DePaul

» Christina DePaul has been named president and CEO of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. DePaul was senior vice president of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and dean of the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington.

» Noven Pharma-ceuticals (Nasdaq-NOVN) has named Peter C. Brandt president and CEO. Brandt, who was a Pfizer executive, succeeds interim CEO Jeffrey F. Eisenberg, who will remain executive vice president.

» Richard Contreras, senior vice president at Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE-FDP), has been promoted to executive vice president and CFO. He succeeds John F. Inserra, who has retired.