NEW YORK—The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that its board of directors has approved the promotion of seven officers to assistant vice president rank, the appointment of a new assistant vice president, and named eight new officers at the Bank.

The following people have been promoted to assistant vice president:

In the Executive Office:

• Melanie L. Heintz of New York, New York
• Andrew Williams of Brooklyn, New York

In the Markets Group:

• Lorie K. Logan of New York, New York
• Janet S. Resele-Tiden of New York, New York

In the Research and Statistics Group:

• Debra L. Gruber of Hillsborough, New Jersey
• Andrew Haughwout of Princeton, New Jersey
• Stavros Peristiani of Bronx, New York
• H. Wilbert Van der Klauuw of New York, New York

The following people have been promoted to Bank officer:

In the Audit Office:

• Ralph W. Hessler of Staten Island, New York
• Margaret Saxenian of Park Ridge, New Jersey

In the Automation and Systems Services Group:

• Anat Gourji of Great Neck, New York

In the Bank Supervision Group:

• Bettyann L. Griffith of Dayton, New Jersey

In the Corporate Group:

• Suzanne Benvenuto of Brooklyn, New York

In the Legal Group:

• Corwin Kong of New York, New York

In the Markets Group:

• Viken Chakrian  of Little Neck, New York

In the Research and Statistics Group:

• Marco Del Negro of New York, New York