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CFO Moves – week ending October 18, 2019

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CFO Moves this week include:

Dollar Bank Waitr Holdings Inc. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Automattic Inc. Vivint Smart Home LyondellBasell
Owens Corning Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. Atento S.A.
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. e.ventures 2U, Inc.
Sanmina Corporation American National Bankshares, Inc. MJardin Group, Inc.
Apprio Burlington Stores RiVidium
Ameren Corporation StemoniX , Inc. Goodnight Midstream LLC
Vector Solutions

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Jerry Ritzert

Dollar Bank [PITTSBURGH] announced the appointment of Jerry Ritzert as Chief Financial Officer. Ritzert originally joined Dollar Bank in March of 2018, as the Executive Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining Dollar Bank, Ritzert served as Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller at Northwest Bancshares, Inc. for 15 years. Additionally, he has held positions in accounting, financial planning, and corporate finance.

Waitr Holdings Inc. [LAKE CHARLES, LA] (NASDAQ: WTRH) announced that Jeff Yurecko, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, will resign from the position effective November 1, 2019.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. [FOSTER CITY, CA] (NASDAQ: GILD) announced that Andrew Dickinson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 1. Dickinson currently serves as the company’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy. Dickinson joined Gilead in 2016. Prior to his tenure at Gilead, Dickinson worked for nine years at Lazard Frères & Co., where he was Global Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking. Prior to Lazard, he was General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development at Myogen, Inc., which was acquired by Gilead in 2006. Earlier in his career, he worked as a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions.

Automattic Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Mark Davies has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Davies comes to Automattic from Vivint, where he served as chief financial officer since 2013. Prior to Vivint, Davies worked for Alcoa as president of global business services and as a member of the Alcoa executive council. He spent twelve years at Dell Inc., most recently as the managing vice president of strategic programs, reporting directly to Michael Dell; and he served as chief financial officer of the Global Consumer Group.

Vivint Smart Home [PROVO, UT] announced that Mark Davies, chief financial officer, will be stepping down from his role to pursue a CFO opportunity outside of the smart home industry. Dale R. Gerard, currently senior vice president of finance and treasurer, will serve as interim CFO. Before Vivint, Gerard worked as the assistant treasurer and director of finance at American Commercial Lines and was senior treasury and financial analyst at Wabash National Corporation.

Michael McMurray

LyondellBasell [HOUSTON and LONDON] (NYSE: LYB) announced that Michael McMurray has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective Nov. 5, 2019. McMurray replaces Thomas Aebischer who, earlier this year, elected to retire at the end of 2019. McMurray joins LyondellBasell following a nearly 11-year career at Owens Corning where he served as vice president, Investor Relations and treasurer; vice president, Finance for the Building Materials Group; and, for the past seven years, as chief financial officer. Prior to Owens Corning, McMurray spent 21 years in various positions of increasing responsibility with Royal Dutch Shell including as vice president, Shell Capital; global treasurer for Shell Chemicals; and Americas Finance manager for the Lubricants business. McMurray sits on the board of directors for Flowserve (NYSE: FLS).

Owens Corning [TOLEDO, OH] (NYSE: OC) announced that Michael McMurray, Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his role to pursue another professional opportunity. Prith Gandhi, currently Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, and Financial Planning, will serve as interim CFO. Prior to joining Owens Corning, Gandhi worked in various financial roles for Dover Corporation and Zebra Technologies Corporation. Gandhi also spent 11 years with Morgan Stanley in mergers and acquisitions, and proprietary trading.

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: OEC) announced the appointment of Lorin Crenshaw as Chief Financial Officer, effective November 4, 2019. Most recently, he held the position of Vice President and CFO for Albemarle Corporation’s Global Lithium business unit. Crenshaw will succeed Charles Herlinger as CFO who previously announced his intention to retire at the end of 2019.

Atento S.A. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: ATTO) announced the appointment of Jose Antonio de Souza Azevedo as Chief Financial Officer. Azevedo will replace the current CFO Mauricio Montilha. The appointment is effective as of November 11, 2019. Before joining Atento, he served as Unidas’ Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer. Azevedo previously served as Country Manager Brazil for Softline Company from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he held executive positions at Globalweb Data Services as Chief Executive Officer in 2015 and Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to 2015. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of Estre Ambiental from 2013 to 2014 and held several leadership positions at Latam Airlines from 2008 to 2013.

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. [COLUMBUS, OH] (NASDAQ: HBAN) announced that Zachary J. Wasserman will become Huntington’s senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective November 4, 2019. Wasserman succeeds Howell D. “Mac” McCullough, who previously announced his planned retirement after more than five years as Huntington’s CFO. Wasserman joins Huntington from Visa, Inc., where he served as CFO for the company’s North American business. Prior to Visa, Inc., Wasserman served in a variety of roles at American Express Company, where he spent four years as CFO of the company’s U.S. consumer business. He also served as CFO for other American Express businesses, including global merchant services, global network services and the global commercial card business. His previous financial leadership roles included the American Express consumer and small business unit in Asia, investment optimization and corporate planning.

e.ventures [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the addition of Patrick Reilly as Global Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining e.ventures, Pat was with TCV for over 20 years and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in early 2014.

Paul S. Lalljie

2U, Inc. [LANHAM, MD] (NASDAQ: TWOU) announced the appointment of Paul S. Lalljie as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Lalljie most recently served as CFO of Neustar, Inc. from 2009 to 2018. Lalljie joined Neustar’s finance department in 2000 and held several roles there before becoming CFO. Lalljie succeeds Catherine A. Graham, who announced her retirement as 2U’s CFO in August.

Sanmina Corporation [SAN JOSE, CA] (NASDAQ: SANM) announced Kurt Adzema has joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Adzema succeeds David Anderson, who previously announced in January 2019 his plan to retire. Anderson will help facilitate a smooth transition and will remain as an advisor to Sanmina’s Executive Chairman through March 27, 2020. Most recently, Adzema served as Chief Financial Officer of publicly traded Finisar. Prior to Finisar, he held various positions at SVB Alliant, Montgomery Securities/Banc of America Securities, and Smith Barney.

American National Bankshares, Inc. [DANVILLE, VA] (NASDAQ: AMNB), parent company of American National Bank and Trust Company announced that William W. Traynham has informed the Company that he will retire from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for medical reasons effective October 31, 2019. Jeffrey W. Farrar, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will assume the additional role of Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer for the Company and the Bank as of that date. Farrar has more than twenty years of experience in community banking, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Old Point Financial Corporation. Prior to that, he was with Union Bankshares Corporation and its predecessor companies since 1996.

MJardin Group, Inc. [TORONTO AND DENVER] (CSE: MJAR, OTCQX: MJARF) announced the appointment of Edward Jonasson, effective November 1, 2019. Jonasson was Vice President Finance and Group Corporate Controller at The Stars Group Inc. Jonasson also held senior finance positions at Open Text Corporation and DWL Incorporated.

