» Orlando Sentinel Editor Charlotte Hall has retired from the position she held since 2004, when she replaced Tim Franklin.

» David J. Duda is the new president and CEO of A. Duda & Sons, becoming the fourth generation of Dudas at the helm of the agriculture company that started off in celery farming in 1926 in Seminole County.

» David D'Alessandro has been appointed chairman of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. The former chair and CEO of John Hancock Financial Services replaces Joseph Baratta, senior managing director of private equity for the Blackstone Group, which owns SeaWorld.