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PDF Solutions, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: PDFS) announced that Christine Russell will replace Gregory C. Walker as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Walker will remain with the Company in an operations role. Ms. Russell brings over 25 years of corporate and financial experience to PDF Solutions having served as Chief Financial Officer at UniPixel, Inc., Vendavo, Inc., Evans Analytical Group, Virage Logic, Ceva and OuterBay Technologies, among other companies and positions. She currently serves as Audit Committee Chair and Director for both QuickLogic Corporation and eGain Corporation.

eMDs Nation [AUSTIN, TX] announced the appointment of Iser Cukierman as the new Chief Financial Officer. Iser worked with some great companies such as FISERV, Accenture (formerly Cimation), Ernst & Young, KPMG and Umbel.

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. [ORLANDO] (NYSE: HGV) announced that its Board of Directors terminated James E. Mikolaichik as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, for conduct and behavior not consistent with the Company’s policies.

StudyKIK [Costa Mesa, California] announced the addition of Alex Lithwick as Chief Financial Officer.

PeoplesBank [YORK, Pa.] announced that Larry D. Pickett has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pickett will also serve as Treasurer of the Bank’s holding company, Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. Most recently, Mr. Pickett was employed by Bay Bank in Columbia, Maryland as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was employed in similar financial and management roles at Susquehanna Bank and Fairfax Savings.

SIFCO Industries, Inc. [CLEVELAND] (NYSE: SIF) announced that it has named Thomas Kubera as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kubera is the Company’s existing Chief Accounting Officer and has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since July 2017. He also previously served as Interim Chief Financial Officer in 2015. His Chief Accounting Officer duties will be absorbed into his Chief Financial Officer role. Mr. Kubera has been with the Company since May 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kubera spent nine years at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., where he held various senior accounting roles, most recently as the Controller, Global Operations Services.

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. [BRIDGEWATER, N.J.] (NASDAQ: SNCR) announced the appointment of David Clark as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Clark, who recently joined Synchronoss as Executive Vice President of Finance, will replace Lawrence Irving, who has served as Synchronoss’ CFO since rejoining the company in April 2017. Irving, who is re-retiring, will serve in a consultative capacity to the company into early 2019 to ensure an orderly transition. Prior to joining Synchronoss, Clark had served as the CFO of The Meet Group, from 2013 to 2018. Prior to that, he served as the CFO of Nutrisystem from 2007 to 2013 and as CFO of Claymont Steel from 2006 to 2007. Clark’s first CFO role was at Suncom Wireless from 1997 to 2006.

The Fresh Market, Inc. [GREENSBORO, N.C.] has appointed Oded Shein as Chief Financial Officer. Shein recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Stage Stores, Inc. In addition, he has held senior financial leadership positions at Belk, Inc. in Charlotte, NC and Charming Shoppes, Inc. in Bensalem, PA.

Passageways [LAFAYETTE, Ind.] announced the appointment of Colin Cunningham as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Stifel Financial Corp. [ST. LOUIS] (NYSE: SF) announced that Jim Marischen was appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Marischen will take over the CFO role from James Zemlyak, who will now focus exclusively on leading the firm’s Global Wealth Management business, which he has been the head of since 2011. Mr. Marischen most recently served as Stifel Financial Corp.’s Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Risk Officer. Prior to his roles as CAO and CRO, which he assumed in 2015, he was Chief Financial Officer of Stifel Bank & Trust from 2008 through 2015. Prior to joining Stifel, he worked at KPMG.

Stage Stores, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: SSI) announced that Oded Shein, its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, resigned his position effective to pursue another opportunity. The company has appointed Jason Curtis as interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Curtis has been with Stage since 2011, most recently serving as its Senior Vice President, Finance and Credit since March 2017. Mr. Curtis also held the roles of Group Vice President, Finance and Credit from May 2016 to March 2017, Vice President, Finance and Accounting from November 2013 to April 2016, and Vice President, Finance and Treasurer from May 2011 to November 2013. Prior to joining Stage, Mr. Curtis served in various financial roles at Belk, Inc. and The May Department Stores Company.

GlobalSCAPE, Inc. [SAN ANTONIO] (NYSE: GSB) announces the promotion of Karen Young to Chief Financial Officer. Young was appointed to the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer in March of this year, and succeeds James Albrecht, who retired in February. Young has served as the Controller for the past three years. Young joined GlobalSCAPE in 2015. Young began her career with Valero Energy Corporation in San Antonio. Prior to joining GlobalSCAPE, Young was the Controller for PIC Business Systems, Inc., and across her career, has served in a variety of finance and accounting roles.

Carpenter Technology Corporation [PHILADELPHIA] announced Timothy (Tim) Lain has been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Damon Audia who has decided to leave the Company for another role. Tim has over 20 years of financial experience including 11 years with the Company. He currently serves as Vice President – Controller & Chief Accounting Officer, a role he was appointed to in June 2013. From June 2015 to October 2015, Tim served as Acting Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Tim served as Audit Director at McGladrey & Pullen.

Patriot Energy Group [BURLINGTON, Mass.] has named Steve Campbell its new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Campbell has a long history of leading finance and operations at some of the region’s top tech firms, including Raytheon, IBM and Progress Software. At Progress Software, Campbell was vice president of finance and operations.

Ladd Watts

TIE Industrial [LAVERGNE, TENN.] announced that Ladd Watts has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Previously, Watts held various Sr. Finance roles at SVP Worldwide and Mars incorporated. In addition, he previously headed procurement finance and was plant controller for a Mars manufacturing facility in Texas.

EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. [PEORIA, Ariz.] (OTC Pink: EVOA) appointed Michael Zientek as chief financial officer. Zientek previously served as a senior consultant to CBIZ, Inc. Prior to CBIZ, Zientek held various financial leadership positions at Gap, Inc., including chief internal auditor, chief financial officer of global supply chain, and VP of Financial Operations.

UroGen Pharma Ltd. [RA’ANANA, Israel, and NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: URGN) announced that Peter P. Pfreundschuh has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He replaces Stephen Mullennix, who has served as UroGen’s Interim CFO since June 2018, will continue in his role as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Pfreundschuh previously served as the CFO of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to joining Sucampo, he was Executive Vice President of Finance and CFO of Immunomedics Inc. Before this, Mr. Pfreundschuh was CFO for CircuLite, Inc. His previous roles include leadership positions in finance, commercial operations and business development within the pharmaceutical industry at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, and Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Pfreundschuh is currently a board member of Speratus Therapeutics, Inc., and GitBasic LLC. He has also previously served as an advisor or board member to Immunomedics Inc., CircuLite Inc., and Reproductive Medical Associates of New Jersey, in addition to other companies and private organizations.

The Travelers Companies, Inc. [HARTFORD, Conn.] (NYSE: TRV) announced that, Jay S. Benet will step down from his role as Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since 2002. Benet will remain on the senior leadership team as Vice Chairman. Daniel S. Frey will succeed Benet and become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Frey currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of the company’s Personal Insurance segment, having served in a number of other key financial management roles across Travelers over the past 15 years. Prior to his current role, Frey served as Chief Financial Officer of the company’s Claim and Field Management organizations. Before joining Travelers, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Spalding Sports Worldwide. He began his career in public accounting at Deloitte & Touche.

NETGEAR, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: NTGR) announced that Bryan Murray has been appointed as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He succeeds Christine Gorjanc, the company’s former Chief Financial Officer, who is assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer at Arlo Technologies, Inc. Bryan Murray has been with NETGEAR for over 16 years serving in various management roles within the Finance organization. Prior to assuming the role of CFO, he served as NETGEAR’s Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller. Before joining NETGEAR in 2001, he worked in public accounting at Deloitte.

YapStone [WALNUT CREEK, CALIF.] announced the hiring of Jerry Ulrich as it Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining YapStone, Jerry was the CFO of Blackhawk Network Holdings.

G-CON Manufacturing [COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS] announced that it has appointed Paul Moore to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Moore served as Chief Financial Officer at Zacros America, Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Moore also served as Controller for TIC GUMS, Inc. from 2011 to 2014 and as Strategic Controller for Brown International Corporation, LLC from 2008 – 2010.

Startek, Inc. [GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.] (NYSE: SRT) appointed Ramesh Kamath as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Don Norsworthy. Ramesh previously served as CFO of Aegis Global, which was combined with Startek on July 20, 2018. Prior to Aegis, he also led the finance organization of prominent BPOs, including serving as CFO of The Minacs Group and Progeon (now Infosys BPO).

Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. [IRVING, Texas] (OTC: WLMS) announced that Timothy M. Howsman has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Howsman has served as interim CFO since May 2018 and has been with the Company since August 2014. During his tenure with the Company, Mr. Howsman has also served as Principal Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Howsman was the Vice President, Controller of Blue Lynx Media, LLC, the accounting shared service center for Tribune Publishing. Mr. Howsman has held positions of increasing responsibility in operations and financial positions in other businesses, including with Dresser, Inc.

Ambarella, Inc. [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AMBA) announced the appointment of Kevin C. “Casey” Eichler as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Eichler succeeds George Laplante, who announced his intention to retire earlier this year. Eichler served as the President and Chief Financial Officer of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. from March 2015 to July 2016 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from July 2009 to February 2015. Prior to joining Ultra Clean Holdings, Mr. Eichler was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Credence Systems Corporation from January 2008 to November 2008, Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer of MarketTools, Inc. from March 2006 to December 2007, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MIPS Technologies Inc. from June 1998 to February 2006.  Prior to that, he held management positions with several technology companies, including Visigenic Software, NeXT Software and Microsoft.

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: TCMD) announced the appointment of Brent A. Moen to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective September 2, 2018. Tactile Medical’s current Chief Financial Officer, Lynn L. Blake, will resign from that role effective as of the close of business on September 1, 2018. Ms. Blake will continue to advise the Company in a consulting role until March 2019 in order to facilitate a smooth transition. Mr. Moen most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Entellus Medical, Inc., from May 2016 until the company’s acquisition by Stryker Corporation in February 2018. Prior to joining Entellus Medical, Mr. Moen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ABRA Auto Body & Glass LP, from November 2013 to May 2015. Mr. Moen previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Regis Corporation, from January 2011 to December 2012. Mr. Moen held various financial roles of increasing responsibility with Regis Corporation, beginning in 2000.

Sarah VanBeck

National Life Group [MONTPELIER, VT.] announced that Sarah VanBeck was promoted to Chief Financial Officer, replacing Robert Cotton who was appointed Chief Operating Officer.  VanBeck joined National Life last year as Chief Accounting Officer. She has spent 25 years in the insurance industry and was most recently at AIG, where she was Senior Vice President and Controller at AIG Life and Retirement. She began her career as manager of SEC reporting and analysis at American General Corp.

Alterra Mountain Company [DENVER] announced the appointment of Timothy B. Donahue as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Donahue most recently served as head of JPMorgan’s Leveraged Finance Capital Markets Group. Mr. Donahue also spent time as a partner at Blackstone’s GSO Capital Partners and as a corporate securities attorney at Battle Fowler LLP.

Dorman Products, Inc. [COLMAR, Pa.] (NASDAQ: DORM) announced that Kevin M. Olsen, formerly the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and, effective January 1, 2019, Mr. Olsen will become the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).  The company appointed Michael P. Ginnetti as the Company’s interim CFO. Mr. Ginnetti currently serves as Vice President, Corporate Controller of the Company. He has served in this position since May 2011 and he will continue to serve in this position while serving as interim CFO. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ginnetti was employed by Technitrol, Inc., most recently as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer.

EVERTEC, Inc. [SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico] (NYSE: EVTC) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Peter J.S. Smith has decided to leave the Company effective September 6, 2018 and pursue other opportunities. Current Vice President of Finance, Joaquín Castrillo, will serve as interim CFO. Mr. Castrillo joined the company in 2012 and has held positions of increasing responsibility, currently leading the financial planning and treasury functions.

DigitalTown [SEATTLE and TORONTO] (OTC: DGTW) the appointment of Dave Carter as Chief Financial Officer. Since 2016, Dave has focussed on Blockchain and Cryptoassets, advising startups and most recently 3iQ, a Canadian Investment Fund Manager, and the first regulatory approved multi-cryptoasset manager in Canada.

Superior Group of Companies, Inc. [SEMINOLE, Fla.] (NASDAQ: SGC) named Michael (Mike) J. Attinella as the Company’s new chief financial officer and treasurer. Attinella succeeds Andrew (Andy) D. Demott, Jr. in the CFO position as Demott shifts his responsibilities to fully focus on his role as chief operating officer of the company. Attinella joins Superior Group of Companies from HSNi, where he served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer of HSNi since 2008, and executive vice president and chief financial officer of HSN since 2013. Attinella began his tenure with HSNi in 2001 as vice president, controller. Previously, Attinella was vice president, controller at Catalina Marketing Corp. He also served various financial and operational responsibilities at Tech Data Corporation.

Ken Williams

Black & Veatch [OVERLAND PARK, Kan.] announced that Ken Williams has become the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Karen Daniel, who retired in July after a quarter century at Black & Veatch including the last 18 years as its CFO. Williams rejoins Black & Veatch after previously serving as its Treasurer from 2010 to 2012. His professional experience includes several roles with Fluor, where he was CFO of its government services business unit. He returns to Black & Veatch from Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. [NASHVILLE, Tenn.]  (NYSE: BKD) announced that Steven Swain will join the Company as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Steve is expected to start on September 4, 2018 and will replace the Company’s current Interim Chief Financial Officer, Teresa Sparks. Steve will join the Company after most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer of DISH Network Corporation since October 2014 and previously serving in roles of increasing responsibility within the company since 2011. Prior to DISH Network, Steve spent more than 15 years working in the telecommunications sector, where he served in multiple leadership roles in finance and engineering operations.

Ei Companies [LAS VEGAS] announced that Greg Cobb has been named the new Chief Financial Officer. Greg will begin his new role immediately and will be based out of the companies Phoenix offices. Prior to joining the companies, Greg founded Inglenook Financial in Scottsdale, AZ.  Prior to Inglenook, Greg was CFO for US PEACH.   Before entering the Construction Services Industry, Greg was CFO at an Arizona based biotech company. He has also been Managing Director of a San Francisco Bay Area based technology mergers & acquisitions firm.  Greg is also a private equity investor and has managed an Angel investor group.

Borrego Solar Systems [San Diego] announced the appointment of Andrew Hall as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hall joined Borrego Solar in January 2015 as General Counsel. In August 2015, he became Executive Vice President, responsible for leading Human Resources and Information Technology (IT) as well. In his new role, Hall remains general counsel and retains responsibility for leading IT. Prior to joining Borrego Solar, Hall served as Corporate & Compliance Counsel at Thoratec Corporation, and as an associate attorney at Covington & Burling, LLP and Morrison & Foerster, LLP. Before practicing law, he was a research analyst in the credit risk management division of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Netflix Inc. [LOS GATOS, Calif.] (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced that Chief Financial Officer David Wells plans to step down after helping the company choose his successor. Wells, who joined Netflix in 2004 and has served as CFO since 2010, intends to stay until his successor takes the role to ensure a smooth transition.

The Hershey Company [HERSHEY, Pa.] (NYSE: HSY) announced that Patricia A. Little, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, intends to retire from the company in the spring of 2019.  Little has served as the company’s CFO since joining in 2015.

Silverline [New York, NY] announced the addition of Ben Golden as Chief Financial Officer. Golden most recently served as CFO for Novantas.

Select Interior Concepts, Inc. [ANAHEIM, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SIC) announced that Nadeem Moiz has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer. Moiz was most recently the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Superior Industries International, Inc. Moiz will replace Kendall Hoyd, who will assume the role of President—RDS of SIC. Prior to Superior Industries, Mr. Moiz served as the Chief Financial Officer of DCLI and held leadership positions in Finance and Operations at Graphic Packaging International and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

Sure Shot Holdings [DENVER] announced that Michael Walker joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Michael joins Sure Shot from Great Western Oil & Gas where he served as the company’s Vice President of Finance from 2012 to 2018.

AIVITA Biomedical [IRVINE, Calif.] announced the addition of Scott Burell joins the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining AIVITA, Scott served as Chief Financial Officer of CombiMatrix Corporation.

SQUAN [ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY] announced that they have appointed John C. Ferrara as their new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ferrara has 30 years of experience guiding top financial companies’ initiatives including as CFO for TheStreet, Inc. and SPACE.com. Ferrara has held several other CFO positions including EDGAR Online, Inc.

FAT Brands Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: FAT) announced the hiring of Rebecca D. Hershinger as Chief Financial Officer. Ron Roe will continue as Senior Vice President of Finance for the Company. Hershinger most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer for Genius Brands International, Inc. She gained her experience through roles at JP Morgan Chase & Co., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., SpectrumDNA, Inc., and Genius Brands as well as CFO Advisory Services, Inc.

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company [GLEN ALLEN, Va.] (NYSE: HBB) announced that James H. Taylor, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will retire at the end of 2018 after 35 years of dedicated service. Taylor joined the Company’s subsidiary, Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., in 1983 as manager of corporate taxation and rose through a number of key accounting and finance roles of increasing responsibility. Mr. Taylor was elected to his current position with the Company in 2017, following the completion of the spin-off of the Company from its former parent NACCO Industries, Inc. Prior to the spin-off, Mr. Taylor had served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., since 2013.

Alorica Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] welcomes KJ Tjon as Chief Financial Officer, who replaces newly retired Chief Financial Officer Cindy Fiorillo. Previously, she was COO and President at Scientific Games and served as the CFO and EVP at EPIQ Systems.

VBI Vaccines Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: VBIV) announced the appointment of Christopher McNulty as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Development. Prior to joining VBI, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations, of Invivo Therapeutics. He also served as the Senior Director of Business Development for Repligen Corporation. Other prior management positions include Director, Corporate Development at Seventh Sense Biosystems, and Associate Director, Business Development at Genzyme Corporation.

Basic Energy Services, Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] (NYSE: BAS) announced the appointment of David Schorlemer as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schorlemer’s appointment will be effective August 27, 2018. Mr. Schorlemer is replacing Alan Krenek, who retired as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, effective August 15, 2018.

C&J Energy Services, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: CJ) announced that Jan Kees van Gaalen has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and he is expected to join C&J on September 17, 2018.  Mike Galvan, who has served as C&J’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since March 2018, will continue in his position as Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer. Jan Kees van Gaalen served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kennametal, Inc. since September 2015.  Prior to joining Kennametal, Inc., Mr. van Gaalen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Dresser-Rand Group Inc., and he previously held several financial leadership positions including Vice President and Treasurer for Baker Hughes, Inc. and Vice President Financial and Chief Financial Officer for PT Vale Inco TBK (formerly PT Inco TBK), in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Kennametal Inc. [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE : KMT) announced that it appointed Damon Audia to the position of vice president and chief financial officer effective September 24, 2018. Audia will succeed Jan Kees van Gaalen, who served as chief financial officer for three years and announced his retirement in June 2018. Audia most recently served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Carpenter Technology Corporation. Prior to Audia’s role at Carpenter Technologies Corporation, he spent ten years in various roles at The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, most recently serving as senior vice president of finance for the company’s North America division. He also led the finance group of Goodyear’s Asia Pacific region business unit while based in Shanghai, China and was senior vice president of corporate business development. In addition, Audia previously served as Goodyear’s vice president and treasurer and held various financial roles at Delphi Corporation and General Motors.

Destination Maternity Corporation [MOORESTOWN, N.J.] (NASDAQ: DEST) announced that David Stern, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, has departed the Company.

BloomReach, Inc. [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] hired Dave Pomeroy as Chief Financial Officer. Pomeroy comes to BloomReach from BDNA, following its acquisition by Flexera. He has experience from his CFO roles at BDNA, Symphony Communications and Rhythm NewMedia. In addition, he has held finance leadership positions at Apple, Yahoo! and Microsoft. He began his finance career as an audit supervisor for Ernst & Young in Palo Alto.

Landmark Health [HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.] announced that Brandon Kerns has been hired as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Brandon most recently served as Vice President at General Atlantic. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2010, Brandon was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley.

Charles Cosgrove

IAP [ALEXANDRIA, Va.] hired Charles “Chuck” Cosgrove to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining IAP, Chuck served as Chief Financial Officer at STG. During his career, Chuck has worked with several Government Services companies including CRGT (currently Salient CRGT), Comtech Mobile Data Corp., KBR, Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) and Planning Research Corp.

Intelligent Waves LLC [RESTON, Va.] announced Pat Herrity joined as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Peloton Therapeutics, Inc. [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Alan A. Musso as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 4, 2018. Musso joins Peloton from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he served as CFO and Treasurer since November 2014. Prior to Bellicum, he was CFO at Targacept. Earlier in his career, he held a variety of key managerial positions in finance and accounting at Osiris Therapeutics, Cato Research, Duramed Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer.

TriCo Bancshares [CHICO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: TCBK) the holding company for Tri Counties Bank, announced that Peter Wiese has been named the Company’s new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wiese replaces Thomas J. Reddish, whose employment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer terminated. Wiese was previously with the Sacramento, California office of the public accounting firm Crowe Horwath LLP, where he was a partner since 2011 specializing in the financial services and banking industries.

W&T Offshore, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: WTI) announced the retirement of J. Daniel (“Danny”) Gibbons, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  The Company has appointed Janet Yang as acting Chief Financial Officer. Janet Yang joined W&T in 2008 as Finance Manager and in 2012 became Director, Strategic Planning & Analysis, a position she held until being appointed Vice President, Corporate & Business Development in 2017.  Ms. Yang has over 15 years of finance, investment and strategy experience in the energy industry.  Prior to joining W&T, Ms. Yang held positions in research and investment analysis at BlackGold Capital Management, investment banking at Raymond James and energy trading at Allegheny Energy.

JDA Software, Inc. [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] announced the appointment of Kevin Moriarty as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He most recently served as CFO at Avnet. Moriarty spent more than 10 years at Honeywell. Prior to Honeywell, he held accounting and corporate development roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb and was an audit partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. [RICHMOND, Calif.] (NASDAQ: EKSO) announced that John (Jack) Glenn has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Glenn replaces Max Scheder-Bieschin, who, as previously announced, is leaving the company. Previously, Mr. Glenn served as Chief Financial Officer for Sonendo, Inc. His prior experience also includes serving as Chief Financial Officer, at several other companies, including Armetheon Corporation; Solta Medical; Cholestech; and Invivo Corporation.

Inspira Financial Inc. [BOCA RATON, Fl.] (TSX-V: LND) announced it has promoted Rodrigo Mera as Chief Financial Officer in advance of a potential sale of its billing company.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. [ROANOKE, Va.] (NYSE: AAP) announced the appointment of Jeffrey W. Shepherd to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Since April, Shepherd served as Advance’s interim CFO in addition to his responsibilities as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. He joined Advance during the first quarter of 2017 from General Motors where he served most recently as Controller for General Motors Europe. Prior to that role, Shepherd served in various accounting and finance leadership roles at General Motors.

RH [CORTE MADERA, Calif.] (NYSE: RH) announced the appointment of Ryno Blignaut as President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Karen Boone has decided to step down from her current role to spend more time with her family. Mr. Blignaut most recently served as the Chief Business Officer of Wheels Up. Prior to that, Mr. Blignaut served in various roles at Xoom Corporation, from May 2005 until December 2015. Mr. Blignaut’s roles at Xoom included Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer through its initial public offering and at the time of its sale to PayPal.

Energy Recovery, Inc. [SAN LEANDRO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ERII) announced the appointment of Josh Ballard as Chief Financial Officer. Ballard most recently held the position of Operating Partner at Orox Capital Management. Additionally, he served as the CFO for Southwest Spirit and Wines. Prior to joining Orox Capital Management, Mr. Ballard was the Managing Director of Lanterne Advisors, LLC, where he held multiple CFO roles with venture-backed companies. He also served as Executive Director of Finance and Investor Relations for SigmaBleyzer Investment Group. Ballard started out his career working on multiple international oil and gas projects, most notably with Fluor Corporation.

SpyCloud [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that it has appointed Jennifer Parker-Snider as chief financial officer. Prior to SpyCloud, she held the post of CFO at NSS Labs. Parker-Snider previously served in leadership finance roles with HP’s Enterprise Security Products Group and other publicly-traded, multinational organizations including Apple and Arthur Andersen.

PM Environmental, Inc. [LANSING, Mich.] announced the promotion of Patricia Perry to Chief Financial Officer. Perry has been with PM for the last five years, having previously spent 20 years as a financial executive for a large, national consulting firm, working out of PM’s Mid-South region.

Excelsior Mining Corp. [Phoenix, Arizona] (TSX: MIN, OTCQX: EXMGF) announced the appointment of Barry Dahl as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Dahl has replaced Carlo Valente who had served as the Company’s Interim CFO. Dahl spent the past five years as the CFO of Klondex Mines. Prior to that Mr. Dahl was CFO of Argonaut Gold.

Continental Mills, Inc. [TUKWILA, Wash.] named Rachel Ruggeri as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President.  Prior to joining Continental Mills, Ruggeri spent over 16 years at Starbucks Coffee Company, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Finance, Americas.

United Way of New York City  [NEW YORK] named Gina Goodenow as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Gina joined United Way of New York City in 2016 as the Vice President and Controller of Finance. Gina most recently worked as Controller of the March of Dimes.

Resonant, Inc. [GOLETA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: RESN) announced that Michael Seifert will join the company as Chief Financial Officer on September 4, 2018. Seifert was most recently at Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. Prior to Analogix, Seifert served as CFO at multiple companies, including Multigig, Inc., Decarta, Inc., Xceive Corporation, Southwall Technologies, Inc., Sitesmith, and Virage Logic Corporation. Seifert also served in senior finance roles at Compression Labs, Inc. and PMC-Sierra, Inc. He started his career at Ernst & Young. Seifert replaces Jeff Killian who will retire.

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Nelson Chai

Uber Technologies Inc. [San Francisco, California] announced the appointment of Nelson Chai as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Nelson joins Uber from Warranty Group where he was CEO. Previously, he spent more than five years at CIT Group, where he most recently served as President. Before that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Merrill Lynch & Co.; NYSE Euronext, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange; and Archipelago Holdings. Nelson serves on the boards of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Jamere Jackson

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. [ESTERO, Fla.] (NYSE: HTZ) announced that Thomas (Tom) C. Kennedy, Hertz’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), has resigned to pursue the next chapter of his career. Hertz also announced that effective on September 10, 2018, Jamere Jackson will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jackson served as Chief Financial Officer of Nielsen Holdings plc from March 2014 to August 2018. Prior to joining Nielsen Holdings, Mr. Jackson was the Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of GE Oil & Gas – Drilling & Surface. He joined GE in 2004 and held a variety of leadership roles in GE Global Business Services, GE Corporate and GE Aviation before joining GE Oil & Gas.  Prior to joining GE, Mr. Jackson held several roles in finance, mergers and acquisitions and strategic planning at The Procter & Gamble Company, Yum! Brands, Inc., First Data Corporation and Total System Services. In the interim period prior to Mr. Jackson formally joining Hertz, Robin Kramer, currently Hertz’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the additional role of Acting CFO. Ms. Kramer joined Hertz in May 2014 as part of the financial leadership team.

