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CEO Moves – week ending February 2, 2018

Posted on February 7, 2018 Written by cfomoves Leave a Comment

CEO Moves this week include:

John Hancock Univar Inc. Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC
Lithium Walter Investment Management Corp. Christopher & Banks Corporation
InnerWorkings, Inc. Compassion & Choices PDS Gaming
GreenMantra Technologies DataPath, Inc. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
Orvana Minerals Corp. Trinity Industries, Inc. Resolute Forest Products Inc.
BLOK Technologies Inc. Goldwind Americas The Everett Clinic
Hitachi Vantara LifeApps Brands Inc. GrafTech International Ltd.
EyeSouth Partners Milost Global Inc. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
SambaSafety Lima One Capital James Beard Foundation
Beanitos, Inc. Meredith Corporation Sigma Designs, Inc.
Perelson Weiner, LLP Sixty Six Oilfield Services, Inc. MAPCO
Block One Capital Inc. Ronnoco Coffee LLC IndiSoft
Broward Health Boehringer Ingelheim Clarify Medical
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) Raisbeck Engineering Inc. LivingTree
ImmuDyne, Inc. Blueday Inc. Ultra Petroleum Corp.
Hogan Assessment Systems, Inc. Inspira Financial Inc.

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John Hancock [BOSTON] announced Brooks Tingle president and CEO of John Hancock Insurance. Mr. Tingle served in this role on an interim basis since last summer. Since joining John Hancock in 1987, Mr. Tingle has held diverse roles in the company’s life, annuity and long-term care insurance businesses. Most recently, as senior vice president, Marketing and Strategy for John Hancock Insurance. Previously, he served as senior vice president and COO for John Hancock Life Insurance Company.

David Jukes

Univar Inc. [DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.] (NYSE: UNVR) announced that it has selected David Jukes as the Company’s president and CEO effective May 9, 2018.  Stephen D. Newlin, the Company’s current Chairman and CEO, will become Executive Chairman of Univar’s board of directors. Since joining Univar in 2002, Jukes held various roles of increasing responsibility.  He was named President of Univar EMEA in 2011, and then President of Univar USA and Latin America in 2015.  In May of 2017, Jukes was promoted to President and COO of Univar Inc.  Prior to joining Univar, Jukes was Senior Vice President of global sales, marketing and industry relations for Omnexus.  In 1991 he joined Ellis & Everard, ultimately becoming Vice President of corporate development for their polymers division.  He currently serves on the board of DCC plc.

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC [NEW YORK] (NYSE: OZM) announced that Robert Shafir will succeed Dan Och as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Och, the Company’s largest shareholder, will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board through March 31, 2019, after which time he expects to remain involved with the firm. Mr. Shafir previously served in various capacities at Credit Suisse Group AG, most recently as the CEO of Credit Suisse Americas from 2008 to 2016 and Co-Head of Private Banking & Wealth Management, from 2012 to 2016. He was a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group and Credit Suisse. He was also Chairman of the Americas CEO Management Committee and the Private Banking & Wealth Management Products Management Committee. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, in August 2007, Mr. Shafir worked at Lehman Brothers for 17 years serving as Head of Global Equities, as well as a member of their Executive Board. He also held other senior roles, including Head of European Equities and Global Head of Equities Trading. Prior to that, he worked at Morgan Stanley in the preferred stock business within the fixed income division.

Lithium [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Pete Hess has been named CEO as successor to Rob Tarkoff. Hess joins as the former CEO of Advent Software, where he led the acquisition of the company in 2015. Following the acquisition, he has served Vista Equity Partners as a Senior Advisor and member of the Lithium Board of Directors.

Walter Investment Management Corp. [FORT WASHINGTON, PA.] (NYSE: WAC.BC) announced that Anthony N. Renzi, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, will be leaving the Company. To ensure a smooth transition, Mr. Renzi intends to stay with the Company and continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer and President until a permanent or interim successor is named.

Christopher & Banks Corporation [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: CBK) announced that it has completed its search for a successor to interim Chief Executive Officer and President Joel Waller. The Company has appointed Keri Jones as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board effective upon her first day of employment, which is anticipated to be on March 12, 2018. Ms. Jones is a proven executive with over 30 years’ experience at retail businesses including Dick’s Sporting Goods and Target Corporation. In her most recent role as Executive Vice President, Chief Merchant at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ms. Jones was responsible for the strategy and execution of Merchandising, Product Development and Planning, Allocation & Replenishment. Prior to Dick’s, Ms. Jones spent 27 years at Target, where she served in a variety of leadership roles, including, Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain; Executive Vice President of Merchandising Planning and Operations; Senior Vice President of Health and Beauty; and Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, Toys and Sporting Goods.

InnerWorkings, Inc. [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: INWK) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, Eric Belcher, will be succeeded by Rich Stoddart, who is currently serving as Global President of Publicis Groupe’s Leo Burnett Worldwide. Mr. Stoddart will be appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of InnerWorkings, Inc. and will join its Board of Directors effective on or before April 5, 2018, at which time Mr. Belcher will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to his current role, he ran Leo Burnett North America for 11 years as Chief Executive Officer and President.

Kim Callinan

Compassion & Choices [WASHINGTON] announced the promotion of its chief program officer, Kim Callinan, to chief executive officer (CEO). Barbara Coombs Lee, who served as CEO and president of the end-of-life care advocacy organization for the last 13 years, will remain president of the organization. Prior to joining Compassion & Choices in 2015, Callinan spent two decades creating integrated campaigns to engineer social change.

