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Hyatt Hotels Corporation [CHICAGO] (NYSE: H) announced the selection of Patrick J. Grismer as chief financial officer. Grismer joins Hyatt from his post as chief financial officer at YUM! Brands, where he previously held a number of roles including chief planning and control officer and chief financial officer for YUM! Restaurants International. Prior to YUM!, he worked at The Walt Disney Company where he served in roles that included vice president, business planning and development for The Disneyland Resort and chief financial officer for the Disney Vacation Club. Grismer began his career with Price Waterhouse.

Yelp Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: YELP) announced that chief financial officer Rob Krolik will be stepping down and departing the company in the coming months. Krolik, who joined the company in 2011, will continue as chief financial officer until the earlier of the date a replacement is hired and December 15, 2016.

W. P. Carey Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE:WPC) announced that Mark J. DeCesaris, current Director of the Company and its former Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. [NORTH ANDOVER] (NYSE: WTS) announced the election of Joseph W. Reitmeier as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Reitmeier was also appointed by the Board to serve as a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Reitmeier has served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Lennox International Inc. since July 2012. Mr. Reitmeier had served as Vice President of Finance for the LII Commercial business segment of Lennox International from 2007 to July 2012 and as Director of Internal Audit from 2005 to 2007. Before joining Lennox International, Mr. Reitmeier held financial leadership roles at Cummins Inc. and PolyOne Corporation.

PubNub [SAN FRANCISCO] announced Marc Friend has joined the management team as CFO. Marc joins PubNub from Intalio, where he was Chief Operating Officer and CFO. Marc has served in general partner roles at U.S. Venture Partners and Summit Partners and as Venture Partner at Partech International. Marc has also been a key investor in NetDynamics, Check Point Software, Blue Martini Software and salesforce.com.

BERG [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Jason Haddock as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. He joins BERG from Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he was Head of Finance for Worldwide Commercialization and Worldwide Medical.

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. [RENO, NV] (NASDAQ: MCRI) announced that Ron Rowan, its Chief Financial Officer, has given the Company notice of his intention to resign. Mr. Rowan has agreed to continue in his role at least through March 18, 2016.

RippleNami, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced that it has appointed Kendra Berger chief financial officer. Prior to joining RippleNami, Berger was chief financial officer and corporate secretary at NTN Buzztime, Inc. Prior, she was executive director of finance and controller for Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corp.

Avista Pharma Solutions [DURHAM, N.C.] announced that it has appointed Eric Setzer as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Avista Pharma, he served as the Executive Director of Finance at INC Research, in Raleigh, NC. Previously, Mr. Setzer served as CFO of Expression Analysis, which was sold to Quintiles in 2012. Mr. Setzer was also CFO of three separate venture capital-funded companies in the health care technology sector, and he was the controller of TriPath Imaging.

Juniper Resources, LLC [DALLAS] announced that it has hired Steve Escaler as its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Escaler joins Juniper after a 17-year career as an oil and gas investment banker at Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and UBS. Most recently, he was an Executive Director at UBS.

Brixmor Property Group Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: BRX) announced that Chief Financial Officer Michael Pappagallo, has resigned.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] appointed Pat Keel as the institution’s chief financial officer. Keel was most recently with University Health System in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she served as chief financial officer and senior vice president. In addition, she held leadership roles with Good Shepherd Health System in Longview, Texas and CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System in Shreveport.

KidKraft [DALLAS] announced Lawrence Writer has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Writer most recently served as Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer for Hillerich & Bradsby Co., parent company of the famous Louisville Slugger baseball brand.  Prior to Hillerich & Bradsby, he held roles with AlixPartners LLC, The Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs & Co.

Norse Corp. [FOSTER CITY, Calif.] named Howard A. Bain III the company’s new CEO and interim CFO, effective immediately. Mr. Bain has served on Norse’s Board of Directors since 2013. He served as Symantec Corp’s Chief Financial Officer in the 90’s, and also held that role at Portal Software, Vicinity Corp., and Informix. He was most recently Chairman of the Board and interim CEO at data storage products manufacturer Violin Memory. Since 2004, he has been an independent director and Audit Committee Chair with several public and private companies. He also currently holds a Board seat with Resilient Network Systems, Inc., CallTower Inc., Nok Labs, Inc., Learning Tree International, and Flexera Software LLC.

New Jersey Institute of Technology announced the appointment of Edward J. Bishof, Sr. as NJIT’s senior vice president for finance and chief financial officer (CFO). For the past 27 years, he has been a key member of the senior vice president for finance and administration/treasurer’s cabinet.

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. [Fort Worth, Texas] promoted its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Shannon L. Greene, to the position of Interim Chief Executive Officer.  Ms. Greene will also remain the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. [Santa Monica, CA] announced that Perry Wallack has provided notice of his intent to retire from his position as Chief Financial Officer following 16 years with the Company and five years as its public company Chief Financial Officer.

ProAssurance Corporation [BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and CHANTILLY, Va.] (NYSE: PRA) announced that Chief Financial Officer Edward L. Rand, Jr. will assume additional duties as the President of Medmarc.

SolarCity Corporation [San Mateo, California] appointed Tanguy Serra (SolarCity’s President) as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Serra will also serve as SolarCity’s Principal Financial and Accounting Officer.  As previously announced, following the completion of SolarCity’s 2015 financial reporting, Brad Buss resigned as SolarCity’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Serra, joined SolarCity in May 2013 as Executive Vice President of Operations and was promoted to Chief Operations Officer in February 2014 and President in November 2015. Prior to joining SolarCity, Mr. Serra served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Vivint Solar, Inc., from April 2011 until April 2013. Prior to his time at Vivint, from April 2004 until September 2011, Mr. Serra served as Vice President of TPG Capital, L.P. Prior to that Mr. Serra held financial analyst positions with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and Merrill Lynch.

Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. [New York, NY] (NASDAQ: STAF) announced that David Faiman has been named Staffing 360 Solutions’ new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Staffing 360 Solutions, from 2013 to 2015, Mr. Faiman was Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis as well as Chief Accounting Officer of Novitex Enterprise Solutions, Inc. Prior to Novitex, Mr. Faiman served in various senior executive roles, including acting Chief Financial Officer, during his almost 10-year tenure between 2004 to 2013 at Cengage Learning, Inc.

Waterstone Financial, Inc. [WAUWATOSA, Wis.] (NASDAQ: WSBF) announced that Allan Hosack, its Chief Financial Officer, has given the Company notice of his intention to resign.  The Company and the Bank have appointed Mark Gerke as interim Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Gerke has served as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company since 2014 and as Controller of the Bank since 2005.

Glen Burnie Bancorp [Glen Burnie, Maryland] approved the reappointment of John M. Wright as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, The Bank of Glen Burnie and his promotion from Senior Vice President of the Bank to Executive Vice President of the Company and the Bank. As a result, Mr. Wright’s resignation which was to be effective February 26, 2016 has been rescinded. Mr. Wright served as Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of The Patapsco Bank since April 2012, prior to which he was a private consultant since September 2011. From April 2008 until September 2011, Mr. Wright was Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer of CGI North America, and from February 1990 through March 2008, Mr. Wright served in increasingly senior positions in the banking industry.

W. R. Grace & Co. [COLUMBIA, Md.] (NYSE: GRA) announced that Thomas E. Blaser has been named Senior Vice President, Finance, and is expected to be elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective immediately following the filing in late February of the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.  At that time, Hudson La Force is expected to resign as Chief Financial Officer. La Force was named President and Chief Operating Officer on Feb. 4, 2016. Blaser was most recently President of Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC where he also served for 10 years as Chief Financial Officer. Previously he held business development and financial leadership roles with Honeywell and Price Waterhouse.

Ghostery [NEW YORK, NY] announced it has appointed Jim Weber as chief financial officer. Prior to Ghostery, he was CFO of iLevel Solutions. Weber also served as CFO at FalconStor

Qualys, Inc. [Redwood City, Calif.] (NASDAQ: QLYS) announced Todd Headley as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Headley served as chief financial officer of Sourcefire from 2003 until the company’s acquisition by Cisco in 2013. Formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Sourcefire, Todd Headley now serves as an advisor and board member to three privately held security companies, in addition to his role with Qualys. Prior to Sourcefire, Headley held key financial management positions in four venture-backed technology start-ups: Riverbed Technologies, Roadshow, BioNetrix and POMS.

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Booz Allen Hamilton [MCLEAN, Va.] (NYSE: BAH)  has announced that Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Kevin Cook will retire, and Executive Vice President Lloyd W. Howell, Jr., who currently leads the firm’s Civil Commercial Group, will succeed him. Howell joined Booz Allen in 1988 as a Consultant, and provided systems engineering support to multiple Department of Defense satellite programs. In 1991, he left the firm to obtain his MBA, and subsequently, worked for Goldman Sachs in its Investment Banking Division. In 1995, Howell returned to Booz Allen where he became a member of the Strategy and Organization (S&O) capability team focused on Defense clients. He was named a Partner in 2000 and served as S&O’s Capability Leader from 2005 to 2009. Howell then served as the Client Service Officer of the Financial Services account in the Civil Market. He has been the Civil Commercial Group Lead since 2013.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation [GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas] (NYSE: SIX) announced that Marshall Barber has been promoted to chief financial officer. Mr. Barber has built a successful career at Six Flags over the last 20 years, serving most recently as the company’s vice president financial planning & analysis.

La Quinta Holdings Inc. [IRVING, Texas] (NYSE: LQ) announced that Jim Forson has been named the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Forson has served as La Quinta’s interim Chief Financial Officer since November 2015. Previously, Mr. Forson served as La Quinta’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Forson joined the Company in 2010 as Vice President and Controller and also served as Acting Chief Financial Officer from 2012 to 2013. Prior to joining La Quinta, Mr. Forson was Senior Audit Manager with Grant Thornton LLP.

ConocoPhillips [HOUSTON] (NYSE: COP) announced the retirement of Jeff Sheets as executive vice president, Finance and chief financial officer after more than 35 years with ConocoPhillips Don Wallette, Jr., currently executive vice president, Commercial, Business Development and Corporate Planning, has been named executive vice president, Finance, Commercial and chief financial officer. Wallette has more than 30 years of experience across many aspects of the business and has served in numerous leadership roles.

Bebe stores, inc. [BRISBANE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: BEBE) announced that Walter Parks has rejoined as President, Chief Operating Officer and Interim-Chief Financial Officer. Former Chief Financial Officer Liyuan Woo is no longer with the Company.

Quality Systems, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: QSII) announced the appointment of James R. “Jamie” Arnold, Jr. to the post of chief financial officer. He assumes the role from John K. Stumpf, who has been serving as interim chief financial officer since March 2015. Most recently, from June 2010 to May 2015, Arnold served as chief financial officer and executive board member at Kofax Ltd. From 2004 to 2009, Arnold was senior vice president at Nuance Communications, Inc. He also was chief financial officer from 2004 to 2008. Arnold also held other senior-level finance positions at a range of publicly traded technology companies, including vice president, corporate controller at Cadence Design Systems, Inc., chief financial officer at Informix Software, Inc. and, corporate controller at Centura Software Corporation. Arnold served as a board member and chair of the Audit Committee at Selectica, Inc. from 2003 to 2010. In 2010, he served as co-chairman of the board.

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. [NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AIQ) announced that Rhonda Longmore-Grund has accepted the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Howard Aihara. Most recently, Longmore-Grund served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Printronix. She has held senior management positions at companies including Ingram Micro, Inc., Exult, Inc. and Velocium.

Branch Properties, LLC [ATLANTA] announced that it has appointed Richard H. Ross to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Ross served as Branch’s Chief Financial Officer from April, 1998 through December 2010. Until September, 2015, Mr. Ross served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Trade Street Residential, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Ross served as Chief Financial Officer of TSRE, having previously served as a financial consultant to TSRE since August 2013. In March 2011, Mr. Ross founded Chiron Consulting, LLC, where he worked until becoming TSRE’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ross also serves as a director of Independence Realty Trust, Inc. 

Chrome River [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Daniel Machock as chief financial officer. Daniel most recently served as CFO at SaaS mobile marketing provider, Outspoken, Inc., and his previous experience includes several other public and private technology companies, such as DexOne, Business.com, uBid.com, Aleri Software, and EY.

The Goodman Group [MINNEAPOLIS] is proud to announce the promotion of Clint Knacke to chief financial officer. Knacke joined The Goodman Group in 1996 as a retail accountant. Over the past five years he has led the accounting department as senior manager, and was named controller in 2014.

J-Pac Medical [SOMERSWORTH, NH] announced that Michael Dolge has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining J-Pac Medical, Dolge served as CFO at GI Supply Inc. Dolge has also held senior level positions at Rohm and Haas and the Industrial Products Division of Goodrich, as well as management positions with Johnson and Johnson in operational finance. Prior to J&J, Dolge was a senior auditor with Deloitte and Touche.

First Sound Bank [SEATTLE] (OTC: FSWA) announced that it has named Doug Stauduhar senior vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining First Sound Bank, Stauduhar served ten years as vice president and chief financial officer with Community Bank, Inc. of Missoula, Montana.   There he also served as a member of the Senior Management Team, chaired the bank’s Asset-Liability Committee, and managed its investment portfolio.

Apto [DENVER, CO] announced the addition of Jennifer Panning as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Panning was CFO at TrackVia. Prior roles include financial leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard and StrataVia.

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. [MILPITAS, Calif.] announced the appointment of Thomas P. O’Neil as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. O’Neil was previously the CFO of  Arcadia Biosciences. Prior to joining Arcadia, Mr. O’Neil was the CFO of Sorbent Therapeutics, Inc. He has held executive-level positions with ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals and Nodality and HX Diagnostics, as well as finance roles with Monogram Biosciences, Inc.

hhgregg, Inc. [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: HGG) announced that Robert Riesbeck, the Chief Financial Officer of hhgregg, has been appointed Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Riesbeck will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining hhgregg in 2014, Mr. Riesbeck served as Operations Executive/Group CFO at Sun Capital Partners. Prior to that, Mr. Riesbeck was CFO of Marsh Supermarkets. Prior to this, Mr. Riesbeck was CFO of American Golf Corporation and also previously held business-unit COO and CFO roles at Nike, Inc. Mr. Riesbeck began his career with Grant Thornton LLP.

Remitly [SEATTLE] announced that the company hired Krish Srinivasan to be chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Andy Larson. Srinivasan most recently served as the vice president of finance for Lyft. Prior to that, Srinivasan worked at Amazon for several years. During this time, he served as the first CFO of Amazon India; CFO of Amazon Japan; and finance director of Amazon’s U.S. Hardlines business. Before Amazon, he spent more than 10 years with Microsoft.

Fiserv, Inc. [BROOKFIELD, Wis.] (NASDAQ: FISV) announced that Robert Hau will join the company as chief financial officer. Hau most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of TE Connectivity Ltd. Prior to joining TE Connectivity, Hau served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Lennox International Inc., and also spent 22 years at Honeywell International Inc. in a variety of progressive leadership roles, including as chief financial officer of its Aerospace Business Group, Specialty Materials Business Group and Aerospace Electronic Systems Unit.

DigiCert [LEHI, Utah] announced the hiring of Michael Olson as its chief financial officer (CFO). Olson most recently was CFO at WorkFront (formerly AtTask). Prior to that, Olson served as CFO at inthinc and started his career in the audit and assurance practice of Arthur Andersen.

Brixmor Property Group Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: BRX) announced that it has named Barry Lefkowitz as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr.  Lefkowitz is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Huntington Road Advisors LLC. Mr. Lefkowitz previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation from 1996 to 2014. Mr. Lefkowitz served as a Vice President at Mack-Cali Realty Corporation from 1994 to 1997.  Prior to joining Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, he served as a Senior Manager at Deloitte LLP, specializing in real estate.

Atreca, Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] announced that Susan Berland has been appointed to the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Atreca, Ms. Berland most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at Mendel Biotechnology, and before this, as CFO at Poniard Pharmaceuticals. Previously, she was CFO of DNA Sciences. Prior to this, Ms. Berland held senior leadership positions at Monsanto Company as Head of Financial Planning and as Director of Mergers & Acquisitions. Previously, Ms. Berland was Senior Manager, Treasury for Holnam Inc. She began her career in corporate finance and strategic planning roles at Ameritech Corporation.

CYS Investments, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: CYS) announced that Jack DeCicco become the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, following the retirement of Frances R. Spark. Mr. DeCicco has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Annaly Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc., previously CreXus Investment Corp, where Mr. DeCicco was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in April 2013. He was most recently appointed to serve as Chief Accounting Officer of Annaly. In addition, Mr. DeCicco served as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Annaly’s wholly-owned captive insurance company since its inception in January 2014. From March 2012 until April 2013, Mr. DeCicco served as the Chief Accounting Officer of CreXus and Chimera Investment Corporation.

Stonegate Mortgage Corporation [INDIANAPOLIS, IN] (NYSE: SGM) announced Carrie Preston, current Chief Accounting Officer, as its Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Preston replaces Robert Eastep, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Ms. Preston is a CPA and joined Stonegate Mortgage in October 2014 as Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to this, she consulted for Stonegate Mortgage for Sarbanes-Oxley and financial reporting, and served as Chief Financial Officer for Union Mortgage Group, Inc. and Senior Vice President and Controller of Saxon Capital, Inc.

Aver Inc. [COLUMBUS, OH] has appointed Michele Kothe as Chief Financial Officer. Kothe joins Aver from HealthSpot, Inc., where she served as CFO since 2013. Prior to her time at HealthSpot, she held multiple roles at Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc. and Fugent, Inc.

FTE Networks, Inc. [NAPLES, FL] (OTC: FTNW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Luisa Ingargiola to the Company’s Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee. Luisa Ingargiola is the Chief Financial Officer for Magne Gas. Mrs. Ingargiola currently serves as a Board Director for The JBF Foundation Worldwide and CES Synergies, Inc., where she also serves as the Audit Committee Chair. Prior to joining Magne Gas, Mrs. Ingargiola worked as a Budget and Expense Manager for MetLife Insurance Company. Luisa previously served as a Board Director, Audit Committee Chair for CBD Energy Limited in 2014.

Park Sterling Corporation [CHARLOTTE, NC] (NASDAQ: PSTB) announced that David L. Gaines is stepping away from his role as Chief Financial Officer, and that Donald K. Truslow is joining the Company to assume that position. Mr. Truslow’s most recent position was as Chief Risk Officer for M&T Bank Corporation. He joined M&T Bank Corporation after serving as President of the Financial Stability Industry Council of The Financial Services Roundtable in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining The Financial Services Roundtable, he had an extensive 27 year career with Wachovia Corporation, including a tenure as Comptroller and Treasurer. His other roles at Wachovia included serving as Chief Risk Officer, Head of Middle Market Corporate Banking, Chief Credit Officer of Wachovia’s South Carolina Bank, and Manager of Loan Administration in International Banking.

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Rocket Fuel [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: FUEL) announced that Rex Jackson will join the company as chief financial officer. Jackson brings a remarkably well-rounded executive management background to Rocket Fuel, serving as CFO for three public companies, Synopsys, Symyx and JDS Uniphase, as general counsel to both private and public companies, and in a breadth of other senior business roles; most recently, at JDSU (now Viavi Solutions).

Discovery Communications [Silver Spring, Md.] (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) announced that Chief Financial Officer Andrew Warren has decided to leave the company.

FullContact [DENVER, CO] announced Rushton McGarr has joined as its new chief financial officer. McGarr was most recently the president, chief operating officer and board member at concept3D, and co-founder of Market Force Information. Before that he was the co-founder and senior vice president of products at Market Force Information.

Donuts Inc. [BELLEVUE, Wash.] announced that David Rostov has been named Chief Financial Officer. Rostov is a seasoned executive and CFO who has led several technology companies through their growth stages. Most recently, Rostov was CFO of Avalara. Previously he was CFO of Infospace and Drugstore.com.

Xilinx, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: XLNX) announced that Jon Olson plans to retire from his full-time role as Chief Financial Officer, and Lorenzo A. Flores, Corporate Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller for Xilinx, will be appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Lorenzo joined Xilinx as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller in 2008. Prior to joining Xilinx, he spent 10 years at Intel, served as CFO of a venture funded start up, and was assistant Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Contech Engineered Solutions [WEST CHESTER, Ohio] announced that Jim Waters has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Waters joins Contech following a career at the Hillman Group. He started with Hillman in 1999 as CFO and after twelve years was promoted to COO in 2011 and CEO in 2013.  Prior to the Hillman Group Waters, he worked at both Curtis Industries and Ernst & Young.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: MPWR) announced that Meera Rao has informed the company of her intention to retire from the company. Following Ms. Rao’s departure, Bernie Blegen, MPS’ corporate controller, will serve as the interim chief financial officer. Mr. Blegen has been serving as MPS’ corporate controller since 2011.  Prior to joining MPS, Mr. Blegen held a number of senior finance and executive accounting roles for other publicly traded technology companies, including Xilinx, Inc.

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: CAPR) announced the appointment of Leland J. Gershell as Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Gershell comes to Capricor from Tonix Pharmaceuticals where he served as its Chief Financial Officer since early 2012. Prior to his corporate career, Dr. Gershell worked in the securities industry as an equity research analyst and covered a variety of therapeutics companies, having started with the biotechnology team at Cowen and Company. He also served as an analyst at Apothecary Capital.

Code42 [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that Tim Connor has joined the company as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to joining Code42, Connor was chief financial officer at Datalogix. Connor also previously served as chief financial officer and senior vice president of operations at Access Health (until its acquisition by McKesson) and as managing director in technology investment banking at Lehman Brothers. In addition, Connor is a partner at Sequel Venture Partners.

Mercury Media [FRAMINGHAM, Mass] has announced the appointments of Ari S. Milstein as Chief Financial Officer. Milstein has more than fifteen years of successful CFO experience spanning marketing services, technology and multi-location organizations. Previous to Mercury, he served in executive positions at MSLGROUP, Schwartz Communications, Adlex, Quantiva, and Switchboard.

NGL Energy Partners LP [TULSA, Okla.] (NYSE: NGL) announced that Robert W. (“Trey”) Karlovich III has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Karlovich recently served as the Chief Financial Officer for Targa Pipeline Partners, LP, a subsidiary of Targa Resources Partners LP, from February 2015 through February 2016 and as Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Development for Targa Resources Partners LP from November 2015 through February 2016. Mr. Karlovich served in various roles at Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. and its subsidiaries (“APL”) from September 2006 through February 2015, most recently as Chief Financial Officer (since November 2011) and Chief Accounting Officer (since November 2009). Mr. Karlovich served as Controller of Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent LLC, a subsidiary of APL, from September 2006 to November 2009. Mr. Karlovich served in various roles at Syntroleum Corporate from February 2004 through September 2006, most recently as Controller.

Bruker Corporation [BILLERICA, Mass.] (NASDAQ: BRKR) announced the appointment of Anthony (‘Tony’) Mattacchione as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Mattacchione has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since June 2015, and he previously served as Bruker’s Senior Vice President of Finance & Accounting. Prior to joining Bruker, Mr. Mattacchione served as Chief Financial Officer of EMD Millipore Corporation, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, from 2010 to 2013. Previously, he was Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Millipore Corporation between 2006 and 2010. He also held various financial leadership roles during a 16-year career at Gerber Scientific.

Monster Worldwide, Inc. [Weston, Massachusetts] announced that Timothy T. Yates has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Yateswill also continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company.

Level 3 Communications, Inc. [BROOMFIELD, Colo.] (NYSE: LVLT) has named Sunit S. Patel, Level 3’s chief financial officer, interim CEO. Mr. Patel has been Level 3’s chief financial officer since 2003, and served as interim president of Level 3’s EMEA region in 2014.

bluebird bio, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: BLUE) announced that Jim DeTore, chief financial officer, has decided to leave the company, effective March 18, 2016. In conjunction with this announcement, bluebird bio is appointing Jeffrey Walsh as chief financial and strategy officer, effective March 1, 2016. Mr. Walsh previously served as chief operating officer of bluebird bio since May 2011. Prior to joining bluebird bio, Mr. Walsh served as chief business officer of Taligen Therapeutics. He has also held senior business development, finance and operations roles at PathoGenesis Corp. (acquired by Chiron Corporation), AllScripts Healthcare Solutions, EXACT Sciences and Inotek Pharmaceuticals.

Venari Resources LLC [DALLAS and HOUSTON] announced the appointment of David R. Looney as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Looney joins Venari from Common Resources, where he held the position of Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining Common Resources, Mr. Looney served in several senior financial officer roles with Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. and EOG Resources.  Mr. Looney began his career in the banking industry, specializing in the financing of various E&P and other energy businesses.  His more than 35 year career in finance also includes positions at Chase, Toronto Dominion and Koch Industries.

Principal Financial Group [DES MOINES, Iowa] announced that Terry Lillis, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has announced his intent to retire before the end of first quarter 2017, after a 35-year career at The Principal. Lillis joined The Principal in 1982 as an actuarial student. He held various senior actuarial and management roles through 2000 when he was named chief financial officer – Retirement & Investor Services. He was promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer for The Principal in 2008 and to his current position in 2014.

