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International Rectifier, a power management technology company, has appointed Didier Hirsch to its board of directors. He also will serve on the audit committee. Hirsch currently serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Agilent Technologies, a chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications company. Having been with Agilent since its inception in […]

Appliance Recycling Centers of America, a household appliance recycling company, has appointed Jeffrey Cammerrer as vice president of accounting and finance. Cammerrer has served as the company’s corporate controller since June 2008. In his new role, he will be responisible for accounting and financial operations, as well as corporate compliance. Prior to joining ARCA, Cammerrer […]

HealthSouth, an owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, has appointed Dean Taggart as inspector general. He assumes this position from Sandy Vollman, who recently retired. Taggart joined HealthSouth in 2006 as vice president of internal controls and became vice president of internal audit and controls in 2008. He has more than 25 years of […]

The Phoenix Companies, a boutique life insurance and annuity company, has announced that chief accounting officer Michael Hanrahan resigned from the company on March 23. David Pellerin, senior vice president and chief risk officer, will assume the responsibilities of chief accounting officer on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is found. Pellerin has served […]

BBVA Compass and its parent, BBVA Compass Bancshares, have named Guillermo Trevino to its board of directors. He will serve on the audit and compliance committees. He will also serve on the BBVA Compass board’s wealth management and trust committees. Previously, Trevino served as a director of the International Bank of Commerce in Laredo, Texas […]

Law firm Foley & Lardner has appointed Selig Sacks as co-chair of the U.S./China corporate practice and as a member of the transactional and securities practice. Sacks joins Foley and Lardner from law firm Pryor Cashman, where he served as co-chair of the firm’s China practice and head of its corporate practice. Sacks regularly counsels […]

Hot Topic, a specialty mall- and web-based retailer, has appointed John Kyees to its board of directors. He also will serve as a member of the audit committee. Kyees has over 23 years of experience in financial and operational leadership, most recently serving as chief financial officer at Urban Outfitters for seven years. He is […]

Windsor Health Group, an insurance holding company, has appointed Wendy Richey as chief compliance officer. She will be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the company’s compliance programs and also direct training programs for employees regarding compliance requirements. Previously, Richey served for 16 years as senior vice president of regulatory management and administration […]

National Corporate Housing has appointed Mike O’Donnell as controller. Previously, O’Donnell served as controller at Stone Street Capital, a structured settlement firm. He served as assistant controller at National Corporate Housing after serving as area vice president at Virginia Commerce Bank for five years.

PwC has named Jeannette Chu a part of the firm’s U.S. Advisory Forensic Services Practice, where she will help clients with export control and trade compliance matters. Chu has over 30 years of federal government service, including 13 years as a U.S. Diplomat in China. Prior to joining PwC, Chu was a senior policy advisor […]