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HanesBrands [WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.] (NYSE: HBI) announced that Chief Financial Officer Richard D. Moss has decided to retire. Moss joined the company in January 2006 as treasurer. He was promoted to CFO in October 2011.

Bryan Hughes

Winnebago Industries, Inc. [FOREST CITY, IA] (NYSE: WGO) announced that it has appointed Bryan Hughes as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hughes will succeed Sarah Nielsen, who is retiring. Mr. Hughes joins Winnebago after spending the past 20 years at Ecolab, Inc., where he held multiple roles with increasing responsibility at the business unit and corporate levels throughout his tenure. Most recently, Mr. Hughes was the Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Mr. Hughes began his career as a CPA with Ernst & Young and joined Ecolab in 1996.

FOX News [NEW YORK] has appointed Amy Listerman the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Vice President of Finance and Accounting. Prior to joining FOX News, Listerman served as the CFO and Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales and head of Advertising Sales Data Strategy at Scripps Networks Interactive. She joined the company in 2012, and saw her role expanded in 2016 to include leadership of the Scripps Data and Analytics organization. From 2001 to 2012, Listerman served in various capacities relating to business development and sales strategy at NBC Universal (NBCU). Most recently, she held the title of Senior Vice President Ad Sales Finance, Pricing and Strategy. Previously, she performed financial management roles at Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble.

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. [Hoffman Estates, Illinois] announced that Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, Ryan D. Robinson, is resigning.

Catherine A. Suever

Parker Hannifin Corporation [CLEVELAND] (NYSE: PH) announced that Jon P. Marten, Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, will retire after 30 years of dedicated service to the company. The Board of Directors has elected Catherine A. Suever, currently Vice President and Controller and acting Chief Financial Officer, to succeed Mr. Marten as Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Suever joined Parker in 1987 as the Assistant Manager of External Reporting and subsequently was promoted to Manager of External Reporting. She moved into operations as Division Controller of the Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division and also served as a Business Unit Manager for the division. In 2006, she became Director, Finance and Investor Relations Support for the corporation and was promoted to Assistant Treasurer in 2007. In 2008, she was named Vice President and Controller for the Climate & Industrial Controls Group.  She became Vice President and Corporate Controller in 2010.

Willis Towers Watson [ARLINGTON, VA, and LONDON] (NASDAQ: WLTW) announced that Roger Millay, Willis Towers Watson’s Chief Financial Officer, will be voluntarily retiring.

MYnd Analytics, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCQB: MYAN) announced that Donald D’Ambrosio has been named its new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Paul Buck, who is retiring.

CIT Group Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: CIT) announced that John Fawcett has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will succeed CFO Carol Hayles who has decided to pursue other opportunities. Fawcett served as CFO of Citizens Financial Group (CFG) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Americas from 2007 through 2015. Prior to this he had a 20-year tenure at Citigroup with CFO roles in various areas including as CFO of Global Transaction Services, CFO of the Commercial Markets Business and head of Financial Planning and Analysis for the Global Corporate and Investment Bank, to name a few. Most recently, Fawcett served on the board of Rabobank North America.

Anita Adams

Black Bear Diner [REDDING, Calif.] announced the addition of Anita Adams as chief financial officer.

Advisor Group [PHOENIX] announced the appointment of Greg Stockett as Chief Financial Officer. Stockett joins Advisor Group from REDI Global Technologies, where he held dual roles as Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to REDI, Greg held senior leadership positions with several financial firms, including BondDesk Group, Barra Inc., and Deloitte & Touche, LLP, among others.

Pluralsight [SILICON SLOPES, Utah] announced the appointment of James Budge as chief financial officer. He most recently served as CFO of Anaplan. Prior to Anaplan, Budge held the position of CFO and COO at Genesys. Before that, Budge served as CFO and COO at TiVo.

FATHOMTM Water Management, Inc. [PHOENIX] announced the hiring of Amanda Nevins as the company’s new chief financial officer. Nevins is joining FATHOM from CSID. Prior to CSID, she was the Chief Financial Officer – U.S. group of Rackspace. Prior to Rackspace, Nevins was with Zappos.com in a variety of roles, most recently as chief accounting officer.

Novoclem Therapeutics [DURHAM, N.C.] announced that Patrick K. Henderson has joined the company and will serve as Chief Financial Officer. Henderson joins Novoclem from LabCorp where he served as Vice President, Finance for the past 20 months. Prior to LabCorp, he served as Executive Director, Finance of Salix Pharmaceuticals. In 2005, Henderson joined Salix and helped build Salix’s finance organization, serving in various financial leadership roles of increasing responsibility over his 10-year tenure. He was appointed as Executive Director, Finance in 2012. He has also held several financial leadership roles at Cigna Healthcare.

Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. [BRISBANE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AIMT) announced the appointment of Eric Bjerkholt as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bjerkholt joins Aimmune from Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he was CFO. Prior to Sunesis, Mr. Bjerkholt was CFO at IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and LifeSpring Nutrition, Inc. He began his healthcare career at J.P. Morgan & Co. as an investment banker.

Fiona Talbot

NewVoiceMedia [SAN FRANCISCO, CA] announced the appointment of Fiona Talbot as SVP Finance & HR Administration. She is joining from Encore Tickets where she served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, Fiona was VP Finance & Treasury at MACH, and a Director within PWC’s tax and structuring group.

Armstrong Flooring, Inc. [LANCASTER, Pa.] (NYSE: AFI) announced that John “Jay” W. Thompson, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), is leaving the Company. Kimberly Z. Boscan, the Company’s Vice President and Controller, has been appointed to serve as interim CFO upon Thompson’s departure. Boscan joined AWI in 2015, serving as Vice President and Controller of AWI’s Resilient and Wood Flooring businesses prior to the Company’s separation from AWI on April 1, 2016, at which time she became the Company’s Vice President and Controller. Prior to joining AWI, from 2012 to 2015 Boscan provided management consulting services through her firm, Zeiser Boscan Enterprises, LLC, and through Vaco Indianapolis, LLC. In 2008, she joined Mead John Nutrition in advance of its spin-off from Bristol-Myers Squibb to serve as Assistant Controller, a role she held until 2012. Additionally, from 1997 to 2007, Boscan held a variety of roles within the finance organization of Ford Motor Company.

Nations Equipment Finance [NORWALK, Conn.] announced the appointment of Susan O’Donovan as Chief Financial Officer. Susan was most recently with Castleton Commodities International as the Executive Director, Head of Controller Project Management and Strategic Initiatives. Susan’s past experience includes controllership and treasury roles with asset managers Plainfield Asset Management, Wexford Capital and Smith Management. She was also involved in ContiFinancial Corporation. Susan also served as the Manager of Financial Reporting for GE Capital. Susan began her career as an auditor for PriceWaterhouse.

LiveXLive [BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.] (OTC: LIVX) announced the appointment of Jerry Gold as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gold joined LiveXLive in March of 2017 as Strategic Financial Advisor to the Chairman. Mr. Gold served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Warner Music Group for nearly a decade. Mr. Gold also managed Warner Music’s investment in Columbia House, a joint venture with Sony Music, and was a member of the Board of Directors.

Lynx FBO Network [HOUSTON] announced that Matt DeLellis has joined as Chief Financial Officer. DeLellis was formerly the Senior Vice President for Strategy and Corporate Development at Landmark Aviation.

Steve Vilas

Burnham Benefits Insurance Services [IRVINE, CA] announced the appointment of Steve Vilas as chief financial officer and partner. Prior to joining Burnham, Vilas served as chief operating officer of employee benefits at Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, LLC, and as chief financial officer at both VRT Insurance Services, Inc. and Sitzmann Morris & Lavis.

Recondo Technology [GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.] announced that Dan Grote has joined the firm as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Grote was CFO of ReadyTalk. Prior to ReadyTalk Grote held various leadership positions, including CFO of software provider netFactor, and senior finance roles at Market Force Information and Verio.

Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. [NEWPORT, R.I.] (NASDAQ: PANL) announced the retirement of Chief Financial Officer Anthony “Tony” Laura. Mr. Laura has been involved with the Company in various roles since its inception in 1996. He will remain with the Company as a director and continues to be a major shareholder. Mr. Laura will be replaced by Gianni Del Signore, who had previously served as Controller. During his seven-year tenure at Pangaea, Del Signore has worked closely with Mr. Laura in managing Pangaea’s overall finance function.  Prior to Pangaea, Del Signore worked with Ernst & Young for five years.

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. [FLINT, Mich.] (NYSE: DPLO) has appointed Atul Kavthekar as chief financial officer and treasurer. Prior to Diplomat, Mr. Kavthekar served as the CFO of LivingSocial, Inc., from June 2015 to December 2016. He previously held executive roles at Walgreens, from December 2009 to December 2013, and at Sears Holdings Corporation’s health & wellness division, which includes the Kmart Pharmacy chain, from December 2013 to May 2015. Mr. Kavthekar also has extensive mergers and acquisitions and capital markets experience as an investment banker.

Tricida, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] announced the hiring of Geoffrey Parker as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President. Mr. Parker served as an industry consultant and as a board member for a number of public healthcare companies from 2015 to 2017. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer of Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2010 to 2015. Prior to Anacor, Geoff spent approximately 20 years in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs.

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. [SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.] (NASDAQ: PTCT) announced that Shane Kovacs, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the company.

Gregory S. Madar

Webster Financial Corporation [WATERBURY, Conn.] (NYSE: WBS) announced that Gregory S. Madar has been named chief financial officer of HSA Bank. Madar currently serves as chief accounting officer of Webster Bank and Webster Financial Corporation.

Beaver-Visitec International [WALTHAM, Mass.] announced that Shervin Korangy has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. Korangy most recently served as a senior executive of Novartis Group AG. Prior to joining Novartis in 2010, Korangy served as a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group.

UGI Corporation [VALLEY FORGE, Pa.] (NYSE: UGI) announced that Kirk R. Oliver will leave his position as UGI’s chief financial officer.

Jack in the Box Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: JACK) announced that Jerry Rebel plans to retire as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. The company will begin an external search for a new CFO, and Rebel will continue to serve as CFO until after the appointment of a successor.

NorthStar Realty Europe Corp. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: NRE) announced that Keith A. Feldman has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of NorthStar Realty Europe. Mr. Feldman will succeed Scott Berry, who previously announced his intention to resign from the company. Mr. Feldman serves as a managing director of Colony NorthStar, Inc., NorthStar Realty Europe’s external manager, a position he has held since January 2017 and served as a managing director of NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc., a predecessor company of Colony NorthStar, from July 2014 to January 2017, as a managing director of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. from January 2014 to July 2014 and as a director of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. from January 2012 to December 2013. Earlier in his career, Mr. Feldman held various financial positions at NorthStar Realty Finance Corp., Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase and KPMG LLP.

Security On-Demand Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced that William Lyman has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Security On-Demand, William was a Partner with Lyman Management Group, Corp (LMG). William was a General Partner with Alliance Technology Ventures before LMG. He also previously served as a sell-side technology industry associate analyst with Montgomery Securities and Solomon Smith Barney. His early career encompassed over ten years in operational roles with start-ups (Subscriber Computing, International Software Machines), Fortune 500 Companies (Motorola, Square D), and the intelligence community (National Security Agency).

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. [Buffalo, NY] (NASDAQ: ROCK) announced the appointment of Timothy Murphy as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Murphy, who is currently Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary at Gibraltar, will succeed Kenneth Smith, who had previously announced his intention to retire. Mr. Murphy joined Gibraltar in 2004 as Director of Financial Reporting. He then held senior positions in the Treasury Operations department, and has been Vice President and Secretary of the Company since 2012, and Treasurer since 2013. Prior to joining Gibraltar, Mr. Murphy was Senior Manager at KPMG.

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. [Los Angeles, California] appointed Paul Rainey to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jeffrey A. Leddy, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will no longer serve as the Company’s interim principal financial officer. Mr. Leddy will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Paul Rainey previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Harris CapRock Communications from May 2014 to April 2017. Prior to Harris CapRock, Mr. Rainey served as Chief Financial Officer of General Electric’s Lighting Professional Solutions business from March 2013 to April 2014 and as Chief Financial Officer of its Power Equipment business from March 2010 to February 2013. Prior to March 2010, Mr. Rainey served in two senior financial planning and analysis roles at General Electric from January 2007 to March 2010 and from October 2003 to October 2005. Between those appointments, Mr. Rainey served as a FamilyLife missionary from November 2005 to December 2006. Mr. Rainey currently serves on the boards of directors of Cutwell 4 Kids and America Responds with Love, and previously served on the boards of directors of Hesed Consulting, Georgia CASA and the Notre Dame Business Advisory Council.

Eagle Bancorp, Inc. [Bethesda, Maryland] announced the retirement of James H. Langmead, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Charles D. Levingston succeeds Mr. Langmead as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Levingston previously served as the Bank’s Executive Vice President — Finance, since January 2012, and previously worked at The Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Philadelphia as a commissioned Bank Examiner, and at PriceWaterhouseCoopers as a Manager in the Advisory practice.

TriNet Group, Inc. [SAN LEANDRO, CA] (NYSE: TNET) announced that Richard Beckert has joined TriNet as senior vice president of finance. Beckert will be appointed as chief financial officer immediately following the filing of TriNet’s Quarterly Report. He replaces Bill Porter, who will continue as TriNet’s chief financial officer until Beckert’s appointment. Prior to TriNet, Beckert most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at CA Technologies. Earlier at CA, Beckert served as senior vice president and corporate controller. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of strategic pricing for CA. Before joining CA, Beckert spent more than two decades at IBM in various leadership positions, including division controller of the Data Management division and of the Lotus division. At IBM, he also served as the director of financial operations for IBM Americas.

Michelle McComb

VTS [NEW YORK, NY] announced the appointment of Michelle McComb as Chief Financial Officer. Michelle McComb was formerly the CFO at Datto. Prior to her work at Datto, McComb served as CFO of Bloomberg’s Financial Products division, Managing Director at UBS Investment Bank, International CFO at Lucent Technologies and CFO of VitalSigns Software. McComb began her career at Ernst & Young in Silicon Valley.

American Gene Technologies International Inc. [ROCKVILLE, MD] announced the appointment of C. Neil Lyons as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lyons previously served as CFO for Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. From 2005 to 2011 Mr. Lyons was CFO for RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Bret A. Conklin

Horace Mann Educators Corporation [SPRINGFIELD, IL] (NYSE: HMN) announced that Bret A. Conklin has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Conklin has been serving as Acting Chief Financial Officer since January 30, 2017, due to the unexpected hospitalization and subsequent passing of the Company’s prior Chief Financial Officer, Dwayne D. Hallman. Conklin has been with Horace Mann for 15 years, as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Conklin joined the company as Senior Vice President and Controller in 2002. Conklin previously served as Vice President of Kemper Insurance from 2000 through 2002. Before that, he was Vice President and Controller of Horace Mann from 1998 through 2000, and Vice President and Controller of Pekin Insurance from 1992 through 1998. He has seven years of public accounting experience with KPMG Peat Marwick from 1985 to 1992.

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Eric Shander

Red Hat, Inc. [RALEIGH, N.C.] (NYSE: RHT) announced that Eric Shander has been named the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Shander most recently served as Red Hat’s acting CFO, and vice president and chief accounting officer. Shander joined Red Hat in 2015. Shander came to Red Hat with more than 25 years of business, accounting, and financial experience at global software and technology companies, including at IBM and Lenovo. At IBM, Shander held several key roles in the company’s finance and operations organizations, including serving as the company’s vice president of Americas IT infrastructure delivery from 2011-2015. Prior to that, he ran IBM’s Finance and Accounting Global Process Services division from 2008-2011. Shander rejoined IBM in 2008 from Lenovo, where he was the company’s vice president and chief accountant. At Lenovo, he led the formation of the global CFO function immediately after the company acquired IBM’s PC business in 2005. Prior to Lenovo, Shander spent nearly 15 years at IBM, where he held a variety of finance and accounting roles.

Sears Holdings Corporation [HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.] (NASDAQ: SHLD) announced that Rob Riecker, currently Controller and Head of Capital Market Activities, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Sears Holdings. Mr. Riecker joined the Company in 2005 as Assistant Controller and served in various senior positions within the Company’s Finance organization. Mr. Riecker succeeds Jason Hollar, who has resigned from Sears Holdings to pursue another career opportunity.

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: STKS) announced that Samuel (Sam) Goldfinger, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will be leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities.

Barry Rowan

Gogo [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: GOGO) announced that Barry Rowan will join the company as an Executive Vice President and will assume the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rowan joins Gogo from Cool Planet, where he had served as Chief Financial Officer since 2013. Prior to Cool Planet, he served as EVP, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer for Vonage Corporation. Before joining Vonage, Rowan was EVP and CFO of Nextel Partners. Rowan began his career at Hewlett-Packard and held senior leadership positions at Comlinear Corporation and Fluke Corporation.

Birch Communications, Inc. [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Kevin Dotts as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Birch, Kevin served as Chief Financial Officer of Internap. Before Internap, Kevin was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Culligan International in Chicago and EarthLink in Atlanta.  Kevin started his career with financial leadership roles in various domestic and international divisions of GE.

Paul Feehan

Hilco Global [NORTHBROOK, Ill.] announced the appointment of Paul Feehan as Chief Financial Officer at the international financial services holding company. Mr. Feehan will be taking over this role from John Chen, who has been managing these duties in addition to his current responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer which he will continue. Feehan has built an impressive career in financial services at GE Capital since joining in 1987, most recently having served as the Chief Credit Officer for its Corporate Finance unit.

USA Truck Inc. [VAN BUREN, Ark.] (NASDAQ: USAK) announced that Jason Bates has joined its leadership team as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bates joins USA Truck from Swift Transportation Company, where he had served as Vice President of Finance, Revenue Services and Investor Relations Officer since 2010. Prior to his most recent role at Swift, Mr. Bates served as the company’s Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. Mr. Bates started at Swift in 2003 and previously served in financial leadership roles. Prior to Swift, he served in a variety of finance and accounting leadership roles for Honeywell International.

Devon Energy Corp. [OKLAHOMA CITY] (NYSE: DVN) announced that the company’s board of directors has elected Jeff Ritenour, most recently Devon’s senior vice president of corporate finance, investor relations and treasurer, to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer. Ritenour has been with Devon since 2001 and has served in his most recent role since 2016. In his 16 years with the company, he has served in numerous leadership positions and in various financial and commercial roles, including senior vice president of investor relations and vice president of acquisitions and divestitures. Before joining Devon, Ritenour was affiliated with Ernst & Young in Dallas, Texas.

Marketo, Inc. [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced that Mark Miller is joining the company as chief financial officer (CFO). In addition, Marketo’s current CFO Brian Kinion has decided to leave Marketo to pursue other opportunities. Miller brings with him more than 20 years of experience as a finance leader at technology companies, most recently as CFO of ACTIVE Network. Prior to ACTIVE, Miller held the position of executive vice president and CFO of LHP Hospital Group, Inc., and EVP and CFO of Sabre Holdings. During his 10 years with Sabre, he also served as the company’s controller. Miller was previously CFO and vice president of finance at GetThere, which is part of Sabre Travel Network.

Aries Clean Energy [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] announced that Mark N. Witt has joined the executive management team as Chief Financial Officer. Witt has specialized for the 10 years in helping formulate financing and growth solutions for multiple companies as founder and president of Commercial Energy Services in Houston, TX. Prior experience includes financial management positions at British Petroleum, Goldman Sachs, and KPMG.

Dash Financial Technologies [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Ari House as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. House joins Dash from The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), where he served as Chief Financial & Corporate Development Officer. Prior to that, Mr. House served as Director of Financial Planning & Analysis / Corporate Development for Fortent. He began his career in Salomon Smith Barney’s corporate finance division.

Hyperdynamics Corporation [HOUSTON] (OTCQX: HDYN) announced that Sergey Alexeev has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Alexeev joined Hyperdynamics in September 2016 as Vice President-Commercial Development on a consulting basis. Prior to joining Hyperdynamics last year, Mr. Alexeev was Chief Operating Officer for Soyuzneftegaz, and earlier was Chief Financial Officer and First Vice President for Rosneft. Earlier, he held executive positions with ABN AMRO Bank and Coopers & Lybrand, both in Moscow.

First Capital Real Estate Trust Incorporated [NEW YORK] announced that Stephen M. Johnson has joined First Capital as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johnson joins First Capital from DRW Holdings LLC, where he served as Head of Equity Volatility Trading Asia. Prior to joining DRW, Mr. Johnson served as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Ronin Trading LLC, from February 2014 until March 2015 and at Marquette Partners L.P., between January 2012 and February 2014. From April 2007 to January 2013, Mr. Johnson served as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Partner at Hun Management LLC.

CampusLogic [PHOENIX, AZ] announced the addition of Colleen Shannon as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently she was CFO of Remarkable Health. She began her career as an auditor with Ernst & Young.

AAR Corp. [WOOD DALE, Ill.] (NYSE: AIR) announced that long-time Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman Timothy J. Romenesko will be retiring. Romenesko joined AAR in 1981 and performed various financial roles for several AAR operating units before being named Corporate Controller in 1991 and serving as CFO and Treasurer from 1994 to 2006. From 2007 to 2015, he was AAR’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Before returning to the role of CFO in 2016, Romenesko was Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of the Expeditionary Services segment.

AP Gas & Electric [HOUSTON] announced that John Williamson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining APG&E, Williamson spent 10 years at Direct Energy in various roles including CFO of Direct Energy Residential, CFO of Direct Energy Business, and Group Head of Accounting and Reporting in London.

Banker’s Toolbox, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the appointment of Ashley Womack as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ms. Womack served as a Senior Director in the Private Equity Performance Improvement group at Alvarez & Marsal.

Pressure BioSciences, Inc. [SOUTH EASTON, MA] (OTCQB: PBIO) announced that Joseph L. Damasio Jr. joined the Company as its Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Damasio has over 20 years of experience, most recently as Finance Director at Nelipak Packaging. Before joining Nelipak, Mr. Damasio held various financial positions at CP Bourg, IQE KC, and Kopin Corporation. Prior to Kopin, Mr. Damasio was employed by Pressure BioSciences, Inc., first as Accounting Manager (2007), then as Controller (2008), and finally as Vice President of Finance and Administration (2011). Prior to joining PBI, Mr. Damasio was a senior accountant at BearingPoint, Inc. (formerly KPMG Consulting) and an auditor at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Mr. Damasio began his financial career with NEN Life Science Products Inc.

Powin Energy Corporation [TUALATIN, OR] (OTCQB: PWON) announced that Craig Eastwood is the newest members of the company’s executive leadership team. Eastwood joined the company in March 2017 and is directing all fiscal functions for the company as chief financial officer. Most recently, Eastwood was the corporate controller at Erickson. He has also held senior financial leadership positions with ESCO, Daimler Trucks, and Pharmaceutical Product Development. He started his career in public accounting with Deloitte.

Gary G. Gemignani

Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: SGYP) announced that Gary G. Gemignani has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gemignani replaces Senior Vice President, Finance, Bernard Denoyer. Most recently Mr. Gemignani served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Biodel, Inc. Prior to this role, Mr. Gemignani served in senior and executive financial and operational roles with multiple public and private companies including Coronado Biosciences, Inc., Gentium S.p.A., Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp. and Wyeth. Mr. Gemignani began his career with Arthur Andersen.

Michelle Schwalbach

Growth Acceleration Partners [AUSTIN, TX] has promoted Michelle Schwalbach to Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Growth Acceleration Partners, Michelle was the Controller for Digby, Pinion Software and HotData.

Lynn Atchison

Q2 Holdings, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NYSE: QTWO) announced the addition of Lynn Atchison, CFO of Spredfast, Inc., to its board of directors. Atchison currently serves as chief financial officer of Spredfast, Inc., which she joined in February 2017. Prior to Spredfast, Atchison served as the chief financial officer of HomeAway, Inc., from August 2006 until March 2016.

HALO Maritime Defense Systems [NEWTON, N.H.] announced that David Tolly has joined as Chief Financial Officer. David Tolly is coming to HALO from Corporate Solutions Group, Inc., where, as CEO, he held leadership roles including CFO, interim CFO, and interim CEO for numerous private equity portfolio companies, as well as provided a wide range of financial advisory and transaction services. Prior to Corporate Solutions Group, Inc., Tolly was COO and managing director at Focus Management Group. Prior to Focus, Tolly was Chief Operating Officer of Fabricated Products Group, and was the CFO for Diam International.

United Community Banks, Inc. [BLAIRSVILLE, Ga.] (NASDAQ: UCBI) announced the appointment of Jefferson L. Harralson as executive vice president and chief financial officer of both the parent company and its banking subsidiary, United Community Bank. He replaces Rex Schuette, who has served in the role of chief financial officer for the past 16 years. Harralson joins United from Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, where he was a managing director. He joined KBW as vice president in 2002, and was charged with rebuilding the firm’s Southeastern Bank Research effort after the events of September 11, 2001.

