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Blue Nile [SEATTLE] announced the appointment of Bill Koefoed as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Koefoed acted as Partner and CFO for BCG Digital Ventures. Prior to that, Mr. Koefoed was CFO at Puppet Labs. During his time at Microsoft, from 2005-2013, he led the company’s investor relations group and served as CFO of Skype.

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. [CHARLESTON, S.C.] (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZS) announced the appointment of James Clavijo as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Clavijo joins Aeterna Zentaris from Tri-Source Pharma, where he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to serving as Chief Financial Officer of Tri-Source Pharma, Mr. Clavijo also served for seven years as founder of Capital View Partners, and for five years as the Chief Accounting Officer at Soligenix.

Aqua Metals, Inc. [ALAMEDA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AQMS) announced that Mark Weinswig, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned from his position at Aqua Metals. Mr. Weinswig will continue to assist the Company during a transition period. Thomas Murphy, a Founder and the former Chief Financial Officer of Aqua Metals, will rejoin Aqua Metals as Interim CFO.

Medadyn [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of John C. Dong as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

FMC Corporation [PHILADELPHIA] (NYSE: FMC) announced that Paul Graves, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has been appointed chief executive officer for the previously announced new, publicly traded lithium materials company, which will be created by separating FMC’s lithium business in the second half of 2018.  Gilberto Antoniazzi, CFO for FMC Agricultural Solutions, has been appointed CFO for the new lithium materials company. Antoniazzi has served in senior finance roles in the U.S., Latin America and Europe during his 25-year FMC career.

AutoWeb, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AUTO) announced that Kimberly Boren will be stepping down as CFO to pursue another opportunity. Wesley Ozima will assume the role of interim chief financial officer . Wes has served as the company’s senior vice president, controller since January 2017 and as principal accounting officer since 2009.

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. [DEERFIELD, Ill.] (NASDAQ: WBA) announced the appointment of James Kehoe, recently chief financial officer and board director of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, as the company’s executive vice president and global chief financial officer. Kehoe will succeed George Fairweather, who has served as Walgreens Boots Alliance global chief financial officer since February 2015. Kehoe has been chief financial officer of Takeda Pharmaceutical since June 2016 and was based in Tokyo. He was appointed to the Takeda Pharmaceutical board of directors in June 2017. Kehoe joined Takeda Pharmaceutical from Kraft Foods Group in the U.S., where he last held the role of executive vice president, chief financial officer. Prior to that, he held a number of finance-related positions over 25 years with assignments based in Ireland, Germany, Italy, U.S., Austria, Switzerland and Canada.

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. [HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.] (NASDAQ: ADES) announced the appointment of Greg Marken as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Marken served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer prior to taking this new position. Mr. Marken has served on ADES’ finance and accounting team since 2015.

Robert J. Doffek

Connecticut Water Service Inc. [Clinton, Conn.] announced that the it named Robert J. Doffek as CFO, Treasurer and Controller. Doffek has served as controller at CTWS since April 2016.

St. George Logistics [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Joseph (Joe) Tomczak as its new Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Joe served as CFO at Neovia Logistics. Prior to Neovia, Joe was the CFO for Martin-Brower. Prior to that, Joe was CFO at TDS Logistics/Syncreon International. Following the sale of TDS to Centerbridge Partners, Joe served as an operating partner at Yucaipa.

Credibly [TROY, Mich.] announced the hiring of Michael Seneski as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Seneski joins Credibly with over 28 years of finance and operations experience at Ford Motor Company. He held numerous leadership positions, serving as Director of Mobility, Director of Corporate Strategy, Controller of Global and U.S. Marketing and Sales, and Assistant Treasurer. He also served as the CFO and Treasurer of Ford Motor Credit.

Univision Communications Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that Peter H. Lori has been named Chief Financial Officer. Lori, who has served as Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer for UCI, succeeds Francisco (Frank) J. Lopez-Balboa, who has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities. Lori, most recently served as Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer for UCI, joined the Company in 2005 and has held a number of senior roles throughout his tenure with the Company. Prior to joining UCI, Lori served as an audit partner at KPMG, LLP for three years, and partner at Arthur Andersen, LLP.

Susan Medick

AACC [WASHINGTON] announce that Susan Medick has been named chief financial officer (CFO) for the association. Prior to joining AACC, she held the position of CFO at the Telecommunications Industry Association. Before that, she served for 20 years as chief financial and operations officer of the Auto Care Association.

Relievant Medsystems [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Christopher Geyen as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Geyen previously served as Chief Financial Officer of NeuWave Medical. After NeuWave’s acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in 2016, he continued on with J&J as a leader in the interventional oncology platform. Prior to NeuWave, Mr. Geyen served as CFO of Celleration. He also served as CFO of Restore Medical, in addition to serving as CFO at Acorn Cardiovascular, and Urologix. Mr. Geyen began his career with accounting firm EY.

OCI Partners LP [NEDERLAND, Texas] (NYSE: OCIP) announced that Fady Kiama resigned as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the general partner of the Partnership. Beshoy Guirguis, currently serving at the Partnership’s parent company OCI N.V. as Chief Financial Officer of OCI Americas, was appointed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the general partner of the Partnership. In addition to this new position, he will continue to serve as CFO of OCI Americas. Mr. Guirguis joined the OCI N.V. Business Development and Investments team in 2010.

Imaging3, Inc. [BURBANK, Calif.] (OTCQB: IGNG) announced the addition of Joe Biehl as CFO. Mr. Biehl has 20 years of experience in leading private, public, and nonprofit companies. He currently serves as CEO of CxCTeams. Prior to implementing his current practice, Biehl served as an executive finance and operations officer of several larger public and private companies. He was the COO and CFO of Integrated Information Systems. He served as EVP and CFO for Sunstone Hotel Investors. He also served as the corporate controller for Starwood Lodging.

Jimmy Cerveaux

CDx Diagnostics [SUFFERN, N.Y.]  announced Jimmy Cerveaux as Chief Financial Officer. Jimmy Cerveaux co-founded, led and sold Unicity Eldercare. Mr. Cerveaux also worked for many years as an Auditor and a Mergers & Acquisitions Consultant at Ernst & Young, and as an equity analyst for a leading investment management firm in the Middle East.

Infoblox Inc. [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] announced that it has appointed Hoke Horne as chief financial officer. His most recent role was CFO for Digital River. Horne’s experience also includes serving as CFO at Groupon for North America businesses, CFO for the software division at Juniper and CFO for the Microsoft Windows business and stints earlier in his career with McKinsey and Accenture.

Technica Corporation [DULLES, Va.] announced that Mark Cabrey has been named as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Technica, Mark spent four years at Phacil as their first CFO and later as President and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Phacil, he served as the Corporate Controller at Apptis, and led the sale of the company to URS in 2011.

Lisa Lee

Trident Capital Cybersecurity [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Lisa Lee as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Lee was the Chief Financial Officer of Firelake Capital Management. Previously, she was the Controller of Walden International.

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. [DURHAM, N.C.] (OTCQB: MGTI) announced the appointment of Robert S. Lowrey as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of MGT. Prior to joining MGT, he served as a Director of Finance for Bioventus LLC, and as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer for BioCryst Pharmaceutics, Inc. Mr. Lowrey also held various financial roles of increasing reasonability at Dex One, formerly RH Donnelley. As a CPA, he was employed by Ernst & Young, LLP for 11 years.

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NASA [WASHINGTON] announced that Jeff DeWit will serve as agency’s Chief Financial Officer.

The Materials Science Division of DowDuPont [MIDLAND, Mich.] (NYSE: DWDP) announced that the Materials Advisory Committee of the DowDuPont Board of Directors, announced that Howard Ungerleider, Chief Financial Officer of DowDuPont, and Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer for The Dow Chemical Company, will serve as President and Chief Financial Officer of the intended Materials Science Company. Ungerleider joined Dow in 1990. Ungerleider was named Business Director for Dow’s global Wire and Cable Compounds business in 2000, and in 2004, he became the Global Director of Integrated Supply Chain for Plastics, Performance Chemicals and Thermosets. In 2006, he was appointed North American Commercial Vice President for Dow’s $6 billion Basic Plastics business portfolio. He was named President for Dow’s Performance Plastics Division in 2011. In 2012, he was named Executive Vice President of Dow’s Advanced Materials Division and joined Dow’s senior-most executive team. He was elected as CFO by Dow’s Board of Directors in 2014 and was named Vice Chairman in 2015. He was appointed CFO of DowDuPont in May 2016 effective upon the close of the merger transaction between Dow and DuPont, which occurred on August 31, 2017.

David Sisk

Inocucor [DENVER] has hired David Sisk as Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer. David’s previous experience includes leadership roles in global organizations such as Armacell, Platform Specialty Products Corporation and Cheminova A/S.

Redwood Capital Bank [EUREKA, Calif.] announced the appointment of Renee Byers, VP/Controller to VP/Interim Chief Financial Officer, replacing Fred J. Moore, III who recently resigned from the company. Renee Byers has 25 years of banking experience, including the areas of Customer Service, Back Office Support, Human Resources and Controller.

Universal Resources [WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.] announced that Mikael Lundgren was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Director. Mr. Lundgren has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Broadside since June 11, 2017 and serves on the advisory board of Royal Deals LLC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Before joining Broadside, Mr. Lundgren was Head of Legal Affairs for the PNYG Group.

Dyadic International, Inc. [JUPITER, Fl.] (OTCQX: DYAI) announced that Chief Financial Officer Thomas L. Dubinski will be on a medical leave of absence. In Mr. Dubinski’s absence, other executive officers will assume many of Mr. Dubinski’s duties while remaining in their current positions. Ping W. Rawson, the Company’s Director of Financial Reporting since June 2016, was promoted to Chief Accounting Officer on March 14, 2018 and will serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and assume responsibility for finance, tax and treasury.

Shai Lankry

Gamida Cell [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Shai Lankry as chief financial officer (CFO). He succeeds Naftali Brikashvili, who will step into the role of vice president, finance and operations at Gamida Cell. Prior to joining Gamida Cell, Mr. Lankry served as a finance director at West Pharmaceutical Services. Previously, he served as CFO and Israeli site manager at Macrocure Ltd. Before joining Macrocure, Mr. Lankry was the finance director at Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lankry was a senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in Tel Aviv.

Image Sensing Systems, Inc. [ST. PAUL, Minn.] (NASDAQ: ISNS) announced that Richard Ehrich has resigned as its Chief Financial Officer. The Board of Directors has appointed Todd Slawson as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Slawson has most recently served as Director of Finance and Corporate Controller at ISS. Prior to joining the ISS team, he held various positions at KPMG LLP.

Novavax, Inc. [GAITHERSBURG, Md.] (NASDAQ: NVAX) announced the promotion of John J. Trizzino to Senior Vice President, Chief Business Officer (CBO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Trizzino has been serving as Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, since 2014. Mr. Trizzino originally joined Novavax in 2009. Previously, he was CEO of Immunovaccine Inc. Prior to his tenures at Novavax and Immunovaccine, Mr. Trizzino had leadership responsibilities at MedImmune, LLC, ID Biomedical and Henry Schein, Inc.

Onapsis [Boston, MA] announced that Gordon Pothier has joined the team as Chief Financial Officer. Pothier is joining Onapsis from Carbon Black. where he recently held the position of Vice President of Finance and Operations, with the prior role of CFO, of Bit9. Pothier joined Bit9 in 2008.

Surge Holdings, Inc. [Las Vegas] (OTCQB: SURG) announced the appointment of Brian Speck as Chief Financial Officer.

Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: FPRX) announced that Marc Belsky, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned to pursue another opportunity.

Turning Point Brands, Inc. [LOUISVILLE, Ky.] (NYSE: TPB) announced that Robert Lavan has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lavan will succeed the Company’s previous CFO, Mark A. Stegeman, who has resigned from his positions as Senior Vice President and CFO. In 2017, Mr. Lavan served as Chief Financial Officer of General Wireless Operations, Inc. Before that, Mr. Lavan worked at Standard General LP, The Blackstone Group, SAC Capital and J. Goldman & Co. LP in various analyst and portfolio manager roles.

Judy C. Gavant

Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. [RICHMOND, Va.] (OTCQB: BAYK) announced that Judy C. Gavant will join the Company and VCB as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Gavant takes over the Chief Financial Officer position from James A. Wilson, Jr., who retired after nearly 30 years at VCB. Ms. Gavant most recently served as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Xenith Bankshares, Inc. Prior to joining Xenith in 2010, Ms. Gavant held a variety of positions with Owens & Minor, Inc., Tredegar Corporation and Dominion Energy, Inc., as well as being one of the initial leaders of a start-up technology company. Ms. Gavant began her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she served in the firm’s audit and tax practices.

ArbiterSports [SANDY, Utah] announced the addition of John Hopkins as the company’s chief financial officer (CFO). Hopkins served most recently as CFO of Zions Bancorporation’s Net Deposit Unit and also as an Owner-Operator of two successful McDonald’s restaurant franchises.

Sight Sciences, Inc. [MENLO PARK, Calif.] announced the appointment of Jesse Selnick as Chief Financial Officer. Selnick most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and on the Board of Directors of Electric Lightwave. Since 2011, Selnick has served as a General Partner of Sight Sciences Angels, LP. Earlier in his career, Selnick served as a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group for approximately 10 years in its mergers and acquisitions advisory practice.

ORock® Technologies, Inc. [RESTON, Va.] announced that Dale Stucke has joined its executive leadership team in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Dale served as CFO for IT services company Constellation West. Previously, Stucke was VP Finance of USIS Corporation. He also served as VP, Finance and Corporate Controller of GTSI Corporation. Prior positions include internal audit, finance, and operations roles with Unisys Corporation, BearingPoint, Inc., General Dynamics, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Raj Mehra

The Freedom Bank of Virginia [FAIRFAX, Va.] (OTCQX: FDVA) announced that the board of directors has appointed Raj Mehra as executive vice president, chief financial officer. For many years Mehra was CFO of Middleburg Financial Corp. Previously, he served as director of financial risk management at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and held positions at JP Morgan Chase and Credit Suisse.

Methode Electronics, Inc. [CHICAGO] (NYSE: MEI) announced Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Hrudicka has left the Company to pursue other opportunities. Ronald Tsoumas, currently Methode’s controller and treasurer, has been promoted to succeed Hrudicka as CFO. Tsoumas, a 34-year veteran of the Company, most recently served as the Company’s corporate controller and treasurer since July 2007.

OnDeck [NEW YORK] (NYSE: ONDK) announced that the Company will appoint Kenneth (Ken) A. Brause as its Chief Financial Officer replacing current Chief Financial Officer, Howard Katzenberg. Most recently, Brause served as Executive Vice President and Treasurer of CIT Group and CIT Bank. Prior to becoming Treasurer, Brause was Chief Financial Officer for CIT’s North America Banking group. Brause previously served as the President of CIT’s Small Business Lending group. Earlier in his career, Brause was the Investor Relations Officer for The Bank of New York and American General Corporation, and served as the Vice President of Strategy & Development at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. After beginning his career at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Brause spent 13 years at Bankers Trust in various financial roles, including head of Investor & Media Relations and as a Principal in Debt Capital Markets.

ConversionPoint Technologies Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] has appointed Raghu Kilambi as its new Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. Kilambi succeeds Jack Thomsen, who will continue as treasurer of ConversionPoint and COO of its consumer direct marketing unit, Branded Response. Previously, Raghu was the Co-Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer of a leading VC-backed ASP. He has also been an investor in portfolio companies that were eventually acquired by Yahoo, eBay and CGI.

Thomas F. Cowhey

Surgery Partners, Inc. [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] (NASDAQ: SGRY) announced that Thomas F. Cowhey has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 2, 2018. Cowhey has more than 20 years of experience in a range of financial and strategic roles in the healthcare services sector, most recently having served as Chief Financial Officer of the Institution Business portfolio at Aetna, Inc.

PDC Brands [STAMFORD, Conn.] announced that John F. Owen has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of PDC. He replaces Jay Rogers, who will transition from CFO/COO at PDC to a dedicated COO role. Prior to joining PDC, Mr. Owen most recently served as CFO of Beam Suntory. Prior to this role, he served as SVP, Chief Supply Chain officer of Beam Suntory for over two years. Before joining Beam Suntory, Mr. Owen spent the majority of his career at Avon Products Inc., where he served in a variety of U.S. and overseas roles, including CFO of North America, Group VP of Global Finance, and President of the EMEA regions.

Sasser Family Holdings, Inc. [SCHAUMBURG, Ill.] announced that it has named Susan Buchanan senior vice president and CFO. Buchanan began her finance leadership career in 1987 as a senior financial analyst for Navistar Financial Corporation and spent 11 years at Duchossois Industries, Inc. in a variety of financial roles. Prior to joining Sasser, Buchanan was vice president, CFO and treasurer for Carus Group, Inc. Buchanan was a key member of the executive management team. Previously, Buchanan was vice president, Finance and Business Operations, for Nalco Company.

Star Jets International, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTC PINK: JETR) announced that Robert Sheybani has agreed to join the Company as its Chief Financial Officer. With over 30 years of experience in finance and accounting, including working  for Societe Generale and Merrill Lynch, Mr. Sheybani brings an enormous amount of talent to JETR.

Melanie Pereira

Eyeview [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Melanie Pereira as Chief Financial Officer. Pereira was most recently head of Finance at SiteCompli. Previously, she was Vice President Finance, Divisional CFO at AOL Brands. Prior to AOL, she led finance groups within Patch, Daily Beast, MTV and NBCUniversal.

DiscoverReady® [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] announced that Todd Tennell has joined the company as chief financial officer. Prior to joining DiscoverReady, Tennell served as CFO at Morae Global Corporation. He previously led and was responsible for finance operations and human resources at Huron Legal, a division of Huron Consulting Group.

Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: MRSN) announced that David A. Spellman has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Spellman joins Mersana from Vertex where he has spent the past 12 years in roles of increasing responsibility across all aspects of their finance function. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Corporate, Commercial and International Finance. Spellman also served in various financial management positions at Millennium Pharmaceuticals.

Syros Pharmaceuticals [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: SYRS) announced the appointment of Joseph J. Ferra as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Ferra most recently served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at JMP Securities. Prior to JMP, he was a member of the investment banking groups at UBS and JP Morgan.

Gerald Herman

Bruker [BILLERICA, Mass.] announced that it has appointed Gerald N. Herman to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Herman was recently also appointed as Bruker’s Principal Accounting Officer (PAO), and he will assume his additional responsibilities as Interim CFO upon the departure of current CFO Anthony L. Mattacchione, whose resignation was announced in February 2018. Herman joined the Company in 2016 as Vice President and Corporate Controller.  Prior to joining Bruker, Mr. Herman had served in senior executive positions with various publicly traded companies, including as Corporate Vice President – Clinical Operations of PAREXEL International from 2014 to February 2016, and as Corporate Vice President & Controller-Finance of PAREXEL from 2008 to 2013.  Prior to 2008, Mr. Herman was Vice President – Corporate Controller of Presstek, Inc.  He also served in financial, consulting and accounting roles at various organizations, including as Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1979 to 1987.

Mindseeker, Inc. [ASHBURN, Va.] announced that it has named Andy Zeweri as the company’s new CFO.

MoxiWorks [SEATTLE] welcomed Jim Tarte as CFO. Tarte previously worked as companies including Scout Media, Prepared Response, X10 Wireless, CFO Selections and Moss Adams.

Assembly Biosciences, Inc.  [INDIANAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: ASMB) announced the appointment of Graham Cooper as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and chief operating officer (COO). Cooper will be assuming the roles previously held by David Barrett, one of Assembly’s co-founders. Barrett will continue as a strategic advisor to Assembly. Cooper served most recently as chief financial officer of Receptos. Previously, Cooper had similar roles at Geron and Orexigen Therapeutics. He worked in investment banking and public accounting earlier in his career.

Guy E. Abramovitz

WebLinc [PHILADELPHIA] announced that Guy E. Abramovitz has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Abramovitz served as Vice President of Finance and Accounting at Veterinary Practice Partners.

Operative [NEW YORK] announced that the company has hired Andrew Lazarus as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Operative, Lazarus was the Finance Director at BAE Systems – Applied Intelligence. Previously, Lazarus served as the CFO at Silver Sky and Genesys.

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Flotek Industries, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: FTK) announced that Matthew Marietta has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Finance & Corporate Development and will serve as the Company’s principal financial officer. Matt joined Flotek in March 2017 and previously served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Prior to joining Flotek, Mr. Marietta was a publishing sell-side analyst for Stephens, Inc. His experience includes finance, accounting and strategic planning roles at Exterran, Forestar Group and XTO Energy.

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. [SYLMAR, Calif.] (NASDAQ: EYES) announced that John T. Blake has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Blake succeeds Thomas Miller, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2014. In June 2017, Mr. Miller submitted his resignation to pursue other opportunities but agreed at our request to remain in the position until his successor was named. Mr. Blake most recently served as Senior Vice President, Finance of aTyr Pharma, a company he joined in March 2015. Prior to aTyr, Mr. Blake was responsible for the global financial planning and analysis function at Volcano Corporation (Volcano), March 2010 to March 2015 and as the SEC Reporting Manager from November 2008 through March 2010. Mr. Blake was also previously an auditor in public accounting and an analyst for BD Biosciences.

MOVE Guides [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the hiring of Susan Repo as its Chief Financial Officer. Repo comes to MOVE Guides from Tesla, Inc. where she was Corporate Treasurer and Vice President of Finance. Her broad experience includes key financial positions at Juniper Networks, Agilent Technologies, KPMG LLP, and Ernst & Young LLP, among others.

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. [Chicago, IL] announced that Mark Harris was appointed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Richard Pehlke, who is retiring. Mr. Harris has been serving as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Company since February 2018. Since 2015, Mr. Harris had been Chief Financial Officer at Hercules Capital. Prior to that, Mr. Harris worked at Avenue Capital Group for over 8 years, where he served as their Chief Financial Officer for their Asia Strategy and was their Senior Managing Director/Head of Asia. Prior to working at Avenue Capital Group, from 2004 to 2006 Mr. Harris served as Corporate Financial Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Hutchinson Telecommunications.

Tintri, Inc. [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] (NASDAQ: TNTR) announced that Ian Halifax, CFO at Tintri, will leave the company.

ZPower [CAMARILLO, CALIF.] announced the appointment of Dennis Dugan to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dugan previously served as VP of Accounting & FP&A for ZPower. Prior to joining ZPower, Mr. Dugan worked as a Controller for Implant Direct, Inc. Before that role, he was the Chief Financial Officer for Nutiva, Inc. He has also worked as Chief Financial Officer for Advanced Structured Alloys, Inc.; Corporate Controller for Abrisa Industrial; Plant Controller for Pentair; and Vice President of Finance / Controller for Joslyn Electronic Systems and Pacific Scientific in the Electronic Kinetics Division.

Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. [WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SNNA) announced the appointment of John W. Smither as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Smither will succeed Richard Peterson, who has resigned for personal reasons. Mr. Smither served as Sienna’s CFO from January 2016 to March 2017, and subsequently has served as an independent consultant in the biopharmaceutical industry. Previously, he served as CFO of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. from November 2007. From 1998 to 2007, Mr. Smither held various positions at Amgen. From 2001 to 2004, he served as vice president of finance and administration for Amgen’s European Division. Prior to that, Mr. Smither served as head of internal audit, and following his time in Europe was executive director of corporate accounting. Prior to joining Amgen, he served as audit partner at Ernst & Young LLP, and following his time at Ernst & Young served as CFO of several early stage companies. Mr. Smither has served on the board of directors of Achaogen, Inc. since December 2013, where he currently serves as the audit committee chair and a member of the compensation committee.

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. [DALLAS] (NYSE: SRC) announced that Michael Hughes has been named to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hughes replaces outgoing Chief Financial Officer Phil Joseph. In addition, the Company announced that Ricardo Rodriguez has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer at Spirit MTA REIT. Most recently, Mr. Hughes was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at FelCor Lodging Trust, from 2013 through 2017. Prior to that, he held various roles in corporate finance at FelCor from 2006 to 2013, and held multiple roles at Wyndham Hotels Corporation from 2002 to 2006, most recently as Vice President, Corporate Finance. Mr. Rodriguez joins Spirit Master Trust from Morgan Stanley, where he had 17 years of experience, most recently as Executive Director – Global Capital Markets in the Structured Solutions Group.

Rogers Corporation [CHANDLER, Ariz.] (NYSE: ROG) announced that Janice E. Stipp, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, will be retiring from the Company.

Simon [INDIANAPOLIS] announced that Andrew Juster, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire at the end of this year.

Johnson & Johnson [NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.] (NYSE: JNJ) announced that Joseph Wolk, Vice President of Johnson & Johnson Investor Relations, has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Dominic J. Caruso, who has elected to retire, after a distinguished 19-year career with the Company. Caruso was named CFO in 2007, and served as CFO longer than anyone in the company’s 132- year history. Mr. Wolk has been with Johnson & Johnson for 19 years and has served on the Finance Leadership team, since 2014. Previously, he was Vice President, Finance and CFO of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson and was a member of the Janssen Group Operating Committee. Prior to this role, he held many senior roles in Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device and Supply Chain.

CareSource [DAYTON, Ohio] announced the appointment of new Chief Financial Officer David Goltz. He replaces former CFO Tarlton Thomas, who was recently promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Goltz most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Emerging Markets for Health Care Services Corporation. Goltz joins the organization following the shift of two core team positions.

