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Susan Carter Made Chief Financial Officer at KBR

KBR (NYSE:KBR) appointed Susan Carter Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Susan, who holds an  MBA from Northern Illinois University, had been  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for five years at Lennox International, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Sheryl S. Vittitoe Made Chief Financial Officer for First National Bank of Chester County.

First Chester County Corporation appointed Sheryl S. Vittitoe as Chief Financial Officer for First National Bank of Chester County. Sheryl had previously been Regional Managing Director for Accume Partners LLC ’s Mid-Atlantic Practice, and before that was Senior Vice President and Audit Director for Sovereign Bank. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Cathy Smith Made Chief Financial Officer of GameStop

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) appointed Catherine Smith Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Cathy had been Executive Vice President and CFO of Dallas-based Centex Corporation. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Elizabeth Brumley Made Chief Financial Officer at Bristow Group

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, promoted Elizabeth D. Brumley to Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Elizabeth had been Acting Chief Financial Officer since April. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Kathryn Mikells Made EVP at UAL

UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) , the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines, named Kathryn Mikells an Executive Vice President. Kathryn is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Karen Roscher Made CFO of Welch Allyn

Welch Allyn, a global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, appointed Karen Roscher Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Karen, who holds an MBA from Arizona State University, had been CFO of Conexant Systems, and before that held a variety of senior financial management positions with Motorola, Inc. and Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. See Business Wire press release.

Katherine Cody Made CFO at Farmers New World Life Insurance.

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company appointed Katherine P. Cody Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Katherine had lead the emerging growth line Alternative Retirement Solutions at The Phoenix Companies. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Mary Hoeltzel Made Chief Accounting Officer at CIGNA. Jeanne Prayther Made CFO at SeaMobile

CIGNA (NYSE:CI) appointed Mary Hoeltzel as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Before joining CIGNA, Hoeltzel served in a number of financial management positions at General Electric, including Chief Financial Officer of the GE Trailer Fleet Services/Modular Space Division. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

SeaMobile, Inc. and its MTN Satellite Services subsidiary, appointed Jeanne Prayther Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Jeanne had been the company’s Chief Accounting Officer. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Lynn Good Made CFO at Duke Energy

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) appointed Lynn J. Good Group Executive and Chief Financial Officer. Lynn had been Group Executive and President of Duke's commercial businesses. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Annmarie Hagan Made CFO at Cigna Corp. Jennifer Finch Made CFO at Artesian Consulting Engineers.

CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) appointed Annmarie Hagan Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CIGNA Corporation. Annmarie had been the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Controller. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Artesian Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTNA) appointed Jennifer Finch (pictured left) Chief Financial Officer of Artesian Consulting Engineers, Inc., one of their wholly owned subsidiaries. Jennifer will concurrently serve as Chief Accounting Director for Artesian Resources, a position she has held since joining Artesian in 2008. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Women CFOs - Deb Thomas Made CFO at Hasbro

Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) appointed Deb Thomas its Chief Financial Officer. Deb, who joined Hasbro in 1998, is the Company’s Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Finance. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Nancy Broadbent Made CFO at Orthovita Inc.

Orthovita, Inc. (NASDAQ: VITA), an orthobiologics and biosurgery company, appointed Nancy Broadbent Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Nancy had been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Andrea Greene Made CFO of Network Hardware Resale

Network Hardware Resale (NHR), a provider of pre-owned and new networking equipment headquartered in California, appointed of Andrea Greene its Chief Financial Officer. Andrea, who holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, had been a principal with Allied Capital, an investor in NHR. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Paula Price Made CFO at Stop & Shop

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company appointed Paula A. Price as Chief Financial Officer. Paula, who holds an MBA from University of Chicago, had been Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for CVS/Caremark Corp. Stop & Shop also appointed Paula Labian Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Paula had been Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Global Vice President of Human Resources for Whole Foods Market, Inc. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Elizabeth Murray Made CFO at Oversee.net

Oversee.net, a technology-driven Internet services company, appointed Elizabeth Murray Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Elizabeth had been Executive Vice President and CFO of Fluid Music Canada, Inc. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. 

Stacey Moran Made CFO of Suffolk Bancorp

Suffolk Bancorp (NASDAQ: SUBK) appointed Stacey Moran Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Suffolk Bancorp and its banking subsidiary, The Suffolk County National Bank. Stacy had been Comptroller of the subsidiary bank, SCNB. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Kelli Turner Made CFO at MSLO. Holly Nelson Made CFO at Virgin America

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) appointed Kelli Turner Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Kelli had been Senior Vice President, Operations in the Office of the Chairman and CEO at Time Warner. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Virgin America, the California-based domestic airline, appointed  Holly Nelson Chief Financial Officer. Holly had been Senior Vice President Finance and Controller at XOJET, Inc. See prnewswire press release.

Gail Babitt Made CFO at Kowabunga!

Kowabunga!® Inc. (NYSE-AMEX: KOW), a provider of performance-based advertising and technology solutions, appointed Gail Babitt its Chief Financial Officer. Gail, who holds an MBA from Boston University, had been Chief Financial Officer at WorldSage Inc. See Business Wire press release.

Caroline Dorsa Made EVP/CFO at PSEG

Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG), the New Jersey energy company, appointed Caroline Dorsa Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Caroline has been Senior Vice President, Global Human Health, Strategy and Integration at Merck & Co., Inc. since early 2008. See prnewswire press release.

Sandra Cochran Made CFO at Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) appointed Sandra Cochran Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Sandra, a former Captain in the U.S. Army who holds an MBA from Pacific Lutheran University, had been Chief Executive Officer at the book retailer, Books-A-Million, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.