Modustri [GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.] announced it has hired Bill Pugh as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Pugh was the founder and CEO of 40-11 Holdings, LLC. Prior to that, he was CFO at Reliant Rehabilitation Holdings, Inc.  Additionally, Pugh spent a number of years in transaction advisory roles with Ernst & Young, working on mergers, acquisitions and IPOs.

Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA] (NASDAQ: CORE) announced that Stacy Loretz-Congdon, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Board of Directors that she intends to retire from the Company at the end of 2016. Core-Mark’s Board of Directors will appoint Christopher Miller, who currently serves as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, to the Chief Financial Officer position. Christopher Miller  has served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Core-Mark since January 2007. Prior to joining Core-Mark, Mr. Miller was employed by Cost Plus World Market, where he served as Vice President and Controller from 2002 until 2007. Prior to his time at Cost Plus, Mr. Miller served as Chief Financial Officer of Echo Outsourcing, now part of The Superior Group, from 2000 to 2002 and in various financial roles at Levi Strauss & Co. from 1996 to 2000.

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. [PHOENIX] (NASDAQ: SFM) announced that Brad Lukow will join the company as chief financial officer. Lukow comes to Sprouts with 25 years of financial executive experience in the consumer retail sector, including six years as chief financial officer at Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada’s leading drug store retailer.

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: TNXP) has appointed Bradley Saenger as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Acting CFO Jessica Morris. Mr. Saenger joined Tonix in 2014 as Director of Accounting and was promoted to Vice President of Accounting in 2016. Prior to joining Tonix, Mr. Saenger contributed to the financial departments of Shire Pharmaceuticals, Steward Health Care System, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Alere, Inc.  

The San Mateo County Transit District [San Mateo] announced the hiring of Ilia (Eli) Kay as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kay has 20 years of financial management and accounting experience. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Chicago Skyway and Indiana Toll Road Concessions, LLC. In addition Mr. Kay has held the positions of Senior Director Internal Audit and Controller for large companies with global operations over the course of his career.

BioLife Solutions, Inc. [Bothell, WA] announced that Michael Rice, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, was appointed as the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer, following the resignation of Daphne Taylor.

The tranSMART Foundation [WAKEFIELD, MA] announced the appointment of Stephen Johnson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer. Prior to joining the tranSMART Foundation team, Johnson had been providing CFO consulting services to various technology companies and organizations. Before his consulting services, he was the CFO at several industry-leading companies, both public and private, including Centra Software (acquired by Saba Software), Managesoft Corporation (acquired by Flexera Software) and Tervela. Earlier in his career, Johnson held a variety of senior financial positions at Avid Technology and Abiomed.

Transnational Group, Inc. [LAS VEGAS] (OTC: TAMG) announced that Martin Katz will retire from his position as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Board member. Chief Operations Officer Israel Gamliel will take over all duties performed by Mr. Katz in the interim. Mr. Katz joined Transnational Group in 2013 when he was appointed as the Company’s CFO and a member of its Board of Directors.

Cachet Financial Solutions [MINNEAPOLIS] (OTCQB: CAFN) has appointed Bryan Meier as  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Meier, began his career at Arthur Anderson and has since served in numerous CFO positions from startups to $4 billion corporations. Most recently, Meier was CFO/COO for Recovery Technology Solutions, Inc. Meier was Vice President and CFO for Phoenix Solar, Inc. At Verasun Energy Corporation he served as CFO. Previously, Meier served in various financial executive roles for HM Capital Partners.

Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. [WARREN, N.J.] (NASDAQ: BLPH) announced the appointment of Fabian Tenenbaum as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer. Mr. Tenenbaum joins Bellerophon from Anterios, Inc. where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Tenenbaum served as Chief Executive Officer with Syneron Beauty from 2011 to 2014, and Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Syneron Medical from 2007 to 2011. Prior to Syneron Medical, Mr. Tenenbaum was Vice President Americas for Radiancy, Inc., from 2002 to 2006, and Director, Commercial Operations and Corporate Development at Sunlight Medical, Inc. from 1999 to 2002.

Saban Capital Group, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] announced the promotion of Philip Han to Executive Vice President. Han, who has been with SCG since April 2002, most recently served as the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Before joining SCG, Han served as Vice President of Finance and Business Development for EYM Technologies. Prior to that, Han worked as a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the firm’s Entertainment, Media and Communications practice. Additionally, Han was formerly a Commissioner with the State of California’s Commission for Economic Development.

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Sotheby’s [NEW YORK] has named Michael Goss as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Dennis M. Weibling, who has served as the firm’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since December 2015. Mr. Goss, a partner and managing director at Bain Capital from 2001-2013, served as the firm’s Chief Financial Officer from 2001-2011, as Chief Operating Officer from 2004 to 2011, and Head of Global Investor Relations from 2012-2013.

ZELTIQ^® [PLEASANTON, CA] (NASDAQ: ZLTQ) has appointed Taylor C. Harris to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Harris will succeed outgoing Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Patrick F. Williams. Mr. Harris previously served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Thoratec Corporation from October 2012 until October 2015. Mr. Harris joined Thoratec as its Senior Director of Investor Relations and Business Development in February 2010. Prior to joining Thoratec, Mr. Harris worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. for over a decade in several capacities, including as a Vice President in the firm’s Healthcare Investment Banking and Equity Research departments.

AxoGen, Inc. [ALACHUA, FL] (NASDAQ: AXGN) announced the appointment of Peter J. Mariani, as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining AxoGen, Mr. Mariani was the Chief Financial Officer of Lensar, Inc. Prior to Lensar he served as Chief Financial Officer at Hansen Medical, Inc. Mr. Mariani was also with Guidant Corporation for 12 years, during which he held senior financial positions of increasing importance, including Vice President of Finance and Administration, Guidant Japan, and the corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. He started his career at Ernst and Young, LLP.

MPA – The Association of Magazine Media [New York, NY] announced that Glenn Spoto has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Spoto has an extensive finance background in the magazine media industry, most recently at Condé Nast where he was Director of Finance and Business for Self. Prior to that, he was Global Business Director, Global Client Finance at McCann Worldgroup. He held a variety of senior finance roles at Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing, and upon Meredith Corporation’s acquisition continued with the company, most recently as VP, Digital Revenue Operations.

harmon.ie [Boston, MA] announced the appointment of software veteran Kobi Carlebach as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Carlebach comes to harmon.ie from Voyager Analytics, where he served as CFO. Prior to Voyager Analytics, Carlebach worked as vice president of business control and operations at Perion, formerly known as Conduit. Before that, Carlebach served as finance director for Amdocs’ Ocean Division.

CSC ServiceWorks [PLAINVIEW, NY] announced the appointment of Jay Epstein, currently CSC’s chief financial officer, as interim CEO. Prior to becoming CSC ServiceWorks’ CFO, Epstein was the senior vice president and CFO for NewPage Corporation from 2011 until the sale of the company in 2015.

Prosper Marketplace [SAN FRANCISCO] announced it has appointed David Kimball Chief Financial Officer. David is currently Senior Financial Officer of USAA’s Chief Operating Office. During his nine years at USAA, he served as the bank’s senior financial officer, and most recently as the Chief Operating Office’s senior financial officer. Prior to USAA, David spent ten years at Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Credit Company in both the U.S. and U.K.

Innovapptive Inc. [HOUSTON] announced that Lance Hack will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to Innovapptive, Mr. Hack was CFO of DISA Global Solutions Inc. Prior to DISA, Mr. Hack was CFO of Iconixx. Mr. Hack started his career at Accenture.

Arsanis, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass. & VIENNA, Austria] announced that Michael P. Gray has joined the company as chief financial officer and chief business officer. Mr. Gray comes to Arsanis from Curis, Inc.

NextEra Energy, Inc. [JUNO BEACH, Fla.] (NYSE: NEE) announced that, as part of a previously announced leadership succession plan, John Ketchum has been appointed executive vice president, finance, and chief financial officer following the retirement of Moray P. Dewhurst, vice chairman and chief financial officer. Ketchum, who also has been appointed chief financial officer and a member of the board of NextEra Energy Partners, LP joined NextEra Energy in 2002 and has held various business, finance and legal roles. Most recently, he served as senior vice president, finance for NextEra Energy. Ketchum also has served in a variety of leadership roles within NextEra Energy Resources, including senior vice president, business management and finance, with responsibility for the CFO organization and the financial performance of the generation portfolio. In addition, he held the positions of general counsel and corporate secretary for NextEra Energy Resources. Prior to joining the company, Ketchum served as corporate counsel to TECO Energy and as a corporate and securities law associate for Holland & Knight, LLP in Tampa, Fla. He began his career as a tax lawyer for Lathrop & Gage in Kansas City, Mo., and, prior to that, worked in corporate banking.

Zetta [SUNNYVALE, CA] announced that Peter Chantel has been named as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Most recently Chantel served as CFO for SugarSync. Chantel has also held CFO positions with Akimbo Systems and Signatures Network and was a co-founder of OnVideon, Inc. He has additionally served in financial executive and analyst positions with AT&T and Colony Capital.

Veritas Technologies [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] announced that Mick Lopez is joining the leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Lopez brings 30 years of global commercial experience, most recently serving as CFO at Harris Corporation, and before that with key positions in companies such as Aricent, Cisco and IBM.

WEX Inc. [SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine] (NYSE: WEX) announced the appointment of Roberto Simon as chief financial officer, replacing Steve Elder, who will remain with WEX to assume the newly created position of senior vice president, global investor relations. Prior to joining WEX, Roberto was EVP and Chief Financial Officer for Revlon, Inc. Previously, for more than a decade he served at The Colomer Group, where he took on roles of increasing responsibility. In 2011 he was promoted to Chief Financial Officer and led the business’s eventual sale to Revlon in 2014.

Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Atanas H. Atanasov as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.  Prior to joining Empire, Atanas held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at NGL Energy Partners LP.  He joined NGL in November 2011 as Treasurer and Senior VP of Finance, and was promoted to CFO in May 2013. Atanas worked 9 years with GE Capital in Dallas, first as Finance Manager for the Leverage Equity Business, from 2003 to 2005, and then as finance leader for the US Lending Regions business from 2006 to 2011, before joining NGL. Prior to GE Capital, Atanas held positions of increasing scope and responsibility at the Williams Company and Ernst & Young LLP.

PGi [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Kevin McAdams as its new Chief Financial Officer. He assumes the CFO role from David Trine. McAdams has served in financial leadership positions at PGi for nine years, most recently as CFO for North America. He began his career with KPMG, followed by roles as Executive Director of Business Analysis at Verizon Wireless, Executive Director of Finance at McKesson Corporation, CFO of ProfitServe LLC and Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at MedQuest Associates.

Globecomm Systems Inc. [HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.] announced that Current Chief Financial Officer, Jason D. Juranek, will serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Juranek will also continue to serve as CFO. Prior to joining Globecomm, Mr. Juranek served as Vice President Division Chief Financial Officer of Harris CapRock. Prior to Harris CapRock, Mr. Juranek held various senior financial management positions at Tribalco, Vangent, General Dynamics and DynCorp.

Riley Exploration Group [OKLAHOMA CITY] announced that Corey Riley has been named president of the privately-held exploration and production (E&P) company having served as its chief financial officer since 2012. David LaLonde has joined Riley as its chief financial officer. Prior to joining Riley Exploration, LaLonde was a partner and director at Petro Capital Securities. Earlier in his career, LaLonde worked for The Sterling Group, and Bear, Stearns & Co.

The Trade Desk, Inc. [LOS ANGELES, CA] announced that David Wells has joined its board of directors. Wells has been CFO of Netflix for the past five years. Prior to that, he served in a variety of planning and analysis roles, including Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis, joining the company in 2004.

Origami Logic [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] announced the appointment of Mark Lambert as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Origami Logic, he was CFO of ClearSlide. Before ClearSlide, Lambert held financial leadership positions at Blurb, Connexus Corporation, Tellme Networks, Yahoo! and 3Com.

Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd. [BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.] announced that David White has joined the firm as chief financial officer (CFO). Mr. White will step in for Phil Szurek, who is retiring. Prior to joining Flexible Plan, Mr. White was CFO and counsel for Allied Moulded Products Inc. and The Ohio Art Company. He has also served as vice president, general counsel and secretary of Harvard Industries Inc. and tax manager for Ernst & Young.

Numerex Corp. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: NMRX) announced the appointment of Kenneth ‘Ken’ Gayron as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Numerex, Ken was Chief Financial Officer of Osmotica Pharmaceuticals. Prior to becoming a Financial Executive, Ken was an investment banker for 10 years at UBS and CIBC World Markets.

Fairmount Santrol [CHESTERLAND, Ohio] (NYSE: FMSA) announced Michael F. Biehl will join the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Biehl will join Fairmount Santrol from Chart Industries, Inc., where he has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2001. Prior to joining Chart Industries, he was Vice President, Finance and Treasurer at the former Oglebay Norton Company. He previously also worked in the audit practice of Ernst & Young LLP in Cleveland.

Carver Bancorp, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: CARV) appointed Christina L. Maier as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Maier joins Carver from Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. in Stamford, CT, where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2013.  Prior to Patriot National Bank, she held key leadership positions at numerous financial institutions, including Provident New York Bancorp and Hudson United Bancorp, as well as the core banking system provider Kirchman Corporation.  In addition, Ms. Maier was a senior accounting executive at Brown Brothers Harriman, most recently serving as a Senior Vice President and Director for U.S. Accounting & Reporting.

Authentidate Holding Corp. [Berkeley Heights, NJ] (OTCQB: ADAT) announced it has appointed Tom Leahey as interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Leahey, a Principal and Practice Leader of the Strategic Growth Advisory Practice at Atlanta-based accounting firm Windham Brannon, succeeds Bill Marshall, who recently resigned.

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. [Lake Success, NY] appointed Michael B. McGuinness as Senior Vice President, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to his appointment, Mr. McGuinness served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Monster Worldwide, Inc. from October 29, 2015 to February 19, 2016, Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President and Global Controller from February 28, 2012 to October 29, 2015, and Vice President and Assistant Global Controller from July 2008 to January 2012. Mr. McGuinness started his career as a public accountant with Arthur Andersen and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York.

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation [PORTLAND, Ore.] (NASDAQ: LSCC) announced the retirement of Joe Bedewi, Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As part of the transition, Max Downing, Lattice’s Vice President of Finance, has been named Interim Chief Financial Officer.

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State Street Corporation [BOSTON] (NYSE: STT) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Michael (Mike) W. Bell will step down from his role within the next year.

The Allstate Insurance Company [NORTHBROOK, Ill.] (NYSE: ALL) announced that Allstate Chief Financial Officer Steve Shebikwill serve in an expanded role as interim chief investment officer while the company seeks a replacement for it’s CIO.

Yahoo! Inc. [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] (NASDAQ:YHOO) announced that Eric K. Brandt has been appointed to the board of directors of the company. Erik, served as the Chief Financial Officer of Broadcom Corporation, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Avanir Pharmaceuticals, and as the Chief Financial Officer of Allergan, Inc. Brandt also served as Vice President and Partner at The Boston Consulting Group. Brandt is a director of Lam Research Corporation and Dentsply Sirona Inc.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: AEO) announced that Mary Boland, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, plans to retire.

General Mills [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: GIS) elected Maria G. Henry to its board of directors. Ms. Henry currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, which she joined in 2015.  Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Ms. Henry was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hillshire Brands.  Earlier in her career, Ms. Henry served in various senior leadership positions in Finance and Strategy Clayton, Dubilier, and Rice, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Culligan International.

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. [ST. LOUIS] (NYSE: RGA) announced that Todd C. Larson, currently the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, has been named Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Jack B. Lay, who is retiring. Larson, joined RGA in 1995 as Vice President and Controller, and assumed additional responsibilities as RGA grew.

RiskSense® Inc. [ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.] announced Brett Newsome joins as chief financial officer. Previously, Brett served as chief financial officer for Infrastructure-as-Service providers, Joyent and GoGrid. Newsome also served as vice president of finance for UltraDNS. He also held leadership roles with KPMG and Citi.

Cayan, The Payment Possibilities Company™ [BOSTON, MA] announced that Chris Menard has joined Cayan as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Cayan, Chris served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for both Bit9 and Brightcove. Additionally, Chris has held multiple senior level administrative positions at Phase Forward, including Chief Financial Officer.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: HMHC) announced that Joseph P. Abbott, Jr. will succeed Eric Shuman, as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Abbott joins HMH from Morgan Stanley. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Abbott served as an officer in the United States Navy and as an assistant professor of Naval Science at Northwestern University.

CRISPR Therapeutics [BASEL, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Marc Becker as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CRISPR Therapeutics, Mr. Becker served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of rEVO Biologics. Prior to rEVO, Mr. Becker spent 10 years at Genzyme, most recently serving as Finance Director for the UK and Ireland before returning to the United States to become the Vice President of Finance. Mr. Becker started his career in auditing and commercial lending for financial services firms, KPMG and BankBoston.

Blackeagle Energy Services [DENVER] announced that Brady Burleson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. He has worked in senior positions for Lafarge and Tierdael Construction and most-recently served as the CFO for Trautman & Shreve.

Granite Bank [COLEBROOK, N.H.] is pleased to announce the promotion of Avis Brosseau to Chief Financial Officer. Brosseau has served in a variety of roles at Granite Bank, including Senior Vice President/Finance, Commercial Loan Officer, Compliance Officer, Regional Manager and Senior Vice President/Chief Credit Administration Officer.

Dana Holding Corporation [MAUMEE, Ohio] (NYSE: DAN) announced that Jonathan Collins has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Collins joins the company after serving in the same role at ProQuest since 2013. Prior to that role, he served as vice president of global financial operations for ProQuest. Mr. Collins also served in executive operational and commercial finance positions at International Automotive Components Group (IAC) from 2007 to 2010.  Prior to his time at IAC, he worked at Lear Corporation.

Paramount Group, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: PGRE) announced the appointment of Wilbur Paes as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Paes succeeds Michael Walsh. Mr. Paes joined Paramount in 2014 as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Before joining the Company’s Executive Management Team, Mr. Paes spent over 11 years at Vornado Realty Trust. Prior to that, Mr. Paes worked for the international public accounting firms of KPMG LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP.

ID Experts [PORTLAND, Ore.] announced it has hired Allen Muhich as chief financial officer. Most recently, Muhich was CFO of Smarsh. Muhich has also held key finance roles at RadiSys, Tektronix, and Xerox.

Open Systems Technologies [NEW YORK, NY] has hired Kevin Seltzer as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Open Systems, Seltzer was a partner at B2B CFO®. Prior to B2B CFO®, Seltzer served in multiple senior finance positions for private equity firms, including AEA Investors LP and The Blackstone Group LP.

Xylem Inc. [RYE BROOK, N.Y.] (NYSE: XYL) announced that Mark Rajkowski has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He most recently served as a strategic advisor to WestRock Company, and previously served as CFO for MeadWestvaco. Before joining MeadWestvaco in 2004, Rajkowski worked at Eastman Kodak Company. He began his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.

LifeLock, Inc. [TEMPE, Ariz.] (NYSE: LOCK) announced that Chris Power, the company’s chief financial officer, has announced his intention to transition out of his current role. At that time, Douglas Jeffries will succeed Power as chief financial officer. Jeffries has served as chief financial officer at RetailMeNot, Taleo Corp and Palm, Inc, and vice president of finance and chief accounting officer of eBay. Most recently, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Xero.

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. [BRANCHVILLE, N.J.] (NASDAQ: SIGI) announced that Dale A. Thatcher, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has informed the Board of Directors of his intent to retire from the Company. Mr. Thatcher joined Selective in 2000 as Chief Financial Officer.

BioLife Solutions, Inc. [BOTHELL, Wash.] (NASDAQ: BLFS) announced that Roderick de Greef has joined the Company as interim Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. He previously served on BioLife’s board of directors for over a decade through 2013. Mr. de Greef has held a number of senior executive financial positions and served on the boards of several public companies including Endologix, Cambridge Heart, Cardiac Science, Elephant Talk Communications, and BioLife Solutions. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee for publicly traded Elephant Talk Communications.

Agile Fund Solutions, LLC [NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO] announced that industry veteran David Proskin has joined their New York office as a Chief Financial Officer.

Barrett Business Services, Inc. [VANCOUVER, WA.] (NASDAQ: BBSI) has appointed board member Thomas Carley as interim CFO, replacing Jim Miller following termination of his employment.

Quantcast [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the promotion of Stephen R. Collins to President and CFO. Collins served on the leadership team as Quantcast’s CFO for the past nine months and, prior to joining full-time, was a strategic and operational advisor to the Company. Before joining Quantcast, Collins was CEO and Director of Bazaarvoice and served as CFO and CIO of Doubleclick.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. [ORLANDO, Fla.] (NYSE: DRI) announced that Ricardo Cardenas has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, replacing Jeffrey Davis who has left Darden. Most recently, Cardenas served as Chief Strategy Officer for Darden. He began his career with Darden in 1984 before joining the restaurant support center team in 1992 as an auditor. He left Darden in 1996 to attend graduate school and then was a strategy consultant for both Bain & Company and The Parthenon Group. He returned to Darden in 2001 and has held multiple finance roles during his tenure including Darden’s Senior Vice President of Finance, Strategy and Technology, Senior Vice President of Finance and Controller for LongHorn Steakhouse, and Vice President of Finance and Assistant Controller for Olive Garden.

Crown Castle International Corp. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: CCI) announced it has appointed Daniel Schlanger as Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2016, and will become Senior Vice President as of April 1, 2016. Mr. Schlanger previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Exterran GP LLC, from June 2006 through March 2009 and as a director on Exterran GP LLC’s board of directors from October 2006 through November 2015.  More recently, Mr. Schlanger served as Senior Vice President of Global Products at Exterran Corporation.  Prior to working with Exterran Partners, L.P. and Exterran Corporation, Mr. Schlanger was employed as an investment banker with Merrill Lynch & Co.

FOCUS Brands Inc. [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Michael Dixon as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently he served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Pinkberry, Inc., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for The Cheesecake Factory, Inc., Vice President and Controller for Petsmart.com, Director of Finance and Business Development for The Walt Disney Company and as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand.

FARO Technologies, Inc. [LAKE MARY, Fla.] (NASDAQ: FARO) announced that Laura A. Murphy-Wolf will resign from her position as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In the interim, the Company’s Finance team will be jointly led by Robert Seidel, who has been appointed Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, and Janet D’Anjou, Vice President and Corporate Controller.

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: ARIA) announced the appointment of Manmeet S. Soni, as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, succeeding Edward M. Fitzgerald. Mr. Soni most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Pharmacyclics, Inc. before that, Mr. Soni worked at ZELTIQ Aesthetics Inc. Prior to ZELTIQ, Mr. Soni worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers San Jose, in the Life Science and Venture Capital Group. Prior to that, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, India.

SunEdison, Inc. [MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo.] (NYSE: SUNE) announced that Ilan Daskal has been appointed chief financial officer designee and executive vice president, replacing Brian Wuebbels. Daskal, is presently the interim chief financial officer of Aricent, and a board member and chairman of the audit committee of Ixia.  Prior to his current role, he acted as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Cepheid.  From 2008 to 2015, Daskal was the executive vice president and chief financial officer at International Rectifier Corporation. Prior to joining International Rectifier, from 2001 to 2008 Daskal worked at Infineon Technologies, most recently as the vice president, in addition to earlier positions as chief financial officer at both Savan Communications Ltd. and Smartlink Ltd.

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. [WASHINGTON, D.C.] (NYSE: DEA) announced that Meghan Baivier has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, replacing Alison Bernard. Ms. Baivier joined Easterly in May, 2015 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Easterly, Ms. Baivier served as Vice President of Citigroup’s Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking group.

Intapp [PALO ALTO, CA] announced the appointment of Steve Robertson as Chief Financial Officer. Robertson joins Intapp from Axiom Law, where he served as CFO. Prior to joining Axiom, he served as Executive Vice President and CFO of RMS. Before his 18-year career as a CFO, Mr. Robertson worked for 12 years as an investment banker.

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, INC. [LOS ANGELES] (OTC: PNPL) announced that it has hired Sean Cunningham as interim Chief Financial Officer for Pineapple Express, Inc. Cunningham replaces Matthew Feinstein, the company’s CEO, President, and Chairman, who will step down from the position of interim CFO. Mr. Feinstein will continue to serve as CEO, President, and Chairman of the company.  Mr. Cunningham will be interim CFO for a 90-day trial period.  The Company intends to transition Mr. Cunningham to fill the position of CFO on a permanent basis, thereafter.

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. [LEHI, Utah] (NASDAQ: NATR) announced that Steve Bunker, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will be retiring from the company.

Center for Diagnostic Imaging [MINNEAPOLIS] announced the promotion of Ryan Raschke to chief financial officer. Raschke was promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer in 2015 and has supported CDI’s finance, treasury, and business development functions. He joined CDI in 1998, and has held various roles within CDI including vice president-treasurer, assistant treasurer, manager of treasury and financial analysis, and financial analyst.