Christina Leotis

Amblin Partners [UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.] announced that Christina Leotis has been named Chief Financial Officer. She replaces Lyndsay Harding, who as previously announced, is leaving the company. Leotis comes to Amblin from the LA Clippers organization where she served as CFO. Prior to joining the Clippers, Leotis held senior financial management positions at Fox Networks Group, Concord Music and Otter Media. She began her career in Dallas, Texas, at Bain & Company, followed by a position at Goldman Sachs. She then became a member of the acquisitions team at Colony Capital.

C&J Energy Services, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: CJ) announced that Mark Cashiola, C&J’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Mike Galvan, currently C&J’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the additional role of CFO on an interim basis until a replacement is appointed. Mr. Galvan joined the Company in 2014 as part of the financial leadership team working with the CFO.  He has approximately 25 years of accounting and financial experience and, among other duties.

Nanophase Technologies Corporation [ROMEOVILLE, Ill.] (OTCQB: NANX) announced that the Company has hired Jaime Escobar to serve as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to becoming a member of the Nanophase team, Mr. Escobar held positions in a series of manufacturing companies with consistently expanding responsibilities. Most recently, he served as Controller of CGW, and has also had significant experience as Controller of Amcol HBS.

LGS Innovations [HERNDON, Va.] has appointed Jeff Beck as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (EVP-CFO). Mr. Beck’s appointment follows the retirement of EVP-CFO John Fitzgerald. Mr. Beck Over has thirty years of government contracting related experience, including more than twenty years in a Chief Financial Officer role. Prior to joining LGS, Mr. Beck served as the CFO for DRS Technologies, Inc.’s C4ISR Group. Mr. Beck has also held CFO and related finance management positions with QinetiQ North America, STG Inc., Getronics Government Solutions, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin.

OUTFRONT Media Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: OUT) announced that Donald R. Shassian, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from the company. Shassian joined the Company in November 2013.

Change Healthcare [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] announced the appointment of Fredrik Eliasson as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Eliasson joins Change Healthcare after a 20-year career at CSX Corporation, where he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer, as well as chief sales and marketing officer. Mr. Eliasson has held numerous financial leadership roles including serving as director of investor relations, vice president of commercial finance and vice president of financial planning and analysis. Mr. Eliasson also served in many other senior leadership roles at CSX, including vice president of Emerging Markets and vice president of Chemicals and Fertilizer.

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: SRNE) announced that it appointed Jiong Shao as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From 2015 to 2017, Jiong served as Managing Director, Head of China Technology, Internet, and Media (TIM) investment banking at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong. Prior to that time, from 2010 to 2015, he held various Managing Director positions at Macquarie Capital including Head of China TIM investment banking and Head of pan-Asia TIM research, also in Hong Kong. Jiong started his investment banking career with Lehman Brothers in New York as an equity research analyst.

gr8 People Inc. [PHILADELPHIA] announced the appointment of Rachael McCarthy as their new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. McCarthy was most recently the CFO of CloudLock Inc., and has held various senior management roles, including Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development. She has worked in fast growing software and SaaS companies, including General Counsel of two software companies (Unica Corporation and Restrac/WebHire, Inc.) from very early stages through their initial public offerings.

Touchstone Bank [MCKENNEY, Va.] (OTC Pink: TSBA) announced the appointment of Vera H. Primm as Chief Financial Officer, a position that was previously served by Philip Cardwell. Ms. Primm previously served her most recent tenure as Chief Financial of Citizens Community Bank and previously at Bank of Virginia, Peoples Bank of Virginia and F&M Bank-Richmond.

Workfront [SILICON SLOPES, Utah] announced that Jon Pexton has joined the company as chief financial officer (CFO). He was previously CFO of Progrexion. He also previously served as CFO of Interbank FX, and held leadership positions at Callidus Software, Vitria Technology and Remedy Corporation. He also spent eight years with Ernst & Young working in their audit, tax, and transaction advisory practices.

TriCore Reference Laboratories [Albuquerque, New Mexico] announced Renee Ennis as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Ennis will replace TriCore’s current CFO, Kent Gordon, who will be leaving to pursue new opportunities. Ms. Ennis served as TriCore’s CFO for 10 years before moving to Presbyterian Healthcare Services where she currently serves as Vice President and CFO of PDS.

NeoGenomics, Inc. [FT. MYERS, FL]  announced the appointment of Sharon Virag as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Virag will succeed George Cardoza, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2009. Sharon Virag was formerly Vice President, Corporate Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, at Aetna. Prior to Aetna, between 2008 and 2015, Ms. Virag held various positions in Finance, including: Chief Accounting Officer of AES Corp., Global Controller for several General Electric businesses in the U.S. and overseas, and Assistant Corporate Controller at General Motors. In addition to her private sector experience, Ms. Virag worked for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) from 2005 to 2008, where she served as the project leader for Auditing Standard No. 5, the Board’s requirements/regulations for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404. She also worked in public accounting for Deloitte & Touche, LLP where she was an Audit Senior Manager. Ms. Virag is also a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC).

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Ananth Avva

Lastline Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, CA] announced Ananth Avva as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Head of Business Operations. Prior to joining Lastline he served as COO and CFO for Wrike. Previously he held senior positions at LiveOps, Google, Voyant Advisors, and KPMG.

Matheson Trucking, Inc. [SACRAMENTO, Calif.] appointed Tamrya Ford as its Chief Financial Officer. Ford came to Matheson after serving as CFO of Technical Sales International, Inc. Prior to that, she was Controller at Lumens Light+Living.

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.  [FORT COLLINS, Colo.] (NASDAQ: AEIS) announced that Paul R Oldham, former senior vice president of administration, chief financial officer and corporate secretary of Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (ESI) will join the company as its executive vice president and chief financial officer on May 2, 2018. Prior to joining ESI, Paul held several senior leadership positions, including vice president finance and corporate controller, vice president treasurer and investor relations and European operations controller at Tektronix, Inc.

PC Connection, Inc. [MERRIMACK, N.H.] (NASDAQ: CNXN) announced that Stephen P. Sarno has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer. Prior to joining Connection, Mr. Sarno served as Chief Financial Officer of Wyless, Inc. Previously he has served as Chief Accounting Officer of several other public companies including Sapient Corporation, and Exa Corporation and was a Senior Manager for 10 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Scott Campbell

DuChâteau [SAN DIEGO] appointed Scott Campbell as the company’s new chief financial officer. Campbell previously served as CFO of Road Runner Sports. He held the position from 1997-2003 and again from 2008 until leaving to join DuChâteau. Campbell was also corporate controller at Patagonia.

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE AMERICAN: AE) announced that its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Josh C. Anders, has notified the Company of his decision to resign, effective in mid-April 2018. Sharon C. Davis, the Company’s current Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Accounting Officer will assume the duties of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on an interim basis.

Manning & Napier, Inc. [FAIRPORT, N.Y.] (NYSE: MN) announced the appointment of Paul J. Battaglia, Jr. as Chief Financial Officer effective March 26, 2018. Mr. Battaglia most recently served as Manning & Napier’s Vice President of Finance, having joined the Company in 2004. Prior to joining Manning & Napier, Mr. Battaglia served as an Audit Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston, MA and Rochester, NY.

Brad Wear

Compassus [BRENTWOOD, Tenn.] announced the addition of Brad Wear to the organization’s executive team as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Compassus, Wear served as chief financial officer for several healthcare companies including US Anesthesia Partners; Carewise Health, Inc.; I-trax/CHD Meridian (now Walgreens); Qualifacts Systems; Breathe America/DigiChart, Inc.; and The Gambro Group.

Vascular Insights [QUINCY, Mass.] announced that Lisa Gruttadauria has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Her most recent position at the company were Controller and Director of Finance. Prior to joining Vascular Insights^® in 2013, Lisa implemented and executed accounting systems, human resource processes, and procedures for early stage medical device companies in the start-up phase.

Goalz Restaurant Group [CHEYENNE, Wyo.] announced the appointment of Steve Piascik as partner and chief financial officer. Steve founded PIASCIK, a boutique tax and financial firm. Prior to founding his firm, Steve served as a senior tax manager for international accounting firm KPMG LLP.

Alexander Pease

CommScope [HICKORY, N.C.] announced that Alexander W. Pease has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Pease succeeds Mark Olson, who, as previously announced, is retiring from the company. Pease most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of Snyder’s-Lance. Prior to that, Pease was a principal in McKinsey & Company’s global corporate finance and business functions practice, after serving as senior vice president and CFO at EnPro Industries. Pease served in the United States Navy as a SEAL Platoon Commander of SEAL Team Four for six years.

DollarDays [PHOENIX] (OTC: AASL) announced the appointment of Jim Jacobs as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Jacobs served as the Chief Financial Officer of JUST Goods, Inc. Prior to joining JUST Goods, Mr. Jacobs served in senior finance roles for several companies, including Studio One Media, Inc., the Arizona Cardinals Football Club, and Texas Pacific Group.

Jan Erik Back

Investcorp [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Jan Erik Back as Group Chief Financial Officer. Jan Erik will join Investcorp in the summer. Jan Erik most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SEB. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Vattenfall and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Skandia Group. He started his career with Swedish bank, Handelsbanken, in their international finance and accounting operations.

The Medicines Company [PARSIPPANY, N.J.] (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced the appointment of Christopher Visioli as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Visioli succeeds William B. O’Connor, who is retiring from the Company after serving as Chief Accounting Officer and then Chief Financial Officer for a total of 13 years. Mr. O’Connor will remain with the Company as an advisor through 2018. Visioli previously served as Senior Vice President, Financial Strategy, of the Company from January 2015 to March 2018, and Vice President, Cardiovascular Care, from January 2013 to December 2014. Mr. Visioli joined the Company in June 2003 and has served in a variety of leadership roles in the organization, including finance, business development, investor relations, strategy, planning, and business leadership of the Cardiovascular Care business unit. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Visioli was a management consultant at Ernst & Young.

Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. [VANCOUVER, Wash.] (NASDAQ: FRSH) announced that Nik Rupp has been named Chief Financial Officer, effective April 9, 2018. As previously announced, Mark Hutchens, the incumbent Chief Financial Officer, will remain as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Rupp joins Papa Murphy’s from Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. where he served as the Chief Financial Officer from March 2016 to February 2018, and as global controller from January 2015 to March 2016. Prior to Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., Mr. Rupp held several positions at Nike, Inc., including Global Controller of Nike Golf, and at Converse, Inc. in the Netherlands.

iStar [NEW YORK] (NYSE: STAR) announced that Geoff Jervis will step down as CFO to pursue other opportunities and Andrew Richardson will take on the additional role of interim CFO of both iStar and Safety, Income and Growth (NYSE: SAFE). Richardson most recently served as CFO of The Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC) and previously served as CFO of Northstar Realty Finance Corp. Prior to Northstar, Mr. Richardson served as an executive vice president and head of capital markets at iStar.

Herc Holdings Inc. [BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.] (NYSE: HRI) announced that Barbara L. Brasier, senior vice president and chief financial officer, has informed the Company of her retirement for personal reasons, effective April 30, 2018. Mark Humphrey, vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, will serve as the Company’s interim chief financial officer. Humphrey has served as the Company’s vice president, controller and chief accounting officer since April 2017 and will continue to serve in those roles in addition to assuming the duties of interim chief financial officer. Prior to joining the Company, Humphrey was employed by Alico, Inc. He served as chief financial officer of Alico from June 2011 through June 2015, as well as Alico’s chief accounting officer prior to joining Herc Holdings. Humphrey’s previous experience included roles as the chief financial officer for The Compass Management Group, LLC, from 2009 until June 2011 and in senior financial roles with Source Interlink Companies, a publishing and fulfillment company, from 2004 until 2009.

MB2 Dental Solutions [CARROLLTON, Texas] announced the addition of Jackson Hildebrand as the new chief financial officer. Hildebrand previously served as Finance Director at TPG Capital.

BeyondSpring Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: BYSI) announced the appointment of Edward Dongheng Liu as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Liu has more than a decade of senior banking experience, having served in roles of increasing responsibility at J.P. Morgan and Jefferies. Prior to joining BeyondSpring, he served as partner and executive director at Epiphron Capital, an early investor in BeyondSpring.

Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP [TULSA] (NASDAQ: MCEP) announced the appointment of Philip R. Houchin as Chief Financial Officer of Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC, the general partner (“General Partner”) of the Partnership. Most recently, Mr. Houchin was Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Patriot Bank. Prior to Patriot Bank, Mr. Houchin held various positions with Summit Bank and Bank of Oklahoma.

LakePharma, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] announced the appointment of David Boyle as Chief Financial Officer of the company. Prior to LakePharma, David Boyle served as Chief Financial Officer at Direct Flow Medical, AVI BioPharma, and XOMA, Ltd., and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Salix Pharmaceuticals. Boyle also served in various finance, administration, and development leadership roles at Serono, Intel, and Polycom, Inc.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. [GAITHERSBURG, Md.] (NYSE: EBS) promoted Robert G. Kramer Sr., most recently, executive vice president, administration and chief financial officer. to the newly-created position of president and chief operating officer, and appointed Richard S. Lindahl as the company’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Lindahl most recently served as CFO at CEB Inc. Prior to CEB, he served as senior vice president and treasurer of Sprint Nextel Corporation, vice president and treasurer of Nextel Communications, Inc., and in progressive finance and management positions at Nextel, Pocket Communications, Inc., MCI Communications Corp., Deloitte & Touche LLP, and Casher Associates, Inc.

Viamedia [NEW YORK and LEXINGTON, Ky.] announced that Frank Connolly is joining the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Connolly served as CFO for industry leaders such as Water Cooler Group/Media Storm, Focus Vision Worldwide, Harris Interactive, Modem Media, and was an investment banker at AdMedia Partners, started his career at Dun & Bradstreet and Accenture.

Grace Cheng

The Community Development Trust (CDT) [New York] announced Grace Cheng as its new Chief Financial Officer. Before joining CDT, Ms. Cheng spent eight years as the CFO at Cain International and GTIS Partners. Cheng replaces former CFO John Divers, who is retiring after serving CDT for almost 20 years. Ms. Cheng also previously worked at Morgan Stanley for eight years in the Investment Management practice. She began her professional career as an auditor at Ernst & Young.

Michael Sheils

Canopy Health [EMERYVILLE, Calif.] announced Michael Sheils as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Shelis served as Blue Shield of California’s vice president of financial shared services. Prior to that position, Sheils was Blue Shield of California’s vice president of business intelligence. Earlier in his career, he held executive positions at UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Anthem, Inc., and Aetna Health, Inc.

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Adobe [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ADBE) announced the appointment of John Murphy as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer. Murphy will assume the CFO role from Adobe EVP and CFO Mark Garrett, who announced his intent to retire earlier this year. Currently Adobe’s SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller, Murphy has more than 25 years of experience. Prior to his role at Adobe, Murphy was SVP and Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Qualcomm. Previously he spent 10 years at DIRECTV, ultimately leaving the company as SVP and Chief Accounting Officer and Controller. Murphy also held senior financial positions at Experian and Nestlé and began his professional career at PWC.

Park Place Technologies [CLEVELAND, OH] announced the addition of Tony Tricarichi as its Chief Financial Officer. Tony previously served as a partner at KPMG. He also served as Vice President of Business Integration for CBIZ, Inc., and as Vice President of Rubbermaid, Inc’s., in Housewares Division. Tony previously served as Interim CFO in December 2017 before taking on the position full time.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. [ROANOKE, Va.] (NYSE: AAP) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Tom Okray has decided to leave the organization, effective April 15, 2018. Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Jeff Shepherd will serve as interim CFO in addition to his current responsibilities. Shepherd joined Advance during the first quarter of 2017 from General Motors where he held various accounting and finance leadership roles, including his most recent role as Controller, General Motors Europe. A certified public accountant, Shepherd also worked at Ernst & Young for more than 15 years and was a partner with the firm.

Grainger [CHICAGO] (NYSE: GWW) announced it has appointed Thomas Okray as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Okray will succeed Ron Jadin who, as previously announced, will retire from Grainger after 20 years with the company, 10 of which as Senior Vice President and CFO. Most recently, Okray served as Executive Vice President and CFO for Advance Auto Parts. Prior to that, Okray was Vice President Finance, Global Customer Fulfillment at Amazon. Okray spent the majority of his career at General Motors in finance and supply chain related roles.

PriceSmart Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NASDAQ: PSMT) announced the appointment of Maarten Jager as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jager will replace John M. Heffner who has served in that role since January 2004 and had previously announced his plans to retire from the Company. Mr. Jager currently serves as Senior Vice President of Walmart International, where he has worked since 2014. During his tenure at Walmart, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sam’s Club from 2015 to 2018 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of its Asia division from 2014 to 2015. Prior to Walmart, from 2013 to 2014, Mr. Jager worked as a consultant to public and private companies. Mr. Jager worked 14 years at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., before devoting six more years to Diageo North America Inc. to oversee many different financial responsibilities.

Overstock.com, Inc. [SALT LAKE CITY] (NASDAQ: OSTK) has named Gregory J. Iverson as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Iverson is replacing Robert Hughes, who is retiring from his current role with Overstock.com in order to become CFO of DeSoto Inc.

Call9 [BROOKLYN, N.Y.] announced the hiring of Rachel Amalfitano as its new chief financial officer. Amalfitano was formerly chief financial officer at VillageCare. Amalfitano has also held financial leadership positions at large New York-based managed care organizations over the past 17 years. Amalfitano started her career at Deloitte.

Stephen L. Bruffett

Schneider National, Inc. [GREEN BAY, Wis.] (NYSE: SNDR) announced Stephen L. Bruffett will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on April 29, 2018. Bruffett replaces Lori A. Lutey, who announced her retirement earlier in the year. Prior to joining Schneider, Bruffett served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Con-way Inc. Before joining Con-way in 2008, Bruffett held senior leadership positions at YRC Worldwide Inc., rising to the role of Executive Vice President and CFO, and American Freightways.

Macy’s, Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NYSE: M) announced that Karen Hoguet, Chief Financial Officer since 1997, has decided to retire. Hoguet began her career at Federated Department Stores in 1982 and was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer in 1997.

NCI Building Systems, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: NCS) announced that Mark E. Johnson, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has informed the Board of Directors of his plans to retire.

NextCure, Inc. [BELTSVILLE, Md.] announced the appointment of Steve Cobourn as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Cobourn was the Chief Financial Officer of Vaccinex, Inc. Prior to joining Vaccinex, Mr. Cobourn was Vice President of Finance, Treasurer, and Corporate Officer of Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Strategic Funding [NEW YORK] announced that Anthony Rose has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer. Rose, who developed strategic and financial initiatives at JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse and most recently, Dime Community Bancshares, brings over 15 years of leadership experience in the finance industry.

Zilliant [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that Phil Fraher has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Fraher joins Zilliant from Bask Technologies, where he was President and CFO. Fraher’s experience includes serving as CEO, COO and CFO for FuelQuest. Other roles include President and CEO of Visual Numerics, Inc., COO and CFO of Brightmail, Inc., and financial management positions at Cahners Business Information Electronic Media Division, Pilot Software, and Dun & Bradstreet.

Adam Orvos

Neiman Marcus Group [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Adam Orvos as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Orvos will begin his new position on April 25, 2018. Adam assumes this role from Dale Stapleton, who has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since June of 2017. Dale has been with Neiman Marcus Group for more than 17 years, and will continue to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, a role he has held since 2010. Adam began his retail career in 1987 with the May Department Stores Company in St. Louis. In 1992, he joined the Foley’s division of May Stores in Houston, and was named Vice President and Controller in 2000 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2004. In 2006, Adam joined Belk Department Stores as Senior Vice President, Finance, Corporate Controller, and in 2009 he became their Executive Vice President of Human Resources. After four years, Adam was appointed Chief Financial Officer, a role he held for three years. Adam was most recently at Total Wine & More where he served as Executive Vice President of Retail and most recently was promoted to Chief Executive Officer.

SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. [HOUMA, La.] (NYSE: SMHI) announced that Matthew R. Cenac has stepped down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. With Mr. Cenac’s departure, the Company announced the appointment of Jesús Llorca as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Llorca has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Development since June 1, 2017 and served as a Vice President of SEACOR Holdings, Inc. from May 2007 to May 2017. Mr. Llorca has over 17 years of industry experience.

Cable One, Inc. [PHOENIX] (NYSE: CABO) announced that Kevin P. Coyle, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, intends to retire from the company in early 2019. Coyle joined Cable ONE in 2015. Before joining Cable ONE, he served as CFO of Elauwit Networks, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. [CARLSBAD, Calif.] (NYSE: MXL) announced that Adam Spice, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has given notice that he will be leaving the Company on May 23, 2018, to become Chief Financial Officer of Rocket Lab.

Rocket Lab [Huntington Beach, California] announced the appointment of Adam Spice as Chief Financial Officer. Spice joins Rocket Lab following seven years at MaxLinear, Inc. Prior to his time at MaxLinear, Mr. Spice held a variety of executive roles at Broadcom Corporation, including Vice President, Finance, Corporate Development, Treasurer, and Vice President and General Manager of its Mobile Power Management Business.  From June 1996 to July 2000, Mr. Spice held Senior Finance Management positions at Intel Corporation in its Planning and Logistics group and Intel Capital. Mr. Spice previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Symwave Corporation. Spice commences his role at Rocket Lab on 24 May 2018.

Robert Denton

Genius Brands International [BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.] (NASDAQ: GNUS) announced the appointment of Robert Denton as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 18, 2018.  Denton previously worked alongside Genius Brands’ Chairman and CEO Andy Heyward for five years while serving as CFO of DIC Entertainment. Denton has spent the past six years in the role of CFO/Controller for Atlys Inc. Other previously held executive positions include Chief Operating Officer at Artisan Home Entertainment; Vice President of Finance for LIVE Home Video and VP, Chief Accounting Officer of LIVE Entertainment.  He got his professional start with Ernst & Young’s Century City office most recently as a Senior Manager.

Brent Novak

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: JAKK) announced the appointment of Brent Novak as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Until March 2018, Mr. Novak served as Chief Financial Officer of the Ixia Business Group, a business unit of Keysight Technologies, Inc. Mr. Novak began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, most recently as a Manager in the Emerging Technology Group, before joining Idealab, where he most recently served as its Director of Finance and Corporate Development.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. [NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.] (NYSE: WTS) announced that Todd A. Trapp, its Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the Company to pursue a new opportunity. Robert J. Pagano, Jr., the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will act as Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis.

Abiomed, Inc. [DANVERS, Mass.] (NASDAQ: ABMD) announced that Todd A. Trapp was appointed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Trapp joins Abiomed from Watts Water Technologies, Inc., where he served as CFO since 2015. Prior to joining Watts Water Technologies, Mr. Trapp spent 13 years in a variety of financial and operational roles at Honeywell International Inc. At Honeywell, Mr. Trapp served as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, Chief Financial Officer of the Airlines Business Unit, Director of Finance for the Transportation Systems Division, Investor Relations Manager and other senior finance positions. Prior to joining Honeywell, Mr. Trapp held several treasury and finance operational roles at United Business Media, Inc. and Pearson, Inc.

Amarantus Bioscience Holdings, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTC Pink: AMBS) announced the appointment of Barney Monte as interim Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Monte co-founded Ozado Partners LLC. Prior to co-founding Ozado Partners, Mr. Monte’s senior-level investment banking positions included head of International and Asia investment banking for a middle market focused U.S. based broker-dealer.

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. [TULSA, Okla.] (NYSE: HP) announced the hiring and appointment of Mark W. Smith as Chief Financial Officer Designate effective May 1, 2018, and that Mr. Smith shall be appointed to succeed Juan Pablo Tardio as Chief Financial Officer upon Mr. Tardio’s retirement from that position, which shall occur on June 30, 2018. Smith previously served in various leadership roles at Atwood Oceanics, Inc., including as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2015 to 2017, Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller from 2014 to 2015, Vice President–Corporate Services from 2011 to 2014, and Director–Internal Audit from 2009 to 2011. Prior to joining Atwood Oceanics, Mr. Smith served as Partner at Calvetti Ferguson P.C. from 2006 to 2009, Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2003 to 2006, and Consultant at Gunn Partners from 2000 to 2003. Prior to joining Gunn Partners, Mr. Smith served in various roles at Arthur Anderson LLP.

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. [BRIDGEVILLE, PA] (NASDAQ: USAP) announced that Christopher T. Scanlon has been named Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company. Scanlon most recently served as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Nasdaq-listed L.B. Foster Company, which he joined in 2012. During his tenure there, Mr. Scanlon served as Acting Chief Financial Officer, from April 2017 until September 2017. From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Scanlon was a Division Controller for Education Management Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Scanlon held positions of increasing responsibilities with Bayer Corporation, and previously Nasdaq-listed Respironics, Inc.

Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. [MADISON, Wis.] (NASDAQ: CLRB) announced the appointment of Brian M. Posner as chief financial officer. Mr. Posner joins Cellectar from Alliqua BioMedical, where he was chief financial officer. Prior to Alliqua, he was chief financial officer at Ocean Power Technologies and at Power Medical Interventions. Earlier, Mr. Posner spent nine years at Pharmacopeia, where he rose from director of finance to chief financial officer before the company was acquired by Ligand Pharmaceuticals. Before Pharmacopeia, he was chief financial officer and vice president of operations at Photosynthetic Harvest, and regional chief financial officer at Omnicare.

FalconStor Software, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (OTCQB: FALC) announced the appointment of Brad Wolfe as Chief Financial Officer. In concert with this appointment, Pat McClain, FalconStor’s current Chief Financial Officer, will transition into a senior advisor role in continued support of the Company’s strategic plan execution. Wolfe was most recently serving as CFO for Asure Software.

