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Advatix announced the hiring of Ramon Grado on Nov. 11 – Veterans Day. The West Point graduate has the title of senior director of customer solutions at the Westlake Village e-commerce supply chain consultancy. Chief Executive Manish Kapoor said in a statement that Grado “adds to the long list of veterans who play key roles in the shaping of Advatix’s on-going success.” They include fellow West Pointers Jeff Helms, vice president of operations, and Joe Barber, director of business analytics. … Former fashion retailer Yunnie Kim Morena and Kym Gold, chief executive at home décor company Style Union Home in Encino, have partnered to produce six new tabletop ceramic pieces, with four part of Style Home Union’s spring collection. They include a bowl-plate hybrid called a “blate” for $70 and a tea mug named for Kamala Harris at $60. … Phonexa, a web marketing company in Glendale, has raised money for humanitarian and medical relief to people impacted by the military actions in Artsakh. The donations were given to Armenian Fund, a humanitarian organization in the Republic of Armenia and the Artsakh Republic, according to the company. The employee-led initiative raised $27,000 in two weeks, matched by the company for a total of $54,000. “In times of hardship, it is my duty as an Armenian-American, business owner and leader in this community to help in every way that I can,” Chief Executive David Gasparyan said in a statement. … Narine Yenovkian has joined LendingUSA as vice president of compliance. She will manage policies and procedures, legal and regulatory issues, as well as identifying and remediating compliance risks. Yenovkian previously served as regulatory compliance counsel at Westlake Financial Services in Los Angeles. … Market Scan, the automotive software company in Camarillo, has named Damon Bennett as vice president of business development and Deanna “DeeDee” VanderYacht as director of business development. Both previously worked at Cox Automotive, owner of Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader.com. Rusty West, president of Market Scan, said in a statement there is “very high demand” for the firm’s software from clients including General Motors, Hyundai, Experian and U.S. Bank.