SpartanNash [GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.] (NASDAQ: SPTN) announced that Chris Meyers will become the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the company, effective April 11, 2016. Meyers has been serving as the Chief Financial Officer for Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE Distributors. Dave Staples has been acting as SpartanNash’s interim CFO since March 1, 2015, when he was appointed Chief Operating Officer for the company. Staples joined SpartanNash in January 2000, serving as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November of 2000.

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VMware, Inc. [PALO ALTO, CA] (NYSE: VMW) announced that Karen E. Dykstra has been elected to the VMware board of directors. She has served on the board of directors of Gartner, Inc. since 2007 and was Chief Financial Officer of AOL, Inc. from 2012 to 2015. Dykstra was previously a member of the AOL board of directors from 2009 to 2012. From 2006 to 2010, Dykstra was a Partner of Plainfield Asset Management LLC, and served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Plainfield Direct LLC, Plainfield’s business development company, and served as a director from 2007 to 2010. Earlier in her career, Dykstra spent over 25 years with Automatic Data Processing, Inc., serving most recently as Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2006.

Essence [NEW YORK] promoted Nick Byrd to Global Chief Financial Officer (CFO), having previously served as Global Financial Director. Prior to Essence, Byrd spent eight years at Razorfish, moving from Director of Finance, to North America Director of Client Finance, and finally Vice President of US Client Finance.

The Brock Group [HOUSTON] announced that Jon Grant has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jon comes to Brock from AECOM, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Global Business Services. Before AECOM, he served in various senior financial leadership roles at BAE Systems. Jon began his career with Deloitte & Touche.

Rural Sourcing Inc. [ATLANTA] announced that Jeff Stewart will retire from his role as Chief Financial Officer at the end of this quarter and be replaced by Tre Sasser. Prior to joining RSI, Sasser served as CFO for eMag Solutions, LLC. Previously, he served as CFO for Exaserv, Inc. Tre also spent eight years at Hewlett Packard.

GridGain Systems, [FOSTER CITY, CA] announced that Eoin O’Connor has been named Chief Financial Officer. He began his career at KPMG and moved onto roles at Zuora and Space-Time Insight.

EatStreet [MADISON, Wis.] announced Richard Santiago as the new CFO. Santiago joins EatStreet from Riot Games Inc. Richard also served as a CFO at Red 5 Studios and U4ia Games. Prior to that, he progressed through Activision, where he progressed from Manager of Finance to ultimately a Group Vice President of Finance.

Sound Pharmaceuticals [SEATTLE] announced the appointment of Paul Rickey as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Prior to this appointment, Paul served as Vice President of Finance and Administration of Immune Design Corp. Before joining Immune Design in 2009, Paul was Corporate Controller of Northstar Neuroscience. Prior to his role at Northstar Neuroscience, he was the accounting manager for Mobliss, Inc. Paul started his career at Ernst & Young LLP.

Shiseido Americas Corporation [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Ronald Gee as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Frank Toscano, who has been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gee comes to Shiseido from Coty, Inc., where he served as Chief Financial Officer of the Americas for three years. Prior to Coty, he worked at L’Oréal USA for almost ten years, most recently as Vice President of Finance for the International Designer Collections. He also served in various roles at Kraft Foods, Inc.

Dashlane [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of David Lapter as Chief Financial Officer. Lapter comes to Dashlane from MakeSpace. From 2011 to 2014, he served as Fab.com’s CFO. Prior to Fab.com, Lapter was CFO and EVP of business operations at KickApps.  Earlier in his career, Lapter held positions at Upfront Ventures and The Parthenon Group.

Corizon Health [BRENTWOOD, Tenn.] announced that it has appointed Douglas Thompson as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Thompson joins Corizon Health from his most recent position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Beacon Health Options. Prior to Beacon, Thompson was Chief Financial Officer of ValueOptions and previously served as Senior Vice President, Decision Support and Treasurer. Prior to ValueOptions, Thompson served in various financial capacities at HealthSpring, Inc.

Inspirational Vision Media Inc. [LAS VEGAS, NV] announced Eric Honour as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. As owner of The Honour Group, Eric’s worked in the Southern California construction industry on projects for various government agencies including the Department of Defense, the FAA, and city and county governments throughout Southern California. Private sector clients include General Atomics, and Boeing’s Human Spaceflight Division for the Space Shuttle’s maintenance facility and Delta rocket program.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. [ORLANDO, Fla.] (NYSE: XHR) announced that Andrew Welch has stepped down from his positions as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The Board has appointed Joseph Johnson, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, as Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer. Johnson joined Xenia in May 2015. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc. and CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

PAR Technology Corporation [NEW HARTFORD, N.Y.] (NYSE:PAR) announced the employment of Michael S. Bartusek, the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial officer was terminated.

Metrodigi® [LARKSPUR, Calif.] announced Warren Geddes as Chief Financial Officer.

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. [BRISTOL, Va.] (OTC: ANRZQ) announced that Andy Eidson, Senior Vice President for Strategy and Business Development, will assume additional duties as the CFO.  Mr. Eidson has served in his current position since December 2015. He replaces Philip Cavatoni. Mr. Eidson previously served as Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions at Alpha.  Prior to joining the Company inJuly 2010, Mr. Eidson held several financial positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Eastman Chemical Company, and most recently Penn Virginia Resource Partners.

One Call Care Management [JACKSONVILLE, Fla] announced the appointment of Rick McCook as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. McCook most recently served as EVP and CFO for General Parts International, Inc. from 2010 through 2014. Prior to General Parts International, McCook held various positions including EVP & CFO at US Oncology, EVP & CFO at Raytech Corporation, and SVP & CFO of Winn-Dixie Stores. In addition, he has held various senior audit roles within KPMG.

TrueBlue, Inc. [TACOMA, Wash.] (NYSE: TBI) announced that Stephen Robb has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Robb, was named executive vice president and CFO of The Clorox Company in 2014 after serving as SVP and CFO. Prior to being named CFO, Robb served as VP of Global Finance. He joined Clorox in 1989. Goings most recently served as executive vice president, TD Bank Group and president, TD Insurance.

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. [NAPLES, Florida] (NASDAQ: BBGI) announced that Caroline Beasley, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, will serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer during the CEOs. Caroline has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since 1994 and as a Director since 1983.

Mars Inc. [McLean, Va.] announced that Claus Aagaard, the current CFO of Mars Petcare, has been named CFO for the corporation. Aagaard succeeds Reuben Gamoran. Aagaard has been with Mars for 15 years.

C&F Financial Corporation [WEST POINT, Va.] (NASDAQ: CFFI) announced that it has appointed Jason E. Long to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of C&F Financial Corporation  and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Citizens and Farmers Bank. Mr. Long joined the Bank as a First Vice President in October 2014.  He succeeds Thomas F. Cherry as Chief Financial Officer, who was named President of the Corporation and the Bank. Prior to joining the Bank in October 2014, Mr. Long had worked at Yount, Hyde, Barbour, P.C. for 12 years.

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. [York, Pennsylvania] announced the resignation of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Michael A. Peduzzi.

Gladstone Capital Corporation [McLean, Virginia] appointed Nicole Schaltenbrand, the Company’s current Chief Accounting Officer, as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Ms. Schaltenbrand, has served as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since November 2015. From May 2012 to November 2015, Ms. Schaltenbrand served as a senior manager of SEC reporting and accounting policy at National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation. From September 2004 through May 2012, Ms. Schaltenbrand worked in the assurance practice at KPMG LLP where she attained the level of senior audit manager.

EQT Corporation [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: EQT) announced the appointment of Robert J. McNally as senior vice president and chief financial officer. McNally is also appointed to this same role for EQT Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: EQM) and EQT GP Holdings, LP (NYSE: EQGP) and will join their respective boards of directors. He replaces Philip P. Conti, who has been with EQT since 1996. McNally was most recently executive vice president and chief financial officer of Precision Drilling Corporation. Before that he worked at Kenda Capital LLC; and Warrior Energy Services Corp. as well as investment banking with Simmons & Company International. McNally began his career with Schlumberger.

Matrix Medical Network® [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] announced that Mark Schonau will be joining the company as chief financial officer. Most recently, Mark served as CFO at AFS Technologies Inc. Previous to AFS Technologies, Mr. Schonau held the position of CFO at several organizations. Matrix Medical Network is part of The Providence Service Corporation.

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General Cable Corporation [HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky.] (NYSE: BGC) announced that Brian J. Robinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will leave the company pending the identification of a successor.

Francesca’s Holdings Corporation [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: FRAN) announced the appointment of Kelly M. Dilts as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Dilts currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations at Tailored Brands, Inc., (formerly Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.). She joined Tailored Brands in 1998 as Assistant Controller and has also served as its Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, as well as its Vice President of Finance & Accounting. Prior to joining Tailored Brands, Ms. Dilts worked at Olympia Enterprises and Deloitte & Touche.

Myers Industries, Inc. [AKRON, Ohio] (NYSE:MYE) announced that Greggory W. Branning, its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary has left the Company. Kevin Brackman, Vice President and Controller, will be acting as Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis.

Science Applications International Corp. [MCLEAN, Va.] (NYSE: SAIC) announced the departure of its Chief Financial Officer, John R. Hartley.

NiSource Inc. [MERRILLVILLE, Ind.] (NYSE: NI) announced that its Board of Directors elected Wayne S. DeVeydt to the Board. DeVeydt currently serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Indiana-based Anthem, Inc. Prior to his role as Anthem’s CFO, he served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer at Anthem and before that was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Sovereign Health Group [SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.] has named Kevin D. Gallagher as the new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gallagher previously served as the Treasurer and Division CFO at Nestle USA, Inc. and as the General Manager and CFO at Vehicular Technologies, Inc.

Calimmune Inc. [TUCSON, Ariz.] has appointed Mark Smith as chief financial officer. Previously, he held the same role for Gevo. He also held the CFO post for Replidyne, and has served in various financial executive capacities at healthcare companies including Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, Neuromedical Systems, Genzyme Corp. and Genetrix. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: MRTX) announced the promotion of Jamie A. Donadio to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Donadio first joined Mirati in 2013 serving as Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining Mirati, Mr. Donadio spent 12 years at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., most recently serving as Senior Director of Finance,. Mr. Donadio has also held various roles at Novatel Wireless and Ernst & Young.

Livongo Health [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] announced the addition of Anna Baird as Chief Financial Officer. She previously served as President and CFO at RadiumOne, as well as more than 17 years at KPMG.

The Flinn Foundation [PHOENIX] has named Stacy L. Tucker its new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Tucker previously served as chief operating officer of a single-family office in Phoenix, which included management of the Timothy T. Day Foundation, Inc. Her experience also includes a 10-year stint at Bar-S Foods Co., where she served as director of taxation, and positions in the tax department of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in both the Phoenix and Los Angeles offices.

Property Damage Appraisers [FORT WORTH, Texas] announced that Jennifer Salazar has joined the company as chief financial officer. Previously, Salazar worked at the International Bowling Campus as the chief financial officer. Prior to that, she worked as the director of accounting for American Consolidated Media. She also held accounting positions with Gannett, Inc., Belo Corporation, AT&T and BP/AMOCO.

AMP Solar Group Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that Phil Henson will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Phil joins AMP Solar from AES Distributed Energy Inc. where he was the Chief Financial Officer. Phil is an experienced energy finance executive having held senior roles at Main Street Power Company Inc. (the predecessor of AES Distributed Energy), Solar Power Partners, Inc. and XL Capital Assurance Inc.

GenSpera, Inc. [SAN ANTONIO] (OTCQB: GNSZ) announced that Craig A. Dionne, has resigned as GenSpera’s CEO and CFO. Russell Richerson, GenSpera’s Chief Operating Officer and Secretary, has been named Interim Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.

PierianDx [ST LOUIS] announced that Bryan J. Carey has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors. Carey currently serves as the executive vice president, CFO and director of Sunspire Health. Prior to joining Sunspire, Carey served as the President and CFO of 21^st Century Oncology, Managing Director of Vestar Capital Partners, and CFO and Managing Director, Europe, of Aearo Corporation.

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. [MILLERSBURG, Pa.] (NASDAQ:  MPB) announced Michael D. Peduzzi is joining the organization as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Peduzzi joins Mid Penn from Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. and PeoplesBank of York, Pennsylvania, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

CareDx, Inc. [Brisbane, CA] (NASDAQ: CDNA) announced that Charles Constanti will become its new chief financial officer, replacing Ken Ludlum. He most recently served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Procera Networks, Inc. until September 2015. From April 2005 to February 2007, Mr. Constanti served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Netopia, Inc., which was acquired in February 2007 by Motorola, Inc., where he served as Senior Finance Director until May 2009. Previously, Mr. Constanti held various senior finance positions at Quantum Corporation and Bank of America Corporation, and was an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Chart Industries, Inc. [CLEVELAND] (NASDAQ: GTLS) announced that Kenneth J. Webster has been named Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding retiring CFO Michael F. Biehl.

Bromium, Inc. [CUPERTINO, Calif.] announced Earl Charles as the companies new CFO. Prior to Bromium, Charles was CFO of AOptix Technologies, Inc. Charles also served as CFO of XenSource.

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Molson Coors Brewing Company [DENVER & MONTREAL] (NYSE: TAP; TSX: TPX) announced that Mauricio Restrepo, formerly the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Beam Suntory, Inc., has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer, Molson Coors. He replaces interim CFO David Heede. Prior to his time with Beam Suntory, Restrepo spent nine years with SABMiller in senior finance roles, first as CFO of SABMiller Latin America and later CFO of SABMiller Europe. He joined SABMiller in 2005 where he was Chief Financial Officer. Mauricio has also held commercial and finance leadership roles in the publishing, automotive and banking industries.

Visteon Corporation [VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich.] (NYSE: VC) announced that William M. Robertson, currently the company’s vice president and corporate controller, will serve as chief financial officer on an interim basis. Robertson, who has been with Visteon since 2000, will continue as corporate controller while serving as interim chief financial officer. His previous positions have included director, corporate finance for 12 years; manager, corporate finance; and operations manager. Before joining Visteon, Robertson served as vehicle operations controller for Ford Motor Co.

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores [HUDSON, Ohio] is proud to announce Wade Miquelon as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Miquelon recently served as the executive vice president, CFO and president of international for Walgreen Company. Since working for Walgreens, Miquelon has served as founder and managing director of his own investment and advisory firm. Prior to working for Walgreens, Miquelon held the position of executive vice president and CFO at Tyson Foods, Inc. Before joining Tyson, Miquelon served in multiple roles of progressing responsibility at The Procter & Gamble Company.

ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [EDISON, N.J.] (NASDAQ: CTRV) announced the appointment of John Cavan as Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Cavan had served as the Company’s interim CFO since January 2016. Prior to joining ContraVir as interim CFO, Mr. Cavan was a consultant with The Pine Hill Group. Prior to his role with the Pine Hill Group, he served as Chief Accounting Officer at Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. Preceding his role at Stemline, Mr. Cavan was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He has also held financial positions within the healthcare industry at AlgoRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alpharma. Mr. Cavan also served in Sony, American Express, International Specialty Products and Nestlé U.S.A.  Mr. Cavan currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vantage Health Systems.

Progress [BEDFORD, Mass.] (NASDAQ: PRGS) announced that Chris E. Perkins, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, has informed the company that he plans to retire after a transition period. Mr. Perkins joined Progress as its CFO in February 2013.

Unify Square [BELLEVUE, Wash.] announced the appointment of Charlie DiBona as Chief Financial Officer. DiBona joins Unify Square from Tresoro Ventures and TresoroLabs, where he served as a partner and executive director/portfolio CFO respectively. Prior to that, DiBona ran strategy and mergers and acquisitions for Microsoft’s Server and Tools Business. He also spent several years as CFO of the software startup, InfoRay.

iSheriff [REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.] announced it has added Eric Jenny to its executive team, as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining iSheriff, Jenny served as CFO for Place.

NetApp, Inc. [SUNNYVALE, CA] (NASDAQ: NTAP) announced the appointment of Ron Pasek as executive vice president, chief financial officer. Most recently, Pasek served as CFO of Altera Corporation. Prior to joining Altera, Pasek held several senior finance roles at Sun Microsystems. In 1990, he began a nearly 20-year career with Sun Microsystems, where he served in roles including vice president, Finance, Global Sales, and Service; and vice president and treasurer.

Las Vegas Sands [LAS VEGAS] (NYSE: LVS) announced that it has named Patrick Dumont as its chief financial officer. Mr. Dumont has served in operating and finance leadership positions since joining the company in June of 2010. Since July 2013, he has served as senior vice president of finance and strategy. Prior to joining LVS, Mr. Dumont worked in investment banking at Miller Buckfire and Bear Stearns.

Captain D’s [NASHVILLE, Tenn] announced Keith Davis has joined its executive team as chief financial officer. Davis has previous experience leading the financial and operational divisions of several national food service companies including Round Table Pizza, Beverly Enterprises, Landry’s Seafood Restaurant and Pizza Hut. Most recently, he served as the chief financial officer of Tavistock Restaurants.

JRjr33, Inc. (doing business as JRJR Networks) [DALLAS] (NYSE MKT: JRJR), has appointed Christopher L. Brooks as its Chief Financial Officer. He replaces John Rochon Jr., the company’s Vice Chairman, who had served as CFO for the past year. Mr. Brooks has been CFO with Assa Abloy Hospitality and Global Audio Visual; Vice President of Finance for Bank of America’s Home Loan Division as well as Corporate Controller for Transplace and Heartland Automotive Services.  Mr. Brooks worked on or led projects at JRJR Networks as well as at Michaels Stores, The Golf Warehouse, Fannie Mae, Caris Life Sciences, 7-11 and Energy Future Holdings.

Career Education Corporation [SCHAUMBURG, Ill] (NASDAQ: CECO) announced the appointment of Andrew J. (A.J.) Cederoth as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cederoth will replace David A. Rawden of AlixPartners, who has been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 1, 2015. Mr. Cederoth joins Career Education from Innova UEV, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of New Business Development. Prior to joining Innova, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Clover Technologies Group. He began his career in finance in 1990 at Navistar International Corporation. While at Navistar, Mr. Cederoth occupied various financial roles of increasing responsibility, culminating with his tenure as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2013.

Perforce Software [ALAMEDA, Calif.] announced the hiring of Mark Ties as chief financial officer. He brings 28 years of experience in finance roles including positions at Arcserve, HelpSystems LLC and XRS Corporation.

The Wet Seal, LLC [IRVINE, Calif.] announced that it has named Judd P. Tirnauer as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Judd served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Destination Maternity.

Destination Maternity Corporation [MOORESTOWN, N.J.] (NASDAQ: DEST) announced that Judd P. Tirnauer, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer will depart the Company.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. [ORLANDO, Fla.] (NYSE: XHR) announced that Atish Shah will be joining the Company as its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He joins Xenia from Hyatt Hotels Corporation (“Hyatt”), where he served as Senior Vice President, Strategy, Financial Planning and Analysis, and Investor Relations. He also served as Hyatt’s Interim Chief Financial Officer from April 2015 until March 2016. Prior to joining Hyatt in 2009, he served as Senior Vice President – Portfolio Management at Lowe Enterprises. From 1998 to 2007, Mr. Shah worked for Hilton Hotels Corporation (“Hilton”) in a variety of finance roles. Mr. Shah began his career in the hospitality consulting practice of Coopers & Lybrand, LLP.

Medvation, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO, CA] (NASDAQ: MDVN) announced that Jennifer Jarrett will join Medivation as its new Chief Financial Officer. She replaces Richard A. Bierly. Ms. Jarrett joins Medivation from Citigroup, where she was Managing Director. Prior to Citigroup, Ms. Jarrett was a Managing Director in Credit Suisse’s Health Care Group.

HCP, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif] (NYSE: HCP) announced that Timothy Schoen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is leaving HCP to become President of BioMed Realty.

YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: YOD) announced that Mei Chen is joining the Company as its new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Chen has worked at several large multi-national companies during her career including Cisco, Nokia and most recently, Microsoft China.

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. [NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.] (NASDAQ: LNTH)  announced the appointment of Jack Crowley as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Crowley previously served as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer since December 2015. He joined the Company in September 2010 as Director of Accounting. He was promoted to Vice President of Finance in April 2013, to Chief Accounting Officer in March 2015 and to interim Chief Financial Officer in December 2015. Prior to joining Lantheus, Mr. Crowley served in the roles of Assistant Corporate Controller, and prior to that, Director of Finance at Biogen Idec. Mr. Crowley also previously served as Director of Accounting at Fisher Scientific International. Prior to Fisher, Mr. Crowley was a Senior Audit Manager in the Technology practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. [DENVER] (NYSE: BCEI) announced William J. Cassidy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will be retiring from his position.

Huttig Building Products, Inc. [St. Louis, MO] announced the resignation of Philip Keipp as the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. The Board of Directors of the Company appointed Jon P. Vrabely, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to the additional office of interim Chief Financial Officer.

LaSalle Hotel Properties [BETHESDA, Md] (NYSE: LHO) announced the appointment of Kenneth G. Fuller as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer. Mr. Fuller succeeds Bruce A. Riggins, who is leaving the company. Mr. Fuller has served as the Founder, Owner and Principal of Vine Investment Partners since 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Fuller served in various positions for the Company from 2000 to 2015, including most recently as Treasurer from 2011 to 2015, Vice President of Finance from 2009 to 2011, and Vice President of Asset Management from 2007 to 2009.

Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, MA] (NASDAQ: CATB) announced that Ian Sanderson, Chief Financial Officer, has submitted his resignation.

Continuum [BOSTON] announced that Craig Dynes, former CFO at Pegasystems Inc. and Dealer.com, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the company. Prior to Dealer.com, Craig was CFO at Pegasystems. He has held numerous financial positions for both startup and public companies, including CFO for Demandware, SilverStream Software, Powersoft/Sybase and Watcom. He is also on the Board of Directors for Applause.com and CarNow, Inc.

Nuverra Environmental Solutions [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] (OTCQB: NESC) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Greg Heinlein is leaving the Company.

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Fidelity Investments [BOSTON] announced Gerard McGraw, currently president of Fidelity Institutional (FI), has been named chief financial officer of FMR LLC and will lead the new Finance and Brokerage Operations team. McGraw has led Fidelity Institutional since mid-2009. He previously ran the Operations and Service Group from 2003 to 2009. He joined Fidelity in 1996.

Sungard® Availability Services™ [WAYNE, Pa.] named Susan Lynch as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Most recently, she was executive vice president and chief financial officer, Global Information Solutions at Hitachi Ltd. Before joining Hitachi Data Systems in 2007, Lynch served as vice president and chief financial officer at Raytheon Technical Services Company. Before Raytheon, Lynch held a broad range of senior management roles at Honeywell International, including assistant corporate controller, Global Business Services, director of business, analysis and planning and chief financial officer for the Latin American region.

Twitter, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] appointed Hugh Johnston to serve as member of the Board. Mr. Johnston, age 54, has been Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo, Inc, since July 2015 and March 2010, respectively. Mr. Johnston served as Executive Vice President at PepsiCo from March 2010 to July 2015.  He joined PepsiCo in 1987 and has held a number of increasing leadership roles, including Executive Vice President, Global Operations from 2009 to 2010 and President, Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Johnston left PepsiCo, Inc. from August 1999 through March 2002 to pursue a general management role as Vice President, Retail at Merck Medco.  Mr. Johnston served on the board of directors of AOL Inc, from October 2012 to June 2015.

Navigant [CHICAGO] announced that it has named Stephen R. Lieberman as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Lieberman will succeed interim CFO Thomas (Tom) A. Nardi. Lieberman most recently served as the Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Latin America for Laureate Education, Inc. Prior to joining Laureate, Lieberman served as Senior Vice President, Finance for Dana Holding Corporation. Stephen was also Vice President and Treasurer at United Airlines. Lieberman also spent nearly 15 years at General Motors in various capacities, including Treasurer and Controller General for the auto manufacturer’s Mexico operations and Treasurer of the Asia Pacific Regional Treasury Center, Greater China.

H.B. Fuller Company [ST. PAUL, Minnesota] (NYSE: FUL) announced that John Corkrean will join the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Corkrean will take over for Jim Giertz, who will transition into a new role as executive vice president. Corkrean joins H.B. Fuller from Ecolab Inc. Most recently, he was the senior vice president of Finance for their Global Energy Services sector.

The Howard Hughes Corporation [DALLAS] (NYSE: HHC) announced that Andrew C. Richardson, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the company.

Colt’s Manufacturing Company, LLC [HARTFORD, Conn.] announced that Scott Flaherty, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of has resigned his positions with the company. Richard Harris has been named Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Ruby Tuesday, Inc. [MARYVILLE, TN] (NYSE: RT) announced the resignation of Jill Golder. Ms. Golder had joined the Company in April 2013 as Senior Vice President of Finance and was promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary in June 2014.