PDS Gaming [LAS VEGAS] announced Alex Dungan as its new CEO. Mr. Dungan joins the Company after a 27-year tenure at Bally Technologies, currently part of Scientific Games, where he was most recently Vice President of the Gaming Operations Business unit and Sales Administration. Johan Finley, current CEO and Founder of PDS, will continue to advise the Company as a consultant on special projects in the gaming industry and will also serve as special gaming advisor to Northlight Financial, an affiliate of which acquired PDS in January 2017.

Jodie Morgan

GreenMantra Technologies [BRANTFORD, Ontario] announced it has named Jodie Morgan as its new chief executive officer. Morgan previously served as president of Pinova Inc., Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals, LLC, and SPI Polyols, Inc. She has also been on the Board of Directors of GreenMantra since early 2017.

DataPath, Inc. [ATLANTA] announced that its Chairman of the Board, Chris Melton, will step in as interim CEO, after its current President & CEO, David Myers, announced his plans to step down in February. In addition to serving as Chairman of the Board and interim CEO for DataPath, Inc., Chris Melton is the Chairman and CEO of The White Oak Group, an Atlanta-based private investment firm. Melton also previously led the growth of DataPath as Co-Chairman from 2004 until its public offering in 2006.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) [CHARLOTTE, N.C.] (NYSE: BW) announced that it has appointed Leslie C. Kass to serve as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Kass served as Senior Vice President, Industrial at Babcock & Wilcox since May 2017. She joined B&W in 2013, and subsequently served in various roles including Vice President of Retrofits. Before joining B&W, Kass held a number of engineering and project management-related positions of increasing responsibility with Westinghouse, Entergy and Duke Energy.

Orvana Minerals Corp. [TORONTO] (TSX: ORV) announced the resignation of James Gilbert as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as well as a director of Orvana. Mr. Gilbert has decided to pursue other opportunities. Effective immediately, the Board has appointed Juan Gavidia as the Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Trinity Industries, Inc. [DALLAS] (NYSE: TRN) announced that Antonio Carrillo, currently the Chief Executive Officer of Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:MEXCHEM*) and a current member of Trinity’s Board of Directors, has accepted a future role with the company as President and Chief Executive Officer of the new infrastructure company upon completion of the spin-off. Prior to joining Mexichem, Mr. Carrillo spent 16 years at Trinity where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and Group President of the Company’s Energy Equipment Group and was responsible for Trinity’s Mexico operations. In 2014, he was elected to Trinity’s Board of Directors and has served as a member of the Finance Committee.

Yves Laflamme

Resolute Forest Products Inc. [MONTRÉAL] (NYSE: RFP, TSX: RFP) announced the selection and appointment of Yves Laflamme as Resolute’s new president and chief executive officer, and a member of the Board of Directors, succeeding Richard Garneau. Mr. Laflamme currently serves as senior vice president, Wood Products, Global Procurement and Information Technology for Resolute. He is a 37-year veteran of the industry, as well as Resolute and its predecessor companies.

BLOK Technologies Inc. [TORONTO] (CSE: BLK) announced the appointment of Robert Dawson, a current adviser of the Company, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Company. His experience crosses several categories including technology, financial services, blockchain, consumer goods, food, retail, and environmental sustainability with well-known brands such as Intel, Dell, LG Electronics, Microsoft, Expedia, HSBC, LEGO, VELCRO, and others. Rob has held positions as Chief Client Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at industry-leading participation and crowdsourcing technology companies as well as President of boutique research and innovation consultancies.

Goldwind Americas [CHICAGO] a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. announced that David Halligan will be leaving as its chief executive officer. Mr. Halligan joined Goldwind in 2010 as chief financial officer and member of the executive team charged with launching Goldwind in the Americas. Halligan served as CEO for the last four years.

Aric Coffman

The Everett Clinic [EVERETT, Wash.], a DaVita Medical Group and division of DaVita Inc. announced that its chief executive officer (CEO) and market president, Rick Cooper, will retire after more than 40 years of service and Dr. Aric Coffman will step in as CEO and market president. Aric has served in several DaVita Medical Group leadership roles within the past 12 years including residency program director, associate medical director of specialty care, senior medical director and chief medical officer.

Hitachi Vantara [SANTA CLARA, Calif.], a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., announced that Brian Householder has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2018. Ryuichi Otsuki, the current CEO of Hitachi Vantara, will leave his role to take an expanded role for Hitachi, Ltd. as Deputy General Manager of Hitachi’s Corporate Sales & Marketing Group and Chairman of Hitachi Global Digital Holdings, the holding company for Hitachi Vantara, oXya and Hitachi Consulting. Otsuki will also serve as Chairman of Hitachi Americas and will continue to reside in Santa Clara, California. Prior to being named as Chief Executive Officer, Householder served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Hitachi Vantara.

LifeApps Brands Inc. [DEL MAR, Calif.] (OTC PINK: LFAP) announced the appointment of Bobby Blair as Chief Executive Officer. Robert Gayman, acting Chief Executive Officer, will remain with the company as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

GrafTech International Ltd. [BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio] announced that David J. Rintoul will join the Company as President & Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), effective March 1, 2018, replacing Jeffrey C. Dutton. Mr. Dutton will continue to serve as a director on the Company’s Board of Directors. Prior to joining GrafTech, Mr. Rintoul served as President of U.S. Steel Tubular Products and as a Senior Vice President of United States Steel Corporation. Mr. Rintoul’s career in the steel industry spans 38 years with positions at both integrated and mini mill producers in the United States, Europe and Canada.

