CW Staff

FirstEnergy has promoted Jon Taylor to vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, effective May 1.  He will succeed Harvey Wagner, who is retiring. In his new role, Taylor will be responsible for the accounting, tax and financial reporting activities of FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries. He will report to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial […]

SNC-Lavalin, an engineering and construction company, has appointed Andreas Pohlmann as chief compliance officer, effective March 1. Pohlmann joins SNC with about 25 years of experience in compliance, governance, public and governmental affairs. He served as CCO at electronics and engineering company Siemens AG, where he oversaw the creation and implementation of the compliance and […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries, a manufacturer of nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, has appointed Chad Boudreaux to the newly created position of chief compliance officer. He will report to Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Bruce Hawthorne and the audit committee of the board of directors. Boudreaux joined HII […]

General Motors today announced that Nick Cyprus, vice president, chief accounting officer and controller, has decided to retire after a 36-year career, effective July 15. Cyprus was named chief accounting officer and controller in December 2006. In August 2009, he assumed the additional role of vice president. Before joining GM, Cyprus held senior executive positions […]

Electricity company Calpine Corporation has hired Ken Robinson as vice president and chief risk officer. In this role, he is responsible for maintaining oversight of Calpine’s risk management framework and ensuring the risks of the company are communicated throughout the organization. Robinson joins Calpine after five years with BP, where he most recently served as […]

Newfield Exploration Company, a crude oil and natural gas energy company, has appointed Richard Stoneburner to its board of directors, effective as of Feb. 8.   Stoneburner has over 35 years in the oil and gas industry, most recently having served as president of the North America shale production division for BHP Billiton Petroleum. Prior […]

Crestmark Bank Company has hired Philip Yanick as senior vice president and chief risk officer. With over 33 years of experience in the financial services industry and with the FDIC, Yannick most recently served as Senior Commissioned Examiner responsible for oversight, scheduling and assessment examinations regarding IT and data processing. He also assisted with safety […]

Higher One Holdings, a financial services provider to colleges and universities, has appointed Suzanne Cafferty Ross as chief compliance officer for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Higher One. With over 35 years of banking experience, Ross joins Higher One from BankUnited, where she most recently served as CCO. In her new position at Higher One, Ross is […]

Royal Hawaiian Orchards, a macadamia nut grower, has appointed Jon Miyata as vice president and chief accounting officer, effective as of Feb. 4. Miyata joins Royal from HPM Building Supply, a lumber and building supplies distributor, where he served as senior vice president of distribution operations for five years and as vice president and CFO […]

Westport Innovations, a provider of natural gas engine technology, has appointed Nancy Gougarty to its board of directors, effective as of Feb. 8. Gougarty, who joined TRW Automotive in 2005, most recently served as vice president for the company’s operations in the Asia-Pacific region from January 2008 through 2012. Her previous positions at TRW Automotive […]