Green Bancorp, Inc. [Houston, Texas] appointed Terry Earley as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Green Bancorp. Mr. Earley served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Yadkin Financial Corporation (“Yadkin”), from July 2014 until the closing of Yadkin’s merger with F.N.B. Corporation in March 2017. Prior to his employment with Yadkin, Mr. Earley served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc. and VantageSouth Bank beginning in February 2012 and March 2012, respectively, each located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Prior to that, Mr. Earley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Mountain Bank and Rocky Mountain Capital, located in Jackson, Wyoming, in 2010, and as Chief Financial Officer of Bancorp of the Southeast, LLC, located in Ponte Vedra, Florida, in 2009.  Mr. Earley also served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of RBC Bank (USA), which he joined in 1992.

HAVERTYS [ATLANTA, GEORGIA] (NYSE: HVT and HVT.A) announced that Richard B. Hare will join the Company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Havertys, Hare was senior vice president, finance, treasurer and chief financial officer of Carmike Cinemas, Inc. from March 2006 until it was acquired in December 2016. His previous experience includes serving as chief accounting officer and controller for Greenfuels Holding Company, LLC, from August 2002 to March 2006 and as assistant treasurer for SCI Systems, Inc., from October 2000 to June 2002. Hare also served as treasurer and assistant treasurer for Wolverine Tube, Inc., from January 1994 to October 2000. Before that he spent four years in the audit practice at Coopers & Lybrand in Birmingham, Alabama.

BioScrip, Inc. [DENVER] (NASDAQ: BIOS) announced the appointment of Stephen M. Deitsch to the positions of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Deitsch succeeds Jeffrey Kreger, who stepped down from his roles as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Deitsch joins BioScrip with extensive strategic and operational financial leadership experience, including over twelve years in the healthcare industry at Zimmer Biomet, Biomet and Lanx. Mr. Deitsch served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Zimmer Biomet Spine, Bone Healing, and Microfixation business and as Vice President Finance, Biomet Corporate Controller. Mr. Deitsch was the Chief Financial Officer of Lanx from September 2009. From 2002 to 2009, Mr. Deitsch also served in various senior financial leadership roles at Zimmer Holdings, Inc., including Vice President Finance, Reconstructive and Operations, and Vice President Finance, Europe. Most recently, since August of 2015, Mr. Deitsch has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Coalfire, Inc.

Onit, Inc. [HOUSTON] announced that it appointed York Richards as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). York was most recently serving as CFO at Riversand Technologies, Inc. York managed the development and execution of the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program for BMC Software. During his career, he held a number of senior financial positions and served as director of finance of NetIQ Corporation, controller at PentaSafe Security Technologies and senior auditor of Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Royal Financial, Inc. [CHICAGO] (OTCQX: RYFL) announced that William M. Morfoot was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Bank. From July 2014 to April 2017, Mr. Morfoot served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Standard Bank and Trust Company in Hickory Hills, IL. From 2010 to 2014, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer of Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago, IL. Previously, from 2007 to 2010, Mr. Morfoot served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ShoreBank in Chicago, IL. Prior to joining ShoreBank, he was an Executive at Crowe Horwath, LLP (“Crowe”).

Christopher C. Diaz

Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc. [MILTON, GA] (NASDAQ: MRDN) named Christopher C. Diaz CFO. Mr. Diaz has nine years of waste industry experience most recently serving as corporate controller for Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. He has also held financial reporting and auditing positions with CSX Transportation and Skinner Nurseries, Inc. Mr. Diaz began his career as an auditor with the national accounting firm McGladrey & Pullen, LLP.

VAALCO Energy, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: EGY) announced the appointment of Phil Patman, Jr. as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining VAALCO, from 2012 to 2016, Mr. Patman served as Senior Vice President of Business Development, The Americas, for Thailand’s National Oil Company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP). Mr. Patman also served as Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions (Asia) for The AES Corporation from 2010 to 2011. He also served as Principal, Global Infrastructure, for Darby Private Equity, from 2007 to 2010.  Before that, Mr. Patman was Director, Business Development-Asia, for Globeleq Ltd. from 2004 to 2007.  He also served as a Professional Consultant, LNG and Natural Gas, for Marathon Oil from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Patman began his career as a lawyer in private practice in Houston, from 1993 to 1997.

CareDx, Inc. [BRISBANE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CDNA) announced the appointment of Michael Bell as Chief Financial Officer joining CareDx, and succeeding Charles Constanti. Michael is the former CFO of Metabiota. Previously, he served as the CFO of Singulex, and has held leadership and executive positions within Novartis, including tenure as the CFO of Novartis Diagnostics. Previously, Michael worked in public accounting at Ernst & Young and Deloitte.

Sorenson Media [SALT LAKE CITY, UT] announced Greg Woodward as Chief Financial Officer. Woodward previously served as CFO and COO at Pluralsight. Prior to Pluralsight, Woodward served as CFO of PermaPlate and as SVP in the Portfolio Group of Huntsman Gay Global Capital.

Freedom Leaf, Inc. [LAS VEGAS, NV] (OTC PINK: FRLF) announced Charles Grigsby as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Grigsby joins Freedom Leaf from a successful 28 year career in Charles Grigsby & Co CPA’s and Grigsby Forensics & Valuation.

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Norfolk Southern Corporation [NORFOLK, Va.] (NYSE: NSC) announced that Marta R. Stewart, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corp., intends to retire. Prior to Stewart’s appointment as executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2013, she assumed roles of increasing responsibility in finance and served as vice president accounting and controller, and vice president finance and treasurer.

RealNetworks, Inc. [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: RNWK) announced the appointment of Cary Baker, as its new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Baker succeeds Marjorie Thomas, who is leaving RealNetworks. Baker was previously with HEAT Software, Inc. where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to HEAT Software, Inc. he served as Chief Financial Officer at NetMotion Software and held senior roles at Clearwire Corporation, Boost Mobile and Sprint Corporation.

Callaway Golf Company [CARLSBAD, Calif.] (NYSE: ELY) announced that Robert K. Julian has left the Company and that it has appointed Brian P. Lynch, its General Counsel, to the additional role of Interim Chief Financial Officer. candidates in its search for a Chief Financial Officer. Brian Lynch has been with Callaway in various roles for more than 17 years and was named General Counsel in 2012.

Land O’Lakes, Inc. [ARDEN HILLS, Minn.] announced that Bill Pieper has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Pieper joined Land O’Lakes in 2005 as vice president, finance and accounting for Purina and has had progressive roles across the businesses to move into his current role of vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer. Prior to joining Land O’Lakes, he held senior finance roles at ADC Telecommunications and NRG Energy. He also spent seven years at KPMG earlier in his career.

Marco [ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA] announced the addition of Chris Pudenz as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the transition of Jennifer Mrozek from CFO to Executive Vice President of Business Development and Operations. Pudenz was the former Executive Vice President and CFO of ABRA Auto Body & Glass. Prior to ABRA Auto Body & Glass, Pudenz was CFO at Milk Specialties Global. Pudenz’s experience also includes investment banking, public accounting at Price Waterhouse and multiple senior financial leadership roles at ConAgra Foods.

MEDITE Cancer Diagnostics, Inc. [ORLANDO, FL] (OTCQB: MDIT) announced the appointment of Susan Weisman as Chief Financial Officer. Susan Weisman, a Financial Executive focused on operations, financial reporting, treasury management and strategic planning and cost controls during her 30 year career with Mitsui & Co (USA), BankAtlantic Bancorp and various other companies, previous to joining MEDITE Cancer Diagnostics, Inc.

Joe Hasto

Northwest Federal Credit Union [HERNDON, Va.] hired Joe Hasto as its new Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer. Hasto most recently serviced as EVP/CFO with Elements Financial Federal Credit Union in Indianapolis, Indiana. Prior to that, Hasto’s 23 years of credit union experience included Public Service Credit Union in Denver, Colorado and Wegmans Federal Credit Union in Rochester, New York.

Eight Dragons Co. [MIAMI, FL] (OTC: EDRG) announced the appointment of Martin Schmieg as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schmieg is a seasoned executive with 35 years of financial and executive-level experience, with much of that time in CFO roles in the global biotech, med-tech and pharmaceutical industries. In 2006, he was CEO of Freedom-2, Inc.

ROSS Companies [BETHESDA, Md.] announced the promotion of Billy J. Edwards to chief financial officer. Edwards had served as the company’s senior controller since January 2016. Prior to joining ROSS, Edwards worked in public accounting with CohnReznick LLP as a member of their Private Enterprise Practice Group.

Highlands Bankshares, Inc. [ABINGDON, Va.] (OTCQX: HLND) announced the appointment of John H. Gray as executive vice president and chief financial officer of both the parent company and its banking subsidiary, Highlands Union Bank.  Gray will assume the duties previously held by Jim Edmondson, who recently announced his resignation to pursue a new opportunity. Gray joins Highlands from Yadkin Financial Corporation, where he managed the accounting function as Corporate Controller. He joined Yadkin in 2014. He began his career at First Citizens BancShares, Inc.

Compass Minerals [OVERLAND PARK, Kan.] (NYSE: CMP) announced that its chief financial officer, Patrick “Doug” Linehan, is departing the company. Concurrently, James “Jamie” Standen, vice president, finance and treasurer, has been named interim CFO and treasurer. Standen joined Compass Minerals in 2006 as assistant treasurer and has held positions of increasing responsibility since that time. Prior to joining Compass Minerals, Standen spent six years in various finance roles at Kansas City Southern Railway Company.

AMERI Holdings, Inc. [PRINCETON, N.J.] (OTCQB: AMRH) announced the appointment of Viraj Patel as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Ameri100, Viraj served as the Chief Financial Officer of two technology start-ups and previously served as the Chief Financial Officer for UTStarcom. Viraj started his career with the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Old Second Bancorp, Inc. [AURORA, Ill.] (NASDAQ: OSBC) announced that Bradley S. Adams will join the Company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Adams will also serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. He most recently served as executive vice president and director of corporate development and strategy for TCF National Bank. Adams began his career with Fifth Third Bancorp where he served as director of investor relations. Subsequently, he held leadership and operating positions as managing director and chief financial officer of W2 Freedom, LLC; and, from 2011 to 2016, as executive managing director of corporate development for Talmer Bancorp, Inc., the position he held before joining TCF Financial Corporation.

Hawkins, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: HWKN) announced the hiring of Jeffrey P. Oldenkamp to join the Company as Vice President on May 16, 2017.  Mr. Oldenkamp will assume the additional roles of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer after the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is expected in early June of 2017.  Kathleen Pepski had previously announced her planned retirement and will remain in the roles of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer until that time. Mr. Oldenkamp joins Hawkins, Inc. from MTS Systems Corporation, where he served as Chief Financial Officer since January of 2015.  Prior to being appointed CFO, Oldenkamp was the Vice President of Finance for the MTS Test business.  He has held various financial positions at Nilfisk-Advance, Inc. and Emerson Electric, Inc.

Symphony Talent [NEW YORK] announced the appointments of Carl Calarco as chief financial officer. Calarco currently leads Symphony Talent’s finance, legal and IT teams. His experience includes serving as chief financial officer at technology companies, Qognify and Createthe Group. He also served as divisional chief financial officer at DoubleClick. He started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Kansas City Life Insurance Company [KANSAS CITY, Mo.] announced that Philip A. Williams has been elected to the Board of Directors. Mr. Williams was also elected to serve as Senior Vice President, Finance. He replaces Tracy W. Knapp, who has retored. Mr. Williams joined Kansas City Life in 2002 and has served as Vice President, Securities, since 2003. Mr. Williams had extensive insurance and banking experience prior to joining Kansas City Life and prior experience as Chief Financial Officer in the banking industry.

MTS Systems Corporation [EDEN PRAIRIE, MN] (NASDAQ: MTSC) announced the appointment of Brian Ross, currently MTS Systems Corporate Controller, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the company. Mr. Ross will replace Jeff Oldenkamp who is resigning. Prior to joining MTS Systems as Corporate Controller in 2014, Mr. Ross was the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Digi International Inc. Earlier in his career, Brian served as Controller at Restore Medical, following a seven year tenure at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: HRTX) announced the appointment of Robert E. Hoffman as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance. Prior to joining Heron, Mr. Hoffman served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mr. Hoffman was Chief Financial Officer of AnaptysBio, Inc., from July 2015 until September 2016. He was part of the founding management team of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 1997, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer until March 2011, and then again from August 2011 until July 2015. From March 2011 to August 2011, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Polaris Group. Mr. Hoffman is a member of the board of directors of CombiMatrix Corporation, Kura Oncology, Inc., and MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. He also is a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Small Business Advisory Committee and is a member of the steering committee of the Association of Bioscience Financial Officers.

Jonah Energy LLC [DENVER] announced that Patrick Welch has been appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Welch most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of JP Energy Partners from November 2013 through its recent merger with American Midstream Partners. Previously, Mr. Welch held Chief Financial Officer roles with Atlantic Power Corporation and a privately-held renewable energy company, and provided consulting services to many upstream and midstream energy companies. Mr. Welch began his career in public accounting with PwC and Deloitte before transitioning to leadership roles with DCP Midstream and Dynegy.

Black Box Corporation [PITTSBURGH] (NASDAQ: BBOX) announced that David J. Russo has joined the Company as its Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Russo was previously the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for L.B. Foster. Prior to joining L.B. Foster, he was Corporate Controller at Wesco International. Prior to joining Wesco, Mr. Russo held several financial leadership roles for Life Fitness and Bally Manufacturing Corporation.  He started his career with Grant Thornton as an Auditor.

ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation [LINDON, Utah] announced the resignation of Jack Eldridge as CFO.

Mspark [HELENA, AL] appointed Julie Abraham as chief financial officer. She will also join the Mspark senior leadership team. Prior to joining Mspark, Abraham served as chief financial officer at Scan-Optics LLC. She also worked for 17 years at shared mail company ADVO, during which time she held various senior-level roles of increasing responsibility that culminated in senior vice president, chief financial officer and operating committee member.

FlitWays [CULVER CITY, CA] (OTC PINK: FTWS) named Dean Skupen to the newly created role of chief financial officer (CFO).

SentinelOne [PALO ALTO, CA] announced that Bob Parker, former CFO at SnapLogic, will lead the company’s financial, accounting, operations and legal teams. Prior to SnapLogic, Parker worked at NetApp for a decade as vice president of corporate finance.

Frank Burkhartsmeyer

Northwest Natural Gas Company [PORTLAND, Ore.] (NYSE: NWN) hired Frank Burkhartsmeyer to serve as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Burkhartsmeyer comes to NW Natural from Avangrid Renewables where he served as president and CEO. Prior, he was senior vice president of Finance at Iberdrola Renewables US. He also held various director-level positions at PPM Energy, ScottishPower and PacificCorp.

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Nordstrom, Inc. [SEATTLE] announced that Anne Bramman is joining the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She replaces Mike Koppel, who is retiring. Ms. Bramman comes to Nordstrom from Avery Dennison Corporation where she has served as Senior Vice President and CFO since 2015. She previously held the CFO position at Carnival Cruise Line and was CFO of Henri Bendel.

HBC [TORONTO & NEW YORK] (TSX: HBC) announced that the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Paul Beesley, has made the decision to resign. Mr. Beesley moved to New York to join HBC as CFO in May 2014.

Shake Shack Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: SHAK) announced that Tara Comonte has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Shake Shack, Ms. Comonte served as Chief Financial & Business Affairs Officer and Executive Vice President at Getty Images, having joined in April 2013 as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President. Earlier in her career, Ms. Comonte served as Chief Financial Officer at McCann Worldgroup. Previously, she was a key founding member of Mediabrands, serving there as Global CFO and COO.

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. [DULUTH, Ga.] (NYSE: ABG) announced that Sean D. Goodman will join the company as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Goodman joins the Company from Unifi, Inc., where he served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer since January 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Goodman was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Americas region for Landis+Gyr, Inc., from April 2011 to January 2016. Mr. Goodman also served in various roles at The Home Depot, Inc. from February 2006 to April 2011, including Director of Strategic Business Development and Director of Finance. Before joining Home Depot, he was with Morgan Stanley, Inc.

Lumileds [SAN JOSE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Ilan Daskal as its Chief Financial Officer.

BIOLASE, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: BIOL) announced that it has accepted the resignation of recently named Chief Financial Officer Mark J. Nelson. The Company will be initiating a search for a Chief Financial Officer. Until a replacement is named, day-to-day finance responsibilities will be handled by the Company’s long-tenured Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller Brendan O’Connell.

Fourthstone LLC [ST LOUIS] has named Rob Anderson to the position of Chief Financial Officer and appointed him a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Anderson most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for PetSmart, after a stint at Save-A-Lot. Prior to Save-A-Lot, Mr. Anderson served as the Principal Accounting Officer and Executive Director of Finance for Chipotle Mexican Grill joining prior to their IPO. Mr. Anderson has also worked at Career Education Corporation as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, American InterContinental University Division and held leadership positions with McDonald’s Corporation over the 12 years he worked there.

Light Engine Design Corp. [FARMER’S BRANCH, TX] (OTC PINK: TLED) announced the appointment of Paul O. Williams as the company’s Chairman and CFO, and to the Board of Directors. Previously, Paul served five years on the Board of the Texas Economic Development Council in Austin, Texas. In addition to his new role with Light Engine Design Corp., he also currently serves as Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer of Bison Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Williams also currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board & Chief Financial Officer of: Dynamic Chemical Solutions, Inc., Financial Gravity Companies, Inc., Curtis Mathes, Inc., and Halo Companies, Inc. Mr. Williams currently serves as Chairman of the Board & Chief Financial Officer of Urban Vybe Holdings, Inc. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Board of: the Texas Revolution, Indoor Football League, and Day One Consulting, Inc., and he currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Texas Legends, NBA Development League. In addition, Mr. Williams currently serves on the Board of Directors & Executive Committee of the Frisco Chamber of Commerce, and previously served as their Chairman of the Board. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of The American Fallen Soldiers Project.

Lois Martin

M.A. Mortenson Company [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that Lois Martin has joined the company as its chief financial officer. Martin assumes the role following the retirement of long-time CFO Sandy Sponem. Lois most recently served as executive vice president and CFO at Ceridian Corporation. Prior to her role at Ceridian, Martin held CFO roles at Capella Education Company and Deluxe Corporation.

RPX Corporation [SAN FRANCISCO] (NASDAQ: RPXC) announced that current CFO Robert Heath will be transitioning to Chief Strategy Officer, and that SVP David Anderson will be assuming the CFO role.

AdvancedMD [SOUTH JORDAN, UT] announced that Greg Ayers is the company’s new chief financial officer. Ayers joins AdvancedMD after eight years at inContact.

Molina Healthcare, Inc. [LONG BEACH, Calif.] (NYSE: MOH) announced that Joseph W. White, Chief Accounting Officer, has been named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer replacing Dr. J. Mario Molina. The Board will immediately commence the search process for a permanent CEO. Mr. White has also been named Chief Financial Officer, replacing John C. Molina. Mr. White has served as Molina Healthcare’s Chief Accounting Officer since June 2003. Prior to joining Molina, Mr. White was the Chief Financial Officer of Maxicare Health Plans, Inc., where he was also a member of the Board of Directors.

California Life Sciences Association [SAN FRANCISCO & SAN DIEGO] announced that Jayne McNicol has been appointed to the position of chief financial officer. Prior to joining CLSA, McNicol most recently served as Partner, Assurance Services at Ernst & Young LLP for 15 years. Prior to serving as Partner, she served in a variety of other positions of increasing responsibility in Ernst & Young LLP’s Assurance Services.

Tom Etergino

Hometeam [NEW YORK] announced that Tom Etergino will be joining as the company’s first-ever Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Etergino joins Hometeam from Refinery29, where he started in 2013. Prior to that Etergino was CFO of TheStreet, CFO/COO of eMusic.com, took AtriCure public as CFO in 2005, and spent 5 years as CAO & treasurer at DoubleClick.

SWBC [SAN ANTONIO] announced the promotion of Karen Meriwether to Chief Financial Officer. Meriwether joined SWBC in 2015 as Vice President of Internal Audit and Chief Audit Executive. Meriwether’s professional experience also includes serving as the Director of Internal Audit for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (Windstorm) and the Texas Fair Plan Insurance Association (Fair Plan). Before that, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Argo Group.

Chris Black

Sgsco [LOUISVILLE, Ky.] has hired Chris Black as the company’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Black joins sgsco from Viamedia, Inc., where he served as CFO. Prior to Viamedia, Black was CFO and a member of the board of directors of Vivint, Inc. Prior to Vivint, Chris was the CFO for American Commercial Lines. Chris also held the position of vice president and treasurer at Wabash National Corporation and held several senior positions within the corporate and investment banking sector where he began his career.

CMS Energy and Consumers Energy [JACKSON, Mich.] announced that Thomas (Tom) J. Webb has been named Vice Chairman, after 15 years as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer where he played a vital role on the team which led CMS Energy’s financial turnaround and growth. Webb also announced plans to retire. Rejji P. Hayes, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ITC Holdings, Inc. (ITC), will succeed Webb as CMS Energy and Consumers Energy Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Hayes joined ITC in Novi, MI as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer in 2012 and served as Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to 2016. Prior to joining ITC Holdings Corp., Hayes held strategy and financial leadership roles for Exelon Corporation, Lazard Freres & Co., Banc of America Securities and Merrill Lynch.

Haresh Shah

Welbilt, Inc. [NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.] (NYSE: WBT) announced that Haresh Shah is promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Shah will assume the leadership of Welbilt’s finance organization from John Stewart, who will be retiring. Shah joined Welbilt in June 2016 as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to Welbilt, Shah was Vice President, Corporate Controller for Syniverse Technologies Inc. from 2012 to June 2016. Before Syniverse, he held various financial leadership roles at Amkor Technology, Inc. from 2008 to 2012 and Alcatel-Lucent S.A. from 2000 to 2008. From 1995 to 2000, he was an Audit Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

BancorpSouth, Inc. [TUPELO, Miss.] (NYSE: BXS) announced John G. Copeland has joined the company as Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.

Doug Hekking

USANA Health Sciences [SALT LAKE CITY] (NYSE: USNA) announced the promotion of Doug Hekking to chief financial officer. He replaces Paul Jones. Doug recently held the position of executive vice president of finance and has served the company in several management positions, including as chief financial officer between May 2011 and December 2012. He has been with the company since 1992.

Canvas Solutions [RESTON, VA] announced Ted Ridgway as its new Chief Financial Officer. Ridgway joins Canvas from Kit Check, where he was CFO/COO. He started his career as an investment banker for Salomon Brothers, Volpe Brown Whelan and Credit Suisse First Boston and has served as CFO, COO and General Manager at several companies including Radisys, Impact Displays and Credit.com.

Galaxy Gaming, Inc. [LAS VEGAS] (OTC: GLXZ) announced that Harry C. Hagerty has joined the Company in the position of Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Mr. Hagerty will oversee Compliance, IT and Human Resources. Mr. Hagerty served as investment banker covering the gaming and lodging industries and was CFO of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.  He was a founder of and currently serves as an officer and director of Sightline Payments, LLC.

PLx Pharma Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: PLXP) announced the appointment of Rita M. O’Connor as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms. O’Connor succeeds David Jorden, who has served as the Company’s Acting CFO since June 2015 and previously served as a PLx board member since 2005. Ms. O’Connor joins PLx from the Kent Place School, where she has served as CFO since 2013. She was previously the CFO and Chief Information Officer at Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, prior to which she was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Adams Respiratory Therapeutics. Earlier in her career she held positions of increasing responsibility during an eight-year tenure at Schering-Plough Corporation. She began her career at Deloitte and Touche.

FRONTEO USA, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NASDAQ: FTEO) (TSE: 2158) announced the appointment of Michael Novelly as Chief Financial Officer of FRONTEO USA. Novelly comes to FRONTEO USA with nearly 30 years of experience at companies including Dolby Laboratories and Time Warner, Inc., as well as professional services firms including KPMG and Deloitte. Novelly most recently served as CFO of Gracenote.

T2 Biosystems, Inc. [LEXINGTON, Mass.] announced that Darlene Deptula-Hicks has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer. Ms. Deptula-Hicks was most recently CFO and senior vice president at Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to Pieris, Ms. Deptula-Hicks served as the CFO for a variety of biotechnology and medical device companies.

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ClearSign Combustion Corporation [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: CLIR announced today that James N. Harmon, its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary, submitted his resignation which is effective on May 11, 2017. Brian G. Fike, ClearSign’s Controller, will assume Mr. Harmon’s duties until a permanent successor is appointed. Mr. Fike joined the Company in January 2016 after a 15 year career at Darigold, Inc., where he transitioned from Plant Controller to Accounting and Finance Manager to Strategy Manager and to Regional Controller. Prior to his career at Darigold, Mr. Fike held similar positions in the specialty foods and industrial automation industries and served eight years in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated [CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CAKE) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer W. Douglas Benn will retire from the Company on July 7, 2017. He will be succeeded by Matthew Clark, who most recently served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy. Earlier in his career, he held a number of finance positions of increasing responsibility at Groupe Danone, Kinko’s and The Walt Disney Company.