EyeSouth Partners [ATLANTA] announced that Rex Adams has joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Adams was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of Payspan. Adams previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (“CHOA”).

Milost Global Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that it has appointed Kim Freeman as the new leader and Chief Executive Officer. Kim is taking over from the founding partner and current CEO, MJ Gwadiso. Mr. Freeman is currently Partner & Managing Director of Mining at Milost Global Inc.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. [VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.] (NASDAQ: WHLR) has terminated Jon S. Wheeler as the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President.  In addition, Mr. Wheeler resigned his position from the Board of Directors. The Company named David Kelly as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Kelly joined the Company in 2013 and served as Senior Vice President, Director of Acquisitions for the Company, and most recently as the Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kelly served as a Principal with Kelly Development, LLC, a real estate development firm he founded in March 2011.  From 1998 to 2011, Mr. Kelly served as the Director of Real Estate for Supervalu, Inc. Mr. Kelly has served as a director of the Company since 2011.

SambaSafety [DENVER] announced that Allison Guidette has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Guidette most recently served as CEO of G2 Web Services. Prior to G2, she was a Managing Director & SVP for Thomson Reuters and held positions at Merrill Corporation and CEB.

Lima One Capital [GREENVILLE, S.C.] hired Jeff Tennyson as Chief Executive Officer.  Lima One Capital Founder, John Warren will remain Chairman. Prior to Lima One Capital, Tennyson was President at Clayton Holdings, CEO of B2R Finance, and served as CEO of EquiFirst, during his 12-year tenure at the company.

Clare Reichenbach

James Beard Foundation (JBF) [NEW YORK] announced that Clare Reichenbach has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Effective February 20, Reichenbach, founder of CJJR Consulting and a former executive vice president of Strategy and Business Development at BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks, succeeds Susan Ungaro, who stepped down as JBF president at the end of 2017. At CJJR Consulting, Reichenbach’s clients included New York Public Radio, NBCU, and Samsung. Prior to that, she was EVP of Strategy & Business Development for both AMC Networks and BBC Worldwide.

Beanitos, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that Giannella Alvarez has joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Alvarez served as CEO of Harmless Harvest, where she led the company for almost two and a half years. She currently serves as a Director on the Board at Domtar Corporation and on the board of Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. Giannella is succeeding Dan Costello, who accepted a President role at X2 Energy Beverages.

Meredith Corporation [DES MOINES, Iowa] (NYSE: MDP) announced that it appointed Steve Lacy Executive Chairman and Tom Harty President and Chief Executive Officer. Lacy is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Harty is President and Chief Operating Officer. Harty joined Meredith in 2004 as its Chief Revenue Officer and President of Consumer Magazines.  He was named National Media Group President in 2010.  Immediately prior to Meredith, Harty was Senior Vice President for The Golf Digest Companies, a division of Advance Publications.

Sigma Designs, Inc. [FREMONT, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SIGM) announced the departure of Thinh Tran, President and Chief Executive Officer, from his positions at Sigma Designs and from its Board of Directors. Elias Nader, Sigma’s current Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed as interim President and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Nader has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since 2013.  Prior to joining Sigma, he held several senior level positions in Finance and Accounting, most recently as CFO of Imperial Holdings, and as Corporate Controller of Dionex Corporation. Mr. Nader is currently a member of the Board of Directors at YuMe, Inc.

Lynne Born

Perelson Weiner, LLP [NEW YORK] announced Lynne Born has joined as CEO. Ms. Born specializes in succession planning, growth and change management and the design of best in class Leadership and Development Programs for next generation career path. She has served as a leader in one of the largest multi-family offices in the country serving high-net-worth business owners and multi-generational families.

Sixty Six Oilfield Services, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCBB: SSOF) announced that Dave T. Ho has been elected President, Chief Executive Officer and serves on the board of directors. Mr. Ho is a marketing veteran with over 20 years as a business owner and marketing executive. Mr. Ho has been a partner at two successful marketing agencies in Connecticut, Design Trust Inc. and York & Chapel, Corp., where he is currently president.

Charles (Hal) Adams

MAPCO [FRANKLIN, Tenn.] announced it has appointed Charles (Hal) Adams as CEO, replacing Frederic Chaveyriat who served as interim CEO and remains Executive Vice President of MAPCO’s Board of Directors. Adams began his career as a night shift associate working his way up to his most recent position as President of Retail Operations at CST Brands.

Block One Capital Inc. [VANCOUVER, British Columbia] (TSX-V: BLOK) announced the appointment of Sothi Thillairajah as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Sothi Thillairajah cofounded Finzat Block LLC and is guiding development of the company’s mortgage blockchain solution. Mr. Thillairajah was a Managing Director at Revere Capital Advisors. Over his career with Nomura, Commerzbank and Societe General, Mr. Thillairajah has worked on projects in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Ronnoco Coffee LLC [ST. LOUIS] announced the hiring of Terry McDaniel as its new CEO and board member. He previously served as president/CEO of Inventure Foods Incorporated for the past 11 years. Previously, McDaniel led Inventure Foods and Wise Foods, and had significant sales and marketing roles at Grand Metropolitan Company (Häagen-Dazs), Nestle and Tropicana Products.

