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Alan Pickerill

Expedia, Inc. [BELLEVUE, Wash.] (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced that Alan Pickerill, currently Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations, to succeed Mark Okerstrom as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As announced previously, Okerstrom has been appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. Pickerill began his career as an accountant at Deloitte and Touche where he practiced for seven years before moving onto progressively senior finance leadership roles at a variety of publicly traded technology and internet companies including roles at Microsoft and Getty Images. Pickerill joined Expedia in 2008, took over leadership of Investor Relations function in 2010, and added Global Treasury to his remit in 2015. He currently sits on Expedia, Inc.’s, Disclosure Practices and Foreign Exchange Review Committees.

Abiomed, Inc. [DANVERS, Mass.] (NASDAQ: ABMD) announced that it has accepted the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Michael Tomsicek. The Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, Robert Bowen, will return from retirement to support the organization as a consultant until a new CFO has been recruited and hired. Mr. Bowen served as the Company’s CFO from December 2008 to July 2015, and advised the Company in a consulting role for one year following his retirement.

Sujan Jain

App Annie [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Sujan Jain to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Sujan most recently served as CFO at Couchbase. Prior to Couchbase, Sujan was CFO at Model N. Before joining Model N, Sujan served as the VP of Finance and GM of Software Vertical for NetSuite.

Humanigen, Inc. [BRISBANE, Calif.] (OTCQB: HGEN) announced it has appointed Greg Jester as its chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Mr. Jester served as vice president, finance, for Tris Pharma. Mr. Jester has also held CFO roles at multiple pharmaceutical companies, including Alvogen and Innovive Pharmaceuticals, and senior finance roles at Barr Pharmaceuticals.

eCurrency Mint Limited [OAKLAND, Calif.] announced Stefan Carlsson as Chief Financial Officer. Carlsson joined eCurrency in January 2016 as Director Markets with focus on Southeast Asia. His most recent assignment was director and chief financial officer of Indosat. Prior to that role, Carlsson held numerous CFO and chief executive officer positions in operators across Asia as well as Europe.

Stewart [HOUSTON] (NYSE: STC) announced the appointment of David Hisey as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Secretary and Treasurer. He takes over for Allen Berryman, who announced his retirement plans earlier this year. David most recently was Senior Advisor to the CEO and acting CFO for Prospect Mortgage, LLC. Prior to this position, his roles included Executive Vice President (EVP) and CFO, as well as Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer and Chief of Staff for Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. In addition, Hisey served as EVP and CFO for Fannie Mae and spent 22 years in audit and consulting roles with KPMG LLP/Bearing Point, Inc.

Real Mex Restaurants [CYPRESS, Calif.] announced the appointment of Judd Tirnauer as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Tirnauer joins Real Mex from Wet Seal, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his time at Wet Seal, Tirnauer spent 15 years at Destination Maternity, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer.

MedAmerica Properties Inc. [BOCA RATON, Fla.] (OTC: MAMP) announced that Patricia Sheridan was appointed its chief financial officer. Since 2011, Ms. Sheridan has served as the managing member of PKS Group LLC. Over the last 12 years, she has worked in various capacities for private real estate development firms from October 2005 to January 2017. Beginning in June 1998 until March 2003, Ms. Sheridan served as the president and managing director of Knickerbocker LLC. Prior to this position, she served in multiple roles with Beneficial Corporation, from January 1986 through June 1998, most recently as the Director – Corporate Real Estate Properties. She began her accounting career at Arthur Andersen & Company beginning in January 1984 until January 1986.

David Demmon

Pan-American Life Insurance Group [NEW ORLEANS] announced the promotion of David Demmon to Senior Vice President, CFO and Controller. Mr. Demmon has been Pan-American Life’s Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since joining the company in 2012.

Banc of California, Inc. [SANTA ANA, Calif.] (NYSE:  BANC) announced it has hired John A. Bogler as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company and its subsidiary, Banc of California, N.A.  Mr. Bogler most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Sabal Financial Group, L.P. since 2014.  Mr. Bogler’s appointment comes after the conclusion of a nationwide executive search, led by Korn Ferry. Previously Mr. Bogler served as Chief Financial Officer for CapitalSource, Inc. and its subsidiary CapitalSource Bank until its 2014 sale to PacWest Bancorp.  Mr. Bogler also served as Chief Financial Officer for Affinity Financial Corporation and Jackson Federal Bank.

Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: CNAT) announced the appointment of Keith W. Marshall, as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Marshall has been Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development since 2015 at Torque Therapeutics. He served as Managing Director and Advisor in Healthcare Investment Banking from 2012 to 2014 at GCA Savvian Advisors, and continued from 2014 to 2015 at TAG Healthcare Advisors under an alliance with GCA Savvian. Dr. Marshall was Managing Director from 2011 to 2012 at Sagent Advisors; Managing Director, Co-founder, and Chief Financial Officer from 2008 to 2011 at Montgomery, Marshall Healthcare Partners; Managing Director of Healthcare Investment Banking from 2003 to 2008 at Montgomery & Co.; and Associate in Healthcare Investment Banking from 2001 to 2003 at JPMorgan H&Q with additional responsibilities at JPMorgan Partners. Dr. Marshall previously worked as a Research Associate from 1990 to 1993 at ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation.

Craig Anderson

Compass [NEW YORK] announced that Craig Anderson will join its leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Anderson was most recently the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Flywheel Sports. Prior to Flywheel, Anderson was President and Chief Operating Officer at an online advertising exchange. He previously served as a Vice President at The Blackstone Group. Craig is a lawyer who began his career at O’Melveny & Myers.

Avista Pharma Solutions, Inc. [DURHAM, N.C.] announced that Eric Evans has been named its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Avista Pharma, Mr. Evans was CFO of Mayne Pharma US. He previously served as CFO of two other CDMOs: AAIPharma Services and Patheon Inc. He also held positions in the pharmaceutical industry as VP and Controller for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and VP and Controller of Sandoz Inc.

Barbara Kandemir

It’s Never 2 Late® [DENVER] named Barbara Kandemir the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Kandemir has held senior financial executive positions across several industries, including Aperture Credentialing, KnowledgeAdvisors, Intersect Solutions LLC, and Capgemini.

XCPCNL Business Services Corporation [DALLAS, TX] (OTC PINK: XCPL) has named Roger Gaskins as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gaskins began his career with Coopers & Lybrand, C.P.A’s in Miami, Florida. He was Director of Accounting, Chief Executive Officer of International Environmental Services in Dallas, and most recently, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Lexington Global Solutions of Dallas, Texas.

VirTra, Inc. [TEMPE, Ariz.] (OTCQX: VTSI) announced that it has appointed Judy Henry as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Henry has been serving as the Company’s Controller since October 2016 and will be taking over the CFO role from Donna S. Moore, who has been VirTra’s Interim CFO since June 2016. From 2009 to 2015, Ms. Henry was CFO and Deputy Executive Director for Housing Kitsap. Previously, she worked as Director of Finance for Secure Asset Reporting, Inc. Ms. Henry has also provided CFO/Controller consultancy services for the CPA firm Moss Adams.

The Williams Companies, Inc. [TULSA, Okla.] (NYSE: WMB) announced that John D. Chandler has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Chandler will replace Don Chappel, who announced his planned retirement from Williams earlier this year. Until 2014, Mr. Chandler served as chief financial officer of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. beginning that role in 2002 in advance of Magellan’s spinoff from Williams in 2003. Prior to his role at Magellan, Mr. Chandler served in various financial roles at MAPCO, Inc. and at Williams.

Ashley Johnson

HCA Healthcare [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] (NYSE: HCA) announced that Ashley Johnson has been appointed chief financial officer of HCA’s American Group. She will replace longtime American Group CFO Rick Shallcross who is retiring. Johnson, a 21-year veteran of HCA, has served as chief financial officer for HCA’s Capital Division. Prior to that position she served as CFO for several HCA hospitals including Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver, Colorado; Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida; and Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford, Florida.

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Kraft Heinz [PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: KHC) announced the appointment of Paulo Basilio, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as Zone President of the United States business, and David Knopf, currently Vice President and Category Head of the Planters business, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Knopf joined Kraft Heinz in July 2015, initially serving as Vice President of Finance, Head of Global Budget & Business Planning, Zero-Based Budgeting, and Financial & Strategic Planning. Prior to that, Mr. Knopf held various roles at 3G Capital from 2013 to 2015. Previously, he held positions at Onex Partners and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Knopf has been a partner of 3G Capital since 2015.

U.S. Concrete, Inc. [EULESS, Texas] (NASDAQ: USCR) announced that it has hired financial executive John E. Kunz to join the executive team as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kunz was most recently the Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Tenneco, Inc. Previously, he was the company’s Vice President, Treasurer and Tax. He also held positions in the finance departments at Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, Weirton Steel Corporation and KPMG LLP.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. [NEW ALBANY, Ohio] (NYSE: ANF) announced the appointment of Scott D. Lipesky as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective October 2, 2017. Lipesky will report to Abercrombie & Fitch Co.’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Joanne C. Crevoiserat, who continued to serve as CFO after her promotion to COO effective February 1, 2017. Lipesky joins the company from American Signature Inc., a privately-held home furnishings company, where he was CFO. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he qualified as a CPA. His experience includes roles as corporate finance director with FTI Consulting, a global financial services advisory firm, director of corporate business development with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and nine years with Abercrombie & Fitch Co., in a variety of finance roles, including CFO of the company’s Hollister brand.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: VRTX) announced the appointment of Tom Graney to the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Graney most recently served as CFO and Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Strategy at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Ironwood in 2014, he worked at Johnson & Johnson for approximately 20 years in both the U.S. and abroad, most recently serving as Worldwide VP of Finance and CFO for Ethicon Surgical Care.

Unifi, Inc. [GREENSBORO, N.C.] (NYSE: UFI) announced the appointment of Jeffrey C. Ackerman as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Ackerman has served in executive roles for The Fresh Market, Sealy Corporation, Dade Behring, and PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay.

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: PTEN) announced that C. Andrew Smith, will join Patterson-UTI as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Smith most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kirby Corporation from January 2014 to September 2017. He also previously held executive financial leadership roles with Natco Group, Global Industries and Benthic Geotech. Mr. Smith began his accounting career with PwC and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.

Paylocity Holding Corporation [ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.] (NASDAQ: PCTY) announced that Toby Williams has joined Paylocity as Chief Financial Officer. Williams most recently served as Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Ellucian. Prior to joining Ellucian in 2011, Williams was Director of Corporate Development at Paychex, from 2006 to 2011. Prior to Paychex, Williams worked in investment banking at Citigroup and as a corporate attorney.

Compass Datacenters [DALLAS] has named Jared Day as President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Day joins Compass Datacenters from Armor Defense, Inc., where he was President and previously served as CFO and COO.

Nick Margarites

Thycotic [WASHINGTON] announced Nick Margarites as its new chief financial officer. Margarites previously served as CFO of Metalogix. Margarites previously spent 11 years at Sourcefire, holding vice president of finance and chief accounting officer positions.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: IRWD) announced that Tom Graney, chief financial officer (CFO) and senior vice president, finance and corporate strategy will leave the company. Gina Consylman, Ironwood’s vice president of finance and chief accounting officer, will serve as the company’s interim chief financial officer.

OpenLegacy [RESTON, VA] announced the appointment of Chief Financial Officer Ron Rabinowitz. During his 15 year career at Procter and Gamble (P&G), Ron gained experience in various local, regional, and global management roles. OpenLegacy will benefit from his leadership as the CEO of a P&G company.

Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SLNO) announced that David O’Toole, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will transition from Soleno in mid-September to pursue other opportunities.  Soleno has appointed Jonathan R. Wolter, as interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wolter is a principal of FLG Partners. He has been a partner at FLG Partners since August 2004. Prior to joining FLG, Mr. Wolter served as Chief Financial Officer of KPMG Consulting, Latin America, and International Controller with KPMG Consulting, and has held senior financial management positions with several companies, including Exponent and First Republic Bancorp.

Green Plains Inc. [OMAHA, Neb.] (NASDAQ: GPRE) announced that Jerry Peters will retire as chief financial officer from Green Plains and Green Plains Partners LP. John Neppl has been named to succeed Mr. Peters upon his retirement. Mr. Peters will continue to be a member of the board of directors of Green Plains Holdings LLC. John most recently served as chief financial officer of The Gavilon Group, LLC. Previously, Neppl held senior financial management positions at ConAgra Foods, Inc., including senior financial officer of ConAgra Trade Group and Commercial Products division as well as assistant corporate controller. Prior to ConAgra, Neppl was corporate controller at Guarantee Life Companies. He began his career as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche.

Hospitality Staffing Solutions [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Vincent J. Lombardo as Chief Financial Officer. Since 2011, he served as CFO of two staffing companies, SNI Companies and MDT Personnel, LLC. Prior to that he was CFO at TRAKAmerica, Capstone Tropical Holdings, Inc., and Ablest, Inc. He also served in executive financial positions with Fleetpride Inc., General Binding Corporation, and Interlake Material Handling, Inc.

Tom Pennison

On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina® [DALLAS] announced the addition of Tom Pennison as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining On The Border, Pennison served as CFO for both Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group as well as Ruth’s Hospitality Group.

Zagster [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the hiring of Nicholas Malone as Chief Financial Officer. Malone most recently served as Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer of Wayfair. He was also Wayfair’s CFO for more than 8 years, and in 2013, the Boston Business Journal honored Nick with its CFO of the Year Award.

Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: OPNT) announced the appointment of David O’Toole as Opiant’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. O’Toole, most recently served as CFO at Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. O’Toole will succeed Kevin Pollack, Opiant’s outgoing Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Soleno Therapeutics, Inc., Mr. O’Toole served as CFO at Codexis, Inc. from 2012 to 2014 and Response Genetics, Inc. from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, from 2008 to 2009, Mr. O’Toole served as CFO at Abraxis BioScience, Inc. Prior to his CFO experience, Mr. O’Toole spent 24 years in public accounting, including 16 years with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP (12 years as a partner), and began his career with eight years at the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen.

Eccrine Systems, Inc. [CINCINNATI] announced that Rick Egan has transitioned from CFO to President & COO. Mr. Egan will continue to manage the company’s financial area until a new CFO has been recruited.

Forterra, Inc. [IRVING, Texas] (NASDAQ: FRTA) announced the appointment of Charlie Brown as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Matt Brown, who has resigned from the Company. Charlie Brown previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Oldcastle Materials Company. Mr. Brown joined Oldcastle Materials as Vice President of Finance in 2003 and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance in 2007 and Chief Financial Officer in 2008. Prior to Oldcastle Materials, he held various finance and senior management roles of increasing responsibility at Vulcan Materials from 1996 to 2003 and at PPG Industries from 1990 to 1996.

Revenue Analytics [ATLANTA] announced that Tom Savini has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Revenue Analytics, Savini served in executive leadership roles in the Atlanta technology community. Most recently, he was the CFO for Damballa, Inc. Prior to Damballa, Tom was CFO for AirDefense, Inc. Before AirDefense, Tom served in operational and financial leadership roles at Movaz Networks, Inc. Earlier in his career, Savini held positions at corporate and investment banking institutions.

Lakeview Health [JACKSONVILLE, FL] announce George Merhi has joined the organization as its chief financial officer. Merhi has held several key executive positions in the industries of healthcare, retail and franchise finance and contract food and beverage. He most recently served as chief financial officer for a company providing outpatient physical therapy.

Hope Bancorp, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: HOPE) announced the planned retirement of Douglas J. Goddard, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Alex Ko, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, will assume the same position at the Company following Goddard’s retirement. Alex Ko was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bank of Hope in May, 2017. Formerly, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Strategist and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Bank of Hope. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. and Wilshire Bank from April 2010 through July 2016, after having joined Wilshire in April 2008 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Eos Energy Storage [NEW YORK] announced that David Henry joins as Chief Financial Officer. Henry previously served as Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of American Superconductor Corporation. He has also held finance roles at AMI Superconductor and Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation.

LKQ Corporation [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: LKQ) has appointed Varun Laroyia as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Laroyia has been the Chief Financial Officer of CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) business since 2015, following CBRE’s acquisition of the GWS business from Johnson Controls Inc. (“JCI”), where he was the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Information Technology since 2013. From 2006 to 2013, Mr. Laroyia held various positions at JCI including Group Vice President of Global Audit and Vice President of Finance and Administration for its Building Efficiency business across Europe and Africa. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Laroyia held various positions at Gateway, Inc., including Vice President and Controller based in the U.S. and Finance Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Prior to Gateway, he was with General Electric in the U.S. and then GE Capital in London where he served as a Manager of European Corporate Development. Mr. Laroyia started his career at KPMG in London.

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. [COLUMBUS, Ohio] (NASDAQ: BBRG) announced that James J. O’Connor, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, has resigned from his position.

Pfenex Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NYSE MKT: PFNX) announced that Dr. Paul Wagner, Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company effective October 13, 2017 to assume another position in industry.

Douglas R. Baker

Learning Care Group, Inc. [Novi, Mich.] announced that Douglas R. Baker is joining the organization as Chief Financial Officer, effective Sept. 29, 2017. Baker succeeds Mark Bierley, who held the CFO role since May 2012 and maintained interim CFO responsibilities after being named President and Chief Operating Officer at the beginning of the company’s 2017 fiscal year.  Previously, Baker served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Discovery Networks International (DNI), a division of Discovery Communications.  He joined Discovery Communications in 2005 as Senior Vice President and CFO for Discovery Commerce.  He went on to serve as Senior Vice President and CFO for Emerging Networks, New Media and Business Development and as Executive Vice President and CFO for DNI before assuming his most recent role.  Prior to that, Baker served in a variety of financial, operating and strategic leadership roles within Hallmark Cards and The Picture People, a strategic retail venture of Hallmark.

Jensyn Acquisition Corp. [FREEHOLD, N.J.] (NASDAQ: JSYN) announced that it has appointed James D. (JD) Gardner as its Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Gardner replaces Rebecca Irish, who resigned her positions as Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Company.  Recently Mr. Gardner served as a managing partner in a venture capital fund as its financial officer, and served as CEO or CFO of several public and private companies in the wireless data, web-based services, broadband switched Ethernet and security (video surveillance) industries.

Cota, Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that Thomas L. Gallucci has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Gallucci was a Managing Director at Cain Brothers where he focused on strategic advisory and M&A services within the healthcare sector. Prior to Cain Brothers, Gallucci spent the bulk of his career at Merrill Lynch and Lazard Capital Markets as an equity research analyst focused on healthcare services.  He started in healthcare equity research in 1995 at Credit Suisse First Boston and was with Bear Stearns from 1996 to 1999. Prior to that, he worked at Ernst & Young.

Tom Schmitt

VideoAmp [SANTA MONICA, CA] announced the appointment of Tom Schmitt as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to VideoAmp, Schmitt served as COO and CFO at FreeWheel.TV. Prior to FreeWheel.TV, Schmitt was a VP of Finance, Products & Technology at Salesforce.

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PerkinElmer, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass.] (NYSE: PKI) announced the upcoming retirement of Andy Wilson, senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). To provide appropriate time to identify a successor CFO and ensure a smooth integration, Mr. Wilson – who has held his position since joining PerkinElmer in 2009 – will retire in August 2018.

Global Employment Solutions [DENVER] announced that Theresa McDannald has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. McDannald joins Global Employment Solutions with more than 16 years of experience in the staffing industry. Since 2010 she served as Chief Accounting Officer with EmployBridge and before that Field Financial Partner, Finance Manager, Tax Manager and Director of Benefits and Payroll. She began her career as Sr. Tax Consultant at Deloitte and Touche.

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. [BOULDER, Colo.] (NYSE: ZAYO) announced that it has appointed Matt Steinfort as chief financial officer. He replaces Ken desGarennes, who is retiring. Steinfort joined Zayo as executive vice president, Corporate Strategy, Development, & Administration in November 2016, from Envysion, where he was CEO for 10 years. Prior to Envysion, he was senior vice president of Corporate Strategy at ICG Communications and held a variety of vice president roles at Level 3 Communications, including Consumer Voice, Corporate Strategy and Development, and Softswitch Strategy and Finance. Earlier in his career, Steinfort held positions at management consultancy Bain & Company and IT consultancy Cambridge Technology Partners.

ValueSetters Inc. [BOSTON] (OTC: VSTR) announced the hiring of Coreen Kraysler as its Chief Financial Officer. Formerly a Senior Vice President and Principal at Independence Investments, she managed several 5-star rated mutual funds as well as institutional accounts and served on the Investment Committee. She also worked at Eaton Vance as a Vice President, Equity Analyst on the Large and Midcap Value teams.

Bluelock [INDIANAPOLIS] announced that Jennifer Wiseman has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Wiseman brings over 20 years of finance experience from companies like Rolls-Royce, Brightpoint, and Interactive Intelligence.

Titan Spine [MEQUON, Wis.] announced the appointment of Chad Kolean as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Titan, Mr. Kolean served as the CFO for Cellectar Biosciences. Previously, he served as the CFO at Pioneer Surgical Technologies.

Royal Financial, Inc. [CHICAGO] (OTCQX: RYFL) announced that William M. Morfoot has resigned as SVP and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank for personal reasons. Leonard Szwajkowski, who currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Bank, reassumed the added duties of Interim CFO.

gel-e Inc. [COLLEGE PARK, Md.] announced Rich Vincent as CFO of the company.

Lineage Logistics, LLC [NOVI, Mich.] announced that Matthew (“Matt”) Hardt has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Matt joins Lineage from Cooper Standard Automotive, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Cooper Standard, Hardt served as Chief Financial Officer TE Connectivity and the General Electric Company.

Enseo [RICHARDSON, Texas] announced Kristin Reichert as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Enseo, Reichert served as CFO of Zimbra, Inc. Prior to Zimbra, Reichert was the Controller of Skywire Software.

HomeStreet, Inc. [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: HMST) named Mark Ruh as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. On April 24, 2017, Mr. Ruh took on the role of interim Chief Financial Officer for HomeStreet. Prior to joining HomeStreet in January 2017 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategic Investments, Mr. Ruh was a Managing Director at Commerce Street Investment Management in Dallas, Texas. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Mission Community Bancorp in San Luis Obispo, California, from 2011 to 2012, and was a director of Mountain Commerce Bancorp in Knoxville, Tennessee from 2016 to 2017. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ruh served as a Vice President at Castle Creek Capital LLC in Rancho Santa Fe, California, and was the President & COO of White River Capital, Inc. in Indianapolis, Indiana. He also served five years in the United States Navy as a nuclear submarine officer.

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NYSE: BETR) announced that Greg Christenson joins Amplify as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Brian Goldberg, Amplify’s former Chief Financial Officer, who will transition into the newly created role of Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President Corporate Development. Mr. Christenson joins Amplify from DanoneWave where he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of WhiteWave. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer, America Foods and Beverages and Senior Vice President of WhiteWave. Prior to joining WhiteWave, Mr. Christenson was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Oberto Brands from 2011 to June 2013. Before that he spent 14 years at Kraft Foods. He spent the first seven years of his career in public accounting.

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. [NEWTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: KPTI) announced the appointment of Michael Falvey as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to joining Karyopharm, Mr. Falvey served as Chief Financial Officer at several high-growth, revenue-generating companies, including Seven Bridges Genomics, Analysis Group, Ahura Scientific and Aspect Medical Systems. Prior to that, Mr. Falvey served as Vice President, Finance at Millennium Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Millennium, he also held financial positions at Fidelity Investments, Digital Equipment Corporation and General Electric.

Authentidate Holding Corp. [GAINESVILLE, Ga.] (OTCQB: ADAT) announced that Michael J. Poelking, has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Poelking recently joined Aeon Global Health as Senior Director of Finance. Prior to joining Aeon, he provided CFO consulting services to One Direct Health Network, Inc. He also served as CFO of Amendia, Inc. Earlier in his career, he held finance and senior operations positions with several other medium-sized healthcare organizations, as well as at Wilson Sporting Goods Company, where he was the Director of Corporate Accounting & Reporting.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CDNS) announced that John Wall, corporate vice president of finance and corporate controller of Cadence, has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cadence. He replaces Geoff Ribar, current CFO of Cadence, who is retiring. Mr. Wall previously served as vice president of finance. At the beginning of his tenure with Cadence, Mr. Wall established the Cadence office in Dublin, Ireland, was European controller and implemented the company’s international tax structure.

Anitha Gopalan

Catalant Technologies [BOSTON] announced that Anitha Gopalan will join the company as Chief Financial Officer.  Before joining Catalant, Anitha was a Vice President of Finance at Rapid7. Prior to Rapid7, Anitha was in Silicon Valley where she held financial leadership roles at iPass, and spent nearly a decade in Ernst & Young.

Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc. [NORTHBROOK, Ill.] announced the appointment of Dan Watanapongse to serve as EVP and Chief Financial Officer. Dan most recently served as SVP and Chief Financial Officer of Sterigenics International. Prior to Sterigenics, Dan has held various leadership roles of increasing responsibility with Sears Holdings, Bosch and SPX. Before SPX, Dan worked at Deloitte and Arthur Andersen.

Open Road Integrated Media [NEW YORK] announced that Daniel Shemesh has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Shemesh joined OR/M from Tapad.

Lemonade Restaurant Group [Los Angeles, CA] has named Michael Nishi as Chief Financial Officer. Nishi boasts over 20 years of financial hospitality experience, holding CFO titles with accomplished restaurant companies: Innovative Dining Group, Slater’s 50/50, and most recently, Wetzel’s Pretzels.

Rubenstein Public Relations [NEW YORK, NY] announced that Michael Isaacson has joined the agency as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Isaacson spent 8 years as CFO at DiGennaro Communications. He also held positions as Senior Vice President of Finance at RHI Entertainment, formerly Hallmark Entertainment, and Manager at Ernst & Young.

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David Arney

PureRED [ATLANTA, GA] has appointed David Arney as its new Chief Financial Officer. David succeeds Greg Latham, Chief Financial Officer of PureRED for the last twenty-one years. David Arney was most recently with The Intersect Group, where he served as interim International Controller. He also served in executive level roles for Fiserv, as well as Chief Financial Officer of Graphic Communications, Inc. Earlier in his career, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Q Interactive, and began his career at Deloitte.

Magellan Gold Corporation [RENO, Nevada] (OTCQB: MAGE) announced the appointment of Michael P. Martinez as CFO and Secretary of the Company. To facilitate this change, John C. Power recently stepped down as CFO and Secretary. Michael P. Martinez brings twenty-five years of proven financial management and accounting experience, including twenty years in executive management positions with high-growth companies. He has held roles in both public and private sectors in directing financial reporting, accounting, human resources, treasury functions and capital formation.

CommScope [HICKORY, N.C.] announced that Mark Olson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, intends to retire from the company, effective March 31, 2018.

Jeffrey M. Kreger

Aegis Therapies [PLANO, TX] hired Jeffrey M. Kreger as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently Mr. Kreger served as senior vice president, CFO and treasurer at BIOSCRIP, Inc.

Adherium [SAN MATEO, Calif.] (ASX: ADR) announced the appointment of Timothy A. Marcotte as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Adherium, he worked at several medical device companies, including Zonare Medical Systems, VNUS Medical Technologies, and Repeater Technologies. Former CFO Rob Turnbull transitions to a new role of Vice President of Finance and Business Services.

Welltok [DENVER] announced that Chris Power joined the company as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Power most recently served as CFO of Paycor. He was also previously CFO of LifeLock. Additionally, Power served as CFO and in other senior executive roles at other notable technology companies, including Salary.com, Monster Worldwide and Nortel Networks.

Paycor [CINCINNATI, OH] announced the appointment of William J. (Bill) Davis as chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Bill served as CFO at Gloo Networks plc. He also served as CFO for Blackboard, Inc. Prior to joining Blackboard Inc., Bill was CFO of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions for nearly a decade. Bill was also previously CFO at Lante Corporation and started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Abide Therapeutics [SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Sapna Srivastava, Ph.D., to the position of Chief Financial and Strategy Officer. Most recently, Dr. Srivastava held the position of Chief Financial and Strategy Officer at Intellia Therapeutics.  Prior to that role, Dr. Srivastava spent over a decade on Wall Street as a Senior Biotechnology Analyst for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and ThinkEquity Partners, LLC. She began her career as a research associate at J.P. Morgan.

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. [VALENCIA, Calif.] (NYSE: WAIR) announced that it has appointed Kerry A. Shiba as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Shiba succeeds Richard J. Weller, who previously announced his intention to retire. Prior to joining Wesco Aircraft, Mr. Shiba was executive vice president, chief financial officer and secretary of Superior Industries International, Inc. Previously, he served as senior vice president, chief financial and restructuring officer, and president of the original equipment business unit of Remy International, Inc. Mr. Shiba also held senior management positions with Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, including vice president and chief financial officer, and served in senior financial management roles with The BF Goodrich Company. He began his career with Ernst & Young, L.L.P.

General Cannabis Corp. [DENVER] (OTCQB: CANN) announced the appointment of Brian Andrews as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Andrews served as our Vice President of Finance since January 2017. From August 2013 to January 2017, Mr. Andrews worked for NOW CFO, LLC, where he provided accounting and finance consulting services to numerous public and private companies, including General Cannabis Corp from September 2015 through January 2017. From November 2011 to July 2013, Mr. Andrews served as corporate controller for Mesa Labs, Inc.

Mark Serway

Hitachi Data Systems Federal Inc. (HDS Federal) [RESTON, Va.], a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), announced the appointment of Mark A. Serway to chief financial officer and vice President of operations. Prior to joining HDS Federal, Serway served as chief financial officer for Govplace, Inc. From 2008 to 2013, Mark served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Akima. Earlier in Mark’s career, he held progressively senior positions with Employment Enterprises, Paradigm Solutions, Lockheed Martin IT, Getronics Government Solutions, Babcock & Wilcox and Boeing Computer Services.

Anchor Loans [CALABASAS, Calif.] announced the appointment of Bryan Thompson to serve as the company’s chief financial officer. Prior to joining Anchor Loans, Thompson served as CFO for Luxury Mortgage Corp.

AMREP Corporation [PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.] (NYSE: AXR) announced that James McMonagle, Jr. has been appointed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMREP, with Robert Wisniewski retiring as Chief Financial Officer of AMREP. Prior to being appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMREP, Mr. McMonagle had been Vice President, Finance of the Company since February 2017. Prior to joining AMREP, Mr. McMonagle had been Director of Finance of The Lloyd Group, Inc., and Vice President, Finance of SnapOne, Inc.

Coalfire [WESTMINSTER, Colo.] announced the appointment of Michael Chao as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Chao served as CFO of KeyPoint Government Solutions, Inc. Previously he held key financial positions at Vail Resorts, Famous Brands International, eBay and KPMG.

Dynasty Financial Partners [NEW YORK] announced that Jason Emerson will join the firm as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Emerson joins from Convergex Execution Solutions where he was Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Convergex, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Gain Capital and has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry where he has held various management positions at firms including Knight Capital Group, Instinet and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Career Education Corporation [SCHAUMBURG, Ill.] (NASDAQ: CECO) announced that A.J. Cederoth, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Cederoth’s employment with the Company is expected to continue through September 30, 2017. Ashish Ghia, Vice President Finance, has been appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Ashish Ghia joined Career Education in June 2008 and has served in various financial planning and analysis roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Vice President Finance since February 2016. Prior to joining the Company, he was a Business Finance Manager with Sears Holdings Corporation from 2006 to 2008, and also held associate positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Ernst & Young.

Michael Cohen

Flywheel Sports [NEW YORK] announced that Michael Cohen joins the team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently Cohen served as CFO of Birchbox. Prior to his appointment at Birchbox, Cohen led the team of Associated Content. Cohen has also held senior management positions with ESPN and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Envision Healthcare Corporation [NASHVILLE, Tenn. & GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.] (NYSE: EVHC) announced the implementation of succession plans for its current Chief Financial Officer, Claire Gulmi. Kevin Eastridge, currently Chief Accounting Officer, will succeed Ms. Gulmi as Chief Financial Officer, also effective October 2, 2017. Thereafter, Ms. Gulmi will be employed as an advisor to the Company for one year to assist with the transition of her responsibilities to Mr. Eastridge. Mr. Eastridge currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Envision. Prior to the merger creating today’s Envision, Mr. Eastridge served as Senior Vice President of Finance at AMSURG Corp. from July 2008 through November 2016 and as Chief Accounting Officer from July 2004 through November 2016. Mr. Eastridge served in various capacities with AMSURG from March 1997 through July 2004, including Vice President of Finance and Controller.

GGP Inc. [CHICAGO] (NYSE: GGP) announced Michael B. Berman is retiring as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective on March 1, 2018, or such earlier date as mutually agreed. Additionally, the Company announced the appointment of Heath R. Fear as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Finance, effective November 6, 2017. Upon Mr. Berman’s retirement, Mr. Fear will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Berman will be available to assist in the transition of duties through March 1, 2018. Mr. Fear was most recently the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Retail Properties of America, Inc. Prior to joining RPAI, Mr. Fear was with GGP for 12 years and, most recently, served as the Senior Vice President, Capital Markets for GGP.

MDU Resources Group, Inc. [BISMARCK, N.D.] (NYSE: MDU) announced that Jason L. Vollmer has been promoted effective Sept. 30 to vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, replacing Doran N. Schwartz as CFO. Schwartz has resigned to accept a position with another organization. Vollmer joined MDU Resources in 2005 as a financial analyst, was named manager of the treasury, cash and risk management department in 2011, then treasurer and director of cash, risk management and general accounting in 2014, and in 2016 was named vice president, CAO and treasurer. Prior to joining MDU Resources, Vollmer worked at the North Dakota Office of the State Auditor.

Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. [LIBERTY, Mo.] (NYSE: FGP) announced the appointment of Doran Schwartz  as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 16, 2017. Prior to joining Ferrellgas, Mr. Schwartz served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MDU Resources Group, Inc. from February 2010 to 2017, and was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at MDU from September 2005 to February 2010. Schwartz will succeed current CFO Al Heitmann after Heitmann’s retirement on January 31, 2018.

Flowserve Corporation [DALLAS] (NYSE:FLS) announced that Lee Eckert will join Flowserve as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective October 9, 2017. Mr. Eckert joins Flowserve from CHC Group LLC., where he served as senior vice president and CFO since 2015. Mr. Eckert  has over two decades of financial experience. Before joining CHC Group LLC, he served as chief financial officer of the U.S. division of National Grid Plc. In addition, he served in various executive capacities at MeadWestvaco Corporation, including as vice president, operations, Healthcare, and chief financial officer of the Packaging Resource Group. He also served in senior finance roles at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and General Electric (GE).

LRAD Corporation [SAN DIEGO, CA] (NASDAQ: LRAD) announced it has appointed Dennis D. Klahn as its Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Mr. Klahn was most recently a Group Controller at Teledyne RD Instruments, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies (TDY). Prior to that role, he served as Controller or CFO at several companies, including ISE Corporation, Overland Storage, Anacomp, and International Lottery & Totalizator Systems.

Vanir Group of Companies [SACRAMENTO, Calif.] announced hiring Ray Núñez to serve as Chief Financial Officer for all Vanir entities, including Vanir Construction Management, Vanir Development and Vanir Energy.

Seth Metcalf

Bold Penguin [COLUMBUS, OH] announced that former State of Ohio Deputy Treasurer Seth Metcalf has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Additionally, he previously served as a tax and transactional finance attorney with the international law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP (n/k/a Squire Patton Boggs) after graduating from Cornell Law School and The Ohio State University.

Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. [VANCOUVER, Wash.] (NASDAQ: FRSH) announced that Chief Financial Officer Mark Hutchens has been promoted to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  Mark Hutchens has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since January 2014 and was promoted to Executive Vice President in June of this year.  Previously, Mr. Hutchens served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer – International, for Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., where his responsibilities included finance, business development and supply chain management activities for Outback Steakhouse International.  Prior to joining Bloomin’ Brands, he held a variety of leadership positions at Office Depot, Yum! Brands, PepsiCo’s KFC subsidiary and Ford Motor Company.

Scott Simmons

Tuition.io [Santa Monica, Calif.] announced Scott Simmons as its chief operating and financial officer. In a newly created joint COO/CFO position, Scott Simmons will oversee the company’s operational management and financial strategy. Simmons joins Tuition.io after almost four years with ShopRunner, where he acted as COO/CFO. Previously, Simmons was with NexTag for over a decade where he served in a variety of roles beginning with VP of Finance and extending to VP of Business Development, VP and General Manager, Services Shopping, SVP Marketing and ultimately President of NexTag. Prior to NexTag, Simmons held a variety of senior financial and analyst positions with Real Time Data, and financial services giant Prudential Investment Corporation.

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HanesBrands [WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.] (NYSE: HBI) announced the appointment of Barry A. Hytinen as chief financial officer effective Oct. 16, 2017. Hytinen joins Hanes from Tempur Sealy International where he serves as chief financial officer. Hytinen will succeed CFO Richard D. Moss, who announced in April 2017 that he will retire at the end of the year after 12 years with Hanes. Moss will remain with the company in an advisory capacity until his retirement. Hytinen joined Tempur Sealy International in 2005 and continually assumed roles of increasing responsibility. He was appointed chief financial officer in 2015. Before joining Tempur Sealy International, Hytinen served as chief financial officer of Fogbreak Software. Earlier in his career, he held finance and corporate development positions with Vignette and General Electric Company.

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. [LEXINGTON, Ky.] (NYSE: TPX) announced that Bhaskar Rao has been appointed as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 13, 2017. Mr. Rao joined the Company in 2004 after a successful 9 year career at a major public accounting firm. Since joining Tempur Sealy, he has served several leadership roles throughout the finance organization, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Barry A. Hytinen will be stepping down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to pursue an opportunity outside of the bedding industry, effective October 13, 2017.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated [MONROE, Mich.] (NYSE: LZB) announced that Louis M. (“Mike”) Riccio Jr., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire after the company completes its fiscal 2018 year-end reporting in June of 2018.

Philip Morris International Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: PM) announced that effective January 1, 2018, Jacek Olczak, currently Chief Financial Officer, will be appointed Chief Operating Officer. Martin King, currently President, Asia Region, will be appointed Chief Financial Officer.

Asure Software, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NASDAQ: ASUR) appointed Kelyn Brannon as its new chief financial officer. Brannon’s career includes tenures as a CFO as well as a CEO at several leading enterprises, including Amazon, Calypso Technology, Calix, and Arista Networks. Brannon also held senior finance positions at Sun Microsystems, Lexmark International, and Ernst & Young.

Gary Acord

Oska Wellness [CARLSBAD, Calif.] announced Gary Acord as Chief Financial Officer. Gary Acord was most recently at Alteryx, Inc., where he served as CFO for five years. He previously held a variety of strategic and finance leadership positions with a number of companies, including KACE Networks, MusicMatch, Inc., and SalesLogix. He also had a long career with KPMG, where he was a managing partner.

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. [WESTERLY, R.I.] (NASDAQ: WASH) announced David V. Devault, Vice Chair, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, will retire effective January 31, 2018. Ronald S. Ohsberg, who currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Treasurer, will succeed Devault as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation and the Bank, effective with Devault’s retirement on January 31, 2018.

OrangeTwist Aesthetic Centers [MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.] announced that Paul Little has joined the team as president and chief financial officer. Most recently, Paul served as global chief operating officer for Syneron-Candela. Prior to Syneron-Candela, Paul spent 12 years at Allergan where he held roles of increasing responsibility, including vice president, finance and commercial operations for the medical aesthetics division and vice president, assistant corporate controller. He began his career in public accounting at KPMG.

Ed Salvador

Front Porch [GLENDALE, Calif.] announced Ed Salvador joined the company’s leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Salvador joins Front Porch after serving as CFO for St. Jude Medical Center, a ministry of St. Joseph Health System. Previously, Salvador served as CFO for Tenet Healthcare at Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center and Community and Mission Hospitals of Huntington Park.

STAAR Surgical Company [MONROVIA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: STAA) announced that Deborah Andrews, Interim CFO, has agreed to resume her role as Chief Financial Officer for the company (held previously from 2007 – 2013).

Zignal Labs [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of its new Chief Financial Officer, Chris Krook. Krook joins Zignal Labs from the employee communications software firm GuideSpark, where he also served as CFO.

Ocular Therapeutix™, Inc. [BEDFORD, Mass.] (NASDAQ: OCUL) announced the appointment of Donald Notman as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Notman will replace interim CFO George Migausky. Prior to joining Ocular Therapeutix, Mr. Notman served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Thrasos Therapeutics Inc. Previously, Mr. Notman served as Managing Director and Head of Private Capital Markets for Leerink Swann LLC (now Leerink Partners). Before joining Leerink, Mr. Notman held senior level investment banking positions with Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown and Alex. Brown & Sons.

John Hardman

TapClicks [SAN JOSE, Calif.] announced that it hired John Hardman as CFO. Hardman previously served as CFO of Shipwire.

AzurRx BioPharma, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: AZRX) announced the appointment of Maged Shenouda as the company’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Shenouda joined the Board of Directors of AzurRx in October 2015. He has over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and securities industries. Mr. Shenouda spent the bulk of his career as an equity analyst with senior level positions at Stifel Nicolaus, UBS and JP Morgan.

Parker Drilling Company [HOUSTON] (NYSE: PKD) announced the appointment of Michael (Mike) W. Sumruld as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  With Mr. Sumruld’s appointment, Jon-Al Duplantier, Parker Drilling’s Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel will relinquish his additional responsibilities as interim CFO. Mr. Sumruld most recently held the position of Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from January through September 2017 at LyondellBasell Industries N.V.   Prior to LyondellBasell, Mr. Sumruld worked at Baker Hughes Incorporated.  During his 18 year tenure, he held a range of financial roles, including most recently Vice President and Treasurer; Vice President Finance – Eastern Hemisphere; and Director – Investor Relations.  Additionally, he held financial roles covering the U.S., Latin America, and the Eastern Hemisphere as well as global financial roles covering several product lines

Utz Quality Foods, LLC [HANOVER, Pa.] announced the appointment of Jay Thompson as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. His previous work experience includes time at Pepsico, Chobani, Bain & Company, Goldman Sachs and KPMG. Mr. Thompson was most recently Chief Financial Officer at Armstrong Flooring.

Jim Emerich

Science Exchange [PALO ALTO, Calif.] announced it has appointed Jim Emerich as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Emerich was the CFO of BrightEdge Technologies Inc. Previously, he served as CFO at Avangate Inc., Appiro Inc., and Mulesoft Inc. In addition, he has held executive finance roles at SalesForce.com, NotifyMe Networks, NBC Internet, Inc., LDM Technologies, Inc., and General Electric Plastics.

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. [CHARLESTON, S.C.] (NASDAQ & TSX: AEZS) announced that Jeffrey Whitnell has been appointed to the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he served as Vice-President, Finance & Controller of Lifewatch Services, Inc. From April 2010 to March 2015, Mr. Whitnell served as Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Reliefband Medical Technologies, and from June 2004 to June 2009 Whitnell served as CFO of Akorn, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Whitnell held multiple senior finance positions with various companies, including Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Medichem Life Sciences, Akzo Nobel and Motorola.

BioPharma Corp. [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: CTIC) announced the promotion of David H. Kirske to Chief Financial Officer of the company. Kirske joined the company earlier in 2017 and served as the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer prior to being appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CTI BioPharma, he was an independent CFO consultant since January 2013. Prior to his time as a consultant, he served as Vice President and CFO of Helix BioMedix. Previously, he was the Treasurer and Corporate Controller for F-5 Networks and Redhook Brewery. Earlier in his career, he held a controllership position at Cray Computer.

AVROBIO, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Katina Dorton as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining AVROBIO, Ms. Dorton served as Chief Financial Officer of Immatics GmbH. She is a former Managing Director, Morgan Stanley in New York and Frankfurt, Germany, serving 12 years at the firm. Prior to her investment banking career Ms. Dorton was an attorney in private practice with Sullivan & Cromwell.

Richard A. Mocsari

Validus Group Partners, Ltd. [TAMPA, FLORIDA] announced Richard A. Mocsari has joined the team as Chief Financial Officer. Mocsari brings 25 years of corporate finance experience to Validus and was formerly the CFO of GulfShore Bank. Prior to joining GulfShore, Mocsari served as CFO for Sembler Investments, as Principal in mergers & acquisitions for CLB Partners, and as a Vice President in Bank of America’s middle market banking group.

Sevion Therapeutics, Inc. [SAN DIEGO, TEL AVIV, Israel and BOSTON] (OTCQB: SVON) and Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Ltd announced the appointment of Gregory Weaver as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Eloxx, Mr. Weaver served as Chief Financial Officer of Prometic Life Sciences. Previously, Mr. Weaver served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oryzon Genomics. Earlier in his career, Mr. Weaver served as Chief Financial Officer of several other life sciences companies, including Fibrocell Science, Celsion Corp., Poniard Pharmaceuticals, and Sirna Therapeutics. In addition, Mr. Weaver currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Egalet Corporation and Atossa Genetics. \

ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. [SAN GABRIEL, California] (OTCQB: CIIX) announced that it has appointed Paul Dickman as its Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Mr. Dickman will also continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Dickman previously served as the Company’s CFO from July 2010 through October 22, 2016, when he resigned to pursue a new opportunity. Upon his resignation as CFO, Mr. Dickman continued to remain a part of the Company’s leadership team serving as a non-employee member of the Board of Directors and as the chairman of several committees. Mr. Dickman is also the founder and president of Breakwater MB, a boutique merchant bank focused on investing in high-growth businesses in emerging industries. In addition to serving on the board of Chineseinvestors.com, Inc. he has served on the board of the Rockies Venture Club, Medicine Man Technologies, Inc., as well as a local nonprofit board.

NerdWallet [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Laura Onopchenko is joining the company as its first-ever chief financial officer. Prior to joining NerdWallet, Onopchenko served as vice president of finance at DaVita Rx, the pharmacy division at DaVita. Earlier in her career, Onopchenko was an early-stage tech venture capitalist.

William H. Sadlier, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCPNK: SADL) announced that Samuel A. Judd has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Raymond Fagan who was recently promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Judd previously held senior executive positions with Bridgewater Associates, Viacom, Take-Two Interactive, Simon & Schuster and other leading companies.

Tom Self

DSP Concepts, Inc. [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] announced that Tom Self has joined the executive team as DSP Concepts’ first Chief Financial Officer. Tom brings more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of finance, including startup environments, fund raising activities and team building, most recently as a consultant with Armanino LLP.

CoreDial, LLC [BLUE BELL, Pa.] announced Warren Barratt as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CoreDial, Barratt served as CFO at ARXAN. Prior to ARXAN, he served as CFO at CyOptics.

SharesPost [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Carol Foster has been named Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining SharesPost, Foster was the Chief Financial Officer at PENSCO. Foster has held positions at Pantheon Ventures, Calera Capital, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Accenture.

McorpCX, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (TSX-V: MCX, OTCQB: MCCX) announced the appointment of Gregg Budoi as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Budoi will serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer until a permanent successor is named. Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors for Kalibrate Technologies Plc. Prior to that, he was a co-founder and former President and CEO of EZ Energy USA, Inc. Mr. Budoi has also been Managing Director at Barnes Wendling Corporate Finance, LLCand was CFO, Vice President and Treasurer of Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc.

Xia Liu

Georgia Power [ATLANTA] elected Xia Liu as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Liu began her career at Southern Company in 1998 and has served in nearly a dozen roles with increasing responsibility. Most recently, Liu served as vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for Gulf Power.

BioVie Inc. [BEVERLY, MA] (OTCQB: BIVI) announced the appointment of R. Richard Wieland II as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wieland has served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for multiple biopharmaceutical companies, including Lyphomed Inc., its acquirer Fujisawa USA (now Astellas Pharma US, Inc.), Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc., and Cytochroma Inc. Mr. Wieland currently sits on the board of an emerging medical device company called Voxello Inc.

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GE [BOSTON] (NYSE: GE) announced that Jamie Miller, CEO of GE Transportation, has been named chief financial officer of GE effective November 1, 2017. Jeffrey S. Bornstein, GE vice chair and chief financial officer will leave the Company effective December 31, 2017, after 28 years of service. Jamie joined GE in 2008 as vice president, controller and chief accounting officer after 18 years of experience outside the company at Anthem, Inc and as a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Following her role as controller, Jamie went on to become GE’s chief information officer. After two and a half years in that role, Jamie became the president and CEO of GE Transportation.

Mattel, Inc. [EL SEGUNDO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: MAT) announced the appointment of Joseph J. (“Joe”) Euteneuer as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Euteneuer replaces Kevin Farr, who left the company on September 29, 2017. Prior to joining Mattel, he was CFO at Sprint Corporation. Prior to Sprint, he served as CFO of Qwest Communications, XM Satellite Radio and Comcast Corporation.

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] (NYSE: PIR) announced that Darla D. Ramirez, the Company’s Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, has been named Interim Chief Financial Officer in conjunction with the previously announced departure of Jeffrey N. Boyer, Executive Vice President and CFO. Ms. Ramirez joined Pier 1 Imports in 2005, where she has held positions of increasing responsibility within the finance organization, including Director of Finance and Director of Accounting Operations. In 2011, Ms. Ramirez was named Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Pier 1 Imports. Earlier in her career, she held financial roles in the media industry, most recently as Corporate Controller for Lionheart Newspapers LLC.