Saba [REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and OTTAWA, Ontario] announced the expansion of its executive team to include key leaders of Halogen Software. Pete Low, former Chief Financial Officer at Halogen, has been named Saba’s CFO. Prior to Halogen, Pete was a Managing Partner at Axis Capital Corporation. He was actively involved in the strategic direction of many of the firm’s portfolio companies, serving as either Chief Financial Officer or a Director for many of them. Prior to founding Axis, Pete was a Senior Tax Manager at Deloitte LLP.

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: PTEN) announced that John E. Vollmer III, Executive Vice President – Corporate Development, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has notified the Company of his decision to retire after nearly 20 years of distinguished service.

Roll-Kraft [MENTOR, OH] announced the appointment of Frank Mercuri as Chief Financial Officer. Mercuri comes to Roll-Kraft with 20 years of experience in various accounting and finance positions, including Chief Financial Officer and Controller for Ericson Manufacturing, Vocon Design, and Brulant, Inc. Richard Lazar, former Chief Financial Officer, has moved into the position of Director of Finance – Special Projects. He has been with Roll-Kraft for 35 years.

Inseego Corp. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: INSG) announced that Michael Newman, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to resign from his position effective May 15, 2017 for family and personal reasons. He will serve in an advisory role to assist in the conclusion of the Company’s sale of its MiFi business and the transition to a new permanent CFO. Mr. Newman will be replaced by Interim CFO Tom Allen. Mr. Allen previously served as Interim CFO for Inseego’s predecessor company, Novatel Wireless, from June 2014 to September 2014, when Mr. Allen transitioned the CFO role to Mr. Newman.

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited [PEMBROKE, Bermuda & NEW YORK] (NYSE: AXS) announced that Chief Financial Officer Joseph Henry will retire at the conclusion of 2017, following an accomplished career that included the past five years as CFO at AXIS. The Company announced that current AXIS Insurance Chief Operating Officer Peter Vogt will become CFO, effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Vogt will be appointed Deputy CFO in July with the transition process to occur through the end of the year. Mr. Vogt has been a senior leader within the AXIS organization since 2010. In addition to his role as AXIS Insurance COO since 2013, Mr. Vogt had previously served for more than two years as CFO and COO of AXIS’ Accident & Health business unit. Mr. Vogt joined AXIS from Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Penn Mutual, he served as Chief Financial Officer of CIGNA’s Group Insurance business. He started his career at Hartford Life Insurance Company where, over nearly 14 years, he held a series of actuarial roles and eventually led sales, marketing and product development for its corporate retirement business.

Mohr Partners, Inc. (MPI) [DALLAS, TEXAS] hired Eric A. Karl to serve as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He has more than 30 years of experience leading finance organizations, ten years with General Electric and 15 years as CFO or board member of private and public companies. Most recently he was CFO of 1A Smart Start.

Marcia Awobuluyi

Analytic Partners [NEW YORK] announced the addition of Marcia Awobuluyi as Chief Financial Officer. Awobuluyi was most recently on the leadership team at Tower Legal, where she has served the last eight years as their EVP, Chief Operating Officer. Marcia has also held senior leadership roles at Laurus Capital Management, 24 Seven and Immersant.

Avizia [RESTON, Va.] announced the appointment of Joseph M. Quinn as its chief financial officer. Quinn comes to Avizia with two decades of experience as a CFO and vice president of finance for several high-profile companies, including 14 years at AOL. Quinn comes to Avizia from comScore Inc.

GenomeDx Biosciences [SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Michael Rodriguez as the company’s chief financial officer. Prior to joining GenomeDx, Mr. Rodriguez served as an advisor and chief financial officer of Crossover Health. Before Crossover Health, he was chief financial officer at Epic Sciences, Inc. Earlier, Mr. Rodriguez served as chief operating officer of Clarient Diagnostic Services, a GE Healthcare molecular diagnostics and laboratory services company. Prior to Clarient, Mr. Rodriguez served in a variety of financial leadership roles in public and private companies spanning medical devices, healthcare information technology and business services.

InCrowd [BOSTON] named Rob Lubash as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Previously, Lubash was CFO at Provant, in addition to Mobiquity and OutStart. Lubash has also served as a controller at ServiceSoft and Infinium.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: ALNY) announced the appointment of Manmeet S. Soni, as Chief Financial Officer. Manmeet is the former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Before joining ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Manmeet worked at Pharmacyclics, Inc., where he served most recently as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Soni also played a vital role in the acquisition of Pharmacyclics, Inc. by Abbvie, Inc. for $21 billion. Previously, Mr. Soni worked at ZELTIQ Aesthetics Inc., and PricewaterhouseCoopers San Jose, in the Life Science and Venture Capital Group. Prior to that, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, India. Mr. Soni is currently a board member and audit committee chair at Genoscience Pharma.

Violin Memory®, Inc. [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] announced that James P. Curley has been appointed chief financial officer, effective April 24, 2017.  Prior to joining Violin®, Jim was chief financial officer of and led LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., Gymboree Corporation, and Huffman Koos, Inc. through the companies’ initial public offerings.  He was also CEO of Nano-Tex, Inc., and led the company’s financial turnaround, additional capital raising and eventual sale to Crypton, Inc.  Jim served for four years as a captain in the United States Air Force at the Pentagon in Washington D.C.

Ygrene Energy Fund [PETALUMA, Calif.] announced that Tim Condon has joined the company’s leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he was the co-founder and CFO of Pacific Point Services and prior to that he founded LEAP Financial. Condon began his career as CPA at Price Waterhouse Coopers and later held a variety of financial management roles at Bally Corporation and Marriott Corporation.

Silicon Valley Bank [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] announced that Michael Descheneaux, SVB Financial Group’s (NASDAQ: SIVB) Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to president of Silicon Valley Bank and Daniel Beck, former CFO of Bank of the West, will become SVB Financial Group’s CFO, effective June 5, 2017. As CFO, Descheneaux has been responsible for all finance, treasury and accounting functions for the company since 2007. In addition, he oversaw the company’s $3 billion investment arm, SVB Capital, served on the Board of Directors for the company’s joint venture bank in China. Beck joins SVB Financial Group from Bancwest Corp. where he was CFO and Treasurer and a member of the executive management committee. Previously, he was CFO of Bank of the West and the bank’s controller. Prior to joining Bancwest, Beck held financial positions at Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac and worked at Deloitte & Touche and E*Trade Financial Corporation earlier in his career.

SelectHealth [MURRAY, UT] announced that Thomas Risse has been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Since 2009, he has been serving as the Chief Financial Officer for the Hawaii region of Kaiser Permanente. From 2003 to 2009, Thomas worked for Providence Health & Services in Olympia, Washington, where he served as Chief Financial Officer of the Southwest Washington region. Prior to that, he held finance roles with several organizations in California, including Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Health Net, and Daniel Freeman Hospitals.

Agility Health, Inc. [GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN] (TSX-V: AHI) announced the appointment of Patrick J. Reid as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Reid will succeed Gene Miyamoto, who has been serving as interim CFO since July 2016. Reid comes to Agility Health with more than 20 years of finance experience having held CFO positions at several organizations. Reid was most recently Vice President, Physician Services at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. Prior to that, Reid was Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer at Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan, P.C.

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Max Ochoa

Alation Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the addition of Max Ochoa as chief financial officer and general counsel. Prior to Alation, Ochoa held C-level and GC roles at multiple companies, including Turn Inc. and Adify Corporation.

The Priceline Group Inc. [Norwalk, Connecticut] announced that Daniel J. Finnegan, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, plans to retire pending the hiring of his successor.

Tom Constantino

A10 Networks, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NYSE: ATEN) announced the appointment of Tom Constantino as executive vice president, chief financial officer. Before joining A10 Networks, Constantino served as vice president/head of accounting and finance operations at Western Digital. While at Western Digital, www.a10networks.comConstantino also served as chief financial officer of the HGST subsidiary. Constantino’s experience also includes the role of vice president, corporate finance at Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and 16 years at Hewlett-Packard. Constantino began his career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. [CHICAGO] announced that Dennis M. Olis has been named interim chief financial officer. Olis will replace Melinda Whittington, who will be leaving the Company. Since November 2016, Olis has served as Allscripts Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and from November 2012 until November 2016, was the Company’s Senior Vice President, Operations. Prior to joining Allscripts in 2012, Olis worked for over 25 years in various finance roles at Motorola, most recently as Corporate Vice President Finance Operations of Motorola Mobility and before that as Corporate Vice President of Finance, Research & Development, Portfolio Management and Planning at Motorola, Inc.

Amanda Mathis

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] announced Amanda Mathis has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bridgestone Americas. Mathis joined Bridgestone Americas as Controller for the Consumer Tire Division in 2012. She was later promoted to Vice President, Finance for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) North America and concurrently named Acting CFO in September 2016. Prior to joining Bridgestone, Mathis served in several different leadership roles for YUM! Brands, including CFO for the Long John Silver’s and A&W Restaurants divisions. She has also held roles at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Capital Markets and Morgan Keegan.

MiraMed Global Services, LLC [JACKSON, Mich.] announced the addition of Fred Fazio as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Fazio served as Managing Director at Cantor Fitzgerald. Prior to joining Cantor, Mr. Fazio was a Managing Director in the Healthcare group at Jefferies, where he was employed for 11 years. He previously served in the Private Equity group at New York Life Capital Partners.  Mr. Fazio began his career in the Leveraged Finance group at Deutsche Bank.

The Buckle, Inc. [KEARNEY, Neb.] (NYSE: BKE) announced that Karen B. Rhoads, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from her current position with the Company. Ms. Rhoads will continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Rhoads joined the Company in 1980. She was named Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer in April 1991 and Senior Vice President of Finance in March 2014.

Eos Energy Storage [NEW YORK] announced the addition of Chris Gerlach, former Vice President of Finance at Solar Reserve, joins as the company’s Chief Financial Officer.

Blue Jay Wireless [CARROLLTON, Texas] announced the naming of Robert W. Young as Chief Financial Officer. Robert is also in direct supervision of the Finance and Human Resource departments. Previously, he served as Controller for Blue Jay.

CareCloud [MIAMI] announced the appointment of Shari VanLoo as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining CareCloud, Ms. VanLoo owned a consulting practice specializing in CFO leadership services.

Yaana Technologies [SAN JOSE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Jeffrey Zellmer as its new Chief Financial Officer. Jeff has held the position of CFO in multiple public and private companies, including MetricStream, Dental Technologies and Silicon Graphics.

Community Health Systems, Inc. [FRANKLIN, Tenn.] (NYSE: CYH) announced that Thomas J. Aaron has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Aaron succeeds W. Larry Cash, who retired after 20 years of service as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Aaron joined Community Health Systems in November 2016 following a 32-year career at Deloitte & Touche LLP where he retired as Tennessee Managing Partner.

Catasys, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: CATS) announced the appointment of Christopher Shirley as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Shirley succeeds Susan Etzel, who was appointed SVP of Finance and will remain a key member of the Company’s financial team. Mr. Shirley joins Catasys with approximately 20 years of finance experience, including senior leadership roles at healthcare technology and big data companies. Previously, her was CFO of GE Intelligent Platforms. Prior to GE Digital, Mr. Shirley was the Financial Integration Leader for GE Healthcare.

AVEO Oncology [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: AVEO) announced the appointment of Matthew Dallas as chief financial officer. Mr. Dallas will also serve on the executive leadership team which governs corporate strategy at AVEO. He succeeds Keith Ehrlich, the Company’s current chief financial officer, whose retirement from the Company was previously announced. Most recently, Mr. Dallas served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CoLucid Pharmaceuticals. Prior to CoLucid, Mr. Dallas served as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at AVEO from 2011 to 2015. He previously worked at Genzyme Corporation, NEN Life Sciences, and Kimberly-Clark Corporation where he held various positions of increasing responsibility in finance and accounting.

RLI Corp. [PEORIA, Ill.] (NYSE: RLI) announced that Thomas L. Brown has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Brown began his career at RLI in 2011 as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining RLI, he was an audit engagement partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

TUNE [SEATTLE] announced that Leila Kirske joins TUNE as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Kirske joins TUNE from Simply Measured where she served as CFO. Ms. Kirske served in chief financial roles at Bsquare, EMC Isilon and Varolii. Ms. Kirske is on the boards of PAWS and the Alliance for Pioneer Square.

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.] (NASDAQ: EGRX) announced that Pete A. Meyers has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Meyers will also serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Pete A. Meyers most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Motif BioSciences Inc., from May 2016 to January 2017. Prior to his role at Motif, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Corporation from August 2013 to March 2016. Mr. Meyers also spent 18 years as a health care investment banker, most recently as Co-Head of Global Health Care Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Mr. Meyers currently serves on the Board of Directors of Prima BioMed Ltd, where he chairs the Audit Committee.

Robert Stiles

LendingHome [SAN FRANCISCO] announced Robert Stiles, former CFO of Nationstar Mortgage, as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining LendingHome, he served for nearly three years as the CFO at Nationstar Mortgage. Prior to this, Robert served as the CFO and helped start Xome. Before joining Nationstar, Robert served as CFO for Altisource Portfolio Solutions and in a variety of positions at Centerline Capital, Viacom, Time Warner and KPMG.

twoXAR, Inc. [PALO ALTO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Brian Moriarty as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining twoXAR, Mr. Moriarty advised small and mid-size companies on strategic matters, led M&A activity as a corporate development executive, and advised clients as an investment banker. His 20+ year career includes: CFO of ChartOne, Vice President at Hewlett-Packard; Vice President of M&A at Sun Microsystems; and ten years as an investment banker advising clients.

Radius Health, Inc. [Waltham, Massachusetts] (NASDAQ: RDUS) announced that Jose (Pepe) Carmona has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Carmona succeeds Nick Harvey, who will continue as an advisor to the Company in the areas of Finance, Business Development and Strategy. Prior to joining Radius, Mr. Carmona was Chief Financial Officer of Innocoll Holdings PLC. Previously, Mr. Carmona served as a regional Chief Financial Officer of Alcon, a division of Novartis. During his career at Novartis, Mr. Carmona held numerous financial management positions with increasing responsibilities as Divisional CFO in North America, Latin America and other senior global financial roles.

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Marty Heimbigner

theMaven Inc. [SEATTLE] announced the appointment of Marty Heimbigner as its chief financial officer. Prior to joining theMaven, he was a partner at Pacific CFO Group, LLC. Previously, Heimbigner was Chief Financial Officer of BSQUARE Corporation from November 2014 to May 2016. He has held other senior partner or financial leadership positions at companies including Tatum, LLC, City Bank, Demand Media, Intelligent Results, Airbiquity Inc., Washington Energy Company, and KPMG.

iFresh Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: IFMK) announced that the Company has appointed Alfred Chung-Chieh Ying as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ying will replace Peiling He, who stepped down. Mr. Alfred Chung-Chieh Ying has served as investor relations director and senior adviser to the board at Safe-Run Machinery (Suzhou), vice president of equity research and investment banking at Piper Jaffrey Asia Securities Ltd and China Minsheng Banking Corp, vice president of investor relations and M&A at Daphne International Holdings, executive vice president of equity research at Grand Cathay Securities, and director, head of Asian technology research and head of Taiwan at BNP Paribas Peregrine Securities Ltd.

GrowGeneration Corp. [DENVER, CO] (OTCQB: GRWG) announced the appointment of Monty R. Lamirato as its Secretary and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lamirato succeeds Irwin S. Lampert, who announced his retirement. From March 2009 to just prior to joining GrowGen, Mr. Lamirato worked as an independent consultant providing chief financial officer and financial reporting consulting services to companies. From March 2013 until November 2016, Mr. Lamirato served as Chief Financial Officer of Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. Mr. Lamirato has also served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. from June 2001 to March 2009, Vice President of Finance at GS2.net, LLC from November 2000 to May 2001, and also Vice President of Finance for PlanetOutdoors.com, Inc. from June 1999 to October 2000. He began his career as an audit staff member with Coopers & Lybrand in 1977, where he remained until he served as an Audit Manager and Audit Partner with Mitchell Finley and Company, P.C. from 1986 to 1993.

YRC Worldwide Inc. [OVERLAND PARK, Kan.] (NASDAQ: YRCW) announced the appointment of Stephanie D. Fisher as Chief Financial Officer of YRCW. Before being named CFO of YRC Worldwide, Fisher served as Acting CFO and Vice President and Controller of YRCW since January 2017, and immediately before that as Vice President and Controller of YRCW since May 2012. She joined the company in 2004. Prior to serving as Controller, Fisher served YRCW in a variety of roles of increasing importance, including serving as Director of Financial Reporting. She began her career at the accounting firm Ernst & Young.

Mark Miller

StoneMor Partners L.P. [TREVOSE, Pa.] (NYSE: STON) announced the appointment of Mark Miller as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Miller began his career at Deloitte & Touche in New York City. He has been working as a consultant for StoneMor in recent months. Prior to that he served as Chief Financial Officer of CrossAmerica Partners, formerly Lehigh Gas Partners.

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSY) announced that Darryl S. Baker, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), will transition from the role of CFO when a successor is hired.

Playa Hotels & Resorts [FAIRFAX, Va.] (NASDAQ: PLYA)  announced the upcoming retirement of Chief Financial Officer, Larry Harvey.  Ryan Hymel, currently SVP and Treasurer, has been appointed by the Board to succeed Harvey as CFO. Mr. Hymel began his career with Barceló Crestline Corporation. As one of the founding members of Playa Hotels & Resorts in 2006, Mr. Hymel previously held the position of Vice President of Treasury & Planning prior to being named Treasurer.

Applied Industrial Technologies [CLEVELAND] (NYSE: AIT) announced that Mark O. Eisele, Vice President – Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, will retire at the end of August 2017 after 26 years of service to the Company. Eisele joined Applied in 1991, was elected Vice President & Controller in 1997, and has served in his current role since 2004. Succeeding Mr. Eisele is David K. Wells, who is joining Applied as Vice President – Finance. Mr. Wells joins Applied from Colfax Corporation – ESAB/Fabrication Technologies, where he served as Vice President & CFO since 2015. His professional career also includes five years as Vice President & CFO at Apex Tool Group, and extensive industrial experience at both Danaher Corporation and Cooper Industries in various leadership positions.

Soupman, Inc. [STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.] (OTCQB: SOUP) announced that its Chief Financial Officer and President, Bob Bertrand, has been suspended after being indicted on federal tax fraud charges for alleged misconduct for the period 2010-2014. The company also announced that announced that it has hired Michael Wyse as its Chief Restructuring Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mike is the Managing Partner of Wyse Advisors LLC.

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: MACK) announced the resignation of Yasir Al-Wakeel as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development. Dr. Al-Wakeel has been in his role with Merrimack since August 2015.

Human Longevity, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced that Saturnino (Nino) Fanlo will be joining the company as Chief Financial Officer. Fanlo joins HLI from Social Finance, Inc. (Sofi), where he served as President and Chief Financial Officer. Before Sofi, he was a Senior Advisor at Golden Gate Capital. For 5 years, he served as the CEO of KKR Financial and CIO and Partner of KKR Asset Management. Prior to that he also served as Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Wells Fargo & Co. Other roles in his career include leadership positions with Goldman, Sachs & Co., Australian Capital Equity, and First Boston Corporation.

Paul Joachim

Sauce Labs, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO, CA] announced its appointment of Paul Joachim as chief financial officer. Mr. Joachim most recently served as chief administrative officer and chief financial officer at TubeMogul, Inc.

Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) and Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (NYSE: WGP) announced that the boards of directors of their general partners have appointed Jaime R. Casas as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Partnerships. He will succeed Benjamin M. Fink, who was recently named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Partnerships. Prior to joining Western Gas, Mr. Casas served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. Previously, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the general partner of LRR Energy, L.P., from 2011 until 2015, and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Laredo Energy, from 2009 to 2011.

Matheson, Inc. [SACRAMENTO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Mark E. Evans as the firm’s chief financial officer. He joined the company on May 15 following a 35-year career. Evans brings 27 years of executive experience with various Siemens business units, including Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc., (STS) in Sacramento. Evans was also director of business development in the STS Southeast region. Most recently he served as vice president and general manager for the Western Region U.S. for Siemens Industry, Inc. Building Technology Division.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. [DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.] (NYSE: RRTS) announced that Terence R. Rogers has joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Roadrunner, Rogers served for four years as chief financial officer for The Heico Companies, LLC. His career includes 17 years in financial positions with Ryerson Inc., most recently as chief financial officer.

Jeff Farrar

Old Point Financial Corporation [HAMPTON, Va.] (NASDAQ: OPOF) announced that Jeffrey W. Farrar has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Old Point National Bank and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Old Point Financial Corporation. He replaces Laurie Grabow. Mr. Farrar began his career in public accounting with BDO Seidman and has more than 20 years of direct experience in banking. He served for 18 years as CFO for StellarOne Corporation, and as Director of Wealth Management, Mortgage and Insurance for Union Bankshares Corporation for the past 3 years.

Charles & Colvard, Ltd. [RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.] (NASDAQ: CTHR) announced that Clint J. Pete was promoted to Chief Financial Officer, following his service over the past six months as Charles & Colvard’s Interim Chief Financial Officer and previously as Corporate Controller. He joined Charles & Colvard as Corporate Controller in June 2016. From June 2013 to May 2016, he served as Director of Business Planning for Oracle Corporation. Prior to his employment with Oracle, Clint served in several management positions at Tekelec, including Business Unit Controller, Global Signaling Solutions and Global Revenue Controller. He also served as Vice President of Finance and Controllers at Qualex Inc., and he held various management positions at Ernst & Young, LLP.

CCRM [DENVER] has named Steve Rask as chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to joining CCRM, Rask was the CFO for CoorsTek, LLC.

Sikich LLP [NAPERVILLE, Ill.] hired John Yim as its chief financial officer. Yim previously served as global finance director for the human capital and benefits business segment at Willis Towers Watson. Before that, he held other financial roles at Towers Perrin and Towers Watson.

Turner Valley Oil and Gas, Inc. [HOUSTON] (OTC: TVOG) announced the appointment of Rick Adams as the Company’s new CFO. Mr. Adams has been the Managing Director at Bullfrog Capital from 2002 to 2017. From 2014 to 2015 Mr. Adams served as CFO of Applied Executive Solutions & Omega 6. From 2012 to 2014 he served as general manager of Innovative Energy Services, Inc. From 1998 to 2002, he served as Senior Director of Aquila Energy Corporation. During the years 1994 to 1998, he served as Transaction Specialist and Financial Analyst for The Williams Companies.

Kirkland’s, Inc. [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] (NASDAQ: KIRK) announced that Adam Holland, the Company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned. The Company has named its Controller, Nicole Strain, to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Mutual of Omaha [OMAHA, Neb.] announced the appointment of Vibhu R. Sharma as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Sharma will succeed David A. Diamond, who will retire after nearly 12 years with the Company. Sharma spent seventeen years in public accounting at KPMG rising to Partner, before joining reinsurance firm Collins Associates, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. He joined Zurich Insurance Group in 2008, where he served as Chief Financial Officer in North America, then Group Controller and Interim Group Chief Financial Officer in Switzerland, and most recently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Zurich’s UK General Insurance business and UK Country Head.

Central Garden & Pet Company [WALNUT CREEK, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) announced the appointment of Nicholas “Niko” Lahanas as Chief Financial Officer. Lahanas has worked at Central Garden & Pet for over ten years, most recently serving as a SVP Finance, Operations Management & Reporting and CFO of Central’s Pet Segment. Formerly he held positions as VP of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, and Director of Business Performance. Prior to joining Central, Niko worked in Private Equity and Investment Banking for over eight years.

Spero Therapeutics, LLC [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Joel Sendek as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sendek was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Forward Pharma A/S, which he joined in 2014. He previously spent over 17 years as a senior equity research analyst covering biotechnology. As an analyst, he served as a Managing Director at Stifel Financial Corp. and previously he was a Managing Director at Lazard. Prior to his career in equity research, Mr. Sendek worked as a Senior Director of Corporate Development at Progenics Pharmaceuticals and as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs.

Brynwood Partners VII L.P. [GREENWICH, Conn.] announced that Doug Behre has been named Chief Financial Officer for Harvest Hill. Doug has over 25 years of experience, from companies such as Campbell Soup and L’Oréal. Most recently, Doug served as the Chief Financial Officer for Truck-Lite.

Steward Partners Holdings, LLC [WASHINGTON] announced that George Way, the former COO of RidgeWorth Investments, has joined the firm as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his position at RidgeWorth, Way was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Seix Investment Advisors, LLC.

Shelly Guyer

Invitae Corporation [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: NVTA) announced that Shelly Guyer, most recently chief financial officer at Veracyte, Inc., has been named chief financial officer. Upon her appointment, Invitae’s current chief financial officer, Lee Bendekgey, will fully transition to the role of chief operating officer. Prior to her CFO position at Veracyte, Ms. Guyer served as CFO and EVP of finance and administration at iRhythm Technologies, Inc. She began her business career at Hambrecht & Quist and later J.P. Morgan Securities.

