Business people
Deluxe Corp., Shoreview, named Lynn Grubb managing director for rewards and loyalty. Grubb was head of new client partnerships for American Express Loyalty Edge and served as chair of the Loyalty Track at Card Forum.
AmeriPride Services, Minnetonka, named Kristin LeBre director of U.S. labor relations and human resources. LeBre was in-house counsel for ShopNBC and served on the Minnesota State Bar Association Employment Law Governing Council. AmeriPride also named Kathy Jennings senior director/operations controller and Todd Schlachter director of direct sales.
Exosite, Minneapolis, named Lizabeth Converse chief operating officer. Converse was a founder and managing partner for White Pine Consulting Group and worked for Avaya Communications and Lucent Technologies.
Recombinetics, St. Paul, named David Aberle vice president of finance and interim chief financial officer. Aberle held leadership positions for St. Jude Medical. Recombinetics also named Dr. David Brown vice president of biomedicine. Brown was a staff physician at Children's Minnesota and worked for Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Northcountry Cooperative Foundation, Minneapolis, named Shaun McElhatton senior development counsel. McElhatton was an attorney for Leonard, Street and Deinard. He served on the board for First Children's Finance and Historic St. Paul.
Burn & McDonnell, Bloomington, named Lana Tullis senior staff engineer. Tullis joined Burn & McDonnell in 1995 and later worked as an environmental engineer for Bolton & Menk. She served as chair for the Central States Water Environment Assocation.
Palisade Asset Management, Minneapolis, named Jennifer McCord compliance officer and a member of the investment committee. McCord was a due diligence manager at Ameriprise Financial and an investment strategist at U.S. Trust Co.
Stylmark, Fridley, named Joe Roginski vice president of sales and marketing. Roginski was vice president of sales and marketing for Colony Displays and held leadership positions for Rose Displays and McCue Corp.
Anderson CC, Edina, named John Healy project executive. Healy was construction manager for United Properties and Frauenshuh. Anderson CC also named Joe Kraus project manager. Kraus was a project manager for Frauenshuh.
Rixmann Cos., Burnsville, named Rob Vanden Broecke director of operations for CashPass Network. Vanden Broecke worked for Kinetic and St. Croix Promotions & Retail.
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