IndiSoft [COLUMBIA, Md.] appointed Hans Rusli as the company’s new CEO. Sanjeev Dahiwadkar, founder and CEO, now becomes IndiSoft’s managing member and chairman of the board. Rusli most recently was chief credit officer at Caliber Home Loans. Previously, Rusli spent 10 years at Bank of America as senior vice president in risk management. Earlier in his career, Rusli was senior vice president of servicing operations at Transworld Mortgage, senior vice president of investor services at First Nationwide Mortgage and a founder and CEO of MSTD Inc.

Beverly Capasso

Broward Health [FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.] announced that Interim President/CEO Beverly Capasso was named its President/CEO. Capasso was named interim President/CEO in May of 2017. Capasso was appointed Broward Health’s interim President/CEO after serving on the North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners. Capasso previously served as CEO at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami. She has also held senior management positions at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston and as Chief Nursing Officer at Miami’s North Shore Medical Center, part of Tenet Healthcare.

Boehringer Ingelheim [RIDGEFIELD, Conn.] announced that Paul Fonteyne, U.S. President and CEO will retire after 15 years of committed service on December 31, 2018. Wolfgang Baiker has been appointed to succeed him, effective March 1, 2018. Dr. Baiker, currently Senior Vice President, Human Pharma Supply & Global Quality and Head of the Biopharma Business Unit, joined Boehringer Ingelheim in 1989 as Section Head for Clinical Development in Biberach, Germany.

Clarify Medical [SAN DIEGO] announced that its CEO Jim Sweeney has resigned for health reasons. Rex Bright, a current Board member of Clarify Medical, has agreed to serve as interim President and CEO.

Michael H. Moloney

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) [WASHINGTON] announced the hiring of Michael H. Moloney as CEO. He will assume the role March 5, 2018. He previously held the position of Director for Space and Aeronautics at the Space Studies Board and the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Moloney also worked for more than seven years as a foreign service officer for the Irish government, serving at both the Irish Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Irish Mission to the United Nations in New York, as well as working as a press officer for the service in Dublin.

Raisbeck Engineering Inc. [SEATTLE] announced Peter Greenthal as the new CEO and president.

LivingTree [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that Gary Hensley will take the helm as the new CEO. Prior to joining LivingTree, Hensley’s founded and led Edbacker as CEO. Before Edbacker, Hensley served as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Product Management at Pearson, which bought Hensley’s K-12 dropout prevention software.

ImmuDyne, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCQB: IMMD) announced the resignation of Mark McLaughlin as President & CEO, and the appointment of Justin Schreiber as the Company’s President & CEO. Mr. Schreiber is the founder of JLS Ventures, LLC.

Blueday Inc. [BOSTON] introduced Graeme Grant, former Salesforce Commerce Cloud Vice-President, as CEO and Board Member. Previously, Mr. Grant held leadership positions with Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Demandware, and Oracle Retail and was a key executive in several successful retail-focused start-ups. He helped found CQuotient; was an early leader at ProfitLogic; and was a top executive at Allurent.

Ultra Petroleum Corp. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: UPL) announced that, after leading the Company for 19 years, Chairman and CEO Michael D. Watford will be retiring from his role at the Company, effective February 28, 2018.  Brad Johnson, Senior Vice President, Operations, will become interim CEO on that date. Mr. Johnson joined Ultra Petroleum in 2008 as Director, Reservoir Engineering and Planning.  In 2011, he was named Vice President, Reservoir Engineering and Development and concurrently promoted as an Officer of the Company.  Since April 2014, Mr. Johnson has served directly under Mr. Watford as Senior Vice President, Operations.  Mr. Johnson has over 23 years of industry experience.  Prior to joining Ultra, Mr. Johnson was employed by Anadarko Petroleum for 13 years where he served in various engineering and leadership roles.

Hogan Assessment Systems, Inc. [TULSA, Okla.] announced Scott Gregory will assume the role of CEO, effective March 1, 2018. Current CEO, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic has resigned and will leave the company on February 28, 2018. Gregory has extensive experience working with global companies, including 12 years as the Vice President of Talent Management and Organizational Development at Pentair. He also was a consultant for Personnel Decisions International and Hogan’s partner, MDA Leadership Consulting, and taught I/O Psychology at Macalester College and St. Olaf College. Gregory rejoined Hogan in 2013, and was elevated to partner and Vice President of Consulting in 2016.

Inspira Financial Inc. [BOCA RATON, FLORIDA] (TSX-V: LND) appointed David Forstadt as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Forstadt has been with Inspira for more than a year.

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CEO Moves – week ending May 6, 2016

Posted on May 9, 2016 Written by cfomoves Leave a Comment

CEO Moves this week include:

The Brink’s Company Univar Inc. RBC Wealth Management-U.S.
The National Capital Bank Logi Analytics ProLabs
Phillips Pet Food & Supplies Kaufman Hall ABRA Auto Body & Glass
QBE North America Vivint Solar Ultivue
Motorsport.com Birch Communications, Inc. Birch Equity Partners
SafeOp Surgical, Inc. BAROnova, Inc. Vee24
Central Garden & Pet Company Tangoe, Inc. Precision Global
Vaultize Notal Vision, Inc. Swiss Watch International, Inc.
Kemmons Wilson Insurance Group Bayou Steel Group CÜR Media, Inc.
PowWow Mobile National HealthCare Corporation NRG Yield, Inc.
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. FireEye, Inc. Doctor On Demand
Teradata Corp. Visiting Nurse Health System JetPay Corporation
VerifyMe, Inc. Gradalis, Inc. Marlin Business Services Corp.
Harvest Hill Beverage Company The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Panzura
eQHealth Solutions State Employees’ Credit Union