CV Holdings, Inc. [NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.] (OTC: CVHL) announced that Jonathan Harmer, the Company’s current CFO will leave the Company in pursuit of other opportunities. The Company will promote two of its senior finance professionals, John De Mata and Bill Wang, to the roles of Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President – Finance, respectively, to perform the CFO duties and does not currently intend to designate a formal replacement to fill such vacancy.

Tivity Health, Inc. [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] (NASDAQ: TVTY) announced that Adam C. Holland has been named Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Holland will succeed current Interim Chief Financial Officer Glenn Hargreaves, who was named to the interim role in November 2016 and who will resume his responsibilities as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Holland joins Tivity Health after serving in a variety of executive financial roles throughout his 16-year career.  Most recently, he served as CFO since 2015 of Kirkland’s, Inc.

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Kate Jaspon

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. [CANTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: DNKN) announced that Kate Jaspon, interim CFO, has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Jaspon was appointed interim CFO in April and replaces Dunkin’ Brands CFO Paul Carbone, who left the company. Ms. Jaspon joined Dunkin’ Brands as Assistant Controller in 2005. She was later promoted to Vice President, Controller and Corporate Treasurer, and since 2014 has held the title of Vice President, Finance and Treasury. Ms. Jaspon came to Dunkin’ Brands from KPMG LLP, where she spent eight years supporting both public and private companies as an auditor.

United States Steel Corporation [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: X) announced that Pipasu Soni will serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer in the role vacated by David B. Burritt upon his appointment as President & CEO. Soni, currently the company’s Vice President – Finance, will now oversee all of the company’s financial activities until an active search for a permanent CFO is completed.

Eli Lilly and Company [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: LLY) announced that Derica Rice, executive vice president global services and chief financial officer, will retire after 27 years of service with the company. Rice is also a member of Lilly’s executive committee. Rice joined Lilly in 1990, holding numerous roles in finance and operations throughout his career. He was promoted to his current role in May 2006 after serving as Lilly’s vice president and controller. Rice also has served as Lilly’s general manager in the United Kingdom, executive director and chief financial officer of European operations and chief financial officer for the company’s operations in Canada.

Knoll, Inc. (NYSE: KNL) [EAST GREENVILLE, Pa.] announced that Craig Spray will resign from his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In the interim, Charles Rayfield, Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller, will assume the role of Chief Accounting Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer.

Critical Alert Systems [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] announced that Dave Sokalski has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Critical Alert, Mr. Sokalski was Chief Financial Officer at Grinder Wear Parts for five years. From 1994 to 2011, Mr. Sokalski held responsible positions as controller, senior controller, director of finance, and accounting at companies in various industries.

Advanced Health Media, LLC [NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.] announced that Frank Spender has been appointed to the position of SVP & Chief Financial Officer of AHM. Frank has served as VP Finance at AHM since January 2016. Prior to joining AHM, Frank spent 16 years in various financial leadership roles at IMS Health and its subsidiaries.

Apptio [BELLEVUE, Wash.] announced the appointment of Kathleen Philips to its Board of Directors. Kathleen currently serves as chief financial officer of Zillow Group and will bring her expertise to Apptio’s Audit and Compensation Committees. Kathleen joined Zillow in 2010 as general counsel, and served as chief operating officer from 2013 to 2015.

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. [ATLANTA, GA and BOTHELL, WA] (OTCQB: COCP) announced the appointment of James J. Martin to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Since February 23, 2017 Mr. Martin had served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Cocrystal. From 2014 to 2016 Mr. Martin was the Chief Financial Officer of VBI Vaccines, Inc. Since 2010, Mr. Martin has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. From 2014 to 2015, Mr. Martin served as Chief Financial Officer of Vapor Corp, Inc. after serving as Chief Financial Officer of NYSE listed TransEnterix, Inc. from 2010 to 2013. Earlier in his career, Mr. Martin held finance positions at Aero Pharmaceuticals, AAR Aircraft Services and Systems Products International. Mr. Martin was also an Operations Specialist with the U.S. Navy from 1985 to 1990.

Healthx, Inc. [INDIANAPOLIS] announced that Jim Meer has been named chief financial officer. Prior to joining Healthx, Meer was senior vice president of finance at Appirio. Prior to Appirio, he was vice president and corporate controller at Salesforce. He also serves as a Board Member of Financial Executives International and on the Board of Visitors for the Byrum School of Business at Marian University.

Itron, Inc. [LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.] (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced that Joan Hooper has been appointed senior vice president (SVP) and chief financial officer (CFO). Hooper will take over the CFO role from Robert Farrow, Itron’s interim CFO since March 2017. Farrow will remain with the company as its vice president, strategic planning and treasury. Hooper most recently served as the CFO of CHC Helicopter, from 2011 to 2015. Prior to CHC, she held several finance executive positions at Dell, Inc. from 2003 to 2010, including vice president and CFO for its Global Public and Americas business units, vice president of corporate finance and chief accounting officer. Hooper also was CFO of FreeMarkets. In addition, she held a variety of senior finance positions at AT&T.

Daxor Corporation [NEW YORK] (NYSE MKT: DXR) announced the hiring of John Wilkens as its new Chief Financial Officer. John’s previous experience includs tenures with Convector Capital Management and Mark Asset Management.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation [HOUSTON] (NYSE: OXY) announced that Cedric W. Burgher has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Chris Stavros, who is retiring from Occidental. Mr. Burgher most recently served as a Senior Vice President at EOG Resources.

Amy Ard

Proterra [BURLINGAME, Calif.] announced that Amy Ard has joined the management team as chief financial officer. Before joining Proterra, Ard was CFO at AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group (AMG).

Velocity Commercial Capital [WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.] announced that Mark Szczepaniak has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Velocity Commercial Capital, Mr. Szczepaniak was the Managing Director of Finance at PennyMac, CFO of Prospect Mortgage, CEO of Prospect Insurance and CFO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle.

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [LEXINGTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: CNCE) announced that Ryan Daws, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the company. Mr. Daws served as CFO of Concert since January 2014.

Greenfields Petroleum Corporation [HOUSTON, TEXAS] (TSX VENTURE: GNF) announced the appointment of Jose Perez-Bello as the Company’s new Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer. Perez-Bello has served as the Company’s Vice President and Controller since August of 2012. He replaces A. Wayne Curzadd, who has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer since August of 2012, has stepped down from those positions to assume an advisory role with the Company.

Calix, Inc. [PETALUMA, Calif.] (NYSE: CALX) announced the appointment of Cory J. Sindelar as Interim Chief Financial Officer following the previously announced departure of the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Sindelar served as Chief Financial Officer at Violin Memory, Inc., and earlier as CFO of Kilopass Technology and Ikanos Communications. Sindelar also previously served as vice president, corporate controller, and principal accounting officer at Legato Systems.

Cloudflare [SAN FRANCISCO] named Thomas Seifert as chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Seifert served as executive vice president and CFO at Symantec. Prior to Symantec, Seifert served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Brightstar. Before Brightstar, he was chief financial officer and chief accounting officer at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) from 2009 until 2012. He managed the company’s financial operations and was AMD’s interim chief executive officer for eight months in 2012. Seifert also held a number of executive roles earlier in his career in the technology and wireless industries at Qimonda AG, Infineon Technologies AG, and Wirelines Communications Business Group.

Texas Capital Bancshares [DALLAS] announced that Peter Bartholow, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the parent company, will retire. Julie Anderson, who is currently the bank’s Chief Financial Officer, will be promoted to parent company CFO. Mr. Bartholow will remain COO and a member of the board of directors until his retirement. Ms. Anderson joined Texas Capital Bank as the corporate controller in 1999, just two months after the company’s founding, and was promoted to her current position in 2013. Mr. Bartholow joined the bank as CFO and member of the board in 2003 shortly after the company’s IPO. He assumed COO responsibilities in 2013.

Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. [SAN CARLOS, CA] (NASDAQ: LBIO) announced that Gregory Schiffman, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the company. Lion’s accounting, tax and financial reporting functions will continue to be provided by Franco Valle, current Principal Accounting Officer and Controller, and Lion’s other in-house accounting personnel. Mr. Valle joined Lion Biotechnologies in July 2016 and has been responsible for such functions since then.

Rennova Health, Inc. [WEST PALM BEACH, FL.] (NASDAQ: RNVA) announced the appointment of Michael Pollack as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Since 2005 Mr. Pollack has been with KBL, LLP, most recently serving as Partner-in-Charge of KBL’s audit quality and control, and the Partner-in-Charge of KBL’s Public Company (SEC) Practices Group.

BioNovelus, Inc. [Phoenix] announced that Chief Financial Officer Mark R. Johnson has left the Company to pursue other interests. Company founder and CEO Jean Ekobo will assume the role of interim CFO until a permanent successor to Mr. Johnson is named.

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Revlon, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: REV) announced today that Juan Figuereo, Chief Financial Officer, is retiring from the Company. Mr. Figuereo joined Revlon in April 2016. Chris Peterson, Chief Operating Officer, Operations, who currently oversees the Company’s finance function, as well as supply chain and IT, will assume direct responsibility for the CFO role. Prior to joining Revlon, Mr. Peterson served in a number of senior executive positions at Ralph Lauren Corporation, including most recently as its President, Global Brands, a position he held since 2015, as well as having served as its Chief Financial Officer from 2012 to 2015. From 2014 to 2015, Mr. Peterson was Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Ralph Lauren and joined the company in 2012 as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Ralph Lauren, Mr. Peterson spent 20 years at The Procter & Gamble Company.

Energizer Holdings, Inc. [ST. LOUIS] (NYSE: ENR) announced that the company has appointed Timothy W. Gorman as interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gorman will succeed Brian K. Hamm, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who is leaving the company. Mr. Gorman has served as Vice President and Controller, Chief Accounting Officer of Energizer since September 2014. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President & Controller of PepsiAmericas, Inc. After his tenure at PepsiAmericas, Inc., Mr. Gorman served as an independent financial consultant. During his tenure at PepsiAmericas, Inc., Mr. Gorman served in a number of finance roles of increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Planning and Reporting and Assistant Controller.

Frank’s International N.V. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: FI) announced that has named Kyle McClure as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McClure previously served as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer since March 2015. In August 2016, he assumed additional responsibilities for finance leadership of the Western Hemisphere business. In March 2017, he was appointed as the interim Chief Financial Officer in addition to his other duties. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. McClure served as Treasurer for Ascend Performance Materials, from January 2013 to March 2015. Mr. McClure’s previous experience also includes serving as Director of Treasury and Investor Relations for Cooper Industries, from December 2008 until December 2012. He also served in multiple financial roles of increasing leadership at Dell over a ten-year period, including treasury, corporate planning, operations, and sales finance support. In addition, he worked in public accounting for Arthur Andersen.

Senomyx, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: SNMX) announced that Tony Rogers has resigned from his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Dave Humphrey has been promoted to Vice President of Finance, effective immediately. He joined Senomyx in 2012 as the Senior Director, Finance and Controller and has been an instrumental member of the Finance team. Prior to joining the Company, he held finance and accounting positions and consulted at numerous biotechnology and medical device companies, in addition to founding a financial planning practice.

Zynex, Inc. [LONE TREE, Colo.] (OTCQB: ZYXI) announced the appointment of Dan Moorhead as its Chief Financial Officer. For the last 10 years, Dan worked at Evolving Systems, Inc., most recently as Chief Financial Officer after having served as Vice President of Finance & Administration and Corporate Controller.

ENSERVCO Corporation [DENVER, CO] (NYSE MKT: ENSV) announced that chief financial officer Bob Devers will leave the Company.

Hyperdynamics Corporation [HOUSTON] (OTCQX: HDYN) announced that Chief Financial Officer Sergey Alekseev will transition to the position of President of Hyperdynamics’ subsidiary SCS Corporation Ltd., and Jason Davis will rejoin Hyperdynamics as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Jason was Hyperdynamics’ Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2011 and Vice President-Finance and Treasurer from 2012 to 2104. Mr. Davis returns to Hyperdynamics from Casa Exploration, where he served as CFO from 2015 to 2016. Before joining Hyperdynamics in 2009, he served as Controller and Interim CFO for Particle Drilling. Earlier, he held positions in accounting and finance with Ernst & Young and Deloitte & Touche, and as an analyst for JPMorgan.

Kevin Breheny

AccuTec Blades [VERONA, Va.] announced the appointment of Kevin Breheny as Chief Financial Officer. Breheny served as CFO in his two previous roles at Industrial Container Services and NuCO2, Inc.

Southwestern Energy Company [HOUSTON] (NYSE: SWN) announced that R. Craig Owen, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has elected to leave Southwestern Energy. Jennifer Stewart, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasury, will fulfill the duties of Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis. Ms. Stewart has been with Southwestern Energy since 2010, and previously served as Vice President, Tax.

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. [TULSA, Okla.] (NYSE: MPO) announced that Nelson M. Haight, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company, would resign from his position.

Seven Corners, Inc. [INDIANAPOLIS] announced the hiring of Kip Zurcher as chief financial officer. Most recently, Zurcher served as president and CFO of Algaeon.

Scott Krog

Materia, Inc. [PASADENA, Calif.]  has appointed Scott Krog to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Krog  was most recently with Colgate-Palmolive’s Southern Europe Finance organization.

Appvion, Inc. [APPLETON, Wis.] announced that Tom Ferree, the company’s chief financial officer for the past 10 years, will retire from Appvion. As part of the planned transition, Luke Kelly will succeed Ferree and serve as vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Kelly joined Appvion as corporate controller in March 2016 following 16 years of progressive financial management experience with The Manitowoc Company. Kelly served as senior vice president of finance & IT for the company’s foodservice segment. Prior to that, he served as vice president of finance for the Lattice Crawler Crane & Crane Care product lines. Kelly’s career at The Manitowoc Company included other senior level financial positions including global controller, financial and project leader for ERP implementation, Sarbanes & Oxley Act implementation leader, and financial planning and analysis manager. Prior to joining The Manitowoc Company, Kelly held financial management positions with a division of Case/New Holland Corp. and with Nestlé Foods USA.

Solid Biosciences [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Jennifer Ziolkowski has joined Solid as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ms. Ziolkowski served as the Head of Sales Operations, North America for Phillips Healthcare after holding various roles in finance across several of the company’s businesses. Prior to Phillips Healthcare, Ms. Ziolkowski was Senior Director of Finance and Corporate Controller at TransMedics, Inc. Ms. Ziolkowski began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. [NOVI, Mich.] (NYSE: CPS) announced the appointment of Jonathan P. Banas as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Banas replaces Matthew W. Hardt, who has resigned. Banas has been with Cooper Standard since 2015, serving as vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer. Prior to joining the Company, Banas spent 11 years at ZF TRW, where he served in roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, he was director, financial reporting. He joined TRW as senior manager, financial reporting and technical accounting in 2004. He previously held accounting and auditing positions at Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. in Northville, Mich., and KPMG LLP in Detroit. He also served as president of a financial management and accounting services firm, 664 Consulting Group, PC.

Integrated Healing Technologies, LLC [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] announced the addition of Jeff Fisher as Chief Financial Officer. Holding various leadership and management roles at venerable firms like Pinnacle Financial Partners and SunTrust Robinson-Humphrey, Fisher joins the IHT team with more than 40 years of experience in banking, finance, and healthcare. In 2014 he became the first Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc.  Prior to Covenant Surgical Partners Inc., Mr. Fisher served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Culture Officer at Aegis Sciences Corporation.

Robert Buffett

SROA Capital, LLC [WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.]  announced the appointment of Robert Buffett as Chief Financial Officer. Buffett has extensive experience in the self-storage industry, including 11 years as the Chief Financial Officer of Stor-All Storage.

Harmonic Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: HLIT) announced Sanjay Kalra, corporate controller and chief accounting officer, has been appointed to the position of chief financial officer. Former chief financial officer Harold Covert has resigned to spend more time with his family on the East Coast. Mr. Kalra has served as the corporate controller of TiVo, Model N and Silicon Image, and started his career at Ernst & Young.

SynerMed [MONTEREY PARK, Calif.] announced the appointment of Michael Caponetto as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Caponetto most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the West Health entities and the Co-Manager of the West Health Investment Fund. His business experience prior to West Health includes holding senior management positions at two Goldman Sachs-backed companies and providing investment banking services to numerous companies across the healthcare sector as well as other industries. Mr. Caponetto currently serves on the board of Gary and Mary West Senior Services, and on the advisory board of GlobalOne.

Ryan [DALLAS] announced that Kandis Thompson has joined the management team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms. Thompson’s career includes finance leadership roles at Tanium, Weatherford International, McAfee, Intel, and in public accounting.

V12 Data [RED BANK, N.J.] announced that Saša Zorovic has been named Chief Operating Office and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining V12 Data, Sasa held an executive role at PTC where he served as VP of Finance, Operations, and Strategic Planning for the Internet-of-Things division. During his career tenure, Sasa has served in numerous leadership positions, including Chairman and CFO for Aseptia, Inc. and CEO of Bloomberg DataConnect. Prior to that, Saša founded Datalette.

Camber Energy, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE MKT: CEI) announced that it has appointed Robert Schleizer as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schleizer is a co-founder of BlackBriar Advisors, LLC, where he has served as Managing Partner since 2010. Prior to BlackBriar, Mr. Schleizer was a Managing Director for BBK and as a Partner at Tatum LLC.

Maravai LifeSciences, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced that Kevin Herde has joined the company as its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Herde joins Maravai from Sorrento Therapeutics, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Sorrento Therapeutics, Mr. Herde served as Vice President of Global Blood Screening and Alliance Management at Hologic. Mr. Herde was also Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller for Gen-Probe.

Mike Bettiga

Fun2Play Toys [GREEN BAY, WI] welcomes Mike Bettiga as new company COO / CFO. Bettiga most recently served as former CEO / COO at Shopko.

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. [New York] announced that the position of Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer of the Company will transition from Ronald Pipoly to Adam Karkowsky. Mr. Karkowsky most recently served as the Company’s Executive Vice President – Strategic Development and Mergers & Acquisitions, since March 2011.

FLIR Systems, Inc. [WILSONVILLE, OR] (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced that Amit Singhi, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned. Shane Harrison, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, who joined FLIR in 2010, will work closely with Amit in transition and serve as interim Chief Financial Officer.

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. [VALENCIA, Calif.] (NYSE: WAIR) announced that Richard J. Weller, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has informed the company of his intention to retire. Mr. Weller has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer since joining Wesco Aircraft in May 2015. Prior to his position at Wesco, Mr. Weller was vice president and corporate controller at Ingersoll-Rand plc. His career also includes leadership roles at Textron Inc., Litton Data Systems/Northrop Grumman Corporation and Aviall, Inc.

Rosehill Resources [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: ROSE) announced the appointment of R. Craig Owen as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Owen most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southwestern Energy Company since October 2012. Previously, from 2008 to 2012, he was the Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Southwestern Energy Company. Prior to joining Southwestern Energy Company, Mr. Owen was the Controller, Operations Accounting at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and has held various managerial and financial positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, ARCO Pipe Line Company and Hilcorp Energy Company.

M Pharmaceutical Inc. [CINCINNATI] (CSE: MQ, OTCQB: MPHMF) announced that Gary Stephens is joining this global healthcare company as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Evine Live Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: EVLV) announced that Tim Peterman has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer. Peterman has served as Chief Financial Offer for the Company since 2015. Prior to Evine, he has spent 25 years developing a diversified expertise in operations, interactive media and financial management for publicly held industry leaders in media, technology and ecommerce including Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc; InteractiveCorp; Synacor; and Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Versar, Inc. [Springfield, VA] (NYSE MKT: VSR) announced the appointment of Christine B. Tarrago as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer. Ms. Tarrago succeeds Cynthia A. Downes, who is leaving the Company. Ms. Tarrago comes to Versar from ICS Nett, where she served as Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to that, Ms. Tarrago served as Vice President Finance at K12, Inc. from March 2016 until January 2017 and as Vice President Finance, Corporate Controller of Lightbridge Communications Corporation from May 2011 to January 2016. She also has had leadership positions at companies including Marlink, Siemens and ALSTOM.

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Columbia Sportswear Company [PORTLAND, Ore.] (NASDAQ: COLM) announced the appointment of Jim Swanson as the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Swanson will fill the position currently held by Tom Cusick, who has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Swanson served as Columbia’s Senior Global Financial Analyst from April 2003 to December 2004, as Finance Manager from January 2005 to December 2008 and as Director of Strategic and Financial Planning from January 2009 to May 2015 when he was named Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining the company, Swanson served in a variety of roles, including senior financial analyst at Freightliner Corporation and at Tality Corporation, and as a senior tax and business advisory associate at Arthur Andersen.

Halliburton Company [HOUSTON] (NYSE: HAL) announced the appointment of Christopher Weber as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Weber joins Halliburton from Parker Drilling Company, where he served for four years as senior vice president and CFO. Previously, Weber served as the vice president and treasurer of Ensco plc. He joined Ensco following the acquisition of Pride International, where he spent five years in various management positions with increasing responsibility. Prior to Pride, Weber worked with The Boston Consulting Group.

Era Group Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: ERA) announced that Jennifer Whalen has been appointed to the position of Vice President, Acting Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Whalen, who had served as Era’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will continue to serve as Era’s principal accounting officer. Prior to joining Era, Ms. Whalen served in several capacities at nLIGHT Photonics Corporation, including Director of Accounting. Prior to these roles, Ms. Whalen served as the Manager of Accounting at InFocus Corporation for two years and started her career in the assurance practice with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Neon Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Yasir Al-Wakeel will join the company as chief financial officer. Dr. Al-Wakeel replaces Daniella Beckman, who has served as part-time chief financial officer since shortly after the company’s launch in 2015. Dr. Al-Wakeel joins Neon from Merrimack Pharmaceuticals where he was chief financial officer and head of corporate development. Before Merrimack, Dr. Al-Wakeel served for more than eight years at Credit Suisse, most recently as an investment banking director.

PolyMet Mining Corp. [ST. PAUL, Minn.] (TSX: POM, NYSE MKT: PLM) announced the appointment of Patrick Keenan as Chief Financial Officer of PolyMet. Mr. Keenan succeeds Douglas Newby. Mr. Keenan most recently served as Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer at Newmont. Prior to this he spent more than 20 years with Rio Tinto in a variety of roles, including chief financial officer for Rio Tinto’s Energy group and chief financial officer for Kennecott Utah Copper and Rio Tinto Diamonds.

Veritas Technologies [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.]  announced that Mark P. Dentinger has joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Dentinger was most recently vice president and CFO of InvenSense, and previously served as executive vice president and CFO of KLA-Tencor Corporation. He also served as CFO at BEA Systems, Inc. Additionally, he served in various financial management positions at the former Compaq Computer Corporation.

Player’s Network, Inc. [LAS VEGAS, NV] (OTCQB: PNTV) named Nevada Assistant Controller Geoffrey Lawrence as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Most recently Lawrence was Assistant State Controller. Prior to joining the Controller’s Office, Mr. Lawrence was the Policy Director for Assembly Leadership in the Nevada Legislature. Before that, Mr. Lawrence was the Director of Research and Legislative Affairs at the Nevada Policy Research Institute.

Aileron Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Donald Dougherty as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Dougherty Compound Capital Growth Investments LLC, and has served as its president since 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Dougherty held senior positions at several investment firms, including Essex Investment Management (1994 to 1999), where he was a principal, portfolio manager and lead biotechnology analyst, and Putnam Investments (1986 to 1994), where he was a senior vice president and analyst in the Specialty Growth Group, which managed the Voyager, OTC Emerging Growth, and Health Sciences funds. He began his investment career at Endowment Management Research in 1983.

Banc of California, Inc. [SANTA ANA, Calif.] (NYSE:  BANC) announced that J. Francisco A. Turner has resigned from his roles as interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Strategy Officer. Albert J. Wang, current Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the role of Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) as the Company continues its search for a permanent CFO.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NEW HAVEN, Conn.] (NASDAQ: ALXN) announced that Paul J. Clancy, will join the company and will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Clancy will succeed Dave Anderson. For the past 16 years, Mr. Clancy has been employed by Biogen where he has served as CFO for the last ten years. Prior to Biogen, Mr. Clancy spent 13 years with PepsiCo in various executive positions.

Biogen [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced that Paul Clancy, Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will leave the organization. The Company also announced that Greg Covino, Biogen’s Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as the Company’s interim Principal Financial Officer as the company conducts a search for a new CFO.

Water and Power Community Credit Union [LOS ANGELES] announced the addition of Joanna Oliva to its team as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Joanna served as Chief Financial Officer for Northwest Federal Credit Union.

Anaplan [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Anup Singh is joining the company as its new Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Before joining Anaplan, Singh served as CFO at Nimble Storage. Prior to that, Singh served as CFO at Clearwell Systems and Warranty Corporation of America and in key executive roles at Trimble Navigation, Excite@Home, 3Com, and Ernst & Young LLP.

