Novera Optics, a developer and manufacturer of dynamic photonic subsystems for communications equipment, announced that it has appointed Isaac Ohel to vice president of operations.

Princeton eCom, a provider of online billing services, announced the hiring of Jane Wallace to head the company's new Consumer Service Provider Division.

Apogee Networks, a provider of content and IP rating, billing, and settlement platforms, announced the appointment of Nina Aversano as executive vice president of worldwide field operations.

The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA), an international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, announced the appointment of Kimberly Kuo as vice president, communications.

Verascape, Inc., a provider of VoiceXML speech platforms, announced the appointment of Lou Marianacci to vice president of sales.

Louise Cashin was appointed to the position of general manager of international sales at Spectel-Multilink, a provider of multimedia conferencing systems.

MCK Communications, Inc., a provider of distributed voice solutions for the extended enterprise, announced the appointment of Deborah Edlund to vice president of U.S. sales and the promotion of Marc Flynn to vice president of international sales.

Palm, Inc. announced it has hired Todd Bradley, formerly executive vice president of global operations at Gateway Inc., to be executive vice president and chief operating officer for its Solutions Group.

SilverBack Technologies, Inc., a  management service provider (MSP), announced the promotion of Greg Bruell to the position of chief technology officer.

Band-X, a neutral, independent marketplace for wholesale telecommunications capacity, announced the appointment of Adrian Howe as chief financial
officer.

Protocall Communications, a business-to-business outbound call center, announced that Ellen Kleinknecht, general manager, was named a finalist for the Baltimore 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award.

Purple Solutions, a provider of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, has announced the appointment of Keith Lashley as vice president of sales and marketing.

KPNQwest, a pan-European data communications and hosting company, named Jeffrey Von Deylen its chief financial officer and executive vice president.

SER Solutions, Inc., a provider of knowledge-enabled software solutions, announced the appointment of Carl E. Mergele, former vice president and general counsel of the firm, to the position of chief executive officer.

Airwire.net, Inc., a provider of Alternative Local Loop (ALL) solutions, announced that Harley William (Bill) Beningfield, Ph.D., an expert in the avionics and Radio Frequency (RF) fields, has joined its Technical Advisory Board.

Endeca, a software solutions provider, announced two additions to the company's senior management team: James Baum as president and chief operating officer and Steve Sayre as vice president of marketing and business development.