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The Brink’s Company [RICHMOND, Va.] (NYSE: BCO) announced that it has appointed George I. Stoeckert, a current independent director of Brink’s, as interim chief executive officer.  Tom Schievelbein, the current chairman, president and CEO, is retiring from Brink’s. George Stoeckert has been a director of The Brink’s Company since January 2016.  He has been a private investor and advisor since 2011.  From 2009 to 2011, he served as president of North America and internet solutions at Dun & Bradstreet.  Prior to that, he held various senior leadership positions at ADP, including president of employer services international and president of the major accounts services division.  Before joining ADP, he was president of the insurance management services division at Ryder System.  He currently serves on the board of directors of Onvia, Inc. and Theragenics.Stephen Newlin

Univar Inc. [DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.] (NYSE: UNVR) announced the appointment of Stephen D. Newlin as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 31, 2016. Mr. Newlin has served on the Univar Board of Directors since 2014. Mr. Newlin previously served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PolyOne Corporation from 2006 – 2014. Mr. Newlin currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board for PolyOne, a role from which he will be retiring as of May 12, 2016. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Newlin was President, Industrial Sector at Ecolab, Inc. He previously spent 24 years at Nalco Chemical Company in positions of increasing responsibility. He served as President and Director of Nalco from 1998 to 2001, and was President, Chief Operating Officer, and Vice Chairman from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Newlin currently serves on the boards of directors of The Chemours Company and Oshkosh Corporation. Mr. Newlin succeeds Erik Fyrwald, who announced his voluntary resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer, and from the Board of Directors of Univar, effective May 31, 2016, to become Chief Executive Officer of another company.

RBC Wealth Management-U.S. [MINNEAPOLIS] announced the appointment of Michael Armstrong to serve as its chief executive officer. Armstrong will join RBC from Jefferies & Co., where he was the global head of wealth management. He replaces John Taft, who will retire from RBC on May 31 of this year. Armstrong joined Jefferies & Co. in 2014, as its global head of wealth management. Before moving to Jefferies & Co., Armstrong held several senior leadership positions at Morgan Stanley, where he worked from 1987 to 2012.

The National Capital Bank [WASHINGTON] announced the appointment of Richard B. (Randy) Anderson, Jr. as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Anderson has more than 39 years’ experience in the Washington area banking community and, most recently, served as Regional President Metro DC with United Bank. He previously spent 17 years as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer with Virginia Commerce Bank until its merger with United in early 2014. Steven Schneider

Logi Analytics [MCLEAN, Va.] announced that it has appointed Steven Schneider as Chief Executive Officer. Brett Jackson will assume the role of Executive Chairman and will continue to serve as the Chairman of Logi’s Board. Schneider joined Logi Analytics in 2008 and has moved through the Company’s ranks, leading multiple key functions, including Sales, Marketing and Product. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer.

ProLabs [MINNEAPOLIS] announced the appointment of Ward Williams as Chief Executive Officer. Williams, who has been ProLabs’ Chief Commercial Officer since 2014, previously worked at TE Connectivity, where he was most recently VP of global sales and marketing for the datacomm business unit. Williams replaces Nick Moglia, who has held the position of CEO at the company since 2013.

Phillips Pet Food & Supplies [EASTON, Pa.] announced the appointment of Todd Shelton as Chief Executive Officer. Todd joins Phillips after most recently serving as an officer of Essendant Inc. During his 14-year tenure, Todd served as President of Essendant’s two largest operating units. Blaine Phillips has served as CEO of Phillips since 1981.

Kaufman Hall [SKOKIE, Ill.] announced that Tom Walsh has joined the company as chief executive officer of its software business. Walsh succeeds Jason Sussman, managing director at Kaufman Hall and acting CEO since the acquisition of Axiom EPM in April of 2014. Walsh is a general manager with more than 25 years of experience in the enterprise finance and regulatory software space, including 10 years of P&L experience leading global businesses for Thomson Reuters.

ABRA Auto Body & Glass [MINNEAPOLIS] announced that Duane Rouse plans to transition from day-to-day operations, stepping down as Chief Executive Officer to assume the role of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Rouse will continue to serve as CEO until a replacement is appointed.Russell Johnston QBE North America

QBE North America [NEW YORK] an operating division of QBE Group, announced that Russell Johnston will be joining QBE on May 31, 2016, in the role of Chief Executive Officer, North American Operations.  Mr. Johnston will succeed David Duclos who is retiring from full-time executive employment.  Mr. Duclos has agreed to remain with QBE as a Non-Executive Director of QBE Emerging Markets and Equator Re, as well as offering his market expertise to operational initiatives across QBE Group. Mr. Johnston has more than 25 years’ experience in the insurance industry in North America, and has held a range of senior business and operational roles since joining American International Group Inc. (AIG) in 1990.  From 2011 to November 2015 Mr. Johnson served as President of AIG Casualty in the Americas, with responsibility for all U.S., Canada, Bermuda and London-based U.S. Casualty underwriters.

Vivint Solar [LEHI, Utah] (NYSE: VSLR) announced the appointment of David Bywater as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis.  Mr. Bywater joins from Vivint Smart Home (“Vivint”) where he has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2013. Mr. Bywater succeeds the current Chief Executive Officer Greg Butterfield, who is stepping down from his role. Before joining Vivint, Bywater spent 10 years working at Affiliated Computer Services (ACS). Most recently, Bywater served as an Executive Vice President and Corporate Officer for Xerox and was the Chief Operating Officer of its State Government Services Business.

