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PEOPLE BUSINESS $107 .3K Cost of all gifts from ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas,’ up 6.1% from 2011 Source: PNC Wealth Management EXECUTIVE MOVES American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Alton Abramowitz, 64, was promoted to president of the organization. He was previously vice president. TheLadders: Alexandre Douzet, 38, was promoted to chief executive of the online jobmatching service. He co-founded the company and was previously chief operating officer. Organic: David Bryant, 42, joined the digital marketing agency as chief creative officer. He was previously creative strategist at Google. Mark Murata, 50, joined as chief talent officer. He was previously senior vice president, talent acquisition and retention, at Digitas. The Halo Group: Michael Gambino, 47, joined the marketing communications and branding agency as executive creative director. He was previously group creative director at McCann. Skanska USA: Jennifer Murphy, 45, joined the construction management company as national marketing director for its civil business unit. She was previously vice president and corporate director of marketing and strategic development at Plaza Construction Corp. JPMorgan Chase & Co.: Marianne Lake, 43, was promoted to chief financial officer of the bank, effective early next year. She is chief financial officer of its consumer unit. Medidata Solutions: Eileen Schloss, 59, joined the cloud-based clinical development company as executive vice president of human resources. She was previously executive vice president of human resources at Rovi Corp. Starcom USA: Tom Brookbanks, 40, joined the branding agency as senior vice president and global director, a newly created position. He was previously managing director at MEC. Eric Bridge, 38, joined as senior vice president and director, a newly created position. He was previously media director at SapientNitro. Jeff Liang, 35, joined as senior vice president and director, a newly created position. He was previously vice president and director at PHD. Forest City Ratner Cos.: Michael E. Lonsway, 44, was promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer of the real estate management company. He was previously senior vice president, capital markets, with its parent company, Forest City Enterprises Inc. Heart of Brooklyn: Liz Harris, 64, joined the nonprofit cultural partnership as director. She was previously executive vice president at UNC Partners Inc. KARA MEDOFF BARNETT will lead Lincoln Center Global, for-hire consultants advising arts groups on how to grow. GOTHAM GIGS Lincoln Center’s biz whiz She wanted to dance, but realized ‘my brain was more flexible than my hamstring’ Kara Medoff Barnett began studying ballet at the age of 3 but gave up on becoming a professional dancer when she realized “my brain was more flexible than my hamstring.” ¶ Her smarts took her from Duke University to Harvard Business School and toward the top of the arts world. On Dec. 3, the 34-year-old mother of two was appointed to lead Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ new consulting practice. As managing director for Lincoln Center Global, Ms. Medoff Barnett will help arts organizations with strategic planning, programming, branding, fundraising and staff development. ¶ Ms. Medoff Barnett said it’s an “opportune time” to launch a business that builds on the resources of the largest arts organization in the world because it just finished a six-year, $1.2 billion renovation. The group could help Lincoln Center bring in additional revenue, easing its dependence on fundraising. ¶ The consultancy grew out of a The world’s biggest arts org opens consulting shop pilot project Lincoln Center started in 2010 when it helped the Chinese city of Tianjin develop plans for a performing-arts center. As news of the Tianjin initiative spread, other arts organizations called, asking for help. ¶ There are no new clients yet, but several are in the works. Ms. Medoff Barnett declined to say how much Lincoln Center earned from the Tianjin project or what it charges for its services. “This isn’t about quantity,” she explained. ¶ A Duke course on Broadway production persuaded her to seek a career on the Great White Way and move to New York. By the time she was 24, she had won a Tony as a producer of the 2003 revival of Long Day’s Journey Into Night. In 2007, the North Carolinian joined Lincoln Center as a fellow and worked as an internal consultant and fundraiser. ¶ “You can’t think of fundraising as a burden,” she said. “It’s an opportunity for someone to —theresa agovino create a legacy.” buck ennis —eva saviano 8 | Crain’s New York Business | December 3, 2012

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Crains New York - December 3, 2012
In the Boroughs
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The Insider
Business People
Opinion
Greg David
Report: Best Places to Work
Classifieds
For the Record
Small Business
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New York, New York
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