Alorica [IRVINE, CA] announced the appointment of Cindy Fiorillo as Chief Financial Officer. Fiorillo succeeds James Molloy who will serve as an executive advisor during the transition. Molloy served as the company’s CFO for the past four years. Fiorillo most recently served as senior vice president of finance and corporate controller at Broadcom Corporation. Prior to joining Broadcom, Cindy served in a variety of management roles at Sun Microsystems, including vice president of finance, internal audit, vice president of finance, world-wide operations, and vice president of finance, sales and services.

American Education Center, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCQB: AMCT) announced the appointment of Anthony S. Chan its Chief Financial Officer, replacing Max P. Chen who will continue to serve as the President, Chairman and sole director of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Chan has served as a senior financial advisor to the senior management of the Company since August 2017. Mr. Chan has advised and audited public companies and privately-held organizations across various companies. He was the Executive Vice President and Acting CFO of a NASDAQ-listed company from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Chan served as an Auditor Partner at UHY LLP and Friedman LLP, and a Consulting Partner at Berdon LLP. Mr. Chan currently serves as a Board of Director and the Audit Committee Chair of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and a member of the editorial advisory board for the CPA Journal.

Savi™ [ALEXANDRIA, Va.] announced that it has hired Jeffrey A. Friedman as Chief Financial Officer. Friedman joins Savi after eight years at Pherson Associates where he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Pherson, Friedman was a founding partner and managing director for Monumental Venture Partners.

Wade Pierce

Purchasing Power, LLC [ATLANTA] announced that Wade Pierce has been named Chief Financial Officer. Pierce assumes CFO responsibilities from Scott Rosenberg, who was named President earlier this year. Previously, Pierce served as CFO at Sierra Auto Finance LLC/DriverUp Corporation. Prior to this, Pierce served as North American Controller for Citi Retail Services, a division of Citigroup. Additionally, he held several roles of increasing responsibility at Sears, Roebuck and Co., including Director of SEC Reporting and Controller of Sears Credit. Pierce began his career in public accounting and was a senior manager with KPMG LLP in Chicago.

AtScale [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Pete Perrone as Chief Financial Officer. Perrone comes to AtScale having held CFO positions at public and privately held companies. He was previously Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and CFO of Limelight Networks and Percolate Industries.

E.W. Scripps Company [CINCINNATI] (NYSE: SSP) will launch a search for a new chief financial officer after the departure this week of Executive Vice President and CFO Tim Wesolowski. Scripps Chief Strategy Officer Lisa Knutson will serve as CFO in the interim. Wesolowski had served as CFO since September 2011.

Robert Tacchini

HyperGrid [SAN JOSE, CA] announced that Robert Taccini has been appointed as chief financial officer of the company. Taccini joins HyperGrid from VCE Company, where he served as CFO. Previously, Taccini served in executive-level finance positions at Cisco and held senior roles in several technology firms including LightStream Inc. and BBN Inc.

Matterport [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] announced the appointment of J.D. Fay as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Matterport, J.D. was Chief Financial Officer at View, Inc.

Reliant Funding [SAN DIEGO and NEW YORK] announced that Paul Norman, a seasoned financial executive, joined the team as its new Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Reliant Funding, Norman was CFO at JP Morgan Chase. Norman spent 11 years at Citigroup, working in finance across multiple business units. He was CFO for the largest chain of check cashing stores in New York, while simultaneously serving as treasurer and a board member for Financial Service Centers of New York. Norman also served as CFO for a privately held student credit card company.

Berkeley Research Group [EMERYVILLE, Calif.] announced the appointment of David M. Johnson as chief financial officer. Kim Starr, who has served as BRG’s CFO since its founding in 2010, will become the firm’s chief accounting officer. Most recently, Johnson was the senior vice president and CFO of the International Rescue Committee. Prior to his service at the International Rescue Committee, he served as CFO at FTI Consulting. Johnson’s experience also includes serving as executive vice president and CFO of Fannie May from 2008 to 2010. In addition, he served as executive vice president and CFO of Hartford Financial Services Group.

Tanya Capuano

G5 [BEND, Ore.] announced the appointment of Tanya Capuano as Chief Financial Officer. Capuano’s most recent role was leading finance for several businesses at Intuit including Mint, QuickBase and QuickBooks. Her background also includes leading acquisitions and divestitures at Hewlett-Packard, as well as strategic development as a management consultant earlier in her career.

Xcaliber International [PRYOR, Okla.] announced the hiring of Jay Smith as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Xcaliber International, Mr. Smith was Vice President of Finance, General Manager, and Board Member of OSECO, Inc., from November 2007 to October 2016. Mr. Smith previously served as Global Business Controller for the Exhaust Emission business unit at Delphi Automotive, from October 2002 to October 2007, and held various manufacturing engineering positions within the same business unit, from January 2001 to October 2002.

CSDC [AUSTIN, Texas] appointed Brian Thomson as CFO. Brian joins CSDC from Kinnser Software, where he served as CFO. Prior to that, Brian held several finance leadership and strategy roles, ultimately serving as U.S. CFO at Rackspace. Brian has also held financial management positions at Dell and Daisytek.

BIOLASE, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: BIOL) announced that John R. Beaver has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining BIOLASE, Mr. Beaver served as the Chief Financial Officer of Silicor Materials, Inc. from 2009 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2017. He also served on Silicor’s Board of Directors from 2013 to 2015. Previously, from 2013-2015, Mr. Beaver was Chief Financial Officer for Seattle-based Modumetal, Inc. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Beaver was at Houston-based Sterling Chemicals, Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer and prior to that position he was its Vice President, Corporate Controller. He has also held senior financial management positions at Pioneer Companies, Inc., and Borden Chemicals and Plastics.

Patrick Nelli

Health Catalyst [SALT LAKE CITY] named Patrick Nelli its Chief Financial Officer. Previous Health Catalyst CFO Dan Strong will remain with the company in an advisory role through 2019. Nelli joined Health Catalyst in 2013 and was until recently senior vice president in charge of developing a major new product line for the company.  Nelli also led the development of the internal business operations group, including Health Catalyst’s own analytics infrastructure and processes. Before Health Catalyst, Nelli was a private equity associate in the healthcare group of GTCR Golder Rauner. Prior to GTCR, Nelli was a financial analyst for McColl Partners, a Charlotte, NC-based investment bank that was acquired by Deloitte in 2013.

Ceres Global Ag Corp. [MINNEAPOLIS, MN] (TSX: CRP) announced that Chief Financial Officer Mark Kucala has stepped down from his position but will stay on with the Company as Treasury, Risk and Process Improvement Manager. Replacing Mr. Kucala as CFO is Kyle Egbert who previously served as Ceres’ Vice President Finance.

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. [COLUMBUS, Ohio] (NASDAQ: BBRG), owner and operator of the BRAVO! Cucina Italiana (BRAVO!) and BRIO Tuscan Grille (BRIO) restaurant concepts, announced that Diane D. Reed has returned to BBRG and was named Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. Ms. Reed most recently served as Executive Vice President-Finance for Frisch’s Restaurants since 2016. Prior to that, she was Vice President-Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at BBRG from 2007 to 2016. Ms. Reed held the position of Vice President and Controller of Wendy’s International from 2004 to 2007, various positions in financial services, third party administration, compensation and benefits at Nationwide Insurance from 1999 to 2004, and was Controller at Donato’s Pizza from 1994 to 1999. Earlier in her career, she held positions at The Limited and KPMG.

FVCbank [FAIRFAX, Va.] announced the addition of Jennifer L. Deacon, as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Deacon most recently served as executive vice president, chief accounting officer and corporate secretary with Cardinal Bank. Prior to Cardinal Bank, Deacon worked in the accounting departments at George Mason Bank and Patriot National Bank. Deacon follows former executive vice president and CFO Patricia A. Ferrick, who was promoted recently to president of FVCbank.

2e Creative [ST. LOUIS] promoted its chief financial officer Steve Roseman to chief operating officer. Roseman joined 2e Creative in 2015 as the agency’s chief financial officer. Throughout the last 25 years, he has held leadership positions in finance and operations across several agencies.

John Goodey

Welltower Inc. [TOLEDO, Ohio] (NYSE: HCN) announced that John Goodey has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to succeed Scott Estes, who is leaving Welltower to pursue other opportunities. Goodey has been with the company since 2014 and previously served as Senior Vice President – International. Goodey joined the company in 2014. Prior to joining Welltower, John held several senior investment banking roles, including Director and Global Chief Operating Officer of Deutsche Bank’s Global M&A business, and Managing Director of Barclays’ Healthcare Investment Banking practice. John began his career in finance and accounting for GlaxoWellcome.

Arsanis, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass. & VIENNA] announced that the company has promoted Michael Gray to Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gray had served as Arsanis’ Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer since March 2016. Prior to joining Arsanis, Mr. Gray served in various senior leadership roles from 2000 to 2016 at Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS). Previously, Mr. Gray held positions at Reprogenesis and Ernst & Young, LLP.

VSI Global, LLC [CLEVELAND] (“VSI”), a portfolio company of Lakewood Capital, LLC and Spartacus Partners LLC, announced John Huff as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Huff joins VSI having most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Good! Greens. Prior to Good! Greens, John spent eight years at Ganeden Biotech, rising from Controller to Chief Financial Officer/V.P. Operations. John began his career at Omnitronics.

White Energy [PLANO, Texas] appointed Brian Steenhard as Chief Financial Officer. Steenhard previously served as CFO of Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. Steenhard also served as a vice president of Hawkeye Energy Holdings.

Justin Pateman

Oakwood Worldwide [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Justin Pateman as chief financial officer. Pateman has worked with Oakwood Worldwide since 2016, where he has held both global and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, Africa) finance roles, and helped to develop the company’s strategy plans.

Origin Agritech Ltd. [DES MOINES, Iowa] (NASDAQ: SEED) announced that Ms. ZHOU Xin has been promoted and named Origin’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms. ZHOU has most recently spent seven years with Monsanto China and will be based in Beijing. Shashank Aurora who served the company as CFO since May of 2016, has resigned to pursue new opportunities.

The Hillman Companies, Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NYSE-AMEX: HLM.PR) and The Hillman Group, Inc. announced that Robert (Rocky) Kraft will join Hillman as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on November 1, 2017. Prior to joining Hillman, Mr. Kraft served as the President of the Omnicare (Long Term Care) division, and an Executive Vice President, of CVS Health Corporation.  Prior to mid-2015, Mr. Kraft was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omnicare, Inc.  Prior to late 2010, Mr. Kraft began his career with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP in 1992 and was admitted as a Partner in 2004.  Mr. Kraft is also a member of the Board of Directors of Medpace Holdings, Inc.

John Galaviz

Worldwide Facilities [LOS ANGELES, CA] hired John Galaviz as their new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Worldwide Facilities, Galaviz served as Chief Financial Officer for Answer Financial, an Allstate company. His background includes corporate development with Symetra Financial, a Berkshire Hathaway and private equity backed financial services company as well as investment banking experience with Lehman Brothers, Dillion & Read and Merrill Lynch.

Amedisys, Inc. [BATON ROUGE, La.] (NASDAQ: AMED) announced the promotion of Scott Ginn to Chief Financial Officer. Gary D. Willis has resigned his position as CFO and accepted an executive vice president and CFO position with another healthcare company. Prior to Amedisys, Ginn served as a Director at Postlethwaite & Netterville.

Calix, Inc. [PETALUMA, CA] (NYSE: CALX) announced that Cory Sindelar has been named Chief Financial Officer. Calix engaged Cory as interim CFO in May. Prior to joining Calix, Sindelar served as Chief Financial Officer at Violin Memory. Prior to his time at Violin Memory, Sindelar was CFO of Ikanos Communications. He has also served as vice president, corporate controller, and principal accounting officer at Legato Systems. Following EMC’s acquisition of Legato, Sindelar held a variety of senior financial positions.

Marina Biotech, Inc. [City of Industry, CA] (OTCQB: MRNA) announced that Amit Shah will join the company in the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Marina, Mr. Shah served as Senior Director of Finance – ERP, at Young’s Market Company. Prior to Young’s, he was the Vice President of Finance & Accounting, and Acting Chief Financial Officer, of Insightra Medical Inc.  Mr. Shah also previously served as VP Finance and Acting Chief Financial Officer at IgDraSol Inc., as Corporate Controller & Director of Finance at ISTA Pharmaceuticals, as Corporate Controller at Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, and Controller/Senior Manager Internal Audits at Caraco Pharmaceuticals Laboratories.

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CDW [LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.] (NASDAQ: CDW) announced the planned retirement of its chief financial officer (CFO), Ann E. Ziegler, after nearly 10 years of service to the company. Collin B. Kebo, currently vice president, financial planning and analysis and CFO for international operations, will be promoted to CFO. Kebo joined CDW in 2008, as vice president, financial planning and analysis and assumed CFO responsibilities for the company’s growing international operations in 2016.

ChromaDex Corp. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CDXC) announced that it has appointed Kevin Farr as new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Thomas Varvaro, who is retiring. Farr is joining ChromaDex from Mattel, Inc., where he was Executive Vice President and CFO since 2000. Farr brings extensive global experience in building iconic consumer brands, including American Girl, Barbie, Fisher-Price, Hot Wheels and Thomas & Friends.

Imperva, Inc. [REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.] (NASDAQ: IMPV) announced that Aaron Kuan, the company’s Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, has been named interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kuan will replace Terry Schmid, who resigned. Mr. Kuan has served as Imperva’s Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis since 2012. He also held similar roles at ArcSight, Nielsen and Lockheed Martin Space Systems.

Digital Power Corporation [FREMONT, Calif.] (NYSE AMERICAN: DPW) announced that William B. Horne, a member of the Board of Directors, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Horne will remain a member of the Board of Directors and replaces Amos Kohn who served as interim Chief Financial Officer.

Aceable [AUSTIN, Texas] has announced the hiring of Randy Jonkers as CFO. Prior to Aceable, Jonkers was CFO of Planview.

MONI Smart Security [DALLAS] (NASDAQ: ASCMA) announced that Fred Graffam will succeed Mike Meyers as Chief Financial Officer. Last July, Graffam was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ascent and its wholly owned subsidiary, MONI, and has since relocated to Dallas to join the company.

Global Net Lease, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: GNL) announced the appointment of Christopher J. Masterson as GNL’s chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Masterson will replace the current chief financial officer, Nicholas Radesca. Mr. Masterson joined AR Global Investments LLC (“AR Global”) in February 2013, and has held several senior accounting positions, most recently as GNL’s chief accounting officer. His previous positions also included chief accounting officer for both American Finance Trust, Inc. and American Realty Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc. Prior to his work with AR Global, Mr. Masterson held accounting positions for several years with Goldman Sachs & Co. and KPMG LLP.

RizePoint [SALT LAKE CITY] announced the appointment of Dan Strong as Chief Financial Officer. Strong most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at Health Catalyst. Prior to Health Catalyst, Strong spent eight years as the Chief Financial Officer of Control4. Previously, Strong spent five years as the Chief Financial Officer at iBAHN, and 14 years at Iomega Corp as vice president of financial planning and analysis, vice president and corporate controller, and interim CFO. Strong has also held executive-level corporate finance positions at Campus Pipeline, Inc., and Pro Image Corp.

Wedbush Securities [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Dan Billings as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He joined Wedbush in 2015 as the firm’s Senior Vice President and Controller. Prior to joining Wedbush, Dan served as Vice President, Treasury, and Senior Vice President, Legal Entity and Product Controller. He eventually took on the role of Senior Vice President, General Ledger Controller. Preceding this, Dan served as Audit Manager at KPMG US.

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. [LAKEVILLE, Conn.] (NASDAQ: SAL) announced that Donald E. White will resign as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank to pursue another career opportunity.  Mr. White has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 2013. The company also announced that Peter Albero was appointed to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank. Mr. Albero, previously served as Director, Financial Services Advisory Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, NY since September 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Albero spent 27 years at Morgan Stanley, New York, NY most recently serving as Managing Director, Head of SEC Reporting and Disclosure from June 2014 to July 2015. He served as Managing Director, Head of Regulatory Reporting from September 2012 to May 2014 and prior to that, as Managing Director, Head of Corporate Reporting and Analysis from December 2007 to August 2012.

Steve Van Camp

Consulate Health Care [MAITLAND, FL] announced the appointment of Steve Van Camp as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Van Camp succeeds Russell Ragland who announced his desire to retire earlier this year. Mr. Van Camp was most recently the CFO of Confluent Health. Prior to that, he was CFO at National Church Residence. Mr. Van Camp spent over 10 years with Trilogy Health Services. He started his health care career working at Health Care REIT as an investment officer.

Balchem Corporation [NEW HAMPTON, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: BCPC) announced the appointment of Terry Coelho as Chief Financial Officer. Coelho will succeed William A. Backus in the CFO role. Coelho joins the Company from Diversey, Inc., where she was Chief Operating Officer since September 2017.  Prior to that role, Coelho was Vice President Finance & Global Commercial Excellence for Diversey Care. Coelho also held positions of increasing responsibility at Mars Inc. and Novartis before joining Sealed Air.

Novavax, Inc. [GAITHERSBURG, Md.] (NASDAQ: NVAX) announced that Barclay A. “Buck” Phillips has submitted his resignation as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer. Stanley C. Erck, President and CEO of Novavax, will act as the interim CFO pending completion of a search for a new Chief Financial Officer.

Associated Capital Group, Inc. [RYE, N.Y.] (NYSE:AC) announced that Francis J. Conroy will join the Company as interim CFO. He replaces Patrick Dennis. Fran Conroy is currently with GGCP, the privately-held parent of AC, as special assistant to the CEO. Mr. Conroy has an extensive career in finance and accounting with firms including Mezzacappa, Lazard, McKinsey and Catalyst Energy and was most recently with KKR Prisma from 2004 through 2016. He began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co.

Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: EBIO) announced the appointment of Richard F. Fitzgerald as Interim Chief Financial Officer. John McCabe, who currently holds that position, will be stepping down. Most recently, Mr. Fitzgerald served as a consultant to private life science based companies from July 2017 through October 2017. Before that, Mr. Fitzgerald served as Chief Financial officer of Pavmed Inc. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Techprecision Corporation and Nucleonics Inc., and in several financial and business development positions of increasing responsibility at Exelon Corporation.

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Sealed Air Corporation [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NYSE: SEE) announced that current Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, William G. Stiehl, will assume the additional position of Acting Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stiehl will succeed current Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Carol P. Lowe, who will depart the Company.

Synergy CHC Corp [WESTBROOK, Maine.] (OTCQB: SNYR) announced the appointment of Jeffrey Kadanoff as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kadanoff was the Chief Financial Officer for Knight Therapeutics Inc. from February 2014 until October 2017. Prior to joining Knight, Mr. Kadanoff was a Principal with Bain & Company where he served as a strategy consultant for 14 years. Additionally, Mr. Kadanoff was Vice President-Strategic Planning and Development at Reitmans.

Seattle Children’s [SEATTLE] has appointed Suzanne Beitel as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Beitel replaces Seattle Children’s current CFO, Kelly Wallace, who is retiring, after serving in the role for more than 20 years. Beitel joins Seattle Children’s after a 20-year history with JP Morgan, where she currently serves as executive director in the Public Finance Group in New York City. In addition to her extensive career at JP Morgan, Beitel also serves as a board member and chair of the finance committee for Stamford Health. After earning her MBA, Beitel remained in Chicago where she joined Nuveen in health care investment banking.

Yair Malca

InMode Ltd. [LAKE FOREST, Calif.] announced that it has appointed Yair Malca to the role of CFO. In his previous role, Mr. Malca was the Director of Finance for Jazz Semiconductor. Before that, he served as the Controller of Syneron Inc.

Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. [MORRISTOWN, N.J.] (NASDAQ: PTX) announced that Graham Miao, President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will leave the Company at the end of the year in order to pursue other opportunities. Dr. Miao has served as President and CFO of Pernix since July 2016. Prior to this, he served as a senior advisor to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Board of Directors of Pernix from May 2016.

Celadon Group, Inc. [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: CGI) announced the appointment of Thom Albrecht as Executive Vice President – Chief Financial and Strategy Officer. Mr. Albrecht succeeds Bobby Peavler as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Peavler will continue to be a resource for the Company. Mr. Albrecht has been a transportation industry financial analyst since 1988 and currently serves as President of Sword & Sea Transport, LLC. Prior to joining Sword & Sea Transport, he served as a Managing Director at BB&T Capital Markets for 12 years. Before rejoining BB&T in 2009, Mr. Albrecht was a Managing Director at Stephens Inc. and has also followed the sector at ABN AMRO, Inc., and A.G. Edwards.

Ensono [DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.] has appointed Norman Smagley as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Ensono, Smagley was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Gogo. Before his time at Gogo, he was the Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Rand McNally & Company.

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [WATERTOWN, Mass.] (NASDAQ: TTPH) announced the appointment of Kamalam (Kam) Unninayar as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Kam spent over 11 at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Across her multiple roles at Thermo Fisher, she led financial operations, corporate financial planning and analysis, and finance for business strategy.

Halvor W. Stokke

Confirmit [NEW YORK, LONDON and OSLO, Norway] announced the appointment of Halvor W. Stokke as Chief Financial Officer, following former CFO Ken Østreng‘s move to the position of President and CEO. Stokke joins Confirmit from Kvaerner, where he held the position of Vice President, M&A and Business Development, for five years. Prior to Kvaernar, he spent two years in strategy and business development at Ringnes.

Neustar, Inc. [STERLING, Va.] announced that long time Chief Financial Officer, Paul Lalljie, will retire from the Company on October 23. Paul Lalljie started his career with Neustar in 2000 and has served in a variety of roles, including Vice President, Financial Planning and Treasurer. A search for a new Chief Financial Officer is currently underway.

LINC Housing Corporation [LONG BEACH, Calif.] announced that Brian Shuman joined its management team as chief financial officer. Prior to LINC, Shuman was chief financial officer of Forum Real Estate Group. Before joining Forum Real Estate Group, he served as chief financial officer for Griffis Residential, Carmel Partners and Mercy Housing and as senior vice president of finance for Aimco.

Prescient [DURHAM, N.C.] announced the appointment of Sunil Ghatnekar as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ghatnekar joins Prescient after 25 years with Coca-Cola, where he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of the Bottling Investments Group. Prior to his most recent role at Coca-Cola, a position Mr. Ghatnekar held for seven years, he served as the CFO for Coca-Cola’s Eurasia and Africa Group. Mr. Ghatnekar also served as the Group Manager, Corporate M&A for four years.

Silverback Exploration II, LLC [SAN ANTONIO] announced the addition of Matthew Alley to its senior leadership team as chief financial officer. Prior to Silverback, Alley spent two years as chief financial officer and vice president of finance with Palomar Natural Resources. Additionally, Alley was manager of corporate finance at Aspect Energy. Prior to Aspect, Alley was a project manager at Gerbig Management and an investment analyst at Quellos Private Capital Markets.

Denali Ingredients [NEW BERLIN, Wis.] named long-term company adviser Roger Steensma as its chief financial officer.

The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. [RIDGEFIELD, Conn.] (NASDAQ: CHEF) announced that John Austin, Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company to pursue other interests. The Company also announced that it will promote James “Jim” Leddy, the Company’s Executive Vice President of Finance, to replace Mr. Austin as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Leddy previously served as interim Chief Financial Officer at JetBlue Airways from November 2016 to February 2017 and served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer from 2012 to November 2016. Prior to joining JetBlue, Mr. Leddy served as Senior Vice President, Treasury and Cash Management at NBCUniversal from 2008 until 2012, and as a Senior Technical Advisor at General Electric from 2003 until 2008. Previously, Mr. Leddy held corporate risk and treasury management positions at First Union National Bank and Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank.

Ken Saunders

Social Solutions Global [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that Ken Saunders will be joining their organization as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Saunders comes to Social Solutions from Sizmek, Inc., where he was CFO. Prior to joining Sizmek, Mr. Saunders was CFO for a number of SaaS and technology companies such as FICO, Open Solutions (now FISERV) and Bazaarvoice.

The Tolan Group [MEDIA, Pa.] announce the successful placement of Cindy Bertrando as the new Chief Financial Officer of Elwyn. Prior to joining Elwyn, Cindy worked for AstraZeneca for eight years in various senior financial roles.  This included CFO of the operations in Turkey, based in Istanbul and Chief Audit Executive for the global organization, based in London. Prior to this, Cindy spent twenty years at KPMG and was the partner.

Cengage [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Michael Pickrum as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Pickrum succeeds John Leahy who, as previously announced, is stepping down as CFO after three years in the role. Pickrum most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer of EVERFI. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at BET Networks/VIACOM. Prior to becoming CFO, Pickrum was EVP, Chief Operating Officer, and Vice President, Business Development of BET Interactive.

