Pleasantville-resident John Pizzarelli has been named chief executive at CIFG Holding Ltd., a Bermuda-based bond insurer, it said today.

The appointment was announced in connection with the completion of a $1.4 billion buyout of CIFG by two Paris-based bankers, Banque Populaire Group and Caisse d’Epargne Group.

Pizzarelli assumes his leadership duties as the company is evaluating its long-term strategic plan, CIFG said.

CIFG established its headquarters in Bermuda earlier this year.

Jacques R. Rolfo, who had served as CIFG’s chief executive, is no longer with the company, CIFG said.

Pizzarelli spent more than 20 years at Armonk-based MBIA Inc. as head of global infrastructure before moving to CIFG last spring, a spokesman said.

The Rockland County Board of Realtors recently installed its 2008 officers and directors. They are Raj Bajaj, president; Adam DiFrancesco, president-elect; Warren Switzler, secretary; Denise Murphy, treasurer; Nettie Price, immediate past president; Roberta Bangs, past president. Directors are Justine Aiello, Ben Glazer, Diane Wanamaker, Roland Hakim, Liz Rosenblatt, Marta Segarra-Allen, Linda Lipkins, Mike Nuzzo, Bill Thorne; Affiliates: Drew Kessler, Barry Dorfman.

ITT Corp., a defense contractor and manufacturer based in Harrison, named Robert L. Ellis as its chief inclusion and diversity officer to oversee workplace diversity programs. Ellis, 56, joins ITT from Northrop Grumman, where he established the strategic diversity program for its electronic systems & integration division. He also served as head of strategic diversity for Northrop’s integrated systems sector for eight years.

PepsiCo Inc., the Purchase-based soft drink giant, appointed Dr. Mehmood Khan to the new position of chief scientific officer. Khan has more than 20 years of experience in the medical and pharmaceutical field. Most recently, he served as president of Takeda Pharmaceuticals Global Research and Development Center. He previously worked at the Mayo Clinic as the director of diabetes, endocrinology and nutrition clinical trial unit. At PepsiCo, Khan will oversee the company’s long-term research strategy.

Juma Technology Corp. of Farmingdale recently named two Westchester County residents to its senior management team. Anthony M. Servidio of Bronxville was appointed chairman and chief executive officer. Joseph Fuccillo of Pleasantville was promoted to president and will also continue in the position of chief technology officer.

One to One Leadership, a management consulting firm based in Pelham, announced that it has named Sean O’Neil as its new principal. O’Neil will oversee the design of new corporate training formats, including Leading Lawyers, a program that helps lawyers improve their leadership skills. O’Neil previously spent three years managing real estate transactions for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s New York office.

Schott Corp., a specialty glass manufacturer based in Elmsford, said that Gerald J Fine has been named president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. Fine came aboard as vice president/business development of Schott North America Inc. in June after a previous career at Corning. Fine most recently was an engineering professor at Boston University. Fine earned a bachelor’s degree at Amherst College and a Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology.

Frank W. Whalley has been named the vice president of operations for United Parcel Service’s metro New York district. The job includes the oversight of more than 4,600 employees and eight facilities serving Manhattan, the Bronx and southern Westchester County. Whalley began his career with the company in 1976 as a part-time loader in the west Long Island district. He most recently was district manager in northern Ohio.

Hudson Valley Holding Corp. of Yonkers said that Bruno J. Gioffre has retired from the boards of the holding company and its subsidiary, Hudson Valley Bank. Gioffre, who was elected a director in November 2006, retired to devote more time to “personal pursuits,� according to the bank. Gioffre, a resident of New Canaan, Ct., is the former chairman of Sound Federal Savings Bank in White Plains. Hudson Valley Bank, with more than $2 billion in assets, has 24 branches in Westchester, Rockland, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Stamford, Ct. Bank officials could not be reached for comment about their plans for a board member to replace Gioffre.

JMT Consulting Group, a Patterson company that helps nonprofit organizations with their technology systems, said Kent Hollrah has been named president. Hollrah will report to Jacqueline Tiso, the chief executive and and founder of the company. He has more than 25 years of experience of management with technology companies, JMT said. Hollrah most recently served as president and chief operating officer at Periscope Holdings, an Austin-Texas-based company. He is a former chief executive of MIP Inc., also of Austin.

The man who was the first chairman of the Rockland County chapter of SCORE, an organization that provides volunteer counseling to small businesses, has been named district director for the Lower Hudson Valley and Long Island region. Mark D. Rothenberg, who has been with SCORE since 2003 and an assistant district director since last year, will seek to expand the region’s counseling programs. Rothenberg has more than 40 years of business, management and operational experience in retail and distribution on Long Island and worked as chief operating officer of United Water New York.

