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Financial services company Ocwen Financial has appointed Catherine Dondzila as acting chief accounting officer, effective as of March 5. Dondzila succeeds Kenneth Najour, who was appointed chief financial officer of Altisource Asset Management Corporation. Prior to this appointment, Dondzila served as chief accounting officer for the mortgage servicing rights portfolio, which Ocwen acquired from Residential […]

Financial services company Zions Bancorporation has appointed Edward Schreiber as executive vice president and chief risk officer, effective April 1. Schreiber most recently served as a managing director at professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal’s Financial Industry Advisory Services (FIAS), where he lead the FIAS’s enterprise risk management efforts. Previously, he served as executive vice […]

Broadband communications company Charter Communications has promoted Richard Dykhouse to executive vice president, in addition to his current roles as general counsel and corporate secretary. Prior to his promotion, Dykhouse has served as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary since 2011. He will continue to oversee all legal operations for Charter. Dykhouse joined […]

Semiconductor and solar technology company MEMC Electronic Materials has appointed Randy Zwirn as an independent member of the board of directors. Zwim currently serves as chief executive officer of the energy services division of Siemens AG. He also serves as president and CEO of Siemens Energy. Prior to this role, he was a member of […]

International offshore energy company Helix Energy Solutions Group has appointed Marty Hall as chief accounting officer, effective as of March 1. Hall succeeds Lloyd Hajdik, who resigned to pursue other opportunities. Hall joined Helix Energy in 2008 and most recently served as corporate controller. Prior to that role, he served in various financial and accounting […]

President Barack Obama has designated Edith Ramirez to serve as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, effective as of March 4. She succeeds Jon Leibowitz, who served in this position since 2009. No confirmation hearing was necessary since she was a sitting Commissioner who previously received Senate approval. Ramirez was sworn in as a Commissioner […]

Asset management firm State Street Global Advisors has appointed Maria Dwyer as chief risk officer, effective immediately. Dwyer joins State Street with more than two decades of experience in asset management, investment products, tax and internal audit. Previously, Dwyer served as chief regulatory officer at MFS Investment Management. She joined MFS in 2004 and held […]