Sunoco, a $54.1 billion Philadelphia-based petroleum company, has hired Brian MacDonald as CFO and senior vice president. He replaces Terence Delaney, Sunoco's interim CFO since December 2008. MacDonald, 43, is joining Sunoco from Dell, where he most recently was CFO of the commercial business unit and earlier served as the company's treasurer. Prior to joining Dell, MacDonald worked in finance positions at General Motors, including deputy CFO of Isuzu Motors and treasurer of GM Canada.

Chiquita Brands International, a $3.6 billion marketer and distributor of food products, has promoted Michael Sims to CFO and senior vice president. He succeeds Jeffrey Zalla, who is leaving the Cleveland-based company to pursue a new business venture. Sims, 50, most recently Chiquita's vice president of corporate development and treasurer, has also held financial reporting, strategic analysis, investor relations and corporate planning positions in his more than 20 years at the company, as well as serving as CFO of its European operations. Before joining Chiquita, Sims worked for Ernst & Young.

Bank of America, the $72.7 billion provider of banking services, has named Neil Cotty chief accounting officer. His predecessor, Craig Rosato, was named consumer credit risk executive. Cotty, 54, most recently served as the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank's CFO of global banking and wealth. He worked at NationsBank prior to its 1998 merger with B of A, serving as controller of capital markets and CFO of global finance.