Apprio [WASHINGTON] announced the appointment of Erika Capobianco as chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Capobianco served as executive director within JP Morgan Chase. She has worked in leading financial positions at Booz Allen Hamilton and SunTrust Bank.

Burlington Stores, Inc. [BURLINGTON, NJ] (NYSE: BURL) announced that John Crimmins has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Crimmins joined the Company in 2011 and has served as interim Chief Financial Officer since September 16, 2019, in addition to his role as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Before joining Burlington Stores, Mr. Crimmins held various roles at The Timberland Company including Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 2002 to 2009.

Archana Dhore

RiVidium Inc. [MANASSAS, VA] (dba TripleCyber) announced that Archana Dhore is appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Michael Moehn

Ameren Corporation [ST. LOUIS] announced that Marty Lyons, currently executive vice president and chief financial officer, and president of Ameren Services, will become president of Ameren Missouri. Michael Moehn, currently president of Ameren Missouri, will become executive vice president and chief financial officer, and president of Ameren Services. The organizational changes will be effective Dec. 1.  Moehn joined Ameren in 2000 and has been president of Ameren Missouri since 2014. He has held numerous senior leadership roles at Ameren, including those in the areas of nuclear and customer operations, regulatory and legislative affairs, strategy and accounting.

StemoniX, Inc. [MAPLE GROVE, MN] announced the appointment of Andy LaFrence as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining StemoniX, LaFrence served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from May 2018 to July 2019, and for five years prior to that as Vice President Finance, Information Systems, and CFO at Surmodics, Inc. LaFrence also previously served as CFO for CNS Therapeutics. He 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.

Goodnight Midstream LLC [DALLAS] announced the addition of Ben Daitch as its Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Daitch served as Chief Financial Officer of Paradigm Midstream. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer at Jamex, Lonestar Resources and CDX Gas. Previously, he was an investment banker at UBS, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank.

Scott Rosenberg

Vector Solutions [TAMPA, FL] announced that Scott Rosenberg has taken the role of Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Vector Solutions, Rosenberg served as the CFO at Kabbage. Prior to Kabbage, Rosenberg spent nearly six years at Purchasing Power, LLC. Rosenberg’s past experience also includes time as CFO of eBay Enterprise, formerly GSI Commerce.

CFO Moves – week ending September 20, 2019

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CFO Moves this week include:

letgo Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. Northern Trust Corporation
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Faire Union Bank
DermTech, Inc. Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. Celonis
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. Goodwill Industries International
ALTR Created Diamonds Waterton NTN Buzztime, Inc.
Rokt SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. Modern Aviation
Unisys Corporation Otis Elevator Co. Nuvectra Corporation
StoneMor Partners L.P. IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Nxt-ID, Inc.
DISQO Pressure BioSciences, Inc. Auth0
Katerra athenahealth, Inc. Stereotaxis, Inc.
Protective Insurance Corporation Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. A-Mark Precious Metals
Pixelworks, Inc. Burlington Stores, Inc. RTB House
Xilinx, Inc. Standard Motor Products, Inc. PREIT
AIM ImmunoTech Inc. Cresa

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Rahim Lakhani

letgo [NEW YORK] announced that it has hired Rahim Lakhani as its first Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Lakhani was most recently Chief Operating Officer and CFO at OfferPad. Prior to that he was CFO, India/Southeast Asia at Anheuser-Busch InBev, and a Vice President at Deutsche Bank.

Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. [PRINCETON, NJ] announced the appointment of Dan Lochner as its Chief Financial Officer. Lochner joins Oyster Point Pharma after spending nearly 15 years, most recently as a Managing Director, at Goldman Sachs asset management focused on healthcare equity investing and fund management.

Jason Tyler

Northern Trust Corporation [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: NTRS) announced that Chief Financial Officer S. Biff Bowman will step down from his role as CFO effective January 1, 2020, and retire from Northern Trust on February 28, 2020. Jason Tyler, currently Chief Financial Officer of Northern Trust’s Wealth Management business, will succeed Bowman as Chief Financial Officer for the Corporation and serve as a member of the Management Group, effective January 1, 2020. Tyler, who joined Northern Trust in 2011, has served in prior roles including Global Head of the Institutional Group at Northern Trust Asset Management, and Global Head of Corporate Strategy. Tyler joined Northern Trust from Ariel Investments, where he served as Senior Vice President and Director of Research Operations. Previously, he worked as First Vice President and Manager in Corporate Planning at Bank One/American National Bank in Chicago.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: ALXN) announced plans for the transition of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Paul Clancy later this year. He will be succeeded by Aradhana Sarin, M.D., who is currently the Chief Strategy and Business Officer. Clancy will remain at Alexion and continue to serve as a senior advisor through the middle of 2020. Dr. Sarin has been with Alexion since November 2017. She is currently a member of Alexion’s executive committee, serving as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Business Officer, and was previously Senior Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Strategy. Sarin had more than 20 years of experience at global financial institutions prior to joining Alexion.

Lauren Cooks Levitan

Faire [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Lauren Cooks Levitan has been appointed as the company’s first Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Faire, Lauren was most recently the CFO at Fanatics. She has served on the board of directors (Audit Committee member) for e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (NYSE: ELF) since 2016.

Union Bank [GREENVILLE, NC] (OTCQX: UBNC) announced that Scott C. (Mac) McLean will be promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Union Bank effective November 1, 2019. Doyle Thigpen has served as the Bank’s CFO for the past 21 years, since it was founded in 1998, and will retire as CFO on that same date. Thigpen will assume a part-time role with the Bank, effective November 1, 2019. McLean has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, including as a regulator with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and as CFO for two other community banks.

DermTech, Inc. [LA JOLLA, CA] (NASDAQ: DMTK) announced that Kevin Sun has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. From 2008 to 2018, Mr. Sun served in various executive and management roles for DexCom, Inc., including most recently as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Treasury, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President, Finance. Prior to DexCom, Mr. Sun held various roles of increasing responsibility at Biosite Incorporated.

Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, MA] announced the appointment of Allan Reine, M.D., as Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Reine joins Foghorn from Pieris Pharmaceuticals where he has served since August 2017 as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that he was a healthcare portfolio manager at Lombard Odier Asset Management from 2012 through early 2017. Before joining Lombard Odier, Dr. Reine served as a healthcare portfolio manager at various funds, including SAC Capital Advisors and Alexandra Investment Management. Dr. Reine began his career in 2001 at CIBC World Markets where he worked in both biotechnology investment banking and biotechnology equity research.

Celonis [NEW YORK CITY & MUNICH] announced that Guido Torrini will join as its Chief Financial Officer. Torrini most recently held roles at Gympass, where he was CFO and Groupon, where he advanced his role to become General Manager of the Groupon+ business unit after serving as CFO for Global Commercial Finance. Earlier in his career, Torrini has held leadership positions across the US and EMEA at both Dell and Cisco.

