DuPage Co. Movers & Shakers
The Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst, appointed David Mack general manager of its wholly owned subsidiary PTI Integrated Systems of Scottsdale, Ariz.. Mack, who will be responsible for and oversee all company operations and the development of new strategies for future growth, most recently served as Chamberlain's director of advanced development.
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors honored Country Insurance & Financial Services agent Peter Minus of Bartlett with its National Multiline Sales Award and National Sales Achievement Award. Minus serves customers from his office in Wheaton.
Alp Haciosmanoglu joined Tandem Development Group, Hoffman Estates, as development manager. A member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks and the International Council of Shopping Centers, Haciosmanoglu previously served as director of design and planning at Heitman Architects in Itasca.
Tom Harig of Arlington Heights and Joe Zito of Plainfield , both of The Keystone Group in Chicago, were awarded the 2007 Mid-Size Company Turnaround of the Year, Honorable Mention by the International Turnaround Management Association. Harig and Zito were recognized for their work revitalizing a family-owned Canadian automotive parts company.
Michela D'Alesio of Addison; Elisa Sewell of Buffalo Grove; Karin Simons of Elk Grove Village and Martha Barrows Dauber of Glenview have become independent consultants with Tastefully Simple Inc., a direct-sales company of easy-to-prepare gourmet products.
Palatine resident David A. Prichard was promoted to the newly created position of vice president, investor relations and corporate communications with Westchester-based Corn Products International Inc., a provider of agriculturally derived ingredients to diversified industries. Prichard, who has more than 20 years of investor relations and corporate communications experience, joined the company in 2005.
Public accounting and consulting firm Crowe Chizek and Company LLC announce the following appointments in its Oak Brook office: Susan DiMenna, senior staff, enterprise solutions; Danesh Kothari, staff enterprise solutions; and Cody Polodna, staff, performance.
Farmers Insurance Group agent Jose Amezquita of Itasca completed a five-day Career Agents Course at the University of Farmers, Agoura Hills, Calif., to learn how to understand the needs of customers and help them choose the right insurance.