Ultivue [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced Dr. Michael J. Natan as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Ultivue, Natan was an Executive Director, New Business Development for Cabot Corporation. In 2010, Cabot acquired Oxonica Materials Inc., for which Michael served as CEO. Prior to Oxonica, Michael was a co-founder and CEO of Nanoplex Technologies Inc. (acquired by Oxonica), and served first as CTO and then as VP, Business Development for SurroMed Inc. Natan is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Midatech plc, and was a longstanding member of the Gordon Research Conference Board of Trustees (2005-2013).Liam Clogger

Motorsport.com [MIAMI] announced the appointment of Liam Clogger as CEO of its motorsports statistics offering, Motorsportstats.com.

Birch Communications, Inc. [ATLANTA] announced that it has named Tony Tomae as the company’s next President and CEO.  Tomae succeeds Vincent M. Oddo, who will be assuming a new position as President and CEO of Birch’s sister company, Birch Equity Partners. Tomae comes to Birch from FairPoint Communications where he served as Chief Revenue Officer.  He has served in a number of executive positions at Deltacom –now EarthLink– and WilTel Communications.  He has also held positions with AT&T and Broadwing Communications.

Birch Equity Partners [ATLANTA] announced that Vincent M. Oddo will assume the position of President and CEO of Birch Equity Partners and in this new role will report to the Board of Directors of Birch Holdings, Inc.  Oddo most recently held the positions of President and CEO of Birch Communications, Inc. and Managing Director of Birch Equity Partners. Oddo began his career at Graphic Scanning Corp., a BellSouth predecessor, and served as SVP and COO of Network Telephone, SVP and CIO of NuVox Communications, and SVP of BellSouth.

SafeOp Surgical, Inc. [HUNT VALLEY, Md.] announced that Gene Cattarina will join SafeOp as chief executive officer. Most recently, Mr. Cattarina was president and CEO of Capsule Technologie, Inc. Capsule was recently sold to Qualcomm, Inc. Prior to Capsule, Mr. Cattarina served as president and CEO of Impulse Monitoring, Inc. He has also held executive leadership positions at Lynx Medical Systems, Inc., now a part of Optum®; Landacorp, Inc.; Medicode, Inc., also now a part of Optum®; and TDS Healthcare Systems, now a part of Allscripts.

BAROnova, Inc. [GOLETA, Calif.] announced the appointment of David S. Thrower as President and Chief Executive Officer.  BAROnova’s founding CEO, Hugh Narciso, will continue to serve the company as a strategic advisor. Mr. Thrower most recently served as CEO of Asante Solutions.  Prior to that, he was CEO of InSound Medical, Inc., which was acquired by Sonova Holdings AG.   Earlier, Mr. Thrower was Vice President, Global Marketing for Align Technology, Inc. Mr. Thrower began his career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company.

Vee24 [BOSTON] announced that Priya Iyer has joined the company as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Iyer was most recently Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Anaqua. In addition to her time at Anaqua, Iyer headed Operations at Steelpoint Technologies.

Central Garden & Pet Company [WALNUT CREEK, Calif.] (NASDAQ: CENT) announced that George C. Roeth will be named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2016. Mr. Roeth is a Director of the Company. He succeeds John R. Ranelli, who will retire from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer, but will continue to serve as a Senior Advisor to the Company and will remain a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Before serving on the board at Central Garden and Pet, George Roeth was a 27-year veteran of The Clorox Company, where he held various leadership positions of increasing responsibility. Most recently, from 2013 to 2014, Mr. Roeth served as Chief Operating Officer of Lifestyle, Household and Global Operating Functions. Previously, Mr. Roeth served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, during which time he was also Chairman of the Board for the Clorox and Procter & Gamble Glad Products Joint Venture. Prior to that, Mr. Roeth served in several senior-level marketing and operations roles at Clorox, including Vice President and General Manager, Vice President of Growth and Marketing, and Vice President of Brand Development, among others.

Tangoe, Inc. [ORANGE, Conn.] (NASDAQ: TNGO) announced that Al Subbloie has resigned from his role as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Independent Director James Foy will serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer while a search process is conducted to identify a permanent CEO. Mr. Foy has served as a member of the Board since March 2014. Mr. Foy has been the Executive Chairman of SemantX since August 2014. Mr. Foy served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of privately held Talend, Inc. from February 2013 to October 2013. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of privately held Aspect Software, Inc. and two predecessor companies (Concerto Software, Inc. and Davox Corporation) from 2001 to 2012. In 1991, he founded Constellation Software, Inc., and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer for three years. In 1994, Constellation was acquired by VMark Software, Inc., a predecessor company of Ardent Software, which was subsequently acquired by Informix Corp. Mr. Foy remained with the surviving companies in various senior executive positions, including President of Informix, until IBM acquired Informix in 2001.Mario Barbero

Precision Global [RYE BROOK, N.Y.] announced that Mario Barbero has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Barbero succeeds Doug Hind, who will retire from day-to-day leadership. Mr. Barbero joins Precision Global with nearly 20 years of experience in the value-added packaging industry, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of ALLTUB Group.  Before joining ALLTUB in 2005, Mr. Barbero worked for five years in various roles at Alcan Beauty Packaging.

Vaultize [SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, and LONDON] announced that Jim Mongillo has joined as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Jim has played pivotal leadership roles in several successful start-ups and Fortune 1000 companies – Illustra (acquired by Informix), WebLogic (acquired by BEA), Oracle Corporation, Jive Software (IPO), Servio CEO (acquired by Crowdsource), and Swrve.

