• Phil Nowell has been promoted from national sales director of the aortic intervention strategic business unit at Cook Medical (Bloomington, Indiana) to global director of that unit. Cook specializes in biopharma, gene and cell therapy, and biotech to enhance patient safety and improve clinical outcomes in various fields.

• James Burton has been named VP of operations for Emerging Health Information Technology (Yonkers, New York). Previously, James was an account executive at First Consulting Group. Emerging Health is a professional services company that provides IT-based solutions and services to hospitals, long-term care facilities, integrated delivery networks and large ambulatory practices.