The Ladder

BakerHostetler announced Frank Miller has rejoined the firm as partner. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry and previously served as the lead transactional attorney for one of the country’s largest integrated health care systems.

Ravinia Capital announced John Kemp has joined the firm as partner. Kemp brings over three decades of experience as an operating and financial executive. In his new role, he will work with Ravinia to help companies that are looking for capital to invest or buy more time in tough situations, and those seeking succession, ownership transition or exit strategies.

Gerber Finance named Howard Moore III vice president of marketing. Moore brings extensive experience working with a wide variety of companies. In this role, he will be responsible for generating, analyzing, building and managing new client relationships.

Vistra announced the appointment of Scott Kraemer as managing director of alternative investments in North America. Kraemer has over 25 years of experience in financial services and served most recently at State Street as senior vice president in the Private Equity & Real Asset Fund Services group.

First Business Growth Funding announced Andrew Wilhelmy has joined the firm as vice president, business development. Wilhelmy brings experience from owning a factoring firm, and from roles in commercial banking, lending and as a financial adviser. Wilhelmy previously served as vice president of Intermountain West.

Desiree Castillejos joined Kimball Electronics as chief strategy officer and vice president of corporate development and M&A. Castillejos will be responsible for the inorganic growth of the company. She has over 15 years of experience working in corporate development and strategy in the technology industry and served most recently as vice president, corporate strategy and development, at Nokia.

Apex Leaders announced it has hired Andrew Mabey as vice president of business development, where he will focus on growth initiatives and sales. Mabey has more than a decade of experience in M&A. Most recently, he served as global head of accounts at Third Bridge.