Caliber [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] announced Jade Leung as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Leung previously served as Caliber’s Vice President of Finance. Mr. Leung replaces Leland Harty, who remains tightly aligned with the Company by joining its Strategic Advisory Board. Prior to joining Caliber, Mr. Leung served in several management roles during his fourteen-year tenure with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Parker Drilling Company [HOUSTON] (NYSE: PKD) announced that Christopher Weber, Parker Drilling’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company. Jon-Al Duplantier, Parker Drilling’s Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, has been appointed to serve as interim CFO and will manage the CFO responsibilities in addition to his current responsibilities until a replacement is named. Mr. Duplantier has been with Parker Drilling since September 2009, when he joined the Company as Vice President and General Counsel. In 2012 he was promoted to Senior Vice President, and in 2013 he took on the additional role of Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to joining Parker Drilling, Mr. Duplantier served in several legal and management roles of expanding scope and responsibility over a 17-year career at ConocoPhillips.

Acelity L.P. Inc. [SAN ANTONIO] announced the appointment of Tracy Jokinen as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jokinen is the former CFO of G&K Services. Prior to her role at G&K, Jokinen spent more than 20 years at Valspar Corporation.

Phillip Stegner

Meritize [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Phillip Stegner as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Meritize, Stegner worked with Capital One. He also served as senior economic analyst and special assistant to the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Fringe Benefit Group [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that John Malnar has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. Malnar most recently served as CFO of YapStone Holdings, Inc. Prior to YapStone, Malnar served as CFO at PayPros, and spent more than a decade in New York at BlackRock, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan.

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ENGLEWOOD, Colo.] (NYSE MKT: AMPE) has appointed Tom Chilcott, Ampio’s controller, as Interim CFO. He replaces Gregory Gould, Ampio’s Chief Financial Officer, who is leaving.

Sun Basket [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Stuart Huizinga will serve as Chief Financial Officer. Huizinga most recently spent 16 years as CFO of eHealth, Inc. Prior to joining eHealth, Huizinga served as a tech partner at Arthur Andersen LLP.

Aircastle Limited [STAMFORD, Conn.] (NYSE: AYR) has promoted Aaron Dahlke, to Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. He replaces previous CFO Michael J. Inglese, who has been promoted to CEO of the company. Mr. Dahlke has been Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since 2005.

Jon Freeman

CareView Communications, Inc. [LEWISVILLE, Texas] (OTCQB: CRVW) announced that Jon Freeman joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Freeman served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Medafor, Inc.

FLIR Systems, Inc. [WILSONVILLE, Ore.] (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced that Amit Singhi, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned. Shane Harrison, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, who joined FLIR in 2010, will work closely with Amit in transition and serve as interim Chief Financial Officer.

ProGreen US, Inc. [BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI] (OTCQB: PGUS) announced that Akio Ariura has joined the company as chief financial officer. Ariura formerly served as CFO of Spiral Toys, Inc. Prior to Spiral Toys, Inc., Ariura formerly served as CFO of Radient Pharmaceuticals and was a consultant with Resources Global Professionals and previously held senior positions at Sunvest Industries and Derlan Industries.

LSI Industries Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NASDAQ: LYTS) announced the appointment of James E. Galeese as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Ronald S. Stowell, who has been named Chief Financial Officer Emeritus and Treasurer and will remain a key part of LSI’s financial leadership team. Mr. Galeese most recently, from 2014 to present, served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and a Director of Universal Trailer Holding Corporation. He was with Philips Electronics NV from 1998 to 2014 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for its North American Lighting business and its Electronics business. Prior to that Mr. Galeese served in the financial Controllership organization of Square D Company / Schneider Electric.

Mark Joos

CopperPoint Insurance Companies [PHOENIX] announced it has named Mark L. Joos its chief financial officer. Joos most recently served as the senior vice president and CFO for GuideOne Insurance. He began his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the firm’s Insurance Industry Practice.

Pure Energy Minerals Limited [DENVER] (TSX-V: PE, OTCQB: PEMIF) announced the appointment of Paul Zink as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces John Jardine, who has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Zink has held senior management positions at International Royalty Corporation, Rare Element Resources Ltd., Eurasian Minerals Inc., Pegasus Gold Inc., and Koch Industries Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Zink spent more than 15 years with J.P. Morgan & Company Inc. Mr. Zink is currently a director of Timberline Resources Corporation and has previously held directorships with Atna Resources Ltd., Rare Element Resources Ltd., and International Royalty Corporation.

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Global Convergence, Inc. [TAMPA, Fla.] announced that it has selected Dave Rich to take the helm as its new CFO.

BillingTree [PHOENIX] announced the appointment of Bryan Schreiber as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining BillingTree, Schreiber held financial leadership positions at FinTech providers including FundTech and BankServ and was most recently head of Finance, US Payments, Treasury & Enterprise Solutions at D+H.

Avedro, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass.] announced that Thomas E. Griffin has joined the company as chief financial officer (CFO). Mr. Griffin served as CFO of Entellus Medical, Inc., For 10 years, before transitioning to vice president of finance in May 2016. Prior to this, Mr. Griffin served in a variety of executive level financial positions at several organizations, including Digital Gene Technologies, Inc., Centerpulse Spine-Tech, Inc., and CIMA Labs Inc. He is a member of Helius Medical Technologies, Inc.’s board of directors, where he is chairperson of the audit committee.

Regis Corporation [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: RGS) announced that the Board has appointed Andrew H. Lacko as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lacko will replace Michael Pomeroy, who has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since February. Mr. Lacko, currently serves as Senior Vice President, Global Financial Planning, Analysis and Corporate Development, of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining Hertz in 2014, he held finance leadership positions of increasing responsibility at Best Buy, Northwest Airlines, and UnitedHealth Group.

Agilysys, Inc. [ALPHARETTA, Ga.] (NASDAQ: AGYS) announced that Tony Pritchett has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pritchett has been serving as Agilysys’s Interim CFO since November 2016. Prior to assuming the role of Interim CFO, Mr. Pritchett served as the Company’s Senior Director of Operations. He joined Agilysys in 2012 as Controller of the Company’s Retail Solutions Group, and served as the Company’s Corporate Controller. Prior to joining Agilysys, Mr. Pritchett served in various senior roles, including as director of financial reporting at PGI and in Grant Thornton’s assurance practice.

ABILITY® Network [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that Jamison (Jamie) Rice has joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Rice joined ABILITY from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBSMN) where he held a number of executive leadership positons. Most recently he was EVP and chief administrative officer. Prior to that, he was SVP of Health Plan Operations and chief technology officer. He also served as SVP and CFO. Before joining BCBSMN he was principal and CFO for Yukon Partners Management, LLC. Earlier in his career he spent eight years at UnitedHealth Group in various leadership roles, including CFO of UnitedHealthcare, VP of Finance for UnitedHealthcare and CFO of UnitedHealth Networks. Rice began his career as a certified public accountant, working for one of the largest accounting firms in the country.

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. [LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: HAIN) announced the appointment of James M. Langrock as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  James succeeds Pasquale Conte who is leaving to pursue other opportunities. James joined Hain Celestial in November 2015 as Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Monster Worldwide, Inc. Previously, James served in senior finance positions at Motorola, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer of Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility Division, Symbol Technologies, where he served as Head of Internal Audit and Chief Accounting Officer, and Citibank, N.A. as well as a Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP.

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. [RALEIGH, N.C.] (NYSE: MLM) announced that Anne H. Lloyd will retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. The Board of Directors has identified James A. J. Nickolas as Ms. Lloyd’s successor, and will serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Nickolas most recently led the Corporate Development group at Caterpillar Inc., and previously served as Group Chief Financial Officer of the Resources Industries segment and the Global Mining division of Caterpillar. Before joining Caterpillar in 2008, Mr. Nickolas was Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Mr. Nickolas began his professional career as a Certified Public Accountant at Coopers & Lybrand.

Mitek [SAN DIEGO and LONDON] (NASDAQ: MITK) announced that Jeff Davison has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Davison will replace Russ Clark, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Davison recently served as CFO at RightNow Technologies, and also served as VP Sales Operations and VP Finance and Operations. Mr. Davison also previously served as an SVP at NetSuite, CFO of Outbrain, and in senior finance and sales positions at other leading tech companies.

GlyEco, Inc. [ROCK HILL, SC] (OTC PINK: GLYE) announced the appointment of Brian Gelman as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gelman held various positions of increasing responsibility, including Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller and Assistant Controller, with Warren Resources, Inc., from April 2002 to March 2016. From August 1998 to April 2002, Mr. Gelman was employed at EisnerAmper, LLP.

Carter Bank & Trust [MARTINSVILLE, Va.] (OTC: CARE) announced that Wendy S. Bell will serve as the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Bell began her career at S&T Bancorp, Inc., where she served in a number of roles ranging from staff accountant to Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Most recently, she has served as the Senior Vice President and Senior Finance Officer of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation in Indiana, Pennsylvania since 2010.

THE VOID [SALT LAKE CITY] announced the appointment of Jeff Ruggels as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he led finance operations for fast-growth technology startups including Alpha Animation as Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations. Ruggels also served as Vice President and Head of Finance at Jaunt, Inc. Prior to Jaunt, he spent 14 years working at The Walt Disney Studios before joining Lucasfilm as Vice President of Finance & Operations.

Oversight Systems [ATLANTA, GA] has named Geoff Brannon as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Oversight, Brannon worked as Division CFO of NCR Corporation’s hospitality business. He joined NCR by way of its acquisition of Radiant Systems in 2011, where he was corporate controller after a successful progression of various management roles in its accounting function. Brannon also worked at LSI Corporation, and started his career in the assurance practice of KPMG.

Paul Yee

Stitch Fix [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Paul Yee has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Yee most recently served as the Global Chief Financial Officer at People Against Dirty. Yee has nearly 20 years of experience with brands like Peet’s Coffee, Gap and Old Navy.

Aytu BioScience, Inc. [ENGLEWOOD, Colo.] (OTCQX: AYTU) announced the hiring of Gregory A. Gould as the company’s full-time Chief Financial Officer, following his tenure as Aytu’s part-time CFO. Greg has worked with Aytu BioScience’s management team since the company’s inception in April 2015. Prior to joining Aytu BioScience on a full-time basis, he split his time between Aytu and Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from April 2015 until June 2017. Prior to joining Ampio Pharmaceuticals in June 2014, he provided financial and operational consulting services to the biotech industry through his consulting company, Gould, LLC. Mr. Gould was Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of SeraCare Life Sciences from November 2006 until April 2012. During the period from July 2011 until April 2012, Mr. Gould also served as the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of SeraCare. Mr. Gould has held several other executive positions at publicly traded life sciences companies including the Chief Financial Officer role at Atrix Laboratories, Inc. Mr. Gould was the Chief Financial Officer at Colorado MedTech, Inc. Mr. Gould began his career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen, LLP. He currently serves on the board of directors of CytoDyn, Inc.

Smith Micro Software, Inc. [ALISO VIEJO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SMSI) announced the appointment of Timothy C. Huffmyer as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Huffmyer will succeed Steven Yasbek, who has served as Smith Micro’s Chief Financial Officer since 2014, who has concurrrently resigned to pursue other interests. Huffmyer served as CFO of Black Box Network Services since 2012, and previously held several positions within the company reflecting a series of promotions that include Director of Finance and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining Black Box in 2003, Huffmyer served in various financial leadership and accounting roles at Ernst & Young, PrintCafe, Inc., CoManage Corporation and ITPI Staffing.

Callon Petroleum Company [NATCHEZ, Miss.] (NYSE: CPE) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Correne S. Loeffler as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Loeffler assumes this role from Joe Gatto, Callon’s Chief Executive Officer and President, and will continue to perform her current duties as the Company’s Treasurer. Ms. Loeffler joined Callon in April 2017 from JPMorgan Securities, LLC where she spent the past ten years in the Corporate Client Banking Group, including her service as Callon’s relationship manager since 2013.

Fidelity Southern Corporation [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: LION) announced the appointment of Charles D. Christy as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of the Company and of its subsidiary, Fidelity Bank. Current Chief Financial Officer Stephen H. Brolly, who has been with the Company for 11 years, will continue to serve the Company as an officer in Fidelity Southern and Fidelity Bank. Mr. Christy joins Fidelity Southern from CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (“CSB”), where he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the past seven years. Prior to joining CSB, Mr. Christy was Chief Financial Officer of Citizens Republic Bancorp. He was with CRBC for over eight years. Prior to joining CRBC, Mr. Christy was with Bank One for over 12 years holding a number of key leadership positions as either Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer in divisions. Before joining Bank One, Mr. Christy spent seven years in healthcare consulting with Deloitte & Touche and served as controller in a privately-held manufacturing operation for five years in Cincinnati.

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SUPERVALU INC. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: SVU) announced that Bruce Besanko has informed the Company’s Board of Directors of his intention to resign his positions as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. SUPERVALU also announced that Rob Woseth, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, will assume the additional position of Interim Chief Financial Officer, and David Johnson, the Company’s Vice President, Controller, will assume the additional position of Interim Chief Accounting Officer, while the Company completes a search for a permanent chief financial officer.

Kohl’s [MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.] (NYSE: KSS) announced the appointment of Bruce Besanko to the position of chief financial officer. Most recently, Besanko spent four years with SUPERVALU in financial leadership roles, including chief operating officer and chief financial officer, as well as five years as chief financial officer and chief administrative officer for OfficeMax. In addition to his business experience, Besanko served 26 years in the U.S. Air Force where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Marin Software Incorporated [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: MRIN) announced that Brad Kinnish has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kinnish has served as Marin’s Acting Chief Financial Officer since March of this year. Prior to Marin, Mr. Kinnish spent seven years at Deutsche Bank, where he served as Managing Director in the Technology Investment Banking group. Previously, he was at Thomas Weisel Partners for four years, in the role of Director of Software Investment Banking. Mr. Kinnish was an Associate in the Technology Investment Banking group at Credit Suisse, and started his career at Ernst & Young as a CPA.

Spruce Finance Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Adam Buckfelder, who previously served as VP of finance, has been named CFO. Buckfelder held a senior position at Clean Power Finance, which merged with Kilowatt Financial to form Spruce Finance in 2015. Before his senior finance and operations roles at Clean Power Finance, Buckfelder was an investment banker at Barclays Capital.

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. [TAMPA, Fla.] (NYSE: OSG) announced the resignation of Christopher Wolf as OSG’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Continuum Analytics [AUSTIN, Texas] announced Aaron Barfoot as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Barfoot previously held the position of vice president of finance for Rackspace.

Mark Rapoport

Visioneering Technologies, Inc. [ATLANTA] announced that it has appointed Mark Rapoport to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rapoport most recently served as the CFO for Capsule Technologie SAS. Prior to that, Rapoport’s experience included President & CEO for Thomas, Thomas & Walsh, Inc.; and COO and CFO for Landacorp, Inc.

IRET [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: IRET) announced that John A. Kirchmann has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kirchmann joined IRET in April 2017 to assume the position of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Vice President of Operations Support at Essex Property Trust, until July 2016. From 2007 to 2011, he served as Corporate Controller & Corporate Treasurer at Essex. He has been a private consultant since July 2016. Mr. Kirchmann started his career at KPMG.

automotiveMastermind [NEW YORK] recently hired Eric Daniels as Chief Financial Officer. Daniels most recently served as the CFO of National Response Corporation.

Advantage Futures [CHICAGO] announced appointment of Carlos Rodriguez as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Advantage, Mr. Rodriguez worked for CME Group over 20 years, most recently serving as Executive Director in CME Group’s Financial and Regulatory Surveillance Department.

TruValue Labs [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of David Ron as Chief Financial Officer. Ron joins TruValue Labs from Krux Digital Inc., where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Krux, he held financial leadership roles in various firms such as Centaur Partners, where he was Director of Technology Investment Banking, and Rapt, Inc., where he served as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer.

Emclaire Financial Corp. [EMLENTON, Pa.] (NASDAQ: EMCF) announced the promotion of Amanda L. Engles to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Engles previously served as Vice President and Controller of the Bank since 2007 and has worked in the financial industry for over 13 years.

CDK Global [HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.] (NASDAQ: CDK) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Joe Tautges to serve as CDK’s new chief financial officer. Tautges most recently served as CFO of the Enterprise Services segment of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Prior to that, Tautges held various levels of increasing responsibility in both operations and financial management with Sears Holdings and Aon Hewitt. Before Aon Hewitt, Tautges worked as an auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP.

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. [DEERFIELD, Ill.] (NYSE: FBHS) announced that Patrick Hallinan has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer. The Company’s current senior vice president and chief financial officer, Lee Wyatt, has been named executive vice president and will retire at the end of 2017. In January 2017, Hallinan assumed the position of senior vice president of finance in order to begin the transition to the CFO role. For the previous three years, he served as chief financial officer of the Plumbing segment. He previously served as vice president of finance at Beam Inc. and as vice president of finance at the Cabinets segment for three years. Hallinan began his career as a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Caryn Nightengale

Liquid Robotics® [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] announced that Caryn Nightengale, former Director of Corporate Development for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), has transitioned from her role at Boeing to join the Company as Chief Financial Officer.

Ichor Holdings, Ltd. [FREMONT, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ICHR) announced the planned retirement of its President and Chief Financial Officer, Maurice Carson. Maurice joined Ichor in September 2014 as President and CFO and has served on the company’s Board of Directors since February 2012. Mr. Carson will continue to serve in his current capacity, and on the Board of Directors, until his replacement is hired, after which he will consult with the company.

Christopher & Banks Corporation [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: CBK) announced that Pete Michielutti, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer has resigned to accept another opportunity.

Superior Industries International, Inc. [SOUTHFIELD, Mich.] (NYSE: SUP) announced the appointment of Nadeem Moiz to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In connection with Mr. Moiz’s appointment, Kerry Shiba announced his departure from Superior. Prior to joining Superior, Mr. Moiz was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Direct ChassisLink Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Moiz had various roles of increasing responsibilities at DaimlerChrysler AG, and then served as Vice President Finance, Strategic Planning and Supply Chain at Graphic Packaging International.

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [EMERYVILLE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ADMS) announced the appointment of Alfred G. Merriweather as Chief Financial Officer, and the retirement of William J. Dawson, its former Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Merriweather has held executive leadership and senior financial positions with public and private companies in the life sciences industry, including Raindance Technologies, Inc., Verinata Health, Inc., Celera Corporation, Monogram Biosciences, Inc., and Laserscope.

Insignia Systems, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS, MN] (NASDAQ: ISIG) announced that Jeffrey Jagerson will be joining Insignia as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jagerson brings with him 29 years of finance experience, including leadership positions at Christensen Farms, Digital River, and ADC.

Chad Gold

Rubicon Global [ATLANTA] announced the hiring of Chad Gold as its Chief Financial Officer. Gold joins Rubicon from SAP Ariba, where he most recently served as Global Vice President of Finance and CFO following. Gold’s previous experience includes finance roles at The Home Depot and Ernst & Young.

SpartanNash Company [Grand Rapids, Michigan] announced that Christopher P. Meyers has notified SpartanNash Company that he is resigning as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for personal reasons. The Board of Directors appointed Thomas A. Van Hall to serve as Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis while a search is conducted. Mr. Van Hall previously served as the Company’s Vice President Finance from 2001 until July 2015.

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Louis M. Alterman

Rackspace® [SAN ANTONIO] announced that it named Louis M. Alterman as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer. He replaces Matt Bates, who had served as interim CFO, and has been appointed to a new role as chief transformation officer. Prior to joining Rackspace, Alterman served as CFO of EarthLink. Before becoming CFO, Alterman served as executive vice president of strategy, operations and transformation. Before EarthLink, Alterman worked in a variety of domestic and international roles at BellSouth.

LiveXLive [Beverly Hills, CA] (OTC: LIVX) announced the appointment of Craig Foster as a director and head of the board’s Audit Committee. Foster was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Ubiquiti Networks, Inc., and most recently CFO of Amobee. Foster held investment banking positions at Credit Suisse and UBS, serving as the Co-head of software at the latter. Prior to banking, Foster was an early employee of Loudcloud, Inc. He also held various senior positions at RBC Capital Markets, Open Market, Deloitte Consulting, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Lexmark International, Inc. [LEXINGTON, Ky.] announced the appointment of Ying (Vivian) Liu as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Liu comes to Lexmark from Huawei Technology Inc., where she has served as vice president of finance, Enterprise BG, since November 2016. Prior to joining Huawei, Liu spent eight years in finance positions with Cisco Systems, most recently as director of finance, U.S. Enterprise Segment Sales and Service. Earlier in her career, Liu held finance positions with Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, Goldman Sachs, and Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Spindle, Inc. [SCOTTSDALE, AZ] (OTCQB: SPDL) announced that it has named Habib Yunus Chief Financial Officer. Yunus previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Payment Data Systems, Inc. from March 03, 2015 to December 30, 2016. Prior to joining Payment Data, he was the Managing Director and Founder of W NRG (Energy) Advisory LLC since January 2013. Before founding W Energy Advisory, from September 2010 to January 2013, he was the Lead Project Manager for Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Prior to his position at Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., he served as the Head of Tax and Special Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer of Shinsei Bank Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan from July 2006 to June 2010. From June 1999 to July 2006 he was with Deloitte Tax in Atlanta and Tokyo.

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: AXSM) announced the appointment of John Golubieski as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Axsome, Mr. Golubieski was the Chief Financial Officer of Osmotica Holdings. Previously, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Fougera Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Fougera Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Golubieski was Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis of King Pharmaceuticals. Prior to King Pharmaceuticals, he worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb as Senior Director, Strategic Analysis in the Worldwide Medicines Group. Mr. Golubieski began his career at Price Waterhouse, where he served as staff accountant.

TSG Consumer Partners [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that it has named Jessica Duran Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director. Ms. Duran succeeds Wallace Wertsch, who will remain with TSG as an advisor. Ms. Duran joins TSG from Deloitte, LLP where she was a leader in the firm’s private equity practice. She also spent five years at AMB.

Bluestem Group Inc. [EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.] (OTC: BGRP) announced that it has appointed Peter Michielutti as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Michielutti succeeds Mark Wagener, who announced his retirement earlier this year and served as Bluestem’s CFO for over 10 years. Mr. Michielutti joins Bluestem from Christopher & Banks where he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Christopher & Banks in 2012, Mr. Michielutti served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Whitehall Jewelers and interim CFO as a retail consultant. Prior to Christopher & Banks, Mr. Michielutti was the Chief Financial Officer at Wilson’s Leather from 2001-2006 following his role of Head of Information Services at US Bancorp from 1998-2001. Prior to US Bancorp, Mr. Michielutti served as Chief Operating officer and Chief Financial Officer at Fingerhut Companies after having spent over 16 years at Household International, most-recently as its Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer.

Morningstar, Inc. [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: MORN) has appointed Jason Dubinsky as chief financial officer. Dubinsky most recently served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of planning and central operations for Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Prior to that, he served as vice president of finance and treasurer. Before joining Walgreens in 2009, he served as vice president of investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers.

Funding Circle [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Sean Glithero will join the company as its new global Chief Financial Officer. Glithero will join Funding Circle from Auto Trader, where he was Chief Financial Officer. He joined Auto Trader in 2006 and has held various group and divisional roles within the business. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2012.

Fortress Biotech, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: FBIO) announced that Lucy Lu has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of its Fortress subsidiary Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATXI). Dr. Lu has served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Avenue since inception. Fortress also announced that Ms. Robyn Hunter has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Fortress, a role formerly held by Dr. Lu. Ms. Robyn Hunter served as Fortress’ Vice President and Corporate Controller since June 2011. Prior to Fortress, Ms. Hunter was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Schochet Associates, and served as Corporate Controller for Indevus Pharmaceuticals. Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions ranging from Accounting Manager to Vice President and Treasurer at The Stackpole Corporation.

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Twitter, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO, California] (NYSE: TWTR) announced the appointment of Ned Segal as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Segal will assume the CFO role from Anthony Noto, Twitter’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Noto will continue to serve as Twitter’s Chief Operating Officer, the position he assumed in November 2016. Mr. Segal most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance for the Small Business Group at Intuit Inc. Prior to his role at Intuit, Mr. Segal served as CFO of RPX Corporation. Prior to RPX, he spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs.

Citrix Systems, Inc. [FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.] (NASDAQ: CTXS) announced that its board of directors has appointed David J. Henshall, chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Citrix, as president, chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of the board. In connection with Mr. Henshall’s appointment, Mark M. Coyle, Senior Vice President, Finance, has been appointed interim CFO.

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. [PLANO, Texas] (NYSE: JCP) announced that Edward Record has informed the Company of his intention to step down from his position as executive vice president, chief financial officer to pursue other interests. Additionally, Andrew Drexler, senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller, will assume the position of Interim chief financial officer along with his current duties.

Sciens Building Solutions [SAN FRANCISCO] announced it has appointed Michael Dawid as its Chief Financial Officer. Dawid most recently held the position of Vice President of Finance at Arconic, Inc.

