• Ben Shappley was named president/CEO of Amedica (Salt Lake City). Shappley will also serve on the company's board. Most recently, Shappley was president/CEO of SpineMatrix. Amedica is a spinal and orthopedic implant company focused on silicon nitride ceramic technologies.

• Mike Temple was named CEO of the medical device startup Blacktoe Medical, which could soon release its first product. Previously, Temple was executive VP/GM at Bioject Medical Technologies. Blacktoe makes a finger-mounted ultrasound probe, called the SonicEye, that's designed to cut down on unneeded lab tests and shorten the length of surgeries.

• Hooper Holmes (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) reported the appointment of Suzanne Cabrera, RN, as director of clinical services for the company's Health & Wellness division. Cabrera previously has served as an Occupational Health Nurse at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle. Hooper Holmes' Health and Wellness Division provides a complete biometric screening service for health & care management companies.

• Michael Chisholm has joined Scan-Optics (Manchester, Connecticut) as a Solution Design Consultant. Chisholm previously was with Global 360 where he worked with customers including AFLAC, Cigna, MetLife, several state and local government agencies. Scan-Optics makes products for image capture and recognition.