Gerry Laderman

United Airlines [CHICAGO] (NYSE: UAL) announced Gerry Laderman, a 30-year United veteran, has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Laderman had been serving as acting chief financial officer since May. Previously, Laderman served as senior vice president of finance, procurement and treasurer and as a member of the senior executive leadership team. Laderman previously served as senior vice president of finance and treasurer for Continental Airlines from 2001 to 2010 and joined Continental in 1988.

Frontier Communications Corporation [Norwalk, Connecticut] announced the appointment of Sheldon Bruha, currently Frontier’s Treasurer, to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer upon the departure of Perley McBride. Bruha joined Frontier in February 2018 as Senior Vice President and Treasurer.  Prior to joining Frontier, Mr. Bruha served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Capital Planning at CDI Corp., from March 2015 to February 2018.  Mr. Bruha served in several capacities at Cable & Wireless Communications PLC from April 2004 to February 2015, most recently as Head, Corporate Finance, Treasury and Tax.

David M. Denton

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. [MOORESVILLE, N.C.] (NYSE : LOW) announced the appointment of David M. Denton as executive vice president, chief financial officer. Denton currently serves as executive vice president and CFO of CVS Health and previously served as senior vice president and controller/chief accounting officer. Prior to that, Denton served as CFO and controller for PharmaCare, CVS Health’s legacy pharmacy benefits manager subsidiary. Additionally, he has held positions in corporate treasury, financial planning and analysis and corporate finance. Denton will join Lowe’s shortly after the closing of the CVS acquisition of Aetna, which is expected in the second half of 2018. Denton is currently a director of Tapestry, Inc. and is chairman of the company’s audit committee. Denton succeeds Marshall A. Croom, whose retirement was previously announced.

99 Cents Only Stores LLC [LOS ANGELES] announced that Ashok (Ash) Walia has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Walia will succeed Felicia Thornton, who will continue in her position as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Number Holdings, Inc., the Company’s direct parent. Most recently, Walia served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance at Starbucks Corporation. Prior to that, he was Starbucks’ Senior Vice President of Global Integrated Logistics/Supply Chain Business Operations. Prior to his roles at Starbucks, Mr. Walia held positions of increasing responsibility at the Kellogg Company culminating as Global Vice President, Finance.

Omnitracs, LLC [DALLAS] announced the hiring of John Hofmann as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Omnitracs, Hofmann was the CFO of Infogroup. Prior to Infogroup, he held leadership roles at known private equity firms Silver Lake Sumeru and GTCR. Hofmann began his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

David Oppenheimer

Udemy [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of David Oppenheimer as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Oppenheimer joins Udemy from Planet Labs, where he served as CFO. Prior to Planet, Oppenheimer was CFO at several companies including Ebates, ServiceSource, and Digital Impact.

MEDNAX, Inc. [FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.] (NYSE: MD) announced the appointment of Stephen D. Farber as Executive Vice President. The Company anticipates that Mr. Farber will assume the additional role of Chief Financial Officer in November 2018 to succeed Vivian Lopez-Blanco, who recently announced her planned retirement from the Company. Farber most recently was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Farber served as Chief Financial Officer of Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Farber has been involved in various private equity efforts, including as a healthcare executive-in-residence with Warburg Pincus LLC. Farber began his career as an investment banker with J.P. Morgan and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

Accruit [DENVER] announced the addition of Pat Frawley as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Frawley, a veteran of the United States Air Force, spent nine years with Liberty Global where he progressed from senior director of consolidations and reporting to vice president of accounting and finance operations with Unitymedia.

The Providence Service Corporation [STAMFORD, Conn.] (NASDAQ: PRSC) announced that it has appointed Kevin Dotts to serve as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of both Providence and its largest subsidiary, LogistiCare Solutions, LLC.  Mr. Dotts will be based out of LogistiCare’s headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Dotts recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Birch Communications, Inc. and its successor, FusionConnect. He has spent 14 of those years as a Chief Financial Officer including roles at Internap, Culligan International and EarthLink. Mr. Dotts began his career at General Electric Company (“GE”) and served in increasingly senior financial roles during his 15 years of tenure at GE. Dotts will succeed William Severance, previously Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, who has been appointed as Executive Vice President Finance, Office of the Providence CEO.

Fusion Risk Management, Inc. [CHICAGO] announced that it has named Jim Stewart as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Stewart most recently spent three years as CFO at Edmentum.

ORBCOMM Inc. [ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.] (NASDAQ: ORBC) announced the addition of Michael (Mike) W. Ford as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 4, 2018. Ford most recently served as Executive Vice President of Commercial Lending for Emigrant Savings Bank. Prior to that, he spent 13 years with Tyco International where he held several executive management positions at its various subsidiaries, including Vice President of Operations for Tyco Fire Products; Global Chief Financial Officer for ADT Security; President of Tyco Integrated Services for Europe, Middle East and Africa; Chief Financial Officer for Tyco SimplexGrinnell as well as Chief Financial Officer for Tyco Integrated Fire and Security based in Sydney, Australia. In addition, Mr. Ford spent 13 years at Ryder System, Inc. and held several financial management positions, including European Finance Director based in Dusseldorf, Germany. Dean Milcos, who has served as ORBCOMM’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since May 2018, will continue in his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, reporting to Mr. Ford.

CellTrak Technologies [Schaumburg, IL] announced the addition of Dan Wacker as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer at companies in the media, entertainment, and technology space – most recently ClubReady, LLC and the Coolfire family of companies. Dan currently sits on the board of MedAware Solutions, Inc. and serves as a mentor for Stadia Ventures in their technology accelerator program.

Varo Money, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the hire of Thibault Fulconis as Chief Financial Officer. Fulconis joins Varo from the executive team of Bank of the West and its holding company BancWest. At Bank of the West, Fulconis served as Vice Chairman, Corporate Functions and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that role, he oversaw the Commercial Banking and National Finance business units of the bank, and the Corporate Development, and served as Vice Chairman in charge of Finance. Before his tenure at Bank of the West, he held various positions, mostly in Finance, with parent company BNP Paribas since 1989. He served as CFO and Head of Development for the International Retail and Financial Services pole of BNP Paribas and as Head of Financial Management for the BNP Paribas Group. Before joining BNP Paribas, Fulconis was a business analyst in the mergers and acquisitions practice with Booz Allen Hamilton in Paris.

Coty Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: COTY) announced the resignation of Patrice de Talhouët, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Financial Officer, who is leaving Coty to pursue other opportunities. Patrice will remain CFO through mid September 2018 and assist with transition thereafter. Ayesha Zafar, Coty’s Senior Vice President, Group Controller, will serve as the interim Chief Financial Officer effective September 15, 2018. Ayesha has been responsible for accounting operations and financial reporting, including as Coty’s principal accounting officer for more than two years, and she brings 30 years of finance experience across several multinational consumer goods and pharmaceuticals companies, including The Hertz Corporation, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Campbell Soup Company, PepsiCo, Inc., and Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Allison Aden

Diversified [KENILWORTH, N.J.] announced Allison Aden is joining the company as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Diversified, Aden led finance teams across several industries including technology integration, data security, professional services, manufacturing production & distribution, and commercial real estate. Aden will succeed Bruce Herman, who has served as the company’s CFO for two years. Herman will continue to be a key member of the Diversified executive team, leading several initiatives for the organization.

QuadraNet [LOS ANGELES] announced the hire of Brian Flowers who has joined the QuadraNet team as the company’s appointed Chief Financial Officer. Flowers’ career began in public accounting with the big four firm, KPMG LLP, before pivoting towards the private technology sector in which assumed the role of Controller and CFO in various start-up and private equity backed technology companies.

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. [NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.] (NASDAQ: LNTH) the parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. announced that it has appointed Robert J. Marshall, Jr. as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective September 24, 2018. Mr. Marshall succeeds Jack Crowley. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Marshall spent 16 years with Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., where he held various senior leadership roles, including Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Treasurer, and most recently as Vice President, Americas Finance, for the U.S., Canadian and Latin American commercial markets. Prior to Zimmer Biomet, Bob was employed with Brown & Williamson Tobacco, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco, p.l.c., in Louisville, Kentucky, where he held several positions of increasing responsibility.

RigNet, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: RNET) announced the appointment of Lee M. Ahlstrom as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Ahlstrom served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Paragon Offshore Ltd. and as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, Strategy, and Planning. Previously, he served in executive and leadership roles at Noble Corporation, Burlington Resources, Unocal and as a consultant with McKinsey and Company. Mr. Ahlstrom began his career at ExxonMobil where he held a variety of engineering positions. Ahlstrom succeeds Tonya M. McDermott, who served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer. McDermott will resume her duties as RigNet’s Vice President of Tax and Treasury and will assist in the transition of duties to Ahlstrom.

Lightbridge Corporation [RESTON, Va.] (NASDAQ: LTBR) announced the appointment of Larry Goldman as Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2018. Linda Zwobota, Lightbridge’s current CFO will retire on September 1, 2018. Mr. Goldman first began working in a consulting role with the Company in 2006, taking the position of interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and then became the acting Chief Accounting Officer of the Company in 2008. Mr. Goldman became an employee of Lightbridge on May 1, 2018. Prior to joining Lightbridge Corporation, Mr. Goldman was an Audit Assurance Partner for Livingston Wachtell & Co., LLP, a CPA firm in NYC for over 20 years focusing on assurance, tax and advisory services.

CIRCOR International, Inc. [BURLINGTON, Mass.] (NYSE: CIR) announced that Chief Financial Officer Rajeev Bhalla will depart CIRCOR. Mr. Bhalla has agreed to remain in his current role and assist with an orderly transition until a successor has been named.

Rosa Foods [LOS ANGELES], the makers of Soylent, announced that Demir Vangelov joins the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Demir was the Chief Financial Officer of Califia Farms.

Interlink Electronics, Inc. [WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: LINK) announced that David S. Burnett has stepped down as Chief Financial Officer. He will remain available to the company in an advisory capacity through the end of the calendar year. Steven N. Bronson, CEO of Interlink Electronics, Inc., will assume the role of acting Chief Financial Officer.

Harvard Bioscience, Inc. [HOLLISTON, Mass.] (Nasdaq: HBIO) announced the resignation of Robert E. Gagnon, Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31, 2018.

Paytronix Systems, Inc. [NEWTON, Mass.] announced that Jerry Cressman has been named to the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer.  Jerry comes to Paytronix from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Merchant Services (previously Paymentech) where he held several leadership roles in Accounting, Business Strategy and Finance, including Head of Global Finance.

Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. [BELGRADE, MT] (NYSE American: XTNT) announced the appointment of Kathie Lenzen as chief financial officer. Most recently, Ms. Lenzen served as the senior vice president and general manager of Astora Women’s Health division. Prior to being in this position, she was the vice president of finance for American Medical Systems.

Athenex, Inc. [BUFFALO, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: ATNX) announced the appointment of Randoll Sze as Chief Financial Officer of the company. Since October 2017, Mr. Sze has served as Director of Corporate Development and Investor Relations, Asia Pacific. Mr. Sze began his career with Credit Suisse in 2006, and was most recently a Director in its Investment Banking and Capital Markets Division in Hong Kong before joining Athenex.

Keith W. Anderson

American Well [BOSTON] announced that Keith W. Anderson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Anderson previously served as Managing Director and a member of the healthcare investment banking team at Piper Jaffray. Prior to this, he led the healthcare information technology efforts at investment banks in both New York and London.

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ : STRM) announced the hiring of Thomas (Tom) J. Gibson as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company, effective September 10, 2018.  Gibson is the former Chief Financial Officer of Citra Health Solutions and Vivex Biomedical, Inc. Prior to his service with Citra, Mr. Gibson served as the Principal Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at R1 RCM (previously Accretive Health, Inc.).  Mr. Gibson previously served with Greenway Medical Technologies as Chief Accounting Officer and with MedAssets as Senior Vice President, Finance and before that as Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management.

Traditions Health, LLC [COLLEGE STATION, Texas] announced the addition of Alan Blakeney as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Traditions, Blakeney served as Chief Financial Officer of Camellia Healthcare.

Ryan J. Damask

Pinnacle Climate Technologies [EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.] announced that Ryan J. Damask has been hired as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Pinnacle Climate Technologies, Ryan was employed with Archway Marketing Inc., & Subsidiaries as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Archway, Ryan held various financial, operational, and information technology responsibilities within Compass Group PLC, Rio Tinto Alcan, and International Paper throughout the United States, Europe, and South America.  Moreover, Ryan served in the United States Army Reserve for eight years.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise [PALO ALTO, Calif.] (NYSE: HPE) announced that Tarek Robbiati has been appointed chief financial officer, effective Sept. 17, 2018. Robbiati will succeed current CFO Tim Stonesifer, who is stepping down. Robbiati most recently served as CFO at Sprint Corp. Prior to Sprint, Robbiati served as CEO at Flexigroup. He previously held senior business and finance roles at Telstra Corporation. Robbiati was also CEO at CSL Ltd. Earlier in his career, he spent five years with Lehman Brothers as a senior analyst and more than a decade with Accenture as a partner.

NCR Corporation [ATLANTA] (NYSE: NCR) announced that Andre Fernandez has joined the company’s Executive Leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Bob Fishman, who previously announced his forthcoming retirement. Andre began his career on Wall Street in investment banking with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. and Merrill Lynch International in New York and London. He also enjoyed a 12-year career at the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), holding CFO positions across several business units in multiple countries. Earlier in his career, he was Treasurer and FP&A Manager for a manufacturing and services division of United Technologies in Brazil. Most recently, Andre was the President & CEO of CBS Radio. Prior to joining CBS Radio, he was with Journal Communications where he served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and EVP of Finance and Strategy. Andre is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board at Froedtert Health, where he is also the Chair of the Finance Committee. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq: BWLD), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), and the FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity & Digital Empowerment (ACDDE).

Florian Bezault

Maestro Health [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Florian Bezault to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bezault joins the Maestro Health team from AXA Mexico, where he was the Head of Care Coordination. Bezault joined AXA in 2008 where he worked in the central finance team, assisting in international acquisitions projects. By 2010, Bezault held a role on the AXA investor relations team where he was elevated to Vice President in 2014. He took his position with AXA Mexico in 2016. This appointment comes six months after Maestro Health announced its acquisition by AXA Group.

At Home Group Inc. [PLANO, Texas] (NYSE: HOME) announced that Judd Nystrom, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving At Home after a transition period. The Company is naming Jeffrey R. Knudson. Knudson most recently served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Retail Controller for CVS Health Corporation since 2012. Prior to his most recent role, he also served as Vice President of Finance and Accounting at CVS Caremark, Director, Treasury/Mergers and Acquisitions at Limited Brands, Inc., and previously Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, at Express Scripts, Inc.

Verastem, Inc. [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: VSTM) announced the appointment of Robert E. Gagnon as Chief Financial Officer. Gagnon was most recently Chief Financial Officer at Harvard Bioscience, Inc. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Clean Harbors, Inc., as well as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Biogen Idec, Inc. Earlier, he worked in a variety of senior positions at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, and Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLP.

ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. [DELAND, Fla.] (NASDAQ: ARCW) announced Aaron Willman will join the Company’s management team to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  Mr. Willman succeeds R. Brian Knaley, who will leave the Company. Willman has previously served as General Manager of the Company’s ARC Stamping subsidiary since 2014, also known as Kecy Metal Technologies.  Prior to his affiliation with Kecy in 2013, Mr. Willman was employed by Plante Moran from 2008 to 2012.

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. [RADNOR, Pa.] (NYSE: SFE) announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David Kille has submitted his resignation to pursue another professional opportunity and will leave the Company on September 21.

Bill Chatterton

StarCompliance [ROCKVILLE, MD.] announced that Bill Chatterton joined the company as its new Chief Financial Officer. Most recently he was CFO of xG Health Solutions. He has held executive leadership positions with multiple technology companies including HandySoft Global, Kastle Systems, MicroStrategy and Quadramed during his career.

Potbelly Corporation [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: PBPB) announced the resignation of Michael Coyne, Chief Financial Officer, who is leaving Potbelly to accept a senior leadership position with another company. Mr. Coyne will continue in his current position as Chief Financial Officer until September 21, 2018.

CSS Industries, Inc. [PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.] (NYSE: CSS) announced the resignation of John M. Roselli as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and the appointment of Keith W. Pfeil as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Since joining CSS in 2003, Mr. Pfeil has served in various CSS financial, audit and business leadership positions, most recently serving as Senior Vice President – Financial Planning and Analysis and Investor Relations. Starting in June 2003 as a manager of financial analysis with our Paper Magic subsidiary, Mr. Pfeil steadily increased his leadership position within the Company, serving in capacities such as Director of Internal Audit, Director of Financial Analysis, and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis. Prior to his employment with CSS, Mr. Pfeil worked for Arthur Andersen LLP/KMPG LLP in their assurance practice and for Ernst & Young in their transaction advisory practice.

PRGX Global, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: PRGX) announced that Debbie Schleicher, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Treasurer, will be leaving the Company for personal reasons. Peter Limeri will serve as interim Chief Financial Officer, interim Treasurer and interim Controller. Peter Limeri has over 25 years of financial experience, including his previous service with PRGX as Chief Financial Officer from November 2014 to May 2018 and from February 2006 until May 2009.  Mr. Limeri’s previous experience also includes serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of LCG, LLC and serving as President and Chief Financial Officer of Physiotherapy Associates.

Patrick M. Worsham

Tierra Nueva Technologies [MIAMI] named Patrick M. Worsham Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Worsham is also partner and CFO of Tampa, Fla.-based ProspEquity Partners (PEP), and played a significant role in executing PEP’s acquisition of a majority stake in Tierra Nueva earlier this year. Worsham served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Coca-Cola North America, as well as Coca-Cola’s Vice President and Controller and internal audit director.

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. [PHILADELPHIA] (NASDAQ: AGFS) announced that Graham Miao will be joining the company as chief financial officer. He will be replacing Katherine Harper, who is leaving the company to pursue other professional interests. Most recently, Miao was president and chief financial officer of Pernix Therapeutics Holdings. Prior to joining Pernix, he served as the executive vice president and CFO of Interpace Diagnostics, Inc. (formerly known as PDI, Inc., or PDI). Miao’s career has included a broad range of senior financial positions in other life sciences companies, as well as earlier roles at Dun & Bradstreet and J.P. Morgan & Co.

Foundation Gaming & Entertainment, LLC [GULFPORT, Miss.] announced that Donn Mitchell will be joining the Company as chief financial officer and Principal. Mr. Mitchell has over 20 years of gaming industry experience, with most of that at senior corporate finance positions.

Thomas Tuchscherer

Snowflake Computing [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced that Thomas Tuchscherer has joined Snowflake as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to Snowflake, he spent eight years at Talend, serving as CFO since 2012. Before Talend, he held senior finance and strategy positions at SAP, Business Objects and Cartesis.

InvenTrust Properties Corp. [DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.] announced that Michael Podboy has informed the company of his intention to resign his positions as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer to pursue other opportunities outside the Company. Adam M. Jaworski, InvenTrust’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the role of the Company’s Interim Principal Financial Officer.

Healthx, Inc. [INDIANAPOLIS] announced the appointment of Mark Rapoport as CFO. Rapoport held CFO positions at Visioneering Technologies, Inc. (VTI) and Capsule Technologie SAS, as well as President & CEO of Thomas, Thomas & Walsh, Inc., and COO and CFO of Landacorp, Inc.

Arcturus Therapeutics Ltd. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: ARCT) announced that it has appointed Andrew Sassine as Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Sassine has served on Arcturus’ Board of Directors since May 2018 and will continue to serve on Arcturus’ Board of Directors. In addition to serving on the Arcturus board, Mr. Sassine serves on the boards of iCAD, Inc. and Gemphire Therapeutics. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of privately-held ComHear Inc. Sassine previously served on the board of Acorn Energy, Inc., CNS Response, Inc. and FluoroPharma Medical, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sassine served in various positions at Fidelity Investments from 1999 to 2012, most recently as portfolio manager.

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Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NASDAQ: COKE) announced that it has appointed Scott Anthony as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective December 31, 2018.  Mr. Anthony will succeed Dave Katz who will transition to his new role of President and Chief Operating Officer on December 31, 2018.  Mr. Anthony is expected to join the Company on November 30, 2018 and will serve as Senior Vice President, Treasurer until he assumes the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Anthony will join Coca-Cola Consolidated after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ventura Foods since 2011.  Prior to Ventura Foods, Mr. Anthony spent 21 years with Coca-Cola Enterprises in a variety of roles, including as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, North America.

Nielsen [NEW YORK] announced that David J. Anderson joined Nielsen and will become Chief Financial Officer as of September 10, 2018. From 2003 to 2014, Anderson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Honeywell International Inc. Anderson succeeds Jamere Jackson, who served in the role since 2014 and has resigned to pursue an opportunity outside of the company. Previously, Anderson served as CFO of diversified manufacturer ITT Industries, Inc. and of Newport News Shipbuilding. Anderson also spent five years as a divisional CFO at RJR Nabisco. Anderson has also held key financial roles at Kraft, and The Quaker Oats Company. Most recently, he served as CFO of Alexion Pharmaceuticals.

Anaplan [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of David Morton Jr. as chief financial officer, effective Monday, September 10, 2018. In his most recent role, Morton was the Chief Accounting Officer at Tesla, and he also spent over 20 years at Seagate Technologies. He has held numerous leadership positions at Seagate, most notably as the EVP and CFO at Seagate Technologies for approximately three years. Morton also served as Seagate’s senior vice president, treasurer and principal accounting officer responsible for overseeing Seagate’s corporate finance, treasury and accounting activities. He joined Seagate in 1995 and over the last twenty years has held multiple leadership roles in both the US and Asia, each increasing in scope within Seagate’s global finance organization including corporate financial planning, revenue consolidation, manufacturing, pricing, and sales operations.

GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.) [NEW YORK] announced that Brian Dockray will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Dockray has nearly 20 years of experience as a CFO, serving most recently as CFO of Ipreo, a position he held for 17 years. He previously worked at NextVenue Inc., Deutsche Bank, NBC, and Deloitte. Dockray begins work September 12, 2018.

Gary Ito

DealerSocket [IRVING, Texas] announced the appointment of Gary Ito as chief financial officer. Most recently, he was the chief financial officer of Outmatch. Prior to Outmatch, he led finance and operations at SAP Ariba and was also the CFO of Quadrem. Ito began his career at Nortel where he held a variety of finance and management positions in both North America and Asia for over 18 years.

Mimecast Limited [LEXINGTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: MIME) announced that Peter Campbell, Mimecast’s CFO, has informed the Company of his intention to step down after a seven-month transition period. Mr. Campbell will continue as CFO through March 31, 2019.

Life Fitness [ROSEMONT, Ill.] announced that Marie Graul has joined the Company as its chief financial officer. Most recently, Graul was CFO at the MXD Group, and before that assignment had served as the chief financial officer of Enesco Group Inc. Earlier in her career, she was the vice president of SmartSignal Corp., as well as chief financial officer and treasurer of Patron Systems Inc.  She also has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of NTE, Inc., and chief financial officer and Treasurer for Schwak, Inc.; and vice president and investment analyst of J&W Seligman & Co. Graul started her career at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where she was a financial analyst and presidential fellow. Graul also is a member of the board of directors of Pelican Products.

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Michael Coyne as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1. Most recently, Coyne served as Chief Financial Officer at Potbelly Corporation, which included a period as interim Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Potbelly, he served as Senior Vice President, Small Business at CNA Financial Corporation, and as Chief Financial Officer of CNA’s Property & Casualty Operations business. He also spent seven years at Sears Holdings Corporation, culminating as Vice President and Treasurer. Michael also held various financial roles at Schering-Plough Corporation.

PS Business Parks, Inc. [GLENDALE, Calif.] (NYSE: PSB) announced the appointment of Jeffrey D. Hedges as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, effective September 17, 2018. Hedges joins PS Business Parks from Invitation Homes (formerly known as Starwood Waypoint Homes and prior to that Colony Starwood Homes), where he served as Senior Vice President, Accounting and Reporting, since 2015. Previously, Mr. Hedges was a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP, where he served in the Transaction Advisory Services and Assurance (Audit) groups.

Incyte Corporation [WILMINGTON, Del.] (NASDAQ: INCY) announced that David Gryska, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, intends to retire at the end of 2018 and that Incyte has launched a search for his replacement. Dave plans to remain at Incyte until the end of this year and will provide support during the transitional period.

CoPeace [HIGHLAND’S RANCH, COLO.] has hired Hanan Levin as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hanan has served as Director of Capital Markets at Bank of the West. Hanan also founded Advanced Sustainable Technologies in Israel.

TicketGuardian [LOS ANGELES] announced Scott Matulich as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Matulich joins TicketGuardian from Wells Fargo Bank where he held senior finance roles as Vice President and Regional Finance Manager.

AuditBoard [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Karen Gift as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Gift served as an advisor to the company prior to joining its executive leadership team. Prior to joining AuditBoard, Gift served as the Vice President of Finance for Blackline. Gift also held a Vice President of Finance role with talent management cloud software firm Cornerstone OnDemand.

Rich Garcia

OEConnection (OEC) [CLEVELAND] announced the appointment of Rich Garcia as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining OEC, Garcia served as Chief Financial Officer at Koroseal Interior Products, LLC,. Garcia has over 30 years of financial leadership experience, including holding top positions at Avtron Holdings, LLC, Wastequip, Inc., and Nacco Industries.

Vestmark [WAKEFIELD, Mass.] announced Mark Donohue as the firm’s new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Vestmark, Donohue served nearly three years at Rapid7 in numerous executive roles including Vice President of Finance, Corporate Development, and Treasury & Investor Relations. Before this, Donohue held multiple Director level positions at Cisco Systems and Starent Networks. He also gained experience through his senior roles at IDC, Ferris Baker Watts, Teradyne, and Quantum.

Mavenlink [IRVINE, Calif.] announced it hired Piero Broccardo as Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to Mavenlink, Broccardo spent six years as CFO at Accurate Background. Prior to Accurate Background, Broccardo was CFO at Alchemy. Broccardo has also held key senior leadership roles encompassing pricing, strategic planning, and SEC reporting at Hines Nurseries, Lantronix and Ziba.

Songtradr [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] announced Clare Nicholls as its Chief Financial Officer. Nicholls worked for Salomon Brothers (now part of Citigroup), UBS Warburg and ABN Amro. Nicholls is also an advisor to the Marine Transport International.

Marlin Business Services Corp. [MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.] (NASDAQ: MRLN) announced that W. Taylor Kamp has left his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kamp will remain with Marlin as a consultant through the end of this year to assist in the transition of the Company’s finance and accounting functions.

