Porsche Cars North America has appointed a new president and CEO to succeed Klaus Zellmer as head of the Atlanta-based unit. Kjell Gruner, 53, will take up the post Nov. 1, leaving his positions as chief marketing officer and global vice president for marketing for the storied Stuttgart sports car manufacturer. Mr. Zellmer, meanwhile, will leave […]
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Carter Center Names New VPs of Peace, Health Programs
New faces abound at the Carter Center, which has been filling open executive roles throughout the pandemic, most recently naming vice presidents for peace and health programs. New CEO Paige Alexander took the helm in June after Ambassador Mary Ann Peters’s departure earlier this year. This month, the center named Barbara Smith, founder of the […]
UPS Promotes Trade, Global Affairs Expert to New Executive Role
United Parcel Service Inc. has promoted a former U.S. foreign service officer, trade negotiator and long-time global public affairs expert for a new executive position that melds together functions related to external communication and government advocacy. Laura Lane, who most recently served nearly a decade as UPS’s president for global public affairs in Washington and […]
Focus Brands Taps Former Starbucks Exec as New Head of International
Atlanta-based franchising firm Focus Brands has tapped a new head for its international business unit. The franchisor of concepts like Auntie Anne’s, Carvel Ice Cream, Moe’s Southwest Grill and other brands has promoted Beto Guajardo, who joined the company to serve as president of Scholtzsky’s Deli in 2019, to step into the role. Mr. Guajardo is […]
Rinnai Names New VP and General Counsel
Rinnai Corp., the Japanese-owned maker of the top-selling tankless water heaters in the U.S., has added a new vice president and general counsel. Perry McGuire joins the company from the law firm of Smith, Gambrell and Russell LLP, where he served the firm as outside counsel for five years. He practiced general corporate law with […]
Cortland Buys U.K. Apartment Developer
Atlanta apartment giant Cortland, which has about 55,000 units in 18 U.S. cities, has purchased the U.K. firm LIV Group in Leeds as it continues an expansion into that market. Cortland CEO Steven DeFrancis told the Atlanta Business Chronicle that the acquisition would ensure the company doesn’t have to start from scratch in a market that is […]
Swiss Firm to Hire 93 in Gwinnett Factory Relocation
Gwinnett County officials announced during a visit to Switzerland that Elma Electronic Inc. would hire 93 people at a new factory in Lawrenceville. The Swiss subsidiary with a U.S. base in Fremont, Calif., is consolidating cabinet manufacturing in Georgia, where it already had a facility inherited after acquiring a division of Scientific Atlanta in 2004. The […]
Classic Cars to Cranberry Powder: Local Organizations Post Tangible Trade Leads
Local economic development leaders often make the case that Georgia-made products are in high demand overseas. In the past few weeks, they have posted the lists to prove it. The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s office in Brazil, which always seems busy, has sourced credible buyers for a range of products, from RFID technology, aerospace […]
Toyo Tire Expanding Again, This Time with $138M
As the top producer in the world for Japanese tire maker Toyo Tire, the Cartersville, Ga., plant wouldn’t seem primed for expansion. Already, Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. churns out 11.5 million tires per year after at least four expansions over more than a decade. But Toyo has quintupled down on the Georgia operation, […]
Swedish Chamber Names New Executive Director
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia has named a new executive director with 20 years of experience living and working in the United States. Ida Pond, who came to the U.S. to study in 1998, has a bachelor’s degree in public relations as well as an MBA from Mercer University. She has worked in […]
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