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NEEDHAM, Mass. — Wingate Healthcare, a Needham-based operator, has hired Michael Spearin as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Spearin will support Wingate’s sales team and serve as an expert in accountable care alignment, physician relations, contracting and strategic planning for Wingate’s portfolio, located in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Tony Mullen, CEO of Newtown Square-based seniors housing developer Royal Star Properties, has passed away following a heart attack at age 61.

ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif. — JCH Consulting Group, an Anaheim Hills-based brokerage firm, has hired Michael Mooney. His responsibilities will include originating new business and executing transactions.

SARASOTA, Fla. — HealthTrust, a seniors housing appraisal and advisory firm based in Sarasota, has hired Michael Jones as chief financial officer.

DALLAS — HFF has hired Ross Sanders as a senior director within HFF’s national seniors housing group led by senior managing directors Chad Lavender and Ryan Maconachy.