JVM Realty Corp. (JVM) [OAK BROOK, Ill.] announced the promotion of Jason Kovich to chief financial officer. Kovich joined the company in 2005 as a financial analyst and director of property management software. He subsequently served as an asset manager and controller before being promoted to vice president of finance in 2017.

WiSilica [LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.]  announced the appointment of Scott Poteracki as Chief Financial (CFO) and Operating Officer (COO). Poteracki joins WiSilica from Cubex LLC, where he served as the company’s COO and CFO. Scott has also held CFO positions at Cray Inc., MTI and Nexiant before continuing his career at Broadcom and Motorola.

Intralinks [NEW YORK] announced that Shay Gonen has joined the company as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to joining Intralinks, Gonen was the CFO of ClickSoftware. He also served as CFO of a business unit of Verint Systems. Before that, Gonen held senior positions at MRV Communications, including CFO at its Los Angeles headquarters and general manager of their Israeli operation.

Mark Chapman

Payspan [ATLANTA] announced that it has appointed Mark Chapman as the company’s new President & CFO. Chapman was previously CEO of VoApps. Chapman also has prior experience with Primus Capital, the growth-oriented private equity firm that made a major growth investment in Payspan in December 2016. Prior to his role as CEO of VoApps, he served as CFO of Vendormate, Inc., a Primus-backed SaaS-based healthcare IT company, until it was acquired in November 2014 by GHX, LLC, at the time a Thoma Bravo-backed company.

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Houston Wire & Cable Company [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: HWCC) announced the appointment of Christopher M. Micklas as its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Micklas will also serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Mr. Mr. Micklas spent 13 years with the General Electric Company in senior finance and business development roles, and 7 years with the Shell Oil Company in senior finance roles. In 2008, he was named Chief Financial Officer of Ennis Paint, and in 2010, he became Director of Finance for the exploration division of BG Group. Most recently Mr. Micklas was Chief Financial Officer for Par Pacific Holdings.

Golf Life Navigators [NAPLES, Fla.] has named Michael Rowe to the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer. Rowe managed capital for hedge funds, for such major financial entities as BNY Capital Markets, Flemings (purchased by JP Morgan) and Broadpoint Capital/Gleacher & Co.

Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: SSC) announced the appointment of Finance Director Jason Wu to assume the role of interim CFO and principal accounting officer of the Company. Mr. Jason Wu, in the interim, will be replacing former CFO, Simon Wang.

Aqua Metals, Inc. [ALAMEDA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AQMS) announced that Frank Knuettel II has agreed to join the executive team and will become Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Knuettel will succeed Thomas Murphy, who was named interim CFO after the departure of Mark Weinswig in March 2018. Mr. Murphy will continue as a consultant to the company on a number of matters to ensure a smooth transition. He has also been nominated by the Board of Directors for election to the Board. Frank joins Aqua Metals with over 20 years of management and business experience in public and venture-backed firms. He served as CFO for Marathon Patent Group, Inc. from 2014 to 2018. From 2007 to 2013, he was CFO for IP Commerce Inc. Previously, he held several senior financial positions at InfoSearch Media, Inc., Internet Machines Corporation and Viking Systems, Inc., from 1999 to 2007.

Albert Acevedo

PayQwick [CALABASAS, CALIF.] named Albert Acevedo as Chief Financial Officer. Acevedo was the Finance Director at PayPal. Most recently, Acevedo managed a world-class team as Vice President, Corporate Treasurer and Finance at Blackhawk Network. Acevedo has deep technology experience, having streamlined business processes at Hewlett Packard, Agilent Technologies and Broadcom.

Cloudian [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Michael Morgan as chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Morgan served as CFO of Tegile Systems. Prior to Tegile, Morgan served as the CFO at cloud storage company Panzura. Morgan has also served as CFO at Model N. Morgan has also served as CFO of BackWeb Technologies. Morgan spent the first six years of his career gaining financial and operations consulting experience with KPMG, LLC.

FocusVision [STAMFORD, Connecticut] announced Chris Nagy as Chief Financial Officer. Nagy has worked with Vela Trading Technologies, Radianz, NYFIX and Blackrock.

Evine Live Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: EVLV) announced the appointment of Diana Purcel as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Diana is replacing Tim Peterman who will be leaving the company to take the role of Chief Operating Officer at LTD Commodities. Most recently, Diana was the CFO of Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants. Prior to joining Cooper’s Hawk, Diana spent over ten years as the CFO of Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. Her other experience includes CFO of Paper Warehouse, Inc., and key roles at Damark International, Inc., and Target Corporation.

Harvest Exchange Corp. [HOUSTON] announced that Jon LaNasa has been named Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development. Prior to joining Harvest, Mr. LaNasa was on the founding team of Photofy, and served in the role of Chairman and CEO. Prior to that, Jon found and sold InvitationBox.com to Café Press and had extensive business development experience with Amphenol Corporation. Jon has also held roles with Affect Change, Greenology Products, Priceline WebHouse Club and Booz Allen Hamilton.

VMD Systems Integrators [RESTON, Va.] announced that it has hired veteran chief financial officer David Thornton to lead its finance team. He was the former CFO at LSi and Catapult Technology.

Harbour Energy, Ltd.  [Washington] announced that David D. Powell has joined the organization as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Powell’s previous roles include CFO for Cobalt International Energy and CFO of the petroleum unit of BHP Billiton. Prior to joining BHP, he spent over 28 years in various roles at Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation, based throughout the US, Qatar, Malaysia, Russia and Argentina.

Stepan Company [NORTHFIELD, Ill.] (NYSE: SCL) announced that it has appointed Luis Rojo as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rojo will succeed Matthew Eaken, who, as previously reported, is presently serving as interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rojo joins Stepan after a 21year career at Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G). Luis most recently served as Global Hair Care Finance Director.

PerkinElmer, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass.] (NYSE: PKI) announced the appointment of James M. Mock to senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Andy Wilson, PerkinElmer’s current senior vice president and CFO, who previously announced his retirement from PerkinElmer, will remain with the Company as an advisor for an interim period of time to ensure a smooth transition and integration for Mr. Mock. Mr. Mock joins PerkinElmer after serving for nearly 20 years in a wide range of financial oversight capacities within General Electric Company (GE). He was most recently vice president, Corporate Audit Staff. Prior to that, he served in a number of progressively responsible leadership roles in multifaceted global businesses based in the United States and overseas.

Karmic Labs, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Chauncey Dewey has joined the company’s senior leadership team as Chief Financial Officer.

David Nelson

Serenova [AUSTIN, TEXAS] announced it has appointed David Nelson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, he was CFO of Periscope Holdings. Prior to that, Nelson was CFO at Q2 eBanking. He previously held similar executive positions at Trillion Partners, Salion, Hired.com, and Merrin Financial, a division of ADP.

BioAxone BioSciences, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Ronald S. Goldstein as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Goldstein’s background includes public accounting rules and presentation, SEC reporting and regulations and working with the banking and investment communities. Companies with whom he has worked include NKT Therapeutics and Cyteir Therapeutics, as well as Tufts NE Medical Center and, earlier in his career, SLI, Inc.

Remington Outdoor Company [MADISON, N.C.] announced the resignation of Steve Jackson, Chief Financial Officer.

TCR2 Therapeutics Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Ian Somaiya as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining TCR2, Mr. Somaiya was Managing Director and Head of Biotechnology Research at BMO Capital Markets. Previously, he served as a Managing Director and Equity Analyst at Nomura Securities Co. Ltd., Piper Jaffray Companies and Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company [FINDLAY, Ohio] (NYSE: CTB) announced that Ginger Jones, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, has informed the company she will retire as a full-time executive later this year, and will focus on serving on public company boards of directors.

Rhonda Chicko

Scholar Rock [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Rhonda M. Chicko as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, she was Vice President, Finance at Editas Medicine, Inc. Prior to joining Editas, Ms. Chicko spent 10 years at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in financial roles of increasing responsibility, culminating as Senior Director, Finance and Tax. Earlier in her career, Ms. Chicko held a range of positions at investment management and accounting firms, including Wellington Management Company, LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

Endotronix, Inc. [LISLE, Ill.] announced the appointment of John Flavin as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Flavin most recently led the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago. Prior to that he held President and CFO roles at Advanced Life Sciences and MediChem Life Sciences.

Lennar Corporation [MIAMI] (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B) announced the appointment of Diane Bessette as the new Chief Financial Officer and will continue as the Company’s Treasurer. She has worked with Lennar for more than 23 years and has served as the Company’s Treasurer since 2008 and Controller from 1997 to 2008.

SoFi [SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Michelle Gill as Chief Financial Officer. Gill replaces Interim CFO Steven Freiberg, who assumed the role in May 2017. Freiberg also serves as vice chairman of SoFi’s Board of Directors and will remain in that role. Gill joins SoFi from TPG Sixth Street Partners. Previously, she spent 14 years at Goldman Sachs & Co., where most recently she was a Partner co-heading the Structured Finance business.

Conventus Orthopaedics [MINNEAPOLIS] announced the appointment of Jonathan Isenburg as its new Chief Financial Officer. Since April 2015, Mr. Isenburg served as CFO at Infraredx, Inc. Prior to his most recent role as CFO of Infraredx, Inc., Mr. Isenburg served as a Manager in Financial Advisory Services at RSM from 2008 to 2013. Mr. Isenburg was a CPA who began his career as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

BrixInvest, LLC [COSTA MESA, Calif.] announced that it has hired Raymond J. Pacini, as its new Chief Financial Officer. Ray Pacini’s prior executive officer experience includes his recent departure from the CFO role at Northbound Treatment Services; CEO of California Coastal Communities, Inc. and CFO of its predecessors Koll Real Estate Group, Bolsa Chica Company and Henley Properties, Inc. Prior to joining the public company ranks, Mr. Pacini was a certified public accountant with the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand. He is also a National Association of Corporate Directors Board Leadership Fellow and serves on the board of directors and chairs the audit committee of Cadiz Inc.

APCO Holdings [Norcross, GA] has named David Vickers as the company’s new chief financial officer. Vickers most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of The Warranty Group. Vickers’ career began with a nine-year stint in the insurance division at Ernst & Young. He has served as CFO for both publicly-held as well as private equity-backed organizations.

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Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: AXSM) announced the appointment of Nick Pizzie as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Pizzie will replace John Golubieski, who submitted his resignation in order to pursue other opportunities. Prior to joining Axsome, Mr. Pizzie was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pierre Fabre USA. Previously, he was Senior Finance Director at Immucor. Prior to Immucor, he held positions of increasing responsibility in finance and accounting at Merck and Pfizer. Mr. Pizzie began his career at Arthur Andersen, where he served as staff auditor.

Amanda Calpin

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises [MIAMI] announced that Amanda Calpin has been named Chief Financial Officer for Telemundo Networks. Previously, Calpin was Chief Financial Officer for the Telemundo Station Group where she led all financial operations for all local Telemundo stations in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as TeleXitos. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Finance for the Telemundo Station Group.

Ambarella, Inc. [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AMBA) announced that George Laplante, the company’s CFO, will retire later this year. Mr. Laplante joined the company in 2011.

VisionGate [SEATTLE, WA] announced the appointment of Randal Buness as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Buness is a senior financial executive with over 25 years of results-oriented leadership. Prior to joining VisionGate, he served as Chief Financial Officer of multiple medical and high technology companies. Most recently he served as CFO of Cayenne Medical, Inc. Early in his career, Mr. Buness spent ten years in public accounting at Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Ytel [FOOTHILL RANCH, CALIF.] announced that Kevin O’Connor has been named Chief Financial Officer. Kevin joins Ytel from Synaptics Inc. where he was the IoT Divisional Controller. Previously, he served as the Corporate Controller for Conexant. He joined Conexant following the acquisition of Telogis, where he spent five years as assistant controller. Prior to Telogis, Kevin worked at Deloitte as an audit manager for technology industry clients.

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC [NEW YORK] (NYSE: OZM) announced that it has appointed Thomas M. Sipp as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Alesia J. Haas, who has resigned to pursue another career opportunity in a different industry. Mr. Sipp joins Oz from Magis Partners, where he served as Managing Partner. During the prior eight years, Mr. Sipp held several senior executive positions at Credit Suisse, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Credit Suisse’s Asset Management division and Global Chief Operating Officer for Credit Suisse’s Wealth & Asset Management division.

Orchids Paper Products Company [BRENTWOOD, Tenn.] (NYSE: TIS) announced the appointment of Mindy Bartel as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Orchids, Ms. Bartel served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Carlex Glass America. Ms. Bartel has over 25 years of experience in manufacturing and technology service industries.

EVIO Inc. [BEND, Ore.] (OTCQB: EVIO) announced the appointment of David Kane as its new chief financial officer. Kane replaces Christian Carnell, EVIO’s interim CFO, who will remain with EVIO as a consultant and help facilitate a smooth transition. Prior to joining EVIO, Kane served as the chief financial officer of several private, micro-cap and small-cap companies, including one of the largest cannabis cultivator and retailers with operations in Nevada and Arizona. Kane is also a certified public accountant.

Metacrine, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced that Trisha M. Millican has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Metacrine, she was Senior Vice President of Finance at Seragon Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Seragon, she served as Vice President of Finance at Aragon Pharmaceuticals until its sale in August 2013 to Johnson & Johnson. She has over 17 years of finance experience in healthcare, having also served in various senior financial management roles at Zogenix, Inc., from 2009 to 2012, and Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. from 2006 to 2009. Trisha spent five years with the public accounting firm Deloitte, is a certified public accountant.

Paul Sykes

Nordis Technologies [CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.] recruited Paul Sykes to be chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Sykes previously served as CFO of DMG Information. He also served on the board of each company in DMG’s portfolio. Prior to joining DMG, Sykes held several positions at EMAP plc, moving up to group treasurer. He started his career as an auditor at KPMG.

Titan International, Inc. [QUINCY, Ill.] (NYSE: TWI) announced that it notified James M. Froisland, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer, that the Company will not renew his employment.

Samson Resources II, LLC [TULSA, Okla.] announced that Josh C. Anders has joined the Company as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Anders most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.  Previously, he served as Vice President and Controller at Southwestern Energy Company; Vice President and Treasurer for Beryl Oil and Gas, LP and Corporate Finance Manager at Pogo Producing Company.

Steve Weinberger

Ranir [GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.] has appointed Steve Weinberger as chief financial officer. Most recently, he served as CFO of Inventure Foods, Inc.

AIT Therapeutics, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTC: AITB) announced that Stephen J. DiPalma of Danforth Advisors, will be assuming responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer. Previous CFO Hai Aviv will remain as AIT’s CFO through April in order to ensure a smooth transition to Mr. DiPalma. Prior to Danforth, Mr. DiPalma was the CFO at Forum Pharmaceuticals and was CFO and Executive Vice President of Business Operations at RXi Pharmaceuticals.

Jessica Dennis

C&A Industries, Inc. [OMAHA, NEB.] announced the hiring of Jessica Dennis as chief financial officer. Dennis began her career in auditing with the accounting firm Deloitte & Touche. Prior to joining C&A, she held various senior leadership positions in the business process outsourcing industry with West Corporation and most recently with Alorica, where she served as Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis.

SPEAR Physical Therapy, LLC [NEW YORK] announced that Jon Brilliant has joined the company as its first Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining SPEAR, Jon was part of the founding team of WellDoc in 2005. Following his eight years at WellDoc, Jon co-founded Bigfoot Biomedical, and served as Bigfoot’s CFO and then Chief Strategy Officer. During his professional career, Jon has been a senior advisor to Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund, and a venture capitalist with his own fund (Atelier), and the family office of the former owner of Harrods.

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: ANW) announced that Pavlos Papageorgiou has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Papageorgiou succeeds Spyros Gianniotis, who will continue to act as an independent consultant to the Company to help ensure a seamless transition of financial and operational responsibilities. Mr. Papageorgiou has more than twenty years of experience in the financial services sector and most recently served as Senior Advisor at Seacor Holdings. Prior to his positions at Seacor, Mr. Papageorgiou held various roles of increasing seniority at Morgan Stanley having served as Head of Principal M&A Execution. More recently, Pavlos served as Assistant Treasurer and Global Head of Liquidity Planning and Coverage at Morgan Stanley where he led the firm’s Global Liquidity Risk Management Framework. Pavlos began his career in the Investment Banking department at Merrill Lynch where he specialized in Telecommunications M&A.

LiveXLive Media, Inc. [BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.] (NASDAQ: LIVX) announced that it has appointed Michael Zemetra as its chief financial officer. Zemetra will succeed Jerry Gold, who has been appointed chief strategy officer and has joined LiveXLive’s Board of Directors. Most recently Zemetra served as the divisional chief financial officer for the business cloud division of j2 Global. Prior to that, he served as chief financial officer and chief accounting officer for Global Eagle Entertainment, and previously as senior vice president and chief accounting officer for Demand Media, Inc. (now Leaf Group).

CAN Capital [WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.] announced the hire of Tom Davidson as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Ray De Palma, who has served as CFO since May 2017, and will be taking on the role of Chief Accounting Officer. Davidson joins CAN Capital from Sierra Auto Finance, where he was Chief Financial Officer & Chief Capital Officer. He previously worked at GE Capital for 16 years, serving in a variety of senior roles, eventually rising to Senior Managing Director and Chairman & CEO of GE Capital Markets, Inc.

Sun BioPharma, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (OTCQB: SNBP) announced the appointment of Susan Horvath as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Horvath is replacing Scott Kellen who was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer from October 2015 until April 2018. Ms. Horvath has held both finance and operating positions within pharmaceutical, healthcare and consumer organizations, most recently as Chief Financial Officer of eyebobs, LLC. She is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive), and a Certified Management Accountant.

Craig Peus

Getka Energy LLC [TULSA, Okla.] announced the appointment of Craig Peus as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Getka, Mr. Peus served as President & CEO of Gravity Midstream. Prior to Gravity, Peus spent 15 years as an investment banker providing corporate finance and advisory services with firms including Blossom Street Capital, MTS Health Partners L.P., and Salomon Brothers Inc. He also has served as founder and CEO of three companies in a variety of industries.

Ra Medical Systems [CARLSBAD, Calif.] announced that the Company has appointed Andrew Jackson as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jackson joins Ra Medical from AltheaDx, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to AltheaDx, he was Chief Financial Officer at Celladon Corporation. Prior to Celladon, Mr. Jackson also held senior finance positions at various life science and technology companies.

CFO Moves this week include:

TeraThink Corporation	The New York Times Company	Papa John’s International, Inc.
EnerBlu, Inc	Prezi	CNA Financial Corporation
Vizient, Inc	Paciolan	SPINS
Gossamer Bio	Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.	Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
Jabil Inc.	PHOENIX Rehabilitation and Health Services, Inc.	PureTech Health plc
The Cooper Companies, Inc.	Kite Realty Group Trust	Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union
Healogics	iconectiv	Granite Construction Incorporated
Cabot Corporation	Kaleido Biosciences	Elanco Animal Health
Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Fusion Bank	HYPERAMS, LLC
Nativo	SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc.	Malwarebytes
InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.	Peloton	PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
Extended Stay America, Inc.	Jericho Oil Corporation

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Steve Hamric

TeraThink Corporation [RESTON, Va.] announced the addition of Steve Hamric as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hamric joins TeraThink after nearly eight years as the CFO and Senior Vice President of iGov. Prior to that, Hamric served for seven years as the CFO of Athena Technologies, Inc.

The New York Times Company [NEW YORK] announced that Roland A. Caputo has been named chief financial officer. Caputo has been executive vice president of The Times’s Print Products and Services Group since March, 2013. In addition, he has been the company’s interim C.F.O. since March 1st of this year. Mr. Caputo began his career as a financial analyst at Gimbels. He joined The Times in 1986 and has served in a series of key financial and strategic roles in various parts of the organization. Prior to his current role, Mr. Caputo was senior vice president and chief financial officer for The New York Times Media Group where he was responsible for the financial functions at The New York Times, NYTimes.com and The International Herald Tribune. In prior roles, he oversaw all of The Times’s circulation business, production, distribution and labor relations.

Papa John’s International, Inc. [LOUISVILLE, Ky.] (NASDAQ: PZZA) announced that Joe Smith, most recently Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Development for Papa John’s, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Smith, has approximately 33 years of experience in finance, development and auditing, and is a Certified Public Accountant. He joined Papa John’s in 2000, serving most recently as Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Development since 2016 and as Vice President, Global Sales and Development from 2010 to 2016. He served as Vice President of Corporate Finance from 2005 to 2010 and as Senior Director of Corporate Budgeting and Finance from 2000 to 2005. Prior to joining Papa John’s, Mr. Smith served as Corporate Controller for United Catalysts, Inc. from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Smith began his career in public accounting in 1985 at Ernst & Young.

Darren Marino

EnerBlu, Inc. [LEXINGTON, Ky.] named Darren Marino as Chief Financial Officer. Marino has served in a variety of positions for companies such as Motorola Mobility, Inc., General Instrument Corp., Sony Music Entertainment Inc.; Citicorp; CBS Records, Inc., Columbia House Division; Bankers Trust Company; and GE Aerospace, Astro-Space Division.

Prezi [SAN FRANCISCO] appointed a new chief financial officer, Narayan Menon. Menon has extensive experience with companies like Cisco, Skype, Microsoft, and Intuit.

CNA Financial Corporation [CHICAGO] announced that D. Craig Mense, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire from the Company, effective December 31, 2018. James Anderson, Senior Vice President and Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and Corporate Development, has been named as Mense’s successor. Anderson joined CNA in 2012 and has been a key member of the Finance leadership team since that time. Before joining CNA, Anderson spent nearly a decade in investment banking focused on the insurance industry, ultimately as a Managing Director at Macquarie Capital. That experience followed five years of consulting at Accenture. It is expected that Mense will officially transition the CFO role to Anderson during the third quarter of 2018. Mense will remain with CNA through his retirement date.

David F. Ertel

Vizient, Inc. [IRVING, Texas] announced that David F. Ertel will join the company as its chief financial officer on May 22, 2018. Ertel previously served as CFO and chief strategy officer at the University of Miami Health System & Miller School of Medicine. Prior to that, he held positions at Einstein Healthcare Network and Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, which is affiliated with the Thomas Jefferson University, Morgan Stanley’s National Health Care Group in New York, the Health Care Public Finance Group at PaineWebber in New York and the New Jersey State Department of Human Services.

Paciolan [IRVINE, Calif.] announced that Kimberly Boren has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Boren joins Paciolan from AutoWeb, where she held several roles with an increasing level of responsibility over her 10-year history with the company. She has served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer since April 2015. Boren has also held high-level financial management positions with Experian, Honeywell International, and Shepherd Packaging & Container.

SPINS [CHICAGO] announced Chris Locke as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining SPINS, Locke was most recently the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of HelloWorld Inc. Locke has also held Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operating Officer positions at SingleHop, Fooda, and Rewards Network.

Gossamer Bio [SAN DIEGO] announced that Bryan Giraudo will join its executive management team as Chief Financial Officer. Giraudo was previously Senior Managing Director at LEERINK Partners. Prior to joining LEERINK Partners in 2009, Bryan was a Managing Director in Merrill Lynch’s Global Healthcare Investment Banking Group.

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. [WYOMISSING, Pa.] (NASDAQ: GLPI) announced that William J. Clifford, Chief Financial Officer, will retire after 17 years with the Company and its predecessor, Penn National Gaming, Inc.  Mr. Clifford’s retirement will be effective August 31, 2018. Mr. Clifford will continue in his current role as CFO until May 4, 2018, at which point he will become a senior advisor to the Company and Steven T. Snyder will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis.

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. [MCLEAN, Va.] (NASDAQ: SONA) announced that Joseph D. Pennington, currently Vice President and Director of Financial Reporting for Southern National, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Southern National, effective April 30, 2018. Pennington was Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of New Peoples Bankshares, Inc. in Honaker, Virginia from February of 2015 until July 2017.  From October 2012 until February 2015, Mr. Pennington was a Senior Manager at Elliott Davis Decosimo, LLC.

Jabil Inc. [ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.] (NYSE: JBL) announced that Chief Financial Officer Forbes I.J. Alexander has elected to retire from his role effective August 31, 2018, following a distinguished 25-year career with the Company. The Company announced that Michael K. Dastoor, Senior Vice President, Controller will succeed Forbes as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2018. Michael joined Jabil in 2000 as Regional Controller, Asia Pacific and was promoted to Controller in 2004.

Joseph P. DiRenzo

PHOENIX Rehabilitation and Health Services, Inc. [BLAIRSVILLE, Pa.] announced the appointment of Joseph P. DiRenzo as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining PHOENIX, he most recently served as Director of Finance for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Northern Hospital Division.

PureTech Health plc [BOSTON] (LSE: PRTC) announced the appointment of Joep Muijrers, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer after 11 successful years as a Partner and Portfolio Manager at LSP (Life Sciences Partners). Prior to joining LSP, Dr. Muijrers served as Director Corporate Finance and Capital Markets at Fortis Bank, currently part of ABN AMRO.

The Cooper Companies, Inc. [PLEASANTON, Calif.] (NYSE: COO) announced that Brian Andrews has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Cooper Companies effective May 1, 2018. Andrews will succeed Albert White as Chief Financial Officer who, as previously announced, will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer on May 1, 2018.  Andrews began his career at Cooper in 2006 as Assistant Treasurer and served in that role until 2013 when he was promoted to Treasurer.  He was promoted to Vice President in 2015 and added the role of Vice President, Global Logistics and Service for CooperSurgical in 2017.  Prior to joining Cooper, he held various corporate and investment banking positions at KeyBanc Capital Markets and at ING Barings.

