business” and “If you are able to work at a place you love and do a job you love, you'll never be bored."
 

Andrew Nguyen named executive chef at 430 Duval

Andrew Nguyen has been named executive chef at the newly opened 430 Duval, at La Concha Key West. Nguyen, who attended the Culinary Institute of America, was executive chef at Square One Restaurant in Key West. 

Linda Chu named CFO at Swire Properties

Linda Chu has been promoted to chief financial officer from head of finance at Swire Properties. Her education includes an MBA from the University of Manchester and degrees from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Marcello Coltro named executive VP at Cisneros Media

Marcello Coltro has been named executive vice president of content distribution at Cisneros
Media. He will be based in Miami and oversee the company’s pay-TV and content distribution units. Before he was executive vice president and chief operating officer at MGM Networks Latin America. Coltro has an executive MBA from Vanderbilt/University of São Paulo.

Seth Hyman joins Kelley Kronenberg

Seth A. Hyman has joined the regulated substances practice group at Kelley Kronenberg as business development and special projects director, which handles legal issues arising from the legislation passed this spring and from Amendment 2, should it pass this fall. Before he was director of business development at TGZ Group. He has a bachelor’s deegree in communications from Lehman College in New York.

Jeffrey Gilbert named partner at Cozen O'Connor

Jeffrey Gilbert has been named partner in the Miami office of Cozen O’Connor. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation. Before, he was a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig. He has a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a law degree from the University of Miami

G. Donovan Brown joins Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky, Abate & Webb

G. Donovan Brown will join Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky, Abate & Webb, with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Tallahassee, in early December. He is at Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), where he was counsel for state government relations. Brown, a former special assistant to then-Gov. Jeb Bush, has an undergraduate degree in business administration and a law degree from the University of Florida.

Coral Gables Hospital names Ricardo Ramirez, Charles Tyson to senior roles

Coral Gables Hospital recently named: 

Ricardo J. Ramirez as director of the intensive care unit. He previously worked as a critical care nurse, a patient care supervisor and a clinical business technology consultant. Ramirez has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of North Florida.

Charles Tyson as controller. He previously was assistant controller at Delray Medical Center. Tyson received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Georgia and his master’s degree in health administration from Florida Atlantic University, where he is also currently pursuing his master’s in accountancy. 

Dan Mikesell named president at One Planet Infrastructure

Dan Mikesell has joined One Planet Infrastructure as president. He will be leading One Planet’s teams as they develop utility grade solar, wind and geothermal energy projects in Africa, Eurasia and Latin America. Before, he was VP for Oracle’s Latin American Telco/Media Division. He has a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Trinity College.

U.S. Century Bank names Enso Martinez, Niurka Rodriguez, Juan Gil to exec roles

U.S. Century bank recently named: 

Enso A. Martinez as senior vice president, business banking. Before he was VP, relationship manager government nonprofit group CQ on title at JPMorgan Chase & Co. He has a business degree from Florida State University.

Niurka Rodriguez as senior vice president, business banker. She was previously VP and specialty finance officer for the business banking specialty finance group at JPMorgan Chase.

Juan C. Gil as vice president, business banking. He previously was relationship manager and VP, business banking for JPMorgan Chase.