Amini C. Kajunju was named president of the African-American Institute, a U.S.-based nonprofit with a mission to strengthen human capacity in Africa. Prior to this appointment, she was the executive d
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Wells Fargo & Co. named Yvette Hollingsworth chief compliance officer. Before this appointment, Hollingsworth was managing director and global head of Operations Compliance and Financial Crimes Co
Ola Akinboboye was named national president of the Association of Black Cardiologists. He is the medical director of Laurelton Heart Specialists P.C. in Rosedale, N.Y., an associate professor at Corne
D.A. Abrams was named chief diversity and inclusion officer of the United States Tennis Association. Prior to this, he served as the executive director of the U.S.T.A.’s Eastern Section, where his l
Philip D. Cooke was appointed chief of staff at Kings County Hospital Center in New York City. Before this, he served as associate executive director of external affairs for 11 years at Queens Hospita
Roger M. Bobb, former supervising producer and executive vice president of Tyler Perry Studios, formed his own film and television production company, Bobbcat Films. His film career began in 1995, whe
Darrell A. Brown was appointed executive director of the Washington, D.C., Small Business Development Center, located at Howard University in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration si
General Motors Co. appointed Brooke Ellis diversity media manager, a newly created position. Ellis will oversee multiplatform consumer media plans for the multicultural market. She will also manage bo
Ken Gibbs was named chief operating officer and executive editor of TheLoop21.com. Gibbs’ new role will be rooted in infrastructure design and maintenance of the site; he will also manage the editor
Teri Coaxum was appointed regional advocate for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy’s Region II. Covering the states of New York, New Jersey, the U.S. Virgin Islands and th