Refinitiv [NEW YORK and LONDON] announced that Brian J. West has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective November 5, 2018. Brian will be joining Refinitiv from Oscar Insurance, an innovator in US health care, where he is Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Operations. Prior to Oscar, Brian spent nine years at Nielsen as Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Operating Officer. Previously, he held various CFO and other finance leadership positions over 16 years at General Electric.

Mark El-Tawil

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) [PHOENIX] has named Mark El-Tawil as chief financial officer (CFO). El-Tawil joins BCBSAZ from P3 Health Group, where he served as CFO. He previously served as West Division Leader for Humana, where he worked for nearly 10 years.

Kasasa [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the addition of Amy Gililland as its Chief Financial Officer. Previously, she held positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Nortel Networks and Kony, Inc.

Tmunity Therapeutics, Inc. [PHILADELPHIA] announced the appointment of Graeme Bell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Vice President. Mr. Bell formerly served in CFO roles at Intellia Therapeutics, Anacor Pharmaceuticals, and at Merck & Co., Inc. in US and UK operations.

Aura Biosciences [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Julie Feder has joined the company’s leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Feder joins Aura from Verastem, where she served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Verastem, Ms. Feder spent six years at the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) as Chief Financial Officer.

Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. [BRENTWOOD, Tenn.] (NASDAQ: DVCR) announced the appointment of Kerry D. Massey as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 10, 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Massey served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Compassus for the past six years. Mr. Massey also spent seven years collectively at M*Modal and its predecessors, where he served as Director of Accounting and SEC Reporting and was ultimately promoted to Vice President and Corporate Controller.

Josie Mok

Skanska [NEW YORK] added Josie Mok as Chief Financial Officer for its USACommercial Development business unit. Mok replaces Axel Wingard who moved into a global position for the company based in Stockholm. Prior to joining Skanska, Mok served as the Senior Vice President for Financial Planning & Analysis in Forest City Realty Trust’s Brooklyn, NY office.

Talend [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: TLND) announced it has appointed Adam Meister, former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 17, 2018. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he was a Vice President in the Technology, Media and Telecom Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan. He also served in various roles at Visa, Deutsche Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

IEC Electronics Corp. [NEWARK, New York] (NYSE AMERICAN: IEC) announced the appointment of Thomas L. Barbato as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Barbato has had a successful 23-year career at Xerox Corporation, where he held a variety of high level finance and operational positions, most recently serving as Vice President, Finance – North America Operations Pricing and Contracting.  Prior to that he was Vice President, Finance – U.S. Large Enterprise Operations. Before joining Xerox, Mr. Barbato served as Senior Auditor at Deloitte & Touche in Rochester, New York.

Aspen Group, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: ASPU) announced the appointment of Joseph Sevely as Chief Financial Officer. Janet Gill, AGI’s previous CFO, will move to the newly created position of Chief Accounting Officer. Sevely recently served five years as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Cutwater Asset Management. He was previously Treasurer, Head of Market Risk Management and Head of Consumer Asset Backed Securities New Business at MBIA Inc. Earlier in his career, Sevely held positions of increasing responsibility at major Wall Street firms. Sevely served as Controller of Merrill Lynch’s Global Broker/Dealer Division, Head of Financial Planning & Analysis for Chemical Bank’s Capital Markets Division and he also led teams responsible for derivative and structured finance product development and client marketing at Bankers Trust.  He started his professional career at the Boston Consulting Group.

AlphaPoint [New York] announced the appointment of Kevin Held as its first Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Most recently, Held was the CFO of OEMS provider TradingScreen. Held’s previous experience also includes executive and senior roles at the global institutional trading network Liquidnet, Sandler O’Neill and Partners, and a number of boutique securities firms serving the private equity, institutional and investment banking arenas.

Detroit [DETROIT, Michigan] announced that its Chief Financial Officer, John W. Hill, has informed the Mayor and City Council that he will be leaving his post by the end of December.

University of Pittsburgh [PITTSBURGH] has named Hari Sastry to serve as senior vice chancellor and chief financial officer. Sastry currently serves as the director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources at the U.S. Department of State. Sastry previously served as deputy assistant secretary for resource management in the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to joining the Department of Commerce, Sastry worked at the White House Office of Management and Budget as chief of the Veterans Affairs and Defense Health Branch. Arthur Ramicone, who has served as CFO since 2010, announced his retirement in February.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. [Norwalk, Connecticut] announced that Maurizio Nicolelli stepped down from his position as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Nicolelli, who has been with FactSet since 1996 and had been in his current role since 2009, will remain with the Company until December 31, 2018. FactSet appointed Helen Shan as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to her appointment as FactSet’s new CFO, Ms. Shan, served as the CFO for Mercer, from 2014 to 2018. From 2013 to 2014, Ms. Shan held the position of Vice President and Treasurer at Marsh and McLennan Companies. Prior to 2013, Ms. Shan served as Vice President and Treasurer of Pitney Bowes Inc. for eight years. Between 1993 and 2004 she worked in various roles within J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., with her most recent experience as Managing Director.

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K2 [BELLEVUE, Wash.] announced the hiring of John Ederer as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ederer has more than twenty years of corporate management and investment banking experience. Prior to K2, Ederer oversaw financial planning and analysis at MobileIron and has also held strategic finance and operational roles at companies including TIBCO Software, SAP BusinessObjects, and Concur.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation [VALLEY FORGE, Pa.] (NYSE: ABC) announced that Tim G. Guttman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has decided to retire from the Company. James F. Cleary, Jr., Executive Vice President and Group President, Global Commercialization Services and Animal Health, will succeed Guttman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Guttman will step down as Chief Financial Officer on November 9, 2018 and continue in an advisory capacity further into fiscal year 2019 to ensure a smooth transition. Cleary joined AmerisourceBergen in February 2015 following the Company’s acquisition of MWI Veterinary Supply, where he served as chief executive officer for over a decade. Following the acquisition, Cleary served as Executive Vice President & President, AmerisourceBergen Animal Health for over two years until taking on responsibility for AmerisourceBergen’s pharmaceutical commercialization solutions for manufacturers and animal health as Executive Vice President & Group President, Global Commercialization Services & Animal Health in June 2017.

Mark A. Kempa

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. [MIAMI] (NYSE: NCLH) announced the appointment of Mark A. Kempa as executive vice president and chief financial officer (“CFO”). Kempa had been serving as the Company’s interim CFO since March 2018. A twenty-year veteran of Norwegian, Kempa held several positions of increasing responsibility in Norwegian’s finance organization, playing an instrumental role in several of the Company’s key milestones, including its successful initial public offering in 2013 and the acquisition of Prestige Cruises International, Inc. in 2014. In addition, he spent three years representing the financial interests of the Company’s expansive newbuild program while positioned overseas in Germany, and also held various roles in accounting and internal audit. Prior to joining the Company, Kempa served as the Assistant Controller for International Voyager Media, a travel portfolio company.

iGov [RESTON, Va.] announced the promotion of Mark Valentine to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Valentine, is an eight-year veteran of iGov where he served as controller. Valentine served as the financial controller of various organizations and joined iGov in 2010 in the same capacity.

Isola Group [CHANDLER, Ariz.] announced it has promoted Troy Ruhrer, formerly Vice President, Finance to the role of Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Leadership Team. Ruhrer joined Isola in 2007 as Director of Accounting and then became Director of Worldwide Accounting and Financial Reporting in 2014. In 2016 he was promoted to Chief Accountant and then to Vice President, Finance in 2017. Prior to joining Isola he served as Vice President of West Coast Operations for Amandi Services, Inc. Prior to his role at Amandi Services, Inc., Mr. Ruhrer held various financial management positions at several public and private companies.

Kulesh Bansal

Infogain [LOS GATOS, Calif.] appointed Kulesh Bansal as Chief Financial Officer. Bansal was formerly the Finance Head of Global Infrastructure Services for Wipro Limited. Prior to Wipro, Bansal held the position of Finance and Commercial Manager for Mahindra Satyam’s Australia and New Zealand operations.

Amazonas Florestal, Ltd. [MIAMI, FL] (OTC Pink: AZFL) announced that the Company has hired Carlos Martinez as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Martinez will also be a new Board Member and head the new Financial Committee for the Company. Martinez has been officer and director at several large well-known banking institutions as a top financial officer for more than 30 years.

Telenav, Inc. [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] announced that Michael Strambi, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the Company.  Mr. Strambi has agreed to remain with the Company in his current role until January 2, 2019 to facilitate an orderly transition.

Joseph Johnson

HYLETE, Inc. [SOLANA BEACH, CALIF.] announced that Joseph Johnson has joined the team as Chief Financial Officer. Joseph joins HYLETE from prAna Living, a subsidiary of Columbia Sports Company, where he worked as the Corporate Controller from May 2012 to July 2018. Before his time at prAna Living, Joseph held the CFO position at Kelomar Inc.

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: GIFI) announced the appointment of Westley Stockton as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. Stockton previously served in various senior financial roles at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (“CB&I”) for more than 15 years. Mr. Stockton most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for CB&I and previously held senior leadership positions within financial operations and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining CB&I, Mr. Stockton worked in public accounting for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Arthur Andersen.

Asurint [CLEVELAND] announced the addition of Brent Sisson as its Chief Financial Officer. Brent served in executive management positions at PAYCOR, Inc. for 17 years. Recently, he served as CFO & COO for Aegis Protective Services.

Heidi S. Magnelia

The Software Engineering Institute [PITTSBURGH] announced the hiring of Heidi S. Magnelia as its new chief financial officer. Magnelia replaces Peter Menniti, who retired in January. Prior to joining the SEI, she served in a number of fiscal roles at MITRE Corp. in McLean, Va., including Intel finance business partner, audit and compliance manager, and corporate accounting manager. Magnelia also served as a senior financial manager with Booz Allen Hamilton and group controller with SAIC. She has additional prior experience in Department of Defense-sponsored FFRDCs as controller, assistant treasurer, and director of business services at the Center for Naval Analyses in Arlington, Va.

Motivo, Inc. [MILWAUKEE] announced it has hired Michael C. Lenzie as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Motivo, Lenzie served in various management roles at several industrial companies including NABCO Entrances, Inc., Aqua-Chem, Inc., and Cleaver-Brooks Inc.

CEC Entertainment, Inc. [DALLAS] announced the appointment of James “Jim” A. Howell as Chief Financial Officer. Howell will replace Dale Black, who is retiring effective Sept. 21, after many contributions to the company. Most recently, Howell was the Chief Financial Officer of Australian retailer Billabong International Limited and prior to that served in senior financial positions at Nordstrom, Inc. and Blockbuster, Inc.

Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: HCFT) announced that David Oston, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, has indicated his intention to retire.  Mr. Oston stepped down from his role as CFO and Treasurer on September 6, 2018.  The Company has appointed James A. Briggs as Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis.  Briggs currently also serves as the Chief Accounting Officer for Hunt Real Estate Capital, LLC and several other Hunt affiliates.  Prior to his role at Hunt, Mr. Briggs was the Chief Accounting Officer for Centerline Capital Group.  Prior to that, Mr. Briggs was the Director of Finance at MRU Holdings.  Mr. Briggs has fifteen years of experience from JP Morgan Chase & Co. and its predecessor companies in a variety of accounting and finance roles, including as Head of Valuation Control and CFO for Emerging Markets.

Mark Davis

IT’SUGAR [DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.] announced that it has appointed Mark Davis to Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer. Prior to joining IT’SUGAR, Davis spent almost 20 years at Party City. During that time Mark held the positions of Controller, Vice President of Internal Audit, Vice President of Planning and Allocation, Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Inventory Officer and Chief Operating Officer.  Prior to Party City, Mr. Davis held positions as Director of Financial Systems and Internal Audit Manager for Toys R Us.

Interactions, LLC [FRANKLIN, Mass.] announced that Bruce Bowden has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Bruce is a 20-year technology and telecommunications veteran, at companies including Nokia and most recently Nuance.

UnitedLex [OVERLAND PARK, Kan.] announced the appointment of Nicholas (Nick) Hinton as chief financial officer (CFO). Hinton joins UnitedLex from Cunningham Lindsey where he served for four years as CFO. Previously, Hinton led global Finance, IT, and Operations teams at Marsh.

Andrew Kelso

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC (METUS) [SUWANEE, Ga.] announced that Andrew Kelso has been named CFO. Kelso was previously the vice president of finance at Ingersoll Rand, and assumed the role of CFO upon the formation of METUS. Kelso’s experience spans multiple positions within Ingersoll Rand, as well as a stint as finance leader at Trane.

First Choice Bancorp [Cerritos, CA] (NASDAQ: FCBP) announced that Lynn M. Hopkins has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Hopkins succeeds Yvonne Chen, who will now serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Finance. Ms. Hopkins joins First Choice most recently from Commercial Bank of California,  where she served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. From 2002 to 2017, Ms. Hopkins served as Executive Vice President of PacWest Bancorp and Pacific Western Bank, the subsidiary bank of PacWest Bancorp, in a number of finance and corporate governance leadership roles. Ms. Hopkins served as Chief Accounting Officer of PacWest from 2014 to 2017, as Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Western Bank from 2002 to 2014, as Corporate Secretary from 2009 to 2014, and as a Director of the Pacific Western Bank from 2002 to 2006. Earlier in her career, Ms. Hopkins held senior finance positions at California Community Bancshares and Western Bancorp.

Extreme Networks Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: EXTR) announced that Drew Davies, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, will leave the company to pursue a senior executive finance position outside of the networking industry. Matt Cleaver, Extreme’s Vice President of Finance, will assume the role of interim CFO. Cleaver joined Extreme in 2012, and brings 19 years of experience in the areas of finance planning, accounting and internal auditing to the Company. Prior to Extreme, Cleaver served as Vice President, Finance & Controllership at Cree, Inc.

Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [HANOVER, Md.] (OTC: PCSA) announced that James Stanker was appointed Chief Financial Officer. Stanker served in a financial leadership role as an audit partner at Grant Thornton, the Global Head of Audit Quality for Grant Thornton International, as well as Chief Financial officer for both a NASDAQ listed technology company and a privately-held life science company. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and is Chairman of the Audit Committee of GSE Systems, Inc.

Reputation Institute (RI) [Boston, MA] announced David Stack as Chief Financial Officer.  Before joining Reputation Institute, he served as the CFO of HubSpot, Qstream, Localytics, and Vice President of Finance for EMC and RSA Security. Currently he serves as Financial Advisor and Board Member for several organizations, with an expertise in scaling profitable companies.

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Darren R. Wells

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company [AKRON, Ohio] (NASDAQ: GT) announced that Darren R. Wells has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Wells returns to the company he joined in 2002 as vice president and treasurer. He progressed through a series of finance leadership roles and served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for five years from 2008-2013. Wells later served as president of Goodyear’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business for two years before leaving the company in early 2016. He is currently Executive in Residence and MBA Coach at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business. Wells succeeds Laura Thompson, who in June announced her intention to retire in the first quarter of 2019 following a 35-year career with the company.

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated [CHICAGO] (NYSE: JLL) announced that Christie Kelly has resigned as Chief Financial Officer in order to pursue other opportunities. Chief Administrative Officer Trish Maxson will expand her remit to become interim CFO until a permanent successor is in place.

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. [RADNOR, Pa.] (NYSE: SFE) announced that Mark A. Herndon will join the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, succeeding David Kille, who recently resigned to pursue another professional opportunity.  Herndon, 49, is a former PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP partner.

Ken Tanji

Prudential Financial, Inc. [NEWARK, N.J.] (NYSE: PRU) announced the appointment of Ken Tanji to executive vice president and chief financial officer. Tanji has served as senior vice president and treasurer since 2013. Before becoming treasurer, Tanji served as chief financial officer of Prudential’s International Businesses. In his 30-year tenure with the company, he has held a variety of finance leadership positions, including within Prudential Annuities, Prudential Investment Management (now PGIM) and Prudential Securities.

Lux Global Label [Lafayette Hill, PA] announced that Christopher (Chip) Game is joining the Company as the Chief Financial Officer.  From 2017 to 2018, Mr. Game was the chief financial officer of Aqua-Chem, Inc. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Game was the chief financial officer & chief operating officer of Contour Industries, Inc. From 2008 to 2012, he served as Chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Asia for DelStar Technologies. From 2006 to 2008, he was the Corporate Controller & Director of Business Development and Strategic Planning of American LaFrance. Mr. Game started his career with Behr America in 1996.

Iverify [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] announced that Steve Martin has joined the company as their chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Steve has served as vice president and assistant secretary for Allied Universal’s operating companies. He has also served as the company’s vice president of finance, corporate controller, shared services and acquisitions. Prior to Universal Services, he was a controller, director of accounting and financial reporting, and began his finance career with KPMG as a senior auditor. Tony Temprile, the company’s prior CFO, is now the company’s chief of staff, reporting directly to the CEO.

Samuel Rehm

Enhanced Resource Centers (ERC) [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] announced that Samuel Rehm has joined the executive team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rehm comes to ERC after eight years as the CFO of Faneuil. Prior to his role at Faneuil, Rehm held senior level positions at STC Inc., Draper Holdings, Bird’s Eye Foods, and Delmarva Business Systems.

Code42 [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that John Emerick joined the company as its chief financial officer. Emerick served as chief financial officer at CyberGrants, LLC and International Decision Systems, Inc. as well as chief financial officer and chief operating officer at NorthStar Capital Markets Services, Inc. His previous positions also include executive posts at Fair Isaac Corporation, CIT Group Inc. and Ovation Communications, Inc.

Resonant Inc. [GOLETA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: RESN) announced that its chief financial officer, Michael Seifert, has resigned and will be replaced by Resonant’s former chief financial officer and current company consultant, Jeff Killian, who has been appointed as the company’s interim chief financial officer.

Kristopher R. Westbrooks

TimkenSteel Corporation [CANTON, Ohio] (NYSE: TMST) named Kristopher R. Westbrooks as executive vice president and chief financial officer to succeed current CFO Christopher J. Holding, who is leaving the company. Westbrooks was most recently with A. Schulman, Inc., where he served as vice president, chief accounting officer and corporate controller. Westbrooks had been with A. Schulman since 2011. Prior to joining A. Schulman, he served as global accounting consultation manager and senior financial analyst for The Procter & Gamble Company.

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. [MCLEAN, Va.] (NASDAQ: SONA) announced that Jeffrey L. Karafa has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southern National. Mr. Karafa most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The National Capital Bank of Washington, in Washington, D.C.  Mr. Karafa was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations of Fidelity Bank and Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. in Dearborn, Michigan from 1994 until 2012.

Point72, L.P. [STAMFORD, Conn.] announced that Gavin O’Connor will become the Point72 Group Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. O’Connor will succeed Tim Shaughnessy, who told the Firm last year that he intended to retire at the end of 2018. Mr. O’Connor most recently served as the COO of its Investment Management Division (IMD). While at Goldman, Mr. O’Connor also served as co-chair of the firm-wide New Activity Committee, was a member of the IMD Client and Business Standards Committee, and was part of the Goldman Sachs Asset Management Operating Group. Before assuming his role as IMD’s COO, Mr. O’Connor was Goldman’s Corporate Controller. He was named a Managing Director in 2001 and a Partner in 2006.

Robert Panaro

Saint-Gobain [MALVERN, Pa.] announced the appointment of Robert Panaro to Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Saint-Gobain North America. Panaro previously served as Vice President and CFO of CertainTeed Corporation, Saint-Gobain’s largest subsidiary in North America. Panaro assumed the position earlier this year, succeeding Philippe Nouailhac as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Saint-Gobain North America.

Blue Ridge Mountain Resources, Inc. [IRVING, Texas] (OTCPK: BRMR) announced the appointment of Michael Hodges to Senior Vice President of Finance. Effective upon the successful completion of the Company’s proposed merger with Eclipse Resources Corporation (NYSE: ECR) (“Eclipse”), Michael will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eclipse from Matthew DeNezza, who is currently serving in such capacity with Eclipse. Michael joins Blue Ridge from PayRock Energy II (an EnCap portfolio company). Previously, Michael was the Chief Financial Officer for Ward Energy Partners. Prior to joining Ward Energy Partners, Michael was the Chief Financial Officer for Rex Energy Corporation. Michael began his career with Chesapeake Energy Corporation and subsequently worked for SandRidge Energy, Inc. in various accounting roles of increasing responsibility.

Sprague Resources LP [PORTSMOUTH, N.H.] (NYSE: SRLP) announced that Gary A. Rinaldi will be retiring from his position as Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of its General Partner, a position he has held with Sprague since July 2011 and with our predecessor since April 2003.  Sprague also announced that David Long will replace Mr. Rinaldi as Chief Financial Officer of its General Partner.  Mr. Long will join Sprague on December 3, 2018 and will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer on January 1, 2019. Mr. Long is currently Senior Vice President with Kinetico Incorporated, a subsidiary of Sprague’s Sponsor, Axel Johnson, Inc.  In June 2013, Mr. Long assumed responsibility for Kinetico’s marketing, sales and business development activity in North America.  From February 2008 through June 2013, Mr. Long served as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Kinetico where he led the finance and accounting organization.  Prior to Kinetico, from 1998 through 2008, Mr. Long held a variety of roles at Sprague’s Predecessor, most recently as Managing Director of Sales, Refined Products.

Jill Hansen

STATS [CHICAGO] announced the hiring of Jill Hansen as its new Chief Financial Officer. Hansen joins STATS from Vista Consulting Group (VCG). Prior to VCG, Hansen worked as Vice President of International Finance & Business Development at Omnitracs. Before her time with Omnitracs, Hansen also served in various operational and leadership roles at XRS Corporation, Deloitte and RSM.

Lumicell, Inc. [WELLESLEY, Mass.] announced the addition of Kevin Hershberger as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hershberger most recently served as CFO of ReWalk Robotics (RWLK). Prior to ReWalk, he held leadership roles with NxStage Medical as the Vice President of Finance, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Hershberger also spent nearly ten years in positions of increasing responsibilities at Boston Scientific.

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. [NEW HAVEN, Conn.] (NASDAQ: MLNT) announced that the company has appointed Peter Milligan as its new Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed current CFO Paul Estrem, who is retiring from Melinta on October 1, 2018. Milligan most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of G&W Laboratories. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President and CFO of Exelis, Inc. (NYSE: XLS). Prior to that he held various senior finance roles within ITT, Inc. He also spent over 10 years at AT&T in roles of increasing responsibility within their finance function.

Stephen Gledhill

POSaBIT [SEATTLE] announced that Stephen Gledhill has been named Chief Financial Officer. Gledhill serves as president and CEO of Keshill Consulting Associates.

Wentworth Management Services, LLC [NEW YORK] announced the addition of Michael Breath. Breath comes to Wentworth from SunTrust Bank to serve as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the holding company. Prior to joining Wentworth, Breath served as CFO for the Consumer Segment of SunTrust Bank in Atlanta, Georgia. While at SunTrust, Mr. Breath was also CFO for Retail Banking and Private Wealth Management.

AmeriGas Propane, Inc. [VALLEY FORGE, Pa.] (“AmeriGas” or the “General Partner”), the general partner of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APU), announced that Hugh J. Gallagher, currently AmeriGas Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed to the President and Chief Executive Officer position. Mr. Sheridan has also resigned as a director of the General Partner but will remain an employee of AmeriGas until January 2019 to assist with the transition. Ted J. Jastrzebski, UGI Corporation Chief Financial Officer (UGI is the ultimate parent of the General Partner), will serve as AmeriGas principal financial officer on an interim basis until Mr. Gallagher’s successor is named.

Rogers Corporation [CHANDLER, Ariz.] (NYSE: ROG) announced that Michael M. Ludwig has been appointed to serve as the Company’s new Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Ludwig most recently served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FormFactor, Inc.

Paul Fletcher

Simplus [SALT LAKE CITY] announced the appointment of Paul Fletcher as chief financial officer, effective July 9, 2018. Fletcher served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Presidio, Inc. from August 2007 to January 2017. Previously, Fletcher served as the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Trex Company, Inc. from July 2003 to September 2007 and as its principal accounting officer until September 2007.

Natus Medical Incorporated [PLEASANTON, Calif.] (NASDAQ: BABY) announced the appointment of Drew Davies as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2018. Sharon Villaverde, who has served as Interim CFO since July 11, 2018, will continue in her role as Vice President of Finance. Davies most recently served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Extreme Networks. Prior to that he served as Vice-President and Corporate Controller at Marvell Semiconductor Inc. and previously served in senior level financial positions at several leading semiconductor companies.

Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) [PALO ALTO, Calif.] announced the hiring of CFO Susan Boehnlein. Boehnlein brings 20 years of experienced financial leadership in the VC industry with firms like Granite Ventures and Kranz. At Kranz and Associates, Susan was responsible for 17 venture funds with investments worldwide in sectors such as technology, communication and medical devices. Prior to Kranz and Associates, Susan was with Granite Ventures in San Francisco.

Blumberg Capital [SAN FRANCISCO and TEL AVIV] announced the appointment of Steve Gillan as COO and CFO.  Gillan previously served as the CFO at Azure Capital Partners. He was previously CFO at Mercantila, CFO/COO at Fathom Online and CFO at Alibris.

Ryan Haas

Bonded Logistics [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] announced that Ryan Haas has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Haas, currently a member of Bonded’s Board of Advisors, previously served as CFO of the family-owned business from 2011-2013 after having been a consultant to the company for a number of years. Before rejoining Bonded, Haas led all aspects of corporate strategy including sales, marketing, manufacturing operations, logistics, HR and administration for Carrington Court, a furniture manufacturer in Hickory, NC from 2015 until 2018. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Finance for LiftOne, LLC.

OfferUp [SEATTLE] announced the appointment of Rodrigo Brumana as Chief Financial Officer. Brumana most recently served as head of finance & analytics for eBay Americas. Previously, Brumana was vice president of finance at RetailMeNot, and held finance executive positions with HP and Palm (acquired by HP for $1.2 billion in 2010).

Creative Learning Corporation [ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.] (OTCPK: CLCN) announced that Christian Miller has resigned as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer to return to his family business.  The Company has appointed Bart Mitchell to assume these positions. Bart Mitchell became a de facto director of the Company in July 2017, formally effectuated in August of 2017. Mr. Mitchell is a founding member and partner of Greenbrier Academy for Girls (“GBA”), a residential therapeutic boarding school. He served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer from June 2007 through August 2016. Prior to his time at GBA, Mr. Mitchell was an officer and managing member of TAS Development, LLC from 2005 until 2007. From 2002 until 2005, he was department director for the Alldredge Academy. Previously, Mr. Mitchell served as a manager for Xlear Inc., from 2000 until 2002. Prior to joining Creative Learning Corporation, he and his wife built Escape Game Coeur d’Alene, which quickly became the most successful escape room business in the region.

Superior Industries International, Inc. [SOUTHFIELD, Mich.] (NYSE: SUP) announced the appointment of Matti Masanovich as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Superior, Mr. Masanovich was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at General Cable Corporation from November 2016 to July 2018. Previously, Mr. Masanovich served as the Vice President and Controller of International Automotive Components from August 2016 to October 2016. From November 2013 to April 2016, Mr. Masanovich served as Global Vice President of Finance, Packard Electrical and Electronic Architecture (E/EA) Division in Shanghai, China at APTIV (formerly Delphi Automotive).

