Shop Talk

Kudos

Geoffrey and Robbie Roepstorff, CEO and president of Edison National Bank, respectively, were named Bankers of the Year by the Florida Bankers Association. 

Dr. William Figlesthaler, managing partner/shareholder at Specialists in Urology, and Len Zaiser III, president, CEO and founder of Structure Medical, will be inducted into the Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s 2010 Business Hall of Fame on Oct. 27.

Fort Myers Miracle principal owner Marv Goldklang is among the 2010 inductees into the Florida State League Hall of Fame.

Laird A. Lile, a Naples wills, trusts and estates attorney, received the Robert C. Scott Memorial Award from the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar in recognition of “his many years of untiring, devoted and invaluable service to the section.”

Denise L. Wheeler, managing shareholder of the Fowler White Boggs Fort Myers office, was nominated to the United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades County’s board of directors.

Jeff Roman was selected by the National Society of Professional Engineers as the recipient of the 2010 John W. Gregorits Management Study Fellowship. 

Career Moves

Dr. James “Jim” Martin was named president of the Edison State College Lee County campus. 

Naples-based Coral Hospitality named Brett Orlando as the general manager of Gansevoort Miami Beach Hotel, Spa, and Residences in Miami.

Leo Gibely was hired as the general manager at John Marazzi’s Audi Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Fort Myers.

Minka Brown joined Jinx McDonald Designs as interior designer. 

Joe Beattie III joined JKMilne Asset Management in Fort Myers as vice president of business development.

Pearl, a brand communications firm with offices in Cape Coral and Bonita Springs, hired Kathleen Taylor as its brand communications manager.

Senior Companion Care appointed Linda Herman, R.N., as supervisor and Melanie Roff as administrator.

Raquel Torres joined Eden Autism Services Florida as a development specialist.