Chairman and CEO of RBS Citizens Financial Group Inc. Ellen Alemany will retire Oct. 1 after more than five years with the Providence-based group, according to a press release from the parent company, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC. more

Harold Shapiro, a certified public accountant, has been named tax principal at KLR. Shapiro has more than 40 years of public accounting experience and holds a BBA in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. more

Antonia Omijie has been named office coordinator at Rhode Island Public Radio. more

Michael J. Cleary has been appointed group executive vice president and head of U.S. distribution for consumer banking at RBS Citizens Financial Group. more

Donna Baribault has been named branch manager and assistant vice president at the Greenville branch of Citizens Bank. more

Dr. Alyn L. Adrain has been named president of the Rhode Island Medical Society. more

Julie Holden has been named information services and emerging technologies librarian at Cranston Public Library. more

Craig M. Syata has been appointed president of the Rhode Island Council of Community Mental Health Organizations. more

Michelle L. Hamilton has been named marketing coordinator for the Providence Performing Arts Center and the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. more

Rebecca Burlingame has been named head of the interior design department at Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd. In this role, she will lead all commercial and residential interior projects. more