Kite Realty Group Trust [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: KRG) announced that Daniel R. Sink, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), will be leaving the Company when his employment agreement expires on June 30, 2018. Mr. Sink has served in his current role since the Company’s initial public offering in 2004, and he will be assisting with the transition until his contract expires.

Gino Cayanan

Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union (LAPFCU) [VAN NUYS, Calif.] appointed Angelino “Gino” Cayanan as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Before coming to LAPFCU, Cayanan served as the CFO and Chief Operating Officer for CBC Federal Credit Union, from 2013 to 2017. Before providing leadership at CBC Federal Credit Union, Cayanan served as CFO and Vice President of Finance for five years at Unitus Community Credit, Portland, OR. Prior to that, he served as CFO and Vice President of Finance at Community One Federal Credit Union, in Las Vegas, NV.

Allan Woodward

Healogics [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] announced that it has appointed Allan Woodward to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Woodward was most recently at eviCore Healthcare as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Strategy over the post-acute care and consumer engagement programs.

iconectiv [BRIDGEWATER, N.J.] announced the appointment of Jamie K. Oliver as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Oliver has previously held finance leadership positions at several telecommunications companies including Global Crossing and Cable and Wireless and has held CFO positions at several successful private equity-backed technology firms.

Granite Construction Incorporated [WATSONVILLE, Calif.] (NYSE: GVA) announced the planned retirement of Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer (CFO), Laurel J. Krzeminski, in the second half of 2018. Krzeminski will continue in her role as CFO until her successor is appointed.

Erica McLaughlin

Cabot Corporation [BOSTON] (NYSE: CBT) announced that Eduardo Cordeiro, executive vice president, chief financial officer (CFO) and president of the Americas Region, will retire from Cabot at the end of 2018. He will step down from these roles effective May 15, 2018 at which time Erica McLaughlin, the Company’s vice president of business operations for Cabot’s Reinforcement Materials segment and general manager of the tire business, will become senior vice president and CFO. McLaughlin joined Cabot in April 2002, and has held a variety of roles within the finance organization and Cabot’s global businesses. Erica started in Cabot’s finance organization and held positions of increasing responsibility, including global finance director for the carbon black business. She then served as vice president of investor relations and corporate communications.

Kaleido Biosciences [BEDFORD, Mass.] announced the appointment of Joshua Brumm as chief financial officer. Most recently, Brumm served as CFO and chief operating officer at Versartis, Inc. Prior to that, he was executive vice president of finance and principal financial officer at Pharmacyclics, Inc., and CFO at ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. Brumm also was director of finance at Proteolix, Inc. He also held investment banking roles at Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Morgan Stanley.

Christopher Jensen

Elanco Animal Health [GREENFIELD, Ind.], a division of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), named Christopher Jensen as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Jensen was most recently CFO for Celanese Corporation. He also spent 13 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in audit and transaction services.

Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (OTCQB: INNV) announced the hiring of Ryan Selhorn as its new Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. From July 2013 to April 2018, Selhorn was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Signature Analytics, an outsourced finance and accounting firm. From October 2003 to July 2013, he was an Audit Senior Manager with Grant Thornton LLP.

Fusion Bank [LAS VEGAS] announced Derek Scallet as its choice for Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Scallet was CFO for a $30+ billion private equity-held mortgage bank with more than 2,000 employees. He also held the same office at a privately held OEM aerospace supplier and a privately held telecom services provider. Prior to his position as CFO for these companies, Scallet worked as both an external and internal strategic advisor to Fujitsu IT Holdings. He fulfilled the role of Vice President of Finance of two companies: Enhanced Information Systems; and Power Cooling Systems.

HYPERAMS, LLC [WOOD DALE, ILL.] announced that Robert Pabst has joined the firm as Chief Financial Officer. Pabst joins the team with many years of finance and accounting experience, including as Assistant Controller for TPG portfolio company Enlivant Senior Living and as a Manager at KPMG.

Nativo [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Woo Kim to Chief Financial Officer. He joined Nativo in 2015 as SVP of Finance. Prior to Nativo, he served as CFO at Kikin.

SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: SLS) announced the appointment of Gene Mack as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mack was most recently with Nicox, SA. Mack also held finance and business development positions at Ascendia Pharmaceuticals and Edge Therapeutics. Mack also spent over 13 years as a senior publishing analyst in life sciences equity research at Brean Capital, Lazard, and HSBC Capital Markets. Mr. Mack began his career conducting clinical research at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Interim Chief Financial Officer Aleksey Krylov will remain with SELLAS until July 15.

Thomas R. Fox

Malwarebytes [SANTA CLARA, Calif.]  introduced Thomas R. Fox as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Fox joins Malwarebytes after his successful tenure as CFO of publicly-traded Angie’s List, Inc. Prior to that, he held leadership and financial analysis roles with: HERE (a Nokia company); NAVTEQ; Lincoln Capital Management; and Credit Suisse.

InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. [MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH.] (NYSE American: INFU) announced the hiring of Greg Schulte as its chief financial officer. Schulte was previously vice president and corporate controller at Innocor, Inc. Prior to joining Innocor, he held positions as chief financial officer, vice president, and corporate controller at various public and private equity owned corporations.

Jill Woodworth

Peloton [NEW YORK] announced that Jill Woodworth has been named as Chief Financial Officer. Woodworth joins Peloton with 20+ years of experience in the finance world, 12 of those at JP Morgan. Most recently, she led JP Morgan’s disruptive commerce group, a joint venture designed to bridge the gap between technology and retail client coverage.

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. [RALEIGH, N.C.] (NASDAQ: PRAH) announced that Linda Baddour, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will retire from her position as CFO, effective May 1, 2018.  Ms. Baddour will remain as Executive Vice President of the Company through September 30, 2018, to assist with the transition of her responsibilities and act as a special advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The Company announced that Michael J. Bonello has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1, 2018. Mr. Bonello currently serves as Senior Vice President, Accounting and Corporate Controller for PRA Health Sciences, after having joined the Company in 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bonello held positions with Cree, Inc., where he was Director of Finance/Corporate Controller, and Genworth Financial (formerly GE Mortgage Insurance Corporation) where he served as Vice President, Domestic Controller and Global Reporting Leader.  Mr. Bonello also served for seven years in the audit practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

Extended Stay America, Inc. [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] and its paired-share REIT, ESH Hospitality, Inc. (“ESH”) (NYSE: STAY) announced that Brian T. Nicholson will be appointed to serve as the next Chief Financial Officer of both companies prior to their May 16, 2018 annual meetings of shareholders. Mr. Nicholson returns to the Company after serving in executive roles with multi-unit, consumer-facing companies over the past three years.  Since 2016, he has served as Chief Financial Officer for The Fresh Market, Inc., where he also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer from June 2017 to September 2017.  From 2015 to 2016, Mr. Nicholson was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Driven Brands, Inc. From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Nicholson was the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis for the Company.  He previously served in finance, strategy, and consulting roles for The Fresh Market, Inc. and ScottMadden, Inc.

Jericho Oil Corporation [TULSA, Okla. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia] (TSX-V: JCO, OTC PINK: JROOF) announced that due to an extended medical leave of its Chief Financial Officer, Robin Peterson, it has appointed Benjamin Holman as interim CFO of Jericho. Holman has more than 17 years’ experience in accounting and business administration in the oil and gas industry, including senior positions at Apco Oil and Gas International Inc., a former subsidiary of The Williams Companies and WPX Energy. He has been working with Jericho at its Tulsa operational headquarters since November 2017.

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Kristen Wik

Centri Business Consulting, LLC [Philadelphia, PA ] announced the promotion of Kristen Wik to Chief Financial Officer. Kristen started at Centri in March 2015 as Controller and then later also took on the role of Director of Human Resources. Prior to her time with Centri, Kristen was a Senior Manager with Baker Tilley Virchow Krause, LLP for over 7 years as a member of their Healthcare Business Services group.

Colgate-Palmolive Company [NEW YORK] (NYSE: CL) announced the appointment of Henning Jakobsen, currently Vice President and Corporate Controller, to succeed Dennis Hickey, as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hickey will assume the role of Vice Chairman. Mr. Jakobsen, who has served as Colgate’s Vice President and Corporate Controller since October 2017, first joined Colgate in 1989 and has held key financial positions for the Company’s European and North American business units, as well as General Manager assignments in Africa and Europe. In 2006, he became Chief Financial Officer of Chr. Hansen, before rejoining Colgate in 2011.

Andrew Bonfield

Caterpillar Inc. [DEERFIELD, Ill.] (NYSE: CAT) announced its board of directors has appointed Andrew Bonfield as chief financial officer (CFO). Bonfield will succeed Brad Halverson, who recently retired. Bonfield most recently served as Group CFO and board member of National Grid plc. Prior to Bonfield’s eight years at National Grid, he was CFO at British confectionary company Cadbury plc. From 2002 to 2008, he was executive vice president and CFO of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Bonfield’s other experience includes the role of finance director of BG Group plc and CFO of Smithkline Beecham plc. Since 2010, he has been a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee of British retailer, Kingfisher plc. Bonfield also chairs the 100 Group.

Honeywell [MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.] (NYSE: HON) announced that Greg Lewis has been named Vice President, Corporate Finance in a transition role that will lead him to become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on August 3. Lewis will succeed Tom Szlosek, who has decided to retire for personal reasons. Since October 2016, Lewis has served as Vice President, EIM. Prior to that, Lewis served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the former $16 billion Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) business group. Before that, Lewis served as CFO of Honeywell Process Solutions. Prior to that, Lewis served as Honeywell’s Vice President, Business Analysis and Planning. Lewis joined the Company in 2006 as CFO of the former Performance Products business unit. Before joining Honeywell, Lewis spent three years in the plastics industry at Tyco International, where he was Vice President of Finance and CFO for the A&E Products division and co-led that business’s divestiture. For five years prior to Tyco, Lewis held a number of finance leadership roles at The Stanley Works, including Finance Manager and Global FP&A Manager. Lewis began his career at Kraft Foods, where he held various operations finance roles, including Plant Controller.

Barry S. Ray

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. [IOWA CITY, Iowa] (NASDAQ: MOFG) announced the appointment of Barry S. Ray as Chief Financial Officer of MidWestOneFinancial Group and MidWestOne Bank. Mr. Ray replaces Katie Lorenson, who left the Company in December 2017. Jim Cantrell has served as interim Chief Financial Officer since Ms. Lorenson’s departure. Mr. Ray joins MidWestOne after serving twelve years as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Columbia State Bank.

MetLife, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: MET) announced that John C.R. Hele is retiring as Chief Financial Officer and will be succeeded by Executive Vice President John McCallion, currently the company’s Treasurer. McCallion joined MetLife in July 2006. In addition to serving as CFO for Investments, he has been head of Investor Relations, CFO for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and EVP and Treasurer. Prior to joining MetLife, McCallion spent nearly 10 years at PwC in the firm’s insurance audit practice.

The Safariland Group [ONTARIO, Calif.] announced it has appointed Blaine Browers as Chief Financial Officer. Browers joins Safariland from IDEX Corporation. He most recently served as the Group Vice President of Finance and IT for IDEX’s Fire & Safety business. Prior to this role, he served in the same capacity for IDEX’s BAND-IT, Micropump and Optical Technologies business. Earlier in his career, Mr. Browers worked in several finance roles at General Electric Company.

Christopher Scully

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC [WILMINGTON, N.C.] announced the appointment of Christopher Scully as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Scully most recently served at Pfizer, Inc. as chief commercial officer for the business unit.

OraSure Technologies, Inc. [BETHLEHEM, Pa.] (NASDAQ: OSUR) announced that Roberto Cuca has been appointed as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cuca will initially serve as Senior Advisor to the Company until his appointment is effective. Mr. Cuca will succeed Ronald H. Spair, who is retiring. Since September 2013, Mr. Cuca has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trevena, Inc.  Prior to his time at Trevena, Mr. Cuca held various leadership positions in the finance organization of Endo Health Solutions Inc. His most recent position at Endo was Treasurer and Senior Vice President, Finance. Before that, Mr. Cuca was Director, Corporate and Business Development at moksha8 Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and an equity analyst at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Brightcove Inc. [BOSTON] (Nasdaq: BCOV) announced the appointment of Robert Noreck as EVP & Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Noreck will succeed Kevin Rhodes, who has served as Brightcove’s EVP & Chief Financial Officer since 2014 and is leaving the company for a new opportunity. Mr. Noreck currently serves as Senior Vice President of Finance and Sales Operations and has more than six years of experience with the company. Mr. Noreck joined Brightcove in 2011 as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, followed by a promotion to Vice President of Finance in 2013. After spending a brief period of time away from the company in 2016 and early 2017, Mr. Noreck returned to Brightcove last July as Senior Vice President of Finance and Sales Operations. Prior to joining Brightcove, Mr. Noreck held positions at other companies such as Fidelity Investments, BostonCoach, and City Year.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. [TACOMA, Wash.] (NASDAQ: COLB) announced that Greg Sigrist has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company and its subsidiary Columbia Bank. Mr. Sigrist fills the role previously held by Clint Stein, who was appointed Chief Operating Officer in July 2017. In his 12-year tenure at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Sigrist achieved many career milestones culminating in his 2014 appointment as Chief Financial Officer of Morgan Stanley Bank. He started his career at Morgan Stanley in 2006 as Global Head of Accounting Policy. Following that he was promoyed to Control Finance Director—Wealth and Investment Management in 2011. Previously, he served for five years as Vice President, Corporate Accounting Policy/M&A Finance with Citigroup.

SunPower Corporation [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Chuck Boynton will transition out of SunPower to spend time with his family, in advance of pursuing career opportunities later this year. Boynton agreed to continue as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of 8point3 Energy Partners through the sale. The company has named Manavendra Sial, an experienced business, operations and financial leader, as its new CFO, effective following the filing of SunPower’s first-quarter 10-Q. Sial most recently served as CFO for VECTRA. Prior to VECTRA, Sial was with SunEdison in various global finance and operations leadership roles from 2011 to 2015 including CFO of MEMC’s solar energy and materials divisions. He spent 11 years with General Electric (GE) in a variety of roles, from FP&A leader for the Energy Services unit to CFO of Power Delivery for GE’s Transmission and Distribution group.

CVR Energy, Inc. [SUGAR LAND, Texas] (NYSE: CVI) announced that Tracy Jackson has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Jackson also will serve as executive vice president and chief financial officer for the general partner of CVR Energy’s petroleum subsidiary, CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR), and for the general partner of its nitrogen fertilizer subsidiary, CVR Partners, LP (NYSE: UAN). Jackson most recently served as vice president and controller for Andeavor (formerly Tesoro) and the general partner of Andeavor Logistics (formerly Tesoro Logistics).

Palewater Global Management Inc. [NEW YORK] appointed Amanda Wester as the Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2018. Most recently, Wester served as the Chief Financial Officer for Viamedia. Previously, she served as the Chief Financial Officer for Innovative Mattress Solutions (IMS).

Enphase Energy Inc. [PETALUMA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ENPH) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Bert Garcia, is leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities. Garcia will continue as CFO until June 30, 2018.

Ultimate Software [WESTON, Fla.] (Nasdaq: ULTI) announced their succession plan for chief financial officer (CFO). Mitchell K. Dauerman, who has served as Ultimate’s CFO since September 1996 steps down as CFO, continuing his service at Ultimate, focusing on investor relations and strategic initiatives. Felicia Alvaro, vice president of finance and 20-year veteran in Ultimate’s finance and accounting department, will succeed Dauerman in the role of CFO.

Jim Fox

Colibri Group [ST. LOUIS] announced that Jim Fox has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fox’s previous roles include Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer for TierPoint and Suddenlink Communications. Prior to joining Suddenlink Communications, Fox was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Operations for Mobile Armor Inc.

Crypto Asset Management, LP [LA JOLLA, Calif.] (“CAM”) announced Kyle Chaykowski as Chief Financial Officer. Kyle joins the CAM team with 10+ years’ of financial and investment management experience in hedge funds, private equity and venture capital strategies in sectors including cryptocurrencies, biotechnology, real estate, technology and lifestyle/hospitality. Kyle started his career as an auditor at Deloitte before transitioning into the investment management space as Vice President of Tang Capital Management.

Todd Wyatt

Conifer Health Solutions [FRISCO, Texas] announced that Todd Wyatt has been named chief financial officer. Mr. Wyatt succeeds Daniel Karnuta who retired from Conifer Health after serving as chief financial officer for seven years. Wyatt joins Conifer Health from Acelity, Inc. (formally Kinetic Concepts, Inc.), where he has served as senior vice president of Business Transformation since June 2017. Over the course of his fourteen-year career with Acelity, Mr. Wyatt has held various senior leadership positions including chief financial officer, vice president of Global Corporate Finance and vice president of Strategy and Performance Management, among others.

SundaySky [NEW YORK] announced that Glen Sussman has joined the company as chief financial officer. Sussman was previously CFO and chief operating officer at Receptiv. Sussman previously held CFO and COO roles with Double Fusion and Game Trust, respectively. Additionally, he held buy-side and sell-side positions at funds and financial institutions.

Jack McGovern

AMC Health [NEW YORK] announced that John J. (Jack) McGovern will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining AMC Health, McGovern most notably founded and ran Bridgehead Partners for 14 years. McGovern began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Merrill Lynch Interfunding.

Minnetronix, Inc. [SAINT PAUL, Minn.] announced the appointment of Elissa Lindsoe as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Minnetronix, Lindsoe served as CFO of MOCON. Her experience also includes CFO roles for private and publicly traded companies including Galil Medical, Urologix and Identix.

Gail Babitt

Cedar Electronics [CHICAGO] named Gail Babitt as Chief Financial and Operating Officer.  Gail most recently served as CFO of Heartland Automotive Services, Inc. (dba Jiffy Lube). Gail comes to Cedar having previously served as Chief Financial Officer of several other companies, including, Motus Integrated Technologies, Inuvo and Pamida Stores.

Lazydays Holdings, Inc. [TAMPA, Fla.] (NASDAQ: LAZY) announced that Nicholas Tomashot has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective May 11, 2018. Tomashot is the former Senior Vice President and General Manager of the National Service Center of US Foods. Tomashot succeeds Maura Berney, who has made the personal decision to step down as CFO. Prior to US Foods, he was Chief Financial Officer for five years at Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc. Prior to becoming CFO at Pinnacle, Tomashot held senior domestic and international finance positions at Innovex, Inc.  Before joining Innovex, Tomashot worked at Pillsbury, Proctor & Gamble and NCR Corporation where he held various finance positions of increasing responsibility.

Lonestar Resources US Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] (NASDAQ: LONE) announced that Doug Banister has retired from his position as Chief Financial Officer and announced the appointment of Jason N. Werth as Chief Accounting Officer. Jason comes to Lonestar from Denbury Resources, where he served in positions of increasing responsibility. Jason first served as SEC Reporting Manager, then as Assistant Controller of Corporate Accounting and most recently as Director of Audit. Prior thereto, Jason held positions at Arthur Anderson, LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Truett-Hurst, Inc. [HEALDSBURG, Calif.] announced the appointment of Karen Weaver as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms. Weaver has served as Vice President, Corporate Controller of the Company since December 18, 2017. She was previously employed by Amyris, Inc. as Vice President and Corporate Controller from 2012 until 2014 and Vice President, Finance from 2014 until 2017. In August 2013, she was appointed Principal Accounting Officer of Amyris. From 2009 until 2011, Ms. Weaver served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Sonic Solutions.

Financial Institutions, Inc. [WARSAW, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, Scott Danahy Naylon, LLC and Courier Capital, LLC, announced that Kevin B. Klotzbach will retire as Chief Financial Officer effective March 31, 2019. Mr. Klotzbach will continue to serve as Treasurer through December 31, 2019.

Exalenz Bioscience Ltd. [MODI’IN, Israel and MANASQUAN, N.J.] (TASE: EXEN) announced the appointment of Roy Golan as President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Golan was Chief Financial Officer at NeuroDerm, Ltd. Prior to joining NeuroDerm, Mr. Golan served as Chief Financial Officer of KCS Ltd., and as Vice President of Finance of GI View Ltd.

Daniel Schuller

Aqua America Inc. [BRYN MAWR, Pa.] (NYSE: WTR) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David Smeltzer will retire in October after a 32-year career with Aqua. Daniel Schuller, who is currently serving as EVP, strategy and corporate development, will succeed Smeltzer as CFO, with an immediate appointment as deputy CFO until Smeltzer’s formal retirement.

CPI Card Group Inc. [LITTLETON, Colo.] (NASDAQ: PMTS; TSX: PMTS) announced that Lillian Etzkorn has accepted an executive leadership position in Detroit, where she has lived for more than 40 years, in order to be closer to her home and family. Ms. Etzkorn will remain with the Company through July 24, 2018 to transition her responsibilities.

WilsonHCG [TAMPA, Fla.] announced the addition of Ken Bowles as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ken previously spent 15 years at General Electric (GE) and joins WilsonHCG from technology firm, Tribridge, where he served as CFO. WilsonHCG’s Andy Zahn will transition from CFO to Executive Vice President of Corporate Development.

Kristina Cashman

Upward Projects [PHOENIX] announced the hiring of Kristina Cashman as its new Chief Financial Officer. Cashman started her career at Ernst & Young before spending a decade as the Controller/CFO for P.F. Chang’s China Bistro. Next, Cashman served as the CFO of Eddie V’s Restaurants in Scottsdale. Most recently, Cashman served as the CFO of the fast-growing Hopdoddy Burger Bar in Austin, TX.

VirtualArmour International Inc. [CENTENNIAL, Colo.] (CSE: VAI, OTCQB: VTLR) appointed CEO Todd Kannegieter as chief financial officer, succeeding John Donaldson. Kannegieter was a co-founder of VirtualArmour and has been a director since its inception and has served as its CEO since 2015. Kannegieter’s more than three decades of finance and accounting experience includes serving as vice president of finance for Circadence Corporation. Prior to Circadence, Kannegieter served as a finance executive for a number of successful businesses, including Rivien Communications. Earlier, he served at COMSAT International, a provider of satellite technology that was acquired by Lockheed Martin. Before COMSAT, he served as a finance executive for both Westel Cellular and US West MediaOne (now Comcast Cable). He also earlier served as executive director of finance, working the New Vector merger with Airtouch cellular.

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Snap Inc. [Venice, California] announced that Andrew Vollero, Chief Financial Officer will be retiring. Mr. Vollero will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer until May 15, 2018. Tim Stone will replace Andrew as Chief Financial Officer. Stone has been employed at Amazon.com Inc. since March 1998. Mr. Stone currently serves as Vice President of Finance and served as Vice President of Physical Stores from August 2017 until February 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Stone served as Vice President of Finance from May 2010 until August 2017 in different roles, including Amazon Web Services & Digital Content and Amazon Devices and eBooks.

Zillow Group, Inc. [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) announced that Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer Kathleen Philips is retiring from her role as CFO. Jennifer Rock, Zillow Group’s vice president of financial reporting, technical accounting and FP&A, will serve as interim CFO while the company engages an executive recruiting firm to search for a new CFO. Philips joined the company as general counsel in 2010, will step down as CFO and continue to serve as chief legal officer through the end of 2018 and transition toward retirement in 2020.

David Brolsma

WP Engine [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that David Brolsma has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will be succeeding April Downing who, after a five-year tenure, is leaving to become the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Civitas Learning. Brolsma joined WP Engine in 2014 and prior to his promotion served as Vice President of Finance & Accounting. Prior to WP Engine, Brolsma was the Controller and General Manager of Rackspace International, and before that served as Vice President, Controller.

Syneos Health [RALEIGH, N.C.] (NASDAQ: SYNH) announced that Jason Meggs has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Meggs has served as interim CFO of Syneos Health since February 2018. Before that, Meggs joined INC Research, the legacy company of Syneos Health before its merger with inVentiv Health, in 2014 and held senior financial and operational leadership roles, including Executive Vice President and CFO of the Commercial Solutions segment. Before that he gained experience from his work at Quintiles, Deloitte and Arthur Andersen.

FactSet [NORWALK, Conn.] (NYSE: FDS, NASDAQ: FDS) announced that it has entered into a separation agreement with Maurizio Nicolelli, the company’s Chief Financial Officer. The agreement was entered into after Nicolelli and FactSet discussed his transition from his role as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, to pursue other interests. Nicolelli will remain with FactSet through December 2018. Nicolelli joined FactSet as a Senior Accountant in 1996 and has led the Finance organization since 2009, through his roles as Principal Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

Mark Goldhar

Civilized Worldwide Inc. [LOS ANGELES and SAINT JOHN, NB] announced Mark Goldhar as newly appointed chief financial officer. Goldhar was the chief financial officer for Robinson’s Cannabis. He is also financial advisor for Panag Pharma.

Wheels Up [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Eric Jacobs as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Wheels Up, Mr. Jacobs most recently served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Cox Automotive, Inc. and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer of Dealertrack Technologies, Inc., collectively. Eric brings over 15 years of senior executive leadership experience to Wheels Up, previously serving as Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Dealertrack and President of Dealertrack Canada. Prior to working at Dealertrack, Mr. Jacobs was an attorney at O’Melveny & Myers LLP and an audit manager at KPMG LLP.

The Mosaic Company [PLYMOUTH, Minn.] (NYSE: MOS) announced that Clint Freeland has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Freeland most recently was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Dynegy, Inc. Prior to joining Dynegy, Freeland held positions as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President—Strategy and Financial Structure at NRG Energy. Earlier in his career he worked for Enron Corporation, Coral Energy and ABN AMRO Bank.