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. [SYRACUSE, NY] (NASDAQ: TAST) announced that it has named Timothy “Tim” J. LaLonde as interim Chief Financial Officer, interim Treasurer, and interim Vice President. LaLonde was most recently the Chief Financial Officer at Dinosaur Restaurants, LLC from 2017 until earlier this year. Previously, he was Vice President, Controller at Carrols from 1997 until 2017. Earlier in his career, he was Controller at Fay’s Incorporated, from 1992 to 1997, and Senior Audit Manager at the accounting firm Deloitte & Touché LLP, where he was employed since 1978.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. [INDIANAPOLIS] (NASDAQ: CLMT) announced that West Griffin, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since January 2017, will be leaving his role as CFO by the end of the year.

Marla Jackson

Goodwill Industries International (GII) [ROCKVILLE, Md.] announced that Marla Jackson has been named as chief financial officer (CFO), effective October 4. Jackson has served in various leadership capacities, including CEO and CFO, for local Goodwill® organizations. Since April 2019, she has served as director of consultative services for GII, overseeing a number of operational consultations, including CARF accreditation and assurance for the 158 community-based nonprofit Goodwill organizations throughout the United States and Canada. Prior to GII, she ran her own consulting company, leading contract work for several Goodwill organizations, such as Goodwill of Central Missouri and Eastern Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Before that, she was senior vice president and CFO for Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona (Phoenix) from 2016 – 2017. She was also president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Antonio (TX). In addition, she was CFO and COO of Goodwill Industries of the Valleys (Roanoke, VA). Prior to joining Goodwill, she held various CFO positions at Danaher Corporation, Sandvik AB/Tamrock OY and Ingersoll Rand. Jackson replaces Jeffrey McCaw, former CFO for GII. McCaw has a 14-year tenure with GII, having served as the CFO for nine years and as controller for six years prior to that.

Richard J. Whitby

ALTR Created Diamonds [NEW YORK] has bolstered its leadership team with the addition of Richard J. Whitby as chief financial officer. Whitby joins ALTR following more than a decade with De Beers, including six years as CFO for the company’s Diamond Trading Company group sales operations.

Tara Marszewski

Waterton [CHICAGO] announced the hiring of Tara Marszewski as its new chief financial officer (CFO). She will replace Doug Denyer, who will remain with the company for the next six to eight weeks to ensure a smooth transition prior to his planned retirement. Prior to joining Waterton, Marszewski was CFO of Brookfield Properties’ retail group. She was previously chief accounting officer of General Growth Properties, Inc. (GGP), which later merged with Brookfield, and prior to that spent 10 years in the real estate audit practice at KPMG.

NTN Buzztime, Inc. [CARLSBAD, CA] (NYSE American: NTN) announced that CFO Allen Wolff will serve as interim CEO while the board conducts a search for a permanent CEO. Wolff joined Buzztime in 2014 as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he was the Chief Financial Strategist at PlumDiggity. Allen started PlumDiggity after various roles in high growth companies, including PaySimple, which he co-founded in 2005.

Holly Lim

Rokt [NEW YORK] appointed Holly Lim as the company’s first Chief Financial Officer. Lim joins Rokt from CFO positions at TuneIn and SoundCloud, and previously served as Group Finance Lead/Operations and Strategy at Google’s Advanced Technologies and Projects (ATAP) group.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. [ORLANDO, FL] (NYSE: SEAS) announced that Marc Swanson, who serves as Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer. Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy, who serves as Chief Accounting Officer, has been appointed interim Chief Financial Officer. Gulacsy will retain her role as Chief Accounting Officer. Swanson has most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since August 2017. Prior to that Mr. Swanson served as Chief Accounting Officer since 2012 and served as interim Chief Financial Officer from June 2015 until September 2015 and as interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from August 1, 2017 until his permanent appointment later that same month. Previously, he was Vice President, Performance Management and Corporate Controller of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment from 2011 to 2012, the Corporate Controller of Busch Entertainment Corporation from 2008 to 2011 and the Vice President of Finance of Sesame Place from 2004 to 2008. Gulacsy has most recently served as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since August 2017. Gulacsy also served as Corporate Vice President, Financial Reporting, a position she was promoted to in 2016 after serving as Director, Financial Reporting from 2013 to 2016. Prior to joining SeaWorld, Ms. Gulacsy served from 2011 to 2013 as Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller for Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., where she also served as Director of Corporate Accounting from 2006 to 2011, and Assistant Controller from 2002 to 2006. Prior to that time, Ms. Gulacsy was an Audit Manager for Ernst & Young LLP.

Modern Aviation [NEW YORK] announced that it has appointed Daniel Reinheimer as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Modern Aviation, Reinheimer worked as the CFO of asTech. Prior to that, Reinheimer was the CFO for Hawaii Gas, a company owned by Macquarie Infrastructure Group (NYSE:MIC), and Atlantic Aviation, a FBO services company with approximately 70 FBOs, also owned by MIC. Previously, as CFO of Dental One. Additional leadership roles at Level 3 and Frontier Communications round out Reinheimer’s successful career experience.

Unisys Corporation [BLUE BELL, PA] (NYSE: UIS) announced the appointment of Mike Thomson as permanent chief financial officer (CFO). Thomson, who joined Unisys in December 2015 as corporate controller and principal accounting officer, was named interim CFO in April 2019.

Rahul Ghai

Otis Elevator Co. [FARMINGTON, Conn.] announced the appointment of Rahul Ghai as Chief Financial Officer. Ghai most recently served as senior vice president and CFO of Harris Corporation. Prior to Harris, he served in executive-level finance roles at Aetna and United Technologies Corp.

Nuvectra Corporation [PLANO, TX] (NASDAQ: NVTR) announced the appointment of Jennifer Kosharek as Chief Financial Officer. Kosharek will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer after having served as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer since May 2019. Kosharek joined Nuvectra in January 2016 as Executive Director, Corporate Controller, and was appointed Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, in June 2018. Prior to joining Nuvectra, Ms. Kosharek was the Corporate Controller and subsequently served as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance at Interphase Corporation from 2011 to 2015. Preceding her position at Interphase, she served as Senior Accountant – External Reporting and later as Accounting Manager at Sabre Holdings from 2008 to 2011. She began her career at Grant Thornton, LLP.

StoneMor Partners L.P. [TREVOSE, PA] (NYSE: STON) announced it has elevated Chief Accounting Officer Jeffrey DiGiovanni to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, combining the roles of Chief Accounting and Chief Financial Officer. DiGiovanni replaces Garry Herdler, who will transition to a consulting role with the Partnership through the end of the year.  DiGiovanni, prior to joining StoneMor, was Managing Director at a leading accounting and transaction advisory firm with offices in Philadelphia, New York City and Princeton, N.J.

Justin Andrews

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. [Orlando, Florida] (NASDAQ: IZEA) announced the appointment of Justin Andrews as Chief Financial Officer. Andrews previously served as Vice President of Finance, acting as the division CFO for multiple portfolios of ESW Capital (Trilogy), since 2018. Prior to his role at ESW Capital (Trilogy) he served as Director of Finance for Mobi Corp., which was later acquired by BSM Technologies, a publicly traded SaaS Geotab company. Prior to joining Mobi Corp., Mr. Andrews served as Head of Finance for Vantage Administration Services and United Payment Services.