Hasa, Inc. [SAUGUS, Calif.] announced that Ken Ward has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Hasa, Mr. Ward served as Chief Financial Officer and Group Controller at two subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway’s Precision Castparts Corp.: Aerospace Dynamics International, Inc., and Klune Industries, Inc. Before joining Klune, Mr. Ward spent ten years at Technicolor in a variety of finance and operations roles. He began his career in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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The New York Times Company [NEW YORK] announced that James M. Follo, executive vice president and chief financial officer, plans to retire in early 2018. Mr. Follo joined The Times in January 2007 as senior vice president and chief financial officer. He was named an executive vice president in April 2013.

Dan Sumner

Westinghouse Electric Company [PITTSBURGH] announced that Dan Sumner has been named chief financial officer. He had served as acting chief financial officer since May 2017. In October 2016, Sumner, 36, was named vice president of finance with responsibility for global Product Line & Region Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Accounting, and Global Shared Services. He had previously served as Westinghouse’s chief compliance officer and director of corporate audit. Sumner was instrumental in building Westinghouse’s global corporate audit and Sarbanes-Oxley programs, and has held key roles on several strategic initiatives since joining the company in 2010.

Federal Signal Corporation [OAK BROOK, Ill.] (NYSE: FSS) announced that its Board of Directors has promoted Ian A. Hudson to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hudson, who has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since March 21, 2017, will continue to serve as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Hudson joined the Company in August 2013 as Vice President and Corporate Controller. From June 2012 to August 2013, Mr. Hudson served as Groupon Inc.’s Director of Accounting for Latin America and Asia Pacific and prior to that role, he worked at Ernst & Young LLP for 14 years. For several years there, he served as the Senior Audit Manager on the Company’s account.

Selecta Biosciences, Inc. [WATERTOWN, Mass.] (NASDAQ: SELB) announced the appointment of John Leaman as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Strategy. Dr. Leaman most recently served as Head of Corporate Development at InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corp. Prior to this, he was Chief Financial Officer of Medgenics, Inc. He also previously held senior roles at Shire plc and Devon Park Bioventures.

Carol Lowe

FLIR Systems, Inc. [WILSONVILLE, Ore.] (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced that Carol P. Lowe will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 27, 2017. Since 2012, Ms. Lowe served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Sealed Air Corporation.  Previously, she worked for Carlisle Companies Inc. for over ten years in numerous executive leadership positions, including President of two business units and Chief Financial Officer.  Ms. Lowe also served as a board member of Cytec Industries, Inc. from 2007 to 2015, and currently serves on the board of EMCOR Group, Inc., where she is a member of the Audit Committee.

Express Scripts Holding Company [ST. LOUIS] (NASDAQ: ESRX) announced that James M. Havel, who previously served as Express Scripts’ Executive Vice President, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Eric Slusser, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities, but will stay with the Company through the first quarter of 2018 in order to ensure a smooth transition. Havel joined Express Scripts in January 2015 and served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer until September 2015. Before joining Express Scripts, Havel served as Chief Financial Officer of Major Brands Holdings. He also spent more than 34 years with Ernst & Young LLP, where he began his career in 1976.

FlexPrint LLC [PHOENIX, ARIZONA] announced that Mike Weetman will take the reigns as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mike brings over 30 years of finance leadership at well-known companies like Yahoo, DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox.

Capstead Mortgage Corporation [DALLAS] (NYSE: CMO) announced that it has appointed Lance J. Phillips as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Secretary. Mr. Phillips joins Capstead from Hunt Utility Services, LLC, where most recently he served as Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and Controller of InfraREIT. Mr. Phillips has served in various executive capacities with the Ray L. Hunt family of companies since 2010, after beginning his career at Arthur Andersen, LLP.

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. [PLEASANTON, Calif.] (NASDAQ: HAWK) announced that Charles O. Garner has been appointed chief financial officer. Garner will succeed Jerry Ulrich as Blackhawk’s CFO. Garner previously served as chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of Zelis Healthcare Corp. Prior to that, Garner held various leadership roles at MedAssets, Inc., including chief financial officer, chief strategy and transformation officer and head of corporate development. Before joining MedAssets, Garner held management positions at Coca-Cola Enterprises, Bain & Company and American Management Systems (now CGI).

Mark R. McCollom

Fulton Financial Corporation [LANCASTER, Pa.] (NASDAQ: FULT) announced that Mark R. McCollom will join the company as Senior Executive Vice President and a member of Fulton Financial’s senior management team. McCollom also will serve as Chief Financial Officer Designee, and assume the role of Chief Financial Officer from Philmer H. Rohrbaugh, the company’s interim CFO. McCollom is currently Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Griffin Financial Group, LLC.

BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: BKCC) announced that Donna Milia, Chief Financial Officer for BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation, has decided to leave for personal reasons. Michael Pungello, Co-Head of BlackRock’s Global Alternatives Operations group assumed the interim CFO position. Mr. Pungello is a member of BlackRock Business Operations as part of Global Fund Administration. Mr. Pungello’s service with the firm dates back to 1998, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Prior to moving to his current role in 2006, Mr. Pungello was the Chief Financial Officer for Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments. Previously he was the Director of Finance, Global Operations, and Technology. He began his career in 1979 at Deloitte & Touche.

Qumu [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: QUMU) announced that CFO Peter Goepfrich will be leaving the company.

Biotricity Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] (OTCQB: BTCY) announced it has appointed John Ayanoglou as its new Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he served as CFO of several publicly traded companies, including Equitable Group Inc, and its subsidiary. He was also the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Xceed Mortgage Corporation.

High Ridge Brands Co. [STAMFORD, Conn.] announced the appointment of Amanda D. H. Allen to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Allen started her career in CPG & Retail investment banking at UBS and subsequently worked in corporate finance and strategic planning leadership roles at Waterworks, PepsiCo and Starwood Hotels. Most recently, Ms. Allen led finance and accounting as the CFO of Edible Arrangements.

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company [DINBURG, Va.] (NASDAQ: SHEN) announced that Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Adele Skolits has informed the company that she is resigning. Ms. Skolits has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer of Buckeye Broadband in Toledo, Ohio. Current Chief Operating Officer Earle A. MacKenzie will delay his announced retirement to assume the responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis.  Mr. MacKenzie previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company from 2003 until Ms. Skolits took over that role in 2007. Mr. MacKenzie will continue his responsibilities with investor relations and business development for the Company.

Neustar, Inc. [STERLING, Va.] announced the appointment of Carolyn Ullerick as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Neustar, Ullerick was Global CFO of the LexisNexis Group. Before that, she was the CFO of Frito-Lay Canada. And before that, at Strategic Insight. While at Southam Newspaper Group, Ullerick led the financial turnaround of four newspaper operations.

Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced it has appointed Emma Reeve as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Emma served as interim chief financial officer and corporate controller of PAREXEL International. Previously, Emma held senior finance roles at major pharma companies including Novartis, Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Emma was also the chief financial officer of two development-stage biotech companies, Inotek Pharmaceuticals and Aton Pharma. In addition to finance, Emma has held senior positions in a number of countries in areas such as marketing, supply chain management and research operations.

ShopOne Centers REIT Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that it has appointed John Roche as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Roche comes to ShopOne from Devonshire, where he spent the past year serving as a senior finance executive. Prior to Devonshire, Mr. Roche spent time at ROIC serving as Chief Financial Officer; Gramercy Capital Corp serving as Chief Financial Officer; and New Plan serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

John Hart

Great Lakes Management Services Organization [GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.] announced the appointment of John P. Hart as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Hart served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of National Surgical Healthcare, Inc.

SpotHero [CHICAGO] announced that Connie Capone has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Capone served as the CFO and Chief Administrative Officer at GeoDigital. After earning her MBA from Harvard Business School, she spent more than 10 years as a partner at Chicago-based JK&B Capital. Her earlier roles include a wide range of operational, consulting and financial positions at PwC, Baxter and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Gusto [SAN FRANCISCO] announced it has hired Mike Dinsdale as the company’s first Chief Financial Officer. Mike Dinsdale previously was with DocuSign and DoorDash.

Midland States Bancorp, Inc. [EFFINGHAM, Ill.] (NASDAQ: MSBI) announced that Kevin L. Thompson, Chief Financial Officer, resigned for personal reasons from the Company and Midland States Bank, its wholly-owned subsidiary, effective October 20, 2017.  Jeffrey G. Ludwig, Executive Vice President of the Company, will serve as Chief Financial Officer while the Company in the interim. Mr. Ludwig previously served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank from November 2006 through November 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ludwig held the positions of Associate Director, Corporate Reporting, for Zimmer Holdings, Inc. from 2005 to 2006; Director of Corporate Accounting for Novellus Systems, Inc. from 2002 to 2005; and Senior Manager—Audit & Advisory Services for KPMG LLP from 1993 to 2002.

VT Group [CHANTILLY, Va.] announced the hiring of Alicia R. Townes as Sr. Vice President and CFO. Alicia has held finance and accounting senior leadership positions at several government contracting companies, including Vistronix, Sotera, GDI, Vangent, and Deltek.

Holly Lim

TuneIn [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Holly Lim to Chief Financial Officer. Prior to TuneIn, Lim served as CFO at Soundcloud since 2016. She held prior senior finance and operations roles at Google, Stetson, Comedy Central & New Line Cinema.

Avaya Inc. [SANTA CLARA, CA] announced it has appointed Patrick O’Malley as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. David Vellequette, who has served as Avaya’s CFO for the past five years, will remain as Senior Vice President of Finance until the end of 2017 to ensure a smooth transition. Mr. O’Malley joins Avaya following a 30-year career with Seagate Technology, where he served in a variety of roles, including as CFO from 2008 to 2015.

Adgero Biopharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. [PRINCETON, NJ] announced that it has appointed John Liatos as its Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Prior to joining Adgero, Mr. Liatos was the Co-Founding Partner at Aceras BioMedical, LLC. Mr. Liatos served as the Co-founder and CFO of Huxley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as well as the Co-founder and CFO of Sherrington Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Liatos also served as the CFO of a life sciences investment fund, Paramount BioSciences, LLC. Prior to that, Mr. Liatos served as a Senior Associate at Gefinor (USA), Inc. and as a Senior Associate in the Financial Reporting and Consolidations group at RJR Nabisco, Inc.

X Rail Entertainment, Inc. [LAS VEGAS, NV] (OTC PINK: XREE) announced the promotion of Wanda Witoslawski to the position of Chief Financial Officer from her Controller position. Ms Witoslawski replaces Wayne Bailey in this position who moves on as CEO of XTRN, a publicly traded company.

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Scholastic Corporation [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: SCHL) announced that Kenneth J. Cleary, Scholastic’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, has been named Chief Financial Officer, following termination of Maureen O’Connell‘s employment as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. Kenneth Cleary has been Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer since September 2014.  Prior to that, he was Vice President, External Reporting and Compliance since joining Scholastic in May 2008. Previously, Mr. Cleary was Senior Assistant Controller at Hertz Corporation, Assistant Controller at Engelhard Corporation, and Manager of Financial Reporting at Sequa Corporation, after beginning his career as an auditor for KPMG.

Allegiant Travel Company [LAS VEGAS] (NASDAQ: ALGT) appointed Scott Sheldon to serve as both its chief operating officer and chief financial officer.  Sheldon officially assumed the role of chief operating officer on October 24, 2017.  He had previously served as interim chief operating officer since May 2017. Sheldon has served as Allegiant’s chief financial officer since 2010. He joined Allegiant in 2004 as director of accounting, and served as principal accounting officer from 2007 to 2010 prior to his appointment as CFO. Before joining Allegiant, Sheldon, a certified public accountant, worked for the firm Perry-Smith, LLP in Sacramento, California.

Jon C. Biro

Harte Hanks [SAN ANTONIO] (NYSE: HHS) announced the appointment of Jon C. Biro as its Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Biro is expected to join the company in mid-November. Mr. Biro was most recently Chief Financial Officer of Exterran Holdings, Inc. and Exterran Corporation. Before his tenure at Exterran, Mr. Biro served as Consolidated Graphics’ Chief Financial Officer for more than six years, concluding with its sale to R.R. Donnelley & Sons. Harte Hanks also announced that upon Mr. Biro’s employment, Robert L. R. Munden, who is currently serving as Chief Financial Officer, will revert to his prior role as the company’s General Counsel and Secretary.

Teradata [ATLANTA] (NYSE: TDC) announced that it has appointed Mark Culhane Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer, effective November 10, 2017. Mr. Culhane succeeds Stephen Scheppmann, who is stepping down as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer for health reasons following the filing of the Company’s third quarter Form 10-Q.  Mr. Culhane serves on the Board of Directors of UserZoom and CallidusCloud, where he is Chair of the Audit Committee. Since 2016, Mr. Culhane has run Culhane Advisory Services. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Culhane was SVP & CFO at Lithium Technologies. From 2001 to 2012, he was EVP & CFO of DemandTec. Previously, Mr. Culhane held CFO positions at iManage and SciClone Pharmaceuticals, and worked in the audit practice of Price Waterhouse.

SCANA Corporation [CAYCE, S.C.] (NYSE: SCG) and its principal subsidiary, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), announced that Iris Griffin will become Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2018.

NCI, Inc. [RESTON, Va.] announced that James D. (Jamie) Collier has joined the company as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Before joining NCI, Collier served as senior vice president of corporate planning and analysis for Leidos, Inc. While at Lockheed Martin, he held positions of vice president of business operations for several Lockheed Martin operating companies.

Huntley Castner

Farmer Boys Food, Inc. [RIVERSIDE, Calif.], the parent company of the popular fast casual concept, Farmer Boys®, has hired Huntley Castner to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Castner’s extensive experience in the restaurant industry has been instrumental in growing systemwide sales and overseeing the expansion of several notable concepts, including Panda Restaurant Group, Yogurtland, and most recently Lemonade Restaurant Group, where he held the position of CFO.

Kinderhook Bank Corp. [KINDERHOOK, N.Y.] (OTCQB: NUBK), the holding company for The National Union Bank of Kinderhook, has appointed Harry Kabalian as Treasurer of the Company and Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer for the Bank. Kabalian most recently served as Vice President of Accounting and Finance at Trustco Bank Corp. Previous experience includes six years with KPMG where Kabalian provided accounting and auditing expertise to a diverse client base, including banks, and years of private sector accounting and finance experience including five years at GlobalFoundries as Global Financial Systems and Reporting Leader.

Heartland Express, Inc. [NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa] (NASDAQ: HTLD) announced that John P. Cosaert has retired as Executive Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  The Company announced that Christopher A. Strain will become the Company’s Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Strain has served in the Company’s accounting and finance department since 2007.  Mr. Strain has served as the Company’s Vice President, Controller and Secretary since May 2015.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Strain was employed by Deloitte & Touche, LLP from 1997 to 2007 as a certified public accountant.

Michelle Frymire

U.S. Risk, LLC [DALLAS] announced that Michelle Frymire joined as Chief Financial Officer. Frymire spent 14 years in the airline industry with both American Airlines and Continental before becoming Vice President of Finance at Delta Air Lines. Frymire then served as Chief Financial Officer of Starwood Vacation Ownership in Orlando, Florida for five years, before accepting the CFO role for TruGreen Lawncare at The ServiceMaster Companies. Frymire later served as VP of Financial Planning & Analysis at ServiceMaster. Most recently, Michelle served as CFO for Service King Collision Repair.

Invacare Corporation [ELYRIA, Ohio] (NYSE: IVC) announced the resignation of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert K. Gudbranson, who will be leaving the company to pursue a new opportunity, effective November 26, 2017. Kathleen P. Leneghan, Invacare’s long-standing vice president and corporate controller, will assume the role of interim CFO. Ms. Leneghan has been with Invacare for 27 years, serving in various financial roles in North America and Europe. She has served as vice president and corporate controller since 2003. Prior to joining Invacare, Ms. Leneghan was an audit manager with Ernst & Young LLP.

Vineyard Wind [NEW BEDFORD, Mass.] named Iain Henderson as its CFO. Prior to joining Vineyard Wind, Henderson was the Head of Regulated Transactions for Scottish Power’s Renewables business unit for seven years. He’s been with Scottish Power for a total of 18 years. Scottish Power is a subsidiary of Iberdrola, the utility that also owns Avangrid Renewables, one of the owners of Vineyard Wind.

Jen Ford

TurnKey Vacation Rentals, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the appointment of Jen Ford as chief financial officer. Jen most recently served as vice president of finance for Snap Kitchen and as senior director of investor relations at HomeAway, Inc.

CONMED Corporation [UTICA, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: CNMD)  announced that Luke A. Pomilio, Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, has decided to retire after over two decades of service with the Company.

RADAR, Inc. [PORTLAND, Ore.] announced that Ben Kaufman has joined the company as its first Chief Financial Officer. Kaufman joins with previous leadership positions as COO and CEO at growth stage technology companies.

Ari S. Milstein

Digital Pi [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] appointed Ari S. Milstein as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Milstein brings over twenty years of executive finance and operations expertise to Digital Pi from leadership positions at Mercury Media, MSL Group, Schwartz Communications, and Adlex where he led the successful acquisition of both Schwartz Communications and Adlex.

Advanced Bifurcation Systems [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Ken Richards as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining ABS, Mr. Richards was CEO, a co-founder and partner of York Bridge Capital. Previously, he held the role of Managing Director at CIBC World Markets in Los Angeles and Toronto. He was also a NASD Supervising Principal for CIBC in the United States.

Cotiviti Holdings, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NYSE: COTV) announced that Bradley Ferguson was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective November 6, 2017. Adrienne Calderone, who served as Interim Chief Financial Officer, will resume her position as Vice President and Controller on November 6. Mr. Ferguson most recently served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Managing Director, Consumer & Small Business for EarthLink, Inc. (prior to its acquisition by Windstream in February 2017). Prior to that, Mr. Ferguson served as EarthLink’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for six years, and in various other senior financial positions.

Edward Stokx

MBK Real Estate LLC (MRE) [IRVINE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Edward Stokx as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of MBK Real Estate Companies. Mr. Stokx brings over two decades of experience serving as the Chief Financial Officer for two public real estate companies. Mr. Stokx began his career in public accounting with Deloitte, serving both public and private real estate clients. After which he transitioned to Center Trust as Controller, a publicly traded REIT that owned and managed retail shopping centers. At Center Trust, Mr. Stokx was subsequently promoted to CFO. During his tenure, Mr. Stokx played an integral role in the company’s 2003 merger with Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. In his most recent role, Mr. Stokx was CFO of PS Business Parks, a publicly listed REIT that owns and manages industrial and office parks throughout the U.S.

Agree Realty Corporation [BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. ] (NYSE: ADC) announced the appointment of Clayton Thelen as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, effective December 4, 2017. Mr. Thelen is currently the Chief Financial Officer at AJ Capital Partners.  Prior to joining AJ Capital Partners, he held the position of Vice President, Capital Markets, Acquisitions and Treasurer at Strategic Hotels & Resorts, a publicly traded REIT until its sale in 2015.

Dov Goldstein

Schrödinger, Inc. [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Dov Goldstein as Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Goldstein brings to Schrödinger over 20 years of strategic financial experience in the healthcare sector, most recently as a Managing Partner at Aisling Capital.  Before Aisling Capital, Dr. Goldstein was Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Vicuron Pharmaceuticals. He also served as Chief Financial Officer at Loxo Oncology. Previously, Dr. Goldstein was Director of Venture Analysis at Healthcare Ventures.

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Perry Ellis International, Inc. [MIAMI] (NASDAQ: PERY) announced the appointment of Jorge Narino as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Narino is being elevated to the CFO role on an interim basis after serving Perry Ellis for 13 years, including in his current role as Senior Vice President of SEC Financial Reporting.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Narino, who has over 25 years of financial management experience, spent 12 years in public accounting. Mr. Narino is succeeding David Rattner, who will be leaving the Company, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities.

Muneera Carr

Comerica Incorporated [DALLAS] (NYSE: CMA) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Muneera S. Carr will be named chief financial officer. Carr will succeed David E. Duprey, executive vice president and chief financial officer, who plans to retire, after a 35-year tenure in the financial services industry. Carr joined Comerica in February 2010 as chief accounting officer and controller and her responsibilities have expanded to include tax, planning and forecasting, and management information systems. In addition, she worked on various financial aspects of Comerica’s Growth in Efficiency and Revenue Initiative (GEAR Up) when the project launched in 2016. Prior to Comerica, Carr held leadership positions at SunTrust Banks, Inc., and Bank of America, in addition to various roles of increasing responsibility at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She also was selected to serve as a Professional Accounting Fellow at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Zenefits [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Shaun Wiley as the company’s chief financial officer. Prior to joining Zenefits, Wiley served as CFO of CoreHR, and as CFO at Torrent Technologies. Wiley spent twelve years in the executive offices at Microsoft. Wiley began his career at Deutsche Bank Capital Markets.

The E.W. Scripps Company [CINCINNATI] (NYSE: SSP) has appointed its chief strategy officer, Lisa Knutson, as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Knutson has been serving as interim CFO since the departure of Tim Wesolowski in early October. Prior to coming to Scripps in 2005, Lisa had worked most of her career at Fifth Third Bank and at Arthur Anderson.

Bill Donnelly

LendUp [San Francisco] announced that Bill Donnelly, former VP of Global Financial Services for Tesla, has joined as its first CFO. Donnelly spent the last four years with Tesla as VP of Global Financial Services. He also served as President of Tesla’s captive finance company, Tesla Finance LLC. Donnelly previously spent a decade with BMW, as CFO and then President of its industrial bank. In addition, Donnelly’s background includes more than 15 years with the credit card, installment loan, and automotive finance divisions of JPMorgan Chase. He was also President and CEO of retail card issuer First Electronic Bank.

Stream [DALLAS] announced the addition of David Faranetta as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Faranetta served as CFO of TXU Energy and electricity generator and wholesaler Luminant. He comes to Stream after serving as Senior Vice President of Planning and Treasury at Dallas-based Vistra Energy.

B&G Foods, Inc. [PARSIPPANY, N.J.] (NYSE: BGS) announced that it is appointing Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development, Bruce C. Wacha, to Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wacha joined B&G Foods from Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (NYSE: ANFI), where he spent three years as that company’s chief financial officer and executive director of the board of directors. Prior to joining Amira Nature Foods, Mr. Wacha spent more than 15 years at Deutsche Bank Securities, Merrill Lynch and Prudential Securities.

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the planned retirement of its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer, Alan Dean, after 38 years of service to the company. Cboe plans to promote Brian Schell, currently Deputy CFO, to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer. Dean joined Cboe in 1979 and has served in his current capacity since 1988. Schell joined Cboe as part of the company’s acquisition of Bats Global Markets (Bats) earlier this year. He joined Bats as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2011.

True Talent Advisory [PHILADELPHIA] announced that Korhan Kivanc has joined the firm as its Chief Financial Officer. Korhan previously spent eight years at Heidrick & Struggles, first as the CFO of the Americas division, then as the Global Senior VP of Finance. He most recently served as CFO at The Chartis Group.

Laureate Education, Inc. [BALTIMORE] (NASDAQ: LAUR) announced the appointment of Jean-Jacques Charhon as its new Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Charhon spent eight years with General Electric (GE) in senior financial positions, culminating in his role as CFO of GE Healthcare for the Americas. He was Hewlett Packard’s CFO of Personal Systems, and then COO of its Enterprise Services division. He worked with Novartis with responsibilities as CFO for Consumer Health and as head of financial planning and analysis, and investor relations. Most recently, Charhon was CFO at Purdue Pharma.

ProtectWise [DENVER] announced Adam Cecil has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Adam was CFO of CommercialTribe. Prior to that, Cecil was CFO at AlchemyAI.

Range Resources Corporation [FORT WORTH, TEXAS] (NYSE: RRC) announced that Roger S. Manny, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer plans to retire. On that same date, the Company plans to appoint Mark S. Scucchi, currently Vice President – Finance & Treasurer to the position of Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer. Mark Scucchi joined Range in 2008. Prior to joining Range, he worked for JPMorgan Securities Inc. Prior to JPMorgan, Mark spent a number of years at Ernst & Young LLP.

VICI Properties Inc. [LAS VEGAS] (OTC: VICI) announced that David Kieske will join the Company as Special Advisor to Ed Pitoniak, Chief Executive Officer. Subject to obtaining customary regulatory approvals, the Company plans for Mr. Kieske to become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Mary Beth Higgins. Mr. Kieske joins VICI from Wells Fargo Securities / Eastdil Secured where he most recently served as Managing Director in the Real Estate & Lodging Investment Banking Group. Prior to Eastdil, he worked in the Real Estate & Lodging Investment Banking Groups at both Citigroup and Bank of America. Early in his career, he was a senior accountant at Deloitte & Touche and Assistant Vice President & Corporate Controller at TriNet Corporate Realty Trust.

Equity Prime Mortgage [ATLANTA] announced their new Chief Financial Officer, Paul Thomas. He joins us from Westrock Company where he served as Director of Finance. Thomas has worked with companies like Haverty’s Furniture and Church’s Chicken in senior financial leadership roles.