Jacob Shulman

JFrog [SUNNYVALE, California] announced that Jacob Shulman joins JFrog as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer at Mellanox Technologies Ltd. Prior to Mellanox, Shulman held key finance positions at Atrica, Thyssenkrupp AG, Matav Cable Systems and Ernst & Young.

Hunt Mining Corp. [LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.]  (TSX-V: HMX, OTC: HMXZF) announced the appointment of Kenneth B. Atwood to the position of Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), upon the retirement of James N. Meek. Mr. Atwood was appointed the Corporation’s Controller on March 1, 2017. Mr. Atwood is the former Chief Financial Officer for the St. Eugene Golf Resort Casino and was formerly employed as an Assurance Manager with BDO Canada.

APCO Holdings [NORCROSS, Ga.] has named David Vickers as the company’s new chief financial officer. Vickers most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of The Warranty Group. Vickers’ career began with a nine-year stint in the insurance division at Ernst & Young. He has served as CFO for both publicly-held as well as private-equity backed organizations.

Fred Bohley

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: ALSN) announced that it has appointed G. Frederick Bohley III as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Bohley has been with Allison Transmission since 1991 and currently serves as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer.

Better Mortgage [NEW YORK] announced that it has hired Howard Katzenberg as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Better, Katzenberg was the CFO of OnDeck, where he joined in 2008 as one of its first employees.

Transplace [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Chris Nester as chief financial officer (CFO). With 18 years of financial experience, Nester was most recently the senior vice president and treasurer of Sabre.

Ami Iadarola

Joseph Phelps Vineyards [ST. HELENA, CALIF.] announced the promotion of Ami Iadarola to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ami joined Joseph Phelps Vineyards in 1998 as Accounting Manager and was quickly promoted to Controller. Ami held positions at both Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars and Domaine Chandon prior to joining Phelps.

Dine Brands Global, Inc. [GLENDALE, Calif.] (NYSE: DIN) announced the appointment of Thomas Song as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Song serves as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Innovation of Choice Hotels International, Inc., a position he has held since 2013. Prior to Choice Hotels, Mr. Song served as the Head of Corporate Development and Strategy for the Hanover Insurance Group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Song held positions in management consulting and investment banking.

Williamsville Sears Management, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTC Pink: WSML) announced that the Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Amanda Wester as the Chief Financial Officer of Williamsville Sears Management Inc. Amanda has also been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Williamsville Sears Management, Inc. Amanda currently serves as the Group Chief Financial Officer of Palewater Global Management Inc., the parent Company of Williamsville Sears Management, Inc. Most recently, Ms. Wester served as the Chief Financial Officer for Viamedia. Previously, Amanda served as the Chief Financial Officer for Innovative Mattress Solutions.

David Arkowitz

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. [BURLINGTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: FLXN) announced that David Arkowitz has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Arkowitz succeeds Frederick Driscoll, who has been serving as the company’s financial advisor since announcing his retirement in early 2017. Prior to joining Flexion, Mr. Arkowitz served as Chief Operating Officer and CFO at Visterra, Inc. Since 2014, Mr. Arkowitz has also served on the board of directors and as chair of the audit committee of Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Previously Mr. Arkowitz was CFO at Mascoma Corporation, AMAG Pharmaceuticals and Idenix Pharmaceuticals. Preceding his tenure at Idenix, Mr. Arkowitz spent more than 13 years at Merck & Co., Inc. where he held roles of increasing responsibility, including Vice President and Controller of the U.S. operations, Controller of the global research and development division, and CFO.

T-System, Inc. [DALLAS] has hired Steve DeCosta as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). DeCosta joins T-System from Research Now. Prior to that, he spent more than a decade in financial leadership positions with THQ Inc. and Advanced Structures Inc. He began his career in public accounting as a licensed CPA.

Joe Nigro

Exelon [CHICAGO] announced that Joseph Nigro, currently CEO of Constellation, was promoted to Exelon Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Jack Thayer, who becomes Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer. Nigro is a 22-year veteran of Exelon, most recently leading Exelon’s retail and wholesale business.

HighPoint Resources Corporation [DENVER] (NYSE: HPR) announced the promotion of William M. Crawford to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Crawford has served as Senior Vice President – Treasury and Finance since February 2016, as Vice President – Finance and Marketing from February 2009 until February 2016, and previously served as Director – Finance, Director of Investor Relations and in other finance related functions since joining the Company in 2004. From 1994 through 2003, Mr. Crawford held various domestic and international positions in accounting and finance with several subsidiaries of Schlumberger Limited.

Barbara Hartford

The American Urological Association [BALTIMORE] announced that Barbara Hartford has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Hartford most recently served as AUA Director of Finance. She succeeds Mark Campobello, who recently retired after serving 23 years in the role. Prior to joining the AUA in 2004, Hartford worked in public accounting for KPMG. Hartford has also held financial consulting positions in the healthcare field throughout her 32 years of experience.

DealCloud [NEW YORK] announced that Jim Weber has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Recently, Jim was the CFO at Valiant Solutions. Prior to that, Jim was CFO at Ghostery, Inc., and of iLevel Solutions. Prior to iLevel, Jim was CFO, Treasurer and Vice President of Operations for FalconStor Software.

US Lighting Group [EASTLAKE, Ohio] (OTC: USLG) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Susan Tubbs as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining US Lighting Group, Inc., Ms. Tubbs was CFO of Preferred Acquisitions Company LLC. Prior to that, Ms. Tubbs served as CFO of International Metals.

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Lisa Carnoy

AlixPartners [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Lisa Carnoy as its Chief Financial Officer. Lisa joins AlixPartners after 23 years of leadership experience at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, most recently as the Division Executive for the Northeast at U.S. Trust, the private bank within Bank of America, and as NYC Market President for Bank of America. Prior to her move to Wealth Management, she served as head of Global Capital Markets and head of Global Equity and Equity-Linked Capital Markets for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.  She replaces Ken Hiltz, who was serving as interim CFO. Ken will continue to play a leadership role at AlixPartners, returning to his position as a Managing Director with the firm’s Turnaround and Restructuring practice.

United Airlines [CHICAGO] (NYSE: UAL) announced Gerry Laderman has been named acting chief financial officer. He succeeds Andrew Levy, who has decided to leave United. Laderman currently serves as senior vice president of finance, procurement and treasurer and as a member of the senior executive leadership team.

MetLife, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: MET) announced that Bill O’Donnell has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) for the U.S., succeeding Marlene Debel who was recently named executive vice president and head of the Retirement & Income Solutions business. O’Donnell currently serves as executive vice president and MetLife’s chief accounting officer (CAO). Prior to becoming CAO, he served as head of financial management reporting, CFO for MetLife’s Global Employee Benefits, and head of financial planning and projection for Latin America.

The Securities and Exchange Commission [Washington D.C.] announced that Caryn E. Kauffman has been named the agency’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms. Kauffman has served as Acting CFO since February 2017. Ms. Kauffman previously served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer since 2013.  She first joined the SEC in 2011, in the role of Chief Accounting Officer.  Before joining the SEC, Ms. Kauffman spent twelve years in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

ON24 [SAN FRANCISCO] announced Ian Halifax has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Halifax most recently served as the CFO of Tintri.  He also served as CFO at Wind River Systems. Halifax also served as a public-company CFO at Micromuse and Macrovision (now TiVO).

Houzz Inc. [PALO ALTO, Calif.] announced that Richard Wong has joined the company as its first Chief Financial Officer. Wong joins Houzz after nearly eight years at LinkedIn, where he served as the company’s Vice President of Finance and played an instrumental part in building out and running the FP&A, treasury, investor relations, procurement and sales compensations teams. He was also deeply involved in the company’s IPO, earnings announcements, and M&A activities. Previously, Wong worked at Yahoo! Inc., Banc of America Securities, Lucent Technologies and JP Morgan.

West Corporation [OMAHA, Neb.] announced that Nancy Disman, the Company’s Chief Administrative Officer (“CAO”), will transition into the role of Chief Financial Officer and hold both titles. Ms. Disman joined West in November 2017 as the CAO and has overseen the Company’s finance and human resources departments as well as West’s strategic transformation program office. Disman has held many key leadership roles and has been involved in many significant transactions over the past several years. Most recently, she served as both Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer of TSYS’ Merchant Services Segment. Prior to TSYS, Ms. Disman served as Chief Financial Officer at TransFirst. She also served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Cynergy Data Corporation after 11 years at First Data Corporation in various leadership positions, including Chief Financial Officer of the Merchant Services Segment. West’s current Chief Financial Officer, Jan Madsen, will retire in the second half of 2018, and will transition the CFO role to Ms. Disman over the next several months.

xMatters [SAN RAMON, Calif.] announced the promotion of Kendra Niedziejko to Chief Financial Officer. Niedziejko had previously served as the company’s Vice President of Finance since October 2014, and has over 20 years of experience in building high-growth technology companies. Prior to joining xMatters, Niedziejko played a pivotal role in completing IPOs at both E-LOAN and OpenTable.

Dune Medical Devices [ALPHARETTA, Ga.] appointed Alan Bond as Chief Financial Officer. Bond joins the Dune Atlanta office after years with McKesson and Given Imaging.

Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: APRN) announced the appointment of Tim Bensley as Chief Financial Officer, with an expected start date of May 21. Bensley most recently served as CFO of Acosta, Inc. Prior to joining Acosta, Bensley spent 29 years at PepsiCo, Inc. Starting at the Frito-Lay North America division, he progressed over five years through various roles in supply chain operations. Bensley spent the next 15 years in various finance leadership positions at Frito-Lay North America, heading the FP&A, Supply Chain Finance and Sales Finance organizations before being promoted to CFO of Frito-Lay Canada in 2005. In 2007, he moved to PepsiCo’s headquarters in Purchase, NY to lead the Corporate Strategy Group and was appointed CFO of Pepsi-Cola North America in 2008. In 2010, Bensley was promoted to CFO of PepsiCo Americas Foods. He was appointed Senior Vice President of PepsiCo Global Transformation in 2012.

Shane Ware

Modere [SPRINGVILLE, UTAH] announced the advancement of Shane Ware to Chief Financial Officer. Having served with the Company for 10 years in various roles of progressive responsibility, Shane was most recently Vice President of Finance for the Japan market. Prior to Modere, Ware worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [EAGAN, Minn.] announced the appointment of Andrew D.C. LaFrence as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 29.  LaFrence succeeds interim Chief Financial Officer Steve Karel, who will continue to serve on Biothera’s board of directors. Previously, LaFrence was Vice President Finance, Information Systems and Chief Financial Officer at Surmodics, Inc. for five years.  Prior to Surmodics, he served as Chief Financial Officer for CNS Therapeutics.  Mr. LaFrence was an audit partner at KPMG LLP where he focused on supporting venture-backed, high-growth medical technology, pharmaceutical, biotech and clean tech private and public companies.  He has served on the Biothera Holding Corporation Board of Directors since 2011, including as Chairman of the Audit Committee.  In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. LaFrence has resigned from his positions on the Boards of Directors of Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Biothera Holding Corporation.

Surmodics, Inc. [EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.] (NASDAQ: SRDX) announced Andrew LaFrence will resign as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective May 25, 2018. Following LaFrence’s departure, Timothy J. Arens, Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy, will serve as interim CFO. Arens has served in his current role since February 2013. He joined Surmodics in February 2007 as Director, Business Development, was named Senior Director and General Manager of the in vitro diagnostics business unit in October 2010 and promoted to Vice President of Finance and interim CFO in August 2011.

PRGX Global, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: PRGX) announced that IT has appointed Deborah (Debbie) Schleicher as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Controller, effective May 21, 2018. Peter Limeri, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Controller, will remain with the Company until the end of June, 2018. Schleicher served as the Chief Financial Officer of IronPlanet, Inc. Prior to IronPlanet, Ms. Schleicher’s experience was in public accounting, most recently as the National Partner in Charge of Tax and Finance Optimization & Global Compliance and Reporting for Grant Thornton LLP. Ms. Schleicher began her career with, and later became a partner at, Arthur Andersen LLP.

Unitas Global [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Bob Pollan as its Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining Unitas Global as COO, Pollan has held executive roles within major public companies, investment companies, and technology companies such as Universal Access, Mobility Technologies, and Procurian.

Tully Wyatt

Century Bridge Capital [DALLAS and BEIJING] announced that Tully Wyatt has joined the firm as Chief Financial Officer. Wyatt will be replacing Jim McCoy who announced his retirement earlier this year. Wyatt brings more than 12 years of private equity experience to Century Bridge having previously provided accounting, finance and transaction advisory services to middle market private equity firms as well as being active in the day-to-day management of portfolio companies, including treasury, risk management, operational planning, financial forecasting, and board-level reporting.

Clinical Innovations [SALT LAKE CITY] announced the hiring of Michael Behling as its new chief financial officer. He joined Clinical Innovations as interim chief financial officer in February. Before joining Clinical Innovations, Behling served in CFO and chief accounting officer roles at Lasko Products, Light Wave Dental, and Imaging Advantage. Earlier in his career, he led the financial operations of Harris Broadcast (now Imagine Communications and GatesAir), Isola Group, Nivisys Industries, and LINE-X.

Town and Country Bank [SPRINGFIELD, Ill.] announced Doug Cheatham has joined the bank as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Doug comes to Town and Country from Old Second Bancorp located in Aurora, IL where he was EVP and CFO for 18 years. Prior to that, Doug had an 18-year career at Merchants Bancorp, Inc., also in Aurora, where he advanced to EVP and CFO in 1993.

Marc Wolff

Aldevron [FARGO, N.D.] announced that Marc Wolff has been named Chief Financial Officer. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Sancilio Pharmaceuticals Company, Inc. Prior to joining Sancilio Pharmaceuticals Company, Inc., Mr. Wolff served as Chief Financial Officer of JHP Pharmaceuticals, LLC. Prior to then, Mr. Wolff served in leadership roles in general management and finance at ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, Catalent, and Cardinal Health.

Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. [NEW HAVEN, Conn.] announced that it has named Christopher J. Seiter as its Chief Financial Officer. Seiter most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Millendo Therapeutics from October 2016 to April 2018. Prior to transitioning to an operational role, Mr. Seiter spent 23 years as an investment banker, most recently as a Managing Director and Head of Life Sciences Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Seiter also served in the U.S. Navy as a Nuclear Submarine Officer for five years.

Detechtion Technologies [HOUSTON] announced that Tammy Tapp-Gentry has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Tammy was CFO for Rand Group. Before Rand Group, Tammy was the Finance Director for Pinnacle Foods Group LLC.

Powell Industries, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: POWL) announced that Don R. Madison, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, plans to retire at the end of the fiscal year, after more than 17 years with the Company.  Mr. Madison joined Powell in October 2001 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer since February 2007.

Baxter Lee

Clearwater Compliance [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] announced that Baxter Lee has been named chief financial officer. Current CFO, Mary Chaput, will transition into an advisory role and will continue to serve as a director on Clearwater’s Board. Lee is an established healthcare and technology executive who has held various positions across banking, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] (NYSE: UTI) announced that Scott Yessner assumed the role of interim chief financial officer of the company. Yessner succeeds Bryce Peterson, who has left the company by mutual agreement to pursue other interests. Yessner will provide his services through an agreement between the Company and Tatum, a professional services company. Yessner is with Tatum, a Ranstad company, where he currently leads a consulting practice that specializes in helping publicly traded companies generate earnings and value transformation through strategy, business re-engineering and corporate development.  Previously, Yessner was group CFO, Wealth and Corporate Banking with MUFG Union Bank and had CFO executive responsibility for accounting, SEC and regulatory reporting, treasury, strategy/M&A, FP&A, capital/external stakeholder management and governance.  In addition, he was group CFO for Wells Fargo Advisors / Wachovia Securities. He has also held financial leadership roles at Jackson National Life Insurance Company, The Balance Sheet Company and Countrywide Financial Corporation.

The Linux Foundation [SAN FRANCISCO] announced Lisbeth McNabb is joining the organization as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO). McNabb previously led teams at large organizations such as Match.com and PepsiCo. Her professional background includes 20+ years in innovation in growth and emerging stage businesses at Illuminate Education, founder DigiWorksCorp and w2wlink, American Airlines, AT&T and Sodexo. Lisbeth is a board of director, audit chair of Nexstar Media Group.

Susan Daggett

QDOBA Mexican Eats [SAN DIEGO] named Susan Daggett as Chief Financial Officer, following its March 2018 acquisition by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC from Jack in the Box Inc. Daggett has more than two decades of financial experience in the restaurant industry, most recently at Noodles & Company, where she served as interim Chief Financial Officer since June 2017 and Vice President of Finance since August 2016. She also held executive roles at Pinnacle Restaurant Group, Inc., Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc., and Arby’s Inc. Mr. Guilbault’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer is effective immediately. Ms. Daggett is expected to join QDOBA on May 23, 2018.

Lumeon [BOSTON] announced its first C-Suite hire in the United States with the appointment of John Freeman as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Since 2011, Mr. Freeman was employed at tonneson + co. Prior to his time at tonneson + co, Mr. Freeman served as a partner at Adler, Blanchard & Freeman LLP.

W. R. Grace & Co. [COLUMBIA, Md.] (NYSE: GRA) announced that by mutual agreement Thomas E. Blaser, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will resign from the company effective May 31, 2018 to pursue other interests. Following Blaser’s resignation, William C. Dockman, Vice President and Controller, will assume the role of interim Chief Financial Officer along with his current duties. Dockman has been the company’s Vice President and Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since 2012.

Karen Hartje

Sezzle [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that they have added Karen Hartje as Chief Financial Officer. Hartje comes to Sezzle as a veteran of the online payments and financial technology industries, and a proven track record of successful growth stimulation and strategic executive leadership. She was the early finance leader at Bluestem Brands.

Internap Corporation [RESTON, Va.] (NASDAQ: INAP) announced that Robert M. Dennerlein is stepping down as Chief Financial Officer to pursue other opportunities, effective June 30, 2018.

Laboratory for Advanced Medicine (LAM) [IRVINE, Calif.] announced that the Company has appointed Richard Brand as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Brand joins LAM from BeyondSpring, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to BeyondSpring, he served as Acting CFO at KenCast. Over the years, Mr. Brand has also served in a variety of other roles with increasing importance at Prospect Capital, Robertson Stephens, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch.

Deluxe Entertainment Services Group [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Eric Cummins as Chief Financial Officer. Cummins was previously CFO of Harland Financial Solutions, a MacAndrews & Forbes Company. then to Vista Equity Partners. Cummins also spent almost 15 years at Honeywell in executive management roles across finance, operations and general management.

JAGGAER [RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C.] appointed Vic Chynoweth as the company’s first Global Chief Financial Officer. Chynoweth was most recently at Planview, Inc., where he led finance for a global enterprise software company.

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Ron Crowell

APR Energy [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] announced the appointment of its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Ron Crowell. Previously, he served as senior vice president of finance at World Fuel Services, Inc.

Macy’s, Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NYSE: M) announced that Paula A. Price will be appointed chief financial officer. Price will succeed Karen Hoguet who, as previously announced, plans to retire at the end of the 2018 fiscal year. Paula A. Price has 30 years of finance experience mostly from retail and consumer-facing businesses, including as executive vice president, chief financial officer of Ahold USA, and senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of CVS Caremark Corporation. Price has been a full-time senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and served on the boards of publicly traded retail and technology companies since 2014. She has also held senior level roles at other large companies in the United States and abroad, including JPMorgan Chase, Diageo, Kraft and Sears.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated [MONROE, Mich.] (NYSE: LZB) announced it has appointed Melinda D. Whittington as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Whittington will succeed Louis M. (“Mike”) Riccio who previously announced he will retire from La-Z-Boy. Most recently, she served as CFO of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. She also spent more than 20 years at The Procter & Gamble Company.  Whittington began her career at KPMG.

Sphere Payments LLC [NASHVILLE, TENN.] announced the promotion of Steven Neel to Chief Financial Officer. Neel is the former Executive Vice President of Finance of Anovia Payments. Neel previously served as AVP Mergers & Acquisitions, TransFirst Holdings, Inc.

OUTFRONT Media Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: OUT) announced that it has appointed Matthew Siegel to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Siegel served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CBS Radio Inc. from November 2016 to November 2017, where he was responsible for all financial functions of the business prior to its merger with Entercom Communications Corp. in November 2017. Siegel served as Acting Co-Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Time Warner Cable Inc. from 2015 to 2016, and as Senior Vice President and Treasurer from 2008 to 2015. Before that, he served as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of Time Warner Inc. from 2001 to 2008. Earlier in his career, Siegel held finance positions at Insight Communications Company, Inc. and Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.

Hayward Industries, Inc. [ELIZABETH, N.J.] announced the appointment of Anthony P. Colucci as Chief Financial Officer. Colucci will replace the retiring Andy Diamond, a 14-year Hayward veteran. Over the past twelve years, Tony has served in senior financial leadership roles at Honeywell International, Inc., including eight years as Chief Financial Officer in several large business units, and most recently as CFO for the Performance Materials and Technologies business group. Prior to joining Honeywell, Tony spent nine years at AT&T Wireless. Tony started his career at General Electric Company, spending 5 years as an Accounting Supervisor and Finance Manager.

Molina Healthcare, Inc. [LONG BEACH, Calif.] (NYSE: MOH) announced that it has appointed Thomas L. Tran as its new chief financial officer and treasurer, as Joseph W. White, currently CFO, has announced his plans to retire from the Company. Mr. Tran brings over 35 years’ experience in health care, including six years as CFO of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Most recently, Mr. Tran was the CFO for Sentry Data Systems. He has also held leadership roles at CareGuide, Uniprise (a principal operating division of UnitedHealth Group), ConnectiCare, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Cigna.

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE American: NOG) announced the hiring of Nicholas O’Grady as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. O’Grady has nearly two decades of finance experience, both as an investment banker and as a principal investor. Mr. O’Grady began his career in the Natural Resources investment banking group at Bank of America. Later moving to the hedge fund industry, he worked at firms such as Highbridge Capital Management. Most recently he has worked at Hudson Bay Capital Management.

Saban Capital Group, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Greg Ivancich as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ivancich will succeed Fred Gluckman, who served as SCG’s CFO since 2010. Mr. Ivancich joins SCG from Exeter Property Group, where he served as Principal and a founding partner of Exeter’s international business and held roles overseeing financial reporting, capital raising, operations and acquisitions including functioning as COO/CFO of Europe. Prior to Exeter, Mr. Ivancich spent his career as an investment banker to the real estate industry where he advised public and private companies. His roles included Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Barclays and Executive Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley.

Contemporary Staffing Solutions [MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.] announced the hire of Tom Verratti as Chief Financial Officer for the company. Prior to joining CSS, Tom most recently served as Director of Finance for CDI Technology where he spent 12 years of his career in variety of strategic and tactical roles.

Translate Bio [LEXINGTON, Mass.] announced the appointment of John R. Schroer as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Translate Bio, Mr. Schroer served as Healthcare Sector Team Head at Allianz Global Investors in San Francisco. Previously, he held various roles at Schroer Capital, L.P., HealthCor Management, L.P., ITROS Capital Management, LLC, INVESCO Funds Group, and Trust Company of the West.

Energy Focus, Inc. [SOLON, Ohio] (NASDAQ: EFOI) announced that Jerry Turin will join the company as its Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Mr. Turin replaces Michael H. Port, who has been serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since March 2017. Most recently, Mr. Turin served as Chief Financial Officer of Intematix. Prior to that, Mr. Turin was the Chief Financial Officer of Oclaro, from 2008 to 2013. Before that, Mr. Turin served as Oclaro’s Vice President of Finance and was Corporate Controller from 2005 to 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr. Turin was Director of Finance at Silicon Spice and Corporate Controller at Cirrus Logic. Mr. Turin began his career with 11 years at Deloitte & Touche, where he was promoted through multiple levels to Senior Manager.

Zūm [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] announced that Roie Chizik, former Amazon Executive, has joined the company as the Chief Financial Officer. Chizik will join Zūm from Amazon, where he served as Vice President of Finance of A9.com. Before Amazon, he was Vice President Finance (Mobile and Social Games) at Disney.

EP Wealth Advisors, LLC [TORRANCE, Calif.] has hired Chad Sinclair as its Chief Financial Officer. Chad joins EP Wealth from Deloitte & Touche LLP. He has over a decade of public accounting experience and served as a Mergers & Acquisition specialist for three years.

PhotoShelter [NEW YORK] announced Lisa Fierstein joins as the Chief Financial Officer. She was recently VP Finance at Throtle and CFO at Plus One Holdings. Lisa has also held notable financial leadership roles including the CFO at MetLife Stadium and Zagat.

Web.com Group, Inc. [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] (NASDAQ: WEB) appointed Jennifer Lada as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Lada will succeed Kevin Carney, who has been with Web.com for 20 years and has served as executive vice president and CFO since 2002. Lada serves as vice president and chief accounting officer of Web.com. Before joining the company in 2017, Lada was vice president of financial reporting at PGA TOUR, Inc., and at Advanced Disposal was vice president of financial reporting and director of financial reporting and investor relations. Before that, at PricewaterhouseCoopers, she led domestic and international audit teams and served as chief auditor for the state of Florida.

Goodnight Midstream, LLC [DALLAS] announced the addition of Andrejka Bernatova as its Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ms. Bernatova served as co-founder, EVP and CFO of Core Midstream. Prior to Core, she was the VP of Finance and Investor Relations at PennTex Midstream Partners, LP. Ms. Bernatova also served in investment roles at the Blackstone Group and Mubadala Development Company as well as investment banking roles at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

AmeraMex International, Inc. [CHICO, Calif.] (OTC: AMMX) announced the appointment of Hope Dilbeck-Stone as Chief Financial Officer. Stone will replace Tracie Hannick who has tendered her letter of resignation. Before joining AmeraMex International, Stone was controller and acting CFO at Digital Path, Inc. Prior to joining Digital Path, Inc., Stone was controller and human resource manager for Moana Nursery. Before joining Moana Nursery, Stone held the position of controller and HR manager at ISU Stetson-Beemer Insurance.