Nxt-ID, Inc. [SEBASTIAN, FL] (NASDAQ: NXTD) announced the appointment of the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, Vincent S. Miceli, as Chief Executive Officer, President and a director.

DISQO [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Jean-Philippe Durrios as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Most recently, Durrios served as VP of Strategic Finance & Operations at ServiceTitan. He also held positions as SVP of Global Operations at MarketShare and VP of International Marketing Services at Neustar. Earlier in his career, Durrios was a Business Manager for Yahoo.

Pressure BioSciences, Inc. [South Easton, MA] (OTCQB: PBIO) announced that Daniel J. Shea has joined the Company as Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”).  Since January 2017, Shea has operated Woodcliff Advisors LLC. Through Woodcliff, Shea personally filled CFO roles at public and private companies in the financial services and technology industries. From 1998 to 2016, he was a Senior Vice President at Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

Auth0 [BELLEVUE, Washington] announced Barry Plaga as chief financial officer (CFO). Previously, Plaga served as the CFO and COO of Guidance Software.

Katerra [MENLO PARK, CA] announced that Matthew Marsh has been appointed as chief financial officer. Marsh is replacing Joanne Solomon, who is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities. Marsh brings more than two decades of international financial management to his role at Katerra, including a 16-year career at General Electric Company. Prior to Katerra, Marsh was CFO and executive vice president for James Hardie Industries.

athenahealth, Inc. [WATERTOWN, MA] announced that Luis Borgen has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Luis most recently served as CFO for Vistaprint. Borgen has 22 years of experience in finance, serving as CFO for nine of those years. Prior to his work at Vistaprint, he served as CFO of DAVIDsTEA, Inc. Earlier in his career, Borgen served as CFO of DaVita, and held senior finance leadership roles at Staples, Inc.

Stereotaxis, Inc. [ST. LOUIS, MO] (NYSE American: STXS) announced that Kimberly Peery has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2019. Martin Stammer, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2013, has accepted a position as the CFO of a large professional services firm headquartered in the St. Louis area and will resign from the Company, effective September 30, 2019. Peery joined Stereotaxis in 2003 and currently serves as Vice President of Finance. Prior to Stereotaxis she served as a controller at various private companies.

Protective Insurance Corporation [CARMEL, Indiana] (NASDAQ: PTVCA, PTVCB) announced John Barnett as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective September 30, 2019. Barnett has most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of First Acceptance Corporation, since October 2018 and served as Senior Vice President, Finance from May 2007 to March 2013. Barnett served as Vice President, Finance of Broadcast Music, Inc. from March 2013 to October 2018 and has served in various other management and manufacturing roles during his career, including as Senior Manager, Planning and Analysis of Anheuser-Busch Companies from 1999 to 2007.

Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: STAF) announced that David Faiman, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will be leaving the Company by December 31, 2019 and will assist in the orderly transition of his CFO responsibilities.

A-Mark Precious Metals [EL SEGUNDO, CA], Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRK) appointed Executive Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary Kathleen Simpson-Taylor as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 30, 2019. Simpson-Taylor will replace Cary Dickson, who has served as CFO of A-Mark since November 2015. Simpson-Taylor was appointed Executive Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary in November 2017, after serving as Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary since January 2016. Prior to A-Mark, Simpson-Taylor held various executive positions at Mattel, Inc. from 2000 to 2015, including Vice President, Mattel Division Finance and Vice President, USA Finance, and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mattel Federal Credit Union from 2002 to 2004.

Pixelworks, Inc. [SAN JOSE, CA] (NASDAQ: PXLW) announced the appointment of Elias N. Nader as chief financial officer. Nader succeeds Steven L. Moore, who previously held the role for more than 12 years. Moore will remain engaged as a consultant to the Company through February 2020 to assist with the transition. Nader most recently served as the interim president and CEO of Sigma Designs, Inc. He also served as the company’s chief financial officer during his tenure at the company, in addition to being appointed to the Board of Directors of Sigma Designs in early 2018. Before joining Sigma Designs, Nader was the chief financial officer for Imperial Holding as well as a financial consultant to several global companies in Europe and the Middle East. He previously held positions as corporate controller of Dionex Corporation, which was acquired by Thermo-Fisher, and vice president of finance at InterWave Communications, which was acquired by Alvarion, Inc., as well as served in a number of roles with leading companies such as Adaptive Broadband, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), VeriFone and Seagate. Nader currently serves as a member of the audit committee on the Board of Directors of LMP Motors, based in Florida.  From 2016 to 2018, he was a member of the audit committee on the Board of Directors of YuMe, Inc., which was acquired by RhytmOne.

Burlington Stores, Inc. [BURLINGTON, NJ] (NYSE: BURL) announced that Marc Katz has resigned as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer/Principal, to pursue other professional opportunities. John Crimmins, Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer has been appointed interim Chief Financial Officer.  Crimmins has been with the Company since 2011, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Before joining Burlington Stores, Mr. Crimmins held various roles at The Timberland Company including Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 2002 to 2009.

Aleksander Baryś

RTB House [NEW YORK,] announced that Aleksander Baryś  has been selected to serve as Chief Financial Officer and as a board member. Baryś joins RTB House from Boryszew S.A., where he served as chief financial officer and board member. Prior to holding that position, from 2009 to 2016, he was associated with the CIECH Group and held the following positions: head of finance and accounting (2009-2014), president of the management board of the Soda Deutschland CIECH Group (2014-2016), group management director of CIECH S.A. and a member of the supervisory boards of CIECH Group companies (2016). In addition, from 2003 to 2008, Baryś was a financial controller for Basell Orlen Polyolefins Sp.z o.o. and deputy director for Unipetrol at PKN ORLEN S.A, part of PKN ORLEN Capital Group.

Xilinx, Inc. [SAN JOSE, CA] (NASDAQ: XLNX) announced that Lorenzo Flores, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is stepping down from his position to pursue another executive opportunity. Flores plans to leave Xilinx following the company’s second quarter fiscal year 2020 earnings on October 23, to ensure a smooth transition.

Standard Motor Products, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: SMP) announced that Nathan Iles has been named the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. As previously announced, Jim Burke, who served as CFO since 1999, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer and will assist in the transition of CFO duties to Mr. Iles. Iles most recently served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at UCI International Holdings. Throughout his eight years with UCI, Mr. Iles held various leadership roles including Chief Financial Officer of UCI’s ASC/Airtex subsidiary and Vice President Corporate Finance. Prior to that time, Mr. Iles served in other finance positions at Sears Holdings Corporation and Deloitte & Touche.