Notal Vision, Inc. [CHANTILLY, Va.] announced that Quinton Oswald has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Co-founder, Barak Azmon, will continue to serve on Notal’s board of directors. Quinton Oswald was most recently the CEO of Neurotech Pharmaceuticals and, prior to that, CEO of SARcode Bioscience.  Previously, he was Vice President & Business Unit Head for Genentech’s Tissue Growth and Repair Business. Prior to Genentech, Mr. Oswald led the North American Ophthalmology business for Novartis.

Swiss Watch International, Inc. [MIRAMAR, Fla.] announced that Keith Bradley has joined SWI as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bradley is a Clearlake Operating Advisor and has extensive management and leadership experience. He currently serves as Chairman of the Pomeroy Group, a leading IT infrastructure and managed services provider that is also in Clearlake’s portfolio. His prior roles include CEO of Tolt Solutions, North American President of Ingram Micro, and CFO of Ingram Micro North America.

Kemmons Wilson Insurance Group (KWIG) [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] announced that Dave Thomas has joined the team as Chief Executive Officer. Most recently, Dave was CEO of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.

Bayou Steel Group [LaPlace, LA] announced that Robert (“Rob”) Simon will take the helm as CEO.  Mr. Simon joins the team with over 25 years of hands-on operating experience within the steel industry, most recently leading the Structural & Rail division of Steel Dynamics, Inc.  Mr. Simon also served as Group Executive Vice President for EVRAZ North America.

CÜR Media, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCQB: CURM) announced that Jim Urie, former President and CEO of Universal Music Group Distribution, has been appointed Executive Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, Interim President and Interim CEO. Tom Brophy, Founder of CÜR Media, will continue to have an active role with the Company and will continue to be a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Urie was President of Universal Music Group Distribution for 16 years, and CEO and President for 12 of those years, until his departure in early 2015. Urie had been with Universal Music Group since 1996. Urie began his music career in 1972 as a college rep for CBS Records. Upon leaving CBS, he spent time at both PolyGram and Arista Records before joining Universal.

PowWow Mobile [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Kia Behnia has been appointed CEO. Kia Behnia has more than 20 years of industry experience in mobility and digital transformation, and most recently served as a board member of PowWow Mobile. Prior to joining PowWow Mobile, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at BMC for a decade.

National HealthCare Corporation [MURFREESBORO, Tenn.] (NYSE MKT: NHC) announced that Robert Adams plans to retire as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2016. Mr. Adams will remain as non-executive Chairman of the Board following his retirement.

NRG Yield, Inc. [PRINCETON, N.J.] (NYSE: NYLD) announced the appointment of Christopher Sotos as President and Chief Executive Officer. Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Mauricio Gutierrez will transition the role to Mr. Sotos through the second quarter 2016. Mr. Sotos has been on the Board of Directors of NRG Yield since its initial public offering in July 2013. Prior to his appointment as President and CEO of NRG Yield, Mr. Sotos served as Head of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions at NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG). He also served as NRG’s Treasurer from March 2008 to September 2012. Mr. Sotos joined NRG in 2004 as a Senior Finance Analyst, following more than nine years in key financial roles within the energy sector at companies including Koch Capital Markets, Entergy Wholesale Operations and Service Corporation International. Mr. Sotos also serves on the board of FuelCell Energy, Inc. In connection with Mr. Sotos’ appointment as President and CEO, Mr. Gutierrez will assume the role of Chairman of the Board of NRG Yield.

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: WHF) announced the appointment of Stuart Aronson as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 23, 2016. Jay Carvell, the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer, will continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and as a Managing Director of H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC (“WhiteHorse Advisers”), the Company’s investment adviser. Mr. Aronson currently serves as the Group Head of the U.S. direct lending platform of H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. (“H.I.G. Capital”), an affiliate of WhiteHorse Advisers. Prior to joining H.I.G. Capital, Mr. Aronson was President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital’s U.S. Sponsor Finance Group (“GSF”) and was an officer of the General Electric Company. From 2010 to 2015, GSF was a leading provider of debt financing to U.S. sponsor-backed middle market companies.

FireEye, Inc. [MILPITAS, CA] (NASDAQ: FEYE) announced that Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer David DeWalt will assume the role of executive chairman of the board, and Kevin Mandia, currently FireEye president, will succeed DeWalt as CEO. These leadership changes will be effective on June 15, 2016, the day following the FireEye annual shareholder meeting. Mandia was named FireEye president in February 2015 and was appointed to the FireEye Board of Directors in February of this year. Mandia previously served as FireEye senior vice president and chief operating officer from December 2013, when FireEye acquired Mandiant, the company he founded in 2004.

Doctor On Demand [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Hill Ferguson will serve as the company’s CEO. Hill is a former PayPal senior executive who has experience leading companies at every stage of growth, from founding a company to serving as senior executive in a high-growth public company. Ferguson replaces Adam Jackson as CEO. Jackson has been with the company since its founding.

Teradata Corp. [ATLANTA] (NYSE: TDC) announced that it has appointed Victor L. Lund, a member of Teradata’s Board of Directors since September 2007, as President and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Lund succeeds Mike Koehler who has stepped down as Teradata’s President, CEO and Board Director. Mr. Lund served as chair of the Audit Committee on Teradata’s Board of Directors. He was the non-executive chairman of the board of DemandTec, Inc. from December 2006 until February 2012. Previously, Lund was non-executive chairman of the board of Mariner Health Care, Inc. from 2002 to 2004, and he was vice chairman of Albertson’s, Inc. from 1999 to 2002. He was also chairman of the board of American Stores Company from 1995 until 1999 and its chief executive officer from 1992 until 1999. During his 22-year career with American Stores, Mr. Lund also held many operating executive positions. He also serves as a director of Service Corporation International and has served on a number of publicly-traded company boards, including Del Monte Foods Company and Delta Airlines.