David Faugno

Qualtrics [SALT LAKE CITY and SEATTLE] announced the appointment of veteran financial leader David Faugno as Chief Financial Officer. Faugno served as CFO for over 10 years at Barracuda Networks. In addition to his experience at Barracuda Networks, Faugno served as Senior Director of Corporate Finance – M&A at Cisco Systems, was CFO for Actona Technologies and spent 8 years at AT&T, including as CFO of the EMEA region. In 2013, he was awarded Silicon Valley Business Journal’s CFO of the Year.

Jillian Sheehan

Aquilon Energy Services [LISLE, Ill.] hired Jillian Sheehan as its chief financial officer. Sheehan previously served as CFO of Textura Corporation. She also served as CFO of Raise Marketplace, Inc.

Profit Recovery Partners, LLC [COSTA MESA, Calif.] announced that it has named Paul J. Bottiaux the firm’s Chief Financial Officer. Before joining PRP, he served as Vice President of Finance and CFO for Panasonic Avionics Corporation.

G1 Therapeutics, Inc. [RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.] (NASDAQ: GTHX) announced that Barclay (Buck) Phillips is joining the Company as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. In his most recent role, Mr. Phillips served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Novavax, Inc.

Rob Rehard

Regal Beloit Corporation [BELOIT, Wis.] (NYSE: RBC) announced that Charles A. (Chuck) Hinrichs, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire. Mr. Hinrichs has served as Regal’s Chief Financial Officer since September 2010. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors appointed Robert J. (Rob) Rehard as the new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rehard, joined Regal in January 2015 as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. In January 2017, Mr. Rehard was appointed Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis. Over the last 20 years Mr. Rehard has held leadership roles in the areas of operations accounting, corporate accounting and financial planning & analysis.  Prior to joining Regal, he served in various roles of increasing responsibility with Eaton Corporation, Cooper Industries, Masco Corporation, Emerson Electric and Deloitte & Touche.

Northeast Bancorp [LEWISTON, Maine] (NASDAQ: NBN) announced that J.P. Lapointe has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Lapointe will succeed Interim Chief Financial Officer Brian Pinheiro, who will retain his responsibilities as the Company’s Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Lapointe joins the Company directly from Wolf & Company, P.C. where he worked since 2004.

Brian Kinion

Upwork [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] announced that Brian Kinion has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Kinion spent time at Marketo as their CFO. Kinion is currently a member of the Board of Directors and serves as the Audit Committee Chair at Marin Software, Inc. Prior to Marketo, Kinion held finance leadership roles at SuccessFactors, CoTherix, Inc., and DigitalThink, among others.

North American Risk Services, Inc. [ORLANDO, Fla.] has hired Andrew Charrette as its new Chief Financial Officer. Andrew began his career in the environmental industry as a Field Cost Accountant. He then moved into the insurance industry, quickly moving up the ranks from a Junior Auditor to the Assistant Vice President of Finance at AmTrust North America.

Tyson Foods, Inc. [SPRINGDALE, Ark.] (NYSE: TSN) announced that Stewart F. Glendinning has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Dennis Leatherby, who has served Tyson Foods as Chief Financial Officer since 2008. Glendinning joins Tyson Foods from Molson Coors Brewing Company, where he served as President & CEO, International. He began his career at Molson Coors in 2005 as Chief Financial Officer, UK and subsequently held the positions of Global Chief Financial Officer, President & CEO, UK and President & CEO, Canada. Prior to that, Glendinning served in senior financial positions with The Hackett Group and KPMG.

AAC Holdings, Inc. [BRENTWOOD, Tenn.] (NYSE: AAC) announced that Kirk R. Manz, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, will resign as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Manz has served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer since joining AAC in January 2012, after serving the company as an independent consultant in 2011. Andrew McWilliams, who currently serves as the company’s Chief Accounting Officer, will be appointed Chief Financial Officer immediately following Manz’s departure. After over a 15-year career with Ernst & Young LLP, Mr. McWilliams joined AAC in August 2014.

Constellis [RESTON, Va.] announced that Deborah Ricci has been appointed as its chief financial officer.  Debbie succeeds Barry Broadus in the CFO role. Prior to her promotion to CFO, Debbie has served as the SVP of Finance and Accounting at Constellis since April 2017, which she joined upon the completion of the acquisition of Centerra Group. Previously, Debbie had served as the CFO of Centerra Group since November 2015. Prior to her CFO role at Centerra, Debbie was the CFO of a leading counterterrorism firm from 2010 to 2015.

Zoom Video Communications [SAN JOSE, CA] announced that it has appointed Kelly Steckelberg as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Steckelberg was CEO of Zoosk, where she previously held positions of CFO and COO. Prior to Zoosk, Steckelberg was the Sr. Director of Consumer Segment Finance of Cisco. Steckelberg has also held various roles in finance at Cisco WebEx, Epiphany, PeopleSoft, and KPMG.

Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. [SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA] (TSX: SEV) announced that Darren Ma has assumed the Company’s CFO role. Mr. Ma is taking over from David Mier, who is retiring from the Company. Mr. Ma brings over 15 years of finance experience from several semiconductor bellwethers, including Intel and Semtech. His most recent role was CFO of GigPeak.

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Marc Spezialy

Kyield [SANTE FE, N.M.] announced that Marc Spezialy has agreed to become CFO of the company. After graduating, Marc joined PwC in Austin as an auditor. Marc then joined a new oil business as CFO. His next role was VP of Finance for a successful aerospace asset management company. While in Austin, Marc was also a board member and treasurer of Habitat for Humanity Texas.

Steep Hill [BERKELEY, Calif.] announced Timothy Cowart has been hired as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Steep Hill, Mr. Cowart had twenty years of experience in corporate M&A and fund-raising activities including cofounding a publicly-traded European satellite communications provider. He has served as a financial consultant to numerous venture-backed companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.

GridLiance [DALLAS] announced that Alison Zimlich will be the next Chief Financial Officer. Zimlich joins GridLiance after serving as CFO for the past four years at Panda Power Funds. Prior to that, Zimlich spent 17 years at AES Corporation, where she served in a variety of finance and business development roles, including CFO for AES’s North America Generation division. She started her career with EY.

Cardtronics plc [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: CATM) announced the appointment of Gary W. Ferrera as Chief Financial Officer. Ferrera will succeed Edward H. West as CFO, as West will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer upon current CEO Steve Rathgaber’s retirement. Ferrera joins Cardtronics from DigitalGlobe, Inc., where he served as Chief Financial Officer since early 2015. He previously served in that same capacity for Intrawest Resorts, Great Wolf Resorts, National CineMedia, and Unity Media. Prior to his CFO positions, Ferrera developed his M&A and capital markets expertise with Citigroup and Bear Stearns. Ferrera also has international tax consultant experience while with Arthur Andersen.

Opus Bank [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: OPB) announced that Nicole M. Carrillo, Opus’ Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned from her position with Opus and will continue as a consultant. Ms. Carrillo concurrently resigned from her positions as a director of the Opus Community Foundation and Opus Financial Partners. Additionally, Opus announced that Kevin L. Thompson has joined Opus as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and has been appointed to Opus’ Executive Committee. Mr. Thompson joins Opus most recently from Midland States Bancorp, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2016, and earlier from Zions Bancorporation, where he served as Senior Vice President – Corporate Finance, and from American Express Centurion Bank, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

CRISPR Therapeutics [ZUG, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: CRSP) announced the appointment of Michael Tomsicek as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CRISPR Therapeutics, Mr. Tomsicek most recently served as CFO of Abiomed. Before that, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Cubist Pharmaceuticals. He joined Cubist in 2010 and held a series of roles of increasing responsibility at the company. Prior to Cubist, Mr. Tomsicek spent nearly eight years at General Electric Healthcare, as finance manager in global operations, and then as CFO of its ultrasound business.

Hill International [PHILADELPHIA] (NYSE: HIL) announced the retirement of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Fanelli III and the appointment of Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, Marco Martinez. Martinez most recently served as Senior Vice President and CFO for Pernix Group, Inc. Prior to joining Pernix, Martinez held several financial leadership positions including Vice President and CFO during nearly an 18-year career at MYR Group.

Piston Group [REDFORD, Mich.] announced that Amit Singhi has been promoted to the position of chief operating and financial officer. Before joining the Piston Group as chief financial officer in August 2017, Singhi had held a variety of management positions at Ford Motor Company and General Motors.  Most recently he was CFO at FLIR Systems.

OncoCyte Corporation [ALAMEDA, Calif.] (NYSE: OCX) announced that Mitch Levine has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining OncoCyte, Mr. Levine was the Managing Partner of Kirby Cove Capital Advisors. In 2002, Mr. Levine founded Enable Capital Management. Prior to founding Enable, Mr. Levine was a founding member of The Shemano Group. He has also worked at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.

SJV [KENNESAW, GA] announced that Reed Anderson has joined their Executive Team as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Fazoli’s [LEXINGTON, Ky.] announced that it has appointed Rodney Lee as Chief Financial Officer. Rodney Lee joined the company originally back in September 2008 as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, having previously served as CFO of 2JR Pizza Enterprises. Lee took a brief hiatus with Fazoli’s, joining The Krystal Company functioning as the brand’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. When an opportunity to return to Fazoli’s unique brand culture became available, Lee rejoined the company in September, reprising his original role.

Markel Corporation [RICHMOND, Va.] (NYSE: MKL) announced that Anne G. Waleski, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, plans to transition from her role as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. She will be succeeded by Jeremy A. Noble, currently the Finance Director of Markel International. Jeremy Noble, 41, has served as the Finance Director for Markel International since June 2015. He joined Markel in 2002 and held various roles in the Company’s Accounting and Finance Department, including Assistant Controller, before becoming the Company’s Managing Director of Internal Audit in 2011, a position he held until 2015.

ChikPea [SAN FRANCISCO] welcomes Stephen Deason as new Chief Financial and Operating Officer. Mr. Deason has worked with industry leaders including Oracle, Xerox, Verizon, Sage, and Accenture.

Ciaran Farrell

Bluff Manufacturing [FORT WORTH, TEXAS] welcomes Ciaran Farrell as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Ichor Holdings, Ltd. [FREMONT, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ICHR) announced that Jeffrey S. Andreson will join Ichor as its Chief Financial Officer. Since 2014 he has served as CFO of Nanometrics Incorporated. Prior to Nanometrics, Mr. Andreson served for seven years as CFO of Intevac, Inc. Prior to joining Intevac in 2007, Mr. Andreson spent 12 years at Applied Materials, Inc.

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NYSE: INN) announced that Gregory A. Dowell, its EVP and Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire from the Company. Jonathan P. Stanner, EVP and Chief Investment Officer, will succeed Mr. Dowell as EVP and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stanner joined the Company in April 2017. Prior to joining Summit, he held various positions at Strategic Hotels and Resorts, including the role of CFO. Mr. Stanner will continue to oversee the Company’s investment activities following the transition.

Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CINCINNATI] (OTCQB: ARPO) announced that Michael Rogers has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rogers served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of five publicly-traded healthcare companies. He most recently served as CFO at Acorda Therapeutics, from 2013 until 2016. Prior to Acorda Therapeutics, he was the Executive Vice President and CFO of BG Medicine from 2009 to 2012. From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Rogers was the CFO of Indevus Pharmaceuticals. He also served as CFO at Advanced Health Corporation and Autoimmune. Prior to his roles as CFO, Mr. Rogers was an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and PaineWebber.

TalentWave [FOSTER CITY, Calif.] announced Jim Hanrahan will be joining the company’s senior leadership as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining TalentWave, Hanrahan was EVP and CFO of Bartech Group. He then served as President and COO of the two combined organizations and led their integration efforts. Prior to Bartech, Hanrahan held a variety of management positions at CDI Corporation.

Boulevard Acquisition Corp. II [NEW YORK and SAO PAULO] (NASDAQ: BLVD) and Estre Ambiental S.A. announced the appointment of Fabio D’Ávila Carvalho as Estre’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Carvalho succeeds Roberto Nakagome, who is leaving Estre to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Carvalho most recently served as the CFO of the Brazilian television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão. Prior to SBT, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Investor Relations Officer for logistics, distribution and transportation services provider Tegma Gestão Logística S.A., following his promotion from CFO. Previously, Mr. Carvalho was a senior executive at Latin America’s largest publishing and printing company Abril S.A., serving in positions of increasing responsibility, including as the CFO, Chief Information Officer and Investor Relations Officer of Abril Educação and as CFO of Abril Media. His previous experiences include leadership roles at Banco Fibra S.A., Banco BVA S.A., ABN Amro Bank Inc., and Banco Pactual S.A.

Molecular Templates, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NASDAQ: MTEM) announced the appointment of Adam Cutler as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Molecular Templates, he was Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Arbutus Biopharma. From 2012-2015, he was a Managing Director for The Trout Group LLC and Trout Capital LLC. From 2011-2012, he was Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst for Credit Suisse. From 2007-2011, he was Managing Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst for Canaccord Genuity. Prior to that, he held Biotechnology Analyst positions at JMP Securities LLC and at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He also worked in healthcare consulting as an Analyst at The Frankel Group and a Consultant for Ernst & Young LLP. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Inmed Pharmaceuticals.

Purple Innovation, LLC [ALPINE, Utah] announced that Mark Watkins has been named Chief Financial Officer. The announcement follows Purple’s announcement on November 2, 2017 of a definitive merger agreement with Global Partner Acquisition Corp. (“GPAC”) (NASDAQ: GPAC, GPACU, GPACW). Mr. Watkins most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of wood pellet grill pioneer, Traeger Pellet Grills, a post he held from March 2015 through October 2017. Previously, Mr. Watkins held various positions of increasing responsibility at Nu Skin Enterprises, including Vice President of Sales Operations and Vice President of Finance. Mr. Watkins began his career at the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Neda Imbimbo

BigRentz [IRVINE, Calif.] promoted Neda Imbimbo to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Imbimbo was formerly the Vice President of Finance and Operations at BigRentz.

C4 Therapeutics (C4T) [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced it has appointed Ron Kaiser as Chief Financial Officer. Ron also served on C4T’s Board of Directors from January 2016 until October 2017. Over a span of 35 years, Ron has led six companies through IPO funding in multiple roles, including Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and helped manage dozens of major business transactions. He has served as a board member for several public and private entities.

Legends [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Joseph M. Cormier as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Legends, Cormier was the CFO of several public and private equity backed enterprises. Most recently he was EVP and CFO of Camber Corporation.

NCWC Inc. [OCEAN, NJ] announced that it has bolstered its team by welcoming Charles K. Miller as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Miller brings a wealth of experience having served on the boards of several notable organizations, including Tekmark Global Solutions, InterCloud Systems and Notis Global Inc. He worked at Tekmark Global as the CFO since 1997. Some of the additional companies he has worked for include JCPenney Catalog, Engelhard Corporation and Concurrent Computer Corporation.

Verisk Analytics, Inc. [JERSEY CITY, N.J.] (NASDAQ: VRSK) announced that Lee M. Shavel has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Eva Huston, senior vice president, will pursue opportunities outside Verisk following a three-month period transitioning responsibilities to Shavel. Shavel most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nasdaq, Inc., from 2011 to 2016. Before that, he served as managing director and Americas head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking and in other capacities at Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 1993 to 2011. He also currently serves as a board director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Investment Technology Group, Inc.

Advantage Insurance Inc. [SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico] announced that Tamara K. Kravec has been appointed its Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Kravec has served as a consultant to Advantage since August 2017 and will be based in Advantage’s San Juan headquarters. Ms. Kravec was most recently the Founder and CEO of BWT Consulting, LLC. Prior to that, she was a Partner, Managing Director, and Senior Equity Research Analyst at NWQ Investment Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments. Ms. Kravec joined NWQ from Banc of America Securities where she was Senior Equity Research Analyst for the Life Insurance sector and also had equity research management responsibilities. Prior to Banc of America Securities, Ms. Kravec held positions in equity research at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse First Boston.

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Biogen [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced the appointment of Jeffrey D. Capello as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Beacon Health Options Inc. His previous experience includes founding and running his own company, Monomy Advisors, and serving as Chief Financial Officer of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Boston Scientific Corporation, and Perkin Elmer. Earlier in his career he was also a partner in the Boston and Amsterdam offices of PwC.

GP Strategies Corporation [COLUMBIA, Md.] (NYSE: GPX) announced that Michael Dugan has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Sharon Esposito-Mayer, who will be leaving the company. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Dugan served as Senior Vice President, Finance and has held various other roles of increasing responsibility since joining GP Strategies in 1997.

Cloudvirga [IRVINE, Calif.] has appointed Steve DeSantis as its new chief financial officer. Most recently, DeSantis was CFO for ShiftPixy. Prior to joining ShiftPixy, DeSantis was CFO for Predixion Software. He has also held CFO roles for DATAllegro and Nexiant and TCI Solutions.

Salsify [BOSTON] announced that Mary Jefts has joined Salsify as CFO. Previously, she was CFO for Unidesk, Acquia and OpenPages.

Ripple [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Ron Will as chief financial officer (CFO). Ron Will joins Ripple’s management team following nearly three decades as a senior financial executive and investment banker. Will most recently served as CFO of TubeMogul. Prior to TubeMogul, Will served as CFO, CCO and operating partner at Mainsail Partners. Earlier, Will served as CFO at BrightRoll from 2011-2015. Will previously served as vice president of finance and treasurer of Yahoo! for seven years.

Craig Lockwood

ScholarChip [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Craig Lockwood as its president and CFO. Most recently, Lockwood was president of Tuition Management Systems (TMS). Previously, Craig was a management consultant focusing in the investment management industry.

Piper Jaffray Companies [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: PJC) announced the appointment of Tim Carter as chief financial officer. Carter currently serves as senior vice president of finance and treasurer at Piper Jaffray. He has held various leadership positions in finance, including controller, chief accounting officer and treasurer. Carter also provides support and financial expertise to the Piper Jaffray Foundation. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray, Carter worked in public accounting at Deloitte.

SoOum Corp. [NEW YORK] (OTCPINK: SOUMD) announced Terence Byrne as Chief Financial Officer.

CTI Industries Corporation [LAKE BARRINGTON, Ill.] (NASDAQ: CTIB) announced that Frank J. Cesario has been appointed and has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Cesario served as Chief Financial Officer of Nanophase Technologies Corporation, from 2009 through October 2017. He has served in senior financial positions for Turf Ventures, Isco International, Outokumpu Copper, Inc. and Material Sciences Corporation.

Atlantic American Corporation [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: AAME) announced that the Board of Directors has appointed J. Ross Franklin to serve as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary, of the Company. He has been serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer since August 1, 2017. Since 2000 he has held various roles of increasing responsibility with Atlantic American and its subsidiaries, serving as Vice President, Accounting and Treasurer of Bankers Fidelity since 2009.

Jessica Traill

Red Classic [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] announced that Jessica Traill has been named as the company’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Traill comes to the company with more than 15 years of financial experience, most recently serving as a Senior Director at the company’s parent, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated. Jessica served in various financial and accounting roles with Duke Energy and Carlisle Companies before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers. Traill worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for seven years serving a variety of large clients, including Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated. In 2011, Traill joined Coca-Cola Consolidated as Senior Director, Reporting & Assistant Controller. In her most recent role, Traill was promoted to Senior Director, System Transformation Finance.

Apex International Energy [HOUSTON] announced that it has appointed Robert Milius as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Apex, he was a Managing Director and Head of the Natural Resources Group for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at Barclays based in Dubai. Previously, he spent 11 years at Lehman Brothers, where he was a Managing Director in the Global Natural Resources Group. He was also Head of the International Energy Project Finance Group during his time at both Lehman Brothers and Barclays.

Aegion Corporation [ST. LOUIS] (NASDAQ: AEGN) announced that David A. Martin has resigned his positions as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Company further announced that David F. Morris has been appointed as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer to serve until a permanent Chief Financial Officer is hired. During the Company’s search, Mr. Morris will also maintain his current responsibilities with Aegion. David F. Morris has been with Aegion for more than 13 years and currently serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Morris joined the Company in January 2005 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Morris was appointed Chief Administrative Officer in August 2007 and Executive Vice President in October 2014.

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Shenandoah Telecommunications Company [EDINBURG, Va.] (NASDAQ: SHEN) announced that James F. Woodward has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Woodward most recently served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Media General, Inc. During his 34 year career with Media General, Mr. Woodward also held positions as Group Vice President, Growth & Performance; Vice President, Human Resources; and other operational and accounting positions.

Athenahealth, Inc. [WATERTOWN, Mass.] (NASDAQ: ATHN) announced that Marc A. Levine will join the Company as an Executive Vice President and will become the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He replaces John A. “Jack” Kane, who will step down as Interim Chief Financial Officer, and will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Levine most recently served as the executive vice president and CFO of JDA Software Group, Inc. Prior to JDA, Mr. Levine held several senior financial leadership roles over his 25-year career at Hewlett Packard Company, including senior vice president and corporate controller, senior vice president of finance and chief operating officer for HP’s Enterprise Services Business segment, and general manager of Southeast Asia for HP’s medical products business.

ARMO BioSciences, Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] announced the appointment of Herb Cross as Chief Financial Officer, a newly-created position. Before joining ARMO BioSciences, Mr. Cross was the Chief Financial Officer at Balance Therapeutics, Inc. Previously, Mr. Cross was Chief Financial Officer and interim Chief Executive Officer at KaloBios Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Cross also served as Chief Financial Officer at Affymax. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cross was Vice President, Finance at Facet Biotech Corporation, a spin-off of PDL BioPharma, where he was Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Controller. He began his career at Arthur Andersen, LLP.

Cox Automotive [ATLANTA] named Mark F. Bowser, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Since 2008, Bowser has overseen accounting and financial planning & analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and programming at Cox Communications. Bowser joined Cox in 2006 as vice president of Cox Business. Prior to joining Cox, Bowser was vice president of Dell’s Large Corporate Accounts business division. Bowser began his career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He began his telecommunications career at GTE where he held positions of increasing responsibility in finance until he joined Sprint and several of its predecessor companies. In addition to roles in finance, Bowser also served as president of Sprint’s Enterprise Markets division, and as senior vice president of Sprint’s business sales.

Terry Schmid

Apttus [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced that it has appointed Terry Schmid as its Chief Financial Officer. For the past seven years, Terry served as CFO at Imperva. Prior to Imperva, he served as CFO at Coremetrics. Schmid has also held CFO positions at several other privately-held technology companies.

ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. [DELAND, Fla.] (NASDAQ: ARCW) announced the appointment of R. Brian Knaley as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Knaley will replace current Chief Financial Officer, Drew Kelley, who will remain with the Company as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Knaley has held several senior leadership positions with Spectranetics Corporation, Arcelormittal USA, and Caterpillar Tunneling.

Dealer Teamwork [EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.] announced Joe Skar as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Dealer Teamwork, Mr. Skar was the Chief Financial Officer at Lake Street Capital Markets. Before that, he served as Director of Fund Accounting at Whitebox Advisors. He began his career in public accounting at KPMG.

Mohr Partners, Inc. [DALLAS, TX] has hired Clark White to serve as its Chief Financial Officer. For eight years, White served as the Finance Director for DTZ Americas.

Opengear [PISCATAWAY, NJ] announced the appointment of William Levering as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Levering brings more than three decades of financial management experience to Opengear, including 17 years serving as CFO within several publicly-traded and privately-held technology companies. Prior to joining Opengear, Levering served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at FAST, LLC. Levering had previously held similar positions at NextDocs Corporation, Voxware, Princeton Softech (acquired by IBM), and AXS-One.

Mark Fuller

Physical Rehabilitation Network [CARLSBAD, Calif.] welcomes Mark Fuller as the new Chief Financial Officer of the company. Most recently, Fuller was the Chief Financial Officer for MB2 Dental solutions.

Bioclinica [DOYLESTOWN, PA.] has appointed William Hogan as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Former CFO David Peters is stepping down to pursue other career opportunities. William Hogan joins Bioclinica from Multi Packaging Solutions, where he was CFO for 12 years. Prior to MPS, Hogan held CFO roles in multinational product and services-based businesses.

Tinley Beverage Company Inc. [SANTA MONICA, Calif. and TORONTO] (CSE: TNY) (OTC: QRSRF) announced that it has appointed David Berman as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Berman brings 18 years of experience, having worked as a financial consultant and CFO for NASDAQ-listed, TSX Venture-listed and private companies during this time.

Grand Havana, Inc. [MIAMI] (OTC: GHAV) announced that Richard Silverman has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Grand Havana, Mr. Silverman served as Chief Financial Officer at Fresh Meal Plan, having joined in June 2014 as Chief Financial Officer. Earlier in his career, Mr. Silverman served as Chief Financial Officer at Delivery Lean.