PREIT [PHILADELPHIA] (NYSE: PEI) announced its intention to promote Mario C. Ventresca, Jr., Executive Vice President – Operations, to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He will replace current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Bob McCadden who will leave the Company effective December 31, 2019. Ventresca spent the first ten years of his career in accounting and finance positions. He joined PREIT in 1994 and currently serves as Executive Vice President of Operations overseeing the Company’s Leasing, Asset and Property Management functions.

AIM ImmunoTech Inc. [OCALA, FL] (NYSE American: AIM) named Ellen Lintal as its new Chief Financial Officer. Lintal succeeds Adam Pascale, who stepped down after more than two decades with the company. Lintal joined the company – then named Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. – in 2018 as Vice President of Finance & Control, before being promoted to Chief Accounting Officer earlier this year. Before joining AIM ImmunoTech, Lintal spent a decade at an international non-profit organization, serving as Chief Financial Officer and SVP of Finance & Control. Her more than 25-year career also includes public company accounting experience at Corning Inc., Carlisle Companies and AGY.

Dave Metzger

Cresa [WASHINGTON] named Dave Metzger as Chief Financial Officer. Metzger joins Cresa from Frontpoint Security, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. From 2007 to 2016, Metzger acted as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at RE/MAX Holdings.

CFO Moves – week ending July 5, 2019

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CFO Moves this week include:

Monarch Private Capital Ameresco, Inc. Viela Bio
L3Harris Technologies Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Commercial Metals Company
DISH Network Corporation Kirkland’s, Inc. Alleghany Corporation
Neuronetics Greenfields Petroleum Corporation TRI Pointe Group Inc.
Penn Virginia Corporation Francesca’s Holdings Corporation LDM Global
Corporate Spending Innovations Bridgeline Digital, Inc. MTX Group
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Ian Chomat

Monarch Private Capital (MPC) [ATLANTA] announced that Ian Chomat has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer for the organization. Chomat moves into the role after serving as the Controller. Prior to joining MPC, Chomat worked as Controller for a company which specialized in the development, construction, and syndication of low income housing tax credits. He’s held various positions including Chief Financial Officer and was a consultant for both privately held and publicly traded companies. Chomat’s career began in public accounting where he practiced both tax and assurance services for privately held companies.

Ameresco, Inc. [FRAMINGHAM, MA] (NYSE: AMRC) announced that Doran Hole will join the company as its Chief Financial Officer, effective July 29, 2019. Mark Chiplock, who has served as interim CFO since October 1, 2018, will continue to serve as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and will act as the company’s principal accounting officer. Previously, Mr. Hole served as the Chief Executive Officer, North America and Group Vice President, Strategy, at ReneSola Ltd. He has served in the North American CEO role since 2017, and previously was the company’s US CFO. Prior to ReneSola, Mr. Hole was the CFO at solar developer Pristine Sun. He spent the first two decades of his career in various senior finance and capital markets roles on Wall Street. At Deutsche Bank, he served as a Director in the Global Structuring, Illiquid and Corporate Credit Group. He was a Director in the Financial Engineering group at ING Capital and also served as an Associate Director in the Corporate and Structured Finance Division at Macquarie Corporate Finance. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hole worked at Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. and Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.

Mitchell Chan

Viela Bio [GAITHERSBURG, MD] announced the appointment of Mitchell Chan as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Chan served as Viela’s Vice President, Head of Finance & Corporate Strategy. Prior to joining Viela in 2018, he served as Director of Investor Relations for AstraZeneca, North America. Previously, Mr. Chan held various roles of increasing responsibility at Genentech-Roche, including in BioOncology Commercial Finance, R&D Finance, and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Jay Malave

L3Harris Technologies [MELBOURNE, FL] (NYSE: LHX) named Jesus “Jay” Malave, Jr. as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Malave was elected CFO of the new L3Harris following the close of the merger between L3 and Harris, and succeeds former L3 and Harris CFOs, Ralph D’Ambrosio and Rahul Ghai, who have decided for personal reasons to pursue new opportunities. Malave joins L3Harris from United Technologies Corporation, where he spent more than 20 years in roles of increasing responsibility, including VP & CFO of the UTC Aerospace Systems business; VP, Financial Planning & Treasury at Hamilton Sundstrand; four years as VP, Investor Relations; and most recently as VP & CFO of the Carrier business segment.  .

Ankang Li

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [FOSTER CITY, California & SHANGHAI] announced the appointment of Ankang Li as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Terns, Dr. Li was the Executive Director of Healthcare Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for Asia ex-Japan investment banking and led many high-profile IPOs for biotechnology and other healthcare clients. Before that, Dr. Li was a Director at the Asia Pacific Innovation Hub at Merck (known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada), overseeing business development and licensing transactions in the region. Dr. Li also worked at both Davis Polk and Ropes & Gray, advising clients on capital markets and M&A transactions. Early in his career, he conducted biomedical research at the Salk Institute.

Commercial Metals Company [IRVING, TX] (NYSE: CMC) announced that Mary A. Lindsey has announced her retirement as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of August 31, 2019. Lindsey joined the Company in September 2009 as Vice President-Tax. She was appointed Vice President-Tax and Investor Relations in June 2015, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2016 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in September 2017. The Company also announced that effective September 1, 2019, Paul J. Lawrence will assume the role of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company. Lawrence joined the Company in February 2016 as Vice President of Finance. He was appointed Vice President of Finance and Treasurer in September 2016 and his role was expanded to include Financial Planning and Analysis in January 2017. Prior to joining the Company, from 2003 to 2016, Mr. Lawrence worked for both Gerdau Long Steel North America, , and Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, where he held a variety of financial roles, including Assistant Vice President and Corporate Controller, and Deputy Corporate Controller. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Lawrence held several financial positions with Co-Steel Inc., which was acquired by Gerdau SA.

DISH Network [ENGLEWOOD, CO] promoted Paul W. Orban to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Orban, a 23-year veteran of DISH, had served as the company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Controller. Orban joined DISH in 1996 as a member of the financial reporting team. He has since held various leadership positions with increasing responsibility including Director of Accounting and Vice President of Accounting. In 2006, Orban was named Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller for DISH. He also served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller at EchoStar Corporation from 2008 to 2012. Before joining DISH, Paul was an auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP. A CPA, Paul holds his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado.

Kirkland’s, Inc. [NASHVILLE, TN] (NASDAQ: KIRK) announced that it has named Nicole Strain as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She has served as Kirkland’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since May 2017. Prior to her appointment as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Strain served as Controller from November 2016 to April 2017. Prior to joining Kirkland’s, she served as the Vice President of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer for Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., from 2005 through July 2015. While at Logan’s, she also served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

Alleghany Corporation [NEW YORK] (NYSE:Y) today announced that Jack Sennott has been appointed Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Alleghany’s wholly-owned subsidiary, CapSpecialty, Inc. Sennott previously served as Senior Vice President and chief financial officer of Alleghany. Kerry Jacobs has been appointed Senior Vice President and chief financial officer of Alleghany. Ms. Jacobs previously served as Alleghany’s Vice President of Finance and Chief Risk Officer.

