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Mary Hentges Made Chief Financial Officer at Yapstone.

YapStone, a global provider of Web and mobile payment solutions, appointed Mary Hentges Chief Financial Officer. Mary had been CFO at CBS Interactive and before that was CFO at PayPal. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Karen Dykstra Made Chief Financial Officer at AOL.

AOL (NYSE: AOL) appointed Karen Dykstra as Chief Financial Officer. Karen is a former partner at Plainfield Asset Management LLC and a former Chief Financial Officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Debra Delman Made EVP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Arbitron. Melissa Cruz Made Chief Financial Officer at Progress Software.

Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) appointed Debra Delman (pictured) Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Debra had been Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations and Finance for National Public Radio Inc. Read more in the company press release.

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) appointed Melissa Cruz Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Melissa had been CFO at several software companies, including Picis, a provider of Healthcare software solutions which was acquired by UnitedHealth. Read more in the company press release.

Colleen O’Sullivan Made Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Career Education Corp.

Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO) appointed Colleen M. O’Sullivan Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Colleen had been their Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Linda M. Pearce Made Chief Financial Officer at Nautilus Inc.

Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS) appointed Linda M. Pearce Chief Financial Officer. Linda had been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Warn Industries. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Anna Baird Made Chief Financial Officer at SAY Media.

SAY Media appointed Anna Baird Chief Financial Officer. Anna had been a Partner in the Connor Group, and before that she was senior vice president at McAfee, and earlier served as part of the leadership team at KPMG in Silicon Valley. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Susan Ball Made Chief Financial Officer at CVR Energy.

CVR Energy (NYSE: CVI) appointed Susan Ball Chief Financial Officer. Susan had been Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer for CVR Energy. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Julie Whalen Made Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) appointed Julie Whalen Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Julie. who has been with the company since 2001, had been appointed  Acting Chief Financial Officer in March 2012. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Cynthia Walker Made Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Occidental Petroleum

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) appointed Cynthia L. Walker Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Cynthia had been a Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Tracey Travis Made Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Estee Lauder

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) appointed Tracey T. Travis Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Tracey had been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Pamela Strayer Made SVP and Chief Financial Officer at Plantronics. Melissa Cruz Made Chief Financial Officer at Progress Software Corp. Sherry Buck Made Chief Financial Officer at Libbey Inc.

Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) appointed Pamela Strayer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Pamela had been Vice President Finance and Principal Accounting Officer at Autodesk. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) appointed Melissa Cruz Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer. See Business Wire press release.

Libbey Inc. appointed Sherry Buck Chief Financial Officer. Sherry had been Chief Financial Officer, Global Product and Enterprise Cost Leadership at Whirlpool Corp. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Network Instruments appointed Jenny Kray Chief Financial Officer.

Network Instruments, the network and application performance monitoring company, appointed Jenny Kray Chief Financial Officer. Jenny was most recently the Compellent Controller for Dell, Inc. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Lynn Schweinfurth Made Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Fiesta Restaurant Group

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRGI), appointed Lynn Schweinfurth Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Lynn had been Vice President of Finance and       Treasurer at Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Margaret Loebl Made Chief Financial Officer at Quaker Chemical Corp.

Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) appointed Margaret M. Loebl Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of TechTeam Global. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Nina Kaufmann Made Chief Financial Officer at Scribes STAT, Inc.

Scribes STAT, Inc., the provider of certified medical scribes who deliver accurate, real-time electronic medical records for physicians, appointed Nina Kaufmann Chief Financial Officer. Nina had previously been with  MediaLogic/Medscape as Controller, Treasurer, and Director of Process Analysis and Business Systems. "Nina Kaufmann brings a wealth of experience to Scribes STAT Inc.," said Kathleen Myers, (pictured right)Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Scribes. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Victoria Harker Made Chief Financial Officer of Gannett Co.

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) appointed Victoria Harker Chief Financial Officer. Victoria had been Chief Financial Officer and President of Global Business Services at AES Corp. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Jean Clifton Made Chief Financial Officer at Dial Global.

Dial Global (NASDAQ: DIAL) appointed Jean Clifton Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Jean is the former EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Penton Media, and before that was SVP and CFO of Reader's Digest. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Elaine Lintecum Made Chief Financial Officer at McClatchy Company

The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), the news and information provider, appointed Elaine Lintecum Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Elaine had been McClatchy's Treasurer. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Tracy Keegan Made Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at First Southern Bank

First Southern Bank appointed Tracy L. Keegan chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Tracy had been executive vice president and chief financial officer for Florida Community Bank, N.A. See Business Wire press release.

Sherri Lemmer Made Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Wausau Paper

Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) appointed Sherri L. Lemmer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company. Sherri had been their Vice President, Finance and Information Technology. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Kelyn Brannon Made Chief Financial Officer at Delivery Agent Inc.

Delivery Agent, Inc. appointed Kelyn Brannon Chief Financial Officer. Kelyn had been EVP and CFO of Calix, a communications equipment supplier. She also had previously been chief accounting officer, vice president of finance and CFO of Amazon’s international division. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Becky Shulman Made Chief Financial Officer and COO at Card Compliant

Card Compliant today appointed Becky Shulman Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Becky, who holds an MBA from the University of Illinois, had been Managing Director and Deputy Chief Financial Officer for LPL Financial. See Business Wire press release.

Mary A. Winston Made Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Family Dollar Stores

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) appointed Mary A. Winston Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before  joining Family Dollar, Mary had been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of grocery chain Giant Eagle, Inc., also previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Scholastic Corporation. See Business Wire press release. 

Hormel Foods CFO Jody H. Feragen Nominated for the CFO Magazine "Women in Finance" Awards

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) announced that Jody H. Feragen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Hormel Foods, has been nominated for the CFO Magazine Women in Finance Awards being given at the CFO Women in Finance Conference in New York Tuesday, May 15. See Business Wire press release.

Jessica Baron Made Chief Financial Officer at Hercules Technology Growth Capital

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTGC) appointed Jessica Baron Chief Financial Officer. Jessica, who holds an MBA from the Haas Business School, University of California at Berkeley, had been their Vice President of Finance and interim chief financial officer since June 2011. See Business Wire press release.

Laurie Hylton Made Chief Financial Officer at Eaton Vance

Eaton Vance Corp. appointed Laurie G. Hylton Chief Financial Officer. Laurie had been their Chief Accounting Officer. See prnewswire press release.

Leigh Bonney Made Chief Financial Officer at Leona and Harry B. Helmsley Trust

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust appointed Leigh Bonney as Chief Financial Officer. Leigh is a former Chief Financial Officer for Research and Development at Pfizer. See prnewswire press release.

Anne Lynch Made a GE Company Officer

GE appointed Anne Lynch an Officer of the Company. Anne is the CFO of GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Lois Martin Made Chief Financial Officer at Ceridian Corp

Ceridian Corporation, the provider of global human resources, payroll, and workforce management software, appointed Lois M. Martin Chief Financial Officer. Lois had been Chief Financial Officer for Capella Education Company. More in the Business Wire press release.

Karen Walker Made Vice President and Controller at Virgin America

Virgin America appointed Karen S. Walker Vice President and Controller. Karen had been VP, Controller at CNET Networks. Read more in the prnewswire press release.