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Sue A. Baacke Made Chief Financial Officer at PuraMed BioScience, Inc

PuraMed BioScience, Inc. (OTCBB:PMBS) appointed Sue A. Baacke Chief Financial Officer. Sue had been their Corporate Controller. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Christine Sacco Made Chief Financial Officer at Smart Balance Inc.

Smart Balance Inc. appointed Christine Sacco Chief Financial Officer. Christine had been their Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Read more in the globenewswire press release on marketwatch.com.

Vilia Valentine Made Chief Financial Officer at Inspirato

Inspirato appointed Vilia Valentine Chief Financial Officer. Vilia had been the Principal Financial Officer at MDC Holdings, a public homebuilding and financial services company. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Elaine Kitagawa Made Chief Financial Officer at Saba

Saba (NASDAQ: SABA), the People Cloud provider, appointed Elaine Kitagawa Chief Financial Officer. Elaine had been Chief Operating Officer at Gaia Interactive. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

WSJ "CFO Watch List" 42% Female, reflecting Women Ready to be CEO.

The glass ceiling is a thing of the past if the Wall Street Journal is any indication of what's to come in 2012. In the WSJ article, "Three CFO's With a Shot at the Corner Office", Maxwell Murphy features three CFO's who are candidates to be a Chief Executive Officer. One of them, Cathie Lesjak of HP (pictured), already served as interim CEO for that company. But the most interesting thing for me in this article is the "CFO Watch List" compiled, which is 42% female. Yes, almost half of the 12 people on the list of prospective CEO's are women, inlcuding Christine Komola of Staples and Sabrina Simmons at The Gap. Check out the other women cfo's listed who could be ceo's in the future in the article on wsj.com. No surprise the picture in the article shows three men climbing the ladder. We'll have to work on the visuals!

Rachel Glaser Made Chief Financial Officer at Move Inc.

Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE) appointed Rachel Glaser Chief Financial Officer. Rachel had been chief operating officer and chief financial officer of MyLife.com, and previously held senior positions at Yahoo! Inc. and The Walt Disney Company. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Nancy Lazaros Made Chief Financial Officer at Extreme Reach

Extreme Reach, Inc., a provider of video advertising management and delivery solutions, appointed Nancy Lazaros Chief Financial Officer. Nancy had been CFO for [x+1], a digital marketing company she led through multiple rounds of capital funding, and before that she was CFO of Third Screen Media, a mobile ad-serving platform and network sold to AOL. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Teresa Gendron Made Vice President and Controller at Gannett

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) appointed Teresa (Teri) Gendron Vice President and Controller. Teri was formerly vice president and controller at NII Holdings, Inc., formerly known as Nextel International, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Elizabeth Brumley Made Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Sterling Construction

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NasdaqGS: STRL) appointed Elizabeth D. Brumley Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Elizabeth had been Sterling’s Chief Accounting Officer and Controller. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Marguerite Nader Made Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Equity LifeStyle Properties

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) appointed Marguerite Nader as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Marguerite currently serves as the company’s Executive Vice President – New Business Development. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Linda Chang Made Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at PharmAthene

PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP) appointed Linda L. Chang Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Linda had been Senior Director of Finance at Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Sallie B. Bailey Made Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX) appointed Sallie B. Bailey Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Sallie, who holds an MBA from University of Chicago, is a former CFO at Ferro Corporation. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Linda Zukauckas Made Executive Vice President at American Express

American Express (NYSE: AXP) appointed Linda Zukauckas Executive Vice President and Corporate Comptroller. Linda had been Managing Director – Corporate Strategy at Ally Financial (formerly GMAC Inc.). Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Sharon Tetlow Made Chief Financial Officer at Pathwork Diagnostics

Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc. appointed Sharon Tetlow Chief Financial Officer. Sharon, who holds an MBA from Stanford, had been Senior Vice President and CFO of Cell Genesys. Read more in the business Wire press release.

Lisa Weaver Made Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of StarTek Inc.