Alteryx, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] announced that Kevin Rubin has joined its executive team as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Alteryx, Kevin was CFO of MSC Software. Prior to joining MSC, Kevin served as CFO for Pictage, DataDirect Networks and MRV Communications.

IAC [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ:  IAC) announced the appointment of Glenn H. Schiffman as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schiffman succeeds Jeff Kip, whose departure as CFO was announced last summer. Prior to his most recent role as Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities, Mr. Schiffman was a Partner at The Raine Group. Previous leadership roles include Co-Head of Global Media at Lehman Brothers, Head of Investment Banking Asia-Pacific at Lehman Brothers, and subsequently Nomura, as well as Head of Investment Banking, Americas.

IDEX CORPORATION [LAKE FOREST, Ill.] (NYSE:IEX) announced the appointment of Mark A. Buthman to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Buthman retired from Kimberly–Clark Corporation in 2015, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2003 to April 2015. Mr. Buthman has served since 2011 as a director of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

Chassix [SOUTHFIELD, Mich.] has named Michael Beyer chief financial officer. Beyer most recently served as chief financial officer of Wolverine Advanced Materials.  Previously, he served as corporate controller for Affinia Group, and held increasingly responsible finance and accounting roles over a 14-year period with Dana Corporation.

Dealogic [NEW YORK] announced Krish Venkataraman is succeeding Rick McHattie as Chief Financial Officer. Venkataraman joins Dealogic from Syncsort, where he was CFO and COO. He previously held senior roles at several firms, including NYSE Euronext and Lehman Brothers.

News America Marketing (NAM), [NEW YORK] announced that Ajay Singh, a News Corp finance veteran, has been named as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Previously SVP Finance at News Corp. Prior to joining News Corp, Ajay was CFO of HookLogic, Inc. Beforehand, Ajay was CFO, Lifestyle Communities at Reader’s Digest Association. Ajay also spent eight years at Gemstar-TV Guide. Ajay began his business career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1993.

Universal Truckload Services, Inc. [WARREN, Mich.] (NASDAQ: UACL) announced that David A. Crittenden, Universal’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has resigned from the company. The Company appointed Jude Beres as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Beres previously served as the Company’s Chief Administrative Officer since April 2015. Prior to joining Universal, Mr. Beres served as Vice President of Finance and Accounting for Central Transport.

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: SRNE) announced that Kevin M. Herde has been appointed to the position of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Most recently he was the Vice President of Global Blood Screening and Alliance Management for Hologic, Inc. He joined Hologic in 2012. Mr. Herde joined Gen-Probe in 2002 and served in numerous finance roles, ultimately as the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller. Prior to his 14 years at Gen-Probe and Hologic, Mr. Herde also served in multiple management roles in finance for Gateway, the global computer and technology company, and was an Audit Manager for KPMG LLP.

CloudHealth Technologies [BOSTON] announced the appointment Larry Begley as its chief financial officer. Begley comes to CloudHealth from .406 Ventures, which he co-founded. Prior to co-founding .406 Ventures, he served as chief financial officer at CCBN.com, i-Cube and Razorfish. Begley also served as partner, CFO and treasurer of The Boston Consulting Group and held financial roles at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, The Foxboro Company, Data Resources Inc. and Softbridge Microsystems.

BGC Partners, Inc. [NEW YORK and LONDON] (NASDAQ:  BGCP) announced that it has named Steve McMurray as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Graham Sadler. Steve was most recently Director of Finance at an independent insurance provider Amlin plc., which he joined in 2007.  Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Accountant at the Bank of England.

Payscout [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Dan Gardner as Chief Financial Officer. Dan spent the last 5 years as CFO of TRANSFAST. Earlier in his career, he also served in a series of increasingly responsible financial management positions at international firms such as Global Capacity and D.B. Zwirn.

Tire Factory, Inc. [PORTLAND, Ore.] announced that Walter Lybeck, its former Chief Financial Officer, and most recently its Interim CEO since August 2015, has been named its Chief Executive Officer. Lybeck, joined the company in 2010, serving as its CFO, and more recently its Interim CEO. Prior to joining Tire Factory, he was Director of Finance and Accounting at Rejuvenation. He also worked in financial positions for Nautilus, Oregon Steel Mills, Intel and Deloitte.

Lindsay Corporation [OMAHA, Neb.] (NYSE: LNN) announced that Brian Ketcham will join Lindsay Corporation as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ketcham will succeed Jim Raabe. For the past 15 years, Mr. Ketcham has served in various finance roles at Valmont Industries, Inc., most recently as Vice President and Group Controller of the Engineered Support Structures segment. Prior to joining Valmont, Mr. Ketcham held various positions with Consolidated Container Company LLC and KPMG LLP.

Triumph Group, Inc. [BERWYN, Pa.] (NYSE: TGI) announced that Jeffrey L. McRae, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will step down from that position.

Fred’s Inc. [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] (NASDAQ: FRED) announced that it has named Rick Hans Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He replaces Jerry A. Shore, who was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Fred’s, Hans was with Walgreen Co. for 27 years. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Finance. Hans previously held the position of Director of Finance and Assistant Treasurer. Hans also held roles as Real Estate Manager and Senior Real Estate Manager. He joined Walgreens in 1987 as a financial analyst.

NN, Inc. [JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.] (NASDAQ: NNBR) announced that James H. Dorton, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, is retiring after an 11-year career with the company. Thomas C. Burwell, Jr., NN’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the responsibilities of the principal financial officer in the interim.

Innophos Holdings, Inc. [CRANBURY, N.J.] (NASDAQ:  IPHS) announced that it has appointed Han Kieftenbeld as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he served as Global Chief Financial Officer at AB Mauri in the U.K. Prior to AB Mauri, Mr. Kieftenbeld held the position of Global Chief Procurement Officer at Ingredion Incorporated. Prior to that, Mr. Kieftenbeld gained experience as a Chief Financial Officer at Akzonobel N.V. from 2007-2010 and, before that, at ICI PLC from 1997-2007. Currently, Mr. Kieftenbeld serves as a non-executive advisor and board member at Themis Analytics.

Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc. [WAYZATA, Minn.] (NYSE MKT: DAKP) announced the resignation of Timothy Brady, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Dakota Plains. Jim Thornton, Dakota Plains’ Executive Vice President – Strategy, General Counsel and Secretary, will assume the responsibilities as principal financial officer of Dakota Plains and as its interim chief financial officer. Mr. Thornton has served as General Counsel and Secretary of Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc. since joining in March 2013 and as Executive Vice President, Strategy since December 2015. Mr. Thornton previously served as the senior legal counsel of Toreador Resources Corporation in Paris, France. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Thornton was an attorney in the Atlanta office of Dentons US LLP. Before joining Dentons US LLP, Mr. Thornton practiced in the corporate departments of Balch & Bingham LLP and Locke Lord LLP.

symplr® [HOUSTON, TX] announced the appointment of Tres Thompson as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Thompson held several senior executive positions at Cardtronics, including: Executive Vice President of Global Accounts, Managing Director of UK Operations, Executive Vice President of ATM Services and Chief Accounting Officer. He also previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Sternhill Partners.

Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: GBT) announced the appointment of Jeffrey Farrow as chief financial officer (CFO). Mr. Farrow previously served as CFO of ZS Pharma, Inc. Prior to ZS Pharma, he was CFO at Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. He previously served as vice president of finance at Evotec AG. Prior to Evotec, Mr. Farrow served as vice president of finance and chief accounting officer at Renovis. Earlier in his career, Mr. Farrow spent seven years working in the audit practice of KPMG LLP.

DJO Global, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced that Susan Crawford, executive vice president and chief financial officer has decided to retire.

Clinical Ink [WINSTON-SALEM, NC and PHILADELPHIA, PA.] announced that Scott Miltenberger has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Clinical Ink, Mr. Miltenberger was Chief Financial Officer for Evolve IP through GPX Enterprises. Prior to Evolve IP, Scott served as CFO for Elemica. Scott began his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Provista Diagnostics Inc. [NEW YORK] has promoted Uriel Kusiatin to Chief Financial Officer. Kusiatin began consulting with the company in 2013 and formally joined in 2015 as Senior Vice President of Finance. Mr. Kusiatin began his career at Deloitte.

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Revlon, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: REV) announced that its Board of Directors elected Juan R. Figuereo as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Figuereo most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NII Holdings, Inc., from October 2012 to October 2015. Mr. Figuereo also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. from 2009 to 2012 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cott Corporation from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Figuereo served as Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions for Wal-Mart International from 2003 to 2007 and in various international, finance and general management positions at PepsiCo from 1988 to 2003. Mr. Figuereo has served since June 2011 as a director and as a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee of PVH Corp., becoming Chairman of such committee in 2015.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. [LEBANON, Tenn.] (NASDAQ: CBRL) announced that Jill Golder will join the Company to become its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Golder replaces Lawrence E. Hyatt. Golder was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. During her 23 years at Darden Restaurants, Inc., she held progressively more responsible positions, including Senior Vice President of Finance for Olive Garden North America, Senior Vice President of Finance for Smokey Bones, Senior Vice President of Finance for the Specialty Restaurant Group, and Senior Vice President of Finance for Red Lobster. She also served as Director of Strategic Planning and Corporate Analysis for Domino’s Pizza International, and Chief Financial Officer of Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants.

Workday, Inc. [PLEASANTON, CA.] (NYSE: WDAY) announced Robynne Sisco has been named chief financial officer. Robynne joined Workday in 2012 as chief accounting officer. Prior to joining Workday, she was chief accounting officer and corporate controller at VMware. Before VMware, she served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer at VeriSign and assistant controller at Oracle. She also held senior finance roles at Visa, General Electric, and Ford.

Playboy Enterprises [BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.] announced that Veteran media executive David Israel, who joined in 2012, has been named Chief Financial Officer of the company. Mr. Israel replaces Christoph Pachler. Prior to joining Playboy in 2012, David was the Chairman, CEO and founding partner of Procysive Corporation. Prior to Procysive, Mr. Israel was CEO, International for Reed Business Information. Previously, David served as CEO, Classified Ventures and as President of Macmillan Computer Publishing.

Vendavo [MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA] announced the appointment of John Oosterhouse, as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Vendavo, he served as senior vice president and interim CFO at Veritas. He has previously held leadership positions at Sun Microsystems, Maxtor Corporation, and Unisys.

CSAA Insurance Group [WALNUT CREEK, Calif.] announced the appointment of J. Paul McCaffrey Jr. as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). McCaffrey most recently served as the executive vice president, CFO and treasurer at Grange Insurance. Prior to joining Grange Insurance in 2006, he was a senior manager with Ernst & Young and held finance roles with International Total Services, Revco D.S., and Sherwin-Williams.

Haemonetics Corporation [BRAINTREE, Mass.] (NYSE: HAE) announced that Christopher Lindop, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Business Development has announced his retirement.

Children’s Minnesota [MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Minn.] announced that Todd Ostendorf has been appointed to chief financial officer (CFO). He most recently held the role of CFO for North Memorial Health Care. Prior to North Memorial, Ostendorf was CFO for UnitedHealth Group’s Complex Population Management.

Accelerize [NEWPORT BEACH, California] (OTCQB: ACLZ) and its marketing software division CAKE, announced the appointment of Anthony (Andy) Mazzarella to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Mazzarella, assumed the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer in January 2016. Prior to joining Accelerize, Mr. Mazzarella most recently served as Chief Executive Officer at Scalable Network Technologies. Prior to that he was a founder and Chief Executive Officer of AOptix Technologies from 2000 to 2005. Before that he was Chief Financial Officer of iMALL. In addition to his executive roles, Mr. Mazzarella has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of numerous other technology companies, including Mustang Software, SuperNation, MyLife (Reunion.com), eForce Media and PatentVest. Earlier in his career he served as Vice President of Finance for The Davis Companies, Director of Planning for Twentieth Century Fox, and Senior Consultant with Deloitte & Touche.

Limelight Networks, Inc. [TEMPE, Ariz.] (NASDAQ: LLNW) announced the appointment of Sajid Malhotra as chief financial officer (CFO). Mr. Malhotra has been serving as the Company’s Interim CFO since December, 2015. He joined Limelight in March 2014. Prior to that Malhotra has served as senior vice president of strategy, marketing and mergers for Convergys Corporation.

Transfast [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Joe Tumbarello as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Tumbarello joined the company as COO in June 2015. Previous experience includes companies like First Data Corporation, where he was a divisional Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, Cardservice International, where he was Chief Financial Officer, and FNDS3000 Corp. Immediately prior to joining Transfast, Tumbarello was Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration at Global Cash Card.

CoreLogic^® [IRVINE, Calif.] (NYSE: CLGX) announced that James L. Balas has been named chief financial officer.  Balas, who has been the company’s senior vice president finance, controller and principal accounting officer since September 2012, assumes the role from Frank Martell. Balas joined CoreLogic in March 2011 as senior vice president, controller and principal accounting officer. Prior to joining the company, he held a variety of senior financial leadership positions at several publicly traded companies after a successful 10-year career at Ernst & Young and Capgemini.

Delta Risk LLC [SAN ANTONIO] announced that Jim Garner has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Delta Risk, Garner was Managing Partner for the firm Solomon Edwards. Before that he was President and Founder of Virtus Consulting.

Federal Realty Investment Trust [ROCKVILLE, Md.] (NYSE: FRT) announced that Chief Financial Officer, James M. Taylor, will be stepping down from his role. Mr. Taylor has served as Federal Realty’s Chief Financial Officer since 2012.

Albemarle Corporation [BATON ROUGE, La.] (NYSE: ALB) announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Scott A. Tozier has returned to the company following a temporary medical leave of absence, resuming management responsibility for the company’s Finance and Shared Services functions.

CNO Financial Group, Inc. [CARMEL, Ind.] (NYSE: CNO) announced that it has appointed Erik Helding as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Helding previously served as Senior Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations. Mr. Helding was most recently Senior Vice President of Treasury & Investor Relations. Prior to that, he served as VP of Enterprise Financial Planning & Analysis. He joined CNO in 2004 as Director of Finance for Bankers Life and Colonial Penn. Prior to joining CNO, Mr. Helding held finance positions with GE Capital from 1999-2004.

White Lodging [MERRILLVILLE, Ind.] announced that Ken Barrett has joined White Lodging as the Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Barrett was Senior Vice President of Asset Management for Chicago based Strategic Hotels where he worked for the past 10 years. Prior to that, Barrett worked with IHG as Regional Controller and Director of Accounting for the Americas and with Interstate Hotels as a Regional Controller in their Crossroads Hospitality division. He has worked with most of the major hotel brands including: Fairmont, Four Seasons, Hilton, Hyatt, InterContinental, Loews and Marriott.

Examination Management Services, Inc. [IRVING, TEXAS] announced the appointment of C. Chris Apple to the role of chief financial officer (CFO). Apple succeeds Michael Zarriello, who has served as the company’s interim CFO since November 2015. Apple most recently served as executive vice president and CFO for AMX Corporation. Prior, he held senior finance roles with BEI Holding Corporation, Alcatel-Lucent, Answersoft Inc. and Sevin Rosen Funds.

NS1 [NEW YORK] announced that Aaron Pullin was appointed CFO. Prior to NS1, Pullin served as CFO of Net Access. Before that, he was CFO at Voxel dot Net. He also served as controller at Embrace Technologies and as senior financial analyst at InfoHighway Communications.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines [Des Moines, Iowa] announced that Joseph Amato has been appointed Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Freddie Mac. Prior to joining Freddie Mac, Amato served as Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder of NextFinance. Prior to that, he spent over 10 years with Fannie Mae, including holding management roles in Financial Transactions and Portfolio Strategy.

LHC Group [LAFAYETTE, La.] (NASDAQ: LHCG) announced that it has named Joshua L. Proffitt, previously LHC Group’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel, as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Proffitt will replace Dionne E. Viator. Prior to being named Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel in August 2012, Mr. Proffitt had been Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel since April 2009. He joined LHC Group in September 2008 as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Director of Acquisitions.  Previously, he was a Senior Associate in the Corporate Healthcare Practice Group at Alston & Bird LLP, which he joined in 2002.

ModCloth [SAN FRANCISCO] has appointed Phil Neri as chief financial officer (CFO). Mr. Neri most recently served as CFO of Serena & Lily since 2011. Prior to Serena & Lily, Mr. Neri held the CFO role at Delivery Agent, Inc. and Gumps of San Francisco, as well as financial leadership positions at Restoration Hardware and Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Xcel Energy Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] named Robert (Bob) Frenzel as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Frenzel, replaces Teresa Madden. Frenzel most recently served as senior vice president and CFO for Luminant.  Prior to joining EFH, Frenzel was a vice president at Goldman Sachs. Earlier in his career he was a consultant in the strategy, finance and economics practice at Arthur Andersen. Frenzel also served as a nuclear engineering officer and weapons officer in the United States Navy.

Axis Global Logistics [NORTH BERGEN, NJ] announced that Paula Nitto has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. In 1998, Paula joined NYK Line. She climbed the corporate ladder to CFO. Before joining Axis, Paula was a Global Controller at Inttra, Inc. Paula began her career in public accounting with Coopers and Lybrand (PwC), and CFO of an architectural firm.

Victory Energy Corporation [AUSTIN, TX.] (OTCQB: VYEY) announced that its board of directors has appointed Jeff Marlowe as its Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Marlowe will replace Fred J. Smith, Jr. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Marlowe held the position of Director of General Accounting at Forestar Group, Inc. Prior to his post at Forestar, from 2009 to 2013, Mr. Marlowe was employed by Davis Petroleum Corp., where he first started as Corporate Controller and was eventually promoted to Vice President & Controller. Before his role at Davis Petroleum, Mr. Marlowe served as Controller at Kayne Anderson Fund Advisors, LLC and was the Financial Reporting Manager at Rosetta Resources. He started his career in public accounting in the Global Energy Practice at PwC, LLP as an audit manager.

The Cleveland Foundation [CLEVELAND] announced the appointment of Rosanne Potter as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Potter replaces retiring Cleveland Foundation SVP and CFO Kate Asbeck. Potter most recently was Senior Manager for Pension Management at Eaton Corporation. She also has held treasurer positions at several other global companies including the Lubrizol Corporation, RTI International Metals and Dexter Corporation.

Gopher Protocol Inc. [SAN DIEGO, CA] (OTCQB: GOPH) announced the appointment of Erik Klinger to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Klinger is the founder and CEO of Dealounge.

Fusion [NEW YORK, NY] (NASDAQ: FSNN) announced that Michael R. Bauer has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bauer most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of GTT Communications, Inc. Prior to GTT, Mr. Bauer led the financial planning and analysis and investor relations efforts at MeriStar Hospitality Corporation. Mr. Bauer began his career with Arthur Andersen in audit and business advisory services.

Red Lion Hotels Corporation [SPOKANE, Wash.] (NYSE: RLH) announced that James Bell, its former Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave RLHC to pursue another professional venture. The Board has appointed David Wright, the Company’s Vice President of Accounting, Tax & External Reporting, as interim Chief Financial Officer. David Wright joined RLHC in 2015 as Vice President of Accounting, Tax & External Reporting. He worked for the previous seven years in various technical accounting roles at Itron and for 11 years prior to that in increasing supervisory roles on external audit engagements at Deloitte.

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass.] (NASDAQ: AMAG) announced the appointment of Edward (Ted) Myles as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Prior to joining AMAG, he served in various positions at Ocata Therapeutics, Inc., most recently as chief financial officer and chief operating officer. From 2008 to 2013, Mr. Myles served as chief financial officer and vice president of operations at PrimeraDx, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Myles was senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Pressure Biosciences, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Myles was an associate at SG Cowen Securities Corporation and served as corporate controller for Boston Biomedica.

Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: DAVE) has appointed Dexter Newman as Chief Financial Officer. Newman most recently served as Vice President and a Division Chief Financial Officer at Bloomin’ Brands Inc. He was formerly the Vice President and Treasurer, and Head of Risk Management from October 2012 through October 2013 for Bloomin’ Brands. From February 2002 to August 2012, he was employed in numerous roles with Best Buy Co., Inc., most recently serving as Senior Director and Chief Financial Officer of Best Buy’s Private Brands and Global Sourcing Group, and previously serving as Senior Director and Deputy Treasurer. Prior to his role within Treasury at Best Buy, Newman worked as Director, Strategy Development and Operations for Best Buy International. Before joining Best Buy, he spent two years with Scotiabank.

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Yelp Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: YELP) announced that Charles “Lanny” Baker will join the company as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 9, 2016. Most recently, Mr. Baker served as Chief Executive Officer and President of ZipRealty, Inc. (September 2010 – March 2016), during which time ZipRealty was acquired by Realogy Holdings, Inc. (August 2014). Previously, Mr. Baker served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ZipRealty (December 2008 – September 2010). Additionally, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (March 2005 – June 2007). From 1993 to 2005, Mr. Baker held various research positions at Salomon Brothers (subsequently Salomon Smith Barney, and then Citigroup) and was a Managing Director in the Equity Research Department. Mr. Baker currently serves as a director of XO Group, Inc. (November 2005 – present) where he chairs the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees; and also recently served as director and Chairman of the Audit Committee (2011 – December 2015) of HomeAway, Inc., an online vacation rental company, which was acquired by Expedia, Inc.

SUPERVALU INC. [MINNEAPOLIS, MN] (NYSE: SVU) announced that Bruce Besanko, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has added the responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer, a position he held from August 2013 to October 2015.

The Wendy’s Company [DUBLIN, Ohio] (NASDAQ: WEN) announced that Gunther Plosch will join the Company on May 2, 2016 and will serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer following a transition period during the month of May. Plosch joins Wendy’s from the Kellogg Company, where he has spent the last 16 years in Finance roles of increasing responsibility, including his most recent assignment as Vice President of Global Business Services and, previously, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Kellogg North America business. Current President and Chief Financial Officer Todd Penegor will become CEO at that time. Plosch began his career with The Procter & Gamble Company in Austria, where he spent nine years in various divisions, ultimately serving as Associate Director of Finance for the Central and European division. He joined Kellogg in 2000 as the Finance Director in the United Kingdom division, and was subsequently promoted to the U.S. business in 2005, where he led finance teams in Corporate Planning and Morning Foods. In 2010 he became Chief Financial Officer of Kellogg North America and in 2014 was elevated to Vice President of Global Business Services. 

Mount Tam Biotechnologies, Inc. [NOVATO, CA] (OTC PINK: MNTM) announced that Jim Stapleton will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Mr. Stapleton succeeds current interim CFO David R. Wells. Mr. Stapleton is the current Audit Committee chair and a member of the Board of Directors of Summer Energy Holdings Inc. From August 2012 to May 2014 Mr. Stapleton was the CFO of Ozone International, LLC. From February 2012 to June 2012 Mr. Stapleton was the CFO at Jones Soda Co. From 2007 to 2011 Mr. Stapleton was a consultant for a variety of companies. From May 2005 through July 2007 Mr. Stapleton was the CFO of Bionovo, Inc.

Smoothie King [NEW ORLEANS] announced the hiring of Brian Judge as Chief Financial officer. Judge has worked with a number of retail companies in his career, including leadership roles with Buddy’s Home Furnishings and Ruth’s Hospitality Group.

Mannatech^®, Incorporated [COPPELL, Texas] (NASDAQ: MTEX) announced it has promoted David Johnson, Chief Accounting Officer, to Chief Financial Officer. Johnson joined Mannatech in July 2013 and brings more than 22 years of experience to the company. Prior to Mannatech, Johnson held several financial management positions, including manager of accounting at Safety-Kleen and financial controller at Copart.

Accretive Health, Inc. [CHICAGO] (OTC Pink: ACHI) announced that Christopher Ricaurte, Senior Vice President, Revenue Cycle Operations for Accretive Health, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, succeeding Peter Csapo, who is stepping down from his role. Mr. Ricaurte has served as Senior Vice President, Revenue Cycle Operations for Accretive Health since 2013 and is responsible for all of the company’s centers of excellence in the U.S. and India. Before joining Accretive, he was CFO, Silicon Systems Group at Applied Materials, Inc. Prior to this, he was President of Nortel Business Services, where he had also previously held the position of CFO, Global Operations. Before this, Mr. Ricaurte was CFO of CHEP Europe in London. He also worked for GE for more than 20 years, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including CFO for GE Consumer & Industrial in Europe, Middle East

Lime Energy Co. [NEWARK, N.J.] (NASDAQ: LIME) announced that Bruce Torkelson will be joining the organization as its new Chief Financial Officer on May 2, 2016. Lime Energy’s current Chief Financial Officer, Mary Colleen Brennan, will be stepping down from her position, but will remain with the company until May 31, 2016. Mr. Torkelson has served as Corporate Vice President — Financial Planning of CalAtlantic Homes since January 2010 where he focused on long-term planning and strategic initiatives. Previously, he served as Vice President — Corporate Operations of Standard Pacific Homes.

Stratus Technologies, Inc. [MAYNARD, MS] announced the appointment of Christina Clohecy as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Bob Laufer who is leaving Stratus after 27 years of service to pursue other opportunities. Most recently, Clohecy was the vice president of finance and administration for Airvana, having joined the company in 2009. Prior to that, she held a series of positions at both Sycamore Networks and Vitronics Soltec.

