Coach, the $3.6 billion accessories manufacturer, hired Jane Nielsen to serve as CFO and executive vice president, effective Sept. 1. She succeeds Michael Devine III, the company's CFO since 2001, who announced earlier this year that he will retire at the end of August. Nielsen, 47, joins Coach from PepsiCo, where she most recently served as CFO and senior vice president of Pepsico Beverages America and the company's global nutrition group, which had combined revenue of more than $17 billion. In 15 years at PepsiCo, she worked in M&A, investor relations and strategic planning. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Nielsen worked at consultancy Marakon Associates and was an analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston.

Frank Martell was named CFO at $1.6 billion CoreLogic, an analytics and business services company in Santa Ana, Calif. He succeeds Buddy Piszel, who stepped down in February after receiving a Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission related to his stint as CFO of Freddie Mac. Martell, 51, most recently was president and CEO of the Western Institutional Review Board. Earlier, he served as CFO and executive vice president at both Advantage Sales and Marketing and Information Services Group. Martell spent 11 years at ACNielsen, where his last position was COO, and 15 years in finance at GE.

Ruth's Hospitality Group, the operator of Ruth's Chris Steak House restaurants and other dining chains, named Arne Haak CFO. He succeeds Bob Vincent, who was named to the new position of senior vice president of corporate strategy. Haak, 43, joins the company from AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of Southwest Airlines, where he served as CFO since 2008. From 2005 to 2008, he was AirTran's treasurer and vice president of finance, and from 2001 to 2005, he was director of corporate finance. Earlier, he spent seven years in pricing and revenue management positions at U.S. Airways. Ruth's Hospitality Group is based in Heathrow, Fla., and had $357.6 million in 2010 revenue.