People in the News

Julian Wiles has been named the new chief operating officer of Milwaukee-based Perlick Corp.

Sister Andrea Lee announced she will step down as president of Alverno College at the end of the school year.

Anne Reed, president and chief executive officer of the Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Humane Society, announced she will retire this fall.

Mequon-based Kendall Packaging Corp., a provider of flexible packaging solutions, announced that David Roche has been promoted to chief financial officer of the company.

Elmer Moore Jr., the executive director of Scale Up Milwaukee has been appointed by Gov. Tony Evers to serve as the chief executive officer and executive director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA).

The former chief executive officer of ManpowerGroup has been appointed to the board of advisors of Milwaukee-based Like|Minded.

BizTimes Milwaukee is seeking nominations for its upcoming Rising Stars in Real Estate feature. Profiles of those selected will appear in the May 9, 2022 edition of the magazine.

Rich Lundt has been named general manager of The Trade Milwaukee, a nine-story boutique hotel currently under construction in the Deer District.

Ossie Kendrix, who has led the Milwaukee-based African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin for the past five years as president and CEO, announced Wednesday he has started a new role with a Dallas-based nonprofit organization.

Sue Marks, the founder and chief executive officer of Brookfield-based Cielo, will step down as CEO, and turn the role over to Marissa Geist, the company’s chief operating officer.

Michael Cudahy, one of Milwaukee’s most prominent entrepreneurs and philanthropists, died on March 11 at age 97.

Van Horn Automotive Group employees now own a 77% majority stake in the Plymouth-based company.