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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. [PLANO, Texas] (NYSE: JCP) announced that Jeffrey Davis has informed the Company that he is resigning from his position as executive vice president and chief financial officer to pursue another opportunity. Jerry Murray, senior vice president of finance, will assume the position of interim chief financial officer, reporting directly to the Office of the CEO. Murray joined the Company in Feb. 2016 after serving as chief financial officer for Valassis.

Ryder System, Inc. [MIAMI] (NYSE: R) announced that Art Garcia, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from the company on April 30, 2019. Mr. Garcia has had a 20-year career with Ryder and has been in the role of CFO since 2010.

Dan Schuller

Aqua America Inc. [BRYN MAWR, Pa.] (NYSE: WTR) announced that Daniel Schuller will assume the role of chief financial officer for the company effective Oct. 1, 2018. Schuller succeeds David Smeltzer, CFO since 1999, who last spring announced plans to retire after a 32-year career with Aqua. Since June of this year, Schuller has been serving as deputy CFO. Schuller previously served as Aqua’s executive vice president of strategy and corporate development.

CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ROCKVILLE, Md.] (NASDAQ: CASI) announced the appointment of George Chi to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Chi most recently served as Vice President of Finance at Flavors Holdings Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated and the parent entity of Merisant Company and Mafco Worldwide Corporation. Prior to joining Flavor Holdings, he was Chief Financial Officer at BPL Plasma, a subsidiary of UK-based Bio Products Laboratory. Previously, George served as finance director at Unilever.

CherryRoad Technologies Inc. [MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.] announced that Nicholas Visco has joined the organization’s Executive Leadership team as Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining CherryRoad, Visco was the CFO of SEAL Consulting Inc.

HyreCar, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: HYRE) announced the appointment of Scott Brogi as its Chief Financial Officer. Brogi previously led finance and operations for Teaching Channel, Inc. Brogi began his career in corporate banking and finance with Chase Manhattan Bank, and afterwards, led finance and development for successful startups like AccentCare and Pictage. Brogi also has a background in corporate financial planning and analysis for public companies, such as the Apollo Education Group.

Assure Holdings Corp. [DENVER] (TSX-V: IOM; OTCQB: ARHH) appointed Trent Carman as chief financial officer, effective October 22^nd, 2018. Most recently he served as CFO for Vivos Therapeutics and prior to that was CFO at Air Methods Corp. for over 13 years.

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. [CHARLESTON, S.C.] (NASDAQ: AEZS, TSX: AEZS) announced the appointment of Leslie Auld as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Auld has over twenty-five years of accounting, finance and pharmaceutical industry experience, with increasingly senior roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Helix BioPharma Corp., Luminex Diagnostics (formerly TM BioScience Corp.), Attwell Capital Inc. (formerly Fralex Therapeutics) and GeneNews Limited. Ms. Auld is replacing James Clavijo, who is leaving Aeterna Zentaris to pursue other interests.

Adam Mostafa

X4 Pharmaceuticals [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Adam Mostafa as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Mostafa was Chief Financial Officer of Abpro Therapeutics. Prior to Abpro, Mr. Mostafa was a Managing Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Cantor Fitzgerald. Before Cantor, Mr. Mostafa was a senior banker in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Needham & Company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mostafa was a Vice President in the Biotechnology Investment Banking group at CRT Capital Group and was a Portfolio Management Associate in the Global Stock Selection group at AQR Capital Management. Mr. Mostafa started his career as an analyst in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Salomon Smith Barney.

CenturyLink, Inc. [MONROE, La.] (NYSE: CTL) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Sunit Patel has resigned from CenturyLink after accepting an executive leadership role at another company. Neel Dev, CenturyLink’s group vice president of finance, has been named interim CFO effective upon Patel’s departure. Dev has been part of Patel’s leadership team for 14 years and has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, in both financial and operational roles.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. [MELVILLE, N.Y.] (“Comtech”) (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced that Michael Porcelain, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). Mr. Porcelain will be succeeded in his role by Michael Bondi, who is currently the Company’s Vice President, Controller. Mr. Porcelain has been Senior Vice President and CFO of Comtech since March 2006 and was previously Vice President of Finance and Internal Audit of Comtech from 2002 to March 2006. Prior to joining Comtech, Mr. Porcelain was Director of Corporate Profit and Business Planning for Symbol Technologies, where he was employed from 1998 to 2002. Previously, he spent five years in public accounting holding various positions, including Manager in the Transaction Advisory Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Bondi has been Vice President, Controller of Comtech since January 2004. Prior to joining Comtech, Mr. Bondi served as Assistant Controller at EDO Corporation (“EDO”). Prior to his experience at Comtech and EDO, Mr. Bondi worked at the Big 4 accounting firm, KPMG from September 1993 to September 2002.

Jim Thompson

Agrinos [DAVIS, Calif.] announced Jim Thompson has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Agrinos, Thompson had served since 2000 as CFO for Gold Standard Diagnostics, which was recently acquired by Eurofins.

Integer Holdings Corporation [PLANO, Texas] (NYSE: ITGR) announced that Jason Garland joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Garland is currently the divisional VP and CFO of the Global Sales division of Tiffany & Co. He previously served in the same capacity for Tiffany’s Diamond & Jewelry Supply division. Before joining Tiffany & Co., he had progressively challenging leadership assignments across multiple complex and diverse GE businesses, including serving as CFO for GE’s Industrial Solutions business, Chief Risk Manager for GE Aviation’s service business and multiple senior financial leadership roles at GE’s Oil and Gas business. Jason was also a member of GE’s Corporate Audit Staff for five years in addition to completing GE’s two year manufacturing leadership program. As previously announced, Jeremy Friedman, executive vice president and interim chief financial officer, plans to retire at the end of 2018.

Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. [CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.] (NASDAQ: DFFN) announced that it has appointed William Hornung to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hornung previously served as Chief Business Officer at the Company. Mr. Hornung formerly served in a variety of roles over the course of 12 years at  PTC Therapeutics, Inc., rising from the position of Accounting Manager to Vice President of Finance. Prior to his time at PTC Therapeutics, Mr. Hornung was responsible for strategic planning and operations for the United Kingdom-based European headquarters of The Lipsome Company. The former Chief Financial Officer at Contravir Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Hornung began his career on the business side of clinical research – responsible for financial stewardship and project management of The Hardaradt Group.

Scott Hinkle

Hallstar [CHICAGO] announced that Scott J. Hinkle has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Hallstar recently announced a structural split into Hallstar Beauty and Hallstar Industrial, effective October 1, 2018. These two businesses will be supported by a Global Shared Services organization, which Hinkle will lead as part of his corporate role. Scott was previously CFO for EnviroVac Industrial Services, ANGUS Chemical, and Water and Process Services at Ecolab. Before that, he spent 11 years at Nalco Company as Chief Accounting Officer and CFO for Nalco’s EMEA operation.

Nobilis Health Corp. [HOUSTON] (NYSE American: HLTH) announced it has named current CFO of Operations, Kenny Klein, as the Company’s Interim CFO.  Current CFO of Nobilis Health, David Young, will continue as an advisor through December 31^st, 2018.

Daxor Corporation [NEW YORK] (NYSE MKT: DXR) announced the appointment of Robert J. Michel as its new chief financial officer. Mr. Michel most recently served as CFO of at Sher-Del Transfer and Relocation Services, and prior spent seven years as CFO of Asta Funding.

Mike Blazes

BillGO [FORT COLLINS, COLO.] announced the addition of Mike Blazes as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Blazes comes to BillGO from Control Company.

MJ Freeway [DENVER] announced the appointment of Ruth Ann Kraemer as its new Chief Financial Officer. From November 2012, Kraemer worked as the CFO of Tempo Financial Holdings, Inc., Tempo Financial US Corporation, and Unidos Financial Services, Inc., subsidiary corporations of Catalina Acquisitions, LLC. From October 2010 through June 2012, Kraemer worked for Linc Energy Operations, Inc., as its Divisional CFO. From 2006 through 2010, Kraemer held the position of CFO for Allegro Multimedia, Inc.  In addition to her past CFO roles, Kraemer worked as the Chief of Operations/Compliance for Providence Investment Management, LLC and Agilis Capital Management, LLC. Kraemer also has held positions including VP of Financial Operations for Convergent Communications; Director of Decision Support for JD Edwards Software Development; CFO of the Telecom Division of American Management Systems. From 1983 through 1994, Ms. Kraemer served in varying controller and senior accounting roles for Deloitte and Touche, Okland Oil Company, Trison Properties, and Qualmed Plans for Health.

Marina Biotech, Inc. [Research Triangle Park, NC] (OTCQB: MRNA) announced the appointment of Eric Teague as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Teague most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Board Member for Arca Technologies. Prior to joining Arca, Mr. Teague was Chief Business Development Officer with Pavlov Media and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wavelength. In connection with the appointment of Mr. Teague as Chief Financial Officer, Amit Shah, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since October 2017, resigned from such position to pursue other opportunities.

Michael J. Carlotti

Australis Capital Inc. [LAS VEGAS] (CSE: AUSA) announced the appointment of Michael J. Carlotti as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Carlotti joins Australis Capital from MGM Resorts International, where he served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer since 2016. His professional experience encompasses over 10 years in investment banking, three years of buyside hedge fund management, and, more recently, 10 years of senior corporate finance experience in large publicly traded companies. Mr. Carlotti succeeds Cam Birge, who has served as Australis’s CFO since June 2018. Mr. Birge will continue with the company as a strategic advisor.

Huttig Building Products [ST. LOUIS] (Nasdaq: HBP) announced the appointment of Philip W. Keipp as Vice President – Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Keipp most recently served as a Senior Financial Consultant for the Company since August 6, 2018 and previously served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Huttig from July 2009 through June 2015.  Prior to joining Huttig in 2009, Mr. Keipp served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for HD Supply Waterworks.

CipherHealth [NEW YORK] announced it has named Jake Pyles as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Pyles has helped various software companies achieve great success, with the most recent being Paradigm (now Emerson). Prior to Paradigm, Pyles was the CFO for Seismic Micro-Technology (SMT).

Krish Venkataraman

KnowBe4 [TAMPA BAY, Fla.] announced that it has named Krish Venkataraman as chief financial officer. Venkataraman most recently served as CFO of Dealogic. Prior to Dealogic, Venkataraman served as CFO and COO of Syncsort. Earlier roles included serving as CFO for information technology for NYSE Euronext; chief administrative officer for U.S. equities for Lehman Brothers; and as a strategist for both American Express and Deloitte Consulting.

REGI U.S., Inc. [Spokane, Washington] (OTCMKTS: RGUS) and its wholly owned subsidiary, RadMax Technologies, Inc., announced that Jeff White, Chief Financial Officer has departed the company.  It was also announced that Paul Chute, currently Chairman of the Board will have his responsibilities expanded to include the CFO role.  Paul Chute was the former CEO / CFO of RadMax.

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Boyden [NEW YORK] announced it has named Victor Escandón as its Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Escandón served four years as Senior Director of Corporate Finance for Daymon Worldwide. Previously, Escandón served 13 years in financial management roles with PepsiCo and Frito-Lay including Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Corporate Treasury, Finance Operations and Global Procurement. He began his career in various financial roles with JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, First Boston, Merrill Lynch and Bankers Trust.

Diebold Nixdorf [NORTH CANTON, Ohio] (NYSE: DBD) announced the appointment of Jeffrey Rutherford, as interim chief financial officer. He replaces Chris Chapman, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Rutherford joins the firm from Edgewater Technology (NASDAQ: EDGW).  Prior to Edgewater, he has held the chief financial officer position at a number of companies, including Ferro Corporation, Park-Ohio Holdings Corp, UAP Holding, LESCO and Office Max.

Qurate Retail Group [WEST CHESTER, Pa.] announced that Jeffrey A. Davis will join the Group as Chief Financial Officer. He will also serve as CFO for QVC, Inc. Davis will assume his new role on October 15, 2018. Davis joins Qurate Retail Group from J. C. Penney Company, Inc., where he held the position of EVP and CFO. Prior to J. C. Penney Company, Inc., Davis served as CFO at Darden Restaurants. Davis previously spent nine years at Walmart Inc., where he held various finance leadership positions, including EVP and CFO of Walmart U.S., EVP and Treasurer of Walmart Inc., and VP of Finance in the U.S. Specialty Division. Davis previously served in top financial roles at Lakeland Tours, LLC; McKesson Corporation; private investment holding company The Hillman Co.; and KPMG.

Two Harbors Investment Corp. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: TWO) announced Brad Farrell’s intention to resign from his position as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in order to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Farrell has agreed to stay on with the Company through January 31, 2019 to assist in the transition of his duties and responsibilities. The company has appointed Mary Riskey to serve as Vice President, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and intends to appoint Ms. Riskey as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer upon the effectiveness of Mr. Farrell’s resignation. Ms. Riskey joined Two Harbors in 2011 as Director, Loan Accounting. From 2013 to 2016, Ms. Riskey served as Director, Corporate Controller of the company. Since 2016, Ms. Riskey has served as Managing Director, Chief Accounting Officer of the company. From 2000 to 2011, Ms. Riskey served in leadership roles at GMAC ResCap, advancing to Senior Director, Accounting and Reporting. From 1995 to 2000, Ms. Riskey held several positions at Arcadia Financial LTD, serving most recently as Assistant Controller.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. [JACKSON, Miss.] (NASDAQ: CALM) announced that Max P. Bowman has been named vice president and chief financial officer. Bowman was also elected to the Company’s Board of Directors at the annual meeting of shareholders. Bowman will replace Tim Dawson, from the Company. Prior to joining the company he was CFO of  Southern States Utility Trailer Sales, Inc. and H & P Leasing, Inc. from October 2014 until June 2018. From 2003 to 2014, Mr. Bowman was co-founder, president and director of Tenax LLC and Tenax Aerospace, LLC.   Mr. Bowman also served as a board member and executive officer of WGS Systems, LLC.  From 1997 until 2003 he served as the Chief Financial Officer for ChemFirst, Inc.

Humacyte [RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.] announced the appointment of Douglas L. Blankenship as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Humacyte, Mr. Blankenship was Chief Financial Officer of Dova Pharmaceuticals, and previously held financial leadership positions as Director of Finance for Genentech, Inc., Executive Director of Finance for Amgen, and Director of Finance and Treasurer for Onyx Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Blankenship will transition CFO responsibilities from Paul Boyer.

Primoris Services Corporation [DALLAS] (NASDAQ Global Select: PRIM) announced the planned retirement of its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Peter J. Moerbeek, after ten years of service to Primoris.  Mr. Moerbeek will resign as a director on November 2, 2018, he will step down as Chief Financial Officer after the filing of the Company’s third quarter Form 10-Q and earnings call; and he will be entering into a 12-month consulting agreement. The Company also announced that it promoted Ken Dodgen, Corporate Controller, from Senior Vice President to Executive Vice President, and he will become the Company’s Chief Financial Officer following the third quarter earnings call. Mr. Stricker has been the Vice President of Finance for Primoris since June 2017.  Before joining Primoris, he spent over fifteen years with CB&I, most recently as Vice President, Financial Operations for its global Engineering & Construction segment.  He also served as CB&I’s Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 2006 to 2008.  Prior to CB&I, Mr. Stricker spent time working with a domestic construction contractor and an oil field service company.

Adam Bryson

LIXIL Americas [PISCATAWAY, N.J.] announced that Adam Bryson has been appointed the chief financial officer. Bryson previously served as the chief financial officer for GROHE in Dusseldorf, Germany. He served on the GROHE AG Board of Management with global statutory responsibilities, as well as directed joint ventures in the Middle East and Africa. He honed his experience in finance, accounting, treasury, and tax through roles of increasing responsibility at GROHE that included senior vice president, commercial finance and vice president, controlling. Before joining LIXIL, Bryson served at Diageo as global business support partner and regional business performance manager, Africa, successfully implementing financial performance and accountancy improvements in those roles. Earlier in his career, he held various financial positions at Seagram and Nestle.

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. [DALLAS] (NYSE: WHG) announced the promotion of their Vice President of Finance, Murray “Terry” Forbes III to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Terry takes over from Tiffany Kice who is resigning to pursue another business opportunity. Tiffany will oversee the filing of our third quarter Form 10-Q and will assist in the transitioning of her responsibilities until her October 31, 2018 departure date. Terry joined Westwood in December 2014 as Vice President of Finance. Prior to Westwood, Terry served as Senior Director and Assistant Controller of CEC Entertainment, Inc. From September 2000 to December 2012, Terry was at KPMG LLP.

Radius Bank [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Mike Lenahan as Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Lenahan has served in senior leadership roles at Investors Financial Services Corporation, State Street Corporation, and most recently as an Executive Director in the Corporate and Investment Bank at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Lenahan succeeds the former CFO, James Malerba.

GRAIL, Inc. [MENLO PARK, Calif.] announced the appointment of Renée Galá as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 3, 2019. Galá joins GRAIL from Theravance Biopharma where she has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2014, following the company’s spinout from Theravance, Inc. Ms. Galá joined Theravance (now Innoviva, Inc.) in 2006 and held various roles in the finance organization before leading the company’s spin-out transaction. Before Theravance, Ms. Galá worked at Eli Lilly and Company, where she held positions of increasing responsibility in global treasury, pharmaceutical sales, and corporate strategy/business development. Prior to joining Eli Lilly, she spent seven years in the energy industry in the United States and internationally in positions focused on corporate finance, project finance, and mergers and acquisitions. She is a member of the board of directors of Corcept Therapeutics Inc.

InterGen [BURLINGTON, Mass.] announced the appointment of Paul Teague as chief financial officer, effective 1 November 2018. Paul will replace Gregory A. Pratt who left the company on 31 August. Since joining InterGen in late 2015 as finance director, Paul has had responsibility for managing the regional finance team in the UK, as well assuming greater responsibility for managing the finance organization transition to the new headquarters based in Edinburgh. In 1996 Paul qualified as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and, prior to joining InterGen, was a Divisional CFO at Deluxe Entertainment Services.

Ameresco, Inc. [FRAMINGHAM, Mass.] (NYSE: AMRC) announced that it has appointed Mark Chiplock as Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Chiplock joined the Company as Corporate Controller in June 2014 and has served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller since April 2016. Prior to Ameresco, he served as Vice President, Finance of GlassHouse Technologies, a data center infrastructure consulting firm, from June 2012 to May 2014. This appointment follows the departure of its Chief Financial Officer, John Granara.

Tim MacCarrick

OutSystems [BOSTON & ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Tim MacCarrick as its new Chief Financial Officer. MacCarrick’s background includes both chief financial officer and chief operating officer positions at companies including Xerox, Crane Co, De Lage Landen, and most recently at QLIK technologies.

Revint Solutions [CHADDS FORD, Pa.] announced that Jennifer Hall has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Jennifer served as Chief Financial Officer at PT Solutions Physical Therapy in Atlanta, GA.

ElmTree Funds, LLC [ST. LOUIS] announced Kerry Gawrych has been promoted to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Gawrych joined ElmTree Funds in 2015 as its Controller. Prior to ElmTree Funds, she was the Controller/Director of Accounting for Koch Development Co., Inc. Ms. Gawrych has also held leadership roles at THF Realty, The John Buck Company, General Growth Properties and Midland Development Group.

Science 37 [LOS ANGELES] announced that Niv Caviar joined the company as their Chief Financial Officer. Caviar’s prior roles include CEO of Suneva Medical; Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial officer of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.; and Vice President of Business Development and then Head of Marketing for the medical dermatology business of Allergan. Caviar is a former U.S. Air Force officer and solid rocket motor engineer in the U.S. Space Command.

CBB Bancorp, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (OTCQB: CBBI), the parent company of Commonwealth Business Bank, announced that J. Duncan Smith has been hired as EVP and Chief Financial Officer. He started his career in public accounting and worked for several notable firms including Ernst and Young and Grant Thornton. Mr. Smith went on to become the Chief Financial Officer of several Philadelphia area financial institutions including Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation and most recently with Community Bank in Pasadena, CA (recently purchased by CVB Financial Corporation Bank).

Kite Realty Group Trust [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: KRG) announced the appointment of Heath R. Fear as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fear is expected to join the Company on November 5, 2018. Mr. Fear joins KRG from GGP Inc., a member of the S&P 500 until its recent privatization, where Mr. Fear currently serves as CFO. Previously, Mr. Fear was CFO at Retail Properties of America, Inc. from 2015 to 2017.

Stein Mart, Inc. [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] (NASDAQ: SMRT) announced that its chief financial officer, Gregory W. Kleffner, plans to retire from the Company next spring.  Kleffner will continue in his current role until his successor is appointed.

SIB Fixed Cost Reduction [CHARLESTON, S.C.] announced that David Kelley has joined the company as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining SIB, Kelley provided on-demand CFO services to technology and tech-enabled businesses at various growth stages and specialized in transformative and growth-oriented ventures. He has held senior leadership roles in private equity portfolio companies, family office ventures, publicly held businesses and foreign companies doing business in the US.

Iconic Brands, Inc. [AMITYVILLE, NY] (OTC PINK: ICNB) announced the addition of David Allen as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. From December 2014 to January 2018, Mr. Allen served as Chief Financial Officer of WPCS International, Inc., a NASDAQ listed Construction Service Company. From June 2006 to June 2013, Mr. Allen was the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Administration for Converted Organics, Inc. Previously, Mr. Allen served as Chief Financial Officer (1999 – 2003) and President and Chief Executive Officer (2003 – 2004) for Millbook Press, Inc. and as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Administration of JDM, Inc. Mr. Allen has also previously worked for DeAgostini USA Inc., Contiki Travel and Arthur Andersen & Co.

Kevin Connor

Broadvoice [LOS ANGELES] tapped Kevin Connor as CFO. Prior to joining Broadvoice, he spent eight years in financial roles at TPx Communications. Most recently he was vice president of finance.

GMS Inc. [TUCKER, Ga.] (NYSE: GMS) announced that Doug Goforth, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), plans to depart the company to explore leadership opportunities outside of GMS. To ensure a smooth transition, Mr. Goforth plans to continue to serve as CFO of GMS until December 31, 2018 or until a successor is named and as an advisor to the company through March 31, 2019.

Provation [MINNEAPOLIS and SANTA MONICA, Calif.] announced that Tom Monteleone has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Provation, Mr. Monteleone was most recently CFO for Ancile. He also previously served as CFO for AirVersent Inc., Corestar Financial Group, and AscendOne Corporation.

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. [NILES, Ill.] (NASDAQ: PPIH) announced the appointment of D. Bryan Norwood as Vice President and CFO effective November 01, 2018. Bryan replaces long time financial executive Karl J. Schmidt who informed the board of his retirement from PPIH effective October 31, 2018. Bryan joins us from Key Energy Services, Inc. Prior to that, Bryan served at API Perforating, LLC, Dupre’ Energy Services, LLC, HydroChemPSC Environmental Services, and Shawcor.

Exactuals [LOS ANGELES] has hired Andrew Mauritzen as its new CFO and Head of Insurance Industry. Prior to his position at Exactuals, Mauritzen was CFO of ACSIA Partners. Before joining ACSIA, he worked in investment banking, including having served as a Managing Director for both ICP Securities and Sandler O’Neill & Partners. Mauritzen currently serves as a director for Veristone Capital, ioCurrents, and Agent Review.

John Deere & Company [MOLINE, Illinois] (NYSE: DE) announced that Raj Kalathur has been appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer, effective November 15.

FM Restaurants HoldCo, LLC [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Ned Algeo as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Algeo previously served as the Senior Director of Finance and interim Chief Financial Officer of Real Mex Restaurants from 2016 through June 2017. Most recently, Mr. Algeo served as Vice President of Finance at Mobilitie.

DURECT Corporation [CUPERTINO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: DRRX) announced the appointment of Michael H. Arenberg to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective October 15, 2018. Mr. Arenberg replaces outgoing Chief Financial Officer, Matthew J. Hogan.  Mr. Arenberg has been with DURECT since 1999, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development.

Breakout Capital Finance [MCLEAN, Va.] announced that Tim Buzby has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Buzby started his finance career as an auditor and consultant focused on financial services for KPMG. He spent 17 years at Farmer Mac, in a variety of executive positions culminating as CEO.

QMC Telecom International [SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico] announced the appointment of Ricardo Zubieta as Chief Financial Officer. Zubieta joins QMC from Barclays where as Managing Director of the bank’s Global Technology, Media & Telecom group he led Barclays’ Global Telecom M&A practice.

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Square, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: SQ) announced that Sarah Friar has informed the company of her intention to step down as Chief Financial Officer of Square in order to accept an offer to become Chief Executive Officer of Nextdoor. Friar will stay at Square into December to ensure an orderly transition.

Patrick Grismer

Starbucks Corporation [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced Patrick Grismer has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer (cfo). Grismer succeeds Scott Maw, who will retire on November 30. Maw will remain a senior consultant through March 2019 to ensure a smooth transition, with Grismer joining the company on November 12 and assuming the role of cfo on November 30. Grismer joins Starbucks from his current position as cfo of Hyatt, which he has held since joining the company in March 2016. Prior to Hyatt, Grismer held a variety of leadership positions at Yum! Brands over 14 years, including cfo. Before Yum! Brands, Grismer served in a number of finance and strategy positions at The Walt Disney Company over a ten-year period, including vice president of business planning and development for The Disneyland Resort. Grismer began his career as a management consultant with Price Waterhouse.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation [CHICAGO] (NYSE: H) announced that Patrick Grismer has resigned as chief financial officer, effective November 2, 2018, in order to assume the CFO position at Starbucks Corporation. Upon his departure, Grismer will be succeeded by Joan Bottarini, currently senior vice president of finance for the Americas at Hyatt. Bottarini has been with Hyatt since 1999 and held a number of finance positions over her career, including vice president of hotel finance for Asia Pacific, vice president strategic financial planning and analysis, and director financial communications.

Tupperware Brands Corporation [ORLANDO, Fla.] (NYSE: TUP) announced that Michael S. Poteshman plans to retire from his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Poteshman will continue in his role until March 1, 2019, following the Company’s fiscal year 2018 financial closing process.

CVS Health [Woonsocket, RI] (NYSE: CVS) announced that following the completion of the transaction, Eva C. Boratto, currently CVS Health’s Executive Vice President – Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CVS Health. Shawn M. Guertin has decided to step away for personal and family reasons but will remain with CVS Health until June 2019 to help the combined company with integration and financial planning strategy. Boratto has an extensive financial background that spans more than 20 years and includes senior positions in both the pharmaceutical manufacturing and PBM industries, along with other health care finance roles. She joined CVS Health in 2010 as Senior Vice President, PBM Finance and most recently has served as CVS Health’s Executive Vice President – Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining CVS Health, Ms. Boratto served in a number of executive positions at Merck & Co., including Vice President, U.S. Market Finance Leader, with responsibility for financial oversight of Merck’s U.S. pharmaceutical market, and Vice President, Investor Relations.

