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PharmaPrint Inc. appointed C. Richard Piazza president and CEO. Elliot Friedman, the current chairman and CEO, will remain as full-time chairman.

Helen Midwood was promoted to Canadian sales manager at Delta, BC, Canada-based Nature’s Path Foods.

Michelle Hoffsten was promoted to director of marketing at Petaluma, CA-based Muir Glen Organic Tomato Products, a subsidiary of Sedro-Woolley, WA-based Small Planet Foods.

Banner Pharmacaps has appointed Scott Larkin regional sales & marketing manager for the Mountain States/Midwest.

OnHealth Network Co. appointed Ronald Stevens as CFO, Mary Bruno senior VP of publishing and Andrea Meditch VP of premium program development.

Fortitech of Schenectady, NY, appointed Lain Phillips to the position of European sales manager based in Manchester, England.

Benelink Snd Bhd was appointed Malaysian distributor for Lane Labs of the U.S., a nutraceuticals research and development firm.

Annie Hunt was appointed as national grocery purchasing director for Wild Oats Markets.

Jennifer Matuschek joined the Denver investment banking group Tucker Anthony Cleary Gull as VP. She was formerly with Hanifen Imhoff.

Robin Rogosin left Whole Foods Market Inc. to join eNutrition as VP of merchandise.

Boca Burger Inc. named Bernie Sezon Northeast regional sales manager.

SPINS, the San Francisco-based natural products industry marketing information firm, hired Adam Croan as market research manager; Warren Jones and Fernando Rivera as natural products experts; and Elizabeth Steele as natural products specialist.

Sunny Crowley started A Natural Choice to broker natural products in HI.

Chromatic Marketing, a natural and mass market brokerage, said Chris Lobo and Michelle Nemcek have taken over brokerage operations. Liz DeCleene will continue as management consultant and trainer, focusing on designing and implementing training seminars on products, sales, customer service and merchandising.