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* Robert Relyea, president of production for MGM Pictures and United Artists Pictures, has decided not to renew his contract and will leave his post effective Jan. 1. Relyea, a 45-year industry veteran said in a statement that he intends to pursue the independent producing of films.
* Chuck Olson has been named chief financial officer of Scan, a Long Beach-based senior health plan.
* Joe Badawi has been promoted to project director for the Los Angeles office of IA, a workplace consulting firm.
* Los Angeles-based executive search firm Korn/Ferry International named Robert McNab as Americas and Asia/Pacific president of its online subsidiary Futurestep. He is a former president and CEO of Corestaff Staffing.
* Executive search firm DHR International has hired Gabriella Colantoni as executive vice president in its Los Angeles office. She is a former Korn/Ferry International executive.
* Real estate firm Jim Dickson Realtors of Pasadena has changed its name to Dickson Realtors.
* Armen Grigorian has been promoted to technical director at Studio City, a broadcast marketing agency.
* Jeff Dumbrell has been promoted to executive director of sales development at B3 Corp., a Sherman Oaks-based provider of private-label e-commerce infrastructure to financial services firms.
* Terry Botwick has been named president and chief operating officer of Chicago-based media company Big Idea Productions. A former CBS Entertainment senior vice president, Botwick will be based in Los Angeles.
* Global Brand Marketing Inc., a Santa Barbara-based footwear licensing company, has named Andrew Tate vice president of product development. He is a former Nike executive.
* Scott Harkcom has been named director of information technology by Crown Media U.S., which operates Hallmark Channel U.S. A former IT executive at PeopleSupport Inc., Harkcom will be based in Studio City.
* Manufacturers Bank, which caters to the business community, has appointed Norio Kanai vice president and business development officer for the South Bay.
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