Hughes appointed Shore Medical CFO<br /><br />David R. Hughes has been appointed chief financial officer of Shore Medical Center. Hughes, who since 2010 has served as executive vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., will assume his new post on Jan. 13.<br /><br />Hughes resigned a finance committee position with the Shore Medical Center Board of Trustees to pursue the medical center’s CFO position.<br /><br />Hughes is a native of South Jersey and graduate of Richard Stockton College.<br /><br />Hughes lives in Somers Point with his wife, Patricia.<br /><br />Suasion wins branding award<br /><br />Suasion Communica-tions Group, a communications agency in Somers Point, has been honored with a 2013 Ragan’s PR Daily Ace Award for “Best Branding Agency.”<br /><br />Ragan’s PR Daily based its award on three client case studies.<br /><br />The 2013 Ace Awards program was judged by a panel of Ragan’s PR Daily staff members and contributors.<br /><br />Manion appointed by Arc of Atlantic<br /><br />Patrick J. Manion, of Egg Harbor Township, has joined the Arc of Atlantic County as director of philanthropy.<br /><br />Previously Manion served as Director of Global Branding for Ambassadors for Philanthropy.<br /><br />He was awarded his Master’s in Business Administration and has done postgraduate work at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.<br /><br />Vineland Chamber plans luncheon<br /><br />The Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 16 at Merighi’s Savoy Inn.<br /><br />Guest speaker Mayor Ruben Bermudez of Vineland will help the chamber start it’s 95th anniversary year.<br /><br />Cost is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers, reserved by Jan. 14.