StarTek, Inc. (NYSE: SRT), a provider of business process outsourcing services, appointed Lisa Weaver Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Lisa had been North America CFO at Recall Corporation. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Carol Roberts Made Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at International Paper

International Paper (NYSE: IP) appointed Carol Roberts named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Carol had been leading their Industrial Packaging business. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Susan Davenport Austin Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Broadcast Music, Inc

Susan Davenport Austin was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Broadcast Music, Inc. Susan joined the BMI board in 2007, and is the first woman and the first African-American elected to serve as Chairman of the BMI Board. Susan, who holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Harvard and an M.B.A. from Stanford, is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation and President of the Sheridan Gospel Network. Prior to joining SBC, Susan was a Vice President in the Communications, Media and Entertainment group at Goldman, Sachs. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Karyn Ovelmen Made Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at LyondellBasell

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), the plastics, chemical and refining company, appointed Karyn F. Ovelmen Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Karyn had been Executive Vice President and CFO of Petroplus Holdings AG. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Julie M.B. Bradley Made Chief Financial Officer at TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor® appointed Julie M.B. Bradley Chief Financial Officer. Julie had been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Art Technology Group. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Jeanne Seeley Made Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Glam Media. TransMedia Group Hires Producer Alexandra Flugel.

Glam Media, Inc., the vertical social media content platform company, appointed Jeanne Seeley (pictured) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jeanne is a former senior executive at Apple, and has served as CFO of publicly traded technology companies such as Quantum Corporation, Palm Source, Access CO Ltd, and Occam Networks. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

TransMedia Group hired veteran television producer, director and coordinator Alexandra Flugel as Director Video Production. Alexandra has over 15 years of experience working on successful productions, from "America's Most Wanted" to "Ellen DeGeneres". Read more about her career in the prnewswire press release.

Christine Komola Made Chief Financial Officer at Staples Inc.

Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) promoted Christine Komola to Chief Financial Officer. Christine had been their Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Amy R. Corbin Made Chief Financial Officer of Genworth Financial Retirement and Protection Group

Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW) appointed Amy R. Corbin Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of its Retirement and Protection segment. Ammy had been the Genworth's Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Julie Shiflett Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Red Lion Hotels

Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE: RLH) appointed Julie Shiflett Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Julie had been Chief Financial Officer of Signature Genomic Laboratories, and before that, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Columbia Paint and Coatings. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Stacy M. Hodges Made Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SWS Group

SWS Group, Inc.'s (NYSE: SWS) Board of Directors appointed Stacy M. Hodges Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the company. Stacy had served as interim CFO and Treasurer of SWS Group since October 2010. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Andrea Forster Made Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer at MasterCard

MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) appointed Andrea Forster Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Andrea had been Vice President, Supply Chain Transformation at PepsiCo, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Maura Langley Made Chief Financial Officer at Hampshire Group

Hampshire Group, Limited appointed Maura Langley Chief Financial Officer. Maura had been Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Spartan Foods of America, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Lisa Milke Made Chief Financial Officer at Tri-Valley Bank

Tri-Valley Bank appointed Lisa Milke as its Chief Financial Officer. Lisa had been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for First Independent Bank of Nevada. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Mary Carstens Made Chief Financial Officer at Ballantyne Strong Inc.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BTN), a provider of digital cinema projection equipment and services, cinema screens and other cinema products, appointed Mary A. Carstens Chief Financial Officer. Mary had been CFO, Vice President Finance of the Asia Pacific Division at Belden, Inc., (NYSE: BDC). Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Renee J. Peterson Made Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at The Toro Company

The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) appointed Renee J. Peterson Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Renee had been Vice President, Finance and Planning at Eaton Corporation for that company’s Truck and Automotive Segments. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Karen Parkhill Made a Vice Chairman at Comerica Inc.

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) today appointed Karen L. Parkhill a Vice Chairman and a member of Comerica's Management Policy Committee. Karen will have administrative responsibilities for the Service Company (Information Services, Enterprise Payments, Commercial Lending Services, Corporate Real Estate & Security, and Administrative Services), Corporate Planning and Development, and Corporate Compliance and Financial Intelligence, and is expected to eventually become Chief Financial Officer. Karen had been Chief Financial Officer for the Commercial Banking business at JP Morgan Chase. Read more in the prnewswire press release.