Bermudianhas been appointed Senior Event/Account Associate at Total Marketing & Communications Limited.

As an event management specialist, Ms Kromer will be managing such events as the Bermuda Gourmet Getaway (formerly the Bermuda Culinary Arts Festival), the Ross Blackie Talbot Charity Classic.

She will also managing varied client corporate events, as well as any new international events on the horizon.

A graduate of Mount Saint Agnes Academy, Ms Kromer has over three years of experience in the marketing and event coordination field.

Prior to joining Total Marketing & Communications in June Ms Kromer was the marketing and events coordinator at the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.

There she was responsible for organising all of the events and activities for the community and special events for their 800 plus membership.

Ms Kromer organised the single largest event within the city of Hamilton ? Harbour Nights, as well as the sister event, Destination Dockyard at the West End of the Island.

Before joining the Chamber, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as marketing associate where she gained branding experience while working on numerous client presentations.

Ms Kromer attended Saint Mary?s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she graduated in 2002 with a degree in human resource management and industrial relations with a certificate in human resources.

Bank of Bermuda appoints two to funds services roles

Bank of Bermuda has made two new senior management appointments within its HSBC Securities Services division. is to head its Alternative Funds Service (AFS) andwill assume the role of Head of the Institutional Funds Service (IFS).

Ms Arandjelovic said: ?The alternative funds sector is undergoing phenomenal growth globally and I look forward to making a significant contribution to the continued success of our local business.?

A Bermudian, Ms Arandjelovic has extensive experience in fund administration and has been with the Bank of Bermuda since 1986 during which time she has taken on a range of increasingly complex roles within the financial and management accounting areas of the division.

Mr. Caza, a qualified Chartered Accountant from Canada, is a new appointment to the HSBC Group. He has over 20 years of experience in the funds industry in Bermuda working at both Foundation Capital Strategies Limited and Fidelity prior to joining the Bank. The Park Group has made four internal appointments and introduced changes to the company?s executive management structure. has been promoted to Deputy Chairman of Park Bermuda Limited.

Mr. Jenkins, Managing Director of Park Bermuda Limited for over seven years, has been promoted to Deputy Chairman of Park Bermuda Limited.

As Deputy Chairman of Park Bermuda Limited, Mr. Jenkins will utilise his reinsurance expertise and knowledge of the marketplace to take advantage of current opportunities and amplify this critical division of the Park Bermuda operations., Global Professional Lines Practice Leader of The Park Group, has been promoted to Managing Director of Park Bermuda.

Mr. Simons joined Park in March 2004 from Starr Excess, where he served as Financial Lines manager of their Bermuda operations.

In the past two years he has expanded Park?s professional lines portfolio significantly and strengthened the firm?s reputation as experts in this arena.

As Managing Director of Park Bermuda, Mr. Simons will seek to capitalise on the individual product line expertise of the office and promote our growing capabilities across all operational areas. , Global Property Practice Leader of The Park Group, will be promoted to Deputy Managing Director, Park London Limited, upon securing requisite Financial Services Authority approval.

He will assume the Managing Director role January 1, 2007 and he will continue as Global Property Practice Leader.

He will be following in the footsteps of current Managing Director, Philip Buckingham, who took over the Managing Director role in October 2004.

Mr. White has considerable experience in the London and Bermuda markets. He will work closely with Mr. Buckingham and The Park Group executive management team over the next six months to position the company for growth., Global Casualty Practice Leader of The Park Group, has been promoted to President, Park Americas New York.

Mr. LaRocco joined Park Bermuda Limited effective September 2005 to head up the Casualty division. He was formerly with Marsh, where he held a number of senior positions, most recently Managing Director of the Casualty Division in Bermuda.

Mr. LaRocco will continue as Global Casualty Practice Leader while also working to drive business recruitment and growth initiatives that will build on the successes of the New York office and augment The Park Group?s visibility in the US, Bermuda and London.Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer The Park Group Limited said: ?These changes bring our best talent to the forefront of our operations and solidify our position as a leading independent wholesale insurance and reinsurance broker.

Three XL appointments

XL Capital Limited has made three executive appointments., a former Managing Director of New York based JPMorganChase, will join the company in September to serve as Chief Executive, Global Business Services.