Dr. Steven M. Safyer, a New Rochelle resident, has been named president and chief executive of Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College, in New York. Safyer, 58, will replace the retiring Dr. Spencer Foreman starting Jan. 7, 2008.

Safyer, who has worked at the center for 25 years, has been senior vice president and chief medical officer since 1998. He is a professor of medicine and a professor of epidemiology and population health at Einstein college of medicine.

Christopher Furey, chief executive at Another 9 LLC, has left the Eastview-based technology consultancy “to pursue new ventures,� the company said yesterday.

Prior to joining Another 9, Furey was CEO at Savvy Networks, a predecessor to Another 9.

Houlihan Lawrence has hired Sena Baron and Nancy Zucker as Licensed Real Estate Associates in the Chappaqua office.

Baron began her career in real estate in 1994 at Perry Kennedy Realty. After working there for four years, she joined Prudential Holmes & Kennedy. Zucker began working in the real estate industry in 1995 after leaving a long-term career in marketing and advertising. Her first job was with Randolph Properties in Chappaqua, where she worked for four years, before moving to Prudential Holmes & Kennedy, where she worked for the past six years.

Commercial office brokerage CB Richard Ellis Inc. said Tim Donohue of White Plains, formerly an associate at Jones Lang LaSalle, has joined the company as a senior associate. Donohue will be based in the Stamford, Conn. office and work with clients in Westchester and Fairfield counties. He is a board member of The Rotary Club of White Plains and a member of the Business Council of Westchester.

The New York Business Hall of Fame is accepting nominations of New York state companies and business leaders through Jan. 31 for its second annual hall of fame induction.

Nominations can be made online the Hall of Fame’s Web site (www.newyorkbhof.com). There are nine categories, including business leaders from small, medium and large size businesses; companies of various sizes; nonprofit organizations; and corporate volunteers.

Nominations cost $50 each. For more information, including nominee qualifications, go to www.newyorkbhof.com or call Ron Dresner at 800-990-6685.

Steven Fialkow, president and chief executive officer of National Home Health Care of Scarsdale, will keep his position following an expected sale of the company to AG Home Health, according to the Scarsdale company’s proxy released this week.

Fialkow’s annual salary would be reduced from $545,475 to $475,000, but he will receive an interest in AG Home Health, among other contract changes. Fialkow’s father, Frederick H. Fialkow, the company’s chairman, would see his recently-amended employment agreement terminate upon the completion of the sale.

In August, National Home Health Care said the sale’s closing had been extended to Nov. 21 to allow for regulatory review.

Heineken USA in White Plains said that Kheri Holland Tillman has joined the beer importer’s marketing department as vice president for the Amstel Light and Dos Equis brands. Tillman replaces Willem van der Hoeven, who transferred to manage operations for Heineken South Africa.

Previously, Tillman spent eight years with Kraft Foods Inc. in a number of roles, most recently as brand director for new beverage products, and as a brand manager for multi-million dollar products, such as Grape Nuts, Raisin Bran, Cool Whip and Jell-O. She also served as director of business development and client services at Translation Consultation and Brand Imaging, a youth and urban marketing consultant for companies such as Samsung, Chevrolet and Verizon.

IntegraMed America Inc. of Purchase said yesterday that it has reorganized its businesses into three divisions, and announced management changes.

The operator of fertility centers and vein care clinics said the new divisions are Fertility Centers, Consumer Services, and Vein Clinics. The company recently bought Vein Clinics of America.

Kush Agarwal, the chief executive officer of VCA before the acquisition, was named president of the Vein Clinics division. Joseph Travia, formerly senior vice president of IntegraMed’s Eastern division, was promoted to president of the Fertility Centers division. Pamela Schumann, formerly vice president of consumer services, was promoted to president of the Consumer Services division.

The Rockland Business Association signs up its 1,000 member this afternoon, reports the organization’s President and Chief Executive Officer Al Samuels.

Member 1,000 is the Old 76 House, a Tappan restaurant housed in a historic 17th tavern.

The RBA has nearly tripled its membership during the seven years that Samuels has been at the helm of the organization, which has its offices at the
Blue Hill office complex in Pearl River.

Samuels attributed the rise to a three-pronged approach that includes attracting members from outside the county and the establishment of subsidiary groups within the RBA.

The organization also broadened its mission beyond being a business-networking group, Samuels said.

“Public policy and economic development became primary focus,� he said. “And I think that has attracted a lot of the membership.�

The RBA, the county’s chamber of commerce, reached its 1,000-member goal just a month after celebrating its 40th year in business.