Green Charge Networks [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] named Tim Larrison chief financial officer. Tim joins Green Charge from YGEA Holding Co., a subsidiary of Yingli Solar where he was CFO and board director. Before YGEA, Tim served in senior corporate finance roles at public and private equity-backed companies including Simbol Materials, Verified Identity Pass and Virgin Media. Earlier in his career, he worked several years at Enron Europe in asset development and structured finance.

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: DRNA) announced the appointment of John B. “Jack” Green as chief financial officer (CFO). Mr. Green has served as the Company’s interim CFO since January 2016. Prior to joining Dicerna as CFO, he served as CFO of Verastem, Inc. (VSTM). Previously, he served for more than 15 years as CFO of GTC Biotherapeutics (formerly Genzyme Transgenics), a publicly-traded biotechnology company spun out of Genzyme as a stand-alone company in 1993.

Acadia Realty Trust [RYE, N.Y.] (NYSE: AKR) announced that John Gottfried will succeed Jon Grisham as Chief Financial Officer on June 27, 2016. Mr. Grisham, who had previously announced his intention to retire, will serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer through June 26, 2016 and is expected to remain with the Company through a transition period. Mr. Gottfried has over 20 years of public accounting experience focused in the real estate industry and currently leads PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s (“PwC”) New York Metro real estate assurance practice. He has been responsible for several of the firm’s largest REITs and real estate companies.

GridLiance [CHICAGO] announced that Jeff Bishop has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for Seattle City Light. Prior to Seattle City Light, Mr. Bishop held a variety of financial leadership roles at PacifiCorp Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings.

Quantum Corp. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NYSE: QTM) announced that Fuad Ahmad has been appointed senior vice president and CFO. He brings 25 years of financial experience to the role, including over 12 years as a CFO for three different public and private companies. Ahmad is currently a partner at FLG Partners LLC, a leading CFO consulting and board advisory firm based in Silicon Valley. Ahmad joined FLG Partners in 2013 and has been advising various companies on matters ranging from scaling their operations and growth and financing strategies to restructuring and reorganizations. Prior to FLG Partners, he was CFO of Sezmi Inc. From 2004 to 2010, Ahmad was senior vice president and CFO of Globalstar Inc.

M&T Bank Corporation [BUFFALO, N.Y.] (NYSE: MTB) announced that Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer René F. Jones will undertake new managerial responsibilities effective May 2. In addition to his continuing oversight of the bank’s Treasury function and Wilmington Trust division, he adds two new business lines, Mortgage and Consumer Lending. Mr. Jones joined M&T in 1992 and has held a series of management positions within the Finance division. He was promoted to Chief Financial Officer and joined the bank’s Management Group in 2005, and he was named Vice Chairman in January 2014. M&T also announced that Executive Vice President Darren J. King will become Chief Financial Officer. Mr. King joined M&T in 2000, and was named to the Management Group in 2010. His experience in the financial services industry spans more than 25 years and includes senior leadership roles at Mercer Management Consulting, predecessor firm to Oliver Wyman, where he was Vice President in the Financial Services Practice.

Genius Brands International, Inc. [BEVERLY HILLS, CA] (OTCQB: GNUS) named former VP of Finance for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Rebecca Hershinger, as Chief Financial Officer. Hershinger initially began working with GBI in early 2014 through CFO Advisory Services, Inc., a corporation she founded that provided accounting and business advisory services to private and public companies, and then served as the Company’s CFO from October 2014 through June 2015, while living in Salt Lake City, UT. Hershinger held finance and corporate development positions at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. in which she was responsible for various finance functions related to M&A analysis. She also served as an Investment Banking Analyst for JP Morgan Chase & Co., covering clients in the entertainment, real estate and hotels & gaming industries.

Shopoff Realty Investments [IRVINE, Calif.]  announced that the company has appointed Lisa Jack as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Shopoff, Jack served as chief financial officer of IMH Financial Corporation. Previously, Jack served as chief financial officer for Arch Bay Capital.

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [PARSIPPANY, N.J.] (NASDAQ: PCRX) announced the appointment of Charles A. Reinhart, III, to the position of Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed former Chief Financial Officer Jim Scibetta, who is currently President. Mr. Reinhart will start in this new role effective Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Prior to joining Pacira, Mr. Reinhart served as Chief Financial Officer of Covis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Archimedes Pharma Ltd and PharmAthene, Inc. He has also held senior financial roles at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cephalon, Inc. and several early stage life sciences companies.

kCura [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Jason Ream as chief financial officer. Jason was CFO at SolarWinds. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Jason worked with multiple software companies to drive their growth and innovation as an investment banker with J.P. Morgan. He also held various roles at UBS, Piper Jaffray, and Credit Suisse First Boston. kCura’s Keith Lieberman will transition from CFO to chief accounting officer.

Arabella Exploration, Inc. [FORT WORTH, TX] (OTC PINK: AXPLF) announced with regret that its Chief Financial Officer, Terry E. Sanford, has passed away. The Company further announced that Arabella Chief Executive Officer Jason Hoisager would serve as interim Chief Financial Officer. 

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. [TYSONS, Va.] (NASDAQ: ALRM) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Jennifer Moyer, will be leaving the Company to accept a chief financial officer position at an early stage private company located in Washington, DC.  She will remain with the Company as its Chief Financial Officer through the first quarter earnings and the 10-Q filing. On an interim basis, AJ Gollinger, the Company’s controller, will act as its principal accounting officer.

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Yum! Brands, Inc. [LOUISVILLE, Ky] (NYSE: YUM) announced the promotion of David Gibbs to President and Chief Financial Officer. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the global Pizza Hut Division. He served as CFO of Pizza Hut U.S. from 2005 to 2010 before transitioning to a global role as President and CFO of Yum! Restaurants International. Gibbs also served as President of Pizza Hut U.S., prior to assuming the role of division CEO.

Hilton Worldwide [MCLEAN, Va.] (NYSE: HLT) announced the appointment of Sean M. Dell’Orto as chief financial officer of the planned real estate investment trust (REIT) that is expected to form following its separation from Hilton Worldwide later this year. Dell’Orto will continue to serve as senior vice president and treasurer for Hilton Worldwide. Previously, Dell’Orto was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Barceló Crestline Corporation, and was vice president and treasurer at Highland Hospitality Corporation.

Anaplan [SAN FRANCISCO] announced it has appointed David F. Conte to its board of directors. He is currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Senior Vice President at Splunk Inc. Previously, he served as CFO at IronKey, Inc. Prior to that, he served as CFO at software company Opsware.

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation [CARNEGIE, Pa.] (NYSE: AP) announced the appointment of Michael G. McAuley as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer. He most recently served as Senior Vice President and CFO at RTI International Metals (RTI). Before joining RTI, Mr. McAuley held positions of increasing responsibility at Goodrich Corporation, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Groupon [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: GRPN) announced that it has named Mike Randolfi as its Chief Financial Officer. Randolfi most recently served as CFO of Orbitz Worldwide. Prior to Orbitz, Randolfi held a number of senior finance roles at Delta Air Lines, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President and Controller.

Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: SGYP) announced that Gary L. Sender has resigned as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Bernard F. Denoyer, who has served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Secretary at Synergy since 2008, will assume responsibilities as Principal Financial Officer.

Benefitfocus, Inc. [CHARLESTON, S.C.] (NASDAQ: BNFT) announced that Dennis B. Story will join the company as chief financial officer. Story is currently executive vice president and chief financial officer of Manhattan Associates, Inc. and has been with Manhattan Associates since March of 2006. He was previously senior vice president of finance for Certegy until its merger with Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Prior to Certegy, Story held the CFO role at NewRoads, Inc., and also previously served as a senior vice president with Equifax. Story began his career at Coopers & Lybrand.

Grange Insurance [COLUMBUS, Ohio] announced that Terri Dalenta has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. She most recently served as SVP of Property Product Management for Allstate Insurance in Chicago. Prior to Allstate, Dalenta served as EVP and Chief Risk Officer for Aviva North America and then served in the company’s London headquarters as Risk Framework Director. She also previously served as Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Chief Actuary for Safeco Insurance. Terri started her career in the late 1980s with Aetna Life and Casualty. She’s also held senior positions with Deloitte Consulting, LLP and Travelers Insurance.

Social Reality, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (OTCQB: SCRI) announced the appointment of Rahul Thumati as its Chief Financial Officer. He joins the company from Liberman Broadcasting. There he served as Corporate Controller and VP of Finance from August 2014 until joining Social Reality in March 2016. Prior to working at Liberman Broadcasting, Mr. Thumati held a variety of executive finance positions including his post as Corporate Controller of Evergreen Studios. Previous to that, he also served as Corporate Controller for Forward Industries. Mr. Thumati was employed by The Walt Disney Company, from November 2008 until September 2011, serving as Senior Manager- Corporate Accounting and Manager- Transaction Support from November 2008 until November 2009.  Prior to that he was employed by Deloitte & Touche, serving as Senior Consultant – Regulatory and Capital Markets Consulting.

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [BAUDETTE, Minn.] (NASDAQ: ANIP) announced the appointment of Stephen P. Carey to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Steve has held various financial and accounting positions with Schering Plough Corporation and most recently, Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., where he was the Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Steve began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Penn Community Bank [DOYLESTOWN, PA] announced that it has hired Stephanie A. Austin as its chief financial officer. Austin previously served as chief financial officer and treasurer for Continental Bank Holdings, Inc. for nine years. Prior to that, Austin served as the controller at Harleysville National Bank. She previously had served as the controller for Progress Financial Group.

Brixmor Property Group Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: BRX) announced that it named Angela Aman as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Aman will succeed Barry Lefkowitz. Mr. Lefkowitz has held the position on an interim basis since February 2016. Ms. Aman currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Starwood Retail Partners. Previously, she served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Retail Properties of America, Inc. She previously served as a Portfolio Manager with RREEF and started her career in the real estate practice in the investment banking group at Deutsche Bank.

Bear State Financial, Inc. [LITTLE ROCK, Ark.] (NASDAQ: BSF) announced that Chief Accounting Officer Sherri Billings was named Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. Mrs. Billings has been with the Bank since 1979. She has served as an Executive Vice President since 2002 and became Chief Accounting Officer in 2014. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and First Federal Bank from 2002 until 2014, as Senior Vice President for First Federal Bank from 1993 to 2002, and as Treasurer for First Federal Bank from 1986 to 1993.

Unum Group [CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.] (NYSE: UNM) announced that Josh Nelson will be joining the company as chief financial officer of its Colonial Life business. Nelson joins Unum Group from MetLife, where he most recently served as vice president and chief financial officer. He previously held leadership roles at The Hartford and AIG.

Tangoe, Inc. [ORANGE, Conn.] (NASDAQ: TNGO) announced that Jay Zager will assume responsibility as the company’s interim Chief Financial Officer, after former CFO Gary Martino resigned. Mr. Zager most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), from which he retired in 2013. Prior to this role, Mr. Zager served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at 3Com Corporation.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CDNS) announced that Geoff Ribar, senior vice president and chief financial officer, who joined the company in 2010, has decided to retire.

Bask Technology Inc. [LEHI, Utah] announced that Phil Fraher has been hired as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Bask, he served as CEO, COO and CFO for Houston-based FuelQuest, President and CEO of Visual Numerics, Inc., COO and CFO of Brightmail, Inc. and held other financial management positions at Cahners Business Information Electronic Media Division, Pilot Software, and Dun & Bradstreet. In addition, Fraher has been a key advisor to several emerging startup organizations and previously served as an Executive in Residence at the Houston Technology Center.

SUPERVALU INC. [EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.] (NYSE:SVU) announced that Mary Winston has been appointed to SUPERVALU’s Board of Directors. Ms. Winston joins the Board having most recently served from 2012 through August 2015 as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Before joining Family Dollar, from 2008 to 2012, Ms. Winston served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Giant Eagle, Inc. Ms. Winston currently serves on the boards of directors for Dover Corporation and Domtar Corporation, and from 2008 through February 2016 was a director for Plexus Corporation.

Safeware [DUBLIN, OHIO] welcomes Michael Newcomb as its new Chief Financial Officer. Newcomb joins Safeware companies like Cardinal Health, Express-Med and IGB.

Icertis [BELLEVUE, Wash.] announced the addition of Jeff Epstein, Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), to its Advisory Board. Epstein, the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Oracle.

Seychelle Water Filtration Products [SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.] (OTCQB: SYEV) announced that James Place will become President and remains CFO.

Lee Industries, Inc. [PHILIPSBURG, Pa.] announced the appointment of Joshua T. Montler as president and chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Joshua Montler has served as vice president of finance and operations for the company since 2008 and will succeed his father,Robert W. Montler, as president. Robert Montler will remain chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Prior to joining Lee Industries, he was a senior cost accountant for First Quality corporation in Great Neck, N.Y. Previously, he was a cost accountant with Denver, Colo.-based Gates Corporation. He earlier served as an accountant for Young, Oaks, Brown & Company.

DDR Corp. [BEACHWOOD, Ohio] (NYSE: DDR) announced that Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Luke J. Petherbridge will step down from his role. David J. Oakes will also serve as chief financial officer and treasurer on an interim basis until a successor is appointed.

Excel Trust [SAN DIEGO & NEW YORK] announced its appointment of Luke J. Petherbridge as Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Petherbridge is an experienced retail real estate executive and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of DDR Corp.

AMREP Corporation [PRINCETON, N.J.] (NYSE: AXR) announced that Pete Pizza will retire as Chief Financial Officer of AMREP. Clifford Martin, currently AMREP’s Treasurer and Director of Accounting, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer.

Brightcove Inc. [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: BCOV) announced that Gary Haroian has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Haroian’s has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer for several public software companies, including serving as the chief financial officer of Bowstreet and Concord Communications and as chief executive officer of Stratus Computer. In addition, he currently serves on the board of directors of Aspen Technologies and EnerNOC, and has previously served on the boards of directors of A123 Systems, Network Engines, Unica Corporation, Phase Forward, Authorize.Net Holdings and Embarcadero Technologies.

MSCI Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: MSCI) announced that Kathleen Winters will join the firm as Chief Financial Officer. She will succeed Bob Qutub, who is retiring from the firm. Ms. Winters joins MSCI from Honeywell International, where she most recently served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Winters began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she held various positions from 1989 to 2001.

Watt Companies [LOS ANGELES] announced that Brian Burdzinski has been promoted from Vice President to Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Watt, Brian led finance operations at John Laing Homes and Western Pacific Housing.

Vantiv, Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NYSE: VNTV) announced that Stephanie Ferris has been promoted to chief financial officer. Ferris joined Vantiv in 2009 as senior vice president. In 2013 she was tapped to be general manager of the company’s merchant bank business. Before Vantiv’s spin-off from Fifth Third Bank in 2009, Ferris spent 8 years serving the bank in various leadership positions, including as chief financial officer of Fifth Third Processing Solutions. Prior to Fifth Third, Ferris worked in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Frequency Electronics, Inc. [MITCHEL FIELD, N.Y.] (NASDAQ:FEIM) announced that Alan Miller will step down as Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. [ITASCA, IL.] (NASDAQ: FMBI) announced that Paul F. Clemens, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its subsidiary, First Midwest Bank has advised the Company that he will be retiring.

ikeGPS [BROOMFIELD, CO.] announced the appointment of Dennis Bencala as its chief financial officer. Bencala has served as CFO and vice president of finance at NASDAQ-listed Ikanos Communication Inc., CFO and corporate controller of NASDAQ-listed SiRF Technology Holdings Inc., CFO at venture capital-backed Renewable Energy Test Center Inc., and corporate controller of venture capital-backed and Hong Kong-listed ScanVision Inc.

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass.] (NASDAQ: EYEG) announced the appointment of Ryan R. Brenneman as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining EyeGate, Mr. Brenneman served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at CYS Investments, Inc. Previously, he was Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer at First Marblehead Corporation. He spent over four years at Freddie Mac, where he served as Controller – Multifamily Accounting and Controller – Investments and Capital Markets Accounting. He has also held senior-level finance positions at organizations including Booz Allen Hamilton, Protiviti, Inc., InterSystems Corporation and NerveWire, Inc. and has served as an Independent CFO Consultant to several companies in the Boston area.

MOD Pizza [SEATTLE, WA.] announced the appointment of Bob Barton to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Barton was CFO and VP of Operations for nine years at drugstore.com, and President, COO and CFO of OnlineShoes.com.

Omnitracs, LLC [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Sarah Hagan as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Omnitracs, Hagan spent 11 years at Sabre Corporation. She also served as vice president of finance for a $700M division that develops software solutions for the airline industry.  Earlier in her career, she was an auditor with public accounting firm RCO.

Wilhelmina International, Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that James McCarthy has been named the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, McCarthy has served as Controller of Orchard Media, Inc. (August 2009 to April 2016). Earlier in his career, he worked at Ernst & Young, LLP in New York.

Manhattan Associates, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: MANH) announced that the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, Dennis B. Story, notified the Company he will be leaving to pursue personal and other business interests. the Company intends that Linda C. Pinne, Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as Manhattan’s interim CFO until Mr. Story’s successor is in place.

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Kellogg Company [BATTLE CREEK, Mich.] (NYSE: K) announced that Ron Dissinger has decided to retire as Chief Financial Officer.

Sunoco LP [HOUSTON] (NYSE: SUN) announced the appointment of Thomas R. Miller as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Miller most recently served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Cleco Corporation, since 2013.  Mr. Miller joined Cleco Corporation in 2012 as Vice President and Treasurer.  Prior to Cleco, he served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Solar Trust of America from 2010 to 2012 and Vice President of Treasury and Capital Markets Financing Director at Exelon Corporation from 1999 to 2010.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Miller spent 12 years at Conoco, Inc.

MetLife, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: MET) announced that Marlene Debel, executive vice president and treasurer, has been named executive vice president and CFO U.S. Mike Walsh, executive vice president and CFO Americas, is retiring from MetLife after 28 years of service. Debel joined MetLife as treasurer in 2011.

Comerica Incorporated [DALLAS] (NYSE: CMA) announced that Executive Vice President and General Auditor David E. Duprey has been named chief financial officer. Duprey succeeds Karen L. Parkhill. Duprey joined Comerica in 2006 from Ernst & Young, where he served as a partner. Duprey joined Ernst & Young in 1980.

WESCO International, Inc. [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: WCC) announced that Kenneth S. Parks, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has tendered his resignation. Timothy A. Hibbard, WESCO’s Vice President and Corporate Controller, will serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company completes a search process for a new Chief Financial Officer.

Ryan [DALLAS] announced that Brian Wing has joined the management team as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Wing served as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer for the fourth largest wholesale electrical distributor in the United States. Before that, he served in leadership roles at a leading toy company and as a partner at a Big Four accounting firm.

Cornerstone OnDemand [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CSOD) announced the appointment of Brian L. Swartz to replace Perry Wallack as the company’s chief financial officer. Swartz currently serves as the chief financial officer at zulily. Prior to zulily, Swartz served as chief financial officer of Apollo Education Group. Before his role with Apollo, Swartz was vice president and corporate controller of EaglePicher.

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. [MANITOWOC, Wis.] (NYSE: MTW) announced the appointment of David J. Antoniuk as vice president and chief financial officer, replacing Carl J. Laurino. Mr. Antoniuk joins Manitowoc from Colorcon, Inc., where he served as vice president and chief financial officer. He started with KPMG in 1979, holding positions of increasing responsibility throughout his career and was the vice president and corporate controller at Gardner Denver prior to Colorcon.

Severn Bancorp, Inc. [ANNAPOLIS, Md.] (NASDAQ: SVBI) announced that Thomas G. Bevivino has advised Bancorp of his intention to step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) once a successor is identified and appointed.

Arrow Electronics, Inc. [CENTENNIAL, Colo.] (NYSE: ARW) announced that Chris Stansbury has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding Paul J. Reilly. Mr. Stansbury previously held vice president of finance roles at Hewlett-Packard and PepsiCo.

Mylan N.V. [HERTFORDSHIRE, England and PITTSBURGH] (NASDAQ: MYL) announced the appointment of Kenneth S. Parks as chief financial officer. Parks currently serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer for WESCO International.Prior to WESCO, Parks spent the majority of his career at United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”) most recently serving as vice president, Finance. Prior to this, he served as director of Investor Relations at UTC. Parks also held several roles at UTC’s Carrier Corporation division including director, Financial Planning and Analysis (“FP&A”) and vice president of Operations Finance.

energybank [MANITOWOC, Wis.] announced the appointment of Scott Esson as Chief Financial Officer. Esson joins energybank from Barry Wehmiller where he served as Vice President of Finance.

Qualys, Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, CA.] (NASDAQ: QLYS) announced the appointment of Melissa Fisher as Chief Financial Officer. Fisher previously served as VP, FP&A, IR and Treasury at Zynga Inc. Prior to Zynga, Fisher served as VP, Corporate Development, IR and Treasury at Digital River, Inc. Prior to Digital River, Fisher was an investment banker and advised companies at Goldman Sachs, Banc of America Securities and Foros.

Zendesk, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: ZEN) announced the appointment of Elena Gomez as its new chief financial officer. She replaces Alan Black, who served as Zendesk’s CFO since 2011. Gomez was formerly senior vice president of finance and strategy at Salesforce. Prior to that she worked at Visa and Charles Schwab.

Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc. [SCHAUMBURG, Ill.] (NYSE: BRSS) announced that Robert Micchelli will retire from GBC, at which time Christopher Kodosky, Vice President of Finance for GBC, will be appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kodosky joined GBC’s executive team in December 2014 as the Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining GBC, Christopher was employed in various capacities within AMCOL International Corporation for ten years, most recently as CFO. He also served as the VP Finance and Corporate Controller for GVW Holdings and, prior to that, provided merger and acquisition services as an employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) announced that it has appointed Kelly Youngblood as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Youngblood succeeds Gary T. Krenek, who is retiring after 33 years of service to the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Youngblood held a variety of managerial positions with Halliburton Company.  Most recently, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations.  Mr. Youngblood joined Halliburton in 1988 as a Staff Accountant and served in numerous financial management positions for Halliburton and its subsidiaries, including Senior Director, Finance – Western Hemisphere and Director, External Reporting and Accounting Research.

Willamette Community Bank [ALBANY, Ore.] (OTCQB: WMCB) announced the hiring of industry veteran Robert Moore, to replace retiring CFO Keith Lockhoven.

Eversource Energy [HARTFORD, Conn. & BOSTON] (NYSE: ES) announced that Phil Lembo, vice president and treasurer, will succeed Jim Judge as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Lembo had been vice president and treasurer for Eversource since 2012. Formerly, Lembo served as vice president and treasurer for NSTAR since 2009.

FINsix Corporation [MENLO PARK, Calif.] announced that it has hired David Schaezler as chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to joining FINsix, Schaezler was the chief financial officer and vice president of finance at nLIGHT. Prior to nLIGHT, Schaezler held leadership positions with Integrated Device Technology and VLSI Technology.

KORE [ATLANTA & BOSTON] announced the addition of Steve Sarno as Chief Financial Officer. Steve recently held roles such as CFO for Wyless Group, VP of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer for Sapient Corporation and Exa Corporation. Earlier in his career, Steve was SVP of Finance at The Princeton Review, and was a senior manager during his 10 years in the PricewaterhouseCoopers technology practice.

Anthem, Inc. [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: ANTM) announced that John E. Gallina has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gallina succeeds Wayne S. DeVeydt. Mr. Gallina currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, for Anthem’s Commercial and Specialty Business Division. Mr. Gallina has also served in other leadership positions at Anthem, including Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Risk Officer, Senior Vice President, Internal Audit and Continuous Improvement, and Chief Financial Officer for Comprehensive Health Services. Prior to joining Anthem, Mr. Gallina spent 12 years with Coopers & Lybrand.

BioLife Solutions, Inc. [BOTHELL, Wash.] (NASDAQ: BLFS) announced that Roderick de Greef has transitioned from Interim Chief Financial Officer and Secretary to full time employment and is relocating to the Seattle area. De Greef previously served on BioLife’s board of directors for over a decade through 2013. Mr. de Greef has held a number of senior executive financial positions and served on the boards of several public companies including Endologix, Cambridge Heart, Cardiac Science, Elephant Talk Communications, and BioLife Solutions. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee for publicly traded Elephant Talk Communications.

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: PPBI) announced that E. Allen Nicholson will resign from the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. John Mangold, the Company’s current First Vice President and Treasurer, will serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company completes its search process for a permanent Chief Financial Officer.

CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF), the holding company for Citizens Business Bank (CBB) [ONTARIO, Calif.] announced that E. Allen Nicholson has been hired as the new Chief Financial Officer for CVBF and CBB. Mr. Nicholson will replace Richard C. Thomas. Mr. Nicholson started his career as a certified public accountant and auditor with Coopers & Lybrand LLP. Thereafter, for the next thirteen years, Mr. Nicholson served in various finance roles at Mellon Financial and its successor, BNY Mellon. He concluded his career at BNY Mellon as the Chief Financial Officer of Mellon 1^st Business Bank. Mr. Nicholson joined 1^st Enterprise Bank as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Nicholson most recently has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Premier Bank and its holding company, Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc.

Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. [ITASCA, Ill.] (NYSE: AJG) announced the appointment of Jim Bond as Chief Financial Officer. Bond joins GB after 10 years at ESIS, Inc., where he was CFO and Chief Operating Officer. Previous experience included serving as the CFO at Cunningham Lindsey, US, as well as Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc.

GI Dynamics, Inc. [LEXINGTON, Mass. & SYDNEY] (ASX: GID) announced the appointment of Jim Murphy to the position of chief financial officer. Prior to joining the Company, Murphy served as CFO of OXiGENE, Inc., and CFO of HemaSure, Inc.

Titan International, Inc. [QUINCY, Ill.] has approved the transition of John Hrudicka from his current position as Chief Financial Officer to the new position of Senior Vice President of North American Tire. The Board also approved the appointment of James M. Froisland as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Titan.

Stearns Lending, LLC [SANTA ANA, Calif.] announced the appointment of Steve Smith to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Stearns, Smith served as the Chief Financial Officer for Caliber Home Loans. Earlier in his career, he held various executive positions at Bank of America Home Loans, including National Service Executive, National Sales Executive and Chief Financial Officer.

NICE Systems [PARAMUS, N.J.] (NASDAQ: NICE) announced that Sarit Sagiv, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the Company. Ms. Sagiv has served as NICE CFO since early 2015.

Anaqua, Inc. [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Justin Crotty as CFO succeeding Dan Wallace. Crotty joins Anaqua from Oliver Wyman where he was a partner. Prior to his leadership roles in strategy consulting, he worked in private equity and investment banking. Justin began his career in technology consulting and has experience working in the US, Europe and Asia.

TransCard [CHATTANOOGA, TN] announced the addition of John Haddock as its new chief financial officer. Prior to joining TransCard, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for First Security Group and FSG Bank.

XBiotech Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NASDAQ: XBIT) announced the appointment of Scott Whitehurst as Chief Financial Officer. Whitehurst joins XBiotech from Amgen, where he served as Vice President of Finance, Operations, for the past eight years. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of Novartis Animal Health in Basel, Switzerland. Prior to his time at Novartis, Whitehurst spent 14 years at the Hewlett-Packard Co., ultimately becoming Vice President of Finance.

T2 Biosystems, Inc. [LEXINGTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: TTOO) announced that Chief Financial Officer Moe Castonguay has decided to retire and that senior financial executive, Shawn Lynch, will be named CFO. Most recently, from 2014 to the present, Lynch was Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for PerkinElmer’s Environmental Health business. Prior to PerkinElmer, Lynch was with General Electric from 2007 to 2014 with his last assignment serving as Global Controller, Measurement & Control.  Prior to General Electric, he spent three years in his first stint at PerkinElmer with his last assignment as the Director of Finance for the Bio-Discovery business. Lynch started his career at KPMG LLP.

Xtera Communications, Inc. [DALLAS] (NASDAQ: XCOM) announced the appointment of Joe Chinnici, the former CFO of Ciena Corporation, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Chinnici joins Xtera from Twenty First Century Utilities, LLC. Chinnici served as GridPoint’s EVP and CFO, for the past five years.

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Newell Brands Inc. [ATLANTA] (NYSE: NWL) announced that the company has appointed Ralph Nicoletti as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Nicoletti joins Newell Brands from Tiffany & Company, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Tiffany & Company, Nicoletti was Chief Financial Officer of CIGNA Corporation and Alberto Culver, and held various senior finance positions at Kraft Foods, including Senior Vice President of Finance of Kraft Foods North America.

TIFFANY & CO. [NEW YORK] announced that Ralph Nicoletti, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer notified the Company that he intends to resign from his position.

Cambridge Investment Group, Inc. [FAIRFIELD, Iowa] announced it has named Rick Boyles as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Senior Vice President. For the last 15 years, Boyles served as Chief Financial and Operations Officer for City Financial Corporation (CFC) in Indianapolis. Prior to CFC he spent 15 years with Lincoln National Corporation in a variety of roles, the majority of which as the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation.

Capital Impact Partners [ARLINGTON, Va.] announced the appointment of Natalie Gunn to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mrs. Gunn replaces Ellis Carr who assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mrs. Gunn has been serving as Capital Impact Partners’ Controller since 2012. Prior to joining Capital Impact, she held senior positions at the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), National Cooperative Bank (NCB), Host Hotels and Resorts and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Post Properties, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NYSE: PPS) announced that Chief Financial Officer Christopher J. Papa, will be stepping down from his role. Until a replacement is identified, Mr. Papa’s responsibilities will be assumed by other members of Post’s senior management team, including Arthur J. Quirk, who has been Post’s Chief Accounting Officer since 2001.

Liberty Property Trust [MALVERN, Pa.] (NYSE: LPT) announced that George J. Alburger, Jr. will retire from his position as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Christopher J. Papa has been appointed to the same position. Mr. Papa has served as EVP and CFO at Post Properties since 2003. Prior to joining the Post corporate leadership team, Chris was an audit partner at Arthur Andersen LLP and BDO Seidman, LLP, and served as CFO of a privately held manufacturing company.

Global Partners LP [WALTHAM, Mass.] (NYSE: GLP) announced that the Board of Directors of its general partner, Global GP LLC, has elected Daphne H. Foster, the Partnership’s Chief Financial Officer, to the Board. Foster, who joined Global in 2007, was elected Treasurer of the Partnership in 2010 and promoted to CFO in 2013.

Addus HomeCare Corporation [DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.] (NASDAQ:  ADUS) announced that Brian W. Poff has been hired as Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer. He replaces former CFO Donald Klink. Mr. Poff comes to Addus from his role as CFO and Treasurer of Oceans Healthcare. From 2011 to October 2015, he was Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer for CCS Medical. He also served as Corporate Controller for AccentCare, Division CFO-Hospice for Gentiva, Assistant Controller for Odyssey and Divisional CFO for Horizon Health and Psychiatric Solutions.

Rivada Networks [NEW YORK] announced that Joseph J. Euteneuer has joined the company as co-CEO and CFO Americas. Euteneuer has held CFO and EVP positions at Sprint, Qwest Communications (now CenturyLink), XM Satellite Radio (now Sirius XM Satellite Radio), and Comcast.

Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. [WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.] (NASDAQ: BASI) approved the appointment of Jill C. Blumhoff as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Vice President of Finance of the Company. Ms. Blumhoff succeeds Jeffrey Potrzebowski. Ms. Blumhoff joined BASi in October 2007 as Assistant Controller and has served as Director of Finance, Tax and IT since 2013. Before joining BASi, Ms. Blumhoff held various roles of increasing responsibility in financial reporting and analysis at Wabash National Corporation, in Lafayette, Indiana. Ms. Blumhoff began her career at Ernst & Young LLP.

Electro Rent Corporation [VAN NUYS, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ELRC)  announced that Allen Sciarillo, Electro Rent’s Acting Chief Financial Officer since September 2015, has been confirmed as its Chief Financial Officer. Sciarillo has been with Electro Rent for 10 years. Sciarillo was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Dial Thru International Corporation, InterPacket Networks and RSLCOM USA. He began his career in public accounting with Deloitte & Touche.

Merkle [COLUMBIA, Md.]) announced the appointment of Sean Creamer to executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Merkle, he served as CFO for The Madison Square Garden Company. Before that, Creamer spent nine years with Arbitron Inc. He served as chief financial officer, then chief operating officer, and ultimately chief executive officer of Arbitron. Before joining Arbitron, Creamer served as SVP and CFO of Laureate Education, Inc.

OneRoof Energy, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] a wholly owned subsidiary of OneRoof Energy Group, Inc. (TSX-V: ON) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Dan Halvorson, has resigned. The Company also announced that it has appointed John Bunnel as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. John Bunnel has served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Fractional CFO, Inc. since 2010.  From 2005 to 2009, John was Chief Financial Officer for two divisions of GMAC Mortgage LLC – Ditech and GMAC Direct.  Prior to his tenure with GMAC, he was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Wells Fargo Consumer Credit Group.  He began his career with Ernst & Young LLP, where he served as Senior Manager, Financial Advisory Services.

UDR, Inc. [DENVER] (NYSE: UDR) announced that Tom Herzog is stepping down from his position as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Mr. Herzog has served as UDR’s CFO since January 2013. Shawn Johnston, UDR’s Chief Accounting Officer, will be named the interim Principal Financial Officer and, along with other members of the Company’s senior management team, will fulfill Mr. Herzog’s responsibilities.

HCP [IRVINE, Calif.] (NYSE: HCP) announced that Tom Herzog will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will replace HCP’s outgoing Executive Vice President and CFO, Tim Schoen. Mr. Herzog has served as Senior Vice President and CFO of UDR, Inc., since January 2013.  From 2011 until he joined UDR, he was the CFO at Amstar.  Mr. Herzog’s experience in the public REIT sector also includes serving as CFO for two S&P 500 companies, HCP (2009-2011) and Apartment Investment and Management Company (2004-2009). Prior to this, Mr. Herzog was an executive with GE Capital Real Estate for four years, and spent a decade at the accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Jarvis Estate Winery [NAPA, Calif.] announced the promotion of Deanna Martinez from CFO & COO to the position of General Manager. Deanna joined Jarvis in 1987.

WSFS Financial Corporation [WILMINGTON, Del] (NASDAQ: WSFS) announced that Dominic C. Canuso will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Canuso most recently served as Senior Director of Finance at Barclaycard US and prior to that served as Director of Finance and Corporate Planning, Strategy and Analysis at Advanta Corporation. Prior to joining Advanta, Mr. Canuso served as a Strategy, Finance and Economic Consultant for Arthur Andersen LLP.

Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. [CORTE MADERA, Calif.] (NYSE: RH) announced that Karen Boone has been promoted to the position of Co-President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Ms. Boone joined RH as Chief Financial Officer in June 2012 and in May 2014 was promoted to Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Prior to RH, Ms. Boone worked for Deloitte & Touche LLP, an accounting and consulting firm, where she most recently served as an audit partner.

SunEdison, Inc. [Maryland Heights, Missouri] announced that Brian Wuebbels, the Company’s Chief Administration Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer, received a formal 30-day notice of the termination of his employment at the Company. Ilan Daskal will remain SunEdison’s Chief Financial Officer designee.

Spectronics Corporation [WESTBURY, NY] has appointed Fred Silverman as its Chief Financial Officer. Silverman has been an outside financial advisor to Spectronics since he first started as an accountant in 1979. He recently concluded a successful 30-year career at the CPA firm Janover LLC as that firm’s chief financial counsel for Spectronics.

Trustwave [CHICAGO, IL] announced the appointment of Kevin Kilraine as Chief Financial Officer. Kilraine joins Trustwave from Optus, where he served as a key finance and administration executive. Prior to Optus, Kilraine worked with KPMG in senior assurance, advisory and consulting roles.

VAALCO Energy, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: EGY) announced that Don McCormack, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, has resigned.

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. [NEW HAVEN, CT] announced the appointment of Jim Engelhart as its Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Engelhart joins Biohaven from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Alexion) where he was an Executive Director. Mr. Engelhart has over 17 years of financial leadership experience from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Schering-Plough and Alexion.

Omni-Lite Industries Canada Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (OTCBB: OLNCF) announced the resignation of Timothy Wang as Chief Financial Officer.

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Frankly Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (TSX-V: TLK) announced that Avi T. Aronovitz will join its senior leadership team as Chief Financial Officer,  replacing Jungsoo Park, formerly serving as Interim CFO, who will continue in his previous role as Vice President in the finance and operations team. Most recently Mr. Aronovitz was CFO for Knowledge Delivery Systems Inc., and he began his career in the audit and business advisory practice of Arthur Andersen LLP.

HotSchedules® [AUSTIN, Texas] has named Bijal Patel Chief Financial Officer. Patel joins HotSchedules from Aptean, where he was Executive Vice President and CFO. Prior to joining Aptean, Patel held several executive finance roles at Misys. Earlier in his career, Patel served over a decade in various finance and commercial leadership positions at IBM.

Agaia, Inc. [FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.] announced that Bob Lee has joined its leadership team as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Lee served as the VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Phoenix Packaging Group. Previously, he served as the Financial Emerging Markets Worldwide Controller, Andean Head Trader, and VP Finance and CFO of Cargill deVenezuela. Lee held the positions of Vice President Finance and Latin America Chief Financial Officer before being promoted to VP and General Manager of its Latin America Region Writing Instruments Business Unit.

Equity Trust Company [CLEVELAND, OH] announced the appointment of Mike Smyth to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he was CFO of BMO Harris Financial Advisors. Prior to being named CFO, Smyth was the Director of Finance for the U.S. commercial banking unit of BMO Financial Group. He also served as CFO of Harrisdirect, for seven years.

Extreme Networks, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: EXTR) announced the appointment of Drew Davies as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He replaces previous CFO Ken Arola. Mr. Davies most recently served as Vice President, Corporate Controller at Marvell Semiconductor Inc. and previously served in senior level financial positions at several leading semiconductor companies, including Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation and Spansion Inc.

Enevate Corporation [IRVINE, Calif.] announced that John B. Kennedy has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Kennedy served as chief financial officer for Sprocket Media and SolarBridge Technologies. Before joining SolarBridge, he served as vice president of finance and administration for Primarion, director of finance for ValueClick, and in other leadership roles.

SharkReach, Inc. [HERMOSA BEACH, Calif.] (OTC: SHRK) announced that Mark J. Gustavson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of SharkReach and its operating subsidiaries. Prior to SharkReach, Mr. Gustavson was President and co-founder of MedicuRx Corporation, a position he held from February 2013 to June 2015. From July of 2012 through January of 2013, he was the President and CEO of ImCure Therapeutics, Inc. From June 2009 through November 2011, Mr. Gustavson served as Executive Vice President at EVP Colmen Group LLC. Mr. Gustavson was a Director of Valdor International Technologies, Inc. from December of 2012 to June of 2013. Mr. Gustavson served as Private Banker at Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.  From April 1997 through February 1999 Mr. Gustavson was VP of Private Banking.

Origin Agritech Ltd. [DES MOINES, Iowa] announced that Shashank Aurora, as the organization’s new chief financial officer. Aurora most recently served DuPont Pioneer in the capacity of global services finance director.

Kite Pharma, Inc. [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: KITE) announced the appointment of Paul L. Jenkinson as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jenkinson succeeds Cynthia M. Butitta, who continues in her role as Kite’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Jenkinson joins Kite Pharma after nearly a decade at Allergan, where he served most recently as Vice President, Global Commercial and Corporate Finance. Previously, Mr. Jenkinson served in finance positions of increasing responsibility at Black & Decker Corporation (presently Stanley Black & Decker), attaining the position of Vice President, Corporate Officer, at the Kwikset, Baldwin and Weiser Lock Companies. He began his career in finance positions at Deloitte New Zealand and later at a predecessor company of Fonterra.

Electronic Cigarettes International Group, Ltd. [GOLDEN, Colo.] (OTCBB: ECIG) announced that William “Bill” Seamans has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer, following the resignation of Phil Anderson. Most recently, Mr. Seamans was Chief Financial Officer at AppExtremes (dba Conga). Previously, he held CFO positions at several growth companies.

The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc. [OAK BROOK, Ill.] announced that Ernest Fiorante has joined Inland as Chief Financial Officer of the parent company. Fiorante most recently served as CFO of the Americas for Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”). Prior to serving as CFO of JLL, Fiorante served as CFO of CalEast Global Logistics, LLC. During that time, Fiorante also served on the Board of Directors for CenterPoint Properties Trust, including serving as Chairman of its audit committee. Before moving to LaSalle Investment Management, Fiorante served as Assistant Treasurer of the JLL global organization.

Rue La La [BOSTON] announced that Mark Weinberg, formerly the EVP of Corporate Development, will move into the role of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

INTTRA [PARSIPPANY, N.J.] announced that Jeff White has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy. Mr. White joined INTTRA after serving as CFO Virent, Inc. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Renew Energy. Mr. White was President and later CFO of  RCN Corporation after serving as CFO of New Zealand Telecom.

Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCQB: RLMD) announced the promotion of Michael D. Becker to chief financial officer. Mr. Becker joined Relmada in 2014 as senior vice president of finance and corporate development. Prior to joining Relmada, he was founder and president of the consulting firm MDB Communications LLC since 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Becker served as president, chief executive officer, and member of the board of directors for Cytogen Corporation.  He held positions of increasing responsibility prior to being appointed president and CEO of Cytogen in 2002, including vice president of business development, industry and investor relations and CEO of AxCell Biosciences, a subsidiary of Cytogen.  Prior to his industry career, Mr. Becker spent nine years in the financial services industry, including positions at Wayne Hummer Investments LLC, Kidder, Peabody & Co., Gruntal & Co., and Kemper Securities.

River City Bank [SACRAMENTO, CA]  announced the appointment of Elaine Lintecum to its board of directors. Lintecum currently serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at The McClatchy Company. She serves on the boards of The Seattle Times Co. and Ponderay Newspring Company. Prior to joining McClatchy, Ms. Lintecum was a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells.

Concho Resources Inc. [MIDLAND, Texas] (NYSE: CXO) announced that Darin G. Holderness, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will retire from the Company. Jack F. Harper, who is currently Executive Vice President of the Company, has assumed the additional roles of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

Bunge Limited [WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.] (NYSE: BG) announced that Drew Burke, Chief Financial Officer, is retiring. Mr. Burke was named Chief Financial Officer in February 2011, having served as interim Chief Financial Officer since September 2010. He joined Bunge in 2002 as Managing Director, Soy Ingredients and New Business Development. Previously, he was CEO of the U.S. subsidiary of Degussa AG and worked for Beecham Pharmaceuticals and Price Waterhouse & Company.

Quantum Health, Inc. [COLUMBUS, Ohio] announced Scott Doolittle as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Quantum Health, Doolittle served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations for Healthways.

RLJ Entertainment Inc. [SILVER SPRING, Md.] (NASDAQ: RLJE) announced that it has named Nazir Rostom as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rostom has served in senior and executive positions with GetWellNetwork, Inc. (“GWN”), from January 2014 to May 2016. Prior to GWN, he was Director of Finance and Assistant Treasurer for GTT Communications, Inc. from September 2011 to January 2014. Previous to GTT, Mr. Rostom led various structured financing deals at National Rural Utilities Electric Cooperative Finance Corporation and CapitalSource, Inc. Mr. Rostom began his career in investment banking at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Securities LLC.

Hudson Technologies, Inc. [PEARL RIVER, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: HDSN) announced that James R. Buscemi has advised the Company of his intention to step down as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

erecruit [BOSTON] announced that Greg Stott has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Greg was with Trimble Navigation Limited. Prior to Trimble, Greg served as the CFO at both SpaceClaim Corporation and Convergence, Inc. Greg also served as the VP of Finance and Treasurer at Telica, Inc. Greg began his career at Ernst & Young.

ComRent International [UPPER MARLBORO, Md.] announced that Lynn Villard has been named chief financial and chief operating officer. Villard joins ComRent from Kiewit Construction, where he served as senior vice president.

Inspirus Credit Union [SEATTLE] announced that Lesley Fox joins the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Inspirus, Fox worked in executive and senior positions with Bellco and Westerra Credit Unions in Denver, Colorado. Fox was also on the supervisory committee for Prevail Credit Union in Seattle, prior to moving to Denver.

USA Truck, Inc. [VAN BUREN, Ark.] (NASDAQ: USAK) announced the resignation of Michael Borrows, Executive Vice President and CFO.

FlexGen® [Houston, TX] announced the hiring of Travis Bird as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining FlexGen®, Travis served as a financial and operational executive, including as CFO of Wireless Seismic, Inc.  Prior to that, he held various roles including: CFO, COO, and Director of Corporate Development in several other emerging growth technology

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. [ROANOKE, Va.] (NYSE: AAP) announced that Mike Norona, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the Company.

athenahealth, Inc. [WATERTOWN, Mass.] (NASDAQ: ATHN) announced that Current Vice President and Controller, Karl Stubelis, is being promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He replaces Kristi Matus, currently the company’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Mr. Stubelis has been with athenahealth since 2013 and previously served as acting CFO prior to Ms. Matus’ appointment. Prior to joining athenahealth, he spent nearly a decade in finance leadership roles at Sapient Corporation, and previously held management positions within a range of companies and at accounting firms.

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Best Buy [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that Sharon McCollam, the company’s chief administrative and chief financial officer, will be stepping down. Corie Barry, a 16-year veteran of Best Buy and its current chief strategic growth officer, will become the company’s chief financial officer.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. [OMAHA, Neb.] (NYSE: CAG) announced that its executive vice president and chief financial officer, John Gehring, will retire after 14 years of service with the company. Gehring joined the company in 2002, and assumed the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer in early 2009. Before joining ConAgra Foods, John was a partner with Ernst & Young. He also held auditing positions with PepsiCo and KPMG.

Hormel Foods Corporation [AUSTIN, Minn.] (NYSE: HRL) announced that Jody H. Feragen will retire as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and as a member of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors elected James N. Sheehan to be the company’s next senior vice president and chief financial officer. Sheehan was most recently elected as vice president and chief accounting officer for the company. In 1998, he became president of Hormel Financial Services. Prior to being named to his current position, Sheehan was treasurer at Hormel Foods and served as vice president and controller for 16 years. He is involved in industry organizations including the Financial Executive Institute and the Institute of Management Accountants.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. [ROCKVILLE, Md.] (NYSE: CHH) announced that David L. White will be transitioning from the company and will pursue other professional opportunities. Mr. White will step down as CFO on June 3^rd but will remain with the company to assist with the CFO transition prior to his planned departure before the end of 2016.

Sears Holdings Corporation [HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.] (NASDAQ: SHLD) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Robert Schriesheim, will be departing from his position with the Company.

BlueHornet [SAN DIEGO] announced that Claire Long has joined the company as its chief financial officer (CFO). She joins BlueHornet from Covario, where she served as CFO and COO until its purchase by the Dentsu Aegis Network. Prior to that, she was CFO at The San Diego Union Tribune. Previously, she was CFO of Visual Sciences.

Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. [Modesto, California] announced the appointment of Roy E. Christiansen as its new CFO.

Arizona Polymer Flooring [GLENDALE, Ariz.] announced Shannon Warner has been appointed to the company’s leadership team as chief financial officer. Prior to joining APF, Warner had a decade-long career at an automotive aftermarket accessory wholesaler and distributor, most recently as CFO.

Steel Partners Holdings L.P. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: SPLP) announced that the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, James F. McCabe, Jr., resigned to pursue other interests. Mr. McCabe has also resigned as Chief Financial Officer of SPLP’s affiliates Handy & Harman Ltd. (NASDAQ: HNH) (“HNH”) and Steel Excel Inc. (OTC: SXCL) (“SXCL”). Douglas B. Woodworth, Vice President and Controller of HNH, has been promoted internally and will replace Mr. McCabe as Chief Financial Officer of SPLP as well as of HNH and SXCL. Prior to joining SPLP, Mr. Woodworth was Vice President and Corporate Controller with SunEdison, Inc., as well as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Woodworth held positions of increasing responsibility with Praxair, Inc. Mr. Woodworth began his career with KPMG LLP.

Evariant [FARMINGTON, Conn.] announced that Andrew P. Keenan has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Keenan joins Evariant from PeopleFluent, where he served as CFO. Prior to PeopleFluent, Keenan was CFO and treasurer of Carbonite.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: ARI) announced the Board of Directors appointed Jai Agarwal to the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Agarwal will replace Megan Gaul, who is resigning. Prior to joining ARI, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of CM Finance Inc. Prior to CM Finance Inc., Mr. Agarwal held positions in finance and accounting at Capital Trust, The Blackstone Group, LP and iStar Financial, Inc. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Verisk Analytics, Inc. [JERSEY CITY, N.J.] (NASDAQ: VRSK) announced Eva Huston, currently Verisk’s treasurer and chief knowledge officer, will succeed Mark Anquillare as chief financial officer.

Varian Medical Systems [PALO ALTO, Calif] (NYSE: VAR) announced Clarence Verhoef, as Chief Financial Officer of its new spin-off company, Varian Imaging Components.

Entellus Medical, Inc. [PLYMOUTH, Minn.] (NASDAQ: ENTL) announced the appointment of Brent Moen as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.  Thomas Griffin, the Company’s current CFO, is assuming the newly created position of Vice President of Finance. Previously, Mr. Moen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ABRA Auto Body & Glass. Prior to his role at ABRA Auto Body & Glass, Mr. Moen served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Regis Corporation.

Core Security [ATLANTA] announced that Curtis Cain has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Cain most recently worked at iHealth Technologies, which is now Cotiviti Healthcare. He also brings experience from enterprise software companies Infor, Intradiem, XcelleNet and A.D.A.M. Software. Earlier in his career, Cain served as a captain in the United States Marine Corps.

