LOS ANGELES COUNTY - News from April 17, 1985

William A. Shields was appointed president of worldwide sales and marketing for New World Pictures, Los Angeles. He was promoted from executive vice president, a post he had held since February, 1984.

Joan Levine has been appointed president of the Griffin Agency, a direct-marketing unit of H. F. Ahmanson Co. based in South El Monte.

Deborah Reinberg has been named to the newly created post of vice president-business affairs/music for Warner Bros., Burbank. She previously was vice president-business affairs at Elektra/Asylum Records.

Kathleen A. Scott has been named first vice president-communications at Angeles/Quinoco Securities Inc., a subsidiary of Angeles Corp.

Olympic National Bank, Los Angeles, appointed as directors Alan J. Rothenberg, senior partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg & Tunney; Arnold E. Prince, founding partner in the law firm of Prince & Littenberg, and Murray Ozer, a real estate developer.

Charles E. Brooks was named senior vice president and loan administrator for California Overseas Bank, Los Angeles. CALIFORNIA

Walter T. Rossi, president of Mervyn’s department stores, has been named to the additional post of chief operating officer. The 128-store retailer, based in Hayward, is a unit of Dayton-Hudson.

NATION

James B. Taylor was named vice chairman and chief executive of Gates Learjet Corp., Tucson. He succeeds Charles C. Gates, who will remain as chairman but will withdraw from day-to-day operations.