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Twinlab Corp. (TWLB) appointed John McCusker as CFO. He most recently was CFO at Geraghty & Miller Inc., an environmental services company.

M.D. Labs Inc. hired Greg O’Daniel as director of sales and marketing. He previously was executive director of the Kneipp Corp. of America and president/CEO of Temco USA Inc.

Bruce Mullins of Portland, OR-based Coffee Bean International, a specialty coffee roaster, was promoted to VP of product development and education.

AMBI Inc. (AMBI) named Robert Flynn, former chairman and CEO of NutraSweet Co., chairman, replacing Sheldon Gilgore, who will remain a board member. Marvin Moser of Yale University was added to the board.

Hauser Inc. (HAUS) said William Bill Keeney joined Hauser as GM-natural ingredients in September. He is responsible for Hauser’s Foods, Flavors and Nutraceuticals business unit.

Rexall Sundown Inc. (RXSD) named Gerald Holly, former executive VP of operations at Pharmavite Corp., as its executive VP of operations, responsible for manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, research and development, quality control, and quality assurance operations.