For the Week of September 2nd

Management Changes:

Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (Atlanta architectural design firm) has named Manny Dominguez, Liz Neiswander and Jay Thomson principals. The firm also appointed Mike Azumi, Jack Blake, David Frazier, Virginia Gaeblein and Bill Garcia associate principals; Earle Craft, Chris Curley, Brian Gassel, Holley Henderson, Joe Remling, and Richard Simonton senior associates; and Tonya Adair, Roger Anderson, Denice Beall, Dawn Bennett, Bryan Houser, Ryan Miller, Jeanie Oglesby, Richard Rounds and Lisa Vriesema associates.

Seaman Corp. (Wooster, Ohio, fabric manufacturer) has appointed Brad Hochberger western regional sales manager for industrial products. Hochberger is responsible for expanding and managing Seaman's business alliance with fabricators, distributors and customers in the western U.S.

Federated Department Stores Inc. (Cincinnati department store retailer) has promoted David Clark to senior vice president/human resources. Clark, who began his career with Federated in 1978, is responsible for corporate executive and organizational development, diversity and vendor development, training, selling services, compensation, retirement plans, group benefits and corporate facilities.

W.A.C. Lighting Co. (Garden City, N.Y., lighting designer and manufacturer) has hired Christopher Verone as account manager in Southern California. Verone is responsible for marketing the company's line to electrical distributors, as well as working with architects, designers and specifiers.

sevencontinents (Toronto fixture and mannequin manufacturer and designer) has appointed Bess (Liscio) Anderson vp of creative services. Anderson has relocated to Columbus, Ohio, where she will focus on local retail brands, business development and establishing trends within the industry. She was previously sevencontinents'director of marketing and design.

Emick Howard & Seibert Inc. (Seattle architecture and design firm) has hired Naomi Berg, marketing assistant; Theresa Ek, interior designer; Kelly Leonard, interior designer; and Mark McIntire, architect.

Temple-Inland Forest Products Corp. (Diboll, Texas, building products manufacturer) has added William Peek as plant manager of the company's medium density fiberboard plant in Shippenville, Pa.

AdSpace Networks Inc. (Burlingame, Calif., digital media manufacturer and distributor) has hired James Condon as vp of enterprise system sales. Condon is responsible for establishing CoolSign Digital Media Networking Systems in the retail industry. He previously served as vp of national sales at DMX Music.

Business Briefs

Bernstein-Rein Advertising Inc. (Kansas City, Mo., advertising agency) has formed a new division, the Brand Relationship Group. Rich Gabe has been appointed senior vp/executive director to lead the division.