Neuronetics , Inc. [MALVERN, PA] (NASDAQ: STIM) announced that Stephen Furlong will become its new Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, replacing Peter Donato, who will be leaving the Company after a transition period. Mr. Furlong will assume the role of CFO and Secretary effective July 22, 2019. Furlong most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Secretary at Metabolon. Prior to joining Metabolon, Furlong served as Chief Financial Officer of Rapid Micro Biosystems. Before joining Rapid Micro Biosystems, Mr. Furlong spent 14 years at Hologic, where he held a number of roles of increasing responsibility, most recently Senior Vice President, Finance and Sales Administration. Additionally, Mr. Furlong held positions at Safety 1st, Stratus Computer Inc., and Raytheon Company.

Greenfields Petroleum Corporation [HOUSTON, Texas] (TSX VENTURE: GNF) announces the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Jose Perez-Bello, who has served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Greenfields since June 2017 and a director of the Company since 2018, stepped down from these roles with the Company.  Sanjay Swarup has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Swarup is based in London, and is also Chief Executive Officer of SKS Business Services Limited, an accounting and audit group that specializes in providing an outsourced finance function to small and mid-size companies in diverse sectors, unlisted or listed in the UK and Canada.  Swarup has worked in the planning department of the Exploration and Production division of BP plc at their head office in London.

Glenn Keeler

TRI Pointe Group [IRVINE, Calif.] (NYSE: TPH) announced that Mike Grubbs, co-founder, chief financial officer and treasurer, will retire on January 1, 2020, concluding a 32-year career in homebuilding and real estate finance. Grubbs will be succeeded by Glenn Keeler, current chief accounting officer, also effective January 1, 2020. Keeler joined TRI Pointe in 2013 as corporate controller, and was named chief accounting officer in 2014. Keeler started his career at Ernst & Young LLP and previously held executive finance roles with other publicly traded companies prior to joining TRI Pointe Group.

Penn Virginia Corporation [HOUSTON, Texas] (NASDAQ: PVAC) announced that Steven A. Hartman, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (“CFO”), will be stepping down from his role.

Francesca’s Holdings Corporation [HOUSTON, TX] (NASDAQ: FRAN) announced that Kelly Dilts, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Company of her plans to resign from her position effective July 19, 2019 to pursue another opportunity. The Company has named Cindy Thomassee, currently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, to assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Cindy joined the Company in December 2007 after serving as the Controller at LRG Furniture, LLC, a retail subsidiary of Bassett Furniture Industries, for over 8 years.  She also previously served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer from May 2012 to March 2013 and from December 2015 to April 2016.

LDM Global [DENVER, Colorado] today announced Vivek Sharma as its new Chief Financial Officer. Sharma worked for PwC, Citigroup, Tele 2 and Digicel.

Corporate Spending Innovations [BONITA SPRINGS, FL] (CSI) announced the appointment of Olivier Raguis as the Chief Financial Officer. Raguis joins CSI in continuity of his extensive experience as Chief Financial Officer of several Edenred business units since 2010.

Bridgeline Digital, Inc. [BURLINGTON, MA] (NASDAQ: BLIN) announced the appointment of Mark G. Downey as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company(“CFO”). Downey comes to Bridgeline with more than 25 years of finance and operations experience and has held CFO and COO positions at several public and privately held companies. Mark began his career as a CPA with Coopers & Lybrand. Downey will succeed Carole Tyner, who has served as Bridgeline’s Chief Financial Officer since September 2018.

MTX Group [FRISCO, TX], Inc announced the addition of Christina Bailey as their Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining MTX, she was appointed as the CFO of Humphreys & Partners Architects.

InvestCloud [LOS ANGELES] appointed Rebeca Sanchez Sarmiento as its Chief Financial Officer. Sanchez Sarmiento joins the firm from ATTOM Data Solutions, where she served as CFO. Sanchez Sarmiento has held a variety of senior finance roles within Smart & Final, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup.

CFO Moves – week ending May 3, 2019

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CFO Moves this week include:

Kellogg Co. Synchrony Financial RLI Corp.
ServiceNow, Inc. Splunk Inc. American Water Works Company, Inc.
Cherwell Software, LLC Repare Therapeutics Inc. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Netsmart Inscripta MSCI Inc.
Trinseo Arm Kindbody
PicMonkey Ryan Companies US, Inc. Consolidated Container Company
Ramaco Resources, Inc. Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Immunic, Inc.
Keweenaw Land Association Ltd. Assembly Biosciences, Inc. Stericycle, Inc.
Premera Blue Cross Landstar, Inc. Globe Photos, Inc.
OG DNA Genetics Inc. Veracode Applied Therapeutics
ORIS Intelligence ABLE Equipment Rental Inc. Mobicard, Inc.
Freightcar America, Inc. Allegiant Talos Energy Inc.
B-Stock Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc.

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Kellogg Co. [BATTLE CREEK, MI] (NYSE: K) announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Fareed Khan, is leaving the Company on July 1. He will be succeeded by Amit Banati, who is currently President, Kellogg Asia Pacific, Africa & Middle East (“AMEA”). Banati joined Kellogg in March, 2012, as President Asia Pacific, and his responsibilities expanded into the broader AMEA region in July, 2018. Prior to Kellogg, he began his career in finance at Procter & Gamble, before moving to Cadbury Schweppes, where he was the chief financial officer of Cadbury Schweppes Asia Pacific. Thereafter, he served in a variety of general management roles at Cadbury Schweppes, Kraft Foods and Mondelez.

Synchrony Financial [STAMFORD, CT] (NYSE: SYF) announced that Brian Doubles has been promoted to from CFO to President. Brian Wenzel, Synchrony’s Deputy Chief Financial Officer, was promoted to succeed Doubles as Synchrony’s Chief Financial Officer. Doubles is a 21-year veteran of Synchrony (which includes the period prior to its separation from GE in 2014) and has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2009.

RLI Corp. [PEORIA, IL] (NYSE: RLI) announced the planned retirement of Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Thomas L. Brown, on July 1, 2019, after eight years of service with the company. Todd W. Bryant, Vice President, Finance & Controller, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer and will succeed Brown when he retires in July. Bryant joined RLI in 1993 and held various positions in the accounting department before becoming Vice President, Finance & Controller in 2009. Prior to joining RLI, Bryant worked at Arthur Andersen & Co. He brings 25 years of insurance industry experience to his new role.

ServiceNow [SANTA CLARA, CA] (NYSE: NOW) announced that Chief Financial Officer Mike Scarpelli plans to leave the company in the third quarter of 2019, following the release of the company’s second quarter earnings.

Jason Child

Splunk Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO, CA] (NASDAQ: SPLK) announced it has appointed Jason Child as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Child will succeed Dave Conte, who announced his retirement in November 2018 after more than eight years as CFO at Splunk. Child has served as CFO at Opendoor since 2017. He previously served as CFO at Jawbone from 2015 to 2016; and CFO at Groupon, Inc. from 2010 to 2015. Child also helped Amazon scale the global finance team in a variety of leadership roles around the world from 1999 to 2010.

