General Motors appointed Michael Millikin vice president and general counsel. With the auto maker since 1977, Millikin most recently served as associate general counsel.

Todd Alberstone was named vice president and general counsel of Cardiac Science Corp., a Bothell, Wash.-based medical device manufacturer. Previously he served as director of intellectual property management for the University of Washington.

India-based conglomerate Aditya Birla Group named Ashok Gupta legal counsel and chief legal officer. Gupta previously served as executive director of Hindustan Unilever's legal department.