Judge George Brown to Join Arbitration Firm

Judge George Brown will join Resolute Systems Inc. as a private mediator and arbitrator in the companys Memphis office upon his retirement from the bench in February. Brown served as a Circuit Court judge in the 30th Judicial District for more than 21 years. He also served on the Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Board for six years.

The following officers were elected to the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-Souths board of directors: Hal Lansky, chairman; Martha L. Perine Beard, first vice chairwoman; Pierre T. Landaiche III, second vice chairman; Reginald Peyton, secretary; and Marty Kiser, treasurer. In addition, Craig Marshall was elected to the board of directors. The following board members were named to the BBBs executive committee: Bob Gordon, Larry Coleman, Faye Cook, Larry Lewis and Joe McDonald.

Don MacDougall joined Thompson & Co. as a copywriter. MacDougall previously worked as a copywriter for Campbell-Ewald. He earned a bachelors degree from Framingham State College and a certificate of copywriting from The Creative Circus in Atlanta.

Patricia Suite joined Ellers, Oakley, Chester & Rike Inc. as a designer. Suite previously worked for EOCR parent company SSR, serving as plumbing and fire protection designer. She attended the Nashville Technological Institute for construction management and civil engineering and is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University.

Albert Cantu, president of Terminix International, received the 2003-2004 Economics Educator of the Year award from the economics department of the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics. Cantu, a member of the departments advisory board, earned bachelors and masters degrees from the U of M.

Bob Word was promoted to executive vice president, real estate and construction lending for Enterprise National Bank. Word is a graduate of the Commercial Lending School at Vanderbilt University.

Carye Herbert was named vice president and security officer for Enterprise National Bank. Herbert, a certified fraud examiner, received a bachelors degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She previously served as area security officer for Regions Bank.

Memphis Motorsports Park announced the following new hires: Don Rovak, director of ticket sales and operations; and Josh Calbaugh and Shay McClain, corporate account executives in ticket sales.

Derek Strong joined Ellers, Oakley, Chester & Rike Inc. as a mechanical engineer. Strong earned a bachelors degree from Mississippi State University.

Leonard L. McKinnon was named executive vice president and senior commercial lender at Enterprise National Bank. McKinnon formerly served as director of corporate and investment banking with SunTrust Bank. He earned a bachelors degree from the University of Tennessee and a masters degree from Emory University.

Debra LeJeune joined M&F Bank as branch president of the loan production office. LeJeune, a graduate of the Mid-South School of Banking, has more than 17 years of banking experience.

Andy McArtor was named director of standards and training at iviation. McArtor, who earned a bachelors degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy, has more than 15 years of worldwide aviation experience. He was a distinguished graduate of the USAF Pilot Instructor School, as well as the USAF Academic Instructor School.

Charles McKelroy was appointed vice president and branch sales manager for the Crescent Center location of Enterprise National Bank. McKelroy is a graduate of the University of Mississippi.