Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Jeffrey T. Barber to its Board of Directors. Mr. Barber will also serve as Chairman of the audit committee. Mr. Barber is a certified public accountant who worked for PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP for … Continue reading…

Robert J. DeCecco III is the new chief executive officer, president and secretary of OmniReliant Holdings Inc. in Clearwater. Prior to joining OmniReliant, DeCecco was president and chief executive officer of Bobari Holdings in Bradenton, according to the OmniReliant Web … Continue reading…

GIO, the leading global manufacturer of performance gear bags and packs, announced that Tony Palma has partnered with Michael J. Pratt, Chairman and founder of OGIO, and will serve as the companys new Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining OGIO, … Continue reading…

Online Marketplace for commodity buys Fedbid, has named Glenn Richardson as its president. Richardson, a former partner at Deloitte LLP and Arthur Andersen, will be responsible for managing the companys public sector operations, including its work with federal civilian and … Continue reading…

Former Loxam executive Carole Cossu has joined Wynne Systems as business development manager for Europe. Before joining Wynne at the start of January, Ms Cossu work experience had included almost seven years working with Loxam in Paris. When she left … Continue reading…

Tatum, LLC, the leading executive services firm in the United States, announced that James (Jim) Schuchard has joined the firm as managing partner of the Dallas office. Schuchard is a senior-level executive with over 30 years of experience in building, … Continue reading…

Real estate investment manager, Praedium, has appointed King Lee as chief accounting officer. Previously, Lee was working as senior manager at KPMG. (Source: Emii.com, 01/26/10)

Hilda Pinnix-Ragland has been elected to RTI Internationals Board of Governors. In her role as vice president of corporate public affairs for Progress Energy, Pinnix-Ragland works with officials at the federal, state and local levels to develop responsible public policies … Continue reading…

Special situations private equity firm Versa Capital Management has appointed Suzanne Yoon as director. Prior to joining Versa, Yoon was a senior vice president of CITs national restructuring group. Previously, she co-founded LaSalle Business Credit/ABNAMROs corporate restructuring group. Her career … Continue reading…

mktg, inc., an alternative marketing and media communications agency, reported that Richard L. Feinstein was appointed to the companys Board of Directors. Mr. Feinstein, who will chair the companys Audit Committee, is a retired partner of KPMG LLP, and is … Continue reading…

Close has appointed Paul Chambers as chief financial officer of its asset management division. Chambers has worked for a number of accountancy and financial services firms, including Arthur Andersen, Lehman Brothers, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Standard Chartered. (Source: Moneymarketing.co.uk, 01/28/10)

CapMan, a Nordic listed private equity firm, has appointed Niko Haavisto as new CFO. Haavisto joins the company from Finnish pharmaceuticals distributor, wholesaler and service provider Oriola-KD, where he was director of financial control and planning. Prior to Oriola-KD, he … Continue reading…

Paul Shelton is to be appointed chairman of Cirquents supervisory board. A long-standing consultant and partner with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and IBM Business Consulting Services, Paul Shelton is well acquainted with the international technology and finance sectors. At present, as an … Continue reading…

Genzyme Corporation announced that it has appointed new board director Robert Bertolini, the former executive vice president and chief financial officer at Schering-Plough Corp. Mr. Bertolini, prior to joining Schering-Plough, had a 20-year career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and ultimately led the … Continue reading…

Maestro Ventures Ltd. announced that the Company has appointed Mr. Mark Achtemichuk, CA, CFA as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Achtemichuk was first admitted to the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2001 and has since gone on to receive his … Continue reading…