GAWK Inc. [LOS ANGELES, CA.] (OTC PINK: GAWK) announced that Christopher G. Hall has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Actiance [REDWOOD CITY, CA.] announced the appointment of Naresh Bansal as chief financial officer. Naresh has held executive finance positions at start-up to late stage companies, including Zscaler, Satmetrix Systems, Sage Software, and ACCPAC International. Most recently, Naresh served as vice president of Finance at Zscaler.

Forward Air Corporation [GREENEVILLE, Tenn.] (NASDAQ: FWRD) announced that Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Rodney L. Bell, will retire after 25 years with the Company. Michael J. Morris will succeed Mr. Bell as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Morris is currently the Senior Vice President of Finance & Treasurer of XPO Logistics, Inc. in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Finance & Treasurer of Con-Way, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of Kulicke & Soffa Industries.

Rubicon Project [LOS ANGELES] (NYSE: RUBI) announced that Chief Financial Officer Todd Tappin has resigned. Current Chief Accounting Officer David Day has been named interim CFO. Day joined the company in 2013. Prior to joining Rubicon Project, Day was Chief Accounting Officer at ReachLocal, and Senior Vice President of Finance at Overture and at Yahoo Search Marketing.

W. R. Berkley Corporation [GREENWICH, Conn.] (NYSE: WRB) announced that Richard M. Baio has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer. He succeeds Eugene G. Ballard. Mr. Baio most recently served as the Company’s vice president and treasurer. Prior to joining the Company, he served as a director in Merrill Lynch & Co.’s financial institutions investment banking group and as a partner in Ernst & Young’s insurance practice.

MassMutual Financial Group [SPRINGFIELD, Mass.] announced the appointment of Elizabeth A. Ward as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). Currently both the company’s Chief Enterprise Risk Officer and Chief Actuary, Ms. Ward, Executive Vice President, will succeed Michael Rollings, who is resigning. Ms. Ward has been with the Company since joining Babson Capital Management LLC, a MassMutual subsidiary, in 2001. Ms. Ward has been MassMutual’s Chief Enterprise Risk Officer since 2007 and its Chief Actuary since 2015; prior to joining Babson she was employed as Managing Director at MassMutual investment affiliate Charter Oak Capital Management from 1996.

Vanguard [VALLEY FORGE, Pa.] announced that Michael Rollings will join the company next month as Chief Financial Officer and head of its Finance Division. Mr. Rollings most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MassMutual Financial Group. Mr. Rollings, will assume leadership of Vanguard’s Finance Division from Managing Director Glenn Reed. Mr. Rollings joined MassMutual in 2001 to lead the firm’s Capital Markets division, and was named Executive Vice President and CFO in 2006.

Wellesley Bancorp, Inc. [WELLESLEY, Mass.] (NASDAQ: WEBK) announced that the Board has appointed Michael W. Dvorak as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company and EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Wellesley Bank. Mr. Dvorak is replacing the Company’s current CFO, Gary P. Culyer, who is retiring. Mr. Dvorak’s previous experience includes 15 years at Keycorp where he was the CFO of both the Community Bank and the Consumer Bank.

Cynosure, Inc. [WESTFORD, Mass.] (NASDAQ: CYNO) announced that Timothy W. Baker, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the company, has notified the Company that he plans to retire.

XPEL Technologies Corp. [SAN ANTONIO, Texas] (TSX-V: DAP.U) announced the appointment of Barry Wood as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wood served as Chief Financial Officer of PTRX, Inc. Previously, Mr. Wood held various leadership roles at four AT&T subsidiaries including time as the Chief Financial Officer of Cellular One and overseeing Financial Planning & Analysis at SBC Communications. Mr. Wood began his career at Ernst & Young.

ITC Holdings Corp. [NOVI, Mich.] (NYSE: ITC) announced that Rejji P. Hayes has been promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer for ITC Holdings Corp. Before joining ITC as vice president, Finance and Treasurer in 2012, Mr. Hayes was assistant treasurer and director, Corporate Finance and Financial Strategy at Exelon Corporation in Chicago. He also served as vice president, Mergers and Acquisitions at Lazard Freres & Co. LLC. Previously, Mr. Hayes served in a variety of financial leadership roles with financial institutions and investment banks.

Dorman Products, Inc. [COLMAR, PA.] (NASDAQ: DORM) announced that Kevin M. Olsen will join as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He joins Dorman from his post as Chief Financial Officer of Colfax Fluid Handling. Prior to Colfax, he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Crane Co. and Danaher Corporation after beginning his career in public accounting.

Rambus Inc. [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: RMBS) announced that chief financial officer Satish Rishi plans to retire from Rambus. Mr. Rishi served as the chief financial officer of Rambus since April 2006. Prior to Rambus, Satish held senior financial management positions at semiconductor and electronic manufacturing companies, serving as the vice president and assistant treasurer at Dell Computer. He also spent 13 years at Intel, holding financial management positions both in the US and overseas.

iStar Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: STAR) announced that Geoffrey G. Jervis is joining as its new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jervis will succeed David DiStaso, who has served as iStar’s CFO since 2010 and prior to that served as Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Jervis most recently served as the CFO of STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG) and prior to that he was the CFO at Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. and its predecessor Capital Trust Inc.

Granbury Solutions [GRAPEVINE, TX] announced Cheri Kruse as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Cheri Kruse has served Granbury in the role of Vice President of Finance since May 2015.

Beam Suntory [Deerfield, Illinois] announced that John Owen, who most recently served as Beam Suntory’s SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer, has been named SVP, Chief Financial Officer. Owen joined Beam Suntory in 2013. Prior to joining Beam Suntory, Owen spent 30 years at Avon Products, including serving as CFO of North America and President of EMEA.

Edison International [ROSEMEAD, Calif.] (NYSE: EIX) announced that W. James Scilacci, Edison International’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire. Upon his retirement, he will be succeeded by Maria Rigatti, SCE senior vice president and chief financial officer. SCE vice president and treasurer, William M. “Tres” Petmecky, will succeed Rigatti as SCE senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Qorvo® [GREENSBORO, NC and HILLSBORO, OR] (NASDAQ: QRVO) announced the appointment of Mark J. Murphy as chief financial officer. Mr. Murphy succeed Steven J. Buhaly. Mr. Murphy most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Delphi Automotive PLC. He joined Delphi from Praxair, Inc., where he was president of the U.S. Industrial Gases business and before that, president of Praxair’s Surface Technologies and Electronic Materials division. He previously served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., vice president and corporate controller of Praxair, president of Praxair’s global Electronics division and vice president of finance for Praxair Asia based in Shanghai.

Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NASDAQ-GS: LNCE) announced that Rick Puckett, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire. Mr. Puckett was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Snyder’s-Lance in 2010.  Previously, Mr. Puckett served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lance from 2006 to 2010.  Prior to joining Lance, Mr. Puckett was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Natural Foods, Inc. from 2003 to 2006.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of SPX Corporation and Whitehorse Finance, Inc.

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. [CLEARWATER, Fla.] (NYSE: HRTG) announced that Stephen Rohde, the Company’s CFO, will retire from Heritage. Steven Martindale, who formerly served as CFO at People’s Trust Insurance Company, has been appointed to serve as CFO effective upon Mr. Rohde’s retirement. Before joining Heritage, Mr. Martindale served as CFO at People’s Trust Insurance Company. Prior to People’s Trust, he was Chief Regulatory Officer for the State of Ohio. Before working for the State of Ohio, Steven was a partner and consulting CFO for Focus CFO. Earlier in Steven’s career, he also worked at ProCentury as Vice President Corporate Governance. Mr. Martindale has also held various other positions in both accounting and auditing.

KEYW Holding Corporation [HANOVER, Md.] (NASDAQ: KEYW) announced the departure of the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Philip L. Calamia. KEYW also announced the appointment of Michael J. Alber as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Mr. Alber most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at Engility Corporation.  Prior to Engility, Mr. Alber held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Alion Science and Technology. He has also held senior executive positions at SAIC, where he served as a senior vice president and group controller, and at Network Solutions, Inc.

Washington Federal, Inc. [SEATTLE, WASHINGTON] (NASDAQ: WAFD) announced the appointment of Vincent L. Beatty as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer Brent Beardall, who has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since September 2015, will resume his full time role as Chief Banking Officer for the Company. Mr. Beatty most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle from 2008 until its merger in 2015 with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines. Mr. Beatty joined the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle in 2004 and previously spent 13 years in various financial positions with First Interstate Bank, JP Morgan Chase and Glendale Federal.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [Livermore, CA.] announced that Chris Brannan has been selected as the chief financial officer. Most recently, he served as the financial/business manager for the Weapons and Complex Integration Principal Directorate.

KVH Industries, Inc. [MIDDLETOWN, R.I.] (NASDAQ: KVHI) announced that it has appointed John McCarthy to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McCarthy will replace Peter Rendall, who is leaving the company. John McCarthy most recently served as a partner at Ernst & Young LLP. During his 32-year career with the firm, Mr. McCarthy held numerous leadership roles across the Audit practice. Mr. McCarthy was a member of Ernst & Young’s Global Account Partner Group and also served for two years in the firm’s National Accounting Group.

Willis Lease Finance Corporation [NOVATO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: WLFC) announced that Scott B. Flaherty is joining the company as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Willis Lease, Scott held the position of Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Colt Defense LLC, where he was employed from May 2009 to March 2016.  Prior to joining Colt Defense LLC, Mr. Flaherty was a Managing Director at Banc of America Securities LLC. Prior to joining Banc of America Securities in 2001, Mr. Flaherty was an investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston.  He worked as an engineer at the Pratt and Whitney division of the United Technologies Corporation from 1987 to 1995.

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S&P Global [NEW YORK] (NYSE: SPGI) announced the resignation of Jack Callahan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Callahan assumed his current role in 2010.

Fitbit, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: FIT) announced that Glenda Flanagan, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Whole Foods Market, have joined the Fitbit, Inc. board of directors. Ms. Flanagan joined Whole Foods Market as CFO in 1988.

DeVry Education Group [DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.] announced that Patrick Unzicker has been named senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Unzicker was most recently vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer of DeVry Group. He succeeds Timothy Wiggins who leaves DeVry Group after nearly 5 years as CFO. Unzicker has been with DeVry Group since 2006 and has held roles of increasing responsibility during his tenure.

Mackinac Financial Corporation [MANISTIQUE, MI] (NASDAQ: MFNC), the holding company for mBank, announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ernie R. Krueger, will be retiring. They have appointed mBank Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Retail Branch Banking, Marketing & Special Capital Projects, Jesse A. Deering, to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of both Mackinac and mBank. Mr. Krueger has served as EVP & CFO of Mackinac and mBank since October, 2006. He joined Mackinac in 2003 as the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Deering joined mBank in 2005.

The Krystal Company® [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Rodney Lee as its new CFO and Executive Vice President effective June 1. Mr. Lee was previously with Fazoli’s and YUM! Brands.

QBE North America [NEW YORK] announced that Richard Dziadzio, will leave his position as Chief Financial Officer. Dziadzio joined QBE North America in 2013.

Assurant, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: AIZ) announced the appointment of Richard S. Dziadzio to the role of chief financial officer and treasurer. Dziadzio joins Assurant from QBE North America where he most recently served as CFO. Dziadzio succeeds Christopher J. Pagano, who has served as CFO and treasurer since Aug. 2014 and will move into the newly created role of chief risk officer. Prior to QBE, Dziadzio served as CFO for ANV, a global specialty insurance company. From 1994 to 2012, he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility at AXA Group and was named CFO for AXA Equitable Life Insurance and AXA Financial in 2007.

Calysta, Inc. [MENLO PARK, Calif.] named Lynsey Wenger as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer. She joins Calysta following a 16-year career with The Goldman Sachs Group. Most recently, Ms. Wenger served as a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division. Previously, she served in the Americas Financing Group as Head of Investment Grade Power, Utility and Midstream Debt Capital Markets. Earlier in her career she held positions in Equity Derivative Sales in the United States and Australia.

W.F. Taylor, LLC [FONTANA, CALIF.] announced that Steven S. Williams has joined the company as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Conn’s, Inc. [THE WOODLANDS, Texas] (NASDAQ: CONN) announced the appointment of Lee Wright as the new CFO. Mr. Wright was most recently CEO of Professional Directional Enterprises. Prior to joining Professional Directional in 2012, Mr. Wright was Senior Managing Director at Diamond Castle Holdings.

Quiznos [DENVER] announced that Katie Scherping, current Chief Financial Officer, will serve as Interim President and CEO. Scherping joined the Quiznos team in December 2013 as Chief Financial Officer.

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: PPBI), the holding company of Pacific Premier Bank announced that Ronald J. Nicolas, Jr. has been appointed Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of both the Company and the Bank. From 2012 to April 2016, Mr. Nicolas served in various capacities with Banc of California, Inc., and its subsidiary Banc of California, National Association, and their predecessors, including as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of each institution, and Director of Banc of California’s predecessor bank. Prior to that, Mr. Nicolas served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at each of the following financial institutions: Carrington Holding Company, LLC (2009-2012); Residential Credit Holdings, LLC (2008-2009); Fremont Investment & Loan (2005-2008); and Aames Investment/Financial Corp. (2001-2005). He earlier served in various capacities with KeyCorp, including Executive Vice President Group Finance of KeyCorp (1998-2001), Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of KeyBank USA, a banking subsidiary of KeyCorp (1994-1998), and Vice President Corporate Treasury (1993-1994).

Nektar Therapeutics [SAN FRANCISCO] (NASDAQ: NKTR) announced that Gil M. Labrucherie has been named Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Labrucherie has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Nektar since 2007. Mr. Labrucherie has held several senior leadership positions with increasing responsibility at Nektar since 2005.  Prior to joining Nektar, from October 2000 to September 2005, Mr. Labrucherie was Vice President of Corporate Development at E2open, Inc. Prior to E2open, he was the Senior Director of Corporate Development at AltaVista Company. Mr. Labrucherie began his career as an associate in the corporate practice of the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Graham & James (DLA Piper Rudnick).

Air Methods Corporation [DENVER] (NASDAQ: AIRM) announced that Peter Csapo will join as chief financial officer (CFO). Csapo succeeds Trent Carman who will be stepping down from his role of more than 12 years. Csapo most recently served as chief financial officer and treasurer at Accretive Health, Inc. Prior to joining Accretive Health, Csapo was CFO and area senior vice president at Vizient, Inc. From 2004 through 2011, Csapo was CFO at McKesson Health Solutions, which he joined in 1998.

Western Refining Logistics, LP [El Paso, Texas] announced that Karen B. Davis will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer of the Company. Karen B. Davis, has served as the Executive Vice President of NTI’s general partner and its subsidiaries since February 2015 and held the additional title of CFO of the entities since March 2015. Previously, Ms. Davis served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company from December 2014 through February 2015. Ms. Davis also served as the Vice President – Director of Investor Relations of the Company from December 2014 through February 2015. Previously, Ms. Davis served as the Chief Accounting Officer of PBF Energy Inc., from February 2011 to November 2014, and of PBF Logistics GP LLC the general partner of PBF Logistics LP, from February 2013 until November 2014.

Colfax Corporation [ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD] (NYSE: CFX) announced that Christopher Hix has been named Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Scott Brannan. Mr. Hix most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of OM Group, Inc. from 2012 until the company’s acquisition in late 2015. Prior to this assignment, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Robbins & Myers, from 2006-2011. Prior to this, Mr. Hix spent 13 years in a variety of operating and financial roles of increasing responsibility within Roper Industries.

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. [HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO] (OTC PINK: ADES) announced that A. Bradley Gabbard, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), will end his assignment at the conclusion of his one-year agreement. Greg Marken, the Company’s current Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting, will be promoted to Chief Accounting Officer and will assume all of Mr. Gabbard’s accounting responsibilities. L. Heath Sampson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will assume Mr. Gabbard’s other principal financial officer responsibilities. Mr. Gabbard will remain a director of the Company and is included on the 2016 Board of Directors slate.

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. [OXNARD, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CDTI) appointed Tracy A. Kern as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Kern was most recently Chief Financial Officer at Interlink Electronics Corporation, Inc. From 2008 to 2015, Kern was Corporate Controller at Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation. From 2003 to 2008, Kern was Chief Financial Officer of CHAD Therapeutics, Inc. From 1998 to 2003, Kern was Audit Manager at the public accounting firm KPMG, LLP.

Meritage Hospitality Group Inc. [GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.] (OTCQX: MHGU) announced that Tracey Smith has been appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Tracey Smith has been appointed Chief Financial Officer after serving the past 11 years as Controller and Director of Finance for the Company.

AppSwarm, Inc. [Tulsa, OK] (OTCPink: SWRM) announced the hiring of John Rabbitt as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rabbitt has served in CEO/COO and CFO of many firms such as PepsiCo’s MidWest Advisory Board, and as a Director and Secretary/Treasurer of their largest canning division.

Achaogen, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AKAO) announced the addition of Tobin Schilke as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schilke joins Achaogen after 13 years at Roche/Genentech where he has been, most recently, the CFO and Company Director of Roche Products Limited in the United Kingdom. Prior to Genentech, led a number of successful acquisition and spin-out deals as a member of the Roche Corporate M&A team.

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IMAX Corporation [NEW YORK] (NYSE: IMAX) announced the appointment of Patrick McClymont as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 8. McClymont was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Sotheby’s. Prior to Sotheby’s he was a Partner and Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he spent 15 years. McClymont succeeds Joe Sparacio, who has been assisting IMAX in the search process for several months after expressing his interest to pursue other opportunities. Sparacio will hold the position until McClymont joins in August and will stay at IMAX through November to work with him on the transition.

Ralph Lauren Corporation [NEW YORK] (NYSE: RL) announced that Jane Nielsen has been named Chief Financial Officer. Her appointment is effective September 6, 2016. Robert L. Madore will remain with Ralph Lauren through September 30, 2016 to facilitate a seamless CFO transition. Jane Nielsen has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Coach, Inc. since September 2011. Prior to joining Coach, Ms. Nielsen was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pepsi Beverages Americas and Global Nutrition Group. She held various senior financial positions at PepsiCo, Inc. from 1996 to 2011. From 1990 to 1996, she was with Marakon Associates, a global strategy consulting firm, after beginning her career in 1986 as an analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston. She serves on the Board of Directors of Pinnacle Foods Inc. where she is Chair of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Audit Committee.

Coach, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: COH) announced that the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Jane Nielsen, has advised she will be departing the company to pursue another opportunity. Andrea Resnick, Global Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications has been appointed interim CFO.

Ashland Inc. [COVINGTON, Ky.] (NYSE: ASH) announced that Mary Meixelsperger will join its wholly owned subsidiary, Valvoline Inc., as chief financial officer, effective June 20, 2016. Since May 2014, Ms. Meixelsperger has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of DSW Inc. Prior to joining DSW, she served as chief financial officer, controller and treasurer at Shopko Stores from 2005 to 2014. Before Shopko, Ms. Meixelsperger was the chief financial officer for two non-profit organizations from 1993-2004 and served as the chief financial officer for Worldmark Group, a private equity firm, from 1986-1991.

DSW Inc. [COLUMBUS, Ohio] (NYSE: DSW) announced that Mary Meixelsperger, DSW’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned from the Company to pursue another opportunity. DSW has promoted Jared Poff to Senior Vice President, Finance, and Interim Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Poff has served as Vice President of Finance, Business Development and Treasurer of DSW since January 2015.  Prior to joining DSW, Mr. Poff served as Vice President, Treasurer at Big Lots, Inc. since February 2004.

Novelis, Inc. [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Devinder Ahuja as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Ahuja will join Novelis on July 19, 2016, as Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer Designate. He will officially become Novelis’ Chief Financial Officer after the filing of the company’s first quarter 10-Q in August. Steve Pohl, currently Interim Chief Financial Officer, will be responsible for the function until that time. Prior to joining Novelis, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Alcon U.S., a subsidiary of the global healthcare company Novartis. Previous to that role, he held various financial leadership positions during his 15-year tenure with Novartis. Ahuja’s appointment coincides with the promotion of Steve Pohl, currently Interim Chief Financial Officer, to Senior Vice President, Business Performance and Execution. Prior to his appointment as Interim Chief Financial Officer in October 2015, Pohl served as the company’s Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis. He joined Novelis in 2009 as Vice President of Finance for North America and then served as Vice President, Global Business Services from 2011 to 2012. Before joining Novelis, Pohl spent 28 years with PPG Industries.

Accela [San Ramon, California] announced that Jim Burns joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Burns joins Accela from IoT / smart city leader Silver Spring Networks where he was CFO. Prior to SSNI, Burns held executive positions at Hewlett Packard for two decades, including CFO of HP’s Enterprise Business, COO of HP’s Services Business, as well as Vice President of HP’s Global Investor Relations.

Silver Spring Networks, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NYSE: SSNI) announced that Jim Burns, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, has resigned to accept a position with another company. Kenneth P. Gianella, Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis, has been appointed as the company’s interim Chief Financial Officer effective upon Mr. Burns’ departure. Mr. Gianella, a seasoned technology and finance executive with over 20 years of experience, has been with Silver Spring Networks for over five years in various finance and operational roles.

JustFab Inc. [EL SEGUNDO, Calif.] announced that Todd Tappin will join the company as President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 30th. Most recently, Tappin served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Rubicon Project. He was also the founding CFO of Overture. Tappin was also a Managing Director of the Gores Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. Early in his career, Tappin was a senior executive 20th Century Fox (now 21st Century Fox).

Parcel Pending [IRVINE, CA] announced the appointment of Val Lyon as Chief Financial Officer. He worked previously at Far West Savings and Loan, Warmington Homes and LeasingDesk Insurance Services.

DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC or the Company) [FAIRFIELD, Ohio] announced that Robert Bosley is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He replaces John Srsen, who is retiring. Prior to joining DDC, Robert was a Senior Vice President of Finance for Serta Simmons Bedding. Before Serta Simmons, Robert was with Procter & Gamble.

Threat Stack announced the appointment of Kevin Durkin as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Threat Stack, Durkin was CFO at DataGravity and Azuki Systems (later acquired by Ericsson). Durkin began his finance career at Deloitte where he worked for a number of high-profile companies including RSA, Cisco Systems and Salary.com.

Proxibid [OMAHA, Neb.] announced that James Hajek has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. James joins Proxibid from Corepoint Health, LLC, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Corepoint Health, James was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Operations for Pivot3 Inc.. He also served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Strategic Programs at GE Asset intelligence (GEAI), and held financial leadership positions at Terion Inc., Marconi, and CW Wireless Systems, Inc.

Interactions, LLC [FRANKLIN, Mass.] announced the appointment of Jason Bristow to its executive leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Bristow was with Amazon.com during an intense period of growth from 2003-2014 and served as the company’s Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. Prior to his time at Amazon, Bristow spent time with General Electric in both the Corporate Headquarters in Fairfield, CT, and in Europe with the General Electric Plastics Division (now part of the SABIC group) where he served as Treasurer and Head of Financial Planning and Analysis. Earlier in his career, he was with the Campbell Soup Company in a series of financial management roles. He most recently served as CFO of Code42 Software.

USA GROUPS, Inc. [SARASOTA, Fla.] announced Matthew Van Hoesen is as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and General Counsel. Van Hoesen was Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel at Unite Private Networks.

Nicopure Labs, LLC [TAMPA, Fla.] announced the appointment of Jim Caci to Chief Financial Officer. His previous experience includes working as the CFO at Conductor and AvePoint.

GuardiCore [SAN FRANCISCO and TEL AVIV, Israel] announced the appointment of Yaron Bartov as chief financial officer.  Bartov joins GuardiCore after 17 years of financial and operations experience in software and technology including the last seven years at website builder Wix.com where he rose from corporate controller to VP finance and VP operations. Prior to Wix, Bartov was corporate controller at ooVoo as well as Arel Communications & Software Ltd.

Chase Pharmaceuticals Corporation [IRVINE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Scott M. Giacobello as chief financial officer.  Most recently, Scott served as vice president of finance for Global Research & Development at Allergan Inc. Scott’s previous experience includes financial positions at the Black & Decker Corporation and Ernst & Young, LLP.

Ruby Tuesday, Inc. [MARYVILLE, TN] (NYSE: RT) announced the appointment of Sue Briley, Vice President of Finance, as Interim Chief Financial Officer. She has worked in the restaurant industry for more than 20 years and has held her current position at Ruby Tuesday since July 2014. Prior to joining Ruby Tuesday, Ms. Briley was sole proprietor of Symmetry Financial Consulting. From November 2012 to July 2013, she served as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Margaritaville Enterprises. Before that, Ms. Briley held several finance, accounting, and treasury positions at Darden Restaurants.

BCM One [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Douglas Fechter as Chief Financial Officer Douglas has held executive positions at various companies including Chief Financial Officer at Bulova Corporation, SFERRA Fine Linens, LLC and Palyon Medical Corporation and Paradigm Spine, LLC.

