PPG Industries, the $15.8 billion Pittsburgh-based supplier of paint, chemicals and glass, hired Robert Dellinger as senior vice president of finance and said he will become CFO on Oct. 15. The company announced in May that William Hernandez, its CFO since 1995, would step down in October. Dellinger, 49, most recently was CFO for Delphi Corp. Earlier, he was CFO at Sprint and spent 19 years in finance positions at General Electric, including serving as CFO of GE Superabrasives, GE Plastics Pacific, GE Motors and Industrial Systems and GE Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Aetna, the $30.9 billion health insurance company, has named Kim Keck to lead investor relations. She succeeds Jeffrey Chaffkin, who is leaving the Hartford, Conn.-based company to pursue personal interests. Keck, 45, most recently served as Aetna's head of finance, corporate, a position in which she led treasury and the controller, actuarial and tax groups. Since joining Aetna in 1988, Keck has also served as head of planning and performance management and head of capital management and rating agencies.
Delek US Holdings, a $4.6 billion oil refiner based in Brentwood, Tenn., has appointed Mark Cox CFO and executive vice president. He succeeds Edward Morgan, who left the company in April to become CFO of CVR Energy. Mr. Cox, 50, most recently was treasurer, director of investor relations and senior vice president at Western Refining. He joined Western in 2007 when it acquired Giant Industries, another refining company, where he had worked since 1994. Cox's final position at Giant was CFO and executive vice president.
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Robert Hau has been hired as CFO of Lennox International, a $3.4 billion Dallas company that provides heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. He replaces Susan Carter, who left in May to pursue other opportunities. Hau, 43, most recently was CFO and vice president of the aerospace business unit of Honeywell International. He joined AlliedSignal, a predecessor of Honeywell, in 1987 and has served in both finance and operations positions, including stints as CFO of Honeywell's specialty materials business and of its aerospace electronics systems group.
LKQ Corp., a $1.9 billion Chicago company that buys wrecked autos, salvages reusable parts and markets them, announced that John Quinn will join the company as CFO and executive vice president in the fourth quarter. LKQ said in May that its current CFO, Mark Spears, would resign around the end of the year. Quinn, 50, has been CFO, treasurer and senior vice president of Casella Waste Systems since January. Previously, he worked at Allied Waste Industries in positions including senior vice president of finance, controller and chief accounting officer, and vice president of financial analysis and planning.
Central Garden & Pet, a $1.7 billion maker of gardening and pet supplies, hired Jeffrey Blade as CFO. The Walnut Creek, Calif., company announced in April that his predecessor, Stuart Booth, was stepping down as CFO to move into a consulting role. Blade, 48, most recently served as interim president of Steak 'N Shake, a restaurant chain. Earlier, he was CFO of the U.S. operations of Cott Beverages and worked in finance at Kraft Foods.
Neal Cravens has been appointed CFO of Cott Corp., a $1.6 billion soft drink bottler and retailer based in Tampa and Toronto. He succeeds Juan Figuereo, who is stepping down. Cravens, 56, most recently was CFO at Advantage Sales & Marketing, a broker of consumer products. Earlier in his career, he spent 23 years at Seagram in positions including senior vice president of finance, chief accounting officer and vice president of planning, mergers and acquisitions. He also served as CFO of Tropicana and Universal Music Group, both divisions of Seagram.
Fred Schneider will step down as CFO of Skechers, a $1.4 million shoe company, to pursue other interests. Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Skechers says its chief operating officer, David Weinberg, will add the title of CFO. Mr. Weinberg had served as Skechers' CFO from 1994 through 2006, when he was named chief operating officer.
Mark Weber has been named CFO and senior vice president of Wabash National Corp., a Lafayette, Ind.-based maker of semi-trailers with $836.2 million of revenue. He succeeds Robert Smith, who resigned to join a privately held company. Weber has served as Wabash's corporate controller since 2007. He joined the company in 2005 as director of internal audit after spending 10 years in finance and accounting positions at Great Lakes Chemical Corp.
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