Also . . .

* PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. in Santa Ana promoted John Rush to the newly created position of vice president of medical management. Rush joined PacifiCare of Nevada in May 2000 as a medical director in charge of the health services department.

* Hal H. Simeroth has been named president and chief executive of ICX Electronic Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary, ICX Technologies Inc. Simeroth joined ICX from Calcomp Inc., where he was senior vice president and general manager of the Digital Imaging division.

* Prolong International Corp. in Irvine appointed Gregory W. Orlandella to the board of directors. Orlandella is president and founder of Corporate Capital Research Inc. in Dana Point. He also was a founding member of Oxygen Ventures Inc.