Senior-level hires and promotions for the week of Nov. 28

ACCOUNTING

Grant Thornton has promoted Mark Margulies to managing partner for South Florida, including the firm’s offices in Miami and Fort Lauderdale. He was a senior partner in the firm’s corporate tax reporting and advisory practice.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Matthew Katzen has joined Lee & Associates South Florida, in Miami, as senior vice president specializing in office leasing. He was director of leasing for the Galman Group in Pennsylvania.

HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION

Tom Hathaway has been promoted to vice president of operations of Holy Cross Medical Group in Fort Lauderdale. He was executive director of the orthopedics and sports medicine department at Holy Cross Health.

HOSPITALITY

Virgin Hotels has named Todd Orlich vice president of operations, North American. He will be based in Miami. Most recently, he was managing director of 1 Hotel Toronto.

NONPROFIT

Patxi Pastor has been named chief executive officer of the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation in Fort Lauderdale. He has served as the foundation’s president since January.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT

Elion Partners in Miami, has promoted Kaylee McCall Correa to managing director of capital markets. She now leads the firm’s investor relations and communications programs. She joined Elion in 2013.

SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT

The HEAT Group has rehired Kim Stone, who will serve as executive vice president of a newly created division, human capital and special projects. She began her career with the Miami HEAT as a part-time member of the stats crew. Before leaving the Heat, she was the executive vice president of business development. Stone spent two years as general manager with the Golden State Warriors.

Stone’s leadership team with the Heat now includes several recently promoted individuals. Sonia Harty has been promoted to senior vice president/chief people and inclusion officer. She began her career at the HEAT in 2003 as manager of compensation and benefits and was later promoted to director of human resources, spending three years in that capacity before a promotion to vice president of human resources in 2006.

Christine Machado Risso has been promoted to vice president of human resources and compliance. She has been with the HEAT for 16 years in the human resources department.

Clara Stroude-Vazquez has been promoted to chief of culture and inclusion. She was director of HEAT culture and has been with the HEAT 18 years.

This space lists promotions of executives at the director level and above who are based in Broward, Miami-Dade or Monroe counties. Announcements, also at miamiherald.com, are for full-time, paid positions. Send items, with a high-resolution jpeg of a head shot, to movers@miamiherald.com.

This story was originally published November 28, 2021 at 1:00 AM.