Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tu Tran as assistant vice president for Business Operations in UC’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, starting on Nov. 26, 2012.

After a nationwide search, Mr. Tran comes to us from his current position as senior associate director of UC San Francisco’s Financial Service Center. He brings exceptional budget and finance experience in higher education to this important position. His skill set is well-suited to continuing the administrative and organizational progress we have made, helping us generate new revenue streams, improving efficiencies to further reduce costs, and helping advance the UC ANR Strategic Vision.

He will...