Irvine-based recruitment firm Decision Toolbox promotes Nicole Cox to VP of Recruitment and hires IT recruiters James McKinstry and Nikki Bell.

UK-based Impellam Group plc names Jim Boone has been named president and chief executive officer of Impellam's North American business operations, which include CORESTAFF Services and other staffing companies.

Joe Gerada, former CEO of Social Welfare Services in Malta, has been appointed as the new CEO of the The Foundation for Human Resources Development, a private funded organisation dedicated to the promotion of good human resource practices and the upgrading of competencies of the labour force in Malta.

Daniel E. Gold has joined Associated Estates Realty Corporation as Vice President of Human Resources.

Dennis Zeleny joins Sunoco, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.

DDN, provider of outsourced services to the life science industry, adds Janett Gray, Ph.D as Director of Regulatory Affairs, Peg Heinen as Director of Human Resources, and Joe Otto as Vice President of Information Technology.

Bettina Golwitzer has been hired as human resources/training manager at < a href="http://www.ctcu.org">Community Trust Credit Union, Gurnee, IL.

Former Microsoft executive Steve Berkowitz will be the new CEO for online real estate site operator Move, succeeding W. Michael Long, who is retiring from the company and its board.

Human Resource Management Association of Greensboro names its new President and board for 2009: Alison Nolan, President; Rick Willians, 1st Vice President; Sharon Eisele, 2nd Vice President; Wanda Swain, Secretary; Gillian Cross, Treasurer; Teresa Bailey, Board Member at Large; Rudy Allen, Board Member at Large; Lori Engebritson, SPHR, Board Member at Large; Rokey Rahim, Board Member at Large; Della Taylor, PHR, Workforce Readiness Chair; Clay Smith, HRCI Certification; Melissa Mills, Membership; Charlie Pistolis, College Relations; Rokey Rahim, Interim Diversity Chair; Brad Nelson, Governmental Affairs Chair; Will Graham, SHRM Foundation Chair; Teresa Bailey, Webmaster; DeAnna Turner, Newsletter; Donna Carr, Hospitality. John Hanley, is the Past President and will continue to sit on the board.

Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Kristine Avery, SPHR, SVP of Human Resources for FISC Solutions, is the newly elected President of the Human Resources Association of Southern Maine (HRASM).

Bruce Spiegel joins Buck Consultants as Principal and leader of the firm's Global Survey Resources, coming from Remedy Compensation Consulting where he served as Senior Leader of its Survey Practice.

E-procurement labor management company ClearPoint Business Resources, Inc. named Brian Delle Donne as its Chief Operating Officer.

Communications Systems, Inc. promotes Karen Nesburg Bleick to Vice President, Human Resources.