Deere & Co., a $20.1 billion farm equipment maker based in Moline, Ill., named Michael Mack Jr. CFO and senior vice president. He succeeds Nathan Jones, who was named president of the worldwide commercial and consumer equipment division. Mack, 49, has been Deere's treasurer and vice president since June 2004. Previously, he held positions in information systems, corporate finance and business development and served as senior vice president of marketing and sales for the worldwide commercial and consumer equipment division. Mack rejoined Deere & Co. from Hewlett-Packard Co., where he worked as a research and development engineer after graduation. Mack started with Deere & Co. in 1978 as an engineer for the John Deere Des Moines Works while attending Iowa State University.
Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC), a $12.1 billion insurance brokerage provider based in New York City, named M. Michele Burns executive vice president. She will replace CFO Sandra Wijnberg when Wijnberg leaves the company in March. Burns, 47, joined MMC from Mirant Corp., where she served as CFO, chief restructuring officer and executive vice president. Previously, she spent five years at Delta Air Lines Inc., where her last position was CFO and executive vice president and worked at Arthur Andersen LLP as a senior tax partner.
Leslie Sears was named assistant controller of Gannett Co., a $7.3 billion newspaper publisher based in McLean, Va. She succeeds Frank Spasoff, who left the company to pursue other interests. Sears, 40, most recently was director of consolidation accounting and financial reporting after joining the company in 1998 as manager of consolidation accounting and financial reporting. Prior to joining Gannett, she was a senior audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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William Manias was named CFO of Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co., the general partner of the $5.9 billion refined petroleum producer, TEPPCO Partners LP. He replaces Charles Leonard, who is retiring from the Houston-based company. Manias, 43, joined the company from Enterprise Products Partners LP, where he served as vice president of corporate development since October 2004. Previously, he worked at GulfTerra Energy Partners LP as CFO and El Paso Field Services LP as senior vice president of business development and strategic planning. From 1992 to 2001 Manias held various positions at J.P. Morgan.
Whirlpool Corp., a $13.2 billion home appliance manufacturer based in Benton Harbor, Mich., named Larry Venturelli controller and vice president. He succeeds Ted Dosch, who was named corporate vice president of finance for the project management office to handle the integration of the anticipated acquisition of Maytag Corp. Venturelli, 45, most recently was Whirlpool's vice president of investor relations after serving as assistant corporate controller from 2002 to 2004. Prior to joining Whirlpool, Venturelli held various financial positions including director of corporate planning at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., director of supply chain finance and customer logistics at Campbell Soup Co., and senior finance manager of the customer business center at The Quaker Oats Co.
Matt Simmons was named controller and vice president of PPL Corp., a $5.8 billion utility provider based in Allentown, Pa. He succeeds Paul Farr, who was named senior vice president of finance in August 2005. Simmons, 40, most recently was vice president of finance and controller at Duke Energy North America. Prior to joining Duke in 2003 as controller and vice president, he spent five years at Reliant Energy Inc., where he served in various positions including chief risk and operating officer for the Europe division. Simmons started his career at Pricewaterhouse-Coopers as a staff auditor and progressed to senior manager for the national and Rio de Janeiro offices.
Terex Corp., a construction equipment maker based in Westport, Conn., named Jon Carter controller and chief accounting officer. He was appointed acting controller and chief accounting officer when Mark Cohen left the company in February 2005. Carter, 37, had previously served as CFO for the aerial work platforms segment of Terex. Earlier, he worked at Genie Industries Inc. as CFO and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he held various positions from 1989 to 2001. Terex expected its 2005 revenues to range from $6 billion to $6.2 billion.
Avista Corp., a $1.1 billion utility holding company based in Spokane, Wash., named Christy Burmeister-Smith treasurer and vice president. She replaces Malyn Malquist, who remains Avista's CFO. Burmeister-Smith, 48, most recently was controller and vice president. After joining Avista as an accountant in 1980, she held various accounting positions including controller for the energy delivery business unit. Avista named Ann Wilson controller and vice president to replace Burmeister-Smith. Wilson, 40, most recently was controller for Avista Energy, a subsidiary, after serving as internal auditor for the energy-trading unit of Avista Corp. Previously, she worked as contract analyst and audit manager at Egghead Software.
Lexar Media Inc., a $681.7 million NAND flash memory products manufacturer based in Fremont, Calif., named Michael Scarpelli CFO. He succeeds Brian McGee, who was named vice president of corporate development. Scarpelli, 39, most recently was CFO, treasurer and senior vice president of administration and secretary of HPL Technologies Inc. until December 2005, when it was acquired by Synopsys Inc. Before Scarpelli joined HPL as vice president of corporate development in January 2002, he served as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since 1989.
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