Ellucian [RESTON, Va.] announced that Harshan Bhangdia has been named as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Bhangdia succeeds former CFO Kevin Boyce, who was promoted to the position of chief operating officer (COO) in 2015. Bhangdia began his career with Anchin, Block & Anchin, and later moved to PricewaterhouseCoopers; he has also served as a financial leader at Juno Online Services, Inc.

Cutera, Inc. [BRISBANE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CUTR) announced the engagement of Sandra A. Gardiner as its consultant Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) while the Company conducts a search for a permanent CFO to succeed Ronald J. Santilli, who previously announced his departure from the Company. Immediately prior to joining Cutera, Ms. Gardiner served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer with Tria Beauty, Inc. Ms. Gardiner joined Tria Beauty in April 2015, until April 2017. In addition to Tria Beauty, Ms. Gardiner has been Chief Financial Officer of two publicly traded entities, Vermillion and Lipid Sciences, as well as three privately held companies, Asante Solutions, Aptus Endosystems and Ventus Medical.

Anshooman Aga

Cubic Corporation [SAN DIEGO] (NYSE: CUB) announced that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) John “Jay” Thomas will transition to an executive advisor role focused on corporate growth initiatives, through his retirement. Upon Thomas’ transition, the position of CFO will be assumed by Anshooman Aga, who most recently served as the CFO for AECOM’s Design and Consulting Services. Aga will join Cubic as Executive Vice President.

LIG Assets, Inc. [NASHVILLE, TN] (OTC PINK: LIGA) announced the appointment of Douglas Vaughn as Chief Financial Officer. Vaughn’s vast prior business experience include AVP/Sr. Financial Analyst for Leader Federal Bank for Savings, AVP/Sr. Financial Analyst for Union Planters Mortgage, Controller for AllTrans Co. LLC & SVAL LLC, Vice President – Strategic Marketing & Sales for First Tennessee Capital Markets, and most recently as an equity and financial analyst and accountant.

NovaBay® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [EMERYVILLE, Calif.] (NYSE MKT: NBY) announced that Jack McGovern will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces current CFO Thomas Paulson, who will continue with NovaBay through his retirement at the end of the year. Since 2013 Mr. McGovern was Chief Operating Officer and CFO of Attainia, Inc. Previously, for eight years he was Managing Partner at Northshore Management Partners. Earlier he was COO/CFO at Integrated Biosystems; Executive Vice President at Strategic Capital, Inc., and COO/CFO of Oliver-Allen Corp. He began his career as an auditor at KPMG.

athenahealth, Inc. [WATERTOWN, Mass.] (NASDAQ: ATHN) announced that John A. “Jack” Kane, a member of the athenahealth Board of Directors and current chair of the Board’s Audit Committee, will serve as interim chief financial officer. He replaces Karl Stubelis, who is stepping down as chief financial officer to pursue other opportunities. John A. “Jack” Kane has served as a member of the athenahealth Board of Directors since July 2007. Mr. Kane served as chief financial officer and treasurer of IDX Systems Corporation (“IDX”), from October 1984 until January 2006, after which he served as a vice president of General Electric Healthcare from January 2006 to December 2006. Since his retirement in 2006, Mr. Kane has served as a director of several private organizations, and also served as a director of Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (MBVT) from 2005 to 2014. Prior to his employment with IDX, Mr. Kane worked as an audit manager at Ernst & Young LLP in Boston.

Establishment Labs [NEW YORK] announced that Renee Gaeta has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Gaeta recently served as Vice President, Corporate Controller at Sientra, Inc. Prior to Sientra, Ms. Gaeta spent ten years with KPMG, LLP, rising through the organization to the role of Director, Transaction & Restructuring

Verastem, Inc. [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: VSTM) announced the appointment of Julie B. Feder as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Feder joins Verastem from the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI), where she served as Chief Financial Officer for six years. Prior to joining CHAI, Ms. Feder spent three years at Genzyme Corporation, first as Vice President of Internal Audit and also as Finance Integration Leader. Ms. Feder began her career at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she was Senior Manager of Audit, Consulting and Enterprise Risk Services.

IFG Companies [CHICAGO] announced the addition of Joseph P. Hoffmann as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hoffmann began his career at Arthur Andersen, LLP in Dallas, Texas. Joe then assumed greater levels of responsibility in finance positions within KPMG, Aon, PLC and most recently Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, where he spent the last six years in various national and international capacities.

Gretchen Holloway

ITC Holdings Corp. [NOVI, Mich.] announced that Gretchen Holloway has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer for ITC Holdings Corp. Ms. Holloway previously served as vice president, Finance and Treasurer. Prior to joining ITC, Holloway held various finance positions at CMS Energy and served as a financial consultant at Arthur Andersen. Ms. Holloway is a member of the Audit Committee for the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation.

Gregory Lovins

Avery Dennison Corporation [GLENDALE, Calif.] (NYSE: AVY) announced the appointment of Gregory S. Lovins to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Lovins has served as the company’s vice president and interim chief financial officer since March 2017 and has also been the company’s treasurer since August 2016. He has more than 20 years of experience with Avery Dennison, having served in various positions of increasing responsibility across the company, including global finance leadership for what is now the Label and Graphic Materials segment.

Health New England [SPRINGFIELD, Mass.] announced the recent appointment of Steven Sigal as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Health New England, Sigal was Chief Financial Officer at Access Health CT. Sigal’s career also includes more than 17 years at Aetna Inc. where he served in various leadership roles in financial management, including head of finance transformation, vice president and director of internal audit, chief financial officer for consumer markets, Northeast regions financial officer and chief financial officer of specialty health. Prior to working for Aetna Inc., Sigal worked for The Travelers, Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

AAR [WOOD DALE, Ill.] (NYSE: AIR) announced that Michael D. Milligan was appointed Chief Financial Officer. Milligan spent the last 16 years as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with NES Rental Holdings, Inc. He previously served 14 years at Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

James Mead

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. [HONOLULU] (NYSE: ALEX) announced James E. Mead has been named chief financial officer. Mead succeeds Paul K. Ito, who will continue as senior vice president, finance and treasurer of A&B through the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition. Jim Mead most recently served as chief financial officer for SL Green Realty Corporation, from late 2010 to early 2015. Prior to joining SL Green, Mead served as CFO of Strategic Hotels & Resorts (2004-2010) and Irvine Company Apartment Communities (1996-1999), and held executive positions with Irvine Company and JP Morgan.

Pope Resources [POULSBO, Wash.] (NASDAQ: POPE) announced that Chief Financial Officer John D. Lamb is leaving the Partnership to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Lamb has served as the Partnership’s principal financial officer since April 20, 2015. The Partnership will promote Daemon P. Repp to the role of principal financial officer with the title of Director of Finance. Mr. Repp’s previous role with the Partnership was as a Portfolio Manager.

Cingulate Therapeutics, LLC [KANSAS CITY, Kan.] announced the appointment of Louis G. Van Horn to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Cingulate, Mr. Van Horn was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for eleven years with Store Financial Services, LLC. Prior to Store Financial, he was Vice President & Comptroller (Chief Accounting Officer) for Kansas City Southern, for sixteen years. Earlier in his career, he worked in finance and accounting roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Shell Oil Company, Yellow Freight Systems and Tarsus CFO.

Janice Klostermeier

Valley Presbyterian Hospital [VAN NUYS, Calif.] welcomes Janice Klostermeier as its new Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Ms. Klostermeier served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, located in Los Angeles. She also served in financial executive positions with Emergency Medical Associates in New York and with Texas Regional Medical Center, Valley Baptist Health Center, Parkland Health and Hospital System and the Cook Children’s Health Care Systems, all within the state of Texas.

Arxan Technologies [SAN FRANCISCO, CA] announced the appointment of Dick Davidson as CFO. Prior to Arxan, Davidson was CFO of Solera North America. Before that, he was a CFO for a wide range of companies, including the IBM Consumer Division, inCode Telecom Group, Kintera Inc. and SmartDrive Systems.

ENSERVCO Corporation [DENVER, CO] (NYSE MKT: ENSV) announced the appointment of Tucker Franciscus as Chief Financial Officer. Franciscus replaces Bob Devers, who is leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities. Franciscus was most recently Chief Financial Officer of Tracker Resource Development III. Prior to that he was Chief Financial Officer and corporate strategic advisor with N.A. Petroleum Company. Previous executive assignments include Bluegate Creek II Energy Partnership and PYR Energy Corporation. Franciscus has extensive experience in corporate finance that includes executive assignments with Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, J.P. Morgan & Company, and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. He began his business career as an analyst and business development specialist with Snyder Oil Corporation and Interenergy Corporation. Franciscus served in numerous active and reserve duty assignments with the U.S. Army for over 15 years, retiring in 2006 with the rank of Major.

Analogic Corporation [PEABODY, Mass.] (NASDAQ: ALOG) announced that Michael Bourque has been appointed senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. He replaces Mark Frost, who will be leaving the company. Mike Bourque joined Analogic in 2014 as vice president and corporate controller. He also served as the Company’s interim chief financial officer from April through November 2015. Before joining Analogic, Mike held a number of key financial leadership roles in both private and public multinational companies, most recently as vice president of finance and corporate controller at Axcelis Technologies. Before Axcelis he was director of corporate accounting at Charles River Laboratories and earlier in his career he held various positions of increasing responsibility in the audit practice at Ernst & Young, LLP.

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Vera Bradley, Inc. [FORT WAYNE, Ind.] (NASDDAQ: VRA) announced that John Enwright has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Enwright joined Vera Bradley in 2014 as Senior Director of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis and was soon promoted to Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis.  In March 2017, he was named Interim Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Vera Bradley, Enwright spent 15 years with Tiffany & Co. in various financial roles of increasing responsibility.

Bruce Stanski

Fluor Corporation [IRVING, Texas] (NYSE: FLR) announced that Bruce Stanski has been appointed as Fluor’s chief financial officer, replacing Biggs Porter. Stanski has served as the president of Fluor’s Government Group since March 2009. Prior to joining Fluor, he served as CFO at another company in the engineering and construction sector.

IntraHealth International [CHAPEL HILL, N.C.] welcomed Rob Murphy as the new vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer. Before joining IntraHealth, Murphy served as chief financial officer/chief compliance officer at FHI 360. He also served in senior roles, including as chief financial officer, at Deloitte Emerging Markets Group, the United Nations Office for Project Services in Denmark, Counterpart International, Development Alternatives, Inc. and the Academy for Educational Development.

Family Room Entertainment Corp. [LOS ANGELES] (OTC PINK: FMYR) announced the departure of its Director, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary, Stanley Tepper.

Arcadia Healthcare Solutions [BURLINGTON, Mass.] has appointed Karl Stubelis as its chief financial officer. Prior to Arcadia, Stubelis served as senior vice president and CFO at athenahealth. Stubelis had previously been vice president, corporate controller, and chief accounting officer at marketing and consulting firm SapientNitro Corporation.

Epix Healthcare [NORCROSS, Ga.] announced the addition of Brian Moore as its chief financial officer. Moore joined Epix after serving as the CFO of Carestream Dental. Prior to Carestream Dental, Moore served in a variety of financial and operational roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Gilsbar [COVINGTON, LA] announced the addition of Becky Pathoumthong to our executive team in the role of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Pathoumthong previously worked at Arthur Andersen, Stryker Corporation, and Alfasigma USA, Inc. prior to joining Gilsbar.

The Buckle, Inc. [KEARNEY, Neb.] (NYSE: BKE) announced that the Board of Directors has elected Thomas B. Heacock as the Company’s Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Heacock replaces Karen B. Rhoads as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, who in May announced her intention to retire from the Company. Mr. Heacock previously served as the Company’s Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Corporate Controller. He has been employed by the Company since October 2003. Prior to joining the Company, he was employed by Ernst & Young, LLP.

Kim Moehler

Shrimp Basket Restaurants [PENSACOLA, Fla.] announced it has named Kim Moehler its Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Ms. Moehler spent 18 years with Office Depot in various finance roles, including Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Divisional CFO roles. Before Office Depot, she was employed with Denny’s Restaurants as a Director of Field Finance.

APTIM [THE WOODLANDS, Texas] announced that Mark Crouser has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Crouser has served more than 25 years in the engineering, construction and diversified services business as Vice President of Finance for Balfour Beatty Construction and more recently as Chief Financial Officer, Americas Region, for M+W Group.

Good Times Restaurants Inc. [DENVER] (NASDAQ: GTIM), announced the resignation of Jim Zielke as Chief Financial Officer and the hiring of Ryan Zink as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Zink was the Corporate Finance Director and Reporting Leader, and previously Operations Controller for INVISTA Inc., positions he has held since March 2014. From January 2000 to March 2014, he served in various capacities with F&H Acquisition Corp., including Senior Vice President of Finance, and Chief Operating Officer for its Champps concept. Prior to his service with F&H, Mr. Zink worked for KPMG, LLP.

Fred’s, Inc. [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] (NASDAQ: FRED) announced the appointment of Jason Jenne as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jenne succeeds Rick Hans, who is stepping down from the Company to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Jenne joined Fred’s Pharmacy in September 2016 as Senior Vice President, Finance. He most recently served as President and CEO of True Temper Sports. He also served as True Temper Sports’ Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ACRX) announced the appointment of Raffi Asadorian as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Amyris, Mr. Asadorian was the CFO for Unilabs. Mr. Asadorian joined Barr Pharmaceuticals as SVP and CFO of its PLIVA subsidiary.

Intelivideo [DENVER] announced the appointment of Scott Heinemann as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at Workforce Insight, Inc.

CalAmp [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CAMP) announced the appointment of Kurtis J. Binder as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Binder succeeds Rick Vitelle. Mr. Binder has spent the majority of his career in financial leadership positions, including most recently as Chief Financial Officer of VIZIO, Inc., and previously served as an Assurance and Advisory Business Services Partner at Ernst & Young LLP.

Amit Singhi

Piston Group [REDFORD, Mich.] announced that Amit Singhi has been named chief financial officer. He began his business career at General Motors as a research engineer in 1989. Five years later he joined Ford Motor Company where he progressed through a series of senior finance positions in North America prior to being named CFO for Ford South America in 2012.

MannKind Corporation [VALENCIA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: MNKD) (TASE: MNKD) announced that Steven Binder has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Binder most recently spent four years at Stryker Corporation, where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Stryker’s International Group, based in Singapore. Prior to Stryker, Mr. Binder served in a series of senior leadership roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. His last four positions at BMS were Vice President, Finance roles over different geographic operating units: United States (2012-2013), Europe (2008-2011), AsiaPacific (2005-2007), and Japan (2003-2005). Prior to his international experience, Mr. Binder served in three senior leadership roles for Oncology Therapeutics Network, Vice President, Strategic Development (2001-2003), Vice President, Customer Operations (2000-2001), and Chief Financial Officer (1997-2000). Before OTN, Mr. Binder progressed through three finance and accounting roles for BMS Worldwide Medicines Group after joining the company in 1992. Before BMS, he worked for Deloitte & Touche.

Performant Financial Corporation [LIVERMORE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: PFMT) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Hakan Orvell, passed away. Lisa Im, Chief Executive Officer and Ian Johnston, Chief Accounting Officer, have been handling Mr. Orvell’s duties while he was on a medical leave of absence.

Michael Breslin

NewYork-Presbyterian [New York, New York] has named Michael Breslin chief financial officer. He will succeed Phyllis Lantos, who is transitioning to a new role as a senior advisor to Dr. Steven J. Corwin, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian. Prior to joining NewYork-Presbyterian in 2015, he served as senior vice president, finance at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist (then New York Methodist Hospital). Earlier in his career, he was chief financial officer of Lenox Hill Hospital and also served as president and chief executive officer of Richmond University Medical Center. His relationship with NewYork-Presbyterian began when he worked with the hospital as a partner at the accounting firm of Ernst & Young.

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. [PHOENIX] (NASDAQ: INSY) announced that Andrew G. Long has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Global Finance at Patheon, from 2015 to 2017. Prior to his role at Patheon, Mr. Long spent nine years as Vice President of Global Finance for multiple divisions at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He previously spent five years at BioScience Division of Cambrex Corporation. Previously, Mr. Long also spent almost a decade in various roles at Abbott Laboratories.

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United States Steel Corporation [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: X) announced the appointment of Kevin P. Bradley as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Bradley served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Terex Corporation. Prior to his tenure as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, he served as President of Terex Cranes. He began his career with the Terex Corporation as President of Terex Financial Services. He has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, including positions with GE Commercial Finance, where he served as Chief Asset Management Officer, and with AT&T Capital, in several finance and asset management positions.

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. [PLANO, Texas] (NYSE: JCP) announced that Jeffrey Davis is joining the Company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will succeed Andrew Drexler, who has been serving as interim chief financial officer. Davis most recently served as chief financial officer at Darden Restaurants. Prior to Darden, Davis served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Walmart U.S. stores. Upon joining Walmart in 2006, he served as vice president of finance for its U.S. specialty division before assuming positions of increasing responsibility, including senior vice president of finance and strategy, followed by a promotion to senior vice president and treasurer. Before Walmart, Davis held multiple finance-related positions with Lakeland Tours, McKesson Corporation and The Hillman Company.

Lazard Ltd [NEW YORK] (NYSE: LAZ) announced that Evan Russo, Managing Director and Co-Head of Lazard’s Capital Markets and Capital Structure Advisory practice, will become Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Lazard. He is replacing Matthieu Bucaille, CFO of Lazard since 2011, who will become Chief Executive Officer of Lazard International and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie Financière Lazard Frères and Lazard Frères Banque in Paris. Prior to Lazard, Mr. Russo worked in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs and at Barclays Capital.

J M Smith Corporation [SPARTANBURG, S.C.] has confirmed Philip J. Ryan, III as Chief Financial Officer. Ryan will also assume the role of Treasurer following the retirement of James C. Wilson, Jr. on October 1, 2017. Wilson has been employed with the company since 1987, serving first as controller before being elected Treasurer and then being named CFO. Ryan joined J M Smith Corporation in 2011, following a successful career with Sealed Air Corporation.

Veson Nautical [BOSTON] announced Tim Strudwick as its new Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Veson, Strudwick was the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis for Dynatrace. Previously, he was the Director of Finance & Operations for PTC and served as the Planning and Operations Senior Manager for BT Conferencing and the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager at BT Group. Concurrently, Strudwick volunteers as the Head of Finance/CFO for the Many Brains Project.

Providence St. Joseph Health [RENTON, Wash.] announced the selection of Venkat Bhamidipati as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer. Bhamidipati previously served as managing director for business development and growth strategy at Microsoft.

Samuel Allen Hamood

Change Healthcare [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] announced the appointment of Samuel Allen (Al) Hamood as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Randy Giles, who will retire from Change Healthcare following a transition period. Mr. Hamood joins Change Healthcare from TransUnion Corporation, where he has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2008. Prior to joining TransUnion, he was Senior Vice President and CFO for the U.S. Region of Electronic Data Systems, as well as Vice President of Investor Relations, and Senior Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hamood spent six years in a variety of finance and strategy roles at the Walt Disney Company, and started his career with the audit practice of Deloitte and Touche.

MariMed Inc. [NEWTON, Mass.] (OTCQB: MRMD) has appointed Jon Levine as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.

Notal Vision, Ltd. [MANASSAS, Va.] announced the appointment of Jim Long as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Jim was Interim Chief Financial Officer at MDLIVE. Prior to MDLIVE, he held several key leadership positions at Empresario Partners, Lakeview Health Systems, First Med, MEDai, and CoreSource.

Brian Hamm

TruGreen [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] announced Brian Hamm will be joining the company as chief financial officer. Hamm joins TruGreen from Energizer Holdings, where he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Brian brings a wealth of experience from a number of global companies including Energizer, PepsiAmericas and Price Waterhouse.

Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: DMTX) announced that Jean Franchi, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned. Mary Thistle, who has served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, will serve as the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer.

Duluth Holdings Inc. [BELLEVILLE, Wis.] (NASDAQ: DLTH) announced that Dave Loretta has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Loretta will succeed retiring CFO Mark DeOrio and will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Duluth Trading, Dave Loretta served four years as President and Chief Financial Officer of Nordstrom Bank. Previously at Nordstrom, Inc., he served as corporate Vice President and Treasurer overseeing treasury, investor relations and corporate development. Before his 13 years with Nordstrom, Loretta was Director of Planning and Analysis for Restoration Hardware, Inc. Following his time at Nordstrom, Loretta launched and operated his own company, Pacific Time, LLC, from 2014 to 2016.

Dan Durn

Applied Materials, Inc. [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] announced that Dan Durn will join the company as senior vice president and assume the role of chief financial officer. Mr. Durn is currently CFO of NXP Semiconductors. He joined NXP in 2015, having served as CFO of Freescale up until the merger with NXP. Prior to Freescale, he was CFO and executive vice president of finance and administration at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. Previously, he was head of M&A and strategy at Advanced Technology Investment Company, and he also served as vice president in technology investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Company and was a member of its merger leadership group.

Perfecto [BOSTON, MA] announced the appointment of Michael Carus as Chief Financial Officer. Michael Carus is the former President and COO of RedVision. Before leading the sale of RedVision to First American at the end of 2016, he served as General Partner, COO and CFO of Jerusalem Venture Partners, and COO and CFO of Fundtech. Prior to that, he was Finance VP of Geotek and Business Assurance Manager at PWC.

Neology, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced that Frank Hettmann has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hettmann previously served as Director of Finance and in various Group and International Controller roles for Microsemi Corporation during the past seven years. Prior to that he held executive roles with small to mid-sized semiconductor and technology companies.

Promethean [Atlanta, Ga.] announced the appointment of Sue Choe as the business’ new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Choe succeeds Louise Ward, who has been with Promethean for the past eight years and served as the CFO since 2015. Recently, Choe served as the Vice President of Finance and Chief Account Officer of RealNetworks, Inc. Before RealNetworks, she held leadership roles with Cardiac Science, Microsoft, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.

MHVC Acquisition Corporation [HERNDON, Va.] has named John C. Pitsenberger as chief financial officer. Pitsenberger most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of Sotera Defense Solutions. He previously served as vice president and corporate controller of Pacific Architects and Engineers and Apptis. Previously, he worked at Deltek. Pitsenberger began his career in public accounting at Beers & Cutler, PLLC.

First Choice Healthcare Solutions, Inc. [MELBOURNE, Fla.] (OTCQB: FCHS) announced that it has appointed Phillip J. Keller as its Chief Financial Officer. From 2014 through 2015, Mr. Keller served as SVP of Finance and CFO of RehabCare Inc. Prior to joining RehabCare Inc. in 2014, Mr. Keller served as SVP of Finance of PharMerica, Inc. Other previous executive posts have included SVP of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer of BioScrip, Inc.

Monika Flood

Istation [Dallas, TX] announced the appointment of Monika Flood as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Flood was SVP of Finance and Strategy for a restaurant-chain holding company.

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SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. [ORLANDO, Fla.] (NYSE: SEAS) announced the appointment of Marc G. Swanson as interim Chief Financial Officer and interim Treasurer. Mr. Swanson has served as SeaWorld’s Chief Accounting Officer since 2012 and served as interim Chief Financial Officer in 2015. He will continue to serve as Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Swanson succeeds Peter J. Crage who is leaving the company to assume a senior-level financial position at another company. Previously, Swanson was Vice President Performance Management and Corporate Controller of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment from 2011 to 2012, the Corporate Controller of Busch Entertainment Corporation from 2008 to 2011 and the Vice President of Finance of Sesame Place from 2004 to 2008.

Caterpillar Inc. [PEORIA, Ill.] (NYSE: CAT) announced that Group President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Brad Halverson has elected to retire in early 2018. Prior to becoming CFO, Halverson served two years as vice president of the Finance Services Division, and before that position, he was the corporate controller. Halverson joined Caterpillar in 1988 as an accountant. In 1993, he moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to become a strategy and planning consultant. He went on to become controller in Europe, responsible for Caterpillar’s financial reporting in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Halverson returned to the United States in 1996 to manage general accounting and financial systems. From 1998 until 2002, Halverson was the CFO of Caterpillar’s Engine Division and was the director of Mergers & Acquisitions.  Halverson serves on the Sysco Corporation Board of Directors and is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board. He also serves on the Dean’s Business Council for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business and the OSF St. Francis Medical Center Community Advisory Board.

Callaway Golf Company [CARLSBAD, Calif.] (NYSE: ELY) announced the appointment of Brian Lynch as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lynch also will continue in his role as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Lynch has served as Interim CFO since April 2017. Mr. Lynch, who joined Callaway in 1999, has 30 years of experience in financial, legal, strategic and operational roles. Since 2012, when he was named General Counsel, Mr. Lynch has been involved in all key strategic and financial matters for Callaway, including SEC compliance and public accounting matters.