Steven Gatoff

8×8, Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NYSE: EGHT) announced the appointment of Steven Gatoff as Chief Financial Officer. Mary Ellen Genovese will remain as Chief Financial Officer through the Company’s Form 10-Q filing for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 and will host 8×8’s second fiscal quarter earnings conference call on October 29, 2018. Steven Gatoff will join 8×8 on October 15, 2018. Prior to 8×8, Gatoff has been Chief Financial Officer at Elementum, PagerDuty, Rapid7 and iPass. Prior to these positions, Gatoff held senior finance roles at United Online, Sterling Commerce, and VeriSign. Earlier in his career, Gatoff was an investment banker at several Wall Street firms including Bear Stearns, Credit Suisse, and Morgan Stanley. Mary Ellen Genovese, who has served as 8×8’s Chief Financial Officer since November 2014, has been appointed as Managing Director of European Operations.

Doctor On Demand [SAN FRANCISCO] hired Jeff McCombs as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Doctor On Demand, Jeff served as the Head of Global Business Operations at Facebook, the Chief Financial Officer at Flipboard, Inc., and most recently OpenTable’s Chief Financial Officer.

Revance Therapeutics, Inc. [NEWARK, Calif.] (NASDAQ: RVNC) announced the appointment of Tobin C. Schilke as chief financial officer, effective November 5th. Schilke joins Revance from Achaogen, Inc., where he was chief financial officer since 2016. Prior to Achaogen, he spent 13 years at Roche/Genentech in a variety of senior finance and operational roles including CFO of Roche Products Limited in the United Kingdom, director of commercial FP&A for Genentech’s BioOncology business, and M&A project manager for a number of successful acquisition, spin-out and business development deals for Roche.

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NASDAQ: PTIE) announced that Eric Schoen will join its management team as Chief Financial Officer, effective on or before November 7, 2018. Most recently, he was SVP, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer of Vermillion, Inc. Mr. Schoen also spent nine years with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Manitex International, Inc. [BRIDGEVIEW, Ill.] (NASDAQ: MNTX) announced that Laura R. Yu has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Manitex International, Inc. Ms. Yu joined Manitex International in May 2018, as Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller. Her most recent position prior to Manitex was Director, Corporate Finance at Tenneco. Ms. Yu spent more than ten years at Tenneco, having started as a Senior Financial Analyst there in 1999.  She was also Division Finance Manager and Controller during her seven-year career at Filtran, LLC. Her prior experience also includes five years at Quaker Oats and MS Management.

Todd Sanders

Planview [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the appointment of Todd Sanders as Chief Financial Officer. Sanders joins Planview from Symphony RetailAI, a global Artificial Intelligence-enabled decision platforms and solutions provider, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2013. Sanders began his financial career at Fujitsu, followed by positions at StoreNext, Retalix (now NCR), and Aldata.

Albireo Pharma, Inc. [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: ALBO) announced the appointment of Simon Harford as Chief Financial Officer. Harford will succeed Tom Shea, who is stepping down from the role. Harford most recently was Chief Financial Officer at Parexel International Corporation. Previously, Harford was SVP Finance, Global Pharmaceuticals at GlaxoSmithKline plc. Overall, Harford’s career spans more than 30 years including numerous senior leadership roles across finance and investor relations at GlaxoSmithKline plc., Avon Products, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company both in the United States and internationally.

Noodles & Company [BROOMFIELD, Colo.] (NASDAQ: NDLS) announced that Ken Kuick has been named the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective November 12, 2018. Most recently, he was Chief Accounting Officer for VICI Properties, a real estate investment trust that was spun out of Caesars Entertainment Corporation. Mr. Kuick also served as Chief Accounting Officer for Caesars Entertainment from 2014 to 2017, and as Vice-President, Assistant Controller beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he served a dual role as Chief Financial Officer for Transamerica Investment Management and Controller for Aegon USA Investment Management under Aegon N.V. He has also held leadership roles at Calamos Asset Management and Alberto-Culver Company.

Higher Logic [WASHINGTON] announced Tricia Benedix has joined the leadership team as new chief financial officer. Previously, Benedix held several executive roles for private equity-backed technology companies, serving as chief financial officer for Social Solutions, Relias Learning, and Mitratech. She also held numerous financial roles for Sunquest Information Systems and Misys Healthcare Systems.

Denise D. Beckles

Revolution Foods [OAKLAND, Calif.] appointed Denise D. Beckles as Chief Financial Officer. Beckles previously served as Chief Strategy Officer of Global Business, Global Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, and Chief Financial Officer at Godiva North America. Her prior experience also includes leading business development at Pernod Ricard USA and financial planning at General Electric Company.

Dominion Energy [RICHMOND, Va.] (NYSE: D) announced that Mark F. McGettrick, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire on Jan. 1, 2019, capping a 38-year career at the company. Effective Nov. 1, 2018, McGettrick will step down as chief financial officer. James R. “Jim” Chapman, senior vice president-Mergers & Acquisitions and treasurer, will succeed McGettrick as CFO. Chapman, 49, came to Dominion Energy in 2013 after more than 20 years in investment banking and corporate finance, principally related to the utility and energy sector. Among his roles, he was managing director and head of Asia Pacific Power & Utilities Investment Banking at Barclays plc, as well as holding similar senior roles at Barclays and its predecessor firm, Lehman Brothers in New York and overseas. Chapman assumed his current post in February 2016. Once he becomes the company’s chief financial officer, he is expected to retain his role as treasurer.

Ryan Spohn

Sikich [CHICAGO] hired Ryan Spohn as its chief financial officer. Before joining Sikich, Spohn was the international chief financial officer for InnerWorkings. Spohn also served as InnerWorkings’ interim chief financial officer and senior vice president and corporate controller. Prior to his time at InnerWorkings, Spohn was director of finance for Siemens’ healthcare diagnostics division.

Synergy Medsales [DALLAS] announced the addition of Mike McDonald, previous COO of Thermi Aesthetics, to their dynamic executive team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  McDonald joins from previous executive roles from Thermi Aesthetics to PrimCogent and SBMI (Erchonia Zerona).

Prevalent, Inc. [WARREN, N.J.] announced the appointment of James DeBlasio as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations. Mr. DeBlasio joins Prevalent from technology startup, Kiswe Mobile, where, as an Investor, he held the roles of Chief Financial Officer, Head of Sales, and Head of Strategy. From 2013 to 2016, DeBlasio was the Executive Vice President of Operations for York Telecom Corporation, a Unified Communications Company. Prior to that, Mr. DeBlasio was the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Member at Internap Network Services Corporation, a position he held since 2005.

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John Murphy

The Coca-Cola Company [ATLANTA] announced a succession plan for the chief financial officer. John Murphy, who currently serves as president of the company’s Asia Pacific group, will become senior vice president and deputy CFO on Jan. 1, 2019. He will be elevated to executive vice president and CFO on March 16, 2019, following the retirement of Kathy Waller. Waller assumed the role of CFO in 2014. Murphy took his current role as head of the Asia Pacific group in 2016. He is also responsible for the company’s Bottling Investments Group. He has worked in the Coca-Cola system since 1988 and has served in a number of senior finance, strategy and operations roles around the world.

Spirit Airlines, Inc. [MIRAMAR, Fla.] (NYSE: SAVE) announced that it has promoted Scott M. Haralson to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Haralson has over 18 years of airline experience and most recently served as Spirit’s Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis and Corporate Real Estate.  Haralson succeeds Edward (Ted) Morgan Christie as CFO.  Christie was promoted to President earlier this year and will become Spirit’s Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2019.  Haralson joined Spirit in 2012 as its Vice President Financial Planning and Analysis.  He began his professional career in corporate banking working primarily on structured finance deals.  Haralson began his airline career at America West Airlines (and what would become US Airways) where he served in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility. He has also held financial management positions with Frontier Airlines, Swift Aviation, and Dish Network.

Christina Spade

CBS Corporation [NEW YORK] (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) announced that Christina Spade has been appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Spade has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Strategy for Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI) since February 2013. Previously, she was Senior Vice President, Affiliate Finance and Business Operations for Showtime Networks Inc. Spade has worked in different capacities at Showtime Networks during her over 22 years with the Company, including programming finance leadership and as a key steward of the successful implementation of various financial, operational and reporting systems. Prior to joining Showtime Networks, Spade was an audit manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Entertainment, Media and Communications practice.

Adam Townsend

Showtime Networks Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that Adam Townsend has been named to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Townsend will be replacing Christina Spade, who now serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Corporation. Townsend joined CBS in July 2008 as Executive Vice President, Investor Relations. In January 2016, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations, CBS Corporation. Before joining CBS, Townsend served as Managing Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy for the E*TRADE Financial Corporation. Townsend was a Vice President in Equity Research at Hambrecht & Quist and JP Morgan from 1999-2002 in the firm’s Financial Institutions Group. Prior to JP Morgan, Townsend held various positions at Franklin Templeton Investments.

RLH Corporation [DENVER] (NYSE: RLH) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Douglas L. Ludwig, has tendered his resignation due to personal health reasons.  The Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, Nate Troup, will serve as Principal Financial Officer while the Company in the interim.

ServiceSource [DENVER] (NASDAQ: SREV) announced that Richard G. Walker, currently a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and an experienced financial executive, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective November 12, 2018. His appointment follows Robert N. Pinkerton’s decision to accept an opportunity outside of ServiceSource. Mr. Walker will remain a member of the Company’s Board. Walker has served as a member of the ServiceSource board of directors since October 2017. In October 2016, he founded The Bison Group, LLC. Prior to founding The Bison Group, Mr. Walker was Executive Vice President – Strategy and Corporate Development for Ascent Capital Group, Inc. From December 2013 to December 2016, he served as a Director and Chairman of the Board of Trusted Media Brands, Inc. (formerly known as Readers Digest Association). Previous to Ascent, from 2006 to February 2014, Mr. Walker served as a core member of the executive leadership team at IHS (now IHS Markit Ltd.), including in roles as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and then as Executive Vice President of Global Finance.

Catherine Hunt Ryan

Bechtel [RESTON, Va.] appointed Catherine Hunt Ryan has been appointed chief financial officer. Hunt Ryan succeeded Peter Dawson, who was chief financial officer for 14 years. Dawson will become a non-executive director on the BGI board on January 1, 2019. Hunt Ryan was with Bechtel for 11 years and, previously, in project finance at the World Bank and other organizations. Prior to assuming her new role, Hunt Ryan was the chief financial officer of Bechtel’s Oil, Gas & Chemicals business unit.

Roll-Kraft [MENTOR, OHIO] announced the appointment of Ken Fruscella to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Fruscella replaces the recently retired Chief Financial Officer, Rich Lazar, who retired after more than 30 years of service. Fruscella has held previous positions as Chief Financial Officer with Soundwich and Horsburgh & Scott.

AMERI Holdings, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: AMRH) announced the appointment of Barry Kostiner as its Chief Financial Officer. Kostiner succeeds Viraj Patel, who will remain with the Company through December 15, 2018. Most recently, Mr. Kostiner was an advisor on capital markets and business development matters to LinKay Technologies and an advisor on data analytics and mergers and acquisitions strategy for a national skilled nursing facilities company.

Chris Sands

MineralTree [BOSTON] announced the appointment of Chris Sands as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Sands has a diverse background in a number of finance and related functions – from Treasury and FP&A to Investor Relations and Investment Banking at leading firms including PwC, Barclays, and J.P. Morgan. Most recently, Sands held senior leadership roles at EnerNOC and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Ruffalo Noel Levitz [CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA] announced that Mike Evans will join the firm as chief financial officer. Evans comes to RNL from Renaissance. Previously, he was senior vice president and general manager of Pearson’s K-12 reading and math business lines.

Trans World Entertainment Corporation [ALBANY, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: TWMC) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, John Anderson, died on October 10, 2018.

Michelle Mosier

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company [GLEN ALLEN, Va.] (NYSE: HBB) announced that Michelle Mosier will join the Company on October 29, 2018 and, effective January 1, 2019, will succeed James H. Taylor as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Ms. Mosier most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for United Sporting Companies. Prior to that, she was Controller for Reynolds Group Holdings, Limited, and before that was Chief Financial Officer for Reynolds Consumer Products.  Ms. Mosier also previously served as Vice President and Controller for Circuit City Stores, Inc., and as Corporate Controller for Tredegar Corporation. She began her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers and served as a partner.

WageWorks, Inc. [San Mateo, California] appointed Ismail (Izzy) Dawood as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company. Mr. Dawood has served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer (“Interim CFO”) and principal financial officer of the Company since April 9, 2018. Prior to his service as the Interim CFO of the Company, Mr. Dawood served as the Chief Financial Officer of Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. from December 16, 2015 to September 29, 2017. Prior to joining Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc., Mr. Dawood served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Investment Services division of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) beginning in April 2013; he served as Executive Vice President and Director of Investor Relations and Financial Planning and Analysis of BNY Mellon from June 2009 to March 2013 and as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Corporate Development and Strategy of BNY Mellon from November 2006 to May 2009. Prior to his tenure at BNY Mellon, he also served in various senior roles at Wachovia Corporation, where he was employed from 1994 to 2006, including Managing Director of Structured Treasury Activities and Managing Director of Corporate Development. He serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC.

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NYSE: JELD) announced that John Linker has been promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) effective November 8, 2018, replacing L. Brooks Mallard, who will leave the company the same day to pursue other career interests. Mr. Linker currently serves as JELD-WEN’s senior vice president, corporate development and investor relations. Mr. Linker, who joined JELD-WEN in 2012, previously served as the company’s treasurer and interim finance leader for JELD-WEN’s Europe and Australasia segments. Prior to joining JELD-WEN, Mr. Linker held leadership positions in corporate development and finance with United Technologies Corporation’s Aerospace Systems Division, and its predecessor, Goodrich Corporation.

Evan Fein

Chef [SEATTLE] announced the appointment of Evan Fein as its CFO. Fein most recently served as CFO at Impinj from 2000 to 2018. He served as general manager of operations at T-Mobile from 1995 to 2000, where he led financial planning and corporate development activities.

TurboTenant [FORT COLLINS, Colo.] announced the appointment of Andrew Evans to the TurboTenant Team as COO and CFO.

Apttus [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced Gregg Hampton as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Gregg brings extensive experience with enterprise organizations and rapid growth technology Hampton will step into the role of Chief Financial Officer, having served the same role at Actian and Blue Coat Systems. Prior to the CFO role, Hampton served as Vice President of Business Operations for Blue Coat. Before joining Blue Coat, he served in various roles at HP, including General Manager of Enterprise Software and Vice President of Finance. Hampton also joined HP through its acquisition of Mercury Interactive, where he served as Vice President of Internal Audit/Global Compliance and Corporate Controller.

Entertainment Studios, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Ronnie Ng as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development. Ng has more than 17 years of experience, and comes directly to Entertainment Studios after five years at TCW Group.  At TCW, Ng was Vice President in the Fixed Income Group, where he specialized in media and technology corporate debt and bond investing. Prior to joining TCW Group, Ng was Executive Director of Media & Communications Group with UBS Investment Bank for six years. Before joining UBS Investment Bank, Ng held similar investment banking positions at Deutsche Bank Securities and Houlihan Lokey.

Ryan [DALLAS] announced that David Oldani has joined the management team as senior vice president, chief financial officer. Prior to joining Ryan, he served as senior vice president ‒ Treasurer, Investor Relations, and Financial Planning & Analysis for WhiteWave Foods. His career managing financial operations in major corporations also includes leadership positions with Dean Foods and Wells Fargo Bank.

Orion Group Holdings, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: ORN) announced that Christopher J. DeAlmeida will step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective November 2, 2018 to pursue a new opportunity with a private company that is not a competitor.  As a result, the Company has named Robert L. Tabb, Orion’s Vice President of Finance, as Interim Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Tabb has served as Orion Group Holdings Vice President Finance since November 2016. Mr. Tabb has over 12 years of public company accounting and financial management experience and has overseen the Company’s financial planning and analysis function since 2014.  Prior to his current role, Mr. Tabb served as the Company’s Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. Prior to joining Orion, Mr. Tabb held progressively responsible positions in accounting, finance, and M&A with Mattress Firm, Inc., MXenergy, Inc., and J. Richard Claywell, CPA.

YES! Communities [DENVER] announced that Julie Elkins has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Julie’s former role as Chief Accounting Officer began three years ago at YES! Communities in 2015.  Prior to YES! Communities Julie held various accounting and finance roles for Aimco and Chateau Communities.  Julie is a CPA and graduated from the University of Colorado. Chris Stopps, who is an original founder of YES! Communities and served as CFO since 2007, will be retiring and serving in an advisory role through December 31, 2018.

BorgWarner [AUBURN HILLS, Mich.] announced the appointment of Thomas J. McGill to the role of interim Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2019.  Mr. McGill will succeed Ron Hundzinski, who will remain with the company through the end of 2018 to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities before retiring from the company effective December 31, 2018. McGill has been with BorgWarner for more than 17 years and currently serves as the company’s Vice President and Treasurer, a corporate position he has held for the past six years.

Zosano Pharma Corporation [FREMONT, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ZSAN) announced the appointment of Greg Kitchener to the position of chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to joining Zosano, Mr. Kitchener served as CFO and executive vice president at BioPharmX Corporation. He was also previously a vice president of finance at Cepheid (acquired by Danaher Corporation) and a director of corporate planning at Synopsys, Inc.

Idilus HR [WARRENVILLE, ILL.] announced Lisa Wollersheim as their new Chief Financial Officer. Wollersheim brings over ten years of experience in business and financial management services.

CFO Moves this week include:

AbbVie Inc.	Segment	Twilio
Breather	Harvard Bioscience, Inc.	Wag!
SE Solutions	Hero Digital	Great Western Oil and Gas
Gibson Brands, Inc.	Cadence Aerospace	Zipwhip
TimePayment	Relatient	MidAtlantic Farm Credit
Loot Crate	AIT Therapeutics, Inc.	Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation	Tunnell Consulting	SolarWindow Technologies, Inc.
PowerReviews	Blackhawk Bancorp, Inc.	Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Kadmon Holdings, Inc.	Amazing Energy Oil and Gas Co.	MeiraGTx Holdings
Hospitality Properties Trust	Government Properties Income Trust	Select Income REIT
RMR Real Estate Income Fund

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AbbVie [North Chicago, Illinois] announced that William J. Chase, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, informed AbbVie that he plans to retire from the company in mid-2019. Effective October 19, 2018, Mr. Chase has been appointed Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, and Robert A. Michael has been appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Michael has been AbbVie’s Vice President, Controller, since March 1, 2017 and served as AbbVie’s Vice President, Treasurer from 2015 to 2016, and as Vice President, Controller, Commercial Operations from 2013 to 2015. He joined Abbott Laboratories in 1993 and held numerous positions in the finance organization.

Sandra Smith

Segment [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Sandra Smith has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Smith joins Segment from Twilio, where she served as VP of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) for five years. Prior to Twilio, Smith spent a decade with Akamai Technologies, where she served as CFO of the Emerging Cloud Business Unit and held key roles in finance. She also led Akamai’s investor relations program.

Khozema Shipchandler

Twilio [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: TWLO) announced that Khozema Shipchandler will join as the company’s chief financial officer, effective Nov. 12, 2018. Shipchandler most recently served as GE Digital’s chief commercial officer. Khozema previously served in a variety of positions within GE, including as the chief financial officer and EVP of corporate development at GE Digital and the vice president of corporate audit staff of GE.

Breather [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Mark Frackt as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Previously he was inaugural CFO at BuzzFeed.

Harvard Bioscience, Inc. [HOLLISTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: HBIO) appointed Kam Unninayar as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 26, 2018. Most recently, she was CFO at Tetraphase Inc. Ms. Unninayar spent more than eleven years at Thermo Fisher Scientific across multiple roles leading financial operations, corporate financial planning and analysis, finance for business strategy, and acquisitions and integrations. During her tenure there, she was Vice President Finance for the Customer Channels group, Laboratory Products and Services segment, and other businesses. Ms. Unninayar replaces Robert E. Gagnon, who resigned the position of Chief Financial Officer effective August 31, 2018.

Wag! [LOS ANGELES] has named Celia Poon as chief financial officer. Most recently, she served as CFO of Highfive and has also held senior financial leadership roles at Twitter, Yahoo! and Zynga.

SE Solutions [MCLEAN, Va.] announced that Tom Stepka has been named Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Stepka held leadership roles at Cognosante, ACS/Xerox, Integic, CACI and Unisys.

Nick Gerostathos

Hero Digital [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Nick Gerostathos as its new chief financial officer. Prior to joining Hero Digital, Gerostathos held several key executive positions with companies including PwC, Anheuser-Busch InBev, MasterCard and Revlon, UpWind Solutions and Genesys.

Great Western Oil and Gas [DENVER] has named Brady Parish as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Great Western Oil and Gas, Parish was senior managing director and head of U.S. oil and gas investment banking for Texas-based Macquarie Capital.

Gibson Brands, Inc. [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] announced Kim Mattoon as CFO (chief financial officer). The appointment is effective November 1, 2018. joins Gibson with nearly 25 years of experience, most recently as the chief operating officer of Richemont North America. Prior to Richemont, Kim served as CFO at IWC Schaffhausen and Peter Millar – both Richemont portfolio companies – and as Vice President – Finance, Real Estate, and IT at The Body Shop. She began her career and spent 10 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Joyce Pae

Cadence Aerospace [ANAHEIM, Calif.] announced the appointment of Joyce Pae as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Cadence Aerospace.  Ms. Pae has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Cadence Aerospace since September 10, 2018.  She succeeds Don DeVore, who retired from Cadence Aerospace earlier this year. She joined the Cadence Aerospace Corporate Headquarters team as Vice President, Finance, in 2013.  Ms. Pae came to Cadence Aerospace from Synchronous Aerospace, where she served as the Vice President of Finance. Prior to that, Ms. Pae held positions of increasing responsibility at Baxter International, PharMedium Healthcare Corporation and DLC, Inc.

Zipwhip [SEATTLE] announced the appointment of Bob Chamberlain as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Chamberlain served as CFO at Big Fish and PopCap Games.

TimePayment [BURLINGTON, MASS.] announced that Robert K. Moskovitz has joined the company as its Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. For the past 14 years, Mr. Moskovitz was the Chief Financial Officer at LEAF Commercial Capital, until its acquisition by People’s United Bank.

Relatient [FRANKLIN, Tenn.] announced the appointment of Patrick Block as Chief Financial Officer, effective Oct 1, 2018. Block joins Relatient from LeanKit, where he served as Vice President of Finance. Previously, Block was Vice President of Finance at Emma for nine years, a SaaS marketing technology provider recently acquired by Insight Venture Partners.

Brian Rosati

MidAtlantic Farm Credit [WESTMINSTER, MD] announced Brian Rosati as their new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Farm Credit, Rosati served as the Vice President of Finance with Videology for four years. He was also the Director of Finance with Micros Systems, and spent time in public accounting with both Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen.

Loot Crate [LOS ANGELES] announced the hiring of Rob Leff, former Chief Financial Officer and SVP for Fandango, as its Chief Financial Officer. Leff joins Loot Crate from Fandango, where he has been a significant member of the team for over 10 years and its CFO since 2011.  Prior to Fandango, Leff was formerly the 1st vice president of corporate financial planning at Countrywide Financial Corp, which was purchased by Bank of America in 2009.

AIT Therapeutics, Inc. [GARDEN CITY, N.Y., and REHOVOT, Israel] (OTCQB: AITB) announced the appointment of Douglas J. Beck as its Chief Financial Officer effective as of November 1, 2018. Beck most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at JLM Couture, Inc. Prior to JLM Couture, Inc., Mr. Beck was Chief Financial Officer of Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Beck also served as Chief Financial Officer for iBio, Inc., and Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. [New York] announced that David K. Jones, the Chief Financial Officer notified the Company of his intention to resign in order to pursue another business opportunity. Jeffrey Wood, the Company’s current Senior Vice President of Accounting, Tax and Treasurer, has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wood has been an employee of the Company since December 2015 and has been its Senior Vice President of Accounting, Tax and Treasurer since June 2018. From October 2012 to December 2015, Mr. Wood was the Vice President of Tax and Treasurer of The Children’s Place, Inc. Mr. Wood is a graduate of Seton Hall University.

Marc Jenkins

Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation [BRYN MAWR, Pa.] (NASDAQ: BMTC) parent of The Bryn Mawr Trust Company (”BMT”), announced that Marc Jenkins has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Wealth Management division. Marc joins BMT from Wells Fargo, where he worked since 2003 and advanced through various roles, including Senior Vice President and Regional Investment Manager, Regional Finance Manager, and Regional Chief Financial Officer. His other previous work includes time at Ernst & Young, LLP; Arthur Anderson, LLP; and JP Morgan & Co., Inc.

Tunnell Consulting [KING OF PRUSSIA, PA.]  announced the promotion of Larry Frattura to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Tunnell in 2016 as Controller, Frattura served as Controller/CFO at Marcum LLP, CFO at Magellan Search and Staffing, and VP of Finance at Yoh Services LLC, a Day and Zimmerman Company.

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] (OTC: WNDW) announced the appointment of its Chief Financial Officer, Steve Yan-Klassen, who brings more than 20 years of public company experience.

PowerReviews [CHICAGO] announced that the company has hired Jillian Sheehan as Chief Financial Officer. Most notably, Sheehan spent 10 years at Textura Corporation as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and later led the sale to Oracle Corporation in 2016. Most recently, Sheehan served as Chief Financial Officer at Aquilon Energy Services.

Blackhawk Bancorp, Inc. [ELOIT, WI] (OTCQX: BHWB) announced that Mary King McGovern has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Blackhawk Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Blackhawk Bank. Mary has held the chief financial officer position at multiple community banking organizations and has also served as the chief financial officer of a wholly owned subsidiary of a larger regional bank. Her appointment fills the position most recently held by Todd James, who was recently named as the President & CEO of Blackhawk Bancorp, Inc.

Akash Madiah

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) [ENGLEWOOD, Colo.] welcomed Akash Madiah as the organization’s new Chief Financial Officer. Madiah joins MGMA from DaVita Medical Group where he served as market CFO for the Colorado Springs region. Before joining Davita Medical Group, Madiah served in financial leadership roles at a variety of organizations, including Vail Resorts, KPMG LLP and Zolfo Cooper.

