Newsmakers

Airports Lydia Kennard was promoted to executive director of Los Angeles World Airports. She will be responsible for strategic direction and operations for Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario International Airport, Van Nuys Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport. Kennard was most recently interim executive director for the organization. Entertainment Cindy Clark was named director of development for the entertainment operations at Dick Clark Productions in Burbank. She will develop new entertainment properties and also serve as a producer. Clark was previously director of development for Universal Studios. Karen Randall was promoted to executive vice president and general counsel at Universal Studios in Universal City. She will continue to oversee all legal operations and will be responsible for labor relations, government affairs and oversight of the health safety and environment department. Randall was previously senior vice president and general counsel. Also, Brian Rogers was promoted to vice president of finance and administration at Universal Creative, the design and creative division of Universal Studios Recreation Group. He will be responsible for financial control and reporting, estimating and scheduling functions, cost tracking and administrative policies. Rogers was previously senior director of finance. Vince Roberts was promoted to senior vice president of operations and technology for the broadcast engineering division of Disney/ABC Cable Networks in Burbank. He will be responsible for overseeing engineering, broadcast operations, information services and technology development for the firm’s cable channels. Roberts was previously vice president of engineering and operations for Disney Channel. Kevin Tsujihara was named executive vice president of new media at Warner Bros. in Burbank. He will oversee all new media endeavors and initiatives, including Warner Bros. online and Entertaindom, and will continue to be responsible for strategic planning and new business development. Tsujihara was most recently senior vice president of strategic planning and development. Health Care Clare N. Resnick was promoted to vice president of finance for the public entities unit of WellPoint Health Networks in Woodland Hills. She will oversee all financial matters for the department, including forecasting and budgeting, governmental reporting and monthly closing. Resnick was previously director of internal reporting and state programs for the company. High Tech Brad Plunkett was named vice president of engineering at Digital Theater Systems in Agoura Hills. He will be responsible for all day-to-day engineering activities. Plunkett was most recently an executive engineer with Harman International in Northridge. Gregory A. Thomas was appointed president and chief operating officer for the transactional content group of TVN Entertainment, a pay-per-view provider based in Burbank. He will oversee the division, which develops, delivers and markets pay-per-view entertainment programming and home shopping. Thomas was previously chief operating officer at Guthy-Renker Television. Also, James P. Riley was named senior vice president for the division. He will be responsible for distribution and marketing efforts. Riley was previously with Rainbow Programming and E! Entertainment Television. Insurance Bruce W. Marlow was named president and chief executive officer at 21st Century Insurance in Woodland Hills. He will be responsible for overall strategy and regional expansion. Marlow was previously president of independent agency markets and senior vice president of Allstate Corp. Landscaping Richard A. Sperber was promoted to chief operating officer at Environmental Industries, a site development, landscape and horticultural services contractor in Calabasas. He will oversee operations for the company’s five divisions. Sperber was previously president and chief operating officer for Valley Crest and Environmental Golf divisions of the company. Law Sue M. Bendavid-Arbiv was elected partner at Arter & Hadden in Woodland Hills. She practices in employment law and general business litigation. Bendavid-Arbiv was previously an associate with the firm. Personnel Lara Cortez was promoted to manager at General Employment Enterprises in Woodland Hills. She will be responsible for managing the branch. Cortez was previously a technical recruiter for the firm. Real Estate Marcus H. Feder was named senior associate at Grubb & Ellis Co.’s industrial services group in Sherman Oaks. He will focus on industrial sales and leasing in the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County. Feder was previously with Lee & Associates. Transportation Erin McGoldrick was appointed head of the certified refrigerated transporter program at Allen Lund Co., a transportation brokerage and logistics firm in La Canada. She will coordinate the training course. McGoldrick was previously with Friedman, Billings, Ramsey in Arlington, Virginia.