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AIDS Foundation of Chicago: John Peller was named president and CEO, from interim president and CEO.
Ebony Magazine: Former Vibe senior content producer Aliya S. King joined as entertainment editor.
ML Realty Partners: Sonya Majus was promoted to transaction coordinator.
PCTEL: Carolyn Dolezal was named vice president of strategy and chief marketing officer, from executive vice president and chief executive of the technology industry practice at SmithBucklin.
Trees That Feed Foundation: Nyree Zerega to board member, and continuing as senior lecturer and director of the graduate program in plant biology and conservation at Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden, and a research associate for the Field Museum and the Kalaheo, Hawaii-based National Tropical Botanical Garden.
U.S. Trust: Nazy Saidi joined the Chicago office as senior vice president and private client adviser. She most recently was vice president and private banker at JPMorgan Chase.
Zurich North America: Marcus Cooper is now the commercial markets regional leader for the South. Sabrina Hart will replace him as regional executive for the Midwest in marketing, distribution and regional management. She was most recently Zurich’s chief underwriting officer in global corporate in North America.