DELL INC. named Donald J. Carty vice chairman and CFO of the $55.9 billion computer maker, which is based in Round Rock, Texas. Carty, 60, has been a board member since 1992, serving as the audit committee chairman. From 1998 to 2003, Carty was chairman and CEO of AMR Corp. He also served as president of AMR Airline Group and American Airlines Inc. Prior to that, he was CFO at AMR. Carty succeeds James M. Schneider, who left to become executive chairman of Frontier Bancshares Inc.
WAL-MART STORES INC. promoted Charles Holley to treasurer and executive vice president of finance of the $315.7 billion, Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer. Holley, 49, who had been senior vice president of finance, succeeds Jay Fitzsimmons, who is retiring. He joined Wal-Mart from Tandy Corp. in 1994, serving as senior vice president and CFO of the international division. In 2003, he was named senior vice president and controller of Wal-Mart and in 2005 became senior vice president of finance.
ACE GROUP OF COMPANIES named Audrey Samers global ethics and compliance officer of the $13.1 billion, Bermuda-based insurer. Samers, 42, joined ACE in May 2006 from the New York State Insurance Department, where she served as deputy superintendent and general counsel. She joined that organization in 1998 as special counsel to the superintendent on Holocaust-related issues. She succeeds Kevin Rampe, who was named general counsel of ACE's North American operations.
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ONEOK INC. named Curtis L. Dinan senior vice president, CFO and treasurer of the $12.7 billion, Tulsa, Okla.-based energy company. He was named to the same position at Oneok Partners LLP, a publicly traded partnership 45.7% owned by Oneok. Dinan, 39, was previously senior vice president and chief accounting officer for Oneok. He joined Oneok in 2004. Earlier, he was an audit partner for Grant Thornton LLP. He succeeds James C. Kneale, who was named Oneok's president and COO.
THE NEW YORK TIMES CO. named James F. Follo senior vice president and CFO of the $3.3 billion media company, which is based in New York. Follo, 47, succeeds Leonard P. Forman, who is retiring. From 2001 to 2006, Follo served as chief financial and administrative officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., a media and lifestyles company, and before that as its controller from 1998 to 2001. Earlier, he was executive vice president and CFO of General Media International Inc., a media company.
NASH FINCH CO.named Robert B. Dimond CFO, executive vice president and treasurer of the $4.6 billion food distributor, which is based in Minneapolis. Dimond, 45, replaces LeAnne M. Stewart, who is resigning. Dimond joins Nash Finch from Wild Oats Markets Inc., a natural and organic foods retailer, which has $1 billion in sales. He had been CFO and senior vice president of Wild Oats since April 2005. Prior to that, Dimond served as executive vice president, CFO and treasurer of Nash Finch.
SCHOLASTIC CORP. named Maureen O'Connell executive vice president, chief administrative officer and CFO of the New York-based, $2.3 billion children's book publisher. O'Connell served most recently as CFO of Affinion Group Inc., a direct-marketing company. From 2000 to 2002, she was CFO of Barnes & Noble Inc. and afterward joined Gartner Inc. as CFO and chief administrative officer. O'Connell, 45, who began her career in public accounting, is replacing Mary Winston, who is resigning.
PMI GROUP INC. promoted Thomas H. Jeter to senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller of the $1.1 billion title insurer, which is based in Walnut Creek, Calif. Jeter, 41, joined PMI in 2002, serving as controller since 2005. Along with managing accounting functions, statutory reporting and compliance, he will assume responsibility for capital management and analysis. Before joining PMI, Jeter was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he was a senior manager in the financial services division.
GENERAL CABLE CORP. promoted Brian J. Robinson to senior vice president, CFO and treasurer of the $2.4 billion manufacturer, which is based in Highland Heights, Ky. Robinson replaces Christopher F. Virgulack, who announced in May 2006 that he would be leaving the company. Robinson, 38, joined General Cable in 1999 as assistant controller and was promoted to controller in 2000. In March 2006, he added the duties of senior vice president and treasurer. He began his career at Deloitte & Touche in 1991.
TESORO CORP. named Arlen Glenewinkel Jr. vice president and controller of the San Antonio, Texas-based, $16.6 billion oil refiner. Prior to his appointment, Glenewinkel was vice president of enterprise risk, a position he had held since 2005. Glenewinkel, 50, joined Tesoro in 1980 as an associate accountant and has filled many roles in the controller and CFO organizations, including vice president of internal audit. He replaces Scott Spendlove, who is now Tesoro's vice president of strategy and long-term planning.
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. named Laurie Brias senior vice president, CFO and treasurer of the Cleveland-based, $1.7 billion iron ore pellet producer. Prior to joining Cleveland-Cliffs, Brias, 49, served as senior vice president and CFO of Steris Corp. from 2000 to 2006. Earlier, she was senior vice president and controller of OfficeMax Inc. for five years. She replaces acting CFO Donald J. Gallagher. Gallagher is currently president of the North American iron ore division and he will remain in that position.
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. promoted David Radloff to vice president of corporate finance of the $721.5 million disk drive suspension systems maker, which is based in Hutchinson, Minn. Radloff, 47, will oversee accounting, treasury and corporate systems functions in addition to his current role as chief information officer. Radloff joined Hutchinson Technology in 1986 and has served as accounting manager, treasurer and sales manager. In 2006, he was named corporate finance director.
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