Babson & Co. makes several appointments

RECENT APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS

David L. Babson & Co., a Cambridge institutional money managerwith more than $20 billion in assets under management, has announceda number of management promotions and appointments.

Appointed as executive vice presidents and directors were: StephenB. O'Brien, who will be responsible for institutional marketing;Lance F. James, who will lead the Enterprise Group, a small-capitalization investment team; Frank L. Tarantino, chief financialofficer and chief operating officer; and Walter T. McCormick, whowill head the growth & income team.Also promoted were: Maureen Bates, to vice president ofinstitutional sales; Mary Guy, to vice president of client services;and Pamela Murray, to vice president, director of marketingadministration.The company also noted that Peter C. Schliemann, whom James isreplacing, is leaving to establish his own business. BostonBiomedica names senior VPBoston Biomedica has named Dr. William Prather as senior vicepresident for business development. In this new position, Pratherwill be responsible for investor relations, due diligence onpotential acquisitions, medical and technical strategic advice andplanning, and other business development activities.Prather joins West Bridgewater-based Boston Biomedica with morethan seven years of experience as a health care analyst for bothinstitutional investment advisers and Wall Street investment bankingfirms. Other appointmentsExcel Switching Corp., a Hyannis-based provider of open switchingplatforms for telecommunications networks worldwide, has appointedNick Toumpas as vice president and general manager of its OpenNetwork Platforms strategic business unit.Toumpas will be responsible for developing and implementing themarketing strategy addressing Excel's open network platforms. Hejoined Excel after it bought XNT Systems Inc., a software firm, wherehe was president. OrderTrust of Lowell, an order processingnetwork, has named Wendy Wheeler as vice president of marketing.She will be responsible for marketing and communications programs.Wheeler previously led marketing efforts at PictureTel Corp.FinanceJohn M. Stratton, senior vice president, general manager, JylanneM. Dunne, Kenneth J. Kempf, senior vice presidents, James W. Nolan,Jeffrey N. Marshall, Michael C. Kardok, James M. Keenan, Lynn A.Duffy, vice presidents, John P. McGowan, director, client services,First Data Investor Services Group Inc., Westborough; Susan M.Johnson, assistant vice president, marketing, Gail M. Terravecchia,loan operations officer, Century Bank and Trust Co., Medford.Communications Advertising & Public RelationsKelly Mullins, Mark O'Toole, senior account executives, MichaelTrainor, account executive, Keith Berman, assistant accountexecutive, Jennifer Knight, account specialist, The Castle GroupInc., Boston; Joe Togneri, group head, senior producer, GeoffRobbins, Mac artist, Al Jackson, senior copywriter, Darren Bult, LaraGislason, art directors, Joe Fallon, Dana Satterwhite, Tim Brunelle,copywriters, Paisley Schade, copy editor, Luke Perkins, assistant artdirector, Carron Pedonti, audio visual technician, ArnoldCommunications, Boston.Lisa Bernier, Bruce Dodworth, Andrew P. Pelosi, Reed Richard,Martha Cleary, vice presidents, Barbara Chandler, Sarah Blum, SusanShelby, account supervisors, Ellen Hale, production manager, AndyDoucette, copywriter, Dan Nearing, senior art director, JeffGreenier, Al Buatti, senior account executives, Hannah Swift, AllisonHuffman, Kelly Clifford, account executives, Jean M. MacKinnon,assistant account executive, Lori Williams, associate media director,David Reid, associate media director, Ray Truche Jr., painter,Mullen, Wenham.Donald Jennings, Melissa Zipin, account managers, Mike Antonellis,Aaron Dun, Erika Schonberg, senior account representatives, MaryKeith, Rosalind Morville, Andrea Faraco, Melanie Miller, TraceyRobbins, Michael Sponseller, Andrea Trivers, associate accountrepresentatives, Michael Kane, senior account manager, Mary FrancesBishop, account representative, Mary Ellen Shay, account coordinator,Lois Paul & Partners, Burlington. ServicesDavid G. Mundy, executive chef, 75 Chestnut, Boston; Patricia A.Keefe, sales director, Gail Robinson Nichols, senior accountexecutive, Jessica Hamermesh, account executive, Nicole Collins,circulation/marketing coordinator, Parents Plus Inc., Boston. HightechnologyPatricia Riemitis, vice president of marketing, Applix Inc.,Westborough; Deborah H. Perry, vice president of sales and marketing,Internet Technologies Group Inc., Boston; William J. Burke, vicepresident of finance and administration, chief financial officer, andtreasurer, Teloquent Communications, Billerica; Roland Boucher, vicepresident of marketing, Vibrant Technologies Inc., Bedford; SallyKhudairi, solutions architect, Cambridge Technology Partners,Cambridge; Paul Mickens, office manager, Chris Guiod, accountmanager, Margie Sutton, marketing representative, Sun Data Inc.,Framingham.Thomas R. Holler, vice president of finance, Cerulean TechnologyInc., Marlborough; Lucia Antonellis and Jan Reynolds O'Neill, salesexecutives, Omnet Technology Corp.; Jeffrey P. Stamen, chiefexecutive, Syncra Software, Cambridge; Roy Kok, director of productmanagement, VenturCom Inc., Cambridge; Richard S. Sidell, vicepresident and chief technologist, Aseco Corp., Marlborough; PascalDelloue, international business manager, Parlex Corp., Methuen; JohnDesmond, vice president, Patricia E. Lehan, director of marketingcommunications, Frances Y.J. Wheeler, director of public relations,Incentive Systems, Burlington.