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Cereplast, a bioplastics manufacturer, has appointed Michael Okada as its chief accounting officer, vice president and interim chief financial officer, effective immediately. Okada assumes the position from Heather Sheehan. He joined Cereplast in April 2011 as vice president and corporate controller. Prior to joining the company, he served as vice president of finance and corporate […]

Newbridge Securities, a financial holding company, has appointed Michael Bernadino as its chief compliance officer, effective Feb. 13. Previously, Bernadino served as CCO and founding partner at IJL Financial Advisors. He has also worked at various firms such as Dean Witter, Charles Schwab and Wachovia Securities. He has spent over 35 years in the securities […]

E*Trade Financial has named Rodger Lawson and Rebecca Saeger to its board of directors. Lewis Randall, the board’s longest serving member, will retire, effective immediately after serving nearly 30 years. Lawson previously served as president and chief executive at Fidelity Investments prior to joining E*Trade. He is credited with leading the financial services and mutual […]

Invacare, a manufacturer and distributor of medical equipment, has appointed Ellen O’Kane Tauscher to its board of directors. Tauscher will serve as an independent director, effective Feb. 9. She brings experience in the financial industry, and international and governmental affairs to the board. Previously, Tauscher served as the United States under secretary of state for […]

Red Mountain Resources has appointed Hilda Kouvelis as chief accounting officer. Previously, Kouvelis was employed with Transatlantic Petroleum, serving as chief financial officer from January 2007 until April 2011, and as vice president from May 2007 to April 2011. She also served as controller from 2005 to January 2007. Since leaving the company in June […]

Donna Grier, formerly chief ethics and compliance officer at Dupont, announced that she has assumed a new role at Dupont as vice president and treasurer. Lee Johnston has assumed Grier’s role as chief ethics and compliance officer. Johnston, who joined DuPont in February 2012, also serves as general auditor.   Prior to DuPont, Johnston was […]

Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down. Bostock departs after four years as chairman. This position was previously held by Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, who resigned at the beginning of the year. Yang helped start the company in 1995. Additionally, board members Vyomesh Joshi, Arthur Kern and Gary Wilson agreed […]

AMAG Pharmaceuticals has appointed Rajiv De Silva and Gino Santini to its board of directors. De Silva currently serves as president of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and chief operating officer of its specialty pharmaceuticals business. He joined Valeant in January 2009 and was named president in October 2010. Previously, he held the position of president at