The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced recent staff changes. Erik Finley was promoted to vice president and general manager, and Maureen Byrne to associate vice president of education and community partnerships. Kelsey Templeton was named director of hospitality and audience experience.
Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Anderson recently joined Mercy Clinic. He treats a variety of childhood injuries and congenital conditions such as fractures, spina bifida and scoliosis.
Acropolis Investment Management has relocated its headquarters to 14567 N. Outer 40 Road to provide greater client convenience and additional meeting space.
Explore St. Louis, the region’s convention and tourism organization, added Judy Kent as national sales manager. She formerly served as director of sales and marketing at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland.
The Saint Louis Brewery, makers of Schlafly Beer, announced David Schlafly (left) and a group of investors acquired a controlling interest in the company, returning it to family ownership. Schlafly also was named a member of the board. His cousin, founder Tom Schlafly (right), remains chairman of the board and a minority stakeholder. The ownership change is a result of current and former Schlafly employees and private equity firm Sage Capital selling their majority stake.
Agent Cindy Handy (left) has joined Janet McAfee Real Estate. She has served on the board for Friends of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Family Forward and other area organizations.
Kendall Young has joined Cauble & Harre Wealth Management as a partner. He has 20 years of experience in investment management, financial and retirement planning, and tax strategy.
Lisa Greening, former executive director of the Ready Readers literacy initiative, was named head of the local chapter of The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Washington University School of Medicine announced Michael Avidan as head of its Department of Anesthesiology. He also was named anesthesiologist-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Avidan is known for his research in preventing neurologic complications with surgery and general anesthesia.
Founding manager Jim Connett has retired from Classic 107.3 FM, the region’s classical radio station, which went on the air in 2013. He previously served as program director at KFUO Classic 99.