Visiting Nurse Health System [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Norene Mostkoff as CEO beginning in July. Since 2009 Mostkoff has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of HCI-VNS Care Services of Des Moines, Iowa. Prior to HCI-VNS, Mostkoff served as the chief operating officer at HospiceCare Inc. (now Agrace HospiceCare) in Madison, Wisconsin. Mostkoff replaces Interim CEO, Atlanta native, and prior COO Mary Arthur who stepped in from retirement in December to provide fresh leadership and invaluable support to Visiting Nurse and the CEO transition process.

JetPay Corporation [BERWYN, PA] (NASDAQ: JTPY) announced that Diane (Vogt) Faro, a current member of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”), has been elected by the Board as Chief Executive Officer. Bipin C. Shah, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer, and will continue in his role as the Company’s Chairman and a member of the Board. Ms. Faro has been a member of the Board since 2014. She most recently served as President of National Benefit Programs, LLC. Ms. Faro held numerous leadership positions including President of Global Merchant Services at First Data Corporation. Ms. Faro also served as President of First Data Alliance Group and was Chief Executive Officer of Chase Merchant Services LLC. Ms. Faro is a former President of the Electronic Transactions Association, served on the Boards of Merchant Link and Front Stream payments, and is one of the founding members of the Women’s Networking in Electronic Transactions (“W.net”).

VerifyMe, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCQB: VRME) announced the appointment of Thomas A. Nicolette as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Nicolette has served as the principal of Nicolette Consulting Group Limited since its founding in 1980. During his more than three-decade career, Mr. Nicolette has held executive positions with various organizations in both the security and medical device industries. Most recently, Mr. Nicolette served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of iNeedMD Holdings, Inc., from mid-2014 to mid-2016. From 2006 until Q1 2014, Mr. Nicolette was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Akers Biosciences, Inc. Prior to his engagements in the medical device industry, Mr. Nicolette spent two decades guiding security companies into various stages of growth.  From 2003 through 2006, Mr. Nicolette was the director of international business development for November AG. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Chairman of Exaqt SA de CV. Within a similar timeframe (2001 through 2003), Mr. Nicolette held two executive management positions: Executive Director of Tri-Mex Group Limited of London, UK; and President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of DNA Technologies, Inc. From 1995 through 2000, Mr. Nicolette held the positions of President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Sentry Technology Corporation.

Gradalis, Inc. [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Sunil Joshi as Chief Executive Officer.  Prior to joining Gradalis, Mr. Joshi was an Executive Team member and Vice President, Oncology Global Product Team Leader at Halozyme Therapeutics. Prior to joining Halozyme, Mr. Joshi was the head of New Product Strategy & Commercial Assessments at Onyx Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Joshi began his career in life sciences at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company where he spent 21 years in various positions of increasing responsibility, ultimately becoming Head of the Oncology Business Unit in Intercontinental markets.

Marlin Business Services Corp. [MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.] (NASDAQ: MRLN) announced that it has appointed Jeffrey A. Hilzinger as Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2016. Hilzinger previously was President of EverBank Commercial Finance. He succeeds interim CEO Edward J. Siciliano, who remains Marlin’s Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer. He joined EverBank in 2010 when the company acquired Tygris Commercial Finance Group, where Hilzinger served as Chief Financial Officer of Tygris Vendor Finance. Following the acquisition, Hilzinger led the restructuring of Tygris Commercial Finance Group into EverBank Commercial Finance. In 2004, Hilzinger co-founded US Express Leasing (USXL), which was purchased by Tygris Commercial Finance Group in 2008. Prior to USXL, he was with Heller Financial for over 20 years.DGillespie Headshot 1

Harvest Hill Beverage Company [Stamford, Conn.] announced that it has appointed Doug Gillespie as President and Chief Executive Officer. Gillespie, a 25-year veteran of consumer-facing businesses, joins the company from Jarden Corporation, where he served as President of Jarden Home and Family North America. Earlier in his career, Gillespie also held senior leadership positions at consumer packaged goods companies, including Frito-Lay, Brown-Forman and Munchkin.

The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network [BETHESDA, Md.] announced the appointment of Andrea Maddox-Smith as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining BCAN, Maddox-Smith served in a variety of leadership roles at the American Diabetes Association for 16 years, most recently as the senior vice president, Eastern division/nationwide mission delivery.

Panzura [CAMPBELL, CA] announced the appointment of Patrick Harr as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Harr joins the company after holding positions as vice president and general manager at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, vice president at VMWare as well as a go-to-market leader and CEO of multiple start-ups.Glen Golemi

eQHealth Solutions [BATON ROUGE, La.] has named Glen J. Golemi as the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Golemi was CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s Gulf States Region. Prior to his 18 year tenure at UnitedHealthcare, he served as CEO of Advanced Healthcare Solutions, as well as CEO of Community Health Network of Louisiana.

State Employees’ Credit Union [RALEIGH, N.C.] announced that Jim Blaine, the long-time CEO, is retiring effective upon selection of his replacement. Mr. Blaine has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Credit Union since 1979.

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