Ventura County Star Press Release
People in Business
VENTURA COUNTY, CAMARILLO, SANTA PAULA, VENTURA, WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Tuesday November 7, 2000
VENTURA COUNTY
Jafra leadership undergoes change
Jafra Cosmetics International Inc. in Westlake Village, a direct selling cosmetics company, has created a new leadership structure for its United States business. For the first time, Jafra’s two domestic units — the general and Hispanic divisions — each have their own general manager. Dyan Lucero of Thousand Oaks, a 28-year veteran of Jafra, will head the general division, while Beatriz Aguirre-Gutai of Simi Valley, who has been with the company 19 years, assumes leadership of the Hispanic division.
Gonzalo R. Rubio, president and chief operating officer of Jafra, announced the appointments.
Lucero was regional sales manager and served most recently as vice president of sales, general division.
Aguirre-Gutai has moved from sales to marketing, promotions and merchandising, to posts as regional sales manager, senior manager of events and communications, and director of programs.
CAMARILLO
Richardson named vice president
Medical Analysis Systems Inc. (MAS) announced the appointment of Darwin Richardson Jr. to vice president of quality and regulatory.
Richardson assumes the role from Scot Kinghorn, who was recently promoted to vice president of operations. As vice president of quality, Richardson will oversee all aspects of quality assurance and regulatory affairs and ensure compliance for the MAS worldwide clinical diagnostics business.
He returns to MAS after a tenure at Alpha Therapeutic Corp., where he held the position of associate director of the quality assurance technical group. Prior to his employment at Alpha Therapeutic, he was a project manager for the research and development department at MAS, and a research associate at the ECS division of Bio-Rad Laboratories.
Camarillo-based MAS is a provider of quality control products, quality assurance programs and services, reagents and calibrators used in clinical diagnostic testing worldwide.
SANTA PAULA
Conferences attended by Irion
William Irion, president of Irion Enterprise in Santa Paula, gave a presentation regarding American business and participated in round-table discussions with Japanese business leaders and international university educators at the Western Academy of Management International Management Conference in Shizuoka, Japan, from July 9-12.
He was one of five American business leaders selected to be part of this international program. The program consisted of area familiarization tours, educational sessions and paper presentations, business tours and business roundtables.
Irion also attended the Penn Air Group, Southern California Chinese Association of Commerce and the California Trade & Commerce Agency International Environmental Trade Conference 2000 in Los Angeles on Aug. 15 and 17.
The People’s Republic of China sent officials and buyers from the State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA) to Los Angeles. There were speakers as well as a trade show to meet and discuss business with the SEPA director and provincial directors.
VENTURA
Durfey recognized for equality efforts
Jim Durfey of Ventura, general manager of the Century Plaza Towers and Entertainment Center, was one of six businessmen in Century City who was recognized and honored by the Women’s Business Council of the Century City Chamber of Commerce during its Men of Achievement Awards and Luncheon on Sept. 21.
The event recognized and honored businessmen in Century City who support and promote equality for women in business.
Durfey is responsible for the overall asset management function at Century Plaza Towers and Entertainment Center. Prior to that, he held various senior-level positions with Homart Development Co. He has a Real Property Administrator designation from the Building Owners & Managers Association, he is a licensed real estate broker for the state of California, a member of the board of directors for the Starlight Children’s Foundation and a member of the board of directors and executive committee for the Century City Chambers of Commerce.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE
Hendrickson elected to council
Kathie Hendrickson, local Cookies By Design shop owner, has been elected to the Cookies By Design/Cookie Bouquet 2000 President’s Advisory Council.
The PAC serves as an advisory group of CBD/CB franchises to the franchiser, MGW Group. Serving two- to three-year terms, the PAC members address operational issues such as packaging, merchandising and technology.
Cookies By Design/Cookie Bouquet creates arrangements of individually hand-decorated cookies for all occasions for corporate and consumer customers.