Great Lakes Caring, National Home Health Care, and Jordan Health Services [NEW YORK], now a combined company and one of the nation’s largest home-based care providers, announced Eric Slusser has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Express Scripts. Prior to Express Scripts, Mr. Slusser was Chief Financial Officer at Gentiva Health Services, Inc. Mr. Slusser also served in executive roles at Centene Corporation and Cardinal Health, Inc.

Rolland (Rollie) Johns

CSG [GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.] (NASDAQ: CSGS) announced that Rolland (Rollie) Johns has been appointed as the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Johns’ appointment as chief financial officer follows the previously announced retirement of former CFO Randy Wiese, who will stay at CSG as a non-executive through the transition of his duties. Johns most recently served as chief accounting officer at CSG since 2013. Prior to this, he spent nearly 20 years with KPMG, most recently as an audit partner.

Lytx [SAN DIEGO] announced that Steve Lifshatz joined the company as chief financial officer (CFO). Lifshatz most recently served as CFO for Fleetmatics. He held the CFO position at Authoria, Lionbridge Technologies, The Dodge Group and Marcam Corporation and served as an independent director and chair of the audit committee for AMICAS, Inc.

F5 Networks [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced Francis “Frank” J. Pelzer has joined the company’s leadership team as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Pelzer joins F5 from SAP, where he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Cloud Business Group. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Concur Technologies. Pelzer has also held senior leadership positions at Deutsche Bank AG and Credit Suisse Group. Additionally, Pelzer serves on the board of directors for Benefitfocus, Inc., Limeade, Inc., and Modumetal, Inc.

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. [LOUISVILLE, Ky.] (NASDAQ: TXRH) announced that Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations, Tonya Robinson, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Robinson assumes the role previously held by current Texas Roadhouse President, Scott Colosi, who has served as interim CFO since 2015. Robinson joined Texas Roadhouse in 1998. Robinson has served in a variety of roles over the last 20 years including Controller, Director of Financial Reporting and most recently was Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations.

Jason Hollar

Tenneco Inc. [LAKE FOREST, Ill.] (NYSE: TEN) announced that its board of directors has appointed Jason Hollar as chief financial officer. He will succeed Ken Trammell, executive vice president, as part of a planned succession. Hollar joined Tenneco in 2017 as senior vice president, finance, having previously served as chief financial officer for Sears Holding Corporation. Prior to Sears, Jason worked with both Delphi Automotive and Navistar in a number of senior finance roles. His experience includes serving as Delphi’s corporate controller and as vice president of finance for Delphi’s powertrain systems division. At Navistar, he held positions of increasing responsibility including in the company’s engine group, South America operations, corporate financial planning and analysis and as chief financial officer for Navistar’s military/defense subsidiary.

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. [SECAUCUS, N.J.] (NYSE: VSI) announced that Brenda Galgano, EVP and Chief Financial Officer has resigned her position to take a position at another company. In connection with Ms. Galgano’s resignation, Bill Wafford, currently SVP Business Development and Strategy will be named EVP, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company in July 2017, Mr. Wafford was a partner with KPMG Advisory from 2015 to July 2017. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Wafford was a Vice President and Managing Director of Walgreens venture capital. From 2012 to 2013, Mr. Wafford was a Vice President – International Finance. From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Wafford was Vice President – Retail Finance with Walgreens.

Patterson Companies [ST. PAUL, Minn.] (NASDAQ: PDCO) announced Donald J. Zurbay as Chief Financial Officer. Zurbay will succeed Dennis W. Goedken, who has been serving as interim CFO and will continue to serve as Corporate Controller. Donald Zurbay most recently served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at St. Jude Medical, Inc. He joined St. Jude Medical in 2003 and held various leadership positions, including Director of Finance and Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining St. Jude Medical, Zurbay worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for five years as an Assurance and Business Advisory Services Senior Manager. Before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, he was a General Accounting Manager at The Valspar Corporation. Zurbay started his career at Deloitte & Touche as an auditor in 1989.

IEX [NEW YORK] announced that Sara Furber is promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Before joining IEX in 2016, Ms. Furber held numerous senior roles over her 20-year career in investment banking and finance, including serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley.

Stoli Group® [NEW YORK] named José “Joe” Carvalho as Chief Financial Officer for Stoli Group USA. Carvalho comes to Stoli Group USA from Vita Coco. Prior to his post, Carvalho held the position of Vice President, Finance at The Coca Cola Company.

Lori Sigler

Mspark [HELENA, Ala.] has promoted Lori Sigler to chief financial officer. Sigler previously held the positions of vice president financial planning & analysis and corporate controller during her five-year tenure at Mspark.

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HP Inc. [PALO ALTO, Calif.] (NYSE: HPQ) announced that Steve Fieler has been named Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Cathie Lesjak, who will assume the role of interim Chief Operating Officer. Fieler currently leads the treasury and corporate finance functions. He served in a range of finance and operational roles at the Hewlett Packard Company, including VP CFO for HP Software. He left in 2014 to become CFO at Proteus Digital Health, and rejoined HP in January 2017.

Newell Brands Inc. [HOBOKEN, N.J.] (NYSE: NWL) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ralph Nicoletti will retire at the close of 2018.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation [NASHVILLE, Tenn.] (NYSE: LPX) announced Sallie Bailey has elected to retire as Chief Financial Officer. Mike Kinney, Director of Investor Relations and Treasurer, a 32-year veteran of LP with deep building products and finance experience, is expected to serve as interim CFO following Ms. Bailey’s retirement.

Celgene Corporation [SUMMIT, N.J.] (NASDAQ: CELG) announced the hiring of David V. Elkins as Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Elkins will succeed current CFO Peter N. Kellogg, who will become Celgene’s EVP, Chief Corporate Strategy Officer until his retirement, planned for mid-2019. Mr. Elkins joins Celgene from Johnson & Johnson (J&J), where he was Worldwide Vice President and CFO for Consumer Products, Medical Devices and Corporate Functions. Prior to his leadership role at J&J, Mr. Elkins was CFO for Round Rock Research. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Elkins was Executive Vice President and CFO of Becton, Dickinson and Company. From 1995 to 2008, he held roles of increasing responsibility at AstraZeneca, and he began his career in finance at The Boeing Company in 1991.

Diageo North America [NORWALK, Conn.] announced that Lavanya Chandrashekar is to be appointed its Chief Financial Officer. Chandrashekar joins from Mondelēz International, Inc.

Brent Bowman

[24]7.ai [SAN JOSE, Calif.] announced the appointment of Brent Bowman as chief financial officer. Bowman served as vice president of Finance and CFO for Intel’s Programmable Solutions Division. He joined Intel through acquisition of Altera Corporation, where he served as vice president corporate controller and vice president of Finance. Prior to Altera, he spent 16 years at Sun Microsystems where he held several senior finance roles. He started his career with Ernst & Young in its San Francisco office.

Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: SSC) announced the appointment of Federico Tovar as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Most recently, he served as a Founding Member, Chief Financial and Strategy Officer at a leading AI and Cybersecurity company headquartered in New York. Mr. Tovar held leadership roles at Grant Thornton LLP, as well as prior roles with Ernst & Young in its Corporate Finance unit in New York. He has served as a trusted advisor to leading global tech companies such as Computer Associates, Dell, Siemens AG, and others on their corporate transactions.

IFG Companies [HARTFORD, Conn.] announced the promotion of Manuel Almagro to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Manny has been the Chief Actuary at IFG Companies since 2000, with previous leadership positions at the Travelers Insurance Companies and Towers Watson. He replaces Joseph P. Hoffmann, the prior Chief Financial Officer, who will be moving into a new role to support IFG Companies and the Group President on Strategic Initiatives.

Brian A. Valentine

The Andersons, Inc. [MAUMEE, Ohio] (NASDAQ: ANDE) announced it has appointed Brian A. Valentine as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Valentine has more than 20 years of senior management experience. Since 2011, he has served as Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for The Lubrizol Corporation. Prior to this role, he held numerous financial leadership positions within the company while it was publicly traded, including Corporate Treasurer.

Ellie Mae [PLEASANTON, Calif.] (NYSE: ELLI) announced that Matthew LaVay, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), is leaving the company. Popi Heron, Vice President and Corporate Controller is assuming the role of interim CFO. Ms. Heron has more than 26 years of finance and accounting experience. She has served as the company’s Vice President and Corporate Controller since 2016. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Heron served as the Corporate Controller and Senior Director, Finance for GoPro, Inc. for over four years.

Mesoblast Limited [MELBOURNE, Australia and NEW YORK] (ASX: MSB) (NASDAQ: MESO) announced the appointment of Josh Muntner as its new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces outgoing Chief Financial Officer Paul Hodgkinson. Most recently, Mr Muntner led corporate development and financial transactions at ContraFect Corporation. Previously, Mr Muntner served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at Janney Montgomery Scott, and spent nine years at Oppenheimer & Co. and its U.S. predecessor, CIBC World Markets. He also served as an investment banker at Prudential Securities.

Enviva Partners, LP [BETHESDA, Md.] (NYSE: EVA) announced that Shai Even, former Chief Financial Officer for Alon USA Energy, Inc. and Alon USA Partners, LP, will succeed Stephen F. Reeves as the Partnership’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Even most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Alon USA Energy, Inc. and Alon USA Partners, LP. Prior to joining Alon USA Energy, Mr. Even served as the Chief Financial Officer of DCL Group in Tel Aviv, Israel, and as an auditor with KPMG.

Quantum Corp. [SAN JOSE, Calif.] (NYSE: QTM) announced Michael Dodson as its Chief Financial Officer and interim CEO. Dodson replaces current CFO Fuad Ahmad. Dodson began his career with Ernst and Young. He has also served as CFO for five public global technology companies including Mattson Technology, DDi and ESI.

BlueSnap [BOSTON] announced that Chris Menard has joined as the company’s chief financial officer. Before joining BlueSnap, Menard served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Cayan LLC. Prior to that, he held multiple chief financial officer positions at Brightcove, and Phase Forward. He also serves on the board of directors of Globoforce and the board of overseers at Babson College.

Eric Rauch

Notre Dame Federal Credit Union [NOTRE DAME, Ind.] announced Eric Rauch as their new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Before being appointed to CFO at Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, Rauch served as the VP of Finance and then CFO at INOVA Federal Credit Union, starting there in 2005. Prior to that role, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Teachers Federal Credit Union and 1st Source Bank.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: RIGL) announced that it has appointed Dean Schorno as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Schorno joins Rigel from 23andMe, Inc., where he has been CFO since 2015. Before joining 23andMe, Mr. Schorno was CFO of Adaptive Biotechnologies and Genomic Health. Mr. Schorno began his career in finance at an international accounting firm in San Francisco, CA before starting his own consultancy in 1991.

Ocwen Financial Corporation [WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.] (NYSE: OCN) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Michael Bourque has made the decision to resign to accept a position with another financial services company.

Greg Doran

Frontline Education [MALVERN, Pa.] announced that Greg Doran has joined the Frontline executive leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. Greg joins Frontline Education from Pepperjam. Prior to Pepperjam, Greg was with Fiberlink, eventually becoming CFO. Earlier in Greg’s career, he held roles with increasing responsibility at CIGNA and State Farm Insurance.

Advance Publications Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that Oren Klein will succeed Tom Summer in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Summer, who had previously announced his plans to retire, will remain at Advance full-time through the end of 2018, and then assume the role of Senior Advisor. Klein has been Vice President, Finance and Controller of Advance since 2008. Before joining Advance, Klein held various executive positions at Pitney Bowes, and gained international experience with Ernst & Young prior to that.

Mango Capital, Inc. [FAR HILLS, N.J.] (OTC: MCAP) names Charles Montecino as Chief Financial Officer. Charles has spent his 40-year career in public accounting, and 32 of the 40 years running his own firm. He serves on the Cooperation with IRS Committee with the New Jersey Society of CPAs. Charles is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, New Jersey Society of CPAs, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs, the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers and the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce.

Diversey [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] announced the appointment of Carlos Sagasta as new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sagasta comes to Diversey from Office Depot, where he led financial operations, managed the company’s Finance, Accounting, Treasury and Procurement functions and had operational oversight of CompuCom’s international operations in Mexico and India. Mr. Sagasta joined CompuCom from Grupo Corporativo ONO in Madrid, Spain where he was Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sagasta’s previous roles include Financial Director and Controller at Abertis Telecom in Barcelona, Spain, as well as financial roles at Gramercy Communications Partners, Salomon Smith Barney and Andersen Consulting in New York City. Mr. Sagasta has been a Board member of Hispasat S.A. Carlos was also a member of Board for Eutelsat Communications, as well as a member of its Audit and Strategy Committees.

Evolus, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: EOLS) announced the appointment of Lauren Silvernail as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development. Mrs. Silvernail joins Evolus from Revance Therapeutics where she most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer. Prior to her time at Revance Therapeutics, Mrs. Silvernail was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Corporate Development at ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Prior to ISTA, Mrs. Silvernail served in various operating and corporate development positions for Allergan, most recently as Vice President of Business Development. Earlier in her career Mrs. Silvernail was a partner in a seed venture capital fund and held marketing roles of increasing responsibility at Bio-Rad Laboratories and Varian Associates.

Revance Therapeutics, Inc. [NEWARK, Calif.] (NASDAQ: RVNC) announced that Lauren Silvernail  has resigned as Revance’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer.

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. [SOUTH JORDAN, Utah] (NASDAQ: MMSI) announced that Bernard Birkett has resigned as Chief Financial Officer to pursue other business opportunities. Raul Parra, a Merit veteran of more than eight years, has been appointed as Merit’s interim Chief Financial Officer. Parra worked in various audit positions for Deloitte & Touche prior to joining Merit. During his tenure at Merit he has served in various roles, most recently as Corporate Controller and Vice President of Accounting.

Ness Digital Engineering [TEANECK, N.J.] has appointed Ed Galati to president and chief financial officer (CFO). Galati has held CFO positions for more than two decades at several organizations, including CMI and E2V Teledyne. Galati joins Ness from Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), where he was the CFO.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. [UNION, N.J.] (NASDAQ: BBBY) announced that Robyn M. D’Elia has been promoted to CFO & Treasurer. She replaces Susan E. Lattmann, formerly the Company’s CFO & Treasurer, who has been promoted to Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. D’Elia has been with the Company since 1996, and was formerly Vice President – Finance, since 2015. Previously, she served as Vice President – Controller from 2006 to 2015, Vice President – Financial Planning & Control in 2006, and Assistant Controller from 2000 to 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. D’Elia was with the public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen.

CVS Health [WOONSOCKET, R.I.] (NYSE: CVS) announced that Shawn M. Guertin, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer for Aetna, will assume the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for CVS Health.

Sealed Air Corporation [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NYSE: SEE) announced that William G. Stiehl, Acting Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Stiehl joined Sealed Air in 2013 as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller with over 20 years of experience at large manufacturing companies. Prior to Sealed Air, Stiehl held various financial and accounting leadership positions, including Vice President of Finance and Controller at United Technologies Corporation Aerostructures business unit and as Vice President of Internal Audit at Goodrich Corporation.

Abraxas Petroleum Corporation [SAN ANTONIO] (NASDAQ: AXAS) announced Geoffrey R. King, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Abraxas, submitted his resignation to pursue another opportunity in the financial sector. Bill Krog, the current Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer for the interim period.

Cree, Inc. [DURHAM, N.C.] (NASDAQ: CREE) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mike McDevitt will retire from his executive positions. Mike joined Cree in 2002, and has served as the Company’s CFO since May 2012.

Advantego Corporation [DENVER] (OTC PINK: ADGO) announced that Tracy Alan Madsen, is its new Chief Financial Officer, a transition from his previous role as a consultant for approximately two years. He replaces Philip F. Grey, who remains as a consultant to the Company and the head of the soon-to-be-formed Board of Advisors, as previously announced. Madsen has served as a Chief Financial Officer and other senior executive positions and consultant for both public and private organizations for the past 28 years.  From 1996 to present, he has provided consulting and administrative services through his company, Avcon Services Inc. Most recently he served as the Managing Administrator and Chief Financial Officer for After Hours Triage, LLC.

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. [ALHAMBRA, Calif. and GLENDALE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AMEH) announced the appointment of Eric Chin as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Chin will be replacing Mihir Shah, who has served as ApolloMed’s CFO for the past two years. Mr. Chin has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Network Medical Management, Inc., since March 2018. Prior to joining Network Medical, Mr. Chin served as the Controller/Head of Finance – Real Estate of Public Storage, Inc. From May 2011 to October 2015, he served as Assistant Vice-President – Financial Reporting of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Mr. Chin began his career at Ernst & Young LLP in 2002.

Protenus [BALTIMORE] announced the addition of Brian Holtmeier as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Protenus, Brian spent 15 years in financial and accounting roles for IBM, recently as the CFO of IBM Security Systems, CFO of SilverPop, and Assistant Controller for IBM North America. He also served as CFO for IBM SilverPop. His leadership tenure with IBM also included financial roles with IBM Security Systems and IBM Software Group.

Symphony Ventures [LONDON & BOSTON] announced Brian Southward has joined as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as well as his recent appointment to the Board of Directors. Southward joins Symphony from Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group, where he was Director Corporate Development.

Fitbit, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: FIT) announced that chief financial officer William R. Zerella will be leaving the company. The company has promoted Ronald W. Kisling, currently serving as chief accounting officer, to the role of CFO, leveraging his nearly four years with Fitbit to ensure continuity of operations. Zerella served as Fitbit’s CFO since June 2014. Prior to Fitbit, Kisling was CFO of Nanometrics. He also held senior executive roles at PGP Corporation, Saba Software, and SPL Worldgroup. He joined Fitbit nearly four years ago as CAO.

Advaxis, Inc. [PRINCETON, N.J.] (NASDAQ: ADXS) announced the appointment of Molly Henderson as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Henderson joins Advaxis from Cedar Cliff, LLC. Previously she was Chief Financial Officer at Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. Prior to Iovance, for more than a decade Ms. Henderson was Chief Business & Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of VirtualScopics, Inc. Earlier in her career Ms. Henderson was Corporate Controller at Ultralife Corporation and an expert advisor to entrepreneurs in Switzerland. She began her career as an audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Allison Kenworthy

Nautilus Insurance Group [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] announce the appointment of Allison Kenworthy as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Nautilus, Kenworthy most recently worked as Vice President, Statutory Controller.

AKHAN Semiconductor [CHICAGO] announced that Dan Gravelle, has assumed the role of interim Chief Financial Officer of AKHAN Semiconductor, succeeding Kristie King, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.

Acorn Energy, Inc. [WILMINGTON, Del.] (OTCQB: ACFN) announced the hiring of Tracy Clifford as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Ms. Clifford succeeds former CFO Michael Barth, who served at Acorn for twelve years. Ms. Clifford previously served as CFO, Principal Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller and Secretary for a publicly-traded pharmaceutical company and a publicly-traded REIT from 1999 to 2015. Ms. Clifford’s prior experience included accounting leadership positions at United Healthcare (Atlanta) and the North Broward Hospital District (Fort Lauderdale) and work on the audit team of Deloitte & Touche (Miami).

UroGen Pharma Ltd. [RA’ANANA, Israel, and NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: URGN) announced that Stephen Mullennix, UroGen’s Chief Operating Officer, will become Interim Chief Financial Officer, replacing Gary Titus. Mr. Titus will remain as a consultant during the transition. Mr. Mullennix previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations for SolarReserve, LLC. Prior to SolarReserve, Mr. Mullennix served as a Managing Director at US Renewables Group and Associate Vice President at AECOM Technology Company.

Sunworks, Inc. [ROSEVILLE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SUNW) announced that Philip Radmilovic has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Radmilovic had been the Corporate Controller since June of 2017. He replaces Paul McDonnel, who has served as CFO since September 2016, and will remain engaged with the company as Treasurer.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. [JACKSON, Miss.] (NASDAQ: CALM) announced that Timothy A. Dawson will retire as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Director. The Company also announced that Max P. Bowman will join Cal-Maine Foods as Vice President of Finance. Bowman will become Chief Financial Officer of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. following Dawson’s retirement. Bowman is currently Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Secretary of Southern States Utility Trailer Sales and H&P Leasing. Prior to this, Bowman was Co-Founder and served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Tenax Aerospace, and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of ChemFirst. He also worked in risk management and internal audit positions with ChemFirst after starting his financial career as a senior staff accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: MCB) announced that the Company has appointed Anthony J. Fabiano as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Fabiano was President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at Hudson City Bancorp, based in Paramus, New Jersey. Prior to Hudson City, Mr. Fabiano was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary at Sound Federal Bancorp. Before that, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MSB Bancorp.

eHealth, Inc. [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] (NASDAQ: EHTH) announced that Derek N. Yung has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces former CFO, David Francis, who will continue in the role of Chief Operating Officer of eHealth. Mr. Francis has served as Chief Financial Officer of eHealth since July 2016 and as COO since January of 2018. Mr. Yung comes to eHealth from Hotwire, where he served as CFO, and served on Expedia, Inc.’s global executive finance team. Prior to his time at Hotwire, Mr. Yung served as CFO for Ticketfly. He has also served in CFO roles for Tria Beauty and Nextag.

ABL, Inc. [ROCKVILLE, Md.] announced the hire of Marykay Marchigiani as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Ms. Marchigiani served as CFO at Battelle National Biodefense Institute, leading the corporate strategy for business operations of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) supporting the Federal Bureau of Investigation in bioforensic analysis of evidence from bio-crime or terrorist attacks, and the Department of Homeland Security in research and development to better understand biological threats and countermeasures. Prior to this, she served in the roles of CFO of Censeo Consulting Group, the Director of Government Accounting at Medimmune LLC, and Vice President and Sector Controller at Science Applications International Corporation.

361 Capital [DENVER] announced that Joseph “Jay” Paonessa has joined the firm as chief financial officer. He replaces Mark Nassi who left to pursue other interests. Before joining 361 Capital, Paonessa worked for more than nine years at Mantucket Capital Management Corporation, as an employee and then as a consultant for one of its portfolio companies. He was also vice president of finance for Mantucket Capital. He began his career as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche, LLP and held finance and accounting roles at Sun Microsystems, Inc. and ZettaCore, Inc.

Enphase Energy, Inc. [PETALUMA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ENPH) announced that Eric Branderiz has been appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Branderiz succeeds Bert Garcia, who is retiring. Prior to joining Enphase, Branderiz served as vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer at Tesla, Inc. Branderiz also served as senior vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer at SunPower Corporation. Prior to that, he served as vice president, corporate controller, and head of subsidy operations for the Knowledge Learning Corporation. Branderiz also served in various leadership executive positions at Spansion, Inc., including as senior vice president, corporate finance, financial planning and analysis and corporate controller, tax and treasury. Early in his career, he held various positions at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and Ernst & Young, LLP.

Owens & Minor, Inc. [RICHMOND, Va.] (NYSE: OMI) announced that Robert K. Snead, currently Group Vice President of Finance—Global Solutions, has assumed the additional role of interim Chief Financial Officer of Owens & Minor, succeeding Richard “Randy” A. Meier, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. After joining Owens & Minor as Vice President of Corporate Development in 2010, Snead assumed roles of increasing responsibility in strategic planning, corporate development and later as treasurer of the company. Prior to joining Owens & Minor, Snead served as a director in Barclays Capital in New York.

FirstCity Bank of Commerce [WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.] announced that Tracy L. Keegan joins as President and CFO. Tracy L. Keegan was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary for Atlantic Coast, having joined the Bank in March 2015. Keegan has served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, and she has run all aspects of banking, including Finance, Accounting, Treasury, planning and analysis, Information Technology, Human Resources, Operations, Retail, Marketing, and Credit Administration. Keegan has served on the Board of Directors for Broward Partnership of SE Florida and PACE. In addition, in 2014 Governor Rick Scott appointed Keegan to the Florida Board of Accountancy, where she currently serves as Vice Chairman.

CALIBRE Systems, Inc. [ALEXANDRIA, VA] announced the promotion of Dr. Craig E. College to Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Dr. College previously served as the Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer. Dr. College joined CALIBRE in October 2012 after 34 years of government service as a military officer and civil servant. Prior to joining CALIBRE, he was the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Department of the Army. Dr. College began his service as a Senior Executive in the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he served as Director, Economic Analysis and Resource Planning Division and Director, Force and Infrastructure Cost Analysis Division.

Sameer Katiyar

Infogix [NAPERVILLE, ILL.] announced Sameer Katiyar as its new Chief Financial Officer. Katiyar joins Infogix from Sabre Corporation, where he most recently served as vice president of finance.

Ranger Energy Services, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: RNGR) announced that Robert S. Shaw Jr., the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, has resigned. Brandon Blossman, currently the Company’s Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Planning and Analysis, will assume the role of CFO. Mr. Blossman joined the Company earlier this year as part of the financial leadership team.

Boardwalktech Software Corp. [CUPERTINO, CA] (TSXV: BWLK) announced that Charlie Glavin has joined as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) for the Company. Mr. Glavin was most recently CFO of TSX-listed ViXS Systems. Previously, Charlie was Director / CFO for Phoenix Biomass Energy and MP2 Capital. Mr. Glavin was the CFO and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) for Spreadtrum Communications. For 12 years, Mr. Glavin was an award-winning, senior global semiconductor analyst for Credit Suisse, Needham, and ThinkEquity Partners. Mr. Glavin also worked as a Senior Engineer at Intel Corporation and began his career with Fidelity Investments.

