Announcements.

• Position: Selections and appointment in the banking and marketing industries - Brief Article

Bankers

Jorge Garcia has been named vice president and director of training and organizational development at Kislak National Bank in Miami Lakes, Fla. Garcia came from Ocean Bank, where he was training director.

Financial Services

Lawrence E. Doran, formerly vice president of major accounts for BISYS Information Systems, has joined Houston-based Pinnacle Financial Strategies as chief relationship officer and director of marketing Among other appointments, William C. Bracken, CPA has been named chief financial officer, and David D. Mann has been named national sales director. Bracken previously served as chief financial officer, treasurer and chief accounting officer for a $2 billion bank. Mann most recently was district sales manager for Nortel Networks.

Service Providers

FutureBrand, an international brand consulting firm, has appointed Carol Parish as executive director of the firm's financial and professional services practice. Parish comes from The Deal, LLC, where she was vice president for marketing. FutureBrand, part of the Interpublic Group, is based in New York with 28 offices in 17 countries.

Bill Grogan was appointed to the new position of national category director for BannerDirect, a full-service direct marketing agency based in New York. His responsibilities will include generating new client relationships, with a specialization in the insurance industry.

Bart Duffy was named sales executive with PrimeNet Marketing Services of St. Paul, Minn. Duffy will be responsible for business development, focusing on national accounts, and with the health care and bank markets.

Alyce Piper was appointed vice president for sales and business development for OneCore Financial Network, a provider of e-finance programs for financial institutions. She is in charge of OneCore's West Coast initiative. Previously, she was vice president for sales and marketing at ReSourcePhoenix.com in San Rafael, Calif.

Jim Green, formerly vice president and deposit products manager at Compass Bank in Alabama, was named vice president, business development, at Specialty Direct Marketing Inc. of Annapolis, Md.

BISYS has completed its acquisition of Boston Institutional Group, a provider of outsource services for mutual fund complexes. The acquisition adds about 30 major mutual fund complexes to the BISYS platform. BISYS has also acquired The Insurance Exchange of America Inc., an insurance brokerage. The acquisition is intended to increase BISYS's marketing...