Command Center, Inc. [DENVER] (OTCQB: CCNI) has appointed Cory Smith to the position of chief financial officer. He replaces Colette Pieper, who submitted her resignation in order to pursue other professional interests. Smith was previously employed by Command Center from 2010 through 2015, serving as the company’s controller during the final two years of his tenure. Most recently, he was employed by Southeast Staffing since 2015, where he served as Vice President of Finance. From 2005 to 2010, Smith worked as a Certified Public Accountant.

James Standen

Compass Minerals [OVERLAND PARK, Kan.] (NYSE: CMP) announced the appointment of James “Jamie” Standen to the position of chief financial officer. Standen had been serving as interim CFO and treasurer since April 25, 2017. Standen joined Compass Minerals in 2006 as assistant treasurer and has held positions of increasing responsibility since that time, including vice president, finance and treasurer before his interim CFO appointment. Prior to joining Compass Minerals, Standen spent six years in various finance roles at Kansas City Southern.

Power Solutions International, Inc. [WOOD DALE, Ill.] (OTC PINK: PSIX) announced that Charles F. (Chip) Avery, Jr. was appointed as chief financial officer. Mr. Avery succeeds interim chief financial officer Timothy J. Cunningham, who will remain with the Company in an advisory role. From 2013 until 2016, Mr. Avery served as chief financial officer, vice president, finance and treasurer, at FreightCar America, Inc. Prior to that role, from 2005 until 2013, he served in financial and information technology leadership positions, including from 2010, as vice president, corporate controller and chief information officer, at Federal Signal Corporation. Earlier in his career, he served in financial leadership roles at Home Products International, Inc. and in audit and business advisory roles at Arthur Andersen LLP.

AutoAlert [KANSAS CITY, Mo.] announced that Lucas Baerg has been named chief financial officer and executive vice president of corporate development. Most recently, Baerg served as executive vice president and general manager for AutoAlert and before that as vice president of marketing and business development. Prior to working at AutoAlert, he was head of finance and business development at VinSolutions and held other financial leadership roles at the Walt Disney Company and Ricoh.

Strategic Global Investments, Inc. [KANSAS CITY, Mo.] (OTC PINK: STBV) has made the appointment of Harold Rice as CFO. Harold is a founding member, and current member 22 Years of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRADE EXCHANGES. He has served four terms on Board of Directors, and has served three terms as Corporate Treasurer.

Kush Bottles, Inc. [SANTA ANA, Calif.] (OTCQB: KSHB) announced that it has appointed Jim McCormick as Chief Financial Officer. Chris Martin, Kush Bottles’ previous CFO, will consult for the Company for approximately three months to ensure a smooth transition period. Mr. McCormick has recently served as a management consultant where he led business development initiatives in the California cannabis sector. Prior to this role, he was Chief Financial Officer at Electronic Cigarettes Group International.  Previously, he was also Senior Vice President and CFO, Corporate Services Division at Sodexo. Mr. McCormick spent the majority of his career in British American Tobacco where he held multiple general management and CFO roles internationally over his sixteen year tenure with the firm.

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation [GAINESVILLE, Fla. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: AGTC) announced the appointments of William Sullivan to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Larry Bullock, who has served as Chief Financial Officer, is retiring. Prior to joining AGTC, he held a variety of important leadership positions at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc., including Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer. Prior to his role at Merrimack he was Corporate Controller at Vette Corp. Mr. Sullivan has also held a variety of positions in the areas of financial planning and analysis, operations management, and auditing.

Opus [NEW YORK and LONDON and SINGAPORE] announced the appointment of Glenn Renzulli as Chief Financial Officer. Glenn joins Opus from PeopleAdmin, where he was the CFO. Prior to PeopleAdmin, he was CFO of TeacherMatch. He has previously held other CFO roles in educational technology and started his career in finance at General Electric.

Edible Arrangements International [WALLINGFORD, Conn.] announced that Amanda D.H. Allen, vice president of finance and accounting, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Edible in 2015, Allen’s career began in consumer & retail investment banking at UBS and included corporate finance and strategic planning leadership roles at PepsiCo, Starwood Hotels, and Waterworks. Allen succeeds Tony DiPippa, who will take on an expanded role overseeing the day-to-day operations of Edible.

MorganFranklin Consulting [WASHINGTON, D.C.] announced the appointment of Steve Boyce as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. Boyce joins MorganFranklin from NeuStar where he most recently served as Vice President, Finance, Treasurer & Head of Accounting. In addition to his work at NeuStar, Boyce has worked in senior finance roles at RollStream and CoStar Group.

Cotiviti Holdings, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NYSE: COTV) announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer Steve Senneff to pursue a new opportunity outside of healthcare. Mr. Senneff will remain with the company through the end of August to ensure an orderly transition. Effective September 1, 2017, Adrienne Calderone, Cotiviti’s Vice President and Controller, will serve as Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis. Ms. Calderone joined Cotiviti in 2012 as Vice President and Controller. Prior to Cotiviti, she served in senior executive positions for a number of publicly-traded companies including Vice President and Controller at L-1 Identity Solutions (now MorphoTrust USA Inc.); Senior Vice President and Controller, Chief Accounting Officer for SIRIUS XM Radio; and Vice President and Controller for PanAmSat Corporation.

Datto, Inc. [NORWALK, Conn.] announced that Timothy Weller has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Datto, Weller served as the Interim CEO and CFO of London-based financial technology company Wonga. He was also CFO of two Boston-based public companies, EnerNoc, and Akamai. Early in his career, Tim was an equity research analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He has also been a software developer, video game designer, angel investor, and advisor to many technology company CEOs.

Lee Kalowski

Bicycle Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, England & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Lee Kalowski as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Bicycle, Mr. Kalowski served as the Chief Financial Officer of Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Previously, he was vice president, global biotechnology equity research at Credit Suisse. Before that, he worked in mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson and in global pharmaceutical equity research at Sanford C. Bernstein and Prudential Equity Group.

Cara Therapeutics, Inc. [STAMFORD, Conn.] (NASDAQ: CARA) announced the appointment of Mani Mohindru, Ph.D., as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Strategy Officer, effective August 15, 2017. Josef Schoell, who has held the CFO position at Cara for more than a decade, will be retiring. Most recently, Mohindru served as Chief Strategy Officer at Curis, Inc. Earlier in her career, Dr. Mohindru spent several years as an equity research analyst covering the biotechnology sector at ThinkEquity, LLC, Credit Suisse and UBS. She also co-founded Immtox LLC, a privately held biotechnology company, and was a healthcare industry consultant at Axon Healthcare Partners and SAI Healthcare (acquired by IMS Health).

Mobile Mini, Inc. [PHOENIX] (NASDAQ GS: MINI) announced that Van Welch is joining Mobile Mini as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31, 2017. He succeeds Mark Funk, who recently retired from the Company. Most recently, Mr. Welch held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Willbros Inc., and previously served in senior finance roles at KBR Group.

Willbros Group, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: WG) announced that Van A. Welch, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer, has informed the Company of his intention to resign from his position effective August 30, 2017.

CutisPharma [WILMINGTON, Mass.] announced the appointment of Robert M. Palladino as Chief Financial Officer. Palladino has served as CFO for 480 Biomedical, Claritas Genomics, BioNevia, Corrona, PatientsLikeMe and Biosphere Medical.  Palladino also founded Oxus Medical (oximetry in cardiac resynchronization) and Tesa Medical (orthopedics).

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. [MENLO PARK, Calif.] (NYSE: TPVG) announced the appointment of Andrew J. Olson as Chief Financial Officer to be effective as of August 10, 2017. Mr. Olson also serves as Chief Financial Officer of TriplePoint Capital LLC, TPVG’s sponsor. Prior to joining TPVG and TriplePoint Capital, Mr. Olson served as vice president of finance and senior controller of a publicly traded BDC. Before that, he spent eight years with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, most recently as senior manager providing audit and consulting services to financial institutions of various sizes and asset classes.

Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: PTI) announced that it has appointed Helen M. Boudreau as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective July 25, 2017.  Ms. Boudreau is stepping down as a Director from the Proteostasis Board of Directors, a position she has held since February 2016, to accept the executive management role. In her most recent management role, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of FORMA Therapeutics, Inc. From 2008 to 2014, Ms. Boudreau held a variety of leadership roles with increasing responsibility at Novartis, including serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Novartis Corporation, the U.S. corporate arm of Novartis AG with over $20 billion in revenue. Before joining Novartis, Ms. Boudreau served in multiple leadership positions at Pfizer, Inc., most recently as Vice President of Finance, Customer Business Unit and Commercial Operations. Previously, Ms. Boudreau held strategic and operational roles at Yum Brands/PepsiCo., McKinsey & Company, and Bank of America.

Aqua Metals, Inc. [ALAMEDA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AQMS) announced that Mark Weinswig has joined the executive team and will become Chief Financial Officer, effective August 10, 2017.  Mr. Weinswig will succeed Thomas Murphy, who is retiring from the position. Mr. Weinswig served as CFO at Emcore from 2010 to 2016. From 2006 to 2010 he was first Director of Finance/Business Unit Controller and then International Financial Controller for Coherent. Previously, he held several senior financial positions at Oclaro from 2000 to 2009. He began his career on Wall Street, working for Morgan Stanley and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Certent, Inc. [PLEASANTON, Calif.] announced Ryan Stroub has joined Certent as chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Stroub served as the CFO for SharesPost, Inc. Prior to SharesPost, he served as CFO and chief accounting officer of Thomas Weisel Partners (acquired by Stifel Financial Corporation), and prior to that as the global corporate controller at E*TRADE Financial Corporation.

Debra Mason

Questex LLC [NEWTON, MA] announced the appointment of Debra S. Mason as chief financial officer. Mason previously served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer for ALM Media LLC. Prior to that, she was chief financial officer for the Americas region of Ipsos. Her previous leadership positions include chief operating officer and chief financial officer of X Plus One Solutions Inc.; six years with Interpublic Group, where she served as the global CFO of several divisions, including Jack Morton Worldwide, a global event marketing group, and NFO WorldGroup,; and CFO at full-service advertising agencies, including the independent brands of The Lowe Group, Mullen and Wolf Group.

Broadwind Energy, Inc. [CICERO, Ill.] (NASDAQ: BWEN) announced that Jason L. Bonfigt, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Bonfigt currently serves as the Company’s Vice President and Corporate Controller. Stephanie K. Kushner, who has held both CFO and CEO roles since May of 2016, will remain President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Bonfigt joined Broadwind in 2008 as Controller and then General Manager of the Company’s Badger Transport subsidiary, which was divested in 2011. He has since held a number of finance roles, both in the Corporate Office and in the Gearing business unit.  He was named Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in August of 2016. Prior to joining Broadwind, Bonfigt held a series of finance positions at Schneider National, a Wisconsin-based trucking and logistics company.

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Armstrong Flooring, Inc. [Lancaster, PA] (NYSE: AFI) announced that Ronald D. Ford will become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Armstrong Flooring, Mr. Ford served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Silgan Containers. Prior to Silgan Containers, Mr. Ford held various leadership positions at St. Clair Vision and Wells Real Estate Funds, as well as at other companies.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. [ORLANDO, Fla.] (NYSE: SEAS) announced the appointment of Marc G. Swanson as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Swanson had been serving in these positions on an interim basis since August 1, 2017. Mr. Swanson most recently served as SeaWorld’s Chief Accounting Officer, a position he was appointed to in 2012, and previously served as interim Chief Financial Officer from June 2015 until September 2015. Previously, he was Vice President, Performance Management, and Corporate Controller of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment from 2011 to 2012, the Corporate Controller of Busch Entertainment Corporation from 2008 to 2011, and the Vice President of Finance of Sesame Place from 2004 to 2008.

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] (NYSE: PIR) announced that Jeffrey N. Boyer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company to become Chief Financial Officer of Fossil Group, Inc., where he has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2007.

Fossil Group, Inc. [RICHARDSON, Texas] (NASDAQ: FOSL) announced that Dennis R. Secor, the Company’s current Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, is resigning. Mr. Secor joined the Company in December 2012. The Company announced that Jeffrey N. Boyer, currently a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Boyer was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in December 2007. Mr. Boyer currently serves as Chairman of the Company’s Finance Committee, and he is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Boyer has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Pier 1 Imports, Inc. since June 2015. Prior to joining Pier I Imports, Mr. Boyer served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Tuesday Morning Corporation from September 2013 until June 2015. Mr. Boyer served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide Holdings, Inc., from June 2012 until September 2013 and as their Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from April 2008 until June 2012. Mr. Boyer began his career as an accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1980.

Energizer Holdings, Inc. [ST. LOUIS] (NYSE: ENR) announced that the company has appointed Timothy Gorman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Since June, Mr. Gorman has served as Energizer’s interim Chief Financial Officer. Prior to serving in that role, Mr. Gorman was Energizer’s Vice President and Controller, Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Gorman had served as Vice President and Controller, Chief Accounting Officer of Energizer since September 2014. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President & Controller of PepsiAmericas, Inc. After his tenure at PepsiAmericas, Inc., Mr. Gorman served as an independent financial consultant. During his tenure at PepsiAmericas, Inc. (previously known as Whitman Corporation), Mr. Gorman served in a number of finance roles of increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Planning and Reporting and Assistant Controller.

Sanmina Corporation [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SANM) announced that David Anderson has been appointed to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Anderson will succeed Bob Eulau, who has been appointed to Chief Executive Officer as previously announced. Anderson has more than 30 years of experience. Since 2013 he has held the position of Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer at Sanmina. He joined Sanmina in 2002 as VP Finance and Controller, EMS Operations and in 2004 was promoted to SVP Finance and Controller, Global Operations and Corporate Planning. Prior to joining Sanmina, Anderson held various positions in corporate business development, commercial marketing, finance and internal audit with Nortel Networks. Anderson has also held positions at North American Life, now a part of Manulife Financial. He started his career as an external auditor at Dunwoody & Company, now part of BDO Canada LLP.

DWFritz Automation Inc. [WILSONVILLE, Ore.] announced that the company has appointed David Mendez as chief financial officer. Prior to joining DWFritz, Mendez was CFO, as well as chief operations officer (COO), for several companies in various industries. Most recently Mendez was the COO at CompView Inc. He started his career as a certified public accountant (CPA) with PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Cylance® Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Brian Robins as chief financial officer. Robins comes to Cylance after serving as chief financial officer at AlienVault. Before that, he served as vice president and chief financial officer of Global Business Services at CSC. Earlier in his career, Robins was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Verisign. Before that, at NeuStar, Brian served as vice president of finance, treasurer and corporate officer. Robins has also held executive level and financial leadership positions at MCI and Bankers Trust.

Verus Foods [NEW YORK, NY] (OTCQB: RBIZ) announced that Mark W. Lindsey has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining the Company, he spent 11 years with American Capital, Ltd. in a variety of accounting and reporting roles, most recently as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining American Capital, Ltd., Mr. Lindsey also served in various senior roles with XM Satellite Radio, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Ipswitch [LEXINGTON, Mass.] announced the appointment of Kevin Bisson as the new Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Bisson was Chief Financial Officer of Dyn. Prior to Dyn, Bisson held CFO roles at three publicly traded technology companies – Mercury Systems, SeaChange International and AMSC. Earlier in his career, he spearheaded the initial public offering of Axcelis Technologies. Bisson began his career at United Technologies where he held several senior financial positions.

Avnet [PHOENIX] (NYSE: AVT) announced that Kevin Moriarty, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the past 4.5 years, has notified the Company of his decision to step down from the position due to personal reasons. Ken Jacobson, the Company’s controller, has been named interim CFO. Ken has been with Avnet for more than 4 years and brings a wealth of experience to this role. In addition, Ken has over 12 years of Big 4 accounting and industry experience working with a variety of public, private, and international companies.

ForeSee [ANN ARBOR, Mich.] announced that Jay Sinder has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Sinder joins ForeSee from ByteGrid, where he served as CFO. Previously, Sinder was at CoreLink Data Center, where he served as CEO after first serving as CFO. Sinder also held CFO roles at Hostway Corporation and Focal Communications Corporation. He is also on the board of directors and serves on the audit committee for telecommunications company PCTEL, Inc.

Redwood Trust, Inc. [MILL VALLEY, Calif.] (NYSE: RWT) announced that Collin Cochrane has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Abate has been serving as Redwood’s interim Chief Financial Officer since his promotion to President in July 2016. Mr. Cochrane has served as Redwood’s Controller and Managing Director since March of 2013. Prior to joining Redwood, Mr. Cochrane served as chief accounting officer and controller for iStar Financial Inc., where he was employed from 2001 to March 2013. Prior to joining iStar Financial, Mr. Cochrane was employed as an auditor by Ernst & Young LLP from 1999 to 2001.

Financial Engines [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: FNGN) announced that Craig Foster will join the Financial Engines team as chief financial officer, succeeding Ray Sims, who previously announced his intent to retire. Mr. Foster previously served as chief financial officer at both Amobee from April 2015 to May 2017 and Ubiquiti Networks from February 2013 to April 2015. Previously, Mr. Foster served as a director in the investment banking group at Credit Suisse from June 2012 to February 2013. From August 2007 to June 2012, he worked at UBS Securities as an executive director in the technology group. Prior to banking, Mr. Foster held various management positions at RBC Capital Markets, LoudCloud, Deloitte Consulting, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

AstroNova [WEST WARWICK, R.I.] (NASDAQ: ALOT) announced that John P. Jordan, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has notified the Company of his intention to resign his position to pursue another professional opportunity. Following Jordan’s departure, Joseph P. O’Connell, AstroNova’s Vice President, Business Development and former Chief Financial Officer, will assume the role of interim Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer until Jordan’s permanent replacement is appointed.

Alex Mendes

Inspirus Credit Union [SEATTLE] welcomes Alex Mendes as Chief Financial Officer. Mendes started his career in Manhattan with some of the largest financial institutions in the United States. Mendes most recently worked as Chief Financial Officer for Navy Army Credit Union in Texas.

Workhorse Group Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NASDAQ: WKHS) announced that it has appointed Paul Gaitan to chief financial officer. Gaitan succeeds Julio Rodriguez, who has served as CFO since August 2013. Mr. Gaitan was most recently the CFO of Crown Health Care Laundry Services in Pensacola, Florida. He previously served as CFO, corporate controller and controller for ClarkDietrich Building Systems, and in various controller roles at Axion Automotive Technologies, Endar Corporation, Dentsply International, Avery Dennisonand Cummins Engine Company.

Twin Brook Capital Partners [NEW YORK & CHICAGO] announced that Vishal Sheth, former Director on Angelo, Gordon’s finance and accounting team, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Angelo, Gordon in 2014, Mr. Sheth worked at Fortress Investments and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. [SAN CARLOS, Calif.] (NASDAQ: IOVA) announced the appointment of Timothy E. Morris as Chief Financial Officer of the company. Prior to joining Iovance, Mr. Morris was most recently chief financial officer and head of business development for AcelRx Pharmaceuticals. Before that, Mr. Morris held the positions of chief financial officer and global head of corporate development at VIVUS, Inc. and chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance, administration and manufacturing at Questcor Pharmaceuticals.

Velodyne LiDAR Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] announced Robert (Bob) Brown has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Brown joins Velodyne LiDAR from VeriSilicon Holdings Co., where he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Brown has held senior financial and business development roles at LSI Corporation and Cadence Design Systems, and various finance roles at Hewlett-Packard.

Brown Jordan International Inc. [ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.] has named Jeff Leonard as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining BJI, Jeff was the chief financial officer at The Hillman Group. Prior to joining Hillman, Jeff was CFO of Baker & Taylor.

Willbros Group, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: WG) announced the promotion of Jeffrey B. Kappel as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Van A. Welch, who has tendered his resignation. Mr. Kappel’s most recent position with the company has been Corporate Controller, Operations. Since joining Willbros in 2013, Mr. Kappel has held a variety of management level positions within the corporate finance and accounting organization and the Oil & Gas segment. Prior to joining Willbros, Jeff worked for Technip, the Shaw Group and PwC.

LCR Embedded Systems [NORRISTOWN, Pa.] announced the appointment of Sheila Golden, former Controller, as Chief Financial Officer.

Bioventus [DURHAM, N.C.] announced that Greg Anglum has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Anglum joined Bioventus in 2016 as its Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Bioventus, Anglum held CFO positions at Overture, and StrikeIron. He also spent several years in public accounting roles with Arthur Andersen and Grant Thornton.

Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [BOSTON, MA] (NASDAQ: PIRS) announced that it has appointed Allan Reine as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Pieris, from 2012 through August 2017, Dr. Reine was a portfolio manager at Lombard Odier Asset Management. Before joining Lombard Odier, Dr. Reine served as a healthcare portfolio manager at various funds, from 2003 through 2012 including Citi Principal Strategies, SAC Capital, Trivium Capital and Alexandra Investment Management. Dr. Reine began his career in 2001 at CIBC World Markets.

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Cynthia Earhart

Norfolk Southern Corporation [NORFOLK, Va.] (NYSE: NSC) announced that it has appointed Cynthia C. Earhart as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Earhart succeeds Thomas E. Hurlbut, NS’ vice president and controller, who has served as interim chief financial officer since Aug. 1, 2017, following the retirement of Marta R. Stewart. Earhart joined NS in 1985 and most recently served as executive vice president and chief information officer. In connection with her appointment as CFO, Earhart will retain her information technology responsibilities. Since joining NS’ accounting department in 1985, Earhart held positions of increasing responsibility in the accounting department, including assistant vice president, before transitioning to information technology. She was named vice president, information technology in 2001. In 2007, Earhart was named vice president human resources, and in 2013, she was appointed executive vice president administration. She assumed expanded responsibilities as executive vice president, administration and chief information officer in 2015. Earhart, a former certified public accountant, began her career at NS following her service as an accountant at Ernst & Young’s predecessor CPA firm Ernst and Whinney.

HBC [TORONTO & NEW YORK] (TSX: HBC) announced Edward Record has been named Chief Financial Officer, effective August 28, 2017. He joins HBC after more than three years as Chief Financial Officer for J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (“JCP”). Prior to JCP, Record most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Stage Stores, and previously as its Chief Financial Officer. Record has also held executive leadership positions in finance at Kohl’s and Belk. Record began his extensive career in retail at Kaufmann’s, a division of The May Department Store Company, holding various roles across the finance department, ultimately working his way up to VP of Finance and Controller. Mr. Record succeeds Paul Beesley, who, as previously announced is leaving HBC. Mr. Beesley has agreed to remain with the Company for a period of time to ensure a smooth transition.

Knoll, Inc. [EAST GREENVILLE, Pa.] (NYSE: KNL) named Charles W. Rayfield its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rayfield joined Knoll in 2015 as the Company’s Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller; since June of this year, he has also served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer.  Prior to joining Knoll, Mr. Rayfield served as Vice President, Controller of Tucson, AZ – based Providence Service Corporation.  He has also served as the Corporate Controller of Malvern, PA – based BioTelemetry, Inc. Earlier in his career, he held various positions with Ernst & Young LLP, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP.

SpartanNash [GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.] (NASDAQ: SPTN) announced that the Company has appointed Mark Shamber as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 11, 2017. Shamber previously served as Chief Financial Officer for United Natural Foods, Inc. Following his departure from UNFI at the end of 2015, Mark has been working as an independent consultant and serving as the Vice Chairman, Board of Directors of Day Kimball Healthcare, Inc. Earlier in his career, Shamber worked in the audit practice of Ernst & Young and in the finance department of Reebok International. Shamber replaces Tom Van Hall, who has been acting as SpartanNash’s interim CFO since July of 2017.

Steve Senneff

DigitalOcean [NEW YORK] announced it has hired Steve Senneff as chief financial officer. Senneff joins DigitalOcean from Cotiviti. Prior to Cotiviti, Senneff spent 16 years at Nielsen. During his tenure, Senneff served as regional and group CFO for several international divisions of the company. Senneff began his career at Abbott Laboratories as a senior financial analyst.

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. [MEDFORD, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: CEMI) announced that Richard J. Larkin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has informed the Company of his intention to retire by December 31, 2017.

Surna Inc. [BOULDER, Colorado] (OTCQB: SRNA) appointed Paul Kelly as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Since 2004, Mr. Kelly has been a consultant to numerous smaller private companies, mostly in fractional or interim Chief Financial Officer, Controller, and other senior financial and accounting roles, at the following companies:  Wave Solar Technologies, Inc. (2016 to 2017); Bluenergy Solar Wind, LLC (2015 to 2017); Novinda, Inc. (2011 to 2014); ION Engineering (2012 to 2015), Anzode, Inc. (2010 to 2014); and Firefly Energy, Inc. (2004 to 2008). Mr. Kelly was the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Visual Products Corporation (“VPC”) from 2001 to 2004. In addition, Mr. Kelly was Chief Financial Officer of Bolder Technologies Corporation (“Bolder”) from 2000 to 2002. He also served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of CET Environmental Services, Inc. in 1999. Mr. Kelly was the VP Finance for Technology Management Advisors from 1997 to 1999. From 1985 through 1997, Mr. Kelly was employed by the Adolph Coors Company and its affiliated companies in various senior financial management positions including the Controller for the Membrane Separations and Engine Components Unit of Golden Technologies Company. Mr. Kelly was also the Director of Strategic Planning and Finance for the Coors Advanced Electronics Group and began his career at Coors as the Internal Audit Manager at the parent company. Prior to that, Mr. Kelly was employed as an Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

KEPRO [HARRISBURG, Pa.] announced that Paul Solomon has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Mr. Solomon was the Chief Financial Officer for VetCor Professional Practices, LLC.