Royal Gold, Inc. [DENVER, COLORADO] (NASDAQ: RGLD) announced the appointment of Bill Heissenbuttel to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Strategy. Bill Heissenbuttel came to Royal Gold in 2006. Prior to Royal Gold, Mr. Heissenbuttel was focused on corporate lending to the mineral industry with roles at N M Rothschild & Sons, ABN AMRO Bank, and Chemical Bank Manufacturers Hanover.

Bob Ohlweiler

Oska Wellness [CARLSBAD, Calif.] announced that Bob Ohlweiler has been named Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. Ohlweiler has over 30 years’ experience from companies including Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, Yahoo!, Razer, and MusicMatch.

Lumentum Holdings Inc. [MILPITAS, Calif.] announced that Aaron Tachibana, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned from the company to pursue other interests. Chris Coldren, Lumentum’s Senior Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development, has been appointed interim Chief Financial Officer.

Young Living Essential Oils [LEHI, Utah] announced the appointment of Lee Bowen as its Chief Financial Officer. Before being named Chief Financial Officer, he joined Young Living in 2014 as Director of Finance and was subsequently promoted to Sr. Director of Finance, VP of Finance, and most recently to Senior VP of Finance. Prior to joining Young Living, he worked at Intel Corporation as Regional Director of Finance at Hilti as an expatriate in Panama; he also worked as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for Nature’s Sunshine.

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Dhivya Suryadevara

General Motors Co. [DETROIT] announced Chuck Stevens, GM executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, has indicated his plans to retire after more than 40 years with the company. GM also announced the appointment of Dhivya Suryadevara as Chief Financial Officer. Suryadevara has been vice president, Corporate Finance since July 2017. From 2015 to 2017, Suryadevara served as vice president, Finance and Treasurer. Suryadevara also served as CEO and Chief Investment Officer for GM Asset Management from 2013 to 2017. Suryadevara joined GM in 2005.

Automatic Data Processing [Roseland, New Jersey] announced that Jan Siegmund, Chief Financial Officer, notified the Company of his intention to leave. His departure date has not been determined.

Titan International, Inc. [QUINCY, Ill.] (NYSE: TWI) named David A. Martin as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Titan, Mr. Martin served from 1993 to 2018 in various roles at Aegion Corporation. Mr. Martin’s roles included serving as the company’s Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to November 2017.

Deckers Brands [GOLETA, Calif.] (NYSE: DECK) announced the appointment of Steve Fasching to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fasching previously served as the company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Planning & Investor Relations. He succeeds Tom George, who will transition concurrent with Mr. Fasching’s appointment. Mr. Fasching held senior finance-related roles at Princess Cruises prior to joining Deckers in August 2011 as Vice President, Strategic Financial Planning. Mr. Fasching was elevated to Vice President, Strategy & Investor Relations in 2016 and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Planning & Investor Relations in February 2018.

RAMCO [FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.] (NYSE: RPT) announced the appointment of Michael P. Fitzmaurice as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Mr. Fitzmaurice most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance with Retail Properties of America, Inc. Prior to joining RPAI in 2012, Mr. Fitzmaurice held various management roles within capital markets, finance, accounting and investments for GGP and Equity Office Properties.

Kennametal Inc. [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: KMT) announced that Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jan Kees van Gaalen will retire from the company. Jan Kees has served the company as CFO since 2015.

WaterBridge Resources LLC [HOUSTON] announced Steve Jones as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Jones previously served as founder and CEO of Core Midstream, LLC as well as founder and CFO of PennTex Midstream Partners, LLC, and Managing Director with Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

Digi International [MINNETONKA, Minn.] (NASDAQ: DGII) announced that Gokul Hemmady has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the company. Most recently, Hemmady served as an independent technology and telecom consultant based in Los Angeles, California. Previously, he served as President of Nextel Brazil. He has also served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NII Holdings, and prior to that as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ADC Telecommunications.

r21 Holdings, Inc. [WARRENDALE, Pa.] has appointed that Michele Pascoe has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Pascoe succeeds Stephen Coulombe who was named Interim Chief Financial Officer in. Ms. Pascoe joins rue21 from Alvarez & Marsal. Prior to Alvarez and Marsal, from 2013-2017, Ms. Pascoe was the Chief Administration Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Marsh Supermarkets LLC. From 2009 to 2013, Ms. Pascoe was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Charming Shoppes/ Fashion Bug Division. She also served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer from 2007-2009 at Rachel Ashwell Designs/Shabby Chic. She began her fashion business career at the Warnaco Group in 1989.

Kate Bueker

HubSpot [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NYSE: HUBS) announced that Kate Bueker will become Chief Financial Officer of HubSpot. She replaces John Kinzer, who will step down as Chief Financial Officer. Bueker joins HubSpot from Akamai Technologies where she most recently served as the senior vice president of business finance and operations. Bueker held a number of finance and business development leadership positions during her 11 years at the company. Prior to Akamai, Bueker spent almost a decade in investment banking at The Blackstone Group, UBS, Credit Suisse and Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette.

CPI Card Group Inc. [LITTLETON, Colo.] (NASDAQ: PMTS; TSX: PMTS) announced the appointment of John D. Lowe as Chief Financial Officer. She replaces Lillian Etzkorn, the Company’s current CFO, who is stepping down. John D. Lowe was most recently Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SquareTwo Financial Corporation, from August 2014 until June 2017. Prior to his role as CFO, Lowe held multiple leadership roles with SquareTwo including Treasurer, VP of Finance, VP of External Reporting and Director of Technical Accounting. Prior to SquareTwo, Mr. Lowe was Director of Technical Accounting at Archstone, from January 2008 until August 2009. Prior to Archstone, Mr. Lowe was with Deloitte & Touche, LLP in both the Assurance and Capital Markets Practices as an Auditor and Consultant.

Avinger, Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: AVGR) announced that Mark Weinswig will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Weinswig will succeed Matt Ferguson, who is leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Weinswig previously served as the CFO of Emcore, One Workplace, and Aqua Metals. Earlier in his career, he was International Financial Controller for Coherent, and held senior financial positions at Oclaro. Mr. Weinswig began his career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers and worked at Morgan Stanley as an Equity Research Analyst.

Akonni Biosystems [FREDERICK, Md.] announced the appointment of Lawrence (Larry) Firestone as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Lincoln 1st Bank [LINCOLN PARK, N.J.] announced that Erik J. Terpstra has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. Prior to his appointment, Terpstra served in public accounting, most recently a member within the financial institution industry group for BDO USA, LLP.

Gregory Perry

Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. [SOMERVILLE, Mass.] announced that it has appointed Gregory Perry as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Finch, Mr. Perry held various senior financial leadership roles at several biotech companies including Novelion Therapeutics, Eleven Biotherapeutics, ImmunoGen, Domantis, and Transkaryotic Therapies. Mr. Perry transitioned to the biotech industry after beginning his career at General Electric, where he served in increasingly senior financial roles over fourteen years. Additionally, Mr. Perry currently serves on the Board of Directors of Merus Therapeutics and Kala Pharmaceuticals.

Hopebridge [Indianapolis, IN] announced that they have chosen Ben Seib as the organization’s next Chief Financial Officer. Seib most recently served as System Chief Financial Officer for Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE AMERICAN: AE) announced the election of Tracy E. Ohmart as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Ohmart will replace Sharon C. Davis in her roles as interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company. Ms. Davis will continue in her positions as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. Mr. Ohmart was most recently with Horn Solutions, Inc., and prior to that as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Bulk Terminals USA, Inc., from 2012 to 2016. He was Assistant Controller for Southwestern Energy Company from 2010 to 2012, and from 1989 to 2009 he held various accounting, finance, management and special projects positions with increasing responsibilities with EPCO, Inc., TEPPCO Partners, L.P. and ARCO Pipe Line Company.

Shashank Patel

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. [NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.] (NYSE: WTS) announced the appointment of Shashank Patel as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Patel joins Watts from Xylem Inc., where he most recently served as Vice President of Finance for its Applied Water Systems, Dewatering and America’s Commercial Team. During his career at Xylem, Mr. Patel held several leadership positions, including serving as interim Chief Financial Officer for nine months in 2015 and 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Patel served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance for Xylem’s Applied Water Systems division from 2010 to July 2015. In total, Mr. Patel spent twenty one years working globally at ITT/Xylem and held several leadership positions of increased responsibilities in finance, operations, and engineering. Additionally, Mr. Patel spent eight years working at Ernst & Young and obtained his CPA license in 1987.

SourceMedia [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Sean Kron as CFO. Kron joins SourceMedia from S&P Global Platt’s PIRA Energy Group where he was Head of Finance. Prior to joining SourceMedia, Sean was CFO for PIRA Energy Group. Before PIRA Energy Group, Sean spent 12 years with Thomson Reuters in numerous financial leadership roles.

Internap Corporation [RESTON, Va.] (NASDAQ: INAP) announced the appointment of James C. Keeley as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Keeley succeeds Robert M. Dennerlein. Mr. Keeley’s recent positions include: Chief Financial Officer at Tahzoo, LLC; Financial Consultant and General Manager for satellite operations of Vonage Holdings Corporation, subsequent to Vonage’s acquisition of Icore Networks Inc, where Mr. Keeley was CFO; positions of increasing responsibility at Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (PTGi), including Chief Accounting Officer and CFO and was CFO during Peter Aquino’s tenure as CEO.

Media Partners Corporation [BELLEVUE, Wash.] announced that Tom Munro has joined the company as Chief Operating and Financial Officer. Mr. Munro previously held the same COO/CFO title at Glowforge, Inc. He brings a wide range of experience to Media Partners in the digital media space from Photobucket, where he served as Chief Executive Officer for over six years. Prior to Photobucket, Mr. Munro was the Chief Financial Officer at a number of public and private companies.

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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company [AKRON, Ohio] (NASDAQ: GT) announced that Laura K. Thompson, executive vice president and chief financial officer has informed the company of her intention to retire in the first quarter of 2019 after 35 years of dedicated and distinguished service. Thompson joined Goodyear in 1983 and served in a wide range of key finance and business roles of increasing responsibility culminating in her appointment as executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2013. Prior to that, she played a key role in the turnaround of Goodyear’s North America business as vice president of finance. Earlier, she led business development and investor relations for the company.

Luca Zaramella

Mondelēz International [DEERFIELD, Ill.] (NASDAQ: MDLZ) announced that Luca Zaramella, Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and a 20-year veteran of the company, will become EVP, Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Zaramella will replace Brian Gladden, who is leaving the company. Over the past four years, Luca has assumed a range of responsibilities, including Corporate Controller, Treasurer and global head of Financial Planning & Analysis. Zaramella has served as Mondelēz International’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance since 2016 and was the Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President, Finance of Mondelez Europe. He began his career with the company in Italy before holding positions of increasing seniority in Latin America, Europe and North America.

Frontier Communications Corporation [NORWALK, Conn.] (NASDAQ: FTR) announced that R. Perley McBride, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be resigning from the company for personal reasons, and to return to Atlanta where his family resides. Mr. McBride will remain in his position until August 31, 2018 to help transition responsibilities.

International Paper [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] (NYSE: IP) announced that Timothy S. Nicholls has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Glenn R. Landau who is leaving the company for personal reasons. Mr. Nicholls, who currently serves as Senior Vice President – Industrial Packaging the Americas, previously served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from December 2007 through November 2011. Mr. Nicholls has served as Senior Vice President – Industrial Packaging the Americas since November 2014. His previous positions have included Senior Vice President – Printing & Communications Papers the Americas, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He joined International Paper in 1999 through the Company’s acquisition of Union Camp Corporation, where he held a series of finance and business planning positions.

Graco Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: GGG) has named Mark W. Sheahan Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Sheahan joined Graco in 1995 and has held senior management positions including Vice President and General Manager, Applied Fluid Technologies Division, since February 2008; Chief Administrative Officer from 2005 to 2008; and Vice President and Treasurer from 1998 to 2005. He was named Treasurer in 1996. Prior to Graco, he was a Senior Tax Manager at KPMG.

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. [EXTON, Pa.] (NYSE: WST) announced it has appointed Bernard J. Birkett to serve as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Birkett will succeed William J. Federici, who announced his intention to retire later this year. Mr. Federici will remain at West in an advisory capacity to oversee a smooth transition. Mr. Birkett joins West from Merit Medical Systems, Inc., where he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Birkett served in a number of senior global leadership roles, including Controller for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Vice President of International Finance. Mr. Birkett began his career as an accountant, and has experience working for additional manufacturing and medical device companies, including Inamed Corporation, Strix Limited and SPS Unbrako International.

Kyle Fisher

Community Health Network [Indianapolis] announced Kyle Fisher, its former chief retail and innovation officer and chief executive officer for Visionary Enterprises, Inc. (VEI), has been named the network’s chief financial officer. Fisher joined VEI in 2008 as chief operating officer and assumed the role of CEO in 2009. Prior to joining VEI, he served as executive vice president at Goelzer Investment Management, where he was responsible for new business development and client services. He also has held senior-level leadership positions in the banking industry in the Southeast and here locally with Fifth Third Bank.

GovernmentCIO [WASHINGTON] announced the appointment of Steve Hughes as chief financial officer. Hughes most recently served three years as executive vice president and CFO at Schafer Corporation. Prior to Schafer, Hughes held various roles at SRA International, Inc. Hughes joined SRA as a systems analyst and spent 15 years at the company before he was promoted to CFO in 1999.

NCI Building Systems, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: NCS) announced that Mark E. Johnson, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has informed the Board of Directors of his retirement from his position with the Company.

Spring-Green Enterprises [Plainfield, IL] announced that Jeff Kastelic has accepted the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Kastelic started his financial career in 1991 with Price Waterhouse and went on to become the CFO of a privately-held, family-owned window company in 2000. In 2005, he became the CFO of Strive Logistics.

Maxor National Pharmacy Services, LLC [AMARILLO, Texas] announced the appointment of David G. Wheeler as Chief Financial Officer. Wheeler brings decades of executive leadership experience to Maxor, including more than fifteen years of experience as CFO and Board Member of other leading Prescription Benefit Managers. Wheeler formerly served as CFO and board member of MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. In addition to other Director roles, he contributed his industry expertise as a member of WellDyneRx’s Board of Directors after leaving MedImpact.

Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. [RESTON, Va.] (NASDAQ: CHCI) announced that it has named Christopher Guthrie as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer. Mr. Guthrie will succeed Christopher Conover as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Guthrie has served as Chief Financial Officer of Comstock Partners, LC, since 2013 and brings over 15 years of accounting and finance experience, previously working for Red Zone Capital Management. He has also previously served as an audit and transaction services manager at PwC.

John McGee

Integrated Risk Solutions [WAUKESHA, Wis.] announced that John McGee has joined its leadership team as Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. McGee most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for Damage Control, Inc.

Level Access [VIENNA, VA.] announced the appointment of Saul Gates as the company’s chief financial officer. Gates previously served as CFO at companies including Telarix and INRIX. Gates also held a number of finance leadership roles at publicly traded companies including Coinstar, Microsoft, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Alkahest, Inc. [SAN CARLOS, Calif.] announced the appointment of Michael Byrnes as Chief Financial Officer. Michael joins Alkahest from Ocera Therapeutics where he was Chief Financial Officer prior to Ocera’s acquisition by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; and he held previous positions of increasing responsibility with Maxygen, NeurogesX, Lipid Sciences, and ADAC Laboratories.

Michaela Mueller

Pharmatech Associates [HAYWARD, Calif.] announced the addition of Michaela Mueller as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Joanne Zongus, who has served as CFO and Vice President of Human Resources, will assume full responsibility for the HR function as VP HR.

Crimson Wine Group, Ltd. [NAPA, Calif.] (OTCBB: CWGL) announced that Karen Diepholz has been named Chief Financial Officer. Diepholz comes to Crimson from Vintage Wine Estates (VWE), where she was the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to VWE, Karen was the Chief Financial Officer of Equinox Payments, and the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis for Hypercom Corporation. Karen also served as the Vice President, Corporate Controller at Fender Musical Instruments and spent her early career in the consumer products industry in a variety of financial and leadership roles at The Dial Corporation, now Henkel U.S.

FIRSTIME DESIGN LIMITED [NEW BERLIN, Wis.] announced the appointment of Nicole Van Den Heuvel as the new Chief Financial Officer of FirsTime and its subsidiaries. Ms. Van Den Heuvel joins FirsTime from Ernst & Young, where she spent the last eight years in accounting and auditing within the manufacturing, retail and consumer products industries. Ms. Van Den Heuvel will succeed Julie Kren, who has served as FirsTime’s Chief Financial Officer since 2013. Julie will continue as a valuable member of the FirsTime team, with alternative duties and responsibilities.

Sonja Nelson

NantKwest, Inc. [CULVER CITY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: NK) announced the elevation of Sonja Nelson, chief accounting officer for the company, to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Nelson first joined NantKwest in 2015. Nelson succeeds Rich Tajak, who had served as the company’s CFO since January 2016. Prior to joining NantKwest in 2015, Nelson served as Vice President & Corporate Controller at AltheaDx, Inc. from 2014 and as Senior Director & Controller at Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2012 to 2014. Nelson also served as Director, General Accounting at Cricket Communications, Inc., between 2008 and 2012.

Stimwave LLC [POMPANO BEACH, Fla.] announced the appointment of Steven Amelio to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Amelio is a senior financial executive with 30 years of experience in the medical device industry, with over his 20 year career with United States Surgical Corporation, Tyco Healthcare Group LP and ultimately Covidien, PLC. Most recently, Amelio was CFO of Paradigm Spine, LLC.

XebiaLabs [BOSTON] announced that Stephen Gregorio has joined the company as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Stephen Gregorio has served as Chief Financial Officer for several successful software companies. Most recently, he held the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Black Duck Software, which was recently sold to Synopsys.

Alana Sine

Merz North America [RALEIGH, N.C.] announced the appointment of Alana Sine to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Merz North America. Sine has served as interim CFO since March 2018. Prior to joining Merz, Sine held accounting and finance roles at Ernst & Young (now EY) and Lowe’s Food Stores.

The Joint Corp. [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] (NASDAQ: JYNT) reported CFO John Meloun will resign effective July 20, 2018.

Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.  [PORTLAND, Ore.] (NASDAQ: BREW) announced that Joseph K. Vanderstelt, chief financial officer, will be departing the company, effective July 13, 2018.

Eric Schmidt

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Eric Schmidt as Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Schmidt comes to Allogene from Cowen and Company, where he served as Managing Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst since 1998. Prior to joining Cowen in 1998, Dr. Schmidt was a Vice President and Research Analyst covering the biotechnology sector for UBS Securities. Before joining UBS, he co-founded Cambridge Biological Consultants.

F+W Media [NEW YORK] announced that Kenneth S. Kharbanda has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr Kharbanda is an executive with more than two decades’ experience, with most recently as CFO of the Daily Racing Form. His prior positions include senior financial roles BizCredit, KGB, Inc., Time Warner, Inc.-AOL, Reed Elsevier, PLC-Lexis-Nexis Group, and GE Capital.

Simon Property Group [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: SPG) announced that Brian McDade will succeed Andy Juster as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on October 1, 2018. Brian has been with the Company for 14 years, serving in various senior finance and accounting roles with increasing complexity and responsibility, most recently serving as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Treasurer.

PolarityTE, Inc. [SALT LAKE CITY] (NASDAQ: COOL) announced that Paul Mann is the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mann has nearly 20 years of financial industry experience, most recently as the Healthcare Portfolio Manager at Highbridge Capital Management. Prior to Highbridge, Mr. Mann held positions with Soros Fund Management, UBS Investment Group, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank. Notably, Mr. Mann began his career as a scientist at Proctor and Gamble and is named as an inventor on patent applications for skincare compounds and technologies.

Data Intensity [BEDFORD, Mass.] announced that Karl Stubelis has joined Data Intensity as the new CFO. Paul Hausback previously acted as interim CFO. Before joining Data Intensity, Karl served as senior vice president and CFO/COO at Arcadia, and prior to that he was CFO of athenahealth. Karl was also Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer at SapientNitro Corporation.

Quick Base [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Doug Wendell as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Quick Base, Wendell was a managing director in the Technology Investment Banking Group at Jefferies LLC. He also spent 13 years at Citigroup, where he was a managing director in their Technology Investment Banking Group. Additionally, he served as a trust officer at Northern Trust Corp. in the firm’s International Client Services Group.

GEE Group Inc. [NAPERVILLE, Ill.] (NYSE American: JOB) announced that it has appointed Kim Thorpe as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GEE. Thorpe joined the Company as Vice President of Finance on May 1, 2018. Prior to joining GEE, Mr. Thorpe served as a senior executive and chief financial officer of both publicly traded and privately-owned organizations. Two of his past positions of note include having served as the CFO of a publicly traded specialty insurance group, and as the CFO and a senior leadership team member of a large insurance and financial services business unit of GE Capital.  Mr. Thorpe also was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Thorpe replaces Andrew J. Norstrud, who is resigning his position as the Company’s chief financial officer to pursue other interests.

Liberty Tax, Inc. [VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.] (NASDAQ: TAX) announced that Michael Piper became the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.  Additionally, former Chief Financial Officer of the Company Mark Baumgartner will return to the Company to serve as an outside strategic advisor and consultant. Most recently, Piper served as Chief Financial Officer of CDYNE Corporation. Before that, Piper served as the Company’s Vice President of Financial Products and in other roles at the Company including Director of Finance and Director of Financial Products.  He worked for the Company for 13 years before moving to CDYNE Corporation. Piper also served in senior roles in accounting and finance with three publicly traded companies, and he worked for a time at Ernst & Young. Baumgartner spent more than 10 years with Liberty Tax as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer before retiring in 2014. He currently serves as Audit Committee Chairman of the privately held Business Financial Services, Inc.

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Starbucks Corporation [SEATTLE] (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that Scott Maw, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is retiring. A seven-year partner (employee), Maw has been in the role since February of 2014. Maw joined Starbucks as global controller in 2011. Prior to his role as CFO, he served as senior vice president of Corporate Finance.

Andrew Davies

Sprint [OVERLAND PARK, Kan.] (NYSE: S) announced the appointment of Andrew Davies as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Davies most recently served as Group CFO for VEON before stepping down from that role in November 2017. Immediately preceding his role with VEON, Davies spent over a decade with Vodafone Group holding various financial leadership positions in Japan, Turkey, India, and finally as CFO of Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Prior to joining Vodafone Group, Davies started his career with KPMG in Cardiff, Wales before serving in progressively senior finance roles with GE, Honeywell, and the Caudwell Group in both the U.K. and the U.S.

Kalytera Therapeutics, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO and TEL AVIV, Israel] (OTCQB: KALTF, TSX-V: KALY) announced the appointment of Victoria Rudman as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. Ms. Rudman served as Chief Financial Officer of Kalytera from March 2015 through June 2016 and continued to serve as Treasurer and Secretary of Kalytera since March 2015. Ms. Rudman previously held various positions in Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns and a number of small cap public companies and startup ventures.

Waystar [ATLANTA & CHICAGO & LOUISVILLE, Ky.] announced Steve Oreskovich has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Steve will assume CFO responsibilities from Jim Lacy, who continues in his role as Waystar’s Counsel and will lead corporate strategy as Chief Strategy Officer. Steve joins Waystar from Merge Healthcare, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to Merge, Steve held progressive financial roles within companies such as Truis, Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Sandra Clarke

Blue Shield of California [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Sandra Clarke joins as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Clarke replaces Mick Murray, Blue Shield’s senior vice president and chief financial officer since 2013, who has elected to retire. Clarke joins Blue Shield from Daiichi Sankyo Inc. Clarke served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of the company. Clarke has also held senior finance roles at Philips Healthcare, where she served as CFO of its North & South America Commercial Group and at Siemens Water Technologies Group, where she was vice president of finance and controller.

Christopher & Banks Corporation [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: CBK) announced that Richard Bundy will be joining the Company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Marc Ungerman, who has been serving as the Interim Chief Financial Officer, will continue in his role as Vice President, Controller. Mr. Bundy has served in numerous roles with increasing responsibility in his approximately 10 years at Chico’s FAS, Inc. most recently serving as Vice President, Brand Finance & Strategy. Prior to Chico’s he served as a financial analyst at both Limited Brands, Inc and Albertson’s Inc.

Instart [PALO ALTO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Jony Hartono as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hartono joins Instart from Capriza, where he served as CFO. He previously served at MobileIron as VP of Finance. He also held a series of corporate development and finance positions at Silicon Graphics International Corp.

Jarett Janik

E2open [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the appointment of Jarett Janik to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Jarett was most recently the Chief Financial Officer at Forterro.  Prior to Forterro, Janik held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Allegro. He has also held executive and senior finance positions at Infor, as well as Certegy and Netzee, Inc.

Tarsus Entertainment [IRVINE, Calif.] announced Adrien Poirier as Chief Financial Officer. Adrien brings to Tarsus Entertainment over 35 years of experience from the Ford Motor Company, Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young and Loral and the Walt Disney Company. Prior to joining Tarsus Entertainment, Adrien was most recently CFO at VisionMaker. Predating VisionMaker, Adrien was CFO of Baja Fresh, Sweet Factory, Cinnaworks and La Salsa Mexican Restaurants. Adrien was CFO of all the companies held by the same investment group.

