Andrew M. Griffiths becomes the new at CFO on Sept. 9 at Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., the $1.7 billion maker of recreational vehicles and manufactured housing based in Riverside, Calif. Griffiths, 42, will succeed Boyd R. Plowman, 65, who is retiring as executive vice president and CFO after nearly 30 years with the company. Griffiths joined Fleetwood as vice president and controller in February 2004 and was promoted to his current position in April 2006.
Donna J. Blank becomes the new executive vice president and CFO on Sept. 1 at National Financial Partners Corp. (NFP), the $1.2 billion New York-based network of independent financial advisors. Blank, 47, will replace Mark C. Biderman, 62, who was promoted to vice chairman in April. Blank joins NFP after 11 years at Financial Guaranty Insurance, where she has been CFO since General Electric sold the company to the PMI Group in 2003.
Kenneth R. Allen moves up to vice president of finance and CFO at Texas Industries Inc. (TXI), the $1 billion cement and building materials supplier based in Dallas, Texas. Allen, 50, replaces Richard M. Fowler, 65, who retired after 35 years with the company. Succeeding Allen as treasurer is Sharon M. Ellis, 41, who joined TXI as assistant treasurer in February. Most recently, Ellis was CFO at The Container Store from May 2005 to February 2007.
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T. Lesley Vines has added chief accounting responsibilities to his vice president and controller roles at TXI. Vines, 45, replaces James R. McCraw, who retired after more than 38 years with the company. Vines, whose title will not change, has been vice president and controller since Mar. 2004. A 13-year company veteran, Vines served as corporate tax manager from November 1995 to January 1999 and director of accounting and tax from January to March 2004.
A. Wade Pursell becomes the new executive vice president and CFO on Sept. 8 at St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., the $990.1 million based in Denver, Colo. Pursell, 44, will succeed David W. Honeyfield, 40, who resigned in March to become executive vice president, CFO and treasurer of Intrepid Potash. Pursell has served as CFO at Helix Energy Solutions Group from 2000 to 2008 and as vice president of finance and chief accounting officer from 1997 to 2000.
Stephen R. Attwood is the new senior vice president and CFO at Quality Distribution Inc., the $751.6 million bulk transportation company based in Tampa, Fla. Attwood, 56, takes over from Timothy B. Page, also 56, who will work in a transitional role and will leave the company later this year. Most recently, Attwood was vice president and controller at Swift Transportation, a $3 billion truckload from 2002 to 2007. Previously, Attwood held senior management positions with Dell Computer and AlliedSignal (now Honeywell).
Francis McDonnell is the new senior vice president and CFO at The Navigators Group Inc., the $676.7 million specialty insurance holding company based in New York. McDonnell, 52, succeeds Paul J. Malvasio, 61, who retired as executive vice president and CFO on Aug. 15. McDonnell joins the company from ACE USA, a subsidiary of ACE Ltd., where he was CFO from 2002 to 2008. Previously, McDonnell served as CFO at PMA Capital from 1995 to 2002.
Linda C. Heller is the new senior vice president finance, CFO and treasurer at Power-One Inc., the $511.6 million manufacturer of power supplies based in Camarillo, Calif. Heller, 45, replaces Jeffrey J. Kyle, 48, who resigned to pursue other opportunities. Heller joins Power-One from Applied Materials, where she was vice president of investor relations from March 2008 to July 2008. Previously, Heller was a vice president in charge of global operations finance at Amgen.
Aaron Tachibana moves up to senior vice president, CFO and principal accounting officer at Asyst Technologies Inc., the $457.2 million maker of automation and isolation systems for the semiconductor industry based in Fremont, Calif. Tachibana, 47, replaces Richard H. Janney, 49, a consultant who was appointed interim CFO and interim principal accounting officer on Aug. 5 after Michael A. Sicuro, 49, resigned. Previously, Tachibana, who joined Asyst in 2004, was vice president of finance and principal accounting officer.
Randy W. Strobel becomes the senior vice president and CFO on Aug. 25 at Analysts International Corp., the $359.7 million diversified technology services company based in Minneapolis, Minn. Strobel, 41, replaces Walter Michels, also 41, who became interim CFO in addition to controller and assistant treasurer after David J. Steichen, 44, left the company in March due to management restructuring. Strobel will join Analysts from Ceridian, where he has been senior vice president and controller since 2005.
Karen L. Luey has become interim CFO in addition to vice president, controller and principal accounting officer at Jamba Inc., the $317.2 million outlet for blended fruit drinks based in Emeryville, Calif. Luey, 47, replaces Donald D. Breen, 49, who resigned to pursue other opportunities. Luey joined Jamba in April 2007 as vice president, controller and principal accounting officer. Luey held the same position at LeapFrog.
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