Kadmon Holdings, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: KDMN) announced that Konstantin Poukalov has notified the company of his intent to step down as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Principal Accounting Officer (PAO). Kyle Carver, the Company’s Controller, has been appointed PAO and will report directly to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Amazing Energy Oil and Gas Co. [PLANO, TX] (OTCQX: AMAZ) announced that it has appointed Marty Dobbins as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Simultaneous with running his CPA firm for 25 years, Mr. Dobbins also served as President and CEO of K&W Resources, Inc., an oil and gas operator, Managing General Partner of Cafe Adobe Restaurants and Vice-President and CFO of Guardian Fire Protection Co., Inc.. From 2007 to 2014, Mr. Dobbins simultaneously served as President of Franskill, Inc., and as the Chief Global Investment Analyst for Motorskill Venture Group, LLC, the parent company of Franskill. For the past four years, Mr. Dobbins has been the President and CEO of InFocus Venture Group, LLC.

MeiraGTx Holdings plc [LONDON and NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: MGTX) announced that the appointment of Katherine Breedis as chief financial officer. Prior to joining MeiraGTx, Ms. Breedis was a managing director, equity research, and senior analyst for biotechnology and major pharmaceuticals with Stifel Nicolaus & Company.  Prior to joining Stifel Nicolaus & Company in 2015, Ms. Breedis worked for several years in the pharmaceuticals industry. At Pfizer Inc., she served as senior director, corporate strategy. Before that, she was senior director, global external research and development, at Eli Lilly & Company. Earlier in her career, she held a number of positions in the financial industry, including first vice president/healthcare equity analyst at Schroder Investment Management North America; principal and founder of Teewinot Capital Investors, LLC; and vice president, global investment research, and senior analyst, specialty pharmaceuticals at Goldman Sachs & Co. Before that, she held positions at Citigroup Asset Management, General Electric Capital Corporation, Creditanstalt-Bankverein, Dillon, Read & Co. and Citibank, N.A.

Hospitality Properties Trust [NEWTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: HPT) announced that Brian E. Donley has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective January 1, 2019. Mr. Donley has been HPT’s controller since 2007 and he has served in various finance and accounting leadership roles at The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR) since 1997. Mr. Donley succeeds Mark L. Kleifges who is retiring and therefore resigning from his positions with both HPT and RMR effective December 31, 2018. Mr. Kleifges has been with both HPT and RMR since 2002. Mr. Donley has also been recently appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the RMR Real Estate Income Fund (NYSE American: RIF).

Government Properties Income Trust [NEWTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: GOV) announced that Jeffrey C. Leer has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective January 1, 2019. Mr. Leer was recently promoted to Senior Vice President of RMR and has been with RMR for over five years in various accounting leadership functions. Prior to joining RMR, Mr. Leer held accounting and finance positions at several Fortune 500 companies as well as practiced for several years in public accounting. Leer succeeds Mark L. Kleifges who is retiring and therefore resigning from his positions at both GOV and RMR effective December 31, 2018. Mr. Kleifges has been with GOV since 2010, and he has been with RMR since 2002. To ensure a smooth transition

Select Income REIT [NEWTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: SIR) announced that Jeffrey C. Leer has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective December 1, 2018. Mr. Leer was recently promoted to Senior Vice President of RMR and he is currently responsible for the day to day oversight of the accounting and finance support functions of RMR and various affiliates. Mr. Leer has been with The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR) for over five years in various accounting leadership functions. Prior to joining RMR, Mr. Leer held accounting and finance positions at several Fortune 500 companies as well as practiced for several years in public accounting. Leer succeeds John C. Popeo, who is retiring and therefore resigning from his positions with both SIR and RMR, effective November 30, 2018. Leer has also been recently appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Government Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: GOV).

RMR Real Estate Income Fund [NEWTON, Mass.] (NYSE American: RIF) announced that Brian E. Donley has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, both effective January 1, 2019. Mr. Donley has served in various finance and accounting leadership roles at RMR since 1997. Mr. Donley is also a certified public accountant. Mr. Donley has also been recently appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Hospitality Properties Trust (Nasdaq: HPT).

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Cargill [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that David Dines will be named chief financial officer, effective December 1, 2018. Dines has previously led global trading businesses in financial and industrial sectors and is responsible for the creation and growth of Cargill’s risk management business. Marcel Smits, currently Cargill’s CFO, will move into a new strategic role, assuming leadership of Cargill Asia Pacific, effective December 1, 2018.

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. [PLANO, Texas] (NYSE: JCP) announced that Michael Fung is temporarily joining the Company as interim chief financial officer succeeding Jerry Murray who will resume his responsibilities as senior vice president of finance. Fung recently served as interim chief financial officer for Neiman Marcus Group and 99 Cents Only Stores following his retirement from Walmart Stores. Prior to Walmart, he served in the top finance positions at several large corporations, including vice president and chief financial officer for Sensient Technologies Corporation, senior vice president and chief financial officer for Vanstar Corporation, and vice president and chief financial officer for Bass Pro Shops, Inc.

Wasabi Technologies, Inc. [BOSTON] announced that Michael Bayer joined as Chief Financial Officer. His most recent role was at iZotope Inc. where he served as the CFO.  Prior to that he managed the IPO for MotherNature.com and acquisitions for LightChip and Revivio.  Michael co-founded RPM Communications.

Joaquin Castrillo

EVERTEC, Inc. [SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico] (NYSE: EVTC) announced the promotion of Joaquin Castrillo to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Joaquin Castrillo most recently served as the interim Chief Financial Officer of Evertec. Previously, he served as Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining Evertec in 2012, he worked for PwC in Banking and Capital Markets group in New York and Puerto Rico.

Russell Investments [SEATTLE] hired Jennifer McPeek as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Janus, McPeek was at ING Group where she ran strategic planning and corporate development for the Americas. Earlier in her career, McPeek worked as a consultant and investment banker for McKinsey & Company and Goldman Sachs, respectively.

Echodyne [KIRKLAND, Wash.] announced that it has added Paul Farmer to its management team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Paul brings 30 years of financial and operational leadership with high growth technology companies along with public company CFO experience.

Manscaped, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced the hiring of Katy Hopwood as CFO. Katy joined the corporate workforce of fledgling First Virtual Holdings Inc. in 1994 and quickly rose to become Managing Director of International Business Development. Her career growth landed her as the Vice President of Finance and Operations Sourcefinder, where she was responsible for assisting the CEO in its initial capital raising. Katy was one of the first employees (CFO) at Mobile Media Group. As Director of Operations at Renomics Corporation, Katy was instrumental during the acquisition by TopQuadrant in 2011. Her most recent roles include CFO at PB Microsaving in Beverly Hills, California, and an independent Senior Financial Consultant.

Torque [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Alex Bruni as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Bruni held several leadership positions at Patheon (acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific), including Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to that, he held strategic Finance and Operations leadership positions at Merz, CombinatoRx, Sepracor, and EMD Serono.

Ron Linares

Sentry Data Systems, Inc. [DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.] announced the addition of Ron Linares as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his role at Sentry, he served as CFO for several companies, including OmniComm Systems, Inc.

The AES Corporation [ARLINGTON, Va.] (NYSE: AES) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Tom O’Flynn, will transition to a new leadership role, focusing on raising third-party capital to systematically and cost effectively help finance AES’ attractive growth opportunities. Current Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Gustavo Pimenta, will become Chief Financial Officer. These changes will be effective as of January 1, 2019. Gustavo served as CFO of several of AES’ Latin American businesses, including the publicly listed Brazilian companies, Eletropaulo and AES Tietê. He became Deputy CFO nine months ago.

Worthington Industries [COLUMBUS, Ohio] (NYSE: WOR) announced that Joseph Hayek has been named vice president and chief financial officer (CFO).  Andy Rose, previously president and CFO will continue as Company president. Hayek joined Worthington Industries in April 2014 as vice president of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In 2017, he was named general manager of the Company’s oil & gas equipment business. Before joining Worthington, Hayek was president of SARCOM, the largest division of PCM, Inc. Joe also led PCM’s M&A and investor relations groups as executive vice president during his six years there. In addition, he spent 10 years in investment banking with Raymond James and Wachovia.

Icertis [BELLEVUE, Wash.] announced the appointment of Curt Anderson as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Curt was CFO of startup Chef Software. Prior to Chef, he had a long career at Microsoft, including serving as CFO of the Cloud & Enterprise Division and CFO of the Manufacturing and Supply Chain Group. He also held senior leadership roles in both Finance and Operations for the Enterprise Partner Group and led Investor Relations. Prior to Microsoft, Curt held various roles at Amazon and began his career at Deloitte.

Powell Industries, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: POWL) announced that Michael W. Metcalf has been named Executive Vice President of Powell Industries, Inc. and will be named Chief Financial Officer following the announcement of the Company’s financial results for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2018 and the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2018.  Don R. Madison will remain as the Company’s chief financial officer until that time.  Since 1998 until joining Powell, Mr. Metcalf held financial management positions with General Electric Company.  Most recently, Mr. Metcalf served as CFO Aeroderivative Products, GE Power effective August 6, 2018.  Prior to this role, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Artificial Lift Systems, Baker Hughes, a General Electric company, from August 7, 2017 to August 3, 2018 and CFO of GE Oil & Gas Production Solutions from November 2, 2015 to August 4, 2017.  Mr. Metcalf is also bringing with him both operational and international experience having served as the CFO for GE Oil & Gas Supply Chain Operations from April 18, 2011 to October 30, 2015.

Collibra [NEW YORK] announced the addition of Sebastien Giroux as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Collibra, Sebastien was Chief Accounting Officer at Atlassian. He has also held strategic financial management positions with RingCentral, IBM, BigFix, and Taleo Corporation.

Moogsoft [SAN FRANCISCO] announced it has welcomed Raman Kapur as Chief Financial Officer. Raman was formerly VP of Finance at Splunk.

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC [PINEVILLE, La.] has announced Kazi Hasan as the new chief financial officer (CFO). Hasan has spent the last 20 years with The AES Corporation holding numerous positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as chief risk officer. Hasan replaces the current Cleco CFO, Terry Taylor, who is retiring on Jan. 1, 2019, after 18 years with the company.

Rocky Coppola

Ohio National Financial Services [CINCINNATI] announced the promotion of Rocky Coppola to Chief Financial Officer. Coppola succeeds Anthony W. Dunn. Coppola began his career at Ohio National in 1999 after nine years at Liberty Mutual and one year in consulting. Prior to his promotion to CFO, he held the position of senior vice president, finance and controller since December 2016.

Exabeam [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Manish Sarin to chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to joining Exabeam, he was an executive vice president of Corporate Planning and Development at Proofpoint since 2012. Sarin also led strategy and corporate development efforts for the Software and Security groups at HP and was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan.

FirstClose [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the appointment of Patrick McClain as chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Most recently, he served as CFO at Xplore Technologies and as executive vice president, CFO and treasurer at Falconstar Software. Previously, he served as CFO at Aurea Software and Rules-Based Medicine. Mr. McClain also has held senior operational and financial roles at several financial institutions and FI service providers. He started his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Georgia Erbez

Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] announced that it has appointed Georgia L. Erbez as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Erbez previously served as Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Zosano Pharma. She also served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Asterias Biotherapeutics and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Raptor Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Raptor, Ms. Erbez was a Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking at Collins Stewart, a Founder and Managing Director at Beal Advisors, and a senior level investment banker at Jefferies & Company, and Cowen and Company. She has also held positions at the investment banks Hambrecht & Quist and Alex. Brown & Sons.

Axial Biotherapeutics [BOSTON & PASADENA, Calif.] announced the appointment of Jeffrey Young as the company’s first Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Young most recently served as CFO, Treasurer and Secretary at Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Young served as CFO and Treasurer of OvaScience. Mr. Young was previously the CFO and Treasurer of Transmedics. Before that, he served as CFO and Treasurer at Lantheus Medical Imaging. Mr. Young began his career holding various positions of increasing responsibility in finance at Critical Therapeutics, PerkinElmer, Inc. and PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Rapid Micro Biosystems [LOWELL, Mass.] announced the appointment of Sean Wirtjes as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Richard Kollender who has rejoined the company’s Board of Directors. Most recently, Wirtjes served as Vice President, Finance and Controller of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) for Boston Scientific.  Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Investor Relations at Boston Scientific, in progressive roles at Varian, Inc. including Vice President and Controller and Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, and as Corporate Controller at Quova.  Wirtjes began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated [GREENFIELD, Ind.] (NYSE: ELAN) named Todd S. Young as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Lucas Montarce, who has been serving as acting Elanco CFO, will return to Eli Lilly and Company as vice president and CFO of Lilly’s International Business Unit. Most recently, Young was executive vice president and CFO for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. in San Diego. He also spent several years in varying financial leader roles at Baxter International and worked on the spin-off of Baxalta, which he then joined as senior vice president and treasurer. He started his career at law firm Sidley Austin L.L.P.

Sanchez Energy Corporation [HOUSTON] (NYSE: SN) announced the appointment of Cameron W. George as Interim Chief Financial Officer.  George joined Sanchez Energy in 2016 as Senior Vice President of Capital Markets and has more than 15 years of investment banking and industry experience. George led the finance team at Linn Energy, LLC from 2005 until joining Sanchez Energy.  Before that, he was an investment banker in the energy group at RBC Capital Markets. George will succeed Howard J. Thill, who resigned from the company to pursue other opportunities.

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: NTLA) named Glenn Goddard its executive vice president and chief financial officer. Before Intellia, Mr. Goddard was the chief financial officer at Generation Bio Company. Previously he was the senior vice president of finance and principal financial officer at Agios Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Agios, Mr. Goddard held various senior-level financial management positions at both Archemix and Immunogen.

Bill Kearns

RESIDE Worldwide, Inc. [SEATTLE] announced the hiring of Bill Kearns as the organization’s Chief Financial Officer. Bill joins RESIDE most recently from Zipwhip where he was the VP of Finance. Prior to Zipwhip, Kearns was the Director of Financial Reporting for Alaska Airlines. Kearns has also served as Assistant Director of Financial Reporting for PACCAR, Staff Accountant for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche.

Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. [LAKE FOREST, Ill.] (NASDAQ: ASRT) announced that Phillip B. Donenberg, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire effective November 30, 2018. Replacing Donenberg will be Daniel A. Peisert, who has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Peisert was previously serving as Senior Vice President, Business Development, for Assertio. Peisert joined Assertio as Vice President, Business Development in September 2017. Most recently he served in the position of Vice President of Concordia International Corp.’s U.S. Legacy Pharmaceuticals business. Prior to this, he was Vice President, Business Development for Concordia. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Peisert was Director of Finance and Business Development for Marathon Pharmaceuticals. Prior to entering the pharmaceutical industry, he was a healthcare equity analyst and portfolio manager for Magnetar Capital and UBS O’Connor and began his career as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: ACAD) announced that Todd S. Young, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the organization to join another healthcare company. Elena Ridloff, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations will serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) [ARLINGTON, Va.] announced that Mark Santamaria has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mark was previously the CFO at Mission Essential. He also assumed the role of CFO at AM General LLC, and The SI Organization. Additionally, Mark enjoyed a 24 year career at Lockheed Martin in various positions with increasing responsibilities.

Checkers & Rally [TAMPA, FLA.] announced that Bob Baker has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Baker most recently served as CFO at Benihana, Inc. from 2015 until 2018. Before Benihana, Inc., Baker was President and CFO at Café Rio Mexican Grill. Before his role at Café Rio, and for the majority of his professional career, Baker was with Yum! Brands. For 16 years, Baker worked in various roles with the QSR brand, including positions in financial and strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, accounting and field finance positions.

The Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) [DALLAS] announced that chief financial officer Chetana Chaphekar plans to retire after serving on DHA’s leadership team for the past eight years.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. [BELLINGHAM, Wash.] (NASDAQ: EXPI) announced that Jeff Whiteside is joining the company in a dual role as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Collaboration Officer. Jeff brings more than 30 years of finance and operations experience, including running divisions of General Electric and successfully integrating acquisitions at Pitney Bowes. Alan Goldman, who has been with eXp World Holdings since May 2016, will continue as Chief Financial Officer of eXp Realty and take on the additional role of Chief Accounting Officer of eXp World Holdings.

Site 1001 [SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF.] announced that it has named Dipak Shah as the company’s Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operations Officer. Shah has over 30 years of experience in founding, developing and managing enterprise software, financial technology and SaaS companies.

Resonant, Inc. [GOLETA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: RESN) announced Martin “Marty” McDermut as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer effective November 15, 2018. Prior to joining Resonant, McDermut served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, from January 2016 to February 2017 when the company was acquired by MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. Prior to that, McDermut served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, from August 2011 to April 2015 when the company was acquired by Microsemi Corporation. Prior to that, McDermut served as a managing director and consultant at Avant Advisory Group, LLC. He also served as chief financial officer for other publicly traded companies including Iris International Inc. and Superconductor Technologies Inc. He was a partner at the public accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand LLP (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP). McDermut is a member of the board of directors of CDTi Advanced Materials, Inc.

Harvest Oil & Gas Corp. [HOUSTON] announced the appointment of Ryan Stash as Vice President and CFO. Stash most recently served as a Managing Director at Regions Securities focused on the energy sector. Prior to that, he spent 11 years in the Energy Investment Banking Group for Wells Fargo Securities in Houston rising to the level of Director. Prior to that, Mr. Stash spent 5 years as an auditor working at Hewlett-Packard and Ernst & Young, LLP.

Windhaven Insurance [MIAMI] named John D. Rosilier to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Windhaven, Rosilier served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in the Property and Casualty Division at National Lloyds Insurance Corporation, a Dallas subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings. Rosilier also spent close to two decades at United Services Automobile Association (USAA), where he was in the Property and Casualty Division as Vice President and CFO and earlier as Assistant VP for Financial and Enterprise Planning and Analysis.

Beneplace, LLC [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that John Pence has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Beneplace, Pence served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Mobi. Prior to Mobi, John worked in various leadership roles for Freescale Semiconductor, Brinkmann International and Allied Riser Communication. He began his career at Arthur Andersen.

Rockwell Medical, Inc. [WIXOM, Mich.] (NASDAQ: RMTI) announced that Angus Smith has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective at the end of November 2018. Mr. Smith will join Rockwell Medical from Pernix Therapeutics, where he currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Business Officer and Principal Financial Officer. Prior to this role, he served as Vice President, Business Development & Strategic Planning, and as Vice President, M&A and Corporate Finance. Prior to joining Pernix, Mr. Smith worked in healthcare investment banking, most recently serving as a Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Cantor Fitzgerald.

Realogy Holdings Corp. [MADISON, N.J.] (NYSE: RLGY) announced that Anthony E. Hull, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will retire from his position effective November 5, 2018. Hull, a 15-year veteran of Realogy and its former parent organization, will remain employed and serve as a senior advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and President until March 31, 2019. As part of this transition, Realogy has appointed Timothy B. Gustavson as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, adding to his duties as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller, effective November 5, 2018.

Michelle Newbery

Crowd Cow [SEATTLE] hired Michelle Newbery as chief financial officer. Michelle Newbery comes to Crowd Cow from Lowe’s Companies, where she had a variety of roles including director of corporate accounting, COO and CFO for ATGStores.com and president of The Mine.

Social Life Network, Inc. [DENVER, CO] (OTCQB: WDLF) announced the appointment of Mark DiSiena as its new Chief Financial Officer. DiSiena’s public company background includes Chief Financial Officer at Cherokee Global Brands and 4medica, as well as key financial management roles at Oracle-NetSuite, Lucent Technologies, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, and Senior Auditor at Cooper & Lybrand.

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Zillow Group, Inc. [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) announced Allen Parker will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Parker brings nearly 30 years of experience in deep operational finance, including at Fortune 500 companies Amazon and General Electric. Parker spent the last 13 years in finance roles at Amazon. Since 2011, Parker served as VP Finance, Amazon Devices, Appstore & Amazon Pay. Prior to Amazon, Parker was CFO and VP of strategic planning at Trane Residential Systems where he led finance and strategy. Before that, Parker held various leadership roles at General Electric Lighting. Parker will begin his role as CFO of Zillow Group on November 16, at which time Interim CFO Jennifer Rock will continue on with her position as Chief Accounting Officer.

Judd Merrill

Aqua Metals, Inc. [MCCARRAN, Nev.] (NASDAQ: AQMS) announced the appointment of Judd Merrill as Chief Financial Officer. Merrill joins Aqua Metals from Klondex Mines Ltd. where he was Director of Finance/Accounting.  Prior to joining Klondex, Merrill spent five years as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Comstock Mining Inc. Merrill also worked as a controller at Fronteer Gold Inc. and as an assistant controller at Newmont Mining Corp. Merrill began his career at Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Merrill replaces Frank Knuettel II, who left the Company in August 2018.

XG Sciences, Inc. [Lansing, Michigan] appointed Jacqueline Lemke as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, beginning on November 19, 2018. Lemke served on the Board of Directors of the American Brain Tumor Association since January of 2017. From 2012 to 2016, she served as President and CEO of Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. Previously, Ms. Lemke was Vice President of Finance and Global CFO of Remy, Inc., a division of Remy International, from 2007 to 2010. From 2004 to 2005, she served as Vice President of Finance and Global CFO Connected Home Solutions at Motorola, Inc., and, prior to that, was Global Strategic Planning Director of the Invista division at the DuPont Company.

Blackmore Sensors and Analytics, Inc. [BOZEMAN, Mont.] announced the appointment of Jeff Davison as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Blackmore, Davison was CFO for Mitek. He previously was with RightNow, where he was the company’s CFO, as well as VP Finance, and VP worldwide sales operations. Earlier in his career, Davison spent three years with Netsuite as SVP of Sales Success. Mr. Davison also served as the CFO of Outbrain.

Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NYSE: CLNC) announced that Sujan S. Patel resigned as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, to pursue other opportunities. The Company appointed Neale W. Redington as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Redington, a 10-year veteran of Colony Capital, Inc., also serves as Managing Director and the Chief Accounting Officer of Colony Capital. Prior to joining the predecessor Colony business in 2008, Mr. Redington was an audit partner in the real estate and hospitality practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP, having worked there for 20 years.

McorpCX, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO, CA] (TSX-V: MCX, OTCQB: MCCX) announced the appointment of Tricia Tomko as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently Ms. Tomko has been the Director of Finance for a privately held communications and consulting firm and has past experience as the controller of an international SaaS software company.  Earlier in her career, Ms. Tomko was the controller for the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland, Ohio, the Director of Accounting Operations for a publicly traded media company and a large retail grocery chain.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. [OMAHA, Neb.] (NYSE American: BTN) announced that Mark Roberson will join the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective November 16^th. Roberson has served most recently as Chief Operations Officer of Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. since May 2015. Prior to Chanticleer Holdings Inc., he served as Chief Executive Officer, since February 2010, Acting Chief Executive Officer, from May 2009 to February 2010, and as Chief Financial Officer, since October 2007, of PokerTek, Inc. Mr. Roberson previously held positions of increasing responsibility at Baker & Taylor, Inc., Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc., Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, Inc., LifeStyle Furnishings International, Ltd., Coopers & Lybrand, LLP and Ernst and Young, LLP. He has served on the Board of Directors of Cynergistek, Inc. since May 2016, where he chairs the Audit and Compensation Committees. Roberson will succeed Lance Schulz, who resigned effective November 16, 2018, as Chief Financial Officer.

Qlik [PHILADELPHIA] announced that Dennis Johnson has been promoted and appointed Chief Financial Officer, assuming the official role and title after serving in an interim basis for the past several months. Johnson has served in various financial roles at Qlik since 2009, including Vice President of Finance and Director of Accounting and External Reporting. Prior to serving as interim CFO, Dennis was Qlik’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Qlik, Dennis served as the Vice President of Finance for Medecision, and has also previously held finance and accounting roles at VerticalNet and Arthur Andersen.

The Joint Corp. [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] (NASDAQ: JYNT) appointed its Corporate Controller, Jake Singleton, to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Singleton was a senior manager with Ernst & Young.

Mark Lee

Equidate, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Mark Lee has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Lee’s most recent role was COO/CFO at PENSCO Trust Company. Prior CFO/Finance roles include: CFO for the Stanford Management Company (the University’s endowment), CFO of Charles Schwab’s Capital Markets, RIA Trading/Custody, and Asset Management Groups, Goldman Sachs Equity Trading, Barclays Global Investors, and Hewlett Packard.

PROCEPT BioRobotics [REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.] announced the appointment of Kevin Waters as chief financial officer. Mr. Waters most recently served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Accuray Inc. Prior to Accuray, Mr. Waters held financial leadership positions at three publicly traded medical device companies, including Conceptus, Laserscope and VISX. Mr. Waters began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

W&T Offshore, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: WTI) announced the appointment of Janet Yang to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, following her appointment as acting Chief Financial Officer in August 2018.  Ms. Yang will also assume the role of Principal Accounting Officer of the Company.  Previously Yang was Finance Manager and in 2012 became Director, Strategic Planning & Analysis, a position she held until being appointed Vice President, Corporate & Business Development in 2017. Prior to joining W&T, Ms. Yang held positions in research and investment analysis at BlackGold Capital Management, investment banking at Raymond James and energy trading at Allegheny Energy.

Laurie MacLaren

Ansira Partners, Inc. [DALLAS and ST. LOUIS] announced that Laurie MacLaren has joined the company in a newly formed role of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. MacLaren replaces Gary Weller who served as Ansira’s CFO for more than 10 years. Before joining Ansira, MacLaren spent 19 years with Sapient. During her last six years with Sapient, she served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.

Globe Photos, Inc. [LAS VEGAS] (OTCQB: GBPT) appointed Shamar Tobias as the company’s interim chief financial officer. Tobias succeeds Scott C. Black who has been appointed to the new position of chief legal officer. Tobias co-founded and serves as managing partner of Blue Chip Accounting, LLC.  Earlier, he served as a consulting partner at a PCAOB, a registered accounting firm also located in Henderson, Nevada.

Centric Brands Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: CTRC) announced that Anurup Pruthi has joined the Company and has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pruthi most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at The Children’s Place. Prior to this role, Mr. Pruthi served as the Chief Financial Officer of the retail subsidiary of Reliance Industries, as well as the Chief Executive Officer of the Future Group business consulting and services company. He also held senior executive financial and operational positions at Burberry PLC, Mexx Europe Holding, a subsidiary of Liz Claiborne, Inc., and at Liz Claiborne, Inc.

Tapestry, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: TPR) announced that the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Kevin Wills, has advised he will be departing the Company to pursue another opportunity. In order to facilitate a smooth transition, Mr. Wills is expected to stay through February 8, 2019.

Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: FPRX) announced that David V. Smith will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 26, 2018. Smith replaces Linda Rubinstein who was Interim CFO. Smith most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of IntegenX, Inc. until its acquisition earlier this year by Thermo Fisher Scientific. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer at each of Thoratec Corporation, Chiron Corporation, and Anergen, Inc., and in various accounting and financial leadership roles at Genentech, Inc.

Datadog [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of David Obstler as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Obstler served as CFO of TravelClick. Prior to TravelClick, Mr. Obstler held CFO roles at OpenLink Financial, MSCI Inc., Risk Metrics Group, and Pinnacor. Mr. Obstler also held investment banking positions at JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, and Goldman Sachs.