BJ Services [TOMBALL, Texas] announced that Kelly Youngblood will join the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Youngblood joins the Company with 29 years of experience, having most recently served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Diamond Offshore. Prior to his time with Diamond Offshore, Mr. Youngblood held a variety of executive and leadership positions with Halliburton.

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SNSS) announced the appointment of William Quinn as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Development. Willie most recently served as CEO and Co-Founder of the private cancer immunotherapy company Bullet Biotechnology. Prior to Bullet Bio, he led Corporate Development and Strategy at Jazz Pharmaceuticals. He began his career in the life science industry at Novation Biosciences. Willie also has prior investing experience from his time as an Associate Partner at Mobius Venture Capital.

Leaf Group Ltd. [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (NYSE: LFGR) announced that Jantoon Reigersman has joined its executive team as Chief Financial Officer, and will start in his new role on December 11, 2017. Most recently, Reigersman was the CFO of Ogin Inc. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs in the fixed income division where he was an investor and member of the European special situations group. He started his career at Morgan Stanley as an investment banker in their mergers and acquisitions team in London.

CoolSys [BREA, Calif.] announced that Andy Mandell, who was previously chief operating officer for its subsidiary Source Refrigeration & HVAC, has been appointed chief financial officer at CoolSys. Prior to his tenure at Source Refrigeration & HVAC, Mandell spent the past 15 years at Valley Crest, where he served as CFO for the entire company, as well as president and CEO of the Valley Crest Group business segment. Previously, he held a series of senior financial roles at large public companies, including NewsCorp, Universal, ITT Sheraton, the Walt Disney Company, and PepsiCo.

Nicola Allais

DoubleVerify [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Nicola Allais as Chief Financial Officer. Allais joins DoubleVerify after serving as CFO of Penton. Prior to that Allais was CFO of Downtown Music. Allais also previously worked at Primedia, Home Box Office and Ernst and Young.

Dalton J. Axenfeld

Pinnacle Holding Company [SYRACUSE, N.Y.] announced the appointment of Dalton J. Axenfeld to the executive position of Chief Financial Officer.

Viad Corp [PHOENIX] (NYSE: VVI) announced the appointment of Virginia “Ginnie” Henkels as an independent director of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective November 29, 2017. Henkels has also been appointed to serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee. Henkels, was formerly Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Swift Transportation Company. Prior to joining Swift Transportation Company in 2004, Henkels held several finance and accounting leadership positions at Honeywell International, Inc. She also serves on the Board of LCI Industries.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: IRWD) announced the promotion of Gina Consylman to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Ms. Consylman joined Ironwood in 2014. Prior to joining Ironwood, she was vice president, corporate controller and principal accounting officer at Analogic Corporation, served as senior director, corporate accounting at Biogen Inc., and as corporate controller at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

Unit Corporation [TULSA, Okla.] (NYSE: UNT) announced that Les Austin has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. The position was held by David T. Merrill, who was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in August 2017. Mr. Austin most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. Previously, from 2008 to 2011, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ram Energy Resources, Inc. In 2011, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer where he served until his departure in 2012. Before joining Ram Energy Resources, Inc., Mr. Austin was the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Matrix Service Company. He has also held various managerial and financial positions at Flint Energy Construction Co. and Ernst & Young, LLP.

Athenex, Inc. [BUFFALO, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: ATNX) announced the planned retirement of its Chief Financial Officer, Nick Riehle, effective December 31, 2017. He will continue to serve as an advisor to the Company with regard to financial matters and related areas of the business.

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Under Armour, Inc. [BALTIMORE] (NYSE: UA, UAA) announced that David Bergman has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bergman has served as acting CFO since February 2017. Bergman joined Under Armour in 2004 and has held several senior management roles within the company’s finance and accounting organization, including Corporate Controller and most recently Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance. He began his career as a CPA at Arthur Andersen LLP. He then served in senior audit and consulting roles at Ernst & Young LLP prior to joining Under Armour.

Xactly [SAN JOSE, Calif.] has appointed Elizabeth Salomon as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Salomon was CFO at technology and IT service management leader Cherwell Software, where she was responsible for managing finance, accounting, and facilities. She also served as CFO for data and analytics company Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, and its holding company, Decision Insight Information Group. Prior, Salomon held the CFO position at Ontario Systems, and served in senior finance positions at ChoicePoint (now LexisNexis) and Bank of America.

David Stroble

CAM Integrated Solutions, LLC [HOUSTON] announced the promotion of David Stroble as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining CAM, Stroble served as the Team Lead for Production, Capital and OpEx Analysts for Talisman Energy, USA’s Eagleford Division. Prior to Talisman Energy, he served as Vice President at Universal Pegasus International.

SecureLink [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the addition of Chip Pate as chief financial officer. Chip most recently served as the chief financial officer of PDI Software.

One Call [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] announced the appointment of Fred Pensotti as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Most recently Pensotti served as EVP and Chief Financial Officer for Radial, Inc. (formerly eBay Enterprise). Prior to Radial, Pensotti was the CFO for Interline Brands. He has also held various leadership roles including Treasurer, SVP Finance and Corporate Controller, and CFO of various business units at Sabre Corporation, as well as a variety of financial positions of increasing responsibility at American Airlines.

Brain Corp [San Diego, CA] announced that Dan Halvorson has joined the company’s management team as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Brain, Halvorson held chief financial officer positions at several publicly-held companies including Novatel Wireless, Inc., DivX, Inc., OneRoof Energy, and Ingenu, as well as finance roles at Dura Pharmaceutical and Alliance Pharmaceutical. Halvorson joined DivX in 2007 and served as its Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer.

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. [TAMPA, Fla.] (NYSE: OSG) announced that Richard L. Trueblood was appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Trueblood has been serving as OSG’s interim CFO since July. Mr. Trueblood’s experiences includes serving as a Florida CFO Group Partner, as Chief Financial Officer at Heliotrope Technologies, Inc., Advent Solar Inc., and Troon Golf LLC, and as SVP Finance at NYSE listed Promus Hotel Corporation. Mr. Trueblood was a partner at KPMG. He also served as a director for UMB Bank Arizona, N.A. for eight years.

Rich Uncles, LLC [COSTA MESA, Calif.] announced the appointment of John H. Davis as its new chief financial officer. Mr. Davis comes to Rich Uncles after more than four decades with KPMG LLP, where he had served as a partner since 1988.

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. [PORTLAND, Ore.] (NASDAQ: ESIO) announced that Allen Muhich, former COO and CFO of ID Experts, will join as CFO and Corporate Secretary of the Company and will succeed Paul Oldham. Prior to his role at ID Experts, Mr. Muhich served as the Chief Financial Officer of Smarsh, Inc. and as the Chief Financial Officer of Radisys Corporation. He also held progressively responsible positions at Merix, and he spent 15 years in financial management and Tektronix and Xerox.

Avita Medical [VALENCIA, Calif. & PERTH, Australia & LONDON] (ASX: AVH, OTCQX: AVMXY) announced that Dale A. Sander has been appointed Avita’s new Chief Financial Officer. Current CFO, Tim Rooney, has been appointed Avita’s Chief Administrative Officer.

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: TNDM) announced the retirement of its executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), John Cajigas. He will be replaced by Leigh Vosseller, who is currently serving at Tandem’s senior vice president of finance, will be promoted to CFO. Ms. Vosseller joined Tandem in September 2013 as vice president of finance. Prior to that time, she served as vice president and CFO at Genoptix, Inc. beginning in 2011, after initially joining the company in 2008. Prior to that she held a senior finance position at Biosite Incorporated.

Keystone Pacific Property Management [IRVINE, CALIF.] announced that Jared Jones has been chosen to take on the role of Chief Financial Officer for Keystone Pacific Property Management. Jones steps into the role with over 10 years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer, most recently for a leading luxury hotel brand headquartered in Southern California.

Kathy Crusco

Kony, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the appointment of Kathy Crusco as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Kony, Crusco served as the chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Epicor Software Corp. Kathy currently serves as a director on the Calix, Inc. and Mitchell International board of directors.

Connecture, Inc. [BROOKFIELD, Wis.] (OTCQX: CNXR) announced that Brian Lindstrom will join their team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This is part of a planned transition of Vince Estrada, who will be taking a new role within Connecture as EVP of Corporate Development. Brian joins Connecture from Datica Health, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to this, he held roles as Chief Financial Officer and Controller at Influence Health and Epic Systems.

Selligent [REDWOOD CITY, CA and BRUSSELS, BELGIUM] announced the appointment of Kevin Thompson as Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Thompson comes to Selligent with experience as a CFO for several successful Silicon Valley SaaS companies. Most recently, Thompson was CFO at Maravai Life Sciences. Previously, Thompson was CFO at Elastica (acquired by Blue Coat), HEAT Software and Vitria Technology.

AbacusNext [SAN DIEGO] announced it has appointed Mike Skelly as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Major Horton, who has served as AbacusNext CFO for the past two years, and will remain with the company in a strategic support role. Prior to joining AbacusNext, Skelly served as Chief Financial Officer at Trio Health. Prior to his time at Trio Health, Skelly was Chief Financial Officer at UpWind Solutions, backed by KPCB, BP Ventures and Mission Point. Before Upwind Solutions, Skelly served as SVP of Finance at The Active Network.

Anthony W. Dunn

Ohio National Financial Services [CINCINNATI] announced Anthony W. Dunn will become chief financial officer. Dunn succeeds Arthur J. Roberts, who will retire at the end of the year. Dunn joined Ohio National in 2015 as vice president, audit services, and in 2016, was promoted to senior vice president, audit services. Prior to joining Ohio National, Dunn was vice president, financial planning and analysis for The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its subsidiaries.

Limoneira Company [SANTA PAULA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: LMNR) announced that it will name Mark Palamountain as its new Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Palamountain will replace Limoneira’s Chief Financial Officer, Joe Rumley, who announced his decision to pursue other opportunities after serving in this role since 2010. Mr. Palamountain most recently served as Limoneira’s Senior Director of Agriculture Operations and has been with the Company since 2012. Prior to joining Limoneira, Mr. Palamountain was CEO and Founder of Perpetual Power LLC. From 2003 to 2008, he served as a Managing Director, Head of Nasdaq trading for Broadpoint Securities. Between 2001 and 2003, Mr. Palamountain was Principal at Thomas Weisel Partners and from 1997 to 2001, he was a trader at JPMorgan Chase.

Northern Pacific Group [WAYZATA, Minn.] announced the promotion of Corey M. Campbell to Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Northern Pacific Group, Corey worked for the Valspar Corporation and Lurie LLP.

InnerWorkings, Inc. [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: INWK) announced that Charles “Chip” Hodgkins, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategic Initiatives, has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hodgkins’ appointment to the role follows the departure of former Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey P. Pritchett, who resigned from the Company. Since assuming his current role with InnerWorkings in 2014, Mr. Hodgkins has taken on increasing responsibilities in finance and operations. Previously, Mr. Hodgkins led the Company’s global mergers and acquisitions efforts from 2007 to 2013. Before joining InnerWorkings, Mr. Hodgkins worked in investment banking and venture capital.

Castle Biosciences, Inc. [FRIENDSWOOD, Texas] announced the appointment of Frank Stokes as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Stokes most recently served as CFO of Hammock Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Hammock, Mr. Stokes served as a Senior Investment Banker at Leerink Partners, Robert W. Baird, and Wachovia Securities.

ViON Corporation [HERNDON, Va.] announced the appointment of Neill Blue as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining ViON, Mr. Blue served as a consulting CFO and COO for Capitol Power Group. Mr. Blue also led the Mission Critical Services Division of Schneider Electric. Prior to that, he was CFO & COO of Lee Technologies.

Callon Petroleum Company [NATCHEZ, Miss.] (NYSE: CPE) announced that James “Jim” Ulm, II has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ulm’s most recent position has been as founder and managing partner of New Vista Energy Partners. Previously, he served as CFO for three private companies, including with Fieldwood Energy, LLC. Prior to these roles, Mr. Ulm served for almost ten years as the CFO for Pogo Producing Company. Earlier in his career, he held finance and accounting leadership roles with Newfield Exploration Company and American Exploration Company.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. [LAKEWOOD, Colo.] (NYSE: NGVC) announced the appointment of Todd Dissinger as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dissinger will assume the CFO role from Sandra Buffa, who, as previously announced, will retire. Mr. Dissinger has served as Vice President, Treasurer of Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., Natural Grocers’ operating subsidiary, since August 2015. From 1997 to August 2015, Mr. Dissinger served as Senior Vice President – Treasurer, Risk Management and Credit at The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Prior to 1997, Mr. Dissinger had an extensive career in banking, including serving as Vice President – Senior Relationship Manager with PNC Bank.

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. [CHARLESTON, S.C.] (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZS) announced the departure of the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey Whitnell.

Ameris Bancorp [MOULTRIE, Ga.] (NASDAQ: ABCB) announced that Nicole S. Stokes has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Ameris Bank. Ms. Stokes joined the Company in December 2010 as Controller and was previously promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ameris Bank in June 2016.

Walter Investment Management Corp. [FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.] (NYSE: WAC.BC) announced that Jerry Lombardo has agreed to join the Company to succeed Gary Tillett as Chief Financial Officer. Jerry Lombardo most recently served as a Managing Director & Treasurer of the Consumer and Community Bank at JP Morgan Chase & Co. Before joining JP Morgan Chase & Co. in 2013, he held a number of senior finance roles including the Global Head of Funding & Liquidity for Ally, Finance Executive at Cerberus Capital Management, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting and Chief Financial Officer of Refco.

PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CRANBURY, N.J.] announced the appointment of Winston Kung as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining PMV Pharma, Mr. Kung was Vice President of Business Development and Global Alliances at Celgene, and previously held the position of Chief Business Officer at Celgene Cellular Therapeutics. Prior to joining Celgene, Mr. Kung held senior positions at Citigroup’s Global Healthcare Investment Banking group and at Lehman Brothers’ Global Mergers and Acquisition group.

Cutera, Inc. [BRISBANE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CUTR) announced the appointment of Sandra A. Gardiner to the position of Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”).  Ms. Gardiner has been serving in this role on a consulting basis since July 12, 2017. 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 its acquisition in April 2017. In addition to Tria Beauty, Ms. Gardiner has been Chief Financial Officer of two publically traded entities, Vermillion and Lipid Sciences, as well as three privately held companies, Asante Solutions, Aptus Endosystems and Ventus Medical. Ms. Gardiner began her career with Advanced Cardiovascular Systems.

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Hearst Newspapers [NEW YORK] recently appointed Barnabas Kui as senior vice president and chief financial officer. He had served as Hearst Newspapers vice president of finance since 2013, and as director of accounting and financial reporting since 2008. Prior to joining Hearst, he was a senior manager in Ernst & Young’s New York City office, and started his career with Arthur Andersen LLP.

PACCAR [BELLEVUE, Wash.] (NASDAQ: PCAR) appointed Harrie Schippers as president and chief financial officer (CFO) effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Schippers has worked at PACCAR for 31 years and is currently executive vice president and chief financial officer at PACCAR’s corporate offices in Bellevue, Washington. Schippers was president of DAF Trucks in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from 2010 to 2016.

Spirit Airlines [MIRAMAR, Fla.] (NASDAQ: SAVE) announced that Ted Christie, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will assume the position of President and will join the company’s Board of Directors effective on January 1, 2018. Christie will become Spirit’s Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2019, succeeding Bob Fornaro. Christie joined Spirit in 2012 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and in 2017 assumed the role of Executive Vice President with the additional responsibility of marketing, pricing, revenue management and scheduling.

F5 Networks, Inc. [Seattle, WA] announced that Andrew Reinland, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, informed the Company of his plans to retire during the Company’s third fiscal quarter, which ends June 30, 2018. In the meantime, Mr. Reinland will continue in his current roles at the Company.

Ally Financial Inc. [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NYSE: ALLY) announced that Jenn LaClair will be joining the company as chief financial officer designate, effective Dec. 18, 2017, with the intent that she be appointed to succeed Ally’s chief financial officer, Chris Halmy. Halmy will retire as chief financial officer after eight years of dedicated service with Ally, effective March 1, 2018. LaClair joins Ally from PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. where she spent ten years in business and finance roles. Most recently, she served as the head of the business bank and was charged with setting strategy, driving performance and managing risk. Prior to that, she served as chief financial officer for all of PNC’s lines of business. Earlier, she consulted with McKinsey and Company where she focused on strategy, efficiency improvement and operational transformations.

Tamr Inc. [Cambridge, MA] announced Karen Cambray, as Tamr’s first Chief Financial Officer and Operations Lead. Cambray most recently served as CFO for Cartera Commerce. She previously worked as CFO and Head of Operations for Groove Mobile and Zeemote.

Bryan Morris

Kinetica [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Bryan Morris as chief financial officer. Most recently, Morris was CFO at Xamarin.

Atlas Genetics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & BATH, United Kingdom] announced the appointment of Marc Jones as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Jones joins Atlas Genetics from Good Start Genetics, where he served as the COO and CFO. Prior to Good Start Genetics, Jones served as the CFO of T2 Biosystems. Previously, Jones held the CFO position at Crashlytics, Ivenix and CHiL Semiconductor. Earlier in his career, he held a number of corporate finance positions ranging from Fortune 50 companies to high-growth startups.

EmployBridge [ATLANTA] announced that Ms. Chi Nguyen has joined the company’s senior management team as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Nguyen joins EmployBridge from Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, where she served in several capacities, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She succeeds the company’s retiring Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Shawn W. Poole, who will work with EmployBridge through a transition period and then continue to serve in an advisory role. Ms. Nguyen joined Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services in August 2005 as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, and went on to hold various other financial and functional management positions. She was named Chief Financial Officer of Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services in May 2011. Prior to joining Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Chi spent 10 years at General Electric, where she held a series of financial management positions.

Jeffrey Geisenheimer

Estimize Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that Jeffrey Geisenheimer has joined as the firm’s first Chief Financial and Operating Officer. Jeff has served as an advisor and Estimize Board member since July 2016, and brings over 30 years of experience working with financial data companies both big and small. He’s held the role of Chief Financial Officer at various companies such as Multex, Moneyline Telerate, Ford Models and most recently Coleman Research Group.

Archrock Partners, L.P. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: APLP) announced that Raymond (Randy) Guba has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer of Archrock Partners’ managing general partner. Guba brings extensive financial executive experience to Archrock Partners having previously served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Global Power; Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at FTS International; and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for Integrated Electrical Services.

CAB Financial Corporation [SPARTANBURG, S.C.] (OTCQX: CABF) announced it has appointed John D. Kimberly as its Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2018.  Mr. Kimberly currently serves as the President of the Corporation and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Carolina Alliance Bank (the “Bank”), the Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary.  Mr. Kimberly succeeds John S. Poole, who recently announced his retirement from CAB Financial Corporation effective as of January 1, 2018. Prior to joining Carolina Alliance in 2014 as its President, Mr. Kimberly was President and Chief Executive Officer of Forest Commercial Bank in Asheville, North Carolina.  Mr. Kimberly has more than 30 years of banking experience, including service as Market President in western North Carolina for SunTrust Bank.

Dan Figenshu

Rocketrip [NEW YORK] announced that Dan Figenshu has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Rocketrip, Figenshu served as Senior Vice President of Finance at Mic Network Inc. Before Mic, Figenshu was Vice President of Finance at TheBlaze.

Nvoicepay [BEAVERTON, ORE.] announced the appointment of John Ewert as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he was part of the senior team at Elemental Technologies as CFO and COO.  Elemental Technologies was acquired by Amazon in 2015 and became part of Amazon Web Services. Prior to Elemental Technologies he was part of the executive team that scaled Palo Alto Networks through its initial and secondary public offerings. Ewert has also served in various management positions at other large enterprises including Oracle Corporation, Sun Microsystems, and PwC.

OrthoLite [AMHERST, Mass.] announced the hire of Nino Gilarde as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gilarde spent the majority of his career at Covidien Healthcare where he held several roles of increasing responsibility, including the management of international finance and cost accounting. Additionally, he held the position of Global Business Unit Vice President of Finance and CFO for the company’s Vascular Therapies business. Most recently he was CFO of Vention Medical.

Faction [DENVER] announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with the addition of Dan Grote as its Chief Financial Officer. Dan brings over 25 years of software and technology finance and operations experience to Faction, including CFO roles at Recondo, ReadyTalk, and netFactor, and financial leadership roles at Market Force Information and Verio.

Ulteig [FARGO, N.D.] announced the appointment of Jeremy Alinder as Vice President of Finance. After a brief transition period, Mr. Alinder will become the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Alinder joins Ulteig with over twenty years of financial leadership experience. Most recently, he served as CFO – USA Operations for Fluence Corporation, LLC. Prior to that, Mr. Alinder held leadership positions in multiple organizations, including Pentair, Ltd. and Hillcrest Capital Partners. He also served as an independent consultant, helping large construction and agriculture companies with growth plans and acquisition strategies. Mr. Alinder’s transition to CFO allows Steve Maag, the company’s current CFO, to assume a new strategic role in the company.

AlloSource [CENTENNIAL, Colo.] announced the appointment of Raime Leeby Muhle as Chief Financial Officer. Leeby Muhle is taking over for current Chief Financial Officer, Olivia Thompson, who is transitioning into retirement to focus on project-based work. Prior to AlloSource, Leeby Muhle served in key leadership positions at Arrow Electronics and Level 3 Communications.

Ellington Financial LLC [OLD GREENWICH, Conn.] (NYSE: EFC) announced that Lisa Mumford, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), is expected to retire from her position with the Company on or about March 30, 2018. Upon Ms. Mumford’s retirement, JR Herlihy, the Company’s Treasurer. Mr. Herlihy joined Ellington Management Group L.L.C. (“Ellington”) in April 2011 and has been the Company’s Treasurer since May 2017. In addition, Mr. Herlihy has been the Treasurer of Ellington’s other public company affiliate, Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE: EARN), since May 2017. Mr. Herlihy is also a Director at Ellington, where he has served in various capacities, including serving as Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Company’s former affiliate, Ellington Housing Inc. (“EHR”), from EHR’s inception in September 2012 through December 2016. Mr. Herlihy also served as EHR’s Interim Chief Financial Officer from March 2015 through January 2016. Prior to April 2011, Mr. Herlihy held various positions in the real estate industry, including at the real estate private equity firm GTIS Partners LP, Capmark Financial Group (formerly GMAC Commercial Mortgage), and Jones Lang LaSalle.

Liberty Tax, Inc. [VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.] (NASDAQ: TAX), the parent company of Liberty Tax Service, announced that Nick Bates will assume the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Bates will succeed Kathy Donovan, who will provide consulting services to the Company until March 31, 2018, in order to promote a smooth transition. Most recently, he has served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller.  Prior to that, Mr. Bates spent five years at Catapult Learning, LLC, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to Catapult, he held several positions at MedQuist Inc., in various financial roles.

Performance Food Group Company (“PFG”) [RICHMOND, Va.] (NYSE: PFGC) announced the appointment of Jim Hope as Chief Financial Officer effective March 1, 2018. Mr. Hope will succeed Tom Ondrof, who will be transitioning from his position and will become the Strategic Growth Leader, working closely with PFG’s senior management on strategic growth initiatives. Since joining the company in 2014, Mr. Hope has led efforts to streamline PFG’s business operations, strengthen internal best practices, develop the new Specialty business, and guide the Company’s Procurement and Operations strategies. Before joining PFG, he spent 26 years in executive leadership roles at Sysco Corporation, including most recently as Executive Vice President of Business Transformation, after serving as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Before that, Mr. Hope progressed through several financial leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including overseeing Internal Audit and Chief Financial Officer of Sysco Corporation’s Kansas City operating company, prior to becoming President and CEO of that subsidiary.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: RIGL) announced the resignation of Ryan Maynard, executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective December 31, 2017. Nelson Cabatuan, Rigel’s vice president, finance will serve as the company’s interim principal accounting officer.

Duke Energy [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] announced the appointment of Robert Davis, chief financial officer and executive vice president of global services at healthcare company Merck & Co., Inc., as a new board member, effective Jan. 8, 2018. Davis will serve on two Duke Energy board committees: audit, and finance and risk management. Davis joined Merck in 2014. Prior to Merck, he worked for Baxter, International Inc., where he served as the company’s corporate vice president and president of Medical Products from 2010 through 2014. Prior to that position, Davis served as corporate vice president and president of Baxter’s renal business. He served as Baxter’s corporate vice president and chief financial officer from 2006 through 2010, and the company’s treasurer from 2004 through 2006. Prior to joining Baxter, Davis worked at Eli Lilly and Co., where he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility over 14 years. He has served on the board of directors for C.R. Bard, Inc., since 2015, and is a member of its finance, audit, and science and technology committees. He was a member of the board of directors of AdvaMed from 2010 through 2014, and a member of the board of the Baxter International Foundation from 2006 through 2014.

