Business people: Recent appointments, promotions and developments

Monday, June 18, 2001 | 8:36 a.m.

Wayne Irving II is director of business development at Biodiesel Industries Inc.

Kathy Hilty is regional marketing manager for Pardee Homes.

Mariana Johnson is senior vice president and director of administration at Sun West Bank.

At Nevada State Bank, Robert Nadeau is account analysis officer, Ken Ries is vice president-branch manager at the Bridger office, Estella Tibbs is assistant vice president-compliance manager and James Rimpo is vice president-corporate relationship manager.

Paul and Lori Vaneske opened a Budget Blinds franchise in Green Valley.

Dr. Tapan Shah joined Shearing-Westfield Eye Institute.

Dick Hollister is general sales manager at KTUD.

Nancy Lobeck is escrow officer at Nevada Title Co.

Steve Spaulding is vice president, Southwest Development at Harsch Investment Properties.

UNLV President Carol Harter and Clark County School District Superintendent Carlos Garcia joined the executive committee of the Nevada Development Authority.

Scott Peters is regional maintenance manager at ConAm Management.

Robert Troisi is principal environmental geologist at Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical and Environmental Sciences Consultants.

Loleen Terry is senior project manager at HDR Inc.'s Las Vegas office.

John Zedick of INTAGLIO Management Systems was appointed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to the 2001 board of examiners for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.

Grenell Martin is assistant vice president, commercial lending officer; Ken Craig is assistant vice president, marketing; Richard Elsmore is senior vice president, director of operations and Doreen McKee is senior vice president, controller at Community Bank of Nevada.

Ann Marie Kluza is vice president of impress communications.

Nancy Haga, Kent Blomberg and Jason Burnette are project managers at Martin-Harris Construction.

Ken Martin is staff geologist and Richard Hamlet is engineering technician at Geotechnical & Environmental Services Inc.

Mark Ferguson is vice president of market development at Certified Airline Passenger Services.

Estimators at Perini Building Co. are Scott Christensen, Jon Richards, John Akers and Bill Blackledge.

Anne Hanson is executive vice president of human resources for GES Exposition Services.

Jeff Boughrum is vice president of resort and investment properties at Colliers International.

Lisa Desautels is local sales manager at E-Terra.

Blake Bunch is chief financial officer and Veronica Haynes is director of sales for the Las Vegas office at USA Hosts.

Patrick Murray, chief executive at Dresser Inc., was appointed to the board of directors of Titanium Metals Corp.

Clark Peterson was promoted to area vice president of XO Communications, overseeing operations in Southern Nevada and Los Angeles-Orange County.