Movers & Shakers

Recruitment company Lloyd Executive has appointed Jo Bell as executive commercial recruitment consultant. Bell will focus on providing specialist consultancy services in sales, marketing, HR, accounts and senior management areas.

Rob Latton, a specialist in competition law and commercial litigation, has been appointed a principal in Auckland corporate and commercial law firm Lowndes Associates. Latton previously spent three years with law firm Russell McVeagh. Anthony Kuran has been appointed as a senior associate of Lowndes Associates. Kuran has been with the firm for two years.

Southern Cross Medical Care Society has appointed Justine Falkenhaug to the newly created role of marketing development manager. Based in Auckland, she will be responsible for business-to-business marketing strategies.

Russell Investment Group has appointed David Iverson as a consultant with its Institutional Investment Services (IIS) division. Iverson was formerly based in Sydney as regional risk manager for ING Investment Management Asia Pacific (IIMAP), where he developed and implemented the risk management framework in several Asia-Pacific countries.

Sony New Zealand has appointed Martin McManus as general manager for sales and marketing. He heads the consumer electronics sales and marketing division and Sony's business division, which covers the broadcast and professional product business. McManus has been with Sony New Zealand for nine years.

Engineering and environmental professional services company, URS New Zealand, has appointed Tony Brown as human resources manager. With 18 years' experience in human resources, Brown is a specialist in recruiting for technical services and most recently worked for an Auckland-based recruitment consultancy.

Restaurant Brands has appointed Rod de Vries as the new general manager of KFC. De Vries, 37, takes over as head of KFC after 18 months as general manager of Pizza Hut, which he joined as a trainee manager in 1990. Replacing him as general manager of Pizza Hut is Russel Creedy, 44, formerly Restaurant Brands commercial services director.

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