COMINGS & GOING: BUYERS

MYERS RISK MANAGEMENT HEAD AT CALIBER SYSTEMS

Thomas P. Myers has joined Caliber Systems Inc. in Akron, Ohio, as director of risk management for the transportation company.

Before arriving at Caliber Systems, Mr. Myers was director of insurance at U.S. Home Inc. in Houston and director of risk management at TECO Energy Inc. in Tampa, Fla.

He replaces Lyle Paradise, who accepted a position as senior director of risk management at Loews Cos. Inc. in North Wilkesboro, N.C.

Mr. Myers is responsible for design, implementation and evaluation of Caliber Systems' risk management program. Caliber Systems is the parent of freight transportation companies and other subsidiaries.

He reports to Don Brown, vp of human resources.

Mr. Myers attended the University of Illinois and holds the Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter, Associate in Risk Management, Associate in Loss Control Management and the Associate in Marine Insurance Management designations.

James L. Lipari, 53, has joined USLIFE Corp. as senior vp-human resources.

Mr. Lipari, who works from the insurer's operations center in Neptune, N.J., is responsible for all human resources activities at the New York-based life insurance company and its 11 subsidiaries. He succeeds John G. Kelly, who retired.

Prior to joining USLIFE, Mr. Lipari was principal of an organization providing human resources services to small and medium-sized companies.

He reports to Michael LeFante, executive vp-administration.

Mr. Lipari earned a master of business administration degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, N.J., and a bachelor of science degree in economics from St. Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J. He is a member of the Vice Presidents Chapter of the Society of Human Resources Managers and a member of the board of directors of the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce.

Tom Saltonstall, 48, has been named vp-human resources at HPR Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based vendor of medical management and physician profiling software systems.

Mr. Saltonstall comes to the newly created position after working as vp for human resources at National Medical Care Inc. in Waltham, Mass.

Mr. Saltonstall is responsible for the human resources group and facilities and office services functions at HPR. His duties include recruiting new employees for the company.

Mr. Saltonstall reports to Marcia J. Radosevich, chief executive officer.

He earned a bachelor of arts degree in American government and a masters of public administration degree from Harvard University.

John Mayers, 42, has been promoted to vp-risk management and insurance at Textron Inc. in Providence, R.I.

Prior to his promotion, Mr. Mayers held the post of director of risk management and insurance at Textron since 1993. He joined the company in 1986 as a senior financial analyst.

In his new role, Mr. Mayers will assume the new responsibility of overseeing the company's environmental, health and safety functions while continuing to direct the risk management and insurance departments.

He reports to Wayne W. Juchatz, executive vp and general counsel.

Mr. Mayers earned a bachelor of political science degree and a master of business administration and public policy administration from Purdue University.

Kristopher Disbrow has been named risk manager, safety coordinator and purchasing officer for Fond du Lac County, Wis.

Before taking the job, Mr. Disbrow, 40, was an independent consultant in Waupun, Wis. In his new position, he reports to Allen Buechel, the Fond du Lac county executive.

Mr. Disbrow earned a bachelor of business administration degree in finance and accounting from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh and is working on a master of business administration degree at the same school.

He is a certified public accountant and certified management accountant.

As a member of the state committee of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mr. Disbrow makes presentations to high school groups on non-traditional financial careers.

He is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants and is on the speakers bureau of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh School of Business Administration.