Mark Pedro

Pinnacle Operating Corporation [LOVELAND, Colo.] announce Mark Pedro has been named as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2018. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Mr. Pedro served as CFO for Sonepar, North America. Prior to Sonepar, North America, Mr. Pedro held financial leadership positions across multiple industries most notably Nestle USA, Kraft Foods, Inc. and Univar.

Andrew Oh

Rubius Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Andrew Oh as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Rubius, Mr. Oh served as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Leerink Pharmaceutical Investments, a subsidiary of Leerink Capital Partners. Prior to Leerink, Mr. Oh was a senior analyst covering global pharmaceutical companies and was a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments for seven years. Mr. Oh managed the Fidelity Select Pharmaceuticals Portfolio fund.

CLS Holdings USA, Inc. [LAS VEGAS, NV] (OTCQB: CLSH) announced the appointment of David Lamadrid as President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CLS, Mr. Lamadrid was the founder and CEO of Pure Harvest Cannabis Producers, Inc. Between 2012 and 2016, Mr. Lamadrid served first as the CFO and then as a member of the U.S. Senior Executive Management Team at ARRI Rental. From 2002 until 2012, Mr. Lamadrid was CFO of CytoSorbents Corporation.

Edgewell Personal Care Company [ST. LOUIS] (NYSE: EPC) announced that Sandy Sheldon, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the Company.  Elizabeth Dreyer, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as Edgewell’s Interim CFO.

Cabot Microelectronics Corporation [Aurora, IL] (NASDAQ: CCMP) announced the appointment of Scott D. Beamer as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed William S. Johnson, who plans to retire after almost 15 years as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Beamer joins Cabot Microelectronics after more than four years as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL). Prior to Stepan, he held various senior finance roles over a 16-year career at PPG Industries, Inc., including serving as its CFO – Europe, and as its Assistant Corporate Controller. Mr. Beamer will assume his role as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on January 15, 2018. Mr. Johnson will remain with the Company for a period of time to assist with a smooth transition.

Coda Octopus Group, Inc. [Orlando, FL] (NASDAQ: CODA) announced that it has appointed Michael Midgley as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Midgley has served as the Company’s Acting CFO since 2013, and has been with the Coda Octopus Group for nearly ten years. In addition to his responsibilities as CFO, Mr. Midgley will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Coda Octopus Colmek, Inc., based in Murray, Utah, a position he has held since 2010. Prior to joining Coda Octopus Group, Mr. Midgley had his own CPA practice based in Salt Lake City, specializing in SEC and Tax practice areas, as well as working for a regional accounting firm. Additionally, from 1995-2008, he served as a software installation consultant, and was an integral part of a JD Edwards system installation for a retail store and warehouse distribution operation. Mr. Midgley served as President and CFO of Covol Technologies, Inc., 1991-1995. Mr. Midgley served as CFO of Human Affairs Inc., 1986-1991, and was an integral part of the acquisition team when the corporation was acquired by Aetna Life and Casualty.

Restoration Robotics, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: HAIR) announced that Mark L. Hair will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 5, 2018. Most recently, Mr. Hair served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at ZELTIQ Aesthetics. Prior to ZELTIQ, Mr. Hair served as Vice President of Finance at Accuray Inc., as a private consultant for St. Jude Medical, and as Vice President & Corporate Controller at Thoratec Corporation. Mr. Hair succeeds Charlotte Holland, who is stepping down from her role as Chief Financial Officer and will assist in the leadership transition.

John Kinzer

OutSystems [Atlanta, GA] announced that John Kinzer, CFO at HubSpot, has been appointed to its board of directors. Prior to HubSpot, John Kinzer served as CFO for Blackboard, Inc.

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Perry Wiggins

APQC [HOUSTON, TEXAS] announced that Perry Wiggins has joined the organization as chief financial officer (CFO). Additionally, he has been named to APQC’s board of directors as Secretary and Treasurer. Wiggins brings with him more than a decade of experience in healthcare and nonprofit finance and accounting. Prior to joining APQC, Wiggins served as CFO for NOVA Recovery; ALTUS Healthcare Management Services; and Mentis Neuro Rehabilitation. Earlier in his career he served in various finance, accounting, and auditing roles with TRS Behavioral Care (Right Step); CHRISTUS Health; and Hospital Corporation of America (HCA).

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [LEXINGTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: CNCE) announced the appointment of Marc Becker as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Concert, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at CRISPR Therapeutics from February 2016 to September 2017. Prior to joining CRISPR Therapeutics, Mr. Becker served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of rEVO Biologics, from January 2012 to February 2016. Prior to rEVO, Mr. Becker spent 10 years at Genzyme, most recently serving as Finance Director for the UK and Ireland before returning to the United States to become the Vice President of Finance for Genzyme’s Renal and Endocrine business. Mr. Becker began his career in auditing and commercial lending for financial services firms, KPMG and BankBoston.

Aytu BioScience, Inc. [ENGLEWOOD, Colo.] (NASDAQ: AYTU) announced the appointment of David A. Green as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Aytu BioScience, Mr. Green served as Chief Accounting Officer at Intarcia Therapeutics. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Catheter Connections. Preceding Catheter Connections, Mr. Green was CFO at Specialized Health Products International. Prior to his time serving in senior financial leadership roles at commercial-stage specialty life sciences companies, Mr. Green was a Managing Director at Duff & Phelps, for nearly a decade. Mr. Green was also a founding member of Ernst & Young’s Palo Alto Center for Strategic Transactions.

Qumu [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: QUMU) has named David Ristow as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Ristow has been Qumu’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since November 7, 2017. Ristow served as CFO for multiple technology businesses.

Atlassian Corporation Plc [SAN FRANCISCO] (NASDAQ: TEAM) announced that James Beer, executive vice president and chief financial officer at McKesson Corporation, will join the company as chief financial officer. He replaces Atlassian’s current chief financial officer Murray Demo, who is retiring. Prior to his tenure at McKesson, James spent eight years as the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Symantec Corporation. Previous to his work at Symantec, James was chief financial officer of AMR Corp. and American Airlines, AMR’s principal subsidiary. He currently serves on the board of directors for Alaska Air Group, parent company of Alaska Airlines and Virgin America, and ForeScout Technologies, Inc. He is also a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Economic Advisory Council.

McKesson Corporation [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: MCK) announced James Beer, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will be leaving the company to pursue a new opportunity. Britt Vitalone, senior vice president and chief financial officer, U.S. Pharmaceutical and McKesson Specialty Health, will be appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer of McKesson. Vitalone has been with McKesson since 2006. Prior to his current role, Vitalone served as senior vice president, corporate financial planning and analysis and M&A finance, and senior vice president and chief financial officer, McKesson Medical-Surgical. Prior to McKesson, Vitalone held a variety of financial leadership positions with companies that include GE Financial Assurance, CarMax and Bausch & Lomb.

Cherokee Global Brands [SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CHKE) announced the resignation of Jason Boling as chief financial officer, and the appointment of Steven Brink. Mr. Brink has held CFO roles at leading public and private global apparel companies, including Quiksilver, Inc. and NYDJ Apparel, LLC.

Ensurge, Inc. [GREEN BAY, Wis.] (OTC: ESGI) announced that the Company has hired Bruce M. Smith as Chief Financial Officer. Bruce Smith has held the positions of CFO, controller, and audit manager for both private and public companies. Most recently, Mr. Smith has been an Attest Partner for BBRS, LLP.

Timothy Sullivan

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CRESTWOOD, Ky. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: APLS) announced the appointment of Timothy Sullivan as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining as CFO, Sullivan was an observer on Apellis’ board of directors for nearly three years while he was a Partner at AJU IB Investment. Prior to his career as a venture capitalist, Sullivan was an investment banker and served as Managing Director, head of life sciences banking at RBS Citizens, Senior Vice President at Jefferies & Company and Vice President at Bear Stearns. He has also held board positions for companies G1 Therapeutics, Inc. and Molecular Templates, Inc.

Joseph Reppert

Adventist Health [ROSEVILLE, Calif.] announced the recent promotion of Joe Reppert to chief financial officer of the health system. He replaces outgoing CFO Jack Wagner. Reppert previously served as CFO for Adventist Health’s Northern California region. Previously, he served as the CFO for North Mississippi Health Services.

Ivalua [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] announced that John McAdoo is joining its executive team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). McAdoo brings with him many years of experience working in fast growth, high-tech companies including almost a decade at ARM Holdings.

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. [MEDFORD, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: CEMI) announced the appointment of Neil A. Goldman as Chembio’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Goldman succeeds Richard J. Larkin, who has served as Chembio’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2003. Mr. Larkin announced his intent to retire in August 2017. Mr. Goldman comes to Chembio from J.S. Held LLC. At J.S. Held, Mr. Goldman served as Executive Vice President-Corporate Development and CFO from 2015 to 2017. From 2005 to 2015, Mr. Goldman held senior level positions at Unwired Technology LLC and then Delphi Corp. Mr. Goldman’s positions at Unwired included Executive Vice President-Corporate Development and CFO, and Senior Vice President-Chief Operating & Financial Officer. Prior to Unwired, Mr. Goldman served as CFO of EPPCO Enterprises from 2003 to 2005, and worked from 1989 to 2002 at Ernst & Young and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

Craig Niemiec

Recondo Technology [GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.] has brought in Craig Niemiec as the company’s new chief financial officer. Niemiec brings decades of accomplishments acquired from financial leadership positions at companies like McKesson Technology, ALLTEL, and Electronic Data Services. For the past six years, Niemiec has also been a sought after financial executive for private equity entities, lending his strategic expertise to CFO roles at AxisPoint Health and IMD-Soft.

Vermillion, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NASDAQ: VRML) announced it has appointed Bob Beechey to the newly created post of Chief Financial Officer. Bob Beechey has served in numerous financial and operational leadership roles. Most recently, he was Vice President and General Manager of Q Squared Solutions Bioanalytical and ADME Laboratory Operations, and previously he served as Chief Financial Officer for Q Squared Solutions. Prior to the formation of the Q Squared Solutions joint venture, Mr. Beechey served as Quintiles Transnational’s Vice President of Internal Audit and Vice President Finance Global Laboratories. Prior to joining Quintiles, Mr. Beechey was Divisional Vice President Finance at ThermoFisher Scientific. He also held various financial leadership roles at Eastman Kodak Company.

Cinnafilm [ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.] announced the addition of Kelly Baker as Chief Financial Officer. Baker brings a vast range of executive financial experience to Cinnafilm, including development of multi-year financial/operational plans for companies such as XM Satellite Radio, Anteon, and most recently, MIOX.

Quanergy Systems, Inc. [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Mike Healy as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Healy has spent more than three decades in high technology corporate finance positions, including 14 years as a Silicon Valley CFO. Healy most recently served as senior vice president and CFO of ShoreTel, Inc. for 10 years. Healy also previously served as CFO at Genesis Microchip and JamCracker Inc., and held senior finance positions at Exodus Communications and Apple. Healy started his career in public accounting at Deloitte.

The First Bancorp [DAMARISCOTTA, Maine] (NASDAQ: FNLC) announced the retirement of F. Stephen Ward, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, First National Bank (the “Bank”). Mr. Ward will be succeeded as Chief Financial Officer by Richard M. Elder, currently Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Bank.

RigNet, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: RNET) announced that Charles E. (Chip) Schneider, senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), will leave the company to pursue other opportunities.

Sonendo, Inc. [LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.] announced the appointment of Michael Watts as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Sonendo, Michael most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for The HydraFacial company. Michael has held senior financial leadership positions with Johnson & Johnson, Zimmer Holdings, and Danaher Corporation. Early in his career, he spent five years as an auditor in public accounting.

The Midas Companies [CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md.] announced that Amanda Raman has joined its senior executive team as the Chief Financial Officer. Raman most recently served as the CFO for Shapiro & Duncan. Previous roles include financial management roles within Amtrak, as well as Al Hayat Polyclinic.

CommerceHub, Inc. [ALBANY, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: CHUBA) announced that Mark Greenquist has notified the Company of his decision to resign from his position as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Michael Trimarchi, the Company’s current Chief Commercial Officer and former Chief Accounting Officer, has been named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He will continue to serve as Chief Commercial Officer.

MTGE Investment Corp. [BETHESDA, Md.] (NASDAQ: MTGE) announced that Donald W. Holley, who currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will be promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. This, following the promotion of previous CFO, Peter J. Federico, to President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Holley began working with MTGE in 2011 and has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since January 2016.  Mr. Holley was previously the Company’s Vice President and Controller.

Znergy Inc. [TAMPA, FL] (OTC PINK: ZNRG) announced the appointment of William McMahon as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Since early 2017, Mr. McMahon has been a principal in Nperspective CFO & Strategic Services. Since 2012, Mr. McMahon has been providing part-time CFO services to Neptune Minerals, Inc. From August 2015 to September 2016, Mr. McMahon was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Roop K. Lakkaraju

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] (NYSE: BHE) announced the appointment of Roop K. Lakkaraju as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Lakkaraju replaces Don Adam, who will be retiring from the company at the end of the year. Mr. Lakkaraju was most recently CFO at Maana. Prior to that, he has been chief operating officer or chief financial officer for private and public high-technology companies. Mr. Lakkaraju spent more than five years at Solectron Corporation including being their interim chief financial officer. Mr. Lakkaraju was an audit and business advisory manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

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Michel Combes

Sprint [OVERLAND PARK, Kan.] (NYSE: S) appointed telecom and cable industry executive Michel Combes as President & Chief Financial Officer. Combes will also be appointed to Sprint’s Board of Directors at a later date. He replaces previous Sprint Chief Financial Officer Tarek Robbiati will leave the company. Combes most recently served as CEO, and previously Chief Operating Officer, of Altice N.V. and advertising, and chairman and CEO of SFR Group. In 2013 he joined Alcatel-Lucent. From 2003 to 2006, Combes held various senior financial positions with France Telecom, including CFO and Senior Executive Vice President for Financial Rebalancing and Value Creation. Combes has also served as CEO of Vodafone Europe and chairman and CEO of TDF. Combes also served as an advisor to Brightstar.

Office Depot, Inc. [BOCA RATON, Fla.] (NASDAQ: ODP) announced the appointment of Joseph T. Lower as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Lower succeeds Stephen E. Hare, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who is retiring after four years in the role. Lower most recently served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at B/E Aerospace, Inc. Prior to joining B/E Aerospace, Inc. in 2014, Lower was Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for The Boeing Company, where he spent 12 years. Among other finance positions, Lower spent six years with Credit Suisse in various investment banking roles including positions in mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance.

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] (NYSE: PIR) announced the appointment of Nancy Walsh as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She replaces Darla D. Ramirez, who will step down as Interim Chief Financial Officer, and will continue to serve as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer and Vice President – Controller of the Company’s operating subsidiaries. Ms. Walsh joins Pier 1 Imports from The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2015. Previously, Ms. Walsh spent 14 years in the finance organization at Tapestry, Inc. She began her tenure with Coach as Chief Financial Officer of the Worldwide Wholesale Division and held positions of increasing responsibility until being named Senior Vice President, Finance, a role she held for six years. Earlier in her career, Ms. Walsh held positions in Finance and Treasury with Viacom, Inc. and Timberland Company.

Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. [YORK, Pa.] (OTCQX: BONT) announced the appointment of Michael Culhane to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He succeeds Nancy Walsh, who is leaving the Company to take a position at another company. Mr. Culhane held several roles at retail companies throughout his career, including as Chief Financial Officer. He was most recently President and Co-founder of TMAG, Inc., providing CFO consulting services.  Prior to TMAG, Inc., he served as Chief Financial Officer at Hudson’s Bay Company and has also held various executive roles with Lord & Taylor and May Department Store Group.

Allstate [NORTHBROOK, Ill.] (NYSE: ALL) announced the promotion of Mario Rizzo to Chief Financial Officer. Rizzo has served as Chief Financial Officer of Allstate Personal Lines as well as corporate Treasurer.

Flexsteel Industries, Inc. [DUBUQUE, Iowa] (NASDAQ: FLXS) announced that Timothy E. Hall, Chief Financial Officer, will be retiring from Flexsteel Industries, Inc. after 23 years of service. Marcus D. Hamilton will join Flexsteel and assume the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hamilton most recently served as the Global Vice President – Finance for Valspar Paints. He brings over 20 years of experience from his previous roles at Ames True Temper and a decade at Stanley Black & Decker.

Drift [BOSTON] announced that Jim Kelliher has joined as the company’s first Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Drift, Jim served as the CFO of Actifio, which he joined in January 2015. Prior to Actifio, Jim served as the CFO of LogMeIn from 2006 to 2015. Jim serves on the Board of Directors of Adaptive Insights, and previously served on the Board of Fleetmatics Group PLC.

Denovo Biopharma LLC [SAN DIEGO] announced that Michael F. Haller has joined the company in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Haller was most recently Chief Business Officer at Peloton Therapeutics. Prior to Peloton, Dr. Haller held various positions at Ligand, Anaphore, and Halozyme. Before Halozyme, Dr. Haller was a McKinsey & Company management consultant.

Berry Epley

Krystal Company [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer, Berry L. Epley. Prior to coming to Krystal, Epley served as the Chief Accounting Officer for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. Other career highlights include more than a dozen years with The Pantry, Inc. In his early career, Epley worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

CONMED Corporation [UTICA, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: CNMD) announced that it has appointed Todd W. Garner as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Luke A. Pomilio, previous CFO for the past 3 years. Mr. Garner brings over two decades of senior finance and investor relations experience to CONMED, including 15 years at C. R. Bard, Inc. (Bard), where he most recently served as Vice President, Investor Relations. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Controller (Division CFO) of Bard’s Medical Division, Director of the company’s Corporate Financial Reporting, and Controller for the company’s Reynosa Operations. Prior to joining Bard, he served as Controller and Acting CFO at Echopass Corporation (currently Genesys) and Value Planning Manager at Futura Industries Corporation.

VICI Properties Inc. [LAS VEGAS] (OTC: VICI) announced that David Kieske is now serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Mary Beth Higgins, who will continue to consult to ensure a seamless transition.

Imperva, Inc. [REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.] (NASDAQ: IMPV) announced the appointment of Mike Burns as the company’s chief financial officer. Mr. Burns most recently served as chief financial officer of Gigamon. Prior to that, he served as chief financial officer of Volterra Semiconductor for six years. Earlier in his career, Mr. Burns held several senior finance roles at Intel Corporation, including finance director of Intel Capital.

LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced Matthias Jaffe as its new CFO. Jaffe has served as CFO for Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Zafgen, Pervasis Therapeutics and Alantos Pharmaceuticals. Previously he worked consulting at Earlybird Venture Capital and the Boston Consulting Group respectively.

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: JAKK) announced that Joel M. Bennett, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his position at the Company.

Tom Liguori

Avnet [PHOENIX] (NYSE: AVT) announced that Tom Liguori has been named chief financial officer (CFO). He replaces Ken Jacobson, Avnet’s controller, who has been the interim CFO since August. Liguori comes to Avnet from Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., where he has served as CFO for the past two and half years. He also previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of MFLEX.

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. [FORT COLLINS, Colo.] (NASDAQ: AEIS) announced that Tom Liguori , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is resigning to pursue another opportunity. Tom McGimpsey, currently Executive Vice President and General Counsel, will assume the additional role of CFO on an interim basis. Mr. McGimpsey has been with Advanced Energy for 8 years and has worked closely with Mr. Liguori.

Advent International [Boston & Bolingbrook, Ill.] announced that Samuel Allen (“Al”) Hamood has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hamood most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Change HealthCare Corporation. Prior to his role at Change HealthCare, Mr. Hamood served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the TransUnion Corporation. Before those positions, he was a Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Region of Hewlett Packard, and held the positions of Vice President of Investor Relations and Senior Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning. Mr. Hamood also spent seven years with the Walt Disney Company in progressing finance and strategy leadership roles. He began his career with Deloitte and Touche.

EnLink Midstream companies (EnLink), EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC), the General Partner, and EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: ENLK), the Master Limited Partnership [DALLAS] announced that EnLink’s Boards of Directors have appointed Eric D. Batchelder to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Batchelder wad most recently Managing Director, Energy Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets, where he served for five years. Prior to RBC, Batchelder spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs & Co. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he spent seven years at Arthur Andersen LLP and is a certified public accountant

TransDigm Group Incorporated [CLEVELAND] (NYSE: TDG) announced that James Skulina, an Executive Vice President of the Company, has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Skulina replaces Terrance Paradie, who resigned for personal reasons.

Aduro Biotech, Inc. [BERKELEY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ADRO) announced that Jennifer Lew has been promoted to chief financial officer. Ms. Lew previously served as the company’s senior vice president of finance. She replaces Gregory W. Schafer, who is stepping down from his position as chief operating officer. Jennifer Lew joined Aduro in October 2013 and has served as our Senior Vice President of Finance since January 2015. Prior to joining Aduro, from 2004 to 2013, Ms. Lew held various positions of increasing responsibility at Dynavax Technologies, culminating as Vice President of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer. Earlier in her career Ms. Lew served as Assistant Controller and Director of Finance at QRS Corporation, and was a member of the audit practice at Ernst & Young.

Nohla Therapeutics Inc. [SEATTLE] announced the appointment of James (Jim) Johnson as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Johnson joins Nohla after serving for five years as the CFO of NanoString Technologies. Prior to joining NanoString, Mr. Johnson served as Chief Financial Officer of Relypsa, Inc. Prior to Relypsa, Mr. Johnson served for nearly 10 years as CFO of ZymoGenetics, Inc. Previously, he served for seven years as CFO of Targeted Genetics Corporation and as Vice President of Finance at Immunex Corporation.

Coveris [CHICAGO] announced that it has appointed Markus Petersen as Coveris Group Chief Financial Officer. Petersen will be replacing Mike Alger, who will transition to Chief Financial Officer for the Coveris Americas business unit. Petersen began his career with the private equity firm Capiton as a Senior Investment Manager. He later served as the CFO for Schur Flexibles, a position he held for five years. Markus was most recently the CFO of Aenova Group.

Ann Rhoads

Counsyl [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Ann Rhoads, former executive vice president and chief financial officer at pharmaceutical company, Zogenix, to the company’s board of directors. She currently serves as a board member and chair of the audit committee for Globus Medical, and Evoke Pharma. In addition, Ann is a board member and chair of the compensation committee for Iridex Corporation. She most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Zogenix. Prior to Zogenix, Ann served as chief financial officer and senior vice president at Premier. She was previously an investment professional with Sprout Group, and before that a management consultant at Bain & Company.

nLIGHT, Inc. [VANCOUVER, Wash.] announced the appointment of Ran Bareket as vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining nLIGHT, Bareket served as corporate vice president and chief financial officer for Orbotech. Bareket has held multiple positions including corporate vice president and principal accounting officer at Kulicke & Soffa.

Tarveda Therapeutics, Inc. [WATERTOWN, Mass.] announced the appointment of Brian Roberts as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Tarveda, Mr. Roberts served as Chief Financial and Operating Officer at Avedro, Inc. During his tenure, he acted as interim Chief Executive Officer. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Insulet Corporation. Prior to Insulet, Brian served as CFO for Jingle Networks. Previously, Mr. Roberts was CFO for Digitas. Mr. Roberts also held finance positions at Idiom Technologies, Inc., the Monitor Group and served as an auditor with Ernst & Young LLP.

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ROCKVILLE, Md.] (NYSE MKT: RNN) announced the appointment of Douglas J. Swirsky as its President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Swirsky replaces Dr. Tae Heum “Ted” Jeong, Sr. Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary, who informed the Company of his resignation in December to pursue another opportunity. Mr. Swirsky was most recently President, CEO and a director of GenVec, Inc., a position he held from 2013 through 2017. He joined GenVec in 2006 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining GenVec, Mr. Swirsky was a Managing Director and the Head of Life Sciences Investment Banking at Stifel Nicolaus from 2005 to 2006 and held investment banking positions at Legg Mason from 2002 until Stifel Financial’s acquisition of the Legg Mason Capital Markets business in 2005. He has also previously held investment banking positions at UBS, PaineWebber and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Swirsky is on the board of directors of Fibrocell Science, Inc., Cellectar Biosciences, Inc., and Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass.] (NASDAQ: EYEG) announced the promotion of Sarah Romano from Interim Chief Financial Officer to Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Romano joined EyeGate in 2016 serving as Corporate Controller. She was promoted to Interim Chief Financial Officer on February 1, 2017. Prior to joining EyeGate, Ms. Romano served as Assistant Controller at TechTarget and Corporate Controller at Bowdoin Group. Previously, she held financial reporting positions of increasing responsibility at SoundBite Communications, and was a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst at Cognex Corporation. Ms. Romano began her career as an Auditor in the Boston office of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

ReWalk Robotics Ltd. [MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and YOKNEAM ILIT, Israel] (NASDAQ: RWLK) announced the Company has appointed its Corporate Controller, Ori Gon as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Kevin Hershberger, who has served as CFO since 2014. Mr. Hershberger is leaving to pursue an outside opportunity. Mr. Gon has served as a Corporate Controller of the Company since July 2015. Previously, he served as Controller at On Track Innovations, Ltd. from 2012 to 2015. He served as an Audit Manager at KPMG from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Gon served as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces from 2000 to 2004 and is now a captain in the military reserve.