Shiloh Industries, Inc. [VALLEY CITY, Ohio] (NASDAQ: SHLO) announced Lillian Etzkorn will join the company’s executive leadership team as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Etzkorn succeeds W. Jay Potter who will be leaving the company. Etzkorn will join Shiloh from CPI Card Group in Denver, Colorado where she serves as chief financial officer. She has extensive automotive experience, having held several senior financial positions with both Dana Incorporated and Ford Motor Company.

Jigisha Desai

Granite [WATSONVILLE, Calif.] (NYSE: GVA) announced that it appointed Jigisha Desai to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Desai will also serve on the company’s executive committee. Desai will succeed Laurel J. Krzeminski who announced her planned retirement earlier this year. Krzeminski joined Granite as controller in 2008 and has served as CFO since 2010. Desai has been with Granite for 25 years, serving most recently as vice president of corporate finance and treasurer.

Penn Community Bank [DOYLESTOWN, PA.] announced that Charles T. Field has joined the organization to serve as its chief financial officer. Field previously served as chief financial officer and treasurer for a bank holding company in South Central Pennsylvania. Prior to that, Field served as CFO at a newly launched financial institution. Additionally, he has international experience in the banks, telecommunications and manufacturing industries.

ID Agent [BOWIE, Md.] has appointed Hans Morris as its new Chief Financial Officer. Morris has joined ID Agent from Sonatype, where he was Vice President, Finance. Prior to Sonatype, Morris was CFO at InfoSnap. Prior to that, he held senior leadership roles at Spring Mobile Solutions, as well as MSI, Mars Symbioscience and TECORE Wireless Systems, among other companies.

Yvonne Mrha

Live! Casino & Hotel [HANOVER, Md.] announced Yvonne Mrha to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Live! Casino & Hotel. Prior to joining Live!, Mrs. Mrha served as Vice President of Finance at MGM Resorts International, Vice President of Finance for Thunder Valley Casino and Senior Director of Finance for Las Vegas Sands.

Herc Holdings Inc. [BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.] (NYSE: HRI) announced that it has appointed Mark Irion as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Irion joins Herc Holdings with nearly 25 years of experience. For the past 19 years he served as chief financial officer for Neff Corporation. His career experience also includes serving as chief financial officer for a computer component distribution company and audit senior for Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Internet Marketing Inc. [SAN DIEGO] has named Dan Romeo its new CFO. Romeo first joined IMI in September 2014 before leaving in 2016 to lead PIA Agency as their CFO.

Blink Charging Co. [MIAMI BEACH, FL] (NASDAQ: BLNK, BLNKW) announced the appointment of Jonathan New as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). For the last ten years, he was CFO for Net Element. Prior to his experience with Net Element, Mr. New was a CFO consultant and worked with several public and private companies.

EMEX, LLC [HOUSTON] announced the addition of Kurt Keller as Chief Financial Officer. Keller’s work experience includes 10 years with Navasota Energy, seven years at Deloitte and two years at Sonat Energy Services, where he served as project manager.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) [Bethesda, Maryland] announced that it has named Corey Hastings as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Hastings joins HJF from the AARP Foundation, where his first role with the organization was as Senior Management Consultant. He left AARP to be the Executive Manager of the Uniformed Services University’s Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, and later returned to AARP Foundation as Director of Finance and then Vice President, Workforce Programs. Previously, he also held finance and management positions with Development Alternatives, Inc. and HJF, as a Program Manager at Uniformed Services University.

Micheal S. Thompson

Bryn Mawr Trust [BRYN MAWR, Pa.] (NASDAQ: BMTC) announced the appointment of Michael S. Thompson as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Banking Division. Thompson was the CFO at Royal Bank (RBA) from 2012 until it was acquired by BMT in December of 2017. Since then, he has been working with BMT supporting multiple initiatives. While at RBA, Mr. Thompson held several senior roles beginning in 1999, including controller and chief accounting officer.

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Sabre Corporation [SOUTHLAKE, Texas] (NASDAQ: SABR) announced that Doug Barnett will join the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Barnett will succeed Rick Simonson, who previously announced his intention to retire as CFO in 2018. Barnett most recently served as chief financial officer for Informatica. His more than three decades of experience includes previous CFO positions at TriZetto Corporation and UGS Corporation.

United Rentals, Inc. [STAMFORD, Conn.] (NYSE: URI) announced that William Plummer will retire as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Plummer is the company’s longest-serving CFO, having joined United Rentals in 2008. He will remain with United Rentals until January 31, 2019, in an advisory capacity. The United Rentals board of directors has appointed Jessica Graziano as chief financial officer. Ms. Graziano joined United Rentals in December 2014 as controller and principal accounting officer and was promoted to her current role in March 2017. Ms. Graziano previously served as senior vice president, principal financial officer, chief accounting officer and corporate controller for Revlon Inc. Earlier, she held senior financial positions with UST Inc., Sturm, Ruger & Company Inc. and KPMG LLP.

Cable One, Inc. [PHOENIX] (NYSE: CABO) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Steven Cochran as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Cochran will succeed Kevin Coyle as Chief Financial Officer. Coyle, who previously announced his intention to retire, will remain a Senior Vice President until early January 2019, serving in an advisory role and working closely with Cochran to ensure a seamless transition. Cochran recently spent 15 years at Wide Open West. During his tenure at WOW, Cochran held positions of increasing responsibility, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, President and, most recently, Chief Executive Officer. Prior to WOW, Cochran was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Millennium Digital Media.

Northwoods Energy LLC [DENVER] has appointed Nate Wells as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wells most recently served as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Jonah Energy LLC. In addition, he has 11+ years of “Big 4” experience at KPMG and Arthur Andersen.

Bharat Mahajan

Daseke Inc. [ADDISON, Texas] (NASDAQ: DSKE) (NASDAQ: DSKEW) announced the appointment of Bharat Mahajan as the company’s new chief financial officer. Mahajan will assume the role of CFO from Scott Wheeler, who was named Daseke’s president earlier this year. Mahajan previously served as CFO for Aveda Transportation and Energy Services, which merged with Daseke in June.

MaxLinear, Inc. [CARLSBAD, Calif.] (NYSE: MXL) announced that Steven Litchfield has been appointed as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Strategy Officer. Mr. Litchfield most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Microsemi Corporation. Mr. Litchfield served in that position from 2009 until the closing of the acquisition by Microchip, in May 2018. Previously, he served as Microsemi’s Vice President, Analog and Mixed Signal Group from 2006 to 2009, as its Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Business Development from 2003 to 2006, and as its Director, Business Development from 2001 to 2003. Prior to joining Microsemi, Mr. Litchfield was an equity research analyst at Banc of America Securities and a production engineer at Toyota Motor Corporation.

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: DO) announced that Scott Kornblau has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kornblau joined the Company in 1997 as Senior Accountant and has served in several finance and accounting leadership positions since. Most recently, Mr. Kornblau held the acting Chief Financial Officer role in addition to his Vice President and Treasurer position at the Company.

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Rex Jackson

ChargePoint [CAMPBELL, Calif.] announced the appointment of Rex Jackson as its Chief Financial Officer. Jackson brings a wealth of experience with technology companies to ChargePoint, having served as CFO at Gigamon Inc., JDS Uniphase and Symyx Technologies, and held senior executive positions at Synopsys, AdForce and Read-Rite. Jackson is a board member at EMCORE and Energous.

Gigamon Inc. [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] announced that Dave Arkley is joining Gigamon as its Chief Financial Officer. Arkley has spent the last 11 of his over 20 year career as a CFO, most recently with International Decision Systems, and previously with Vertafore, Edifecs, Parallels and Itron.

Maxar Technologies [WESTMINSTER, Colo.] (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR) announced the appointment of Biggs Porter as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Porter most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Fluor Corporation from 2012 to 2017. He was Chief Financial Officer of Tenet Healthcare from 2006-2012. Previously, he held finance and accounting leadership positions with Raytheon and Northrop Grumman. He began his career as an Audit Principal at Arthur Young and Co.

Cliff Bright

SECUR [PITTSBURGH] announced the hiring of Clifford J. Bright as Chief Financial Officer. Cliff has served as CFO for several waste management firms during his 45-year career. He was Vice President of Finance and Administration and CFO for MHF Logistical Solutions, Inc.

Archrock, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: AROC) announced that Douglas S. Aron has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Aron previously served in various senior roles at HollyFrontier Corporation and its predecessors for more than 15 years, including as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HollyFrontier Corporation from July 2011 to March 2017. Prior to 2011, Mr. Aron served Frontier Oil Corporation as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, from 2009, as Vice President of Corporate Finance, from 2005 to 2009 and as Director of Investor Relations, from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Aron most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nine Energy Service, Inc. during 2017.

Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: HJLI) announced that Bob Rankin will be joining the company as its chief financial officer. He assumes the CFO role from Bill Abbott, who will be leaving the company. Prior to joining Hancock Jaffe, Bob served as Chief Financial Officer of Horsburgh & Scott. Before that, he held multiple CFO positions, including at Process Fab, Inc., House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc., Small World Kids, Inc., Cyblime Communications, webcasts.com and DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Inc.

David DeFelice

Goliath Technologies [PHILADELPHIA] announced David DeFelice as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Previously David has held positions as CFO at PHD Virtual Technologies, Defense Solutions Inc, Celeren Corporation, Octagon Research Solutions and other organizations.

ThirdChannel [BOSTON] announced the appointment of John Reilly as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reilly joins ThirdChannel from Cryptzone where he held the position of Global Controller. Throughout his career, Reilly has also held financial leadership positions at Promisec, Kalido, and ManageSoft.

Superior Industries International, Inc. [SOUTHFIELD, Mich.] (NYSE: SUP) announced Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Nadeem Moiz, has resigned for personal reasons.

O’Neil Nalavadi

Engage3 [DAVIS, CALIF.] announced that O’Neil Nalavadi has joined the team as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Nalavadi will lead Engage3’s financial operations and investor relations. He joins Engage3 from Innodata, Inc. where he was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President from 2009 to 2017. Prior to Innodata, he was Chief Financial Officer for R Systems from 2000 to 2009. Prior to R Systems, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of UBICS, Inc. until 2000.

BrandMuscle [CHICAGO] has hired John Corrigan as Chief Financial Officer.

Aeroflow Healthcare [ASHEVILLE, N.C.] announced that it has appointed Scott Sonnone as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Aeroflow, Scott held financial executive positions at Zealandia Holding Company, Inc. and Cane Creek Cycling Components Inc.

Kim Braxl Cole

Broward Health [FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.] has named Kim Braxl Cole as chief financial officer of Broward Health North. Cole most recently served as controller of Delray Medical Center. Prior to that, Cole served as vice president and controller at CareGuide in Coral Springs and was also manager of financial services at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale.

Brevet Capital Management, LLC [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Vikram Sodhi as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sodhi joins Brevet from PricewaterhouseCoopers. In his 24 years at PwC, he served financial institutions across banking, capital markets, and alternative asset management.

MobileIron [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] (NASDAQ: MOBL) announced that Scott Hill has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to MobileIron, Scott served as senior vice president of finance at Symantec. Prior to Symantec, Scott was an investment banker with J.P. Morgan. Scott started his career in the defense industry, with engineering roles at the U.S. Department of Defense and Digital Receiver Technology.

SolomonEdwards [WAYNE, Pa.] has appointed Mario Patone as its Chief Financial Officer. Before working in the private sector, he was the partner-in-charge of Transaction Advisory Services for a top ten national CPA and consulting firm.

Angela Vanderploeg

TB Alliance [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Angela Vanderploeg as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Vanderploeg joins TB Alliance most recently from New Leaders.

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NYSE: APTS) announced that the Company has elected John A. Isakson, who currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Capital Officer, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. John Isakson has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Capital Officer of the Company since 2014. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Main Street Apartment Homes, LLC, since its commencement of operations in 2015. Prior to his roles at the Company, he was Chief Executive Officer of Williams Asset Management, from 2006 to 2013. Mr. Isakson serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council at Tulane University and is on the board of directors of the Atlanta Opera. He has served on the Arthritis Foundation’s national board of directors, as well as the board for the Georgia chapter in various positions

Casa Systems, Inc. [ANDOVER, Mass.] (NASDAQ: CASA) announced that Gary Hall, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has provided notice of his intent to leave the company. The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Shaun McCarthy, Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller, to assume the role of interim CFO. Mr. McCarthy has more than 25 years of finance and accounting experience and has served as the company’s Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller since 2014. Prior to joining the company, he served as the Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Dynamics Research Corporation, as well as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

Jim Bottorff

IDEMIA [BILLERICA, Mass.] announced the appointment of Jim Bottorff as Chief Financial Officer for North America. Before joining IDEMIA, Mr. Bottorff was Division Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance for twelve years at General Dynamics. Prior to his twelve years at General Dynamics, he held management roles in finance at Anteon. Mr. Bottorff has nearly 30 years of experience in Finance for businesses providing products and services to both federal and civilian clients.

Navy Capital [NEW YORK] announced that it has named Kevin S. Gahwyler as President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gahwlyer joins Navy Capital from Twin Capital Management, where he served as Chief Operating Officer and Director of Business Development. Prior to his nine-year tenure at Twin Capital, Mr. Gahwyler was founder of KenCole Capital. Additionally, he has served in senior roles at various hedge funds, including Pequot Capital and Sagamore Hill.

Vulcan Materials Company [BIRMINGHAM, Ala.] (NYSE: VMC) announced a succession plan for the chief financial officer position. The Company has named Suzanne H. Wood as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Wood will succeed John R. McPherson, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Strategy Officer. From 2012 to 2018, Ms. Wood was Group Finance Director and CFO of Ashtead Group plc. Prior to becoming CFO of Ashtead, Ms. Wood was Executive Vice President and CFO of Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Ms. Wood also previously held CFO positions at Tultex Corporation and Oakwood Homes Corporation. She currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of RELX Group.

Surna Inc. [BOULDER, Colorado] (OTCQB: SRNA) announced that the Board of Directors  has appointed Mark E. Smiens as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Since August 2017, Mr. Smiens was the Chief Financial Officer of US Fence Solutions, LLC. From April 2015 to August 2017, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Wildcat Minerals, LLC. From January 2010 to April 2015, Mr. Smiens was the Chief Financial Officer for SMA Solar Technology AG. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Smiens was the Finance Director (Worldwide Operations) for Advanced Energy, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Smiens held various controller-level positions with Lextron, Inc. (2004-2007), Veeco, Inc. (2000-2003), and United Agri Products (1992-2000).

BridgeStreet [RESTON, Va.] has named Keith Haas as their new Chief Financial Officer.

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Michael Knott

EQ Office [CHICAGO] announced that Michael Knott will be joining the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Knott spent the last 16 years at Green Street Advisors, and most recently served as Managing Director. He held various leadership positions during his Green Street tenure, including co-leading the firm’s overall REIT research team.

Cree, Inc. [DURHAM, N.C.] (NASDAQ: CREE) announced the appointment of Neill Reynolds as chief financial officer (CFO), effective Aug. 27. Reynolds will succeed Mike McDevitt at that time, per the transition plan announced in June. Reynolds joins from NXP Semiconductors N.V., where he serves as senior vice president of finance, strategy and procurement. Prior to NXP, his career includes more than 15 years as a finance leader with international technology companies including General Electric, where he held CFO positions in various businesses and served on management teams.

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. [LAKEVILLE, Mass. and MIDDLEBORO, Mass.] announced the appointment of Joseph Vanderstelt as SVP, Chief Financial Officer. Vanderstelt most recently was Chief Financial Officer at Craft Brewer Alliance. Prior to joining Craft Brewer Alliance, Joe spent 14 years at MillerCoors and Miller Brewing Company in various strategy and finance roles including Sr. Director Finance and Strategy.

Virginie Costa

Godiva Chocolatier [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Virginie Costa as its Chief Financial Officer, effective August 6. Most recently, she served as Chief Financial & Operations Officer for Burberry Americas. Current Chief Financial Officer Selim Baraz has decided to leave the business at the end of December after six successful years in which he led the Global Finance, IT and Strategy teams.

Ziyen Inc. [SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Dean Holter as Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel to Ziyen Inc. Prior to joining Ziyen, Dean served as General Counsel and CFO to Christensen Global Strategies.

Alliance Data Systems Corporation [PLANO, Texas] (NYSE: ADS) announced that Charles Horn, its longtime CFO, has informed the Company of his intent to retire in 2019.

Brian Turcotte

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] (NYSE: SERV) announced it has promoted Brian K. Turcotte to chief financial officer of American Home Shield, leading up to the spinoff of that business. Most recently, Turcotte served as vice president of investor relations and treasurer for ServiceMaster. Previously he served as the business unit chief financial officer for American Home Shield and the Franchise Services Group, as well as vice president of finance for the consolidated marketing organization. Turcotte came to ServiceMaster after six years at Office Depot, where he served as vice president, finance and investor relations. He also worked at Xylem Global Partners, where he was vice president and equity analyst. Prior to that, Turcotte spent more than 25 years with International Paper holding a variety of leadership positions in investor relations, sales and marketing, global product development, and other functions at locations across the United States.

American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. [BEVERLY, Mass.] (NYSE: ARA) announced the appointment of Jason Boucher as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Boucher will succeed Jon Wilcox, who will be leaving the Company for another opportunity. Mr. Boucher currently serves as the Company’s Vice President of Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Boucher has more than 20 years of leadership experience in finance and accounting roles, including seven years at the Company, and more than eight years with other publicly-traded companies.

Big Switch Networks [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] announced that Seamus Hennessy has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Big Switch, Hennessy spent eight years as CFO at Ruckus Wireless. Hennessy has also served in CFO roles at Cohesity, Aerohive Networks and Bubble Motion, as well as VP of Finance at NetScaler.

LLOG Exploration Company, L.L.C. [COVINGTON, La.] announced Phil Cossich, LLOG’s current Vice President of Planning and Budgeting, has been named Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Philip LeJeune, LLOG’s current Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, who has been named Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Cossich joined LLOG in 2011.  Prior to joining LLOG, he was an associate at Macquarie focusing on acquisitions and divestitures for upstream E&P companies.  Mr. Cossich began his career at Tristone Capital.

FULLBEAUTY Brands Inc. [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Bob Riesbeck as Chief Financial Officer. Riesbeck most recently served as CEO and President of HHGregg and was previously CFO. Prior to that leadership role, he served as an Operations Executive at Sun Capital Partners. Riesbeck previously held finance and operations roles at Nike and began his career with Grant Thornton LLP.

Sarah Hagan

ECi Software Solutions [FORT WORTH, Texas] announced the appointment of Sarah Hagan as Chief Financial Officer. She has replaced Glenn Etherington, who is retiring after serving as Chief Financial Officer for more than a decade. Previously, Hagan served as the Chief Financial Officer for Omnitracs. She has also held several senior positions and played a key leadership role at Sabre, and helped lead its successful IPO in 2014. Earlier in her career, she was an auditor with public accounting firm RCO.

Tennant Company [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: TNC) announced the planned retirement of Tom Paulson, Tennant’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with an expected effective date in the first quarter of 2019.

Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. [TORRANCE, Calif.] has appointed Kurt Kruger as Chief Financial Officer. Kruger succeeds Willis C. Lee, who will continue as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of Emmaus. Until recently, Mr. Kruger headed up the life sciences investment banking group for WR Hambrecht + Co. Early in his career, he served as a marketing manager for CPI/Guidant, now Boston Scientific.  Kruger then went on to Wall Street where he continued to work in life sciences as a high-profile equities research analyst for two well-regarded investment banks, Hambrecht & Quist and Montgomery Securities (Banc of America Securities).

Re-Bath [PHOENIX] announced the hiring of Derek Fuller as Chief Financial Officer. Fuller joins the Re-Bath family after 16 years as the CFO and Vice President of Primrose Schools.

Fannie Mae [WASHINGTON] (OTCBB: FNMA) announced the promotion of Celeste Brown to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Celeste Brown joined Fannie Mae one year ago as Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer. She joined Fannie Mae following an 18-year career at Morgan Stanley.

VirtualArmour International Inc. [CENTENNIAL, Colo.] (CSE: VAI, OTCQB: VTLR) appointed Michael Panec as its new chief financial officer. Panec most recently served as chief operating officer at Innovest Systems. He earlier served in several roles of increasing responsibilities at Innovest, including as COO of its payment and fulfillment divisions, CFO of the Trust & Wealth division, and as director of technology. Before Innovest, Panec served as technology director at Optech Systems. Panec earlier served as vice president and manager of technology at Bankers Trust Company and Security Pacific National Bank.

Top Image Systems Ltd. [TEL AVIV, Israel and PLANO, Texas] (NASDAQ: TISA) announced the appointment of John London as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Top Image Systems, Mr. London was CFO of Magna5. Before that, he was EVP, Finance & Accounting, CFO, and Operations for Xerox Business Services. Prior to Xerox, Mr. London was CFO of Zenta. Earlier in his career, Mr. London was with PricewaterhouseCoopers for 11 years. Top Image Systems today also announces that Patti Barton will be leaving her position as Acting Chief Financial Officer of Top Image Systems in mid-August.

Kimberly Smith

Wetzel’s Pretzels [LOS ANGELES] announced that Kimberly Smith has joined the team as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Wetzel’s Pretzels, Smith served as PetSmart’s Vice President of Finance. During her nearly eleven years with the retailer, Smith served in various finance roles, including supporting financial planning & analysis. Earlier in her career, she worked in finance for the Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Smith also previously held a financial leadership position at PepsiCo, serving as Plant Controller and leading the Cost Management Program.

Ayla Networks [SANTA CLARA, Calif.] has hired Dave Adams as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Adams previously ran the finance function for ChargePoint; had senior leadership roles at Fastly; was corporate controller for cloud content management at file sharing company Box; and served as a controller for Ion Torrent Systems. Earlier in his career, Adams held finance and accounting roles with VeriSign, Affymetrix, VIAVI Solutions/JDSU, eBay and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Womply [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Tony Grimminck as the company’s first chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to joining Womply, Grimminck was CFO at HotelTonight, served in various executive roles at StubHub, and was a vice president at both Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan.

Pathmatics [SANTA MONICA, CALIF] announced that Pushkar Choudhuri joined as CFO. Pushkar most recently was CFO for ForwardLine Financial. Pushkar spent over 10 years with Barclays and Lehman Brothers, most recently as Managing Director for their financial services practice in Los Angeles

GuideSpark [REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.] announced the appointment of Valerie Burman as CFO and SVP Solutions & Strategy. Valerie’s career spans both public software companies such as SAP and Business Objects and private VC-backed SaaS companies such as Mindjet and Spigit.

Intent Solutions [ATLANTA] announced it has hired Nathan Dane as chief financial officer. In 2012, Dane joined EndoChoice.  He later led finance and sales operations for the largest of Carestream Dental’s four global sales regions.

GroupBy Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] announced it has promoted Srikant Nayak to Chief Financial Officer. Prior to becoming GroupBy’s CFO, Srikant served as VP of Finance and Senior Director of Finance for GroupBy, having joined the company in 2015. Prior to joining GroupBy, Srikant served in various finance leadership roles, most recently serving as director of Homeland Energy Group. Srikant also served as VP of finance for Unit Park.

ProAssurance Corporation [BIRMINGHAM, Ala.] (NYSE: PRA) announced that Dana S. Hendricks will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer for the company effective September 1, 2018. Ms. Hendricks is currently the Senior Vice President of Business Operations for the Podiatry Insurance Company of America (PICA), a ProAssurance subsidiary. Ms. Hendricks joined PICA in 2001 and has served in a number of executive-level positions; prior to being promoted to her current position, she was the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller for PICA. Prior to her tenure at PICA, she held various finance and data analysis positions with American General Life & Accident Insurance Company and held finance and accounting positions in both public and non-public companies. Hendricks replaces Ned Rand, who will take on the sole responsibility of being ProAssurance’s Chief Operating Officer.

FactSet [NORWALK, Conn.]  announced that Helen Shan will join as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in September 2018. Shan will join FactSet following her position at Marsh and McLennan Companies, where she was CFO for Mercer. Prior to Mercer, Shan has held the role of Vice President and Treasurer for both Marsh and McLennan Companies and Pitney Bowes Inc. and of Managing Director at J.P. Morgan. There will be a transition period when Shan joins with current CFO Maurizio Nicolelli, who will remain an employee with FactSet through December 2018.

Ravi Mallela

First Hawaiian, Inc. [HONOLULU] (NASDAQ: FHB), the parent company of First Hawaiian Bank, announced that it has appointed Ravi Mallela Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of First Hawaiian, Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank. Mallela plans to join First Hawaiian, Inc. and First Hawaiian Bank in September.  Mallela joins from First Republic Bank, where he served as Senior Vice President, Head of Finance and Treasury.

DriveTime [TEMPE, Ariz.] announced the appointment of Mary Leigh Phillips as its new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Phillips has more than 10 years of banking and capital markets experience with Wells Fargo and most recently served as a Director for Asset-Backed Finance with Wells Fargo Securities. Ms. Phillips specialized in executing lending facilities and capital markets transactions for auto finance companies, including DriveTime, since 2011. Kurt Wood, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will transition out of his role as CFO of the Company. Mr. Wood has served the Company as Chief Financial Officer for four years.

CLS Holdings USA, Inc. [LAS VEGAS] (OTCQB: CLSH) announced the appointment of Frank Tarantino as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CLS, Mr. Tarantino was the COO/CFO of Wild Things. Prior to Wild Things, Mr. Tarantino worked as the Vice President of Finance at Cornerstone Brands. In the early stages of his career, Mr. Tarantino worked as an auditor for Coopers and Lybrand, now Pricewaterhouse Coopers.