American Water Works Company, Inc. [CAMDEN, NJ] (NYSE: AWK) announced that executive vice president and chief financial officer Linda Sullivan plans to retire on August 1. Susan Hardwick will join the company on June 3 and will succeed Sullivan as CFO on July 1, ensuring an orderly transition of the position. Hardwick will join the company on June 3 and become CFO on July 1. Most recently, Hardwick served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Vectren, which was recently sold to CenterPoint Energy.

Gary Golden

Cherwell Software, LLC [COLORADO SPRINGS, CO] announced that Gary Golden has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO.) Golden joins Cherwell after serving as CFO of Bottle Rocket. Prior to Bottle Rocket, Golden had other CFO roles, including for Westec Intelligent Surveillance and for Sabre’s European region. He has also held senior leadership positions in corporate development, administration, business operations and law.

Repare Therapeutics Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, MA] announced that it appointed Katina Dorton as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Repare, Ms. Dorton was Chief Financial Officer of Avrobio. Prior to Avro, Katina was Chief Financial Officer of Immatics Biotechnologies. Katina was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and a Managing Director at Needham & Co. She practiced law as an M&A and securities law attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell prior to her investment banking career. Katina currently serves as Lead Director at US Ecology.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. [FOSTER CITY, CA] (NASDAQ: GILD) announced that Robin Washington, Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), plans to retire from her role, effective March 1, 2020. Ms. Washington will continue as EVP and CFO while the company works to identify a successor. Should a CFO be named before March 1, 2020, Ms. Washington has agreed to remain in an advisory capacity through the completion of the company’s reporting of 2019 financial results to ensure a smooth transition.

Netsmart [OVERLAND PARK, KS] announced that Kevin Kaufman has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) following the retirement of current CFO Tony Ritz. Kaufman, who previously served as Chief Business Officer, has worked closely with Ritz for the last several years. Ritz will continue to serve as a strategic advisor to the company and ensure a successful transition.

Inscripta [BOULDER, CO] announced the appointment of Ron McGrath as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Inscripta, Mr. McGrath held a variety of leadership roles during his 13 years at Illumina, Inc. Before joining Illumina, he held financial leadership roles at Memec, LLC, and dj Orthopedics, LLC.

Linda S. Huber

MSCI Inc. [NEW YORK, NY] (NYSE: MSCI) announced that Linda S. Huber has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and will become a member of MSCI’s Executive Committee, effective May 6, 2019. Andrew C. Wiechmann, who has been serving as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will assume the newly-created position of Chief Strategy Officer. Huber previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Moody’s Corporation from May 2005 to June 2018. Prior to joining Moody’s, she served in several increasingly senior roles in financial services, having served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at U.S. Trust Company, a subsidiary of Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.; Managing Director at Freeman & Co.; Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development and Assistant Treasurer at PepsiCo.; Vice President of the Energy Investment Banking Group at Bankers Trust Co.; and an Associate in the Natural Resources Group at The First Boston Corp. She also held the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army, where she served from 1980 to 1984.

David Stasse

Trinseo [BERWYN, PA] (NYSE: TSE) named David Stasse as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective July 1. He also will join the Executive Leadership Team. Stasse will replace Barry Niziolek, EVP and CFO, who earlier this year announced his plans to retire, which also will be effective July 1. Stasse joined Trinseo in 2013 from Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq: NXPI), where he served as Vice President and Treasurer 2008-2013 and previously Assistant Treasurer from 2006. Stasse previously served as First Vice President, Debt Capital Markets, at MBNA Corporation, and as Treasury Manager of SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW). He held numerous financial leadership positions from 1998 to 2004 at Honeywell International (NYSE: HON), last serving as Director of Corporate Finance.

Arm [CAMBRIDGE, MA] announced the appointment of Inder M. Singh as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Singh joins Arm from Unisys, which he joined in March 2016 and served as senior vice president and CFO. Prior to Unisys, Singh was managing director, technology, media and communications at SunTrust Bank. Singh also held financial leadership roles at Comcast Corporation, Cisco Systems and AT&T/Lucent Technologies and has a decade of experience as an equity analyst.

Kindbody [NEW YORK, NY] announced that Debbie Markowitz joined as Chief Financial Officer. Markowitz most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of leading direct-to-consumer fintech company Acorns and has worked previously in the same role at Exhale Spa.

PicMonkey [SEATTLE, WA] announced it has appointed Pearl Chan as chief financial officer. Pearl’s background includes senior finance roles at NetMotion Software, Cheezburger, Isilon Systems, Metawave, PhyCom and Sierra On-Line.

Lisa Kro

Ryan Companies US, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS, MN] announced that they have named Lisa Kro Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (CAO/CFO). Kro will fill the CAO/CFO position that was vacated last May when Brian Murray was named CEO. Kro most recently was the co-founder and managing partner of Mill City Capital in Minneapolis.

Consolidated Container Company [ATLANTA, GA] announced the appointment of Patrick Lynch as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Lynch will work with CCC’s current CFO, Richard Sehring, through 2019 to assure a smooth transition. Mr. Lynch was most recently the CFO & EVP at Darling Ingredients. Patrick also spent 20 years at Interface where he assumed progressive responsibility in the finance organization, including CFO & SVP for 15 years of his tenure.

Ramaco Resources, Inc. [LEXINGTON, KY] (NASDAQ: METC) announced the appointment of Jeremy Sussman as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Randall Atkins, the Company’s Executive Chairman who has also been serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since July 1, 2018, will step down as Chief Financial Officer effective upon Mr. Sussman’s appointment. Mr. Atkins will continue to serve as the Company’s Executive Chairman. Most recently, Sussman served as Managing Director – Mining and Metals at Clarksons Platou Securities. Sussman has worked at Clarksons since April 2013. Prior to that Mr. Sussman had worked as a research analyst focusing on the coal space in a variety of other sell-side and buy-side firms.

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation [STATESVILLE, NC] (NASDAQ: KEQU) announced that Donald T. Gardner III has joined the Company as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Thomas D. Hull III, who had continued to serve as Kewaunee’s Chief Financial Officer following his recent promotion, will continue as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Most recently, Mr. Gardner was Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis of Victra. Prior to that he was the Chief Financial Officer of Component Sourcing International.

Immunic, Inc. [SAN DIEGO, California] (NASDAQ: IMUX) announced the appointment of Tamara A. Seymour as its Interim Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Seymour is a corporate finance veteran with three decades of experience in the biotech and life sciences industries. From 2014 to 2017, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Signal Genetics Inc. (now miRagen Therapeutics, Inc.). From 2010 to 2014, Ms. Seymour served as Chief Financial Officer of Hemaquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From 2001 to 2009, Ms. Seymour served as Chief Financial Officer of Favrille, Inc. (now MMR Global, Inc.). Earlier in her career, Ms. Seymour consulted as Chief Financial Officer for a number of biotechnology companies and served for more than eight years in various positions, including audit manager, with Deloitte LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She is currently a member of the board of directors and audit committee chair of Beacon Discovery, Inc.

