• John Prunskis, MD, FIPP, was chosen by Becker’s ASC Review, leading source of healthcare industry information, as a top person to know in the Ambulatory Surgery Center industry. Prunskis was selected for making an impact on the ASC industry and standing out as a leader in the field. In 2012, Prunskis founded Barrington Pain and Spine Institute, Illinois’ only Ambulatory Surgery Center dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of spine and other pain problems.
• Northbrook-based KemperSports announced that, for the third consecutive year, it has been named the Club Management Company of the Year by the BoardRoom magazine. The three consecutive years of being honored is unprecedented in the 16-year history of the magazine’s “Excellence in Achievement” awards.
• PCTEL, Inc., a leader in performance critical telecom solutions, announced the appointment of Shelley Bacastow of Burr Ridge to vice president and general counsel.Bacastow succeeds Varda Goldman.
• Kenneth Hehn, EIT, engineer intern, recently joined Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Chicago regional office. He will be responsible for calculations, field measurements and design work for transportation projects.
• Dynatrace, the market leader in the new generation of application performance management, today announced that John Van Siclen has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.
Kessler Orlean Silver & Co., P.C. is pleased to announce that it has merged in Ruzicka & Associates, Ltd. of Northbrook, IL effective December 1, 2014. Ruzicka & Associates, Ltd. and its three principals have moved into the KOS offices in Deerfield, IL and operate under the KOS name. Founded 38 years ago, Ruzicka & Associates, Ltd. provides a full range of accounting and tax services with a strong specialty niche servicing not for profit clients.
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