Michael Connell

Transforming Age [BELLEVUE, Wash.] announced Michael Connell as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining the Transforming Age executive team, Connell served as the CFO at Asbury Communities in Germantown, Maryland. His not-for-profit senior living experience also includes several years as the CFO at Ingleside Presbyterian Retirement Community in Washington, D.C. and Lourdes Residence in West Palm Beach, FL. He also brings previous experience in both for-profit senior living and as a health care auditor at Ernst & Young. Connell succeeds Jerry Schoeggl, who has served as CFO at Transforming Age for just over a year in a part time capacity. Jerry will continue to play a significant role in shaping strategic financial initiatives for the organization as Assistant Treasurer.

Arrow Financial Corporation [GLENS FALLS, N.Y.] (NASDAQGS: AROW) announced Edward J. Campanella will join the company as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for Arrow, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company’s lead subsidiary, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company, effective September 5. Mr. Campanella, who is currently serving as CFO of National Union Bank of Kinderhook, brings 19 years of finance and banking experience to Arrow. Prior leadership roles include Treasurer and Director of Finance at Opus Bank in Irving, California, and Treasurer at Cambridge Savings Bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He began his career in finance as an analyst for Darling Consulting Group. He succeeds Terry Goodemote, who in February announced his intent to retire as Arrow CFO after more than 20 years of service to the Company, including more than 10 years as the Chief Financial Officer.

Kinderhook Bank Corp. [KINDERHOOK, N.Y.] (OTCQB: NUBK), the parent bank holding company of The National Union Bank of Kinderhook (“Kinderhook Bank”), announced a change in the executive management team. Edward J. Campanella, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kinderhook Bank and the Company, has announced his plans to leave the organization in order to accept a position with a larger financial institution. The Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank have appointed the Company’s and the Bank’s President and Chief Executive Officer, John A. Balli, as interim Chief Financial Officer of both the Company and Kinderhook Bank effective upon Mr. Campanella’s departure. Mr. Balli, a certified public accountant, previously served as the Company’s Treasurer and Kinderhook Bank’s Chief Financial Officer for approximately ten (10) years prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Balli will serve in these additional capacities until a new Chief Financial Officer is named.

Peak Resorts, Inc. [WILDWOOD, Mo.] (NASDAQ: SKIS) announced its succession plan for chief financial officer, Stephen J. Mueller.  Mueller, 69, will step down on October 3, 2017, following the company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.  He will remain with the company for an initial period of three years, as Executive Vice President to assist in the transition of financial reporting matters and provide assistance with special projects and growth initiatives. He will also remain a member of the board of directors. In this planned transition, Christopher J. Bub, chief accounting officer, will assume the CFO role on October 3, 2017. Before joining Peak in June 2015, he served as senior director of finance for Nortek Global HVAC, formerly NORDYNE LLC.  Prior to joining NORDYNE LLC, he held a variety of managerial and leadership positions at The Boeing Company and Deloitte & Touche, LLP.

Kirby Corporation [HOUSTON] (NYSE: KEX) announced that C. Andrew Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kirby, has informed Kirby that he is resigning from his position effective September 7, 2017 to accept another opportunity. David Grzebinski, Kirby’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will then serve in the dual roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis until Kirby identifies a new Chief Financial Officer.

NRT LLC [MADISON, N.J.], a subsidiary of global real estate leader Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), announced that Roger Favano has joined NRT as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Favano brings more than 25 years of financial leadership experience mostly spent at General Electric Capital Corporation in senior financial leadership roles including chief financial officer in risk management, chief operating officer in risk management, and chief financial officer in GE corporate treasury, among others from 1997 through 2016. He most recently served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of DFC Global Corporation. With this appointment, Favano replaces Kevin Greene, who will be stepping down from his role with NRT later this year after assisting in this transition.

Medovex Corp. [ATLANTA, GA] (NASDAQ: MDVX) reported it has named Charlie Farrahar as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Farrahar was the first Chief Financial officer of the Company from its inception through IPO. He remained with the Company as its Secretary only from January 2015 until August 2017, when he agreed to resume the CFO role. Mr. Farrahar currently serves as Chief Financial Officer for several small private biotech companies in the research and development stage. In 2003 he joined a private governmental assistance startup as it’s CFO and Director of Human Resources, helping with the sale of that company to a private entity in 2011 after it had grown to a multi-state operation with over 400 employees. In the late 1990’s he was CFO of Credit Depot Corp. Jeffery Wright, the former CFO, agreed to become the Company’s first Controller.

Analog Devices, Inc. [NORWOOD, Mass.] (NASDAQ: ADI) announced that Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah will join the Company on September 28, 2017 as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Mahendra-Rajah currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of WABCO Holdings Inc., a position he has held since June 2014. Prior to his appointment at WABCO, he served as Corporate Vice President and Segment CFO for the Silicon Systems Group, a division of Applied Materials, Inc. Previously, Mr. Mahendra-Rajah held global finance and operational positions at Visa and United Technologies. Eileen Wynne will continue serving as Analog Devices’ interim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer until Mr. Mahendra-Rajah’s first date of employment, after which she will continue to serve as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.

NeoPhotonics Corporation [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NYSE: NPTN) announced the appointment of Elizabeth “Beth” Eby as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Beth is replacing Sandra Waechter, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Beth Eby brings to NeoPhotonics more than 25 years of financial experience at Intel Corporation where she most recently held the position of Vice President of Finance and Group Chief Financial Officer for Intel’s Internet of Things Group. Prior to that she was Vice President of Finance and Group Controller for Corporate Financial Planning & Reporting. Over the course of her career Ms. Eby also held finance leadership roles related to cost and manufacturing, sales and product planning, including two multi-year assignments in Asia.

Heath Cleaver

Compressor Engineering Corporation (CECO) & CECO Pipeline Services [HOUSTON] announced that Heath Cleaver has been named the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Recently, Mr. Cleaver has been providing CFO consulting services for a diverse range of clients in the home water purification, manufacturing and oil and gas industries. Prior to providing CFO consulting services, Mr. Cleaver was the CFO of Global Fabrication Services, Inc., Porto Energy Corp., as well as Chief Accounting Officer of BPZ Resources, Inc. Mr. Cleaver also serves on the board of Bio-Path Holdings, Inc.

OnSolve [ORMOND BEACH, Fla.] announced the appointment of Pat Clark as Chief Financial Officer. Clark joins OnSolve from his role as Chief Financial Officer at Optima Healthcare Solutions.

NuVasive, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: NUVA) announced the appointment of Rajesh (Raj) J. Asarpota as the Company’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective September 1, 2017. Mr. Asarpota began his career at General Electric (GE) in the GE Financial Management program. He then joined the GE Corporate Audit Staff program and from there moved to GE Healthcare where he held a variety of key finance operating roles. In the last 15 years, he has accumulated critical experience in both public and private enterprises, highlighted by his decade-long tenure at Life Technologies. More recently, Mr. Asarpota was the CFO of publicly-traded Questcor Pharmaceuticals.

Epizyme, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: EPZM) announced a leadership transition plan for its finance organization. Andrew E. Singer, executive vice president, finance and administration and chief financial officer of Epizyme, will be leaving the Company at the end of August to pursue other business opportunities. As part of this transition, Susan Graf, chief business officer of Epizyme, will assume responsibility for the finance organization going forward, including Epizyme’s financial reporting and analysis group.

Neil Thomas

Novasyte [CARLSBAD, CA] announced that Neil Thomas joined the team as Chief Financial Officer. Neil joins from AMN Healthcare, where, most recently, Neil has been working directly with the investor community in the role of Senior Director of Investor Relations. Neil started his career in public accounting before joining AMN Healthcare in 2005. At AMN he served in a variety of finance and operational roles.

BrainChip Holdings Ltd. [SAN FRANCISCO, CA] (ASX: BRN) announced the appointment of Ryan A. Benton as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining BrainChip, Mr. Benton served as Chief Executive Officer at Exar Corporation. Previously, Mr. Benton served as Chief Financial Officer at Exar. Mr. Benton will assume all responsibilities customary for a public company CFO including those responsibilities previously managed by the Company’s VP of Finance Cossette Drossler, who has left the Company.  Prior to joining Exar, Mr. Benton was Chief Financial Officer of SynapSense Corporation. Prior to SynapSense, from February 2007 to May 2012, Mr. Benton was Chief Financial Officer of SoloPower Inc. Prior to joining SoloPower Inc., from November 2004 to February 2007, Mr. Benton served as a financial consultant for the United States subsidiary of ASM International NV in Phoenix, Arizona, a semiconductor capital equipment company. Mr. Benton began his career in 1991 at Arthur Anderson.

PS Business Parks, Inc. [GLENDALE, Calif.] (NYSE: PSB) announced that Edward A. Stokx, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, resigned from his position with the Company effective August 31, 2017. Maria R. Hawthorne, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will act as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.

ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: ALJJ) announced that it appointed Brian Hartman as its new Chief Financial Officer, replacing Rob Christ. At the same time, ALJ also announced the appointment of Rob Christ as the CFO for its subsidiary, Carpets N’ More. Mr. Hartman joins ALJ from Arcade Beauty, where he served as SVP, Chief Financial Officer beginning in March 2012. Prior to his role as CFO of Arcade Beauty, Mr. Hartman held a variety of executive positions, serving as the Vice President, Corporate Controller for Visant Corporation, and as Corporate Controller for Metallurg, Inc. Prior to this, Mr. Hartman held various accounting and auditing positions at Witco Chemical Corp. and Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Mr. Hartman is a certified public accountant.

Andrew Palmer

Riskalyze [AUBURN, Calif.] announced the appointment of Andrew Palmer as Chief Financial Officer. Palmer most recently served as vice president of finance at Trintech. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of the Technology Group at Availity, and has held other senior finance and operating positions at Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.

Diamond Resorts International [LAS VEGAS] announced that Peter Crage assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer. Most recently he was Chief Financial Officer for SeaWorld Entertainment. Prior to his role with SeaWorld, Crage held the role of Chief Financial Officer for Extended Stay America. Effective December 31, 2017, Alan Bentley will retire as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Bentley will continue to support Diamond Resorts for the remainder of the year in an advisory role.

Global Medical REIT Inc. [BETHESDA, Md.] (NYSE: GMRE) announced that Robert Kiernan will join the Company as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Kiernan succeeds Donald McClure who is pursuing other opportunities. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kiernan served as the Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of FBR & Co. commencing in October 2007. Prior to joining FBR, Mr. Kiernan served as the Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Arlington Asset Investment Corp. commencing in April 2003. Prior to joining Arlington Asset, Mr. Kiernan was a senior manager in the assurance practice at Ernst & Young.

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: MACK) announced that it has strengthened its executive management team with the appointment of Jean M. Franchi as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Merrimack, Ms. Franchi most recently served as the CFO for Dimension Therapeutics. Previously, she was the CFO at Good Start Genetics. Ms. Franchi also spent 16 years at Genzyme (now Sanofi Genzyme), including as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance.

Photronics, Inc. [BROOKFIELD, CT] (NASDAQGS: PLAB) announced that Sean T. Smith will retire as senior vice president and chief financial officer of the company, a position he has held since 2002, effective September 4, 2017. Smith will remain with the company as principle accounting officer through September, and then as a consultant through early December, to ensure a smooth transition. The company also announced that it has named John P. Jordan as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective September 5, 2017. Jordan has most recently been interim vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer and controller of AstroNova, Inc. Before joining AstroNova, Jordan served as vice president, CFO and treasurer of Zygo Corporation from 2011 to 2014. Prior to that he was vice president, CFO and treasurer of Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. for four years. Jordan also held senior finance roles at Paxar Corporation, Amscan and Bodwell Fashion Group.

FalconStor Software, Inc. [MELVILLE, NY] (NASDAQ: FALC) announced the appointment of Patrick McClain as Chief Financial Officer. Dan Murale, formerly FalconStor Chief Financial Officer, resigned to pursue other opportunities. Prior to joining FalconStor, McClain was CFO for Aurea Software, CFO for Rules Based Medicine (currently Myriad RBM), and a fractional CFO for over 20 software and technology clients. Mr. McClain began his career with Price Waterhouse as an audit manager.

Lucktastic [NEW YORK, NY] announced that Rick Busch has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Rick comes to Lucktastic from Publishers Clearing House (PCH) where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

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Michelle Clatterbuck

Intuit Inc. [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] (NASDAQ: INTU) announced its succession plan for Chief Financial Officer, Neil Williams who has served as CFO since January 2008 and plans to step down in January 2018. Michelle Clatterbuck, Senior Vice President of Finance for Intuit’s Consumer Tax Group and acting finance leader for Intuit’s Small Business Group, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer Feb. 1, 2018. In 2006, she rose to vice president of Finance for the Professional Tax business and went on to lead finance for Intuit’s Consumer Tax Group where she was promoted to senior vice president.

J.Crew Group, Inc. [NEW YORK] (the “Company”) announced that Vincent Zanna, previously Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Zanna served as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer since October 2016 and Vice President and Treasurer from 2012. Prior to joining the Company in 2009, he served as the Treasurer of Footstar, Inc.

Willis Towers Watson [ARLINGTON, Va. and LONDON] (NASDAQ: WLTW) announced Michael Burwell as its new Chief Financial Officer. Burwell will replace current Chief Financial Officer, Roger Millay, as he voluntarily retires on October 2, 2017. Burwell brings 31 years of finance and professional services experience from PwC. He has served in senior leadership roles for the last decade, including Head of Global Transformation; Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer in the United States; and Head of Transaction Services in the United States. In addition, he brings 11 years of audit experience and 12 years of Transaction Services advisory experience.

Dean Foods Company [DALLAS] (NYSE: DF) announced that Chris Bellairs, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will depart the company effective September 1. Bellairs will assist in transitioning to Scott Vopni, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, who will assume the responsibilities in the interim. Vopni joined Dean Foods in May 2008 and has served multiple senior roles in the company’s finance organization.

T. Rowe Price Group [BALTIMORE] (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) announced that Céline Dufétel will join the firm as vice president by December of this year and assume the roles of chief financial officer (CFO) and treasurer in the first quarter of 2018. Céline, who will join T. Rowe Pricefrom Neuberger Berman, previously served as partner and head of the North American Asset Management practice at McKinsey & Company. She will succeed Ken Moreland, who will continue as CFO until no later than the filing of the Form 10-K for the 2017 fiscal year in February 2018. Ken will then retire after nearly 14 years of service to the firm. Céline began her professional career with McKinsey & Company in 2004 and served in a variety of operations, strategy, and consulting roles in their New Yorkand Paris offices. She was named a partner with the firm in 2010 and, as head of the North American Asset Management practice, led their engagement with C-suite leadership across the industry. In 2014, Céline joined Neuberger Berman, as global head of Client Service. She currently serves as a managing director and that firm’s global head of Marketing and Client Service.

Don Godwin

Huntington Ingalls Industries [NEWPORT NEWS, Va.] (NYSE: HII) announced today that Don Godwin has been named vice president of business management and chief financial officer for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. He will assume his new role on Sept. 5. Godwin will succeed Mike Helpinstill, who is joining the HII corporate staff as vice president of strategic transactions. Godwin joins Newport News with more than 20 years of experience in finance and business operations management. He most recently served as CFO of Hitachi Data Systems Federal. He also served as CFO at Harris Corp. and its predecessor companies.

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Robert Julian as Chief Financial Officer. Robert has worked with globally respected companies such as Cisco Systems, Honeywell, Rockwell International, Lydall Inc., Legrand S.A. and Fisher Scientific. He most recently served as chief financial officer of Callaway Golf.

Tom Fuelling

Spokeo [PASADENA, Calif.] announced today the appointment of finance veteran Tom Fuelling as chief financial officer. Fuelling joins Spokeo most recently from Laurel & Wolf, where he was chief financial officer. Prior, he was chief financial officer at OpenX; ARTISTdirect; SegaGameworks; and Village Roadshow Pictures. Fuelling has helped scale many rapidly-growing technology organizations, most prominently at Hulu, where he was the twelfth employee and served more than six years as chief financial officer.

L.B. Foster Company [PITTSBURGH, Pa.] (NASDAQ: FSTR) announced that James P. Maloney will become L.B. Foster’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer. Maloney joins L.B. Foster from First Insight, Inc., where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to First Insight, he served as Vice President – Global Financial Planning and Supply Chain Finance at H.J. Heinz Company.  Prior to joining the Heinz North America team, he spent more than 10 years with Ernst & Young on various assignments in the U.S. and Europe.

CGE Energy [BRIGHTON, Mich.] (OTCPink: CGEI) announced that Harold Telners has joined the Company’s leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, in 1986 he formed Accounting & Tax Services, Inc. (ATS), one of Southeast Michigan’s most diversified accounting firms.

Gordy Brooks

FinancialForce [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Gordy Brooks as Chief Financial Officer. Brooks was most recently as CFO of Citrix GetGo. He has leadership experience at notable companies, including as CFO of public company Blue Coat Systems, and in senior finance positions at VMWare and BEA Systems. Brooks has also held finance positions at other companies, including Microsoft and WebTV Networks.

Milestone Technologies [FREMONT, Calif.] announced Edward Reginelli as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Milestone Technologies, Edward Reginelli was the CFO for RhythmOne. Reginelli has 20 years of experience managing all financial functions across various industries, both public and private. Before holding executive positions in the technology services, manufacturing, and new media sectors, Reginelli began his career at Nestle USA.

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. [MILWAUKEE] (NYSE: PLOW) announced that its current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Robert (Bob) McCormick, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Mr. McCormick’s current responsibilities will be transferred to Sarah Lauber, who joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Lauber joins the Company from Jason Industries, Inc. where she was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to her time at Jason Industries, Mrs. Lauber served as Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis at Regal Beloit Corporation, from 2011 to 2015. Mrs. Lauber previously served as Chief Financial Officer of A.O. Smith Corporation’s Electrical Products Company (“EPC”), from 2002 until EPC was acquired by Regal Beloit in 2011. Mrs. Lauber began her career as an accountant at KPMG.

Brinker International, Inc. [DALLAS] (NYSE: EAT) announced that Joseph Taylor has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of the company. With 17 years of experience at Brinker, Taylor has held multiple leadership roles in finance, communications and public policy. He joined the Brinker family in 1999 as vice president of finance, went on to lead corporate affairs, investors relations and most recently served as interim chief financial officer since April 2017. Prior to Brinker, Taylor served as vice president for Banc America Securities and Bank of America, Inc.

AppDirect [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of Michael DiFilippo as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to AppDirect, he most recently served as CFO of the SaaS Division at Citrix Systems. Prior to joining Citrix, DiFilippo held CFO/SVP Administration positions at MuleSoft Inc. and Intelleflex Corporation.

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. [PITTSBURGH] (NASDAQ: TSC) announced that David J. Demas has joined the company as executive vice president of finance and, upon the completion of a four-month transition period, will succeed Mark L. Sullivan as chief financial officer on January 1, 2018. Sullivan will continue serving as vice chairman and a director of the company after transitioning out of the CFO role. Demas joins TriState Capital from Deloitte & Touche, LLP’s San Francisco office, where he was a senior partner in the financial services practice.

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: EXXI) announced that it has appointed Tiffany J. (“T.J.”) Thom as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  Hugh Menown has resigned as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer to pursue other interests. Most recently, Ms. Thom served as the Chief Financial Officer of KLR Energy Acquisition Corp. from January 2015 until April 2017, when it was combined with Tema Oil and Gas Company to form Rosehill Resources Inc.  Ms. Thom served in positions of increasing responsibility for EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. (“EPL”) from October 2000 until its June 2014 acquisition by the Company’s predecessor, Energy XXI Ltd.  Ms. Thom held the most senior financial position at EPL from July 2009 until the acquisition, serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer when EPL was acquired.  From 1992 to 2000, Ms. Thom served as Senior Reservoir Engineer for Exxon Production Company and ExxonMobil Company with operational roles, including reservoir engineering and subsurface completion engineering for numerous offshore Gulf of Mexico properties. Ms. Thom has served as a director of Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. since August 2014.  From October 2015 to October 2016, Ms. Thom served as a director of Yates Petroleum Corporation.

ScanSource, Inc. [GREENVILLE, S.C] (NASDAQ: SCSC) announced the appointment of Gerald (Gerry) Lyons as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Since November 2016, Lyons has served as ScanSource’s Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer. Lyons joined ScanSource in 2007 and has worked in several financial management roles, including Principal Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller, and Vice President, Financial Business Systems. Prior to joining ScanSource, Lyons served as the Plant Controller, Global Group Controller, and Plant Manager for Moen Incorporated.

Innovest Global Inc. [CLEVELAND] (OTC PINK: IVST) announced that Mike Yukich will be joining the management team as the Chief Financial Officer for consolidated holding company operations. In the 1990s Mr. Yukich served as Chief Financial Officer and Controller for Eaton’s Truck Component Operations. After Eaton, Mr. Yukich served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Guide Corporation.

Misonix, Inc. [FARMINGDALE, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: MSON) announced that Joseph P. Dwyer has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dwyer has been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Misonix since September 2016.  From June 2015 he has provided financial consulting and advisory services to various companies through the firms Dwyer Holdings and TechCXO. Prior thereto, from November 2012 until June 2015, he was Chief Financial Officer of Virtual Piggy, Inc. Prior to joining Virtual Piggy, Mr. Dwyer served as chief financial officer of OpenLink Financial, Inc. During 2011 and 2012, Mr. Dwyer was a member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee and served as interim chief administrative officer of Energy Solutions International, Inc. From 2010 through 2011, Mr. Dwyer served as chief administrative officer of Capstone Advisory Group, LLC. Mr. Dwyer served as a consultant to Verint Systems, Inc., from 2009 through 2010, assisting with SEC reporting and compliance. From 2005 through 2009, Mr. Dwyer served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of AXS-One Inc. During 2004, Mr. Dwyer served as chief financial officer of Synergen, Inc. Prior to 2004, Mr. Dwyer also served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of Caminus Corporation, chief financial officer of ACTV, Inc., and senior vice president of finance for Winstar Communications, Inc.

Uneek Mehra

Proteus Digital Health™ [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] announced that Uneek Mehra has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Mehra has deep experience across pharmaceuticals, technology and financial services, through senior roles at Novartis, IBM and Citibank.

Liquidmetal® Technologies, Inc. [LAKE FOREST, Calif.] (OTCQB: LQMT) elected Tony Chung as a director of the Company. In connection with his appointment to the Board of Directors, Mr. Chung resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Bryce Van, former Corporate Controller, was appointed as Vice President of Finance and will serve as the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer. Bryce Van has been a key member of Liquidmetal’s leadership team, serving as Corporate Controller for the last four years. “

PRE^® Brands [CHICAGO] announced Jason Pinter as Chief Financial Officer. In addition to his most recent role as head of finance at SpotHero, he was a part of the core finance team at Orbitz that sold its online travel group to Blackstone, and had a subsequent IPO of Orbitz Worldwide in 2007. He also has a six-year stint at DialogTech (formerly Ifbyphone). Jason began his career at Kraft Foods.

Livongo Health [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] announced that Andy Page has joined the company as its President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Page served as President of 23andMe. Prior to 23andMe, Page has held several executive positions at other major consumer technology companies. He formerly served as President of Gilt Groupe and CFO at both PlayPhone and StubHub. Page also worked at investment banking leader Robertson Stephens.

Indigo Ag, Inc. [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Jeff Poulton as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Joining Indigo from leading biotechnology company Shire plc, Mr. Poulton brings financial leadership experience from his roles as Chief Financial Officer and member of Shire’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors.

Bryce Chicoyne

SmartBear Software [SOMERVILLE, Mass.] appointed Bryce Chicoyne as Chief Financial Officer and Global Operations Lead. Prior to joining SmartBear, Chicoyne served as the CFO of HealthcareSource. Prior to HealthcareSource, he served as CFO of Salary.com and Harvard Bioscience.

Inseego Corp. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: INSG) announced that the Company has appointed Stephen Smith as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Since 2016, he served as a financial consultant serving multiple early and mid-stage SaaS, Networking, and 3D Imaging businesses, and has served as interim CFO of TetraVue Inc. since February 2017. From 2012 to 2016 he served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations for Micropower Technologies. From 2005 to 2012 he ran his own consulting business and also served as President of XiTron Technologies. From 1999-2005, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Finance and Accounting Officer of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. Mr. Smith previously held senior finance and accounting positions with ST Microelectronics, Northern Telecom and Motorola. Tom Allen, who has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since May 16, 2017, will continue to provide consulting services to the Company, including transition assistance to Mr. Smith in his new role as CFO.