Keweenaw Land Association, Limited [IRONWOOD, MI] (OTC US: KEWL) announced that Claudio Nicoletta, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the company, effective May 10, 2019, due to personal reasons and to pursue another opportunity.

Assembly Biosciences, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO, CA] (NASDAQ: ASMB) announced the the departure of Graham Cooper, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Michael Samar, Assembly’s Vice President Finance and Business Operations, has been appointed to serve as principal accounting officer and has assumed certain of Mr. Cooper’s responsibilities.

Stericycle, Inc. [LAKE FOREST, IL] (NASDAQ: SRCL) announced that Janet H. Zelenka has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2019. Zelenka joins Stericycle after 15 years with Essendant Inc., most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer until the company’s acquisition by Sycamore Partners earlier this year. Prior to Essendant, Ms. Zelenka spent 16 years at SBC/Ameritech (AT&T) in a range of IT, financial, and operational roles. As previously announced, Daniel V. Ginnetti, Stericycle’s current CFO, will transition to become Executive Vice President of International when Ms. Zelenka joins the Company.

Michael Trzupek

Premera Blue Cross [MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, WA] announced the hiring of Michael Trzupek as Chief Financial Officer. Trzupek comes to Premera from Providence St. Joseph Health System, where he served as Group Vice President. Prior, he was a corporate finance General Manager at Microsoft, focused on business planning for the company’s hardware products, including Xbox and Surface. He started his financial career at Intel.

LandStar, Inc. [RALEIGH, NC] (OTCPK: LDSR), the parent company of Data443™ Risk Mitigation, Inc. announced the appointment of Steven Dawson to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Dawson has over eighteen years of experience in corporate finance, treasury, financial planning and analysis, tax, strategic planning and risk management along with a deep appreciation for Data443’s commitment to driving innovation in the data security space. Prior to joining Data443, he provided strategic CFO and high-level consulting services for clients across a variety of industries. Dawson also served as the Senior Vice President of Global Finance for Vinventions, LLC, as well as the Corporate Controller for Charles & Colvard, Ltd., and several other finance leadership positions with publicly-traded companies earlier in his career.

Globe Photos, Inc. [LAS VEGAS, NV] (OTCQB: GBPT) appointed Evan Bedell as chief financial officer. Bedell succeeds Shamar Tobias, who will continue as company controller. Bedell was previously the founder and CEO of View Capital. Prior to View Capital, he was co-founder and COO of Silver Pacific Advisors. He earlier served as vice president for the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers. Before Lehman, he was a global manager at KPMG Consulting.

OG DNA Genetics [LOS ANGELES, CA] announced that John Walpuck will be joining the executive team as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining DNA, Mr. Walpuck served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Creative Realities, Inc.

Veracode [BURLINGTON, MA] announced that David Forlizzi has been named Chief Financial Officer. Forlizzi was previously the Chief Financial Officer at Infovista for 11 years.

Applied Therapeutics, Inc [NEW YORK, NY] announced the appointment of Mark Vignola, PhD, as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Applied Therapeutics, Dr. Vignola was Head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Intercept Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Intercept in 2015, he was an equity research associate at Needham & Company.

ORIS Intelligence [COLUMBUS, OH], announced the appointment of George Troutman to Chief Financial Officer. Troutman is a seasoned technology executive with over 30 years of corporate accounting and management experience, and previously served as CFO of Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc., Pathlore Software Corporation, and Manta Media, Inc.

Thomas Caldaroni

ABLE Equipment Rental Inc. [DEER PARK, NY] announced the appointment of Thomas Caldaroni as Chief Financial Officer. Tom has held several key leadership roles with operational and financial responsibilities for large Fortune 500 companies (including Terex), as well as smaller to medium sized enterprises.

Mobicard Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, MA] (OTC: PTOP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Mirabito as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mirabito replaces former CFO James Bento.

FreightCar America, Inc.[CHICAGO, IL] (NASDAQ: RAIL) announced that it has appointed Christopher (Chris) J. Eppel as Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Eppel will succeed Matthew Kohnke, who has left the Company to pursue new business opportunities. Eppel joins the Company from the AZEK Company, where he has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2015. Prior to joining AZEK, Mr. Eppel served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Allied Specialty Vehicles (now REV Group, Inc.) from 2013 to 2015, and as Corporate Controller and Vice President of Perrigo Company plc from 2006 to 2013. His other work experience includes finance and business development roles at Danaher Corporation and Honeywell International Inc.

Allegiant [LAS VEGAS, NV] (NASDAQ: ALGT) announced that Gregory Anderson has been appointed to serve as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will also continue as the company’s principal accounting officer, a role he has served since January, 2015. Anderson, who joined Allegiant’s accounting department in 2010, has served as the company’s senior vice president, treasury since January, 2017. Prior to joining Allegiant, he worked in corporate accounting for U.S. Airways. Scott Sheldon, who has served as Allegiant’s chief financial officer since 2010, will continue to serve in his role of executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Talos Energy Inc. [HOUSTON, TX] (NYSE: TALO) announced the appointment of Shannon E. Young, III as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Talos, effective May 16, 2019. Michael L. Harding, II, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, will continue to serve as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company on an interim basis for a mutually agreed period. Prior to joining Talos, Young served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sheridan Production Company, LLC since 2016. Before joining Sheridan, Mr. Young served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. from September 2015 to July 2016. Prior to joining Cobalt, Mr. Young served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Talos Energy LLC from December 2014 to September 2015. Prior to joining Talos Energy LLC, Mr. Young served as a Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co. from July 2010 to December 2014, and was previously an investment banker at Morgan Stanley from August 1998 to July 2010.

B-Stock [BELMONT, CA] announced the addition of Marcus Shen, as CFO. Before joining B-Stock, Shen was CFO and Head of Operations of Content Analytics. Prior to that, he spent over five years at Yahoo!, where he was Vice President of Corporate Development. In his time at Yahoo!, Shen led or worked on deals and integrations across media, commerce, data, and marketing software, including Alibaba, Yahoo! Japan, Flickr, Interclick, Hortonworks, Dialpad, and others. Shen is also an advisor to KKR & Co, a global investment firm.

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company [EDINBURG, VA] (NASDAQ: SHEN) announced that Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer James F. Woodward will be resigning from the Company. Woodward will remain in his position until June 28, 2019 to assist in the orderly transition of his responsibilities. Mr. Woodward joined Shentel in 2017, following a period of rapid growth for the Company.

Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc. [BOCA RATON, FL] (OTCPK: TLCC) has promoted senior vice president of finance, Carla Goffstein to chief financial officer (CFO). For the past seven months she has been serving as the company’s interim CFO, following Al Gever’s term. Goffstein joined Twinlab in January 2018, after a 22-year career with Procter & Gamble serving in different financial management roles and most recently serving as their associate director of finance for global business services.

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