He will be responsible for overall execution and service delivery across the XL group of companies. Mr. Lobdell will also oversee infrastructure and project management, including IT systems and technology, procurement, real estate, facilities, outsourcing and offshoring.

During his 28-year career with JPMorganChase, Mr. Lobdell held numerous leadership positions but was most recently Managing Director and Head of Chase Middle Market Treasury Service Integration Project.

Mr. Lobdell is currently a director of the New York City Investment Fund and vice chairman of the Board of Trustees of Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Mr. Lobdell will be a member of XL?s newly formed Office of the Chief Executive Officer (OCEO), which was created to provide XL with a focused, enterprise-wide management framework to better leverage strategic opportunities and execute business priorities.

The OCEO also includes XL?s Chief Financial Officer Jerry de St. Paer, Chief Investment Officer (designate) Sarah Street, Chief Operating Officer Henry Keeling, and Chief of Staff Fiona E. Luck.has been appointed to the newly formed position of General Counsel, Corporate Affairs. She will also continue in her current role as the company?s corporate secretary.

Ms Gould joined XL in early 2000 as Associate General Counsel and was named chief corporate legal officer and secretary of the company in 2004.

Prior to joining XL, Ms Gould was associated with the law firms of Clifford Chance and Dewey Ballantine in New York and London.has been appointed to the position of Head of Global Human Resources. This appointment follows the announcement by Tony Beale, current head of Global Human Resources, of his plans to retire from the company later this year.

Ms Brown has served XL and its predecessor companies for nearly 18 years in numerous capacities, including Associate General Counsel.

Both Ms Gould and Ms Brown will report to XL?s Chief of Staff, Fiona Luck.Lynne Winfield head of Administration, Australia Japan Cable Group of Companies, has been awarded the designation of Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (FICS).

Ms Winfield joined Australia Japan Cable in 2000 and her responsibilities include corporate communication, human resources and risk management. Born in the UK, Ms Winfield has been in Bermuda since 1974.

The mother of three children, she has worked in a variety of fields including legal, accounting, education, international finance, insurance and telecommunications.

Starting as a secretary she later worked as an administrator, corporate secretary, human resource officer and Company Secretary.

In June 1999 she obtained her Bachelor of Arts at Queen?s University, Kingston, Ontario and in 2002 obtained her professional law certification as an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ACIS) and Professional Administrator (P.Adm), Canada Division. Paul Lazar has been appointed Principal for the Atlanta office of Integro.

Mr. Lazar has 19 years of progressive financial management experience, most recently serving as senior vice president and Southeast Zone Finance Director for Marsh Incorporated.

?Paul?s substantial experience and proven ability make him a strong addition to our new Atlanta office,? Frank Kinnett, Managing Principal and head of Integro?s Atlanta office said.

Kodak goes online

have taken their Digital Photofinishing services online with the addition of their new PhotoExpress service.

Now customers can easily long on to www.kodakexpress.bm and click PhotoExpress. Here they can upload their photos, select sizes and quantities and submit their order to be picked up the next day or even the same day if they place their order before 9 a.m. Kodak Express General Manager, David Sousa said: ?PhotoExpress is really the way of the future offering an easy way for customers to submit orders from the comforts of home or work.?

ABIC seeks executive director

The Association of Bermuda International Companies is looking for an executive director as it moves to expand its resources to deal with such issues as sustainable development and hiring and training in member companies.

ABIC represents internationally owned businesses which are physically located in Bermuda, but conduct operations worldwide.

The new post of executive director will help ABIC move forward its policies and initiatives, according to chairman David Ezekiel.

?We have monthly meetings and a lot of decisions are made and we just feel we need an engine that keeps it all going in the interim,? he said. ?We have plans to do a lot of work in the area of sustainable development and in the area of hiring and training in our member companies and this is something we feel needs more than the resources we have at present.?

ABIC?s mission is to protect the environment in which its companies operate.

As such, it deals with everything from infrastructure to relations with government, taxation, work permits and encouraging members to be good corporate citizens in terms of hiring and training.

?The issues facing the community in terms of the impact of international business are probably greater now than they have ever been and need addressing. We want to make sure we play our part in that,? he said.