Kunlun Group Limited [LOS ANGELES] announced that current vice-chairman Wei Zhou has been named as executive vice-chairman and CFO.

Kirstin McMullen

The Money Source Inc. [MELVILLE, N.Y.] hired Kirstin McMullen as chief financial officer. Before joining the company, McMullen was chief financial officer at Computershare Loan Services. McMullen has also held C-suite positions at other companies, including Real Mortgage Systems Inc. and Rosemont Realty.

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Marc Wilson to the executive team as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wilson joins Crinetics from Cidara Therapeutics, where he was Vice President of Finance and Accounting and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to Cidara, Mr. Wilson was Director of Accounting and Controller at Trius Therapeutics. Prior to Trius, Mr. Wilson was an Accounting Manager at Neurocrine Biosciences. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and is a certified public accountant.

PDC Energy, Inc. [DENVER] (NASDAQ: PDCE) announced that it has appointed R. Scott Meyers, the Company’s current Chief Accounting Officer, to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Meyers has been the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer since April 2009. Prior to joining the Company, he served as a Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC and Schneider Downs & Co., Inc., an accounting firm based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Vera [PALO ALTO, Calif.] announced that Sam Wolff has joined the company as its first Chief Financial Officer. Wolff most recently served as the CFO of Birst. Prior to Birst, Wolff was CFO at BlueKai.

Pfenex Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NYSE: PFNX) announced the appointment of Susan A. Knudson as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Knudson most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of Neothetics, Inc. Prior to her role at Neothetics, Ms. Knudson served as Senior Director of Finance and Administration at Avera Pharmaceuticals.

BioSig Technologies, Inc. [Santa Monica, CA] (OTCQB: BSGM) announced that Steve Chaussy will be joining the company to serve in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining BioSig Technologies, Mr. Chaussy has been the sole proprietor of Anna & Co., Inc. Mr. Chaussy has a background from working for Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Mr. Chaussy also served as Chief Financial Officer to a number of private and public companies.

Airborne Wireless Network [SIMI VALLEY, Calif.] (OTCQB: ABWN) announced that it has named Kevin L. Spence as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Spence currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Armor Scientific Holdings, Inc. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Remington Designs, LLC. Mr. Spence also currently serves as a consultant to Antarctica Capital Management, LLC.

Kristen Magnuson DeCozio

Innovari, Inc. [PORTLAND, OREGON] announced that Kristen Magnuson DeCozio has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the company. Kristen joined Innovari from Achilles Technology Solutions LLC, where she served as Chief Financial Officer. Her experience includes serving twelve years as the Chief Financial Officer of JDA Software. She also held CFO and board positions at several other technology companies.

INC Research/inVentiv Health [RALEIGH, N.C.] (NASDAQ: INCR) announced that Greg Rush is stepping down as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to pursue an opportunity at a private company. Jason Meggs, Executive Vice President and CFO, Commercial Solutions, will act as interim CFO.

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IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) [ARMONK, NEW YORK] announced that Martin J. Schroeter, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will take a new role as Senior Vice President, Global Markets.  In addition, James J. Kavanaugh will become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Kavanaugh is currently Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, and served as IBM’s Vice President and Controller from 2008 to 2015.

The New York Times Company [NEW YORK] announced that Rachel Glaser, the chief financial officer of Etsy, Inc., has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Ms. Glaser joined Etsy in June of 2017. Previously, she served in the chief financial officer role at both Leaf Group, and Move, Inc. She was chief operating officer and chief financial officer for MyLife.com and was senior vice president, operations and finance for Yahoo! She began her career at The Walt Disney Company and served in a variety of finance, operations and technology roles over 19 years there.

Sabre Corporation [SOUTHLAKE, Texas] (NASDAQ: SABR) announced that Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson has notified Sabre of his intention to retire from his role as CFO of Sabre.

Hemanext (formerly New Health Sciences) [Bethesda, MD] appointed Lynn Mallett as V.P. and CFO. Ms. Mallett was most recently a finance executive at Baxalta, Inc, where she was Senior Director and Finance Head for both the global Biosimilars Commercial Team and the global R&D Function. Before that, Ms. Mallett held various finance positions at Pfizer, Inc, from 2008 to 2015. Prior to that she served as Head of FP&A at NxStage Medical, Inc., and various Finance Managerial roles at Serono, Inc and Haemonetics.

Adam Garfinkle

Renovate America [SAN DIEGO] announced Adam Garfinkle as Chief Financial Officer. Garfinkle joined Renovate America in 2015 as SVP and Head of Capital Markets. Garfinkle spent 13 years as Head of the Asset Backed & Mortgage Backed Structured Finance Group at Bank of America Securities.

ViralGains [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Vic Pierni as Chief Financial Officer. Pierni previously served as CFO of Global Capacity, Verivo Software and Macgregor, in addition to senior roles at KPMG.

David McCoy

First National Bank and Trust Company [BELOIT, WIS.] announced that David McCoy has been promoted to President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and has been elected as the newest member of the Board of Directors of Centre1 Bancorp, Inc., the holding company of FNBT. Previous CFO Steve Eldred will continue as CEO and Chairman of the Board. McCoy joined the company in October 2016 as EVP and CFO. McCoy came to FNBT from The National Bank & Trust Company, where he was senior vice president (SVP) and CFO. He was director of risk management services for RSM McGladrey from 2005 to 2006, and was on the executive management team as SVP, CFO and enterprise risk management officer for Fifth Third Bank from 1993 to 2004.

Dean Foods Company [DALLAS] (NYSE: DF) announced Jody Macedonio will join the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Macedonio previously served as the Senior Vice President of Finance for the North America Laundry and Beauty Divisions of Henkel AG, where she served as Senior Vice President, Finance, Planning and Treasurer. Prior to joining Sun Products in 2012, Macedonio was employed at PepsiCo where she held several positions after joining in 1999, including serving as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance for the North Business Unit of Frito-Lay. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Macedonio served in finance positions at Nestlé, SmithKline Beecham and Chemical Bank.

BKF Capital Group, Inc. [WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.] (OTC PINK: BKFG) announced that David S. Burnett has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. In addition to being named Chief Financial Officer at BKF Capital Group, Mr. Burnett was also appointed Chief Financial Officer of Interlink Electronics, Inc. Mr. Burnett was previously Chief Financial Officer of Interlink during 2016 and 2017, and has continued to serve in a consulting capacity since leaving in April 2017. During the interim period, Mr. Burnett was Chief Financial Officer of Palmetto Clean Technology, Inc. Prior to joining Interlink the first time, Mr. Burnett served in various management positions with EnPro Industries, Inc., most recently Vice President and Treasurer. Before EnPro, his history includes a long stint as a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Senior Manager at Grant Thornton LLP.

Interlink Electronics, Inc. [WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: LINK) announced that David S. Burnett has rejoined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. In addition to being named Chief Financial Officer at Interlink, Mr. Burnett was also appointed Chief Financial Officer of BKF Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Burnett was previously Chief Financial Officer of Interlink during 2016 and 2017, and has continued to serve in a consulting capacity since leaving in April 2017. During the interim period, Mr. Burnett was Chief Financial Officer of Palmetto Clean Technology, Inc. Prior to joining Interlink the first time, Mr. Burnett served in various management positions with EnPro Industries, Inc., most recently Vice President and Treasurer. Before EnPro, his history includes a long stint as a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Senior Manager at Grant Thornton LLP.

Prime Risk Partners [ATLANTA] announced that J. Scott Tofil has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Scott began his career as a CPA with a local public accounting firm in Atlanta followed by his service as the controller at Matrix Resources, from 1992 until 1999. He then served as controller for several startups from 1999 until 2005 before joining Beecher Carlson in May 2005, where he served as Vice President and Controller. Scott served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Beecher Carlson division until joining Prime Risk Partners.

WidePoint Corporation [MCLEAN, Va.] (NYSE: WYY) announced that Kito Mussa has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Mussa served as WidePoint’s Vice President and Controller from January 2012 to October 2017 and then as the Interim Chief Financial Officer from October 2017 to December 2017.

Guidewire Software, Inc. [FOSTER CITY, Calif.] (NYSE: GWRE) announced that Richard Hart, its Chief Financial Officer, will transition to a new role of Chief Strategy Officer. Succeeding Mr. Hart will be Curtis Smith, who has been the Chief Financial Officer for Keynote Systems, Inc. and Infusion Software, Inc. for the past seven years, and, prior to that, as a finance and strategic advisor to the software industry.

Stephen Nolan

Esterline Corporation [BELLEVUE, Wash.] (NYSE: ESL) announced that Stephen Nolan, Chief Financial Officer for Vista Outdoor, Inc., will succeed Robert George as Esterline’s Chief Financial Officer. George has been with Esterline as Chief Financial Officer for 21 years, and will remain with the company in a special advisory role. Nolan most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for Vista Outdoor, Inc. Prior to that, he spent nearly a decade in strategic and operational management roles with ATK, including Senior Vice President for Strategy and Business Development and several business unit leadership positions. Earlier in his career, Nolan served for five years in corporate development and strategy roles at Raytheon Company.

Vixxo [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] announced that Travis Chester will take on the role as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Vixxo, Travis served as vice president and chief financial officer of Honeywell International’s Aerospace group. Previous senior leadership roles include Invitrogen Corporation and General Electric Corporation.

Marlette Funding, LLC [WILMINGTON, Del.] announced the appointment of Mark Elbaum as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Mark was the CFO of Merrill Lynch, Bank of America’s Wealth Management business. Prior roles included 18 years in the mortgage industry as CFO of Bank of America’s mortgage lending division. Before that, at Countrywide, he held the position of CFO of the Residential Lending Division. After starting his career at Price Waterhouse, Mark worked at Aames Financial Corp.

Carla Luke

Vector Solutions [TAMPA, FLA] announced that Carla Luke has taken the role of Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Vector Solutions, Luke worked as the CFO at Greenway Health. Luke’s professional experience also includes roles as Chief Accounting Officer at Greenway, VP/Controller at Vitera Healthcare Solutions, Sage Software Healthcare and WebMD. Prior to her nearly 14 years with the company that would become Greenway Health, Luke worked in financial leadership roles at Comdial Corporation, Vicorp, and Danka Business Systems after starting her career in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Eyenovia Inc. [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of John Gandolfo as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Eyenovia, Mr. Gandolfo spent more than seven years at Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc., where he served as CFO. He has also served as the CFO at Progenitor Cell Therapy LLC, Power Medical Interventions, Inc., and Bioject, Inc. Mr. Gandolfo started his professional career at Price Waterhouse.

First Hawaiian, Inc. [HONOLULU] (NASDAQ: FHB) announced that Michael Ching, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of First Hawaiian, Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank, will be leaving the company.  His last day of employment will be January 31, 2018.   He will continue to assist the company on a consulting basis, and, effective February 1, Eric Yeaman, President and Chief Operating Officer, will serve as acting CFO.

Nortech Systems [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: NSYS) has named Connie Beck as vice president and chief financial officer. Beck was vice president of finance and controller for MOCON, Inc. from 2013 to 2017. (MOCON was acquired by AMETEK in June 2017.) Prior to MOCON, Beck held director-level financial reporting positions with public companies Navarre Corporation and Lakes Entertainment, Inc. She also has over 10 years of public accounting experience with Grant Thornton, McGladrey & Pullen and Protiviti.

Blackboard Inc. [WASHINGTON] announced that Chief Financial Officer Lisa Mayr will be leaving Blackboard at the end of January to pursue an opportunity at a small Washington, D.C.-based tech company. Lisa joined Blackboard in 2013 as Vice President of Finance and was named CFO in August 2016.  Chief Legal Officer Stuart Kupinsky will serve as Interim CFO.

MISTRAS Group, Inc. [PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.] (NYSE: MG) named Edward J. Prajzner its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining MISTRAS Group, Mr. Prajzner served as Chief Financial Officer of CECO Environmental Corporation. Prior to serving as CECO Environmental’s CFO, Mr. Prajzner, began his career at Ernst & Young before holding senior finance roles at CDI Corporation (now AE Industrial Partners), and American Infrastructure (now Allan Myers).

Wiser [BOSTON] named Mathieu “Mat” Gagné as its first Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Gagne previously served as CFO at Alert Innovation, EBI Consulting and MyWebGrocer.

Bead Industries, Inc. [Cheshire, CT] announced that Kristen Sawyer has been promoted to CFO after serving as Corporate Controller for the past two years at Bead. Prior to that, Sawyer served as Audit Manager for nearly 8 years at CohnReznick. She started her career with EY (formerly Ernst & Young, LLP).

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. [VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.] (NASDAQ: WHLR) announced that Wilkes Graham has notified the Company of his intention to resign as Chief Financial Officer to accept a position with a privately-held real estate development company located in Atlanta, GA.  The resignation will take effect after a transition period, which is expected to end on or before March 4, 2018.

Academy, Ltd. d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors [KATY, Texas] announced the appointment of Michael Mullican as Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held on an interim basis since September 2017. Michael joined Academy in February 2017 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel. Prior to Academy, Michael served as the Managing Director of Aureus Health Services, a Meijer specialty pharmacy where he was responsible for leading the organization following the acquisition by Meijer. Before being named Managing Director at Aureus, Michael held several leadership roles at Meijer, including Vice President of Business Development and Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. Additionally, Michael served as Divisional Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Horizon Lines, Inc.

Jim Quinn

AmeriLife [CLEARWATER, Fla.] appointed James “Jim” Quinn as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining AmeriLife, Quinn served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Marsh & McLennan Agency, the middle market platform of Marsh. He began his career with Goldman Sachs and spent over a decade with Olympus Partners, a middle market private equity firm. Karen Surplus, who has served as AmeriLife’s Chief Financial Officer, will remain with the company in a transitionary role as Senior Vice President of Finance in charge of special projects, supporting the Office of the CFO.

DiamondRock Hospitality Company [BETHESDA, Md.] (NYSE: DRH) announced that Sean M. Mahoney, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will leave the Company on March 31, 2018 to pursue other opportunities.

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals [SAN DIEGO] announced that Alan Fuhrman has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Amplyx. Prior to joining Amplyx, he served as CFO of publicly-traded Mirna Therapeutics, a clinical-stage microRNA company that merged with Synlogic in August 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Fuhrman was CFO of Ambit Biosciences, until its sale to Daiichi Sankyo in 2014. He has also served as the CFO at Naviscan and Sonus Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Fuhrman currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Audit Committee for Loxo Oncology.

Arotech Corporation [ANN ARBOR, Mich.] (NASDAQ: ARTX) announced that it has hired Kelli L. Kellar as Vice President – Finance. Ms. Keller begins her employment with Arotech today, and starting April 1, 2018, Ms. Kellar will take over the role of chief financial officer from current Senior Vice President – Finance and CFO Tom Paup, who will be retiring at the end of March. From November 2013 until accepting this position with Arotech, she was Senior Manager of External Reporting, PP&E Reporting and IFRS Accounting with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. From May 2009 until November 2013, Ms. Kellar was Vice President and controller of Silverpop Systems, Inc. Since 1995 Ms. Kellar has held accounting and finance positions with both public and private companies, including serving from 2007 to 2009 as Chief Accounting Officer with Premier Exhibitions, Inc.

IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. [FRANKLIN, Ind.] (TSX-V: IB, OTCQB: IAALF) announced the appointment of James P. Taylor to the position of Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective Monday, January 15, 2018. Mr. Taylor replaces David Anderson, who has resigned as IBC’s Chief Financial Officer.  Currently, Mr. Taylor serves as CFO of Hampson Equities Ltd.  From 2013-2017, Mr. Taylor served as CFO of Para Resources Inc. Prior to that, he served as CFO for Cyber Development Group International, LLC.

Sundance Strategies, Inc. [PROVO, UT] (OTC PINK: SUND) announced the appointment of Karl Farnsworth as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Sundance Strategies, Karl was CFO of Amedica Corporation. He also served as the SVP and Treasurer of Energy Solutions, Inc. (ES) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to relocating to Utah he was the CFO of Alcan Products Corp. of the Rio Tinto Group (RIO). Earlier in his career, Karl was CFO within the Rheinmetall Group (RHM). Additionally, Karl has worked close to a decade in the Oil and Gas Industry with Kerr-McGee Corporation (now Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) and Marathon Oil Company (MRO) as Chief Accountant and International Auditor, respectively.

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VerifyMe, Inc. [ROCHESTER, N.Y.] (OTCQB: VRME) announced it has appointed Jay Cardwell as its chief financial officer. Mr. Cardwell has been the COO of The CFO Squad LLC since July 2015. Prior to The CFO Squad, Mr. Cardwell held CEO, CFO & COO and director roles for companies within the entertainment industry. Mr. Cardwell began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. In addition, Mr. Cardwell continues to serve as a trustee for charitable organizations as well as a treasurer.

Casper [NEW YORK] announced the hire of Greg Macfarlane as Chief Financial Officer.. Previously, Macfarlane served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations and Strategy for H&R Block. Prior to H&R Block, Macfarlane was Executive Vice President and CFO for Ceridian Corporation, and spent more than 14 years in senior leadership roles at GE.

Karl Deonanan

Synteract [SAN DIEGO & RALEIGH, N.C] announced that Karl Deonanan has joined as chief financial officer (CFO). Deonanan joins Synteract from IQVIA (formerly Quintiles) where he was CFO of the organization’s Research and Development Solutions segment. Prior to his role as CFO of IQVIA, Deonanan held key leadership positions with increasing responsibility over his 14 years with the company. These included vice president of Investor Relations; CFO of the Asia and Australia region, based in Singapore; and executive director Finance – Global Data Management and Biostatistics. He started his career in public accounting, working at Dixon Hughes Goodman and later Arthur Andersen.

The NHP Foundation [WASHINGTON] announced that Karen Caldwell has been named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the organization. Previously served as CFO and Executive Vice-President for the New York City Housing Authority. Prior to her work at NYCHA, Caldwell served as president of Hanseatic Management Services, Inc. She is also a former Managing Director, Alternative Investments at Amundi Investments, LLC.

ConsultNet [SOUTH JORDAN, Utah] welcomes Marnie Nuttall as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Nuttall was most recently CFO at Central Logic. Nuttall previously served as CFO at Echopass Corporation.

AstroNova, Inc. [WEST WARWICK, R.I.] (NASDAQ: ALOT) announced that its Board of Directors has elected David S. Smith as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Joseph P. O’Connell, the Company’s Interim CFO since August 2017, will return to his position as Vice President, Business Development. Mr. Smith has served as CFO for multinational companies Dover Corporation and Crane Co. From 2005 to 2008 he was Senior Vice President and CFO of Standard Microsystems Corporation. Most recently, Mr. Smith was a Managing Partner for S.C. Advisors LLC.

First Northern Community Bancorp and First Northern Bank [DIXON, Calif.] (OTCQB: FNRN) announced that Kevin M. Spink, currently the Company’s Senior Vice President/Corporate Controller, is being promoted to Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining First Northern in 2015, Spink spent seven years with KPMG, LLP, and five years with Rabobank where his last position was Senior Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer.

Jack in the Box Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: JACK) announced that Lance F. Tucker will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Jerry P. Rebel, who has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Jack in the Box Inc. since 2005, and announced in April 2017 his plans to retire from the company when a successor was hired. Tucker is currently Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for Papa John’s International, Inc. Tucker was promoted to CFO and Treasurer at Papa John’s in February 2011 and added the CAO title and responsibilities in July 2012. From June 2010 to February 2011 he was Papa John’s Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, and he served as its Chief of Staff and Vice President, Strategic Planning from June 2009 to June 2010. Prior to joining Papa John’s in 2009, Tucker served six years as Chief Financial Officer of Evergreen Real Estate in Louisville. From 1999 to 2003, he held leadership positions in finance for several companies engaged in education, technology consulting, online retailing or real estate development. Tucker was previously employed by Papa John’s as Director of Finance from 1994 to 1999. Prior to joining Papa John’s, Tucker was a senior accountant for Ernst & Young, LLC.

Papa John’s International, Inc. [LOUISVILLE, Ky.] (NASDAQ: PZZA) announced that Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer Lance Tucker is departing the Company to assume the role of chief financial officer at Jack in the Box Inc.

eHealth, Inc. [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] (NASDAQ: EHTH) announced that David Francis, the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer, will take on the new role of Chief Operating Officer of eHealth. Mr. Francis will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer until his replacement is named.

FLEXcon Company, Inc. [SPENCER, Mass.] announced Aimee Peacock as Chief Financial Officer, FLEXcon North America. Previous CFO, Ethan Goldman will continue to serve as CFO of FLEXcon Holdings, its parent company, which includes FLEXcon North America, FLEXcon Europe, FLEXcon Industrial, Arlon Graphics and Blueshift Materials. Aimee recently served as CFO of Brooks Life Science Systems.

CloudBees, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] announced that Matt Parson, former treasurer at Red Hat, Inc., has joined CloudBees as chief financial officer. Parson started his career in public accounting where he spent about six years with three of the Big 4 accounting firms, including Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young and KPMG. Following his years in public accounting, Parson went to Red Hat where he worked his way from director, internal audit to treasurer.

Presidio, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: PSDO) announced that Neil Johnston has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johnston will succeed Paul Fletcher, who has decided to retire after serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since 2007. Prior to joining Presidio, Mr. Johnston served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cox Automotive. Before working for Cox Automotive, Mr. Johnston served as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Digital Innovation at Cox Media Group (CMG). Prior to this, he served as Chief Financial Officer of CMG from 2009 to 2012, was the CFO of Cox Radio from 2000 until 2009 and he began his career with Cox Enterprises in 1996. Prior to joining Cox, Mr. Johnston worked for Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. and Deloitte and Touche, LLP.

NetDocuments [SALT LAKE CITY & SANTA MONICA, Calif.] announced that Pete Childs has joined the company as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to NetDocuments, Childs was the Chief Financial Officer for both Workfront, as well as Cvent.

Darling Ingredients Inc. [IRVING, Texas] (NYSE: DAR) announced that Brad Phillips has become its Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Phillips has served in a number of different capacities for the Company since 1988. Most recently he served as the Vice President – Treasurer since May 2014. Previously, he held the positions of Treasurer from January 1993 to May 2014, Assistant Treasurer from January 1991 to January 1993, and Assistant Controller from October 1988 to January 1991. Prior to Darling, he was the Corporate Accounting Manager at Republic Health Corporation from 1984 to 1988, and from 1982 to 1984 he served in the audit group at Arthur Andersen.

Spiceworks [AUSTIN, Texas] announced J. Scott Di Valerio joined the company as chief operating and financial officer. Scott served most recently as the CFO at RetailMeNot, Inc. Prior to RetailMeNot, Scott was CEO of Outerwall after serving as CFO. Other roles include president of the Americas for the Lenovo Group Limited, executive positions at Microsoft, including corporate vice president of the OEM division, corporate vice president of finance and administration, and chief accounting officer. Scott has also served in executive positions at The Walt Disney Company and Mindwave Software Inc., and as a partner at PwC.

Elastic [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands] announced that it has appointed Janesh Moorjani as Chief Financial Officer. Janesh Moorjani previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Infoblox, Senior Vice President of Finance at VMware and in finance and sales positions at Cisco. Prior to working in the tech industry, Moorjani worked at Goldman Sachs, serving as Vice President in the firm’s merchant banking division.

CS Disco Inc. [HOUSTON] appointed Michael Lafair as Chief Financial Officer. Lafair, DISCO’s new CFO, previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Offers.com. After that, Lafair served as Global Head of Finance, Ziff Davis B2B. Prior to Offers.com, Lafair served as Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel of All Web Leads, Inc. and Vice President and General Counsel of Interlogix, Inc. and practiced corporate law at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Cole Haan [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Tom Linko as Chief Financial Officer. Linko most recently served as CFO of Kate Spade & Co.

DataPath, Inc. [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Carter Johnson as its Chief Financial Officer. Johnson succeeds Emmett Moore, who served as CFO for nearly four years. Johnson most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Contract Management at Meggitt Training Systems. Additionally, Johnson previously served in progressive finance leadership roles at businesses including Barco/Esterline Technologies, ChoicePoint/LexisNexis, and S1 Corporation.

Imagin Medical [BOSTON, MA] (CSE: IME, OTC PINK: IMEXF) announced that it hired John Vacha as the Company’s new CFO. Most recently, John served as President, CEO and Board Member of Intact Medical Corporation for 7 years. Previously, he served as Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of the company. John also served as Senior Consultant at Deloitte & Touche, LLP.