Detroit Free Press People in Business column.(McKenna Associates Inc. appointed Lauren McGuire)(Lean Learning Center appointed Melissa Curtis-Hendley)(Republic Bank appointed Matthew Wilk)

Feb. 24--Northville community planning consulting firm McKenna Associates Inc. appointed Lauren McGuire, formerly a landscape architect for the cities of Southfield, Novi and Milwaukee, as principal planner. Lean Learning Center, a Novi provider of curriculum and consulting to companies, selected Melissa Curtis-Hendley, who designed training initiatives for organizations throughout Michigan, to lead its new instructional design studio. Republic Bank appointed Matthew Wilk, formerly vice president, commercial loan officer, as senior vice president, commercial loan officer in Ann Arbor and appointed Timothy Merritt, formerly officer and branch sales manager in Farmington …