CW Staff

Seaboard, a global, food, and engery transportation company, has appointed Michael Trollinger as corporate controller and chief accounting officer effective as of March 31, the company announced this week in a Form 8-K filing. Details inside.

The Council of Institutional Investors this week elected a new board of directors and named Michael McCauley, senior officer of investment programs and governance at the Florida State Board of Administration, as chair of the board. Details inside.

Century Aluminum, a producer of primary aluminum, has hired Stephen Heyroth as controller and chief accounting officer.

TD Bank has promoted Tom Longstroth to head of enterprise risk management. Details inside.

Netflix, an Internet television network, has appointed Anne Sweeney, recently co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney-ABC Television at the Walt Disney Co., and Brad Smith, general counsel, legal and corporate affairs at Microsoft, to its board of directors. Details inside.

Newell Rubbermaid this week appointed Bradford Turner as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective April 1. He will serve on the company’s executive leadership team and will report directly to Newell Rubbermaid President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Polk. Details inside.

Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras last week nominated Murilo Ferreira, chief executive officer for global mining company Vale, as its new chairman. The nomination comes at a time when the company faces several investigations for its involvement in a widespread money-laundering scandal. Details inside.

Plug Power, a provider of clean, reliable energy solutions, has named Martin Hull as chief accounting officer, effective April 1. He assumes this role from Jill McCoskey. Details inside.

Pharmaceutical company Ipsen has appointed Dominique Laymand as chief ethics and compliance officer for the Ipsen group, effective as of March 16. She will report directly to Chairman and CEO Marc de Garidel. Details inside.