Pacific Life Insurance, a $7.1 billion life insurance, asset management and financial services company, appointed Adrian Griggs CFO and executive vice president. He replaces Khanh Tran, who was promoted to president of the company. Griggs, 45, most recently oversaw the Newport Beach, Calif.-based company's risk management and institutional and structured products departments. Since joining Pacific Life in 1994, he also served as assistant vice president of financial reporting and planning and as vice president of the retirement solutions division.

Barnes & Noble, the $6.9 billion book store chain, named Michael Huseby CFO. He succeeds interim CFO Allen Lindstrom, who will continue with the company. Huseby, 56, was CFO and executive vice president of Cablevision Systems from 2004 to 2011. Earlier, he served as CFO and executive vice president of Charter Communications and executive vice president of finance and administration at AT&T Broadband, where he completed the merger between AT&T and Comcast. Huseby also worked at Arthur Andersen for 20 years.

Ferro Corp., a $2.1 billion supplier of technology-based performance materials, appointed Jeffrey Rutherford CFO and vice president. He replaces Thomas Miklich, who is leaving the company. Rutherford, 57, joins the Cleveland-based company from Park-Ohio Holdings, where he was CFO and vice president since 2008. Earlier, he was CFO and senior vice president at UAP Holding Corp. and served as president and CEO of LESCO, where he had earlier been CFO. Rutherford also worked in finance at OfficeMax.