Announcements.

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Bankers

Jason Gudvi has been appointed business development officer for Manufacturers Bank of Los Angeles, focusing on the San Fernando Valley region. Gudvi formerly was assistant vice president and financial sales manager for City National Bank's Woodland Hills office. Elgin Nelson was named business development officer for the San Diego Region. Nelson previously was a business development officer in the insurance division for Summit Bancorp in Cranford. N.J.

Mastaneh Masghati was named vice president and product manager for Cole Taylor Bank in Chicago Previously she was product manager at BankOne.

Service Providers

David Funsten has been named vice president with Barry Leeds & Associates Inc., New York. Funsten will establish a Southern branch office of the market research consulting firm, which designs and manages client research and marketing information programs. He will operate out of the company's new branch office in Memphis, Tenn. Funsten was formerly business unit leader at Acxiom.

Pamela Carter joined BAIGlobal Inc. of Tarrytown, N.Y. as part of the firm's expansion of its Qualitative MarketView division. Carter previously operated her own business in Tulsa, Okla. and will continue to work from Tulsa. Judi Korn has been promoted from vice president to vice president and research director.

Digital Insight Corp. has appointed three new senior vice presidents: Drew Hyatt is the senior vice president of Internet banking services; Bruce Isaacson is the new senior vice president of products, marketing and strategic alliances. William Kontgis is senior vice president of Internet banking operations. Joe McDoniel has been rea signed to senior vice president for strategic opportunities. Previously, he was senior vice president of operations.

William H. Andrews Jr. was named director of marketing for Market Line Associates of Atlanta. Formerly he was senior vice president and director of marketing for Union Planters Corp. in Memphis, Tenn.

Mergers

Fleet Government Banking agreed to buy the Muniflow business of Rulison & Co., a Rochester, -N.Y. based investment adviser and investment management firm. Muniflow provides cash-flow analysis and investment services to local government agencies. Joseph Rulison, president and CEO of Rulison & Co., and six other Rulison employees will operate from Fleet's Rochester regional offices. Rulison's private investment management portion will continue to operate independently.

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