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) [CHICAGO] announced that it has named Eric Feldstein as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Feldstein joined HCSC in May 2016 after serving as executive vice president of American Express Company’s Enterprise Growth Group. He also held senior operating and finance positions at other Fortune 100 companies, including vice president of finance and treasurer at General Motors Corporation, CFO and CEO of GMAC Financial Services, and chairman of GMAC Insurance. Feldstein succeeds Ken Avner, SVP and chief financial officer, who announced his retirement earlier this year.

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: OREX) announced the promotion of Jason Keyes to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Keyes joined Orexigen in 2013 and most recently served as Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining Orexigen, Keyes was Senior Director of Finance at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2012. Previously he worked in finance and corporate strategy at Amgen, Inc. and at Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

True Nature Holding, Inc. [ATLANTA, GA] (OTCQB: TNTY) announced former CEO Steve Keaveney will remain with the Company as CFO.

UnitedHealth Group [MINNETONKA, Minn.] (NYSE: UNH) announced that John Rex, formerly executive vice president, chief financial officer, Optum, has been appointed chief financial officer of UnitedHealth Group, succeeding David S. Wichmann who will now devote his full energy and attention to his duties as president of the company.

ViewRay, Inc. [CLEVELAND] announced the appointment of Ajay Bansal as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bansal will succeed David Chandler. Since 2003, Mr. Bansal has served as CFO of various life sciences companies. Most recently, he served as CFO of Onconova Therapeutics, where he led the company’s initial public offering in 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Bansal served as CFO of Complete Genomics, where he led the company’s initial public offering in 2010.  Complete Genomics was acquired by BGI in 2013. Previously, Mr. Bansal was a partner at Mehta Partners, LLC.

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: ICPT) announced  the appointment of Sandip Kapadia as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kapadia will succeed Barbara Duncan effective July 1, who has served as CFO for Intercept since 2009.  Mr. Kapadia joins Intercept from Sandoz, Inc., a division of Novartis AG, where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, North America from 2014 through 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Kapadia held finance leadership roles at Novartis Pharmaceuticals in multiple European countries, including Chief Financial Officer for the UK/Ireland based in the United Kingdom, Chief Financial Officer for Northern Europe based in the Netherlands and Head of Finance for Emerging Growth Markets for the Oncology Business Unit based in Switzerland.

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Iron Mountain Incorporated [BOSTON] (NYSE: IRM) announced that Roderick Day, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, will leave the company due to personal reasons. He will be replaced by Stuart Brown, who will be the company’s new Executive Vice President and CFO when Day steps down. Brown has served as CFO since 2011 for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. From 2006 to 2011, Brown was CFO for DCT Industrial Trust Inc. Additionally, Brown served as chief accounting officer for Federal Realty Investment Trust from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that time, he held a variety of positions with Royal Ahold, as well as corporate accounting and controller roles for Ahold’s U.S. companies, Stop & Shop and Giant Food, Inc. Earlier in his career, he spent five years in public accounting with Deloitte.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. [GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.] (NASDAQ: RRGB) announced that Stuart B. Brown, the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be resigning. Terry Harryman, the Company’s Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller for the past four years, will serve as interim Chief Financial Officer.

Nasdaq Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced that Michael Ptasznik, a 20-year veteran of TMX Group Limited, has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ptasznik joins Nasdaq from TMX Group Limited where he served as Chief Financial Officer since 2002. Prior to his appointment as CFO, he held senior positions including Vice President, Finance & Administration and Director, Financial Planning & Analysis.

Eastman Kodak Company [ROCHESTER, N.Y.] (NYSE:KODK) announced the appointment of David Bullwinkle as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President. Bullwinkle replaces John McMullen as CFO.  Bullwinkle joined Kodak in 2004 and has worked in several financial management roles at the company including Worldwide BU Controller, Assistant Corporate Controller and External Reporting Manager. Most recently he has served as the Director of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis, Director of Investor Relations and Vice President, Finance at Kodak since 2010. Prior to joining Kodak, Bullwinkle worked as the Manager of Financial Reporting at Birds Eye Foods, Inc. and previously at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1996 to 2002 in various roles including serving as an Assurance Manager.

3D Systems [ROCK HILL, South Carolina] (NYSE:DDD) announced that John N. McMullen will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. McMullen succeeds David Styka in the CFO role. Styka will remain with the company to provide operational and financial support to Management. McMullen most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kodak. Before that, McMullen led a 32-year career at HP and its acquired companies, Compaq Computer and Digital Equipment Corporation. His positions included Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Treasurer of HP, Chief Financial Officer of HP’s Imaging and Printing Group, and Vice President of Finance and Strategy for Compaq’s Worldwide Sales and Services Group. Since 2011, McMullen has served on the Board of Directors and as Audit Committee Chair of Vocera Communications.

AccuWeather announced the appointment of Steven Hickson as Chief Financial Officer. He was previously CFO of Latin American Pay Television Service (LAPTV), a pay television joint venture owned by 21st Century FOX, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, and MGM. Prior to that he managed at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. He began his career in finance as a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG.

Pegasystems Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: PEGA) announced it has appointed Ken Stillwell as chief financial officer and chief administrative officer. He joins Pega from Dynatrace, where he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to Dynatrace, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer at SOVOS, where he managed a number of operational functions in addition to his duties as CFO. Mr. Stillwell also brings five years of financial leadership experience at PTC, where he served as the divisional CFO within the product lifecycle management (PLM) and application lifecycle management (ALM) segment.

U.S. Bancorp [MINNEAPOLIS ] (NYSE:USB) announced that Terry Dolan, currently vice chairman, Wealth Management & Securities Services, has been appointed to vice chairman and chief financial officer, replacing Kathy Rogers. Dolan has been with U.S. Bank for nearly 18 years and has been in his current role as vice chairman, Wealth Management & Securities Services since July 2010. Prior to his current role, he served as executive vice president and controller at U.S. Bank.

Fox Networks Group [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: FOXA) announced that longtime CFO Del Mayberry will retire after more than three decades with the company. Ravi Ahuja, who currently serves as FNG Executive Vice President, Business Operations and Development, has been named Mayberry’s successor. Ahuja came to Fox from Virgin Entertainment Group where he was Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Virgin, he was an Associate at McKinsey & Company in New York and Los Angeles. He is currently on the boards of Roku and YES Network and has also served on the LA Mayor’s Council on Innovation and Industry.

Millennium Health [SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Michael Keane as chief financial officer. Most recently, Keane was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Genomatica. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and board member at wind energy company Clipper Windpower, Inc. Keane previously held chief financial officer and executive positions with Computer Sciences Corporation, UNOVA, Inc., Western Atlas Inc., and Litton Industries after beginning his professional career as a certified public accountant for Price Waterhouse.

Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC [SALT LAKE CITY] announced that Robert Rodgers will join the executive team as the new CFO. Prior to joining Unishippers, he spent six years at Orbital ATK, most recently serving as VP and Corporate Controller. Previous to ATK, he spent five years at Lockheed Martin in various business management and financial roles as well as fourteen years in various finance roles at GE Capital.

Cogentix Medical, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: CGNT) reported that Brett A. Reynolds has rejoined the company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He joined Uroplasty in 2013, which was merged into Cogentix Medical in 2015.  Brett came to the Company after serving in various senior positions over a span of ten years, including Chief Financial Officer, with Synovis Life Technologies. Prior to Synovis, he served in executive financial positions at Chiquita Processed Foods and Deloitte & Touche.

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: ARNA) announced that Kevin R. Lindwill join its management team as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Arena, Mr. Lind was at TPG, most recently as a Principal at TPG Special Situations Partners and initially at TPG-Axon’s Pharma Partners group.  Mr. Lind started his career in various capacities as a healthcare investment banker at Lehman Brothers, Inc.

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. [NEW CANAAN, Conn.] (NASDAQ: BWFG) announced that Ernest J. Verrico, Sr., its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, has tendered his retirement notice. Mr. Verrico was named Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the Company in September 2009 and served as the Chief Operating Officer from 2010 until 2013. Mr. Verrico came to Bankwell as a member of the executive management team, holding several executive positions at First Union National Bank of CT and Cornerstone Bank, and prior to that, a six year career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. [MENLO PARK, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ADVM) announced the appointment of Leone Patterson as chief financial officer (CFO). Ms. Patterson joins Adverum from Diadexus where she was chief financial officer responsible for all financial, administrative, legal and risk management functions. Before that, she was CFO at Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc. from 2012 until 2014. Previously, Ms. Patterson was vice president and global corporate controller of NetApp from 2010 to 2012. She was vice president of finance at Exelixis from 2007 to 2010. Before Exelixis, Ms. Patterson served as vice president of global business planning and analysis of the Vaccines and Diagnostics Division of Novartis AG from 2006 to 2007. From 1999 to 2006, she held several positions, including vice president, corporate controller at Chiron. She also worked in the audit practice of accounting firm KPMG where she held various positions including senior manager.

Boyd Corporation [MODESTO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Eric K. Struik as Boyd’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer for Erickson Incorporated. Prior to Erickson, Eric was VP of Finance for Remy International.

Mittleman Investment Management, LLC [NEW YORK] announced that Stephen G. Bondi has joined the firm as Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Bondi joins the firm from van Biema Value Partners, LLC where for the past 6 years he served as Chief Operating Officer and was co-head of the company’s operational due diligence efforts.  Prior to van Biema, Mr. Bondi served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer for Asset Alliance Corporation for 10 years.  Before joining Asset Alliance, Mr. Bondi spent nearly 18 years with GAMCO Investors, Inc., starting with the firm in 1982.  While at GAMCO, Mr. Bondi held several executive and board positions, including Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration of GAMCO as well as President of Gabelli Securities, Inc., the parent company to their alternatives business.

Sonus Networks Inc. [WESTFORD, Mass.] (NASDAQ: SONS) announced that Mark Greenquist has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  Susan Villare, Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, will fulfill the duties as interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company considers both internal and external candidates.

Veracyte, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: VCYT) announced the resignation of Shelly D. Guyer, the company’s chief financial officer.

Thycotic [WASHINGTON] has hired Kathy Moore as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Thycotic, she was the CFO at Allied Telecom Group. She held executive roles at Razorsight Corporation, Wisor Telecom and Innovectra Corporation, prior to Thycotic.

Control Point Associates, Inc. [WARREN, N.J.] announced that they are welcoming Jason Shapiro as their new Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining CPA, Shapiro was Controller of IEEE. Prior to joining IEEE, Jason served as Chief Financial Officer at Iron Eagle Group, an energy & infrastructure company that he founded.   Mr. Shapiro was previously Vice President of Macquarie Capital Fund, Macquarie Group’s Private Equity Group. Prior to Macquarie, Mr. Shapiro was at UBS Investment Bank.

Northwest Hardwoods Inc. [TACOMA, Wash.] has named Frederic Jung as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining NWH, Frederic was the chief financial officer at Arizona Chemical, for nearly 8 years until its recent sale to Kraton Performance Polymers.  Prior to joining Arizona Chemical in 2008, Jung was with Nalco Company, where he served in a variety of successive leadership positions, including most recently as corporate controller.

Sunlight Financial [TEANECK, N.J.] announced the appointment of Barry Edinburg as Chief Financial Officer. Edinburg, a former executive at Kilowatt Financial and Fortress Investment Group, joins Sunlight from Spruce Finance where he was the Chief Financial Officer.

Vyze [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that John Whitmarsh has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Previously, Whitmarsh was the CFO for Zenoss Inc., a provider of unified IT monitoring and management solutions for physical, virtual and cloud-based IT infrastructures. He also held CFO roles at Century Payments (Worldpay), Misys Transactions Services (Allscripts), Digital Motorworks (ADP) and MessageOne (Dell).

CTI Foods [WILDER, Idaho] announced the appointment of Raymond (Ray) Silcock as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ray led the global Finance and Accounting organization of Diamond Foods, Inc. Prior to joining Diamond, Ray was SVP & CFO of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. Other roles have included serving as CFO of UST Inc. and CFO of Swift and Company. From 1998 until 2005, Ray was CFO of Cott Corporation. Earlier in his career, he held a variety of progressively more responsible roles at Campbell Soup Company where he worked from 1979-1997.

Personal Capital [SAN CARLOS, Calif.] announced the appointment of Mike Armsby as CFO.

CommerceHub [ALBANY, NY] announced the appointment of Mark Greenquist as Chief Financial Officer. Greenquist succeeds CFO Bob Marro, who will remain with the company as an advisor. Before CommerceHub, Greenquist was CFO of Sonus Networks. Prior to Sonus, he held a variety of senior leadership positions, including CFO at Unify (formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications Limited). Before Siemens, Greenquist served as President and CEO at Telcordia Technologies, Inc. until its acquisition by Ericsson in 2012, and held leadership roles at Symbol Technologies, Agere Systems, General Motors and Delta Airlines.

BDNA® Corporation [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] announced that veteran financial executive Dave Pomeroy has joined the team as chief financial officer. Pomeroy joins BDNA with more than 20 years of experience in finance, including holding senior finance positions at Apple, Yahoo and Microsoft. Before joining BDNA, Pomeroy served as the chief financial officer at Symphony Communication Services. Pomeroy also served as the chief financial officer for Rhythm NewMedia.

Smith & Associates [HOUSTON, TEXAS] announced the appointment of Jason C. Fowler to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Before joining the company, Fowler spent most of his career at Guaranty Bank and then Texas Capital Bank in Houston. Last year, Jason took on the role of Senior Vice President in Texas Capital’s Energy Banking Group. He began his banking career at Guaranty Bank in 2001.

Hunt Mining Corp. [LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.] (TSX-V:HMX) announced the appointment of James N. Meek to the position of Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Mr. Meek has worked for mining companies including ASARCO Incorporated for 17 years, ascending from Metallurgical Account to Accounting Manager; Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. for over 10 years, including 5 years as Treasurer and Manager of Budget and Forecasting; Sterling Mining Company for almost 4 years in the position of CFO and Romarco Minerals Inc. for 1 year in the role of CFO.

American Healthcare Investors [IRVINE, Calif.] announced that Brian Peay has joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Peay joins American Healthcare Investors from Veritas Investments, Inc., where he served as chief financial officer. Peay previously served in a series of management positions with Glenborough Realty Trust, Inc., ultimately as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Peay began his professional career in 1988 with real estate public accounting firm Kenneth Leventhal & Company, which merged with Ernst & Young in 1995.

Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. [GARDNER, Mass.] (OTCQB: PEYE) announced that Jack P. Dreimiller, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since 2008 and from 1992 to 2005, has decided to retire from the Company. The Company also announced that Donald A. Major has resigned from the Board of Directors and has been appointed the new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dreimiller has agreed to assist with the transition. Mr. Major has experience in numerous companies, including various senior executive positions as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.  Mr. Major has performed consulting services in a variety of situations since October 2007.  Previously, Mr. Major was CFO of multiple medical device companies, including BioPlasty, Inc., Uroplasty, Inc., and Advanced Bio-Surfaces, as well as non-medical companies including Digital Excellence, Inc. and Advanced Duplication Services, Inc. From 1983 to 1991 Mr. Major performed professional audit and tax services with Grant Thornton’s Muskegon, Michigan and Minneapolis, Minnesota offices.

Verifi, Inc. [LOS ANGELES, CA] announced the hiring of industry veteran, Ronald B. Cushey as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cushey most recently served as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at Hulu. Prior to Hulu, Mr. Cushey was the Vice President of Finance, Control & Administration at Sony Network Entertainment (SNE). He joined SNE from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Previously he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of various entertainment and media companies including, LIVE Entertainment, The Hollywood Stock Exchange and Nelson Holdings International Ltd./Nelson Entertainment Group.

Hecla Mining Company [COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho] (NYSE: HL) announced that Lindsay Hall has accepted the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, following the retirement of James Sabala. Recently, Lindsay was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Goldcorp Inc. and prior to that held senior financial positions at Duke Energy Corporation.

Calamos Investments [NAPERVILLE, Ill.] has appointed Thomas Herman as Chief Financial Officer. Herman joins Calamos from Harris Associates, where he was CFO and Treasurer for the past six years.  Previously, from 2004 to 2010, he was SVP, CFO and Treasurer at Ariel Investments.

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Jim Peters

Whirlpool Corporation [BENTON HARBOR, Mich.] (NYSE: WHR) announced that Larry Venturelli, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer plans to retire from the company. As part of the planned transition, Jim Peters, currently vice president, corporate controller, and chief accounting officer, will succeed Venturelli as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Whirlpool Corporation. Jim Peters was appointed vice president, corporate controller, and chief accounting officer in early 2015 previously having served Vice President, CFO of Whirlpool Corporation’s North American Region since 2010. Peters joined Whirlpool in 2004, holding director positions in various departments until he was appointed as vice president and CFO of Whirlpool EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region in 2008. Prior to joining the company, he was a Manager of Internal Audit for Limited Brands and a Consulting Manager at Ernst & Young.

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. [HAWTHORNE, N.Y.] (NYSE: TARO) announced that it has accepted the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Michael Kalb. Mr. Kalb has been with the company for 7 years.

DataXu [BOSTON, MA.] announced the appointment of Chris Sullivan as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Sullivan joins DataXu from ecommerce company Gazelle, where he started as CFO before progressing to CEO. Prior to his tenure at Gazelle, Sullivan held CFO positions at Fidelity, Pegasystems and Event Zero, as well as senior executive roles at Fisher Scientific and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).

Net Element, Inc. [MIAMI, FL] (NASDAQ: NETE) announced that Roman Shakirov has been appointed the Chief Financial Officer of Net Element Russia and emerging markets. Prior to joining Net Element, Mr. Shakirov held senior positions at several leading multinational companies, including: Cherkizovo Group, Gallery Group; Ernst & Young and Grant Thornton.

Spruce Finance Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] has hired Darren Thompson as chief financial officer. Most recently, Thompson served as CFO and executive vice president of strategy at B2R Finance. Previously, he was the CFO at RevolutionMoney. Thompson also served as the senior vice president and head of Fannie Mae’s Credit Finance Business. Prior to Fannie, he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs and a principal at Morgan Stanley.

Franklin Financial Network, Inc. [FRANKLIN, Tenn.] (NYSE: FSB), announced the appointments of Sarah Meyerrose as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Sally Kimble, who has served as EVP, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer since joining the Company in 2012, continues her role as EVP and CAO. Prior to joining the Company, Meyerrose was the President, CEO for Civic Bank & Trust, which she joined in October 2014. From 2009 until joining Civic, Meyerrose was President of Sarah Meyerrose Strategic Solutions LLC. Previously she was with First Horizon National Corporation, the parent of First Tennessee Bank, which she joined in 1982.  Among her senior or executive management roles at First Horizon were five years as Senior Vice President, CFO for the Retail and Commercial Bank; five years as President of the Northeast Tennessee regional bank; and eight years as EVP, Chief Operating and Administrative Officer.

CSI Compressco LP [MIDLAND, Texas] (NASDAQ: CCLP) announced the appointment of Derek C. Coffie as Chief Financial Officer of CSI Compressco. Mr. Coffie succeeds Elijio V. Serrano, who has served as the Partnership’s interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Serrano, who will continue as Senior Vice President and CFO of TETRA Technologies, Inc. Mr. Coffie joins CSI Compressco from United Holdings, where he served as Vice President Finance and Controller since 2015. From 2008 to 2014, Mr. Coffie served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lennox International’s Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration division. From 2002 to 2008, he served as controller for Johnson Outdoors.  Earlier roles include finance director of Steelcase Inc., director of finance of Johnson Controls Inc., and group controller of Illinois Tool Works.  Mr. Coffie began his career at Monsanto.

NBTY, Inc. [RONKONKOMA, N.Y.] announced that it has appointed Stephen J. Conboy as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Formerly Chief Financial Officer for the NBTY Consumer Products Group Americas business, Steve joined NBTY in June 2015. Prior to joining NBTY, Mr. Conboy was with Colgate-Palmolive Company where he served as Vice President, Finance North America Division. He also gained CFO experience leading Colgate’s African/Middle East business and additional key regions prior to the North America role. Mr. Conboy began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers after graduating from Washington and Lee University.

Soligenix, Inc. [PRINCETON, N.J.] (OTCQB: SNGX) announced that it has appointed Karen Krumeich, as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ms. Krumeich served as a consultant providing finance services to the Company and other healthcare companies. Previously, she worked as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for several development-stage life science companies, including Cerecor, Inc. and Mela Sciences, Inc. In addition to these positions, Ms. Krumeich was a healthcare consultant partner with Tatum, LLC, a national consulting firm, specializing in their life science practice. Prior to these positions, she held positions of increasing responsibility with several healthcare companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb Company where she was Director of Health Systems and as Vice President of Finance for a national pharmacy provider. Ms. Krumeich began her career as a pharmacist and transitioned into finance after successfully completing the CPA exam.

Enova International [CHICAGO] (NYSE: ENVA) announced that Steve Cunningham is joining the leading financial technology company as Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Rob Clifton. Steve most recently served as Discover’s Chief Risk Officer. He joined Discover as its Corporate Treasurer in 2010. Prior to Discover, Cunningham was the CFO of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, and spent eight years at Capital One Financial in various positions, including CFO for the Auto Finance segment, and CFO for the company’s banking segment. Cunningham also has experience as a bank regulator with the FDIC.

Air Lease Corporation [LOS ANGELES] (NYSE: AL) announced that has promoted Gregory Willis to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Willis joined ALC in March 2010 as its Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. In February 2012, he became its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Cumulus Media Inc. [ATLANTA, GA] (NASDAQ: CMLS) announced the appointment of John F. Abbot as Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Abbot succeeds Joseph P. (“J.P.”) Hannan, who resigned his position after six years in order to pursue other interests. Abbot most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Telx Holdings Inc. Prior to his service at Telx, Abbot was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Insight Communications Company, Inc. He worked as CFO at Insight for eight years. During the prior nine years, he worked in the Global Media and Communications Group of the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley, where he was a Managing Director. Abbot began his career as an associate at Goldman, Sachs & Co., and also served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy.

Intelligent Systems Corporation (NYSE: INS) announced that Bonnie L. Herron has decided to step down as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.  Herron, who joined the company almost thirty-four years ago and has been CFO since 1999. The Intelligent Systems’ board of directors has elected Karen J. Reynolds to succeed Herron as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining CoreCard, she was President and CFO of zBOOST, from 2008 until 2015, and has held senior management roles at a number of other technology and services companies over her 25+ year career.

The Joint Corp. [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] (NASDAQ: JYNT) announced the resignation of Francis T. Joyce from employment with the company as its Chief Financial Officer.

Capital Square 1031, LLC [RICHMOND, Va.] announced that Richard Stanard has joined the firm as chief financial officer. Stanard joins Capital Square 1031 from HITT Contracting Inc., where he spent 13 years as chief financial officer and treasurer. Prior to HITT, Stanard served as vice president of financial services at The Robert Martin Company. Previously, Stanard was a treasurer with First Winthrop Corporation (FWC) in Boston. Prior to FWC, Stanard was the project controller and regional director at Urban Investment and Development in Boston.

EnerNOC, Inc. [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: ENOC) announced that William Sorenson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Sorenson will succeed Neil Moses, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who plans to retire. Sorenson will join the Company in August. Sorenson most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Acquia. Prior to Acquia, Sorenson served as Chief Financial Officer of Qlik Technologies. Earlier in his career, Sorenson held senior leadership positions at News Corporation, EMI Music Publishing, Bertelsmann AG and Acclaim Entertainment.

PRA Group, Inc. [NORFOLK, Va.] (NASDAQ: PRAA) announced that Pete Graham will be joining the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Graham is a 14-year veteran of General Electric Company (GE), having served most recently as a finance executive on the GE Capital exit plan team.  His previous positions within GE Capital include chief financial officer for GE Commercial Distribution Finance and GE Capital Markets.  He also served as global controller for Treasury and Global Funding Operations and controller and manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for GE Asset Management. Prior to joining GE, Graham was with KPMG LLP for 10 years.

Energy Focus, Inc. [SOLON, Ohio] (NASDAQ: EFOI) announced that Marcia Miller, Chief Financial Officer since July 2015, will be leaving the company. The Company has started a national search for a permanent CFO and announced that Michael Port, the Company’s Controller, will serve as its interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Port joined Energy Focus in April 2015, as interim Controller through the consulting firm Resources Global Professionals.  Prior to joining Resources Global Professionals, Mr. Port held various senior level executive positions at both private and public companies, including Mork Process, Inc., Oglebay Norton Company, a shipping and industrial minerals company, and Hitachi Medical Systems of America, a distributor of diagnostic imaging products.  He began his career at Ernst & Young.

Immunomedics, Inc. [MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.] (NASDAQ: IMMU) announced the appointment of Michael R. Garone as Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Garone replaces Peter P. Pfreundschuh, who has resigned from the Company. Michael Garone. From 2007 to 2016, he was Chief Financial Officer for Emisphere. Before joining Emisphere, Mr. Garone served as interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Astralis, Ltd. Prior to that, he served 20 years at AT&T, where he held several positions including Chief Financial Officer of AT&T Alascom.