• Robert Pruter has been named senior VP of sales and marketing for Aspyra (Calabasas, California). Pruter most recently was national sales director for Agfa Healthcare. Aspyra is a provider of healthcare information technology solutions and services.

• Melinda "Lindy" Butterfield has been named vice president of operations at the Beryl Companies (Dallas). Before joining Beryl, Butterfield spent more than six years with Citi, most recently serving as customer care director for CitiMortgage. She will oversee strategic call center direction, customer service quality, and the recruitment and training of managerial staff. Beryl terms itself "the nation's leading healthcare call center."

• Michelle Carpenter has been named VP of regulatory affairs and quality for Oculus Innovative Sciences (Petaluma, California). Carpenter previously was a regulatory/medical affairs and chief compliance officer at DEY. Oculus manufactures products based on its Microcyn Technology platform to help prevent and treat infections in chronic and acute wounds.