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PEOPLE BUSINESS Life expectancy for NYC babies in 2010, up 3 years in a decade Source: NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene 80.9 EXECUTIVE MOVES Stribling & Associates Ltd.: Elizabeth Ann Stribling-Kivlan, 33, was promoted to president of the residential real estate firm. She was previously executive vice president of marketing and business development. Elizabeth Stribling, 68, was appointed chairman. She was previously president. Kirk Henckels, 61, was appointed vice chairman. He continues as director at Stribling Private Brokerage. Alvarez & Marsal: Albert Schiff, 70, joined the consulting firm as managing director and chief executive of its executive benefits consulting division, a newly created position. He was previously chief executive at NYLEX Benefits. The Halo Group: Tom Cunningham, 43, joined the marketing communications and branding agency as chief marketing officer. He was previously senior vice president of marketing and business development at Regan Communications. Schoology: Brad Baird, 44, joined the cloud-based learning platform company as chief revenue officer, a newly created position. He was previously chief operating officer at International Learning Corp. RF Binder: Linda Perry-Lube, 55, joined the communications company as chief digital officer. She was previously chief digital officer at the American Museum of Natural History. Pace University: Photeine Anagnostopoulos, 53, was appointed trustee. She continues as senior adviser for New Jersey’s commissioner of education. SecureWatch 24: Jay Stuck, 59, was promoted to executive vice president of sales for the security services company. He was previously vice president of sales and continues as chief marketing officer. Anthony Falconite, 43, was promoted to senior vice president of investigations and affordable-housing security services. He was previously director of investigative services. Anthony Iannone, 32, was promoted to senior vice president, research and technology. He was previously director of software development. American London Symphony Orchestra Foundation: Mary Hastings, 50, was promoted to executive director at the nonprofit. She was previously director of development. Literacy Assistance Center: Ira Yankwitt, 46, joined the nonprofit as executive director. He was previously executive director of program initiatives at the city Department of crain photo composite, gettyimages, newscom CO-MAJORITY LEADERS: Dean Skelos (left) and Jeff Klein will test whether two heads are better than one. GOTHAM GIGS GOP-Dem power-sharing. As awkward as it sounds? Sens. Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein team up to control the Senate Behold, Skleinos! The half-Democrat, halfRepublican mutant hybrid is emerging from the foggy depths of Albany to seize control of the state Senate. ¶ The state capital has seen its share of odd combinations (the “four amigos” Democrats who joined Republicans to briefly take control of the Senate in 2009) and its share of monstrous deals, but nothing quite like the power-sharing arrangement that will take effect this month between Sens. Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein. ¶ Mr. Skelos, who heads the 30-member Republican conference, and Mr. Klein, leader of the five-member breakaway Independent Democratic Conference, announced the powersharing deal after the November election, which initially appeared to give the chamber’s majority to the regular Democratic conference, maligned for ineffectively leading the Senate in 2010. ¶ Details are still being worked out. Messrs. Skelos and Klein (each of whom declined to comment for this story) have agreed to share the role of Senate president, rotating the title every two weeks. Both men will be at the negotiating table with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver during budget negotiations. Both will decide which bills come to the floor for a vote, and how much money to allocate for staffing needs. ¶ Essentially, Albany’s longstanding “three men in a room” configuration will add a chair for one more. ¶ A spokesman for Mr. Skelos said the respect and admiration between the two leaders will overcome any awkwardness born from the power-sharing deal. But regular Senate Democrats say the arrangement hurts minorities (both men are white). Mr. Cuomo has said he will judge the coalition based on its ability to fall in line with his agenda. —andrew hawkins And they called it Skleinos 8 | Crain’s New York Business | January 7, 2013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - January 7, 2013

IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
SMALL BUSINESS
BUSINESS PEOPLE
OPINION
REPORT: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
GREG DAVID
FOR THE RECORD
REAL ESTATE DEALS
CLASSIFIEDS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE BREAKFAST
OUT AND ABOUT
SNAPS

Crains New York - January 7, 2013