Carbon [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] announced the promotion of Elisa de Martel to Chief Financial Officer. Elisa de Martel joined Carbon in February 2018 as Vice President of Finance. Elisa was with Apple Inc. for 11 years, where she served in a variety of financial roles and most recently, was the Director of Manufacturing Finance. Prior to her tenure with Apple Inc., she was a finance manager with Citroen UK and a supervisor at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Alan Stewart

Peraton [HERNDON, Va.] announced the appointment of Alan Stewart as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Stewart joins Peraton from Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. where he served as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Prior to this role, Stewart served as chief financial officer for Vistronix, now a part of ASRC. Earlier in his career he held chief financial officer roles at Oceus Networks, Inc., ICF International, DataZen Corporation, Blackboard, Inc., and Deltek Systems, Inc.

Darigold [SEATTLE] announced the hiring of Mark Garth as its new Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, effective Nov. 27. Garth most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer for Country Fresh Holdings, LLC. Prior to joining Country Fresh, Garth was Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Perdue Farms (Maryland) and Wells’ Dairy (Iowa). Previously, Garth held significant senior financial roles at Plexus Corp. (Wisconsin), Conagra (Nebraska) and Maytag (Iowa).

iPic Entertainment [BOCA RATON, Fla.] (NASDAQ: IPIC) announced that Paul Westra is resigning to rejoin the financial services industry. Andre Loehrer, iPic’s Controller, will assume the position of interim Chief Financial Officer. Loehrer joined iPic in March 2017 as the financial controller. He has over 18 years’ experience in accounting and auditing. Prior to joining iPic, Loehrer served as the Controller of Twin-Star International, Inc. from October 2013 until March 2017.

Constellis [Reston, Va.] announced that Gordon Foster has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Constellis, Gordon served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ASRC Federal and Northrop Grumman’s Chief Financial Officer/Director of Business Management for its civil division. Prior to that, he served as Northrop Grumman’s Chief Financial Officer/Director of Business Management for its Cyber Solutions division and Intelligence Systems division.

Neel Dev

CenturyLink, Inc. [MONROE, La.] (NYSE: CTL) announced that Neel Dev has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Dev served as interim CFO since Sunit Patel‘s departure from the company in September. Dev previously served as CenturyLink’s group vice president of finance and was with Level 3 for 13 years prior to the CenturyLink acquisition.

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Will Porter

ObserveIT [BOSTON] announced that Will Porter has joined as the new CFO. Prior to joining ObserveIT, he served as CFO of both BlueTarp Financial and Signiant. Before Signiant, Will served as VP of Finance at Phase Forward where he played a leading role in the Company’s IPO.  He has also held roles in finance and accounting at Epsilon Data Management, WebHire, Summit Technology and Arthur Andersen.

Grant Thornton LLP [CHICAGO] promoted Billy Moore from chief financial officer (CFO) to a newly formed role as chairman of the firm’s Operating Committee. Further, the firm has tapped Sam Shaw to succeed Moore as CFO. Shaw joined the firm in 2006 and most recently served as managing director of Finance and Corporate Development.

Extreme Networks Inc. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: EXTR) announced that Rémi Thomas will join the company as its new Chief Financial Officer. Thomas comes to Extreme from CA Technologies, where he served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller for the past year and a half. Prior to this role, he served as Vice President of Finance at HPE Software, a business unit of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Thomas also worked for Alcatel-Lucent for close to eight years – mostly in Paris and Shanghai – in various finance leadership roles including CFO for Enterprise and Strategic Industries, CFO for APAC, CFO for Wireless Networks and finally, head of M&A and Corporate Development. Matt Cleaver, Extreme’s Vice President of Finance, has been the interim CFO since September when the company’s CFO left the company. Cleaver will resume his position as part of Thomas’ staff.

Kristen Ankerbrandt

Compass [NEW YORK] announced that Kristen Ankerbrandt will join as Chief Financial Officer. Ankerbrandt was most recently at The Carlyle Group. Prior to Carlyle, Kristen worked at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division.

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. [WICHITA, Kan.] (NYSE: SPR) today announced that Sanjay Kapoor, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire in the first quarter of 2019. Kapoor has been in this role since he joined the company in August 2013.

Accuray Incorporated [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ARAY) announced that it named Shig Hamamatsu as senior vice president, chief financial officer. Mr. Hamamatsu joined Accuray as its vice president of finance and chief accounting officer in September 2017 before assuming the role of interim chief financial officer on October 1, 2018. Prior to joining Accuray, Mr. Hamamatsu served as Vice President, Corporate Controller at Cepheid. He also served as Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Mr. Hamamatsu began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

David Burt

ServiceTitan [GLENDALE, Calif.] named David Burt as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. David most recently served as Vice President of Content Planning & Analysis and Co-Head of Corporate Development for Netflix. Before joining Netflix, he worked for J.P. Morgan Securities as an Investment Banker and for Bain & Company as a Strategy Consultant.

EDR [SHELTON, CONN.] announced that Jack Walsh has joined the business as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Jack was the CFO of Aptean.

KushCo Holdings, Inc. [GARDEN GROVE, Calif.] (OTCQB: KSHB) announced it has appointed Christopher Tedford as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Jim McCormick, the Company’s current CFO and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) will transition exclusively into the COO position. From 2016 – 2018, Mr. Tedford served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Confie. From 2011 – 2016, he worked at Pacific Sunwear of California, first as Senior Director and Corporate Controller before working his way up to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He also served as Director and Corporate Controller at Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Earlier in his career, he also held senior level positions within KPMG LLP and Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Dan Kittleson

First National Bank and Trust Company (FNBT) [BELOIT, WIS.] announced that Dan Kittleson joined the company as Executive Vice President (EVP) Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Kittleson joins FNBT with more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry, most recently serving as EVP and CFO of Oak Bank in Fitchburg, Wisconsin for 17 years. Prior to that, he worked as CFO for a start-up bank in Appleton, Wisconsin.

JW Aluminum [Goose Creek, South Carolina] announced the appointment of Philip J. Cavatoni as Chief Financial Officer. Cavatoni comes to JW Aluminum from SixAxis LLC where he has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2016. Previously, Cavatoni spent seven years with Alpha Natural Resources, where he held various positions including Chief Financial and Strategy Officer. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director in the Investment Bank at J.P. Morgan. Cavatoni succeeds Rich Caruso, who has served as JW Aluminum’s Chief Financial Officer since 2017.  Caruso will be joining of JW Aluminum’s Board of Directors.

EPHS Holdings Inc. [BOYTON BEACH, FL] (OTCQB: STNN) appointed Stuart R. Ross to serve as its new Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Ross has served as President and CEO of Cardero Resource Corp. Prior to that he was a Senior Officer and Director of Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp from 1986 to 2003.

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Moonsun Park

Sharp Electronics Corporation [MONTVALE, N.J.] today announces that Moonsun Park has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer for Sharp Electronics Corporation. After beginning her career with LG Electronics, Moonsun joined Sharp in 1998 as the manager of the Accounting Department and has since worked in various roles with the company. In March 2009, she was named Senior Manager of Revenue Accounting and in 2014 she was promoted to Corporate Controller. Earlier this year, she was elevated to Senior Vice President.

Summer Infant, Inc. [WOONSOCKET, R.I.] (NASDAQ: SUMR) announced that Paul Francese has been appointed as the Company’s new Senior Vice President and CFO. Mr. Francese replaces William Mote, who has resigned to pursue other professional interests. Francese most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Rain Carbon Inc. which he joined in 2015. From 2012 until 2014, Mr. Francese served as Summer Infant’s CFO and, prior to that, spent eight years as the Chief Financial Officer of OCI Enterprises. During the past 35 years, Mr. Francese has held positions at various levels of increasing responsibility at Cannondale Bicycle Corp., Pitney Bowes, FCI/Berg Electronics Group, Huffy Corporation, Litton Industries, United Technologies, and General Electric.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. [CALHOUN, Ga.] (NYSE: MHK) announced that Frank H. Boykin, chief financial officer, is planning to retire in 2019.  Boykin joined Mohawk in 1993, moving up through various finance roles prior to his appointment as CFO in January 2005.

Newell Brands [HOBOKEN, N.J.] (NYSE: NWL) announced the appointment of Christopher “Chris” H. Peterson as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. The company previously announced current Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Ralph Nicoletti’s plans to retire at the close of 2018. Prior to his role at Newell Brands, Chris Peterson was Chief Operating Officer, Operations at Revlon, Inc. Previously he spent four years at Ralph Lauren, recruited as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and ultimately leaving the company as President, Global Brands, while retaining his CFO responsibilities. Prior to Ralph Lauren, Chris spent 20 years at Procter & Gamble in various roles of increasing responsibility, latest of which was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Global Household Care. He began his professional career in investment banking at Smith Barney Harris Upham & Co, Inc.

Tennant Company [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: TNC) announced the appointment of Keith A. Woodward to the position of Senior Vice President, CFO, effective Dec. 1, 2018. Mr. Woodward replaces Tom Paulson who announced his retirement earlier this year. Mr. Woodward spent the last 26 years with General Mills, Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President, Global Treasurer and prior to that as Senior Vice President, Finance, U.S. Retail for seven years. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors for Seneca Foods Corporation and Phillips Distilling Company.

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. [ORLANDO, Fla.] (NYSE: HGV) announced the appointment of Daniel J. Mathewes as chief financial officer (CFO). Mathewes joins HGV from Virgin Hotels North America, where he was CFO since 2016. Prior to that role, Mathewes was CFO of The World and previously served as senior vice president of finance and treasury for Kerzner International. During his career, Mathewes also worked in multiple financial leadership capacities with NCL Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Social Reality, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: SRAX) announced that J.P. Hannan will step down from his role as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hannan will continue to work for the Company during a yet to be determined transitional period.  After Mr. Hannan’s last day of employment, Christopher Miglino, the Company’s president and CEO will serve as the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer, on an interim basis, until a successor for Mr. Hannan has been identified.

Carolina Partners in Mental HealthCare [DURHAM, N.C.] has hired Rob Oliveri as its Chief Financial Officer. Rob was CFO for Arizona-based NextCare Urgent Care. Subsequently, Rob joined Raleigh-based FastMed Urgent Care as CFO.

Syncsort [PEARL RIVER, N.Y.] announced that Kristian Talvitie has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Syncsort, Kristian served as CFO at Sovos Compliance, LLC. Before that, he held a variety of positions at PTC (NASDAQ: PTC).

Joe Scarano

RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Joe Scarano to Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Scarano served as CFO for Industrial Container Services. Previously, he spent a long tenure in the solid waste management industry, including the CFO position with WCA Waste Corporation.

Mood Media [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that Stephen Duggan joined as EVP & Chief Financial Officer. Duggan spent the last six years at media giant Viacom and served in various positions, most recently as the Worldwide General Manager of Global Business Services. Duggan began his career at Arthur Andersen. He moved on to become the Chief Operating & Financial Officer of Publishing Group of America, the CEO of Alpha Media Group, and the President & CEO of Athlon Sports Communications prior to joining Viacom in 2012. Tom Garrett, Mood’s current EVP & Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the Mood business and pursuing new opportunities.

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. [MILWAUKEE] (NYSE: GDI) announced that Neil Snyder will succeed Todd Herndon as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective January 1, 2019. Herndon will stay on with the company to assist in the transition of the CFO role to Snyder. Snyder is currently Senior Vice President of Global Finance, Business Development & Planning. Snyder joined Gardner Denver in March 2016 as Vice President of Strategy & Planning, Industrials Segment. In January 2017, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Strategy, Business Development & Planning, and in August 2018, he took on expanded responsibilities with the appointment to his current role of Senior Vice President of Global Finance, Business Development & Planning, which includes leadership of the global finance and controllership functions. Prior to joining Gardner Denver, Snyder served at Capital Safety Inc. as its Vice President, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis from June 2012 to January 2016, and President, Europe, Middle East and Africa from September 2013 to May 2014. Before Capital Safety, he held various executive roles of increasing responsibility at United Technologies Corporation from 2007 to 2012. Snyder started his career at Ernst & Young LLP in public accounting. Herndon plans to retire later in 2019. Until then, he will stay with the company in an executive capacity and assist in the transition of the CFO role.

Ellie Mae^® [PLEASANTON, Calif.] (NYSE: ELLI) announced that Dan Madden will join the organization as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on December 20, 2018. Dan currently serves as Chief Financial Officer for Revel Systems. Prior to joining Revel, Dan was the Chief Financial Officer at Cepheid, and VP Finance & Corporate Controller at Symmetricom. Previously, Dan held financial leadership positions at Sonic Solutions, Advanced Fibre Communications, and McKesson. Dan began his career with Ernst & Young.

John McDonnell

Evive [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of John McDonnell to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Evive, McDonnell served as Chief Financial Officer of Infogix.

Team, Inc. [SUGAR LAND, Texas] (NYSE: TISI) announced that Susan M. Ball has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ball will succeed Greg L. Boane who stepped down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and will serve as a special advisor to Team’s Chief Executive Officer, to ensure a seamless transition. Prior to joining Team, Ball served for more than 12 years at CVR Energy, Inc. in various roles of increasing responsibility. In 2012, she was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for CVR Energy and its subsidiaries, CVR Refining, LP and CVR Partners, LP.

Christopher Free

TruWest Companies [WESTLAKE, Ohio] announced the hiring of new Chief Financial Officer Christopher Free. Free brings over 14 years of experience in financial management, mostly recently serving as Chief Financial Officer at Sandridge Foods. Chris has also served as Group Controller and Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis at Nordson Corporation and has experience in a variety of roles at Ernst & Young LLP.

Liquidia Technologies, Inc. [RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.] (NASDAQ: LQDA) announced that Kevin Gordon, President and Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire from his current role at Liquidia to focus on board and other advisory work. Mr. Gordon has agreed to continue his employment with the company until March 1, 2019.

Western Digital Corp. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: WDC) announced that Mark Long, chief financial officer, chief strategy officer and president, Western Digital Capital, has decided he will step down from his current role to pursue opportunities as a private equity investor. Long will remain an active member of the company’s leadership team through June 1, 2019. Long has served as Western Digital’s chief financial officer since 2016. Prior to that, he served as the company’s executive vice president and chief strategy officer since February 2013. Additionally, Long has served as president, Western Digital Capital, a strategic investment fund targeting innovative companies within the data infrastructure and broader technology industry aligned to Western Digital’s strategic plan, since February 2013.

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. [ALPHARETTA, Ga.] (NASDAQ: PRTH) announced that Michael Vollkommer will be joining the Company as its new Chief Financial Officer and that Bruce Mattox will transition from Chief Financial Officer to a new role as Chief Accounting Officer.  Vollkommer most recently served as the CFO of Vesta Corporation, and before that was the CFO of Mueller Water Products. From 2001 to 2006 Vollkommer was EVP and CFO of Certegy Inc.

The Scoular Company [OMAHA, Neb.] announced that Andrew Kenny will join Scoular as its Chief Financial Officer, effective January 2, 2019. Kenny joins Scoular from Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) where he was based in Switzerland serving as the Vice President and CFO of its Global Trade business. Kenny has served in commercial and finance leadership roles of escalating responsibility with ADM for the last eight years, both in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to joining ADM, Kenny served in domestic and international positions with Deloitte & Touche.

ImmunoGen, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass.] (NASDAQ: IMGN) announced that David B. Johnston has stepped down as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Johnston will remain employed with the Company through the end of 2018 and thereafter will serve as a consultant to provide transitional support. David Foster, Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, will continue to oversee ImmunoGen’s Finance and Accounting functions. Mark Enyedy, President and Chief Executive Officer, will serve on an interim basis as the Company’s principal financial officer, as well as lead its Investor Relations function.

The Amynta Group [NEW YORK] announced that Brian Seldess has joined as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Interim CFO Josh Damon will work closely with Brian during a transition period to ensure continuity. Damon will be joining Amynta’s Board of Directors. Seldess joins Amynta from Solera where he was CFO & Regional Managing Director of its Audatex business and the leader of Solera’s global financial planning and analysis function. Prior to Solera, Brian was the Chief Financial and Operating Officer of SunGard Insurance. Brian joined SunGard after many years at Marsh & McLennan Companies where he held various executive positions. Prior to Marsh, he served for ten years as VP Business Development, Analysis and Planning with American Express.

Freedom Leaf Inc. [Las Vegas, NV] (OTCQB: FRLF) announced the promotion of Laurence Ruhe, currently the Company’s Controller, to Chief Financial Officer. Ruhe replaces Richard Groberg, who will remain on the Company’s Board and also serve on the Board’s newly-formed Finance Committee. Mr. Ruhe joined Freedom Leaf in July with over 30 years of finance experience, most recently as SVP of Global Finance at BMM International.  Mr. Ruhe held senior finance positions at Progressive Gaming and Konami Gaming. Mr. Ruhe also worked in international banking, including positions at Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank, and Banca CRT.

J.Jill, Inc. [QUINCY, Mass.] (NYSE: JILL) announced that Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer Dave Biese will be leaving the company on April 30, 2019.

Jason Warnick

Robinhood [Menlo Park, California] appointed Jason Warnick as Chief Financial Officer. Jason joins from Amazon where he spent nearly 20 years, most recently as VP of Finance and Chief of Staff to their CFO.

Hill International, Inc. [PHILADELPHIA] (NYSE: HIL) announced the appointment of Todd Weintraub as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Weintraub worked with CFO Outsource, LLC, and prior to that, spent 10 years with Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, serving as CFO for 7 years. Mr. Weintraub’s business experience includes serving on the Board of Directors for International Matex Tank Terminals, Atlantic Aviation, Macquarie Renewable Energy Holdings, Hawaii Gas, and Parking Company of America, where he was Chair. Mr. Weintraub replaces Interim Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer Greg Wolf.

Vivos Therapeutics [DENVER] announced Brad Amman has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Vivos Therapeutics Mr. Amman held executive leadership positions at CereScan and LifeVantage. Most recently, he served as CFO/COO at InLight Medical.

Seismic [SAN DIEGO] named John McCauley as their first Chief Financial Officer. McCauley brings more than a decade of experience in leading financial teams at firms including Illumina and ServiceNow.

Anthony H. Kim

Marker Therapeutics, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: MRKR) announced the appointment of Anthony H. Kim as its new Chief Financial Officer. Michael J. Loiacono, who has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer since August 2016, will continue in his role as Marker’s Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Marker Therapeutics, Mr. Kim was an Executive Director in the Healthcare Group at Nomura Securities International, Inc. Before joining Nomura, Mr. Kim was a Senior Vice President at Jefferies in their Healthcare group. Previously, he was an investment banker at Oppenheimer & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities.

Customers Bancorp, Inc. [WYOMISSING, PA] (NYSE: CUBI), the parent company of Customers Bank. announced that Carla Leibold was appointed to serve as the holding company and bank’s Chief Financial Officer, and as a member of the bank’s Office of the Chair. Leibold joined Customers in 2013 as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller. Earlier in 2018, Leibold was promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller. Prior to joining Customers, Leibold served as the principal accounting officer for Farmer Mac where she was the Vice President and Controller from 2010-2013. She also served as the Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting of Farmer Mac from 2007-2010. Leibold started her career in public accounting and held various roles of increasing leadership responsibility at Sallie Mae and Freddie Mac before joining Farmer Mac. Leibold replaces Robert Wahlman who is leaving for personal reasons and to pursue other interests.

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Julie Albreicht

Sonoco [HARTSVILLE, S.C.] (NYSE: SON) announced Barry Saunders, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has announced his plans to retire after nearly 30 years with the Company, effective March 1, 2019. Sonoco also announced plans to appoint Julie Albrecht who will be named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective following Saunders’ retirement. Albrecht joined Sonoco in March 2017 and has served as Corporate Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant CFO. Albrecht spent nearly 20 years at Goodrich Corporation/United Technologies Aerospace Systems, progressing through several finance positions, including Assistant Treasurer while at Goodrich. In 2012, Goodrich was acquired by United Technologies, and Albrecht became Finance Director of an $800 million business unit and also led financial planning and analysis for its aftermarket business. Prior to joining Sonoco, she was Vice President, Finance, Investor Relations and Treasurer for Esterline Technologies. Albrecht began her career in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: ETFC) announced that Chad Turner will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer for the Company. An E*TRADE veteran with nearly two decades in leadership roles in finance and beyond, Mr. Turner currently oversees the forecasting and performance analysis functions that drive the Company’s strategic direction. Prior to this role, Mr. Turner served as Vice President, Accounting. Prior to joining E*TRADE, Mr. Turner served as Controller for Verestar, Inc. He started his career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen.

Everbridge, Inc. [BURLINGTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: EVBG) announced that Kenneth Goldman, who has served as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer since April 2015, will retire in mid-2019. Patrick Brickley, Everbridge Vice President of Finance & Accounting, will be promoted to the role of Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer upon Goldman’s retirement. Brickley joined Everbridge in May of 2015 as Vice President of Finance and was promoted to VP Finance & Accounting in 2017. Prior to joining Everbridge, Brickley served as the lead finance partner to tech visionaries pursuing a number of innovation initiatives at Google in the roles of Finance Manager and Controller. Before Google, he held several financial leadership roles at ITA Software, which was later acquired by Google.

Mark D. Lyons,

American International Group (AIG) [NEW YORK] (NYSE: AIG) announced that it has appointed Mark D. Lyons to the role of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Lyons succeeds Sid Sankaran, who will remain at AIG in an advisory capacity through the year-end reporting process for fiscal year 2018. Mr. Lyons will remain Chief Actuary, General Insurance, until a successor is named. Mr. Lyons joined AIG in 2018 from Arch Capital Group, Ltd., where he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2012. He joined Arch in 2002 and served in various capacities within Arch Insurance U.S. operations, eventually rising to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arch Worldwide Insurance Group. Prior to joining Arch, Mr. Lyons held various positions at Zurich U.S., Berkshire Hathaway and AIG.

Machine Zone [PALO ALTO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Dan Nash as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining MZ, Nash was a Managing Director and Head of Internet Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities. Prior to Wells Fargo, he served as Director of Internet Investment Banking at BofA Merrill Lynch. He also held multiple investment banking and finance positions at BofA Merrill Lynch, Riverstone Networks and Intel Corp.

The Nature’s Bounty Co. [RONKONKOMA, N.Y.] announced that Ted McCormick is joining the company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently Mr. McCormick was CFO of Roland Foods LLC. Prior to Roland Foods, Ted held a number of senior finance roles at Unilever across its global Supply Chain, Foods and Home & Personal Care businesses; most notably as CFO at the Pepsi/Lipton Partnership and CFO at Ben & Jerry’s.

Richard Russo

ETQ [Burlington, MA] announced the appointment of Richard Russo as CFO. Russo comes to the company from Epicor Software Corporation, where he spent 10 years as SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and VP of Finance. Before that, he spent nine years in various financial positions including Senior Director of Corporate FP&A at Solectron Corporation.

3PEA International, Inc. [HENDERSON, Nev.] (NASDAQ: TPNL) has named Mark Attinger as Chief Financial Officer. Attinger began his career at American Express and spent 12 years in various positions in Finance, Performance and Quality Management, and Operations. Subsequently, he held positions as Vice President of Operations at NextCard, Chief Operating Officer at Prudential and Chief Executive Officer of Affina (a business process outsourcer). More recently, Mr. Attinger served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of start-up Zxerex. Former Chief Financial Officer Brian Polan will resume his prior role at 3PEA as Vice President, Corporate Finance.

MEGA International [BOSTON] appointed Eric Roussel as chief financial officer. Prior to joining MEGA, Roussel served as senior manager in Transaction Advisory Services for EY in both the United States and France.

Michael Kramer

MedMen Enterprises Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (CSE: MMEN, OTCQX: MMNFF) announced the hiring of Michael W. Kramer as Chief Financial Officer. Kramer’s three decades of experience include serving as chief financial officer of Apple Retail as well as Abercrombie & Fitch.

Prevail Therapeutics, Inc. [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Brett Kaplan, M.D., to Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Prevail, Dr. Kaplan was a Managing Director at Evercore. Prior to Evercore, he was an Equity Research Analyst at Cowen. Earlier in his career, Dr. Kaplan held senior positions at Cubist and Lilly focused on corporate and business development.

IRIDEX Corporation [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] (NASDAQ: IRIX) announced Chief Financial Officer Atabak Mokari will leave the Company for a senior finance executive role at another company. Mokari will leave the Company effective December 18, 2018.

Dropoff [AUSTIN, TEXAS] announced that Rey Madolora will take on the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer. Madolora was on the founding team at Hangar Technology. Prior to that, he was the CFO/COO of DJI North America.

Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. [PHOENIX] (CSE: HARV) announced the appointment of Leo Jaschke as the chief financial officer (CFO). Jaschke comes to Harvest from WTRMLN WTR where he served as CFO. Prior to WTRMLN WTR, Jaschke served as vice president of finance and then CFO of MBHE Holdings (MBHE) from 2006 to 2016. Previous to that, he was the director of finance, treasury and risk management for Ultimate Electronics.

Senseonics Holdings, Inc. [GERMANTOWN, Md.] (NYSE American: SENS) announced the retirement of Chief Financial Officer, R. Don Elsey. Mr. Elsey has agreed to remain in his current role and to step down when a replacement is appointed.

Potbelly Corporation [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: PBPB) announced that Thomas J. Fitzgerald joined as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Fitzgerald served as President and CFO at Charming Charlie, where he had previously served as CAO and CFO. Prior to his roles at Charming Charlie, Mr. Fitzgerald was CAO of Sears Canada, held several leadership positions at Liz Claiborne, Inc., was CFO at Burlington Coat Factory, was COO of Bath & Body Works, and spent the first 16 years of his career at PepsiCo, where he held various leadership roles in finance and planning.

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: CDTX) announced the appointment of James (Jamie) Levine as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Cidara, Levine held senior executive and Board roles at two biotechnology companies, Sapphire Energy and Verenium Corporation. Previously, Levine was a managing director in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co. in both New York and London.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: CNP) announced that following the close of the pending merger with Vectren Corporation, which is expected in the first quarter of 2019, William (Bill) D. Rogers, currently CenterPoint Energy’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, plans to retire for personal and family reasons. He will remain in his current role through the first quarter of 2019 to help ensure a seamless closing of the pending merger and transition to his successor.

Newgioco Group, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCQB: NWGI) announced that Elizabeth J. (Betsy) MacLean has been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) and chief compliance officer (CCO). Ms. MacLean joined Newgioco in September 2018 as Vice President Finance and Accounting. Prior to joining Newgioco, Ms. MacLean had more than 20 years of experience leading Finance teams in a variety of industries in both the United States and the United Kingdom, including serving as Global Lead for Financial Systems and Processes at Progressive Gaming International.

Digital Media Solutions [CLEARWATER, Fla.] announced Randall Koubek has been named its Chief Financial Officer. Koubek will immediately assume the CFO role from Bryan Glaus, who is retiring. Koubek has held executive level roles as CFO at Bonnier Corporation, Thompson Media Group and most recently, Spectrio.

Orchestra BioMed, Inc. [NEW HOPE, Pa.] announced that it has appointed Evan Ballantyne as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Orchestra BioMed, he most recently served as the CFO at Accera, Inc. Mr. Ballantyne previously served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Clinical Data, Inc. He was also CFO of Synthetic Biologics, Inc., and CFO at Agenus, Inc. He also served as CFO of the private medical technology companies Avedro, Inc. and ZymeQuest, Inc. Before entering the healthcare industry, Mr. Ballantyne served as CFO of Knowledge Impact, Inc., a software company whose technology was ultimately acquired by Oracle, Inc., and as COO and CFO at the ACNielsen Corporation. He also held positions in finance at IMS Health and Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. [PALO ALTO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: EIGR) announced the appointment of Sri Ryali as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Ryali was most recently at Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc., where he was Vice President of Finance.  Previously, Mr. Ryali led U.S. Financial Planning and Analysis at Jazz Pharmaceuticals and was Head of Corporate Finance at Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., until the company was acquired by Amgen, Inc. in 2013.  Following the acquisition, Mr. Ryali continued as Head of R&D, Technical Operations, and Medical Affairs Finance at Onyx.  Mr. Ryali began his career in biopharmaceutical companies at Amgen Inc., where he held positions of increasing responsibility in the finance organization. In connection with Mr. Ryali’s appointment, James Welch, Eiger’s previous Chief Financial Officer, has left the company.

Declan McCarthy

TricorBraun [ST. LOUIS] appointed Declan McCarthy as Chief Financial Officer. McCarthy joins TricorBraun from PLZ Aeroscience where he served as CFO since 2016. Declan began his career at PepsiCo and held finance leadership roles at several distribution companies, including MSC Industrial, Barnes, Phillips Pet Food, and TruckPro.

IsoRay, Inc. [RICHLAND, WASHINGTON] (NYSE American: ISR) announced that Jonathan Hunt has been named Chief Financial Officer. Before joining IsoRay, Hunt was Chief Financial Officer at Vivid Learning Systems. In addition to his prior experience at IsoRay, where he was Chief Financial Officer from 2006 to 2009, Hunt worked with Hypercom Corporation, where he served as Assistant Corporate Controller from 2005 to 2006.  His financial background also includes positions as a Manager and Director of Financial Reporting and Director of Operational Planning and Analysis for ConocoPhillips and Circle K Corporation and its affiliates from 2000 to 2005 and his work for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1992 to 1999.

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Gustavo Arnal

Avon [LONDON] (NYSE: AVP) announced that Gustavo Arnal has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective during Spring 2019. Jamie Wilson, Avon’s current Chief Financial Officer, has chosen to step down. Gustavo joins from Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), where he has served as Senior Vice President, CFO of International Divisions and Global Functions. Prior to WBA, Mr. Arnal worked for over 20 years with Procter & Gamble (P&G). His responsibilities at P&G included Vice President, CFO India, Middle East and Africa. He was Vice President, CFO of Global Fabric & Home Care. Mr. Arnal was CFO of Global Personal Beauty Care. He was the Finance Director of P&G’s worldwide Financial Planning & Analysis department. Earlier, Mr. Arnal was CFO for all of P&G’s categories in Brazil and was Finance Manager in Mexico for Health and Beauty Care products.

Lockheed Martin [BETHESDA, Md.] appointed Kenneth R. Possenriede as executive vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding Bruce L. Tanner, who intends to retire in mid-2019. Possenriede’s appointment is effective Feb. 11, 2019. Possenriede is currently vice president of Finance and Program Management at Aeronautics. Prior to his current role, Possenriede was vice president and treasurer for Lockheed Martin from 2011 to 2016. Previously, he served as vice president of Finance and Business Operations for the corporation’s former Electronic Systems business area; vice president of Finance and Business Operations for Space; and vice president of Finance and Business Management for the prior Mission Systems and Solutions (MS2) line of business. He also served as chief financial officer for Lockheed Martin United Kingdom and from 2001 to 2003 Possenriede was seconded as Interim CEO and EVP CFO at Exostar.

Gentherm [NORTHVILLE, Mich.] (NASDAQ: THRM) announced that Matteo Anversa will join the Company’s leadership team as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on January 1, 2019. Anversa succeeds Barry Steele as Gentherm’s CFO. Steele will step down as the Company’s Vice-President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective upon Anversa’s start date. Steele will provide transition services through February 15, 2019. Anversa joins Gentherm from Myers Industries, Inc. where he was Executive Vice President, CFO since December 2016. Prior to Myers Industries, he was the Vice President, Group FP&A for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. since April 2015. He joined FCA in 2013 as the CFO for Ferrari SpA. Anversa began his career with General Electric Corporation where he held various leadership roles during his 16-year tenure, including CFO, GE Gas Engines; Global FP&A Manager, GE Transportation; and CFO, GE Consumer & Industrial, Asia Pacific.

Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) [AKRON, Ohio] announced that Kevin Brackman, former Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Brackman succeeds Matteo Anversa, who is leaving the Company to accept another professional opportunity. Brackman began his career at Coopers & Lybrand LLP in its audit group before moving to Chiquita Brands International. While at Chiquita, Mr. Brackman held various finance and operational roles for more than 10 years. Prior to joining Myers, Mr. Brackman spent six years at Ingersoll Rand, where he oversaw the technical accounting and financial reporting group and later the financial planning and analysis division. Mr. Brackman joined Myers Industries as Vice President, Corporate Controller in 2015 and was promoted to Chief Accounting Officer in 2017.

Atabak Mokari

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: BLCM) announced the appointment of Atabak Mokari as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Mokari joins Bellicum from IRIDEX Corporation where he served as Chief Financial Officer and VP Corporate Development. Prior to that, Mr. Mokari served as a senior healthcare investment banker at Wells Fargo Securities from September 2013 to July 2016, at UBS from September 2009 to July 2013, and at Credit Suisse from July 2005 to February 2009. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mokari served as an analyst at private equity firm Olympus Partners, and investment banking firm Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co.

Owens & Minor, Inc. [RICHMOND, Va.] (NYSE: OMI) announced the appointment of Robert K. Snead as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Snead has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since June 2018. Snead joined Owens & Minor in 2010 as Vice President of Corporate Development. Snead also served as Treasurer of the company. Most recently, Snead served Owens & Minor as Group Vice President, Finance for the Global Solutions Strategic Business Unit. Before joining Owens & Minor, Snead served as a director in the mergers and acquisitions group of Barclays Capital in New York.

Coeur Mining, Inc. [CHICAGO] (NYSE: CDE) announced the appointment of Thomas S. Whelan as Senior Vice President (“SVP”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective January 1, 2019. Mr. Whelan will succeed Peter C. Mitchell, who has served as SVP and CFO since 2013. Prior to joining Coeur, Mr. Whelan served as CFO of Arizona Mining Inc. from September 2017 to August 2018, when the company was acquired from South32 Limited. Previously, Mr. Whelan served as CFO for Nevsun Resources Ltd. from January 2014 to August 2017.

TeamSupport [DALLAS] announced that Corbin Baumel has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining TeamSupport, he served in key financial leadership positions at high-growth companies, most recently as Vice President of Finance at RealPage, Inc., where he served as Divisional CFO of the company’s Asset Optimization business after engineering the acquisition of Axiometrics, where he served as CFO. Before that, Baumel held critical leadership roles at Platinum Training, Ecova, and LPB Energy Management.

Christopher Marshall

Mr. Cooper Group Inc. [DALLAS] (NASDAQ: COOP) announced the appointment of Christopher Marshall as Vice Chairman, a newly created officer position, effective January 2, 2019 and as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately following the filing of the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2018. Marshall most recently served as co-founder and CFO of Capital Bank Financial Corp. since 2009. Previously, Marshall served as Chief Restructuring Officer and Senior Advisor to the CEO at GMAC, Inc. and as CFO at Fifth Third Bancorp. Prior to that, Marshall was a member of the management operating committee at Bank of America and held key leadership roles including CFO of the Consumer Products Group and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Consumer and Small Business Bank. Marshall will succeed Amar Patel, who has been serving as interim CFO since March 2017.

Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. [BOTHELL, Wash.] (NASDAQ: ALDR) announced the appointment of Carlos Campoy as Chief Financial Officer. Campoy served as Vice President of Finance, International at Allergan plc. Prior to joining Allergan, Campoy had an 18-year tenure at Eli Lilly and Company, where he held a number of senior financial leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer, Eli Lilly Japan K.K.  He also served as U.S. Senior Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Specialty sales and marketing team.  He most recently served as Partner of Think Forwards.

Casa Systems, Inc. [ANDOVER, Mass.] (NASDAQ: CASA) announced that it has appointed Maurizio Nicolelli as its Chief Financial Officer, beginning in January 2019. Before joining Casa Systems, Nicolelli served as Principal and Chief Financial Officer of FactSet Research Systems Inc. since October 2009. Nicolelli joined FactSet and its finance group in 1996 as the Senior Accountant and served as its Chief Accountant from 1999 to 2001. From 2002-2009, he served as Comptroller and Vice President. Prior to joining FactSet, he was employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

The Madison Square Garden Company [NEW YORK] (NYSE: MSG) announced that Victoria Mink, the Company’s current Executive Vice President of Finance, will succeed Donna Coleman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Coleman will retire as Chief Financial Officer as of January 1 and remain with the Company through March to assist with the transition. Before her appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Mink served briefly as MSG’s Executive Vice President of Finance, where she worked closely with Ms. Coleman. Prior to this, Ms. Mink served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for seven years – first for Cablevision Systems Corporation, which was then bought by Altice USA in 2016, where Ms. Mink continued in her role until joining MSG in October 2018. Ms. Mink joined Cablevision in November 1997 and served in a variety of accounting and finance roles. Before joining Cablevision, Ms. Mink was an audit manager with KPMG LLP.

Jose Ignacio Garcia

Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR) [WICHITA, Kan.] announced that Jose Ignacio Garcia will join the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective Jan. 9, 2019. Garcia will succeed Spirit’s current Chief Financial Officer, Sanjay Kapoor, who announced previously his plans to retire in the first quarter of 2019, following a transition period. Garcia’s experience includes CFO roles at GE Energy, GE Latin America, and most recently as VP and CFO of GE Renewable Energy, based in Paris.

Oil-Dri Corporation of America [CHICAGO] (NYSE: ODC) announced that Susan M. Kreh has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Kreh was previously with Johnson Controls International plc, where she served as Chief Financial Officer and VP, Information Technology, of the Power Solutions business, from 2010 to 2017 and Corporate Controller from 2007 to 2010. Prior to Johnson Controls, Ms. Kreh served in finance and operational leadership roles at PPG Industries, Inc. from 1985 to 2007, including Treasurer, General Manager of the global optical materials business and Director, Financial Services and Support of the specialty chemicals business. Ms. Kreh serves on the Board of Directors of TAPCO, Inc.

Visioneering Technologies [ATLANTA] (ASX: VTI) announced that it has named Brian D. Lane as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently he served as CFO with OnePath. Previously, he was Controller of PRGX. Lane began his career with Ernst & Young, LLP.

Nkarta Therapeutics [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] announced that Matthew Plunkett has joined as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Dr. Plunkett was most recently chief financial and business officer of Medeor Therapeutics. Prior to Medeor, from September 2012 to August 2017 he held positions as chief business officer and executive vice president, Corporate Development at CTI BioPharma. He was chief financial officer of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine from November 2011 to August 2012. Dr. Plunkett was the vice president and chief financial officer of iPierian, Inc. from July 2009 to April 2011. From December 2000 to July 2009, Dr. Plunkett held positions at Oppenheimer & Co. and its U.S. predecessor, CIBC World Markets Corp., including serving as managing director, head of West Coast Biotechnology from December 2008 to July 2009, and executive director, head of West Coast Biotechnology from January 2008 to December 2008.

Summit Midstream Partners, LP [THE WOODLANDS, Texas] announced that Matthew Harrison, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Summit Midstream Partners, LLC and Summit Midstream GP, LLC will be departing the Company to pursue other interests. Mr. Harrison’s employment with the Company will terminate effective January 4, 2019. Summit Investments announced that it is promoting Marc Stratton to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  Mr. Stratton joined Summit Investments as a founding member in 2009 and has held various senior management roles at the Company including, since 2015, Senior Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations.

Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [PETALUMA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SNOA) announced that Frederick (Bubba) Sandford as Sonoma’s Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Sandford transformed Command Center, Inc. Sonoma also announced that Bob Miller resigned from his position as CFO.

GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc. [PHOENIX] announced the promotion of Lara Stell to CFO. Stell joined GlobalTranz as VP of finance in October of 2014. Prior to GlobalTranz, she worked with Krug at Swift Transportation and Clear Channel Outdoor. Earlier in her career she was an audit professional at PwC.

Wizeline [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Anthony Conte as Chief Financial Officer. Conte joins the Company from EPAM Systems, where he previously served as CFO, SVP, and Treasurer.

Act-On Software [PORTLAND, Ore.] announced Roger Rowe as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Act-On, he served as Principal of RR CFO Services where he provided fractional CFO Services to multiple growth focused companies. Mr. Rowe previously worked as CEO and CFO for TigerLogic Corporation and held CFO positions with other companies such as Agilyx, as well as at technology companies including Merchandising Technologies, Inc., InFocus Corporation, and Preview Systems.

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. [PHILADELPHIA] (NYSE: AXTA) announced that it has named Sean Lannon as Chief Financial Officer on a permanent basis. He had been serving as Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer since October 2018. Before that, he served as Vice President, Corporate Finance and Global Controller of Axalta since 2016, and was Vice President and Global Controller from 2013 until that promotion. He was previously Vice President, Global Controller of Trinseo. Before joining Trinseo in 2011, he was the Senior Manager, Financial Reporting at Endo Pharmaceuticals.

PAS Global LLC [HOUSTON] announced the appointment of Tim Taylor as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Tim was at Paradigm, an Emerson company, where he held various leadership roles including Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Sales Management.

Midas [CAPITAL HEIGHTS, Md.] announced the hiring of Pierre-Luc Chicoine as Chief Financial Officer. Chicoine assumed his role in early fall. Chicoine came to Midas from Canam Steel Corporation, where he was Controller for the Heavy Business Unit.

Westmoreland Coal Company [ENGLEWOOD, Colo.] (OTCMKTS: WLBAQ) announced that Gary Kohn has informed Westmoreland that, for personal reasons, he is resigning from his position as chief financial officer effective January 4, 2019.

Jeff Loyd

Freed-Hardeman University [HENDERSON, TENN.]  announced the hiring of Jeff Loyd as the university’s chief financial officer. Loyd will begin his new role Jan. 14, 2019. Loyd has worked in financial leadership positions with American Axle Manufacturing, Coca-Cola, Hertz Corporation, Alcoa/Kawneer, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Laura Kowalchik

Kenwal Steel Corp. [DEARBORN, Mich.] announced that Laura Kowalchik has been named CFO. Kowalchik replaces Frank Jerneycic, who retires from Kenwal at the end of this year after 10 years of service. Kowalchik most recently served as CFO of Urban Science. She previously served as vice president, corporate controller, and chief accounting officer of Kaydon Corp., and Dura Automotive Systems LLC, where she held the same title.

Franklin Financial Network, Inc. [FRANKLIN, Tenn.] (NYSE: FSB), the parent company of Franklin Synergy Bank, announced the promotion of Chris Black to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Franklin Financial Network and Franklin Synergy Bank. Black joined the Company on November 16, 2018, as Executive Vice President, Strategy. The Company also announced that Sarah Meyerrose, who is stepping down as Chief Financial Officer, intends to retire from the Company on January 15^th. Before joining Franklin Financial Network, Black most recently served as Senior Vice President and CFO, Banking, for Nashville-based FirstBank, having joined FirstBank in May 2016. Previously, Black worked in the investment management and investment research industries, specializing in the banking sector while at Merrill Lynch & Co. and ISI Group, both based in New York City. Prior to working in the private sector, Black served for over nine years as an Officer and pilot in the United States Air Force.

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. [JERICHO, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: ESQ) announced that it has hired Michael Lacapria as its new Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President. Most recently, Mr. Lacapria served as the Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation.  From 2014 to 2016, Mr. Lacapria served in various positions at Cantor Fitzgerald, including as a Director and head of the accounting and finance function for Cantor Commercial Real Estate.  From 2000 to 2014, Mr. Lacapria served in various management capacities for KPMG’s financial services group in New York.

Medallia, Inc. [SAN MATEO, Calif.] hired Roxanne Oulman as Chief Financial Officer. During her 25-year career in finance, Oulman served in leadership roles at CallidusCloud, Thoratec and Zomax. She currently serves on the Board of Directors at CalAmp as an Audit Committee member. Oulman replaces former CFO Mike Kourey.

Cromedy Construction Corporation [PHILADELPHIA] announced that Joseph T. Waninger has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Waninger joined CCC on December 3rd, 2018.

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Mike Evans

McGraw-Hill [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Mike Evans as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 1, 2019. Previously, he served as chief operating officer and CFO at Renaissance and as CFO at Ruffalo Noel Levitz. Before that, Mr. Evans led Pearson’s K-12 literacy and math businesses as well as their Student Information business and K-12 technology organization. Before joining Pearson, Mr. Evans held senior positions at BigChalk, The Food Network and Primedia, Inc.

Teladoc Health [PURCHASE, NY] (NYSE: TDOC) that Mark Hirschhorn has resigned as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Teladoc Health, effective January 1, 2019. Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller Gabriel Cappucci will coordinate all finance activity, until a permanent replacement is named.

Seagate Technology [CUPERTINO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: STX) announced that Gianluca Romano has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer. Romano will join Seagate January 7th, 2019. Gianluca most recently served as corporate vice president, business finance & accounting at Micron Technology. Prior to that, he held executive positions at Numonyx and STMicroelectronics.

Gary Millerchip

The Kroger Co. [CINCINNATI] (NYSE: KR) announced its succession plan for Chief Financial Officer. J. Michael Schlotman, Kroger’s Chief Financial Officer since 2000, has decided to retire in December of 2019. Mr. Schlotman will continue as CFO through the end of Kroger’s fiscal 2018 and up to April 3, 2019. He will then remain an executive vice president of the company and continue to sit on the senior leadership team to support the company during this transition period until December 28, 2019. Gary Millerchip, CEO of Kroger Personal Finance, will succeed Mr. Schlotman as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kroger, effective April 4, 2019. Mr. Millerchip came to Kroger in 2010 from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to lead Kroger Personal Finance. Prior to that, Mr. Millerchip was responsible for the Royal Bank of Scotland Personal Credit Card business in the UK. Mr. Millerchip joined RBS in 1987 and held leadership positions in multiple disciplines during his time there.

Stein Mart, Inc. [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] (NASDAQ: SMRT) announced the appointment of James B. Brown as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Mr. Brown joins Stein Mart from Adrianna Papell Group, where he was CFO. He previously held CFO positions at Gordmans Stores and Hancock Fabrics and was Senior Vice President, Finance with Fred’s, Inc. Mr. Brown succeeds Gregory W. Kleffner, whose pending retirement was announced in October.

Editas Medicine, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: EDIT) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Andrew Hack, will be stepping down from the Company, effective March 1, 2019, to return to the investment industry.

Combined Insurance [CHICAGO] a Chubb company, announced Chris Anderson as the company’s new Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Anderson previously held the role of Controller at Combined Insurance. Anderson joined Combined Insurance four years ago and has 30 years of professional accounting and finance experience at a major accounting firm.

Salvatore G. Takoushian

Urban Commons [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Salvatore G. Takoushian, as President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Takoushian was hired ahead of the acquisition of The Wagner at the Battery, New York City (formerly known as The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park). Before Urban Commons, Mr. Takoushian was Managing Director in the Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking Division at Jefferies Group LLC. At Jefferies, he served as trusted advisor to Urban Commons. Prior to Jefferies, Mr. Takoushian spent 11 years within the investment banking division of Citigroup Global Markets where he had similar responsibilities.

Wind River [ALAMEDA, Calif.] announced the appointment of Bryan LeBlanc as chief financial officer. Most recently, he served as CFO of startup Spire Global Inc., a space to cloud analytics company. Prior to Spire, Bryan was CFO of Jive Software for nine years. Previous to Jive, LeBlanc served in various finance positions at companies including Webtrends Inc., Mercury Interactive Corporation, and inSilicon Corporation.

Social Reality, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: SRAX) named Michael Malone as its new Chief Financial Officer. Malone most recently served as VP of Finance for Westwood One, LLC. Prior to Westwood, Malone held positions of rising responsibility at Cumulus Media and Citadel Broadcasting.

Compass Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Lynne Sullivan as chief financial officer. Ms. Sullivan most recently served as senior vice president, finance at Biogen. Prior to Biogen, Ms. Sullivan served as a vice president overseeing tax function for Merck KGaA’s North American operations and was Serono’s Vice President, Tax, Americas and International for seven years. She was a tax partner in the Boston office of Arthur Andersen prior to joining Serono. She currently serves as director and chair of the audit committee for both resTORbio and Solid Biosciences.

Marc Walton

Maya Cinemas [PASADENA, Calif.] recently named Marc Walton as their new Chief Financial Officer. Previous to Maya, Marc worked for Millennia Housing Management, Ltd as their Chief Accounting Officer and for GK Management Co., Inc. as their Chief Financial Officer. Marc’s cinema exhibition experience includes 10 years at Reading International, Inc.

AutoWeb, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AUTO) appointed J.P. Hannan as executive vice president, chief financial officer. Hannan succeeds Interim CFO Wes Ozima, who will remain at AutoWeb in his prior role as senior vice president, controller. Hannan is a media veteran with more than 20 years of public and private CFO experience across various organizations, including Social Reality (SRAX), Cumulus Media (CMLS), Modern Luxury Media and Lincoln Financial Media Company (LNC). Hannan has served on the board of directors for several technology and media companies, including Asian Media, Regent Communications (RGCI), Bullpen Ventures and iBlast Networks. He also currently serves as the chairman of the board of Barefoot Luxury.

Generation Bio [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Tom Graney will be appointed chief financial officer (CFO). Tom joins the Generation Bio team from Vertex Pharmaceuticals where he served as CFO. Prior to Vertex, at Ironwood, he was responsible for finance, accounting, corporate strategy, corporate development, quality, supply chain, IT, corporate communications and investor relations. Before Ironwood, he spent 20 years with Johnson & Johnson, serving in various roles in the U.S. and abroad, most recently as worldwide vice president of finance and CFO for Ethicon Surgical Care. Graney serves on the board of directors of AC Immune SA.

Trinity Industries, Inc. [DALLAS] (NYSE: TRN) announced that James E. Perry, the Company’s current Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has notified the Company of his decision to transition from employment with the Company to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Perry will remain in the Chief Financial Officer role until Trinity has filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company also announced that Melendy Lovett will assume the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer following the filing of the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K. Ms. Lovett’s current role with the Company is Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, and she has oversight of the Company’s railcar leasing business. Prior to joining Trinity as an executive, Ms. Lovett was a member of Trinity’s Board of Directors and had a 20-year career with Texas Instruments (“TI”), most recently as Senior Vice President and President of TI’s education technology business. Prior to joining TI, she was a senior manager with Coopers & Lybrand.

Bruce F. Katz

Agilence, Inc. [MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.] announced the addition of Bruce F. Katz as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Agilence, Bruce held financial leadership positions with a number of technology companies including Datapipe and EnterpriseDB.

Bovie Medical Corporation [CLEARWATER, Fla.] (NYSE: BVX) announced the appointment of Tara H. Semb as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 2, 2019. Prior to joining Bovie Medical, Ms. Semb was the Chief Financial Officer for AVAIL Vapor LLC, from 2015 until 2018. Ms. Semb previously worked for Amsted Industries, in multiple positions of increasing responsibility from 2006 until 2015, culminating in her promotion to Director of Finance for the company’s rail bearings division in 2013. Before joining Amsted Industries as Director of Internal Audit in 2006, she held financial and operational roles at Blyth Industries, and Anixter International. She began her career in 1991 as an auditor at Price Waterhouse.

SeriousFun Children’s Network [WESTPORT, Conn.] named Justin Fusaro as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Over the last 11 years, Fusaro has served in a number of roles at New York University, most recently as Senior Director, Budget and Planning.

SPX FLOW, Inc. [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NYSE: FLOW) announced the appointment of Jaime Easley as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Easley will succeed Jeremy Smeltser who has resigned from the company after serving as Vice President and CFO over the past three years. Easley served as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since the company’s spin off from SPX Corporation in September 2015. He joined SPX in 2011 and served as Director of Internal Audit for three years and as Chief Financial Officer of the Industrial Products and Services segment of SPX Corporation from June 2014 through September 2015. He began his career in 2000 at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Paul Estrem

NorthStar Medical Technologies, LLC [BELOIT, Wis.] announced the appointment of Paul Estrem as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining NorthStar, Mr. Estrem served as CFO at Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. Previously, he was with Baxter International, Inc. for more than 20 years, where he held both financial and non-financial positions of increasing responsibility. During his tenure at Baxter, his experiences included divisional CFO for various divisions of Baxter, CFO of Baxter’s operations in Japan and serving as the Vice-President of Integration for a large acquisition. Prior to Baxter, Paul was a public accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co.

Incipio Group [IRVINE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Stephen ‘Steve’ Finney as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Finney served as CFO for KCD Brands, the division of Sears Holdings Corporation. From 2012 to 2015, Finney was the leader for retail businesses in North America markets for Quiksilver. Prior to Quiksilver, Finney had a career of more than 21 years with The Walt Disney Company where he held global positions in global business development, operations, finance and controllership across multiple divisions. At the start of his professional career, Finney held finance and accounting positions in the hotel design and construction divisions with Marriott Corporation and with Clark Construction Group.

Cuentas, Inc. [MIAMI] (OTCQB: CUEN) announced the appointment of Ran Daniel to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Since June 2018, Mr. Daniel has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Maayan Ventures Ltd. Mr. Daniel has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Blue Sphere Corporation from April 2016 through April 2018. From August 2014 to March 2016, Mr. Daniel served as the General Counsel and Head of the Family Office of Elie Tahari Ltd., and from December 2012 to August 2014, he has served as Executive Vice President of IDH Properties LLC, an affiliate of the Elad Group.

Praxsyn Corporation [LAS VEGAS, NV] (OTCPK: PYXN) announced that Maxwell J. Korbin, II has agreed to accept the dual positions of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer as Executive Vice President.

ThreatX [DENVER] announced that David Roshak joined as CFO. Roshak joins ThreatX from Optiv.

New Senior Investment Group Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: SNR) announced the appointment of David Smith as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2019. Mr. Smith brings 15 years of REIT experience to the Company. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Smith served as a Managing Director in the Private Equity Group of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Prior to joining Fortress, Mr. Smith held various finance, capital markets and investor relations roles at Ventas and Omega Healthcare Investors, and began his career in the real estate investment banking group at A.G. Edwards.