• Jack Savage has been named CEO of MedSurge Holdings (Dallas). Savage was CEO of electronic medical records company ChartLogic from 2002 to 2007, and has served on MedSurge’s board since it’s inception in 2002. MedSurge Holdings, the parent company of MedSurge Advances, makes aesthetic medicine products and services for physicians.

• Milestone Scientific (Livingston, New Jersey) reported that David Cohn, current CFO of the company, has indicated his intent to resign from the senior financial post to pursue new career opportunities. Cohn has agreed to continue serving Milestone until his replacement is hired. Milestone specializes in advanced injection technologies.

• Perceptive Informatics (Boston), the technology subsidiary of Parexel International ,has promoted Wade Wirta to VP of its worldwide clinical interactive voice response systems (IVRS) operations. Prior to joining Parexel, Wirta spent more than 13 years with Pfizer. Perceptive specializes in developing imaging systems.

• Richard Tarbox III has been appointed senior VP and corporate development officer ofQuidel (San Diego). Previously, Tarbox held senior operations and business development roles with Ostex International, Baxter International, and American Hospital Supply Corporation. Quidel is a developer of rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests.

• Mary Denten was named CFO of Scale Venture Partners (Foster City, California). Denten previously was with Global Catalyst Partners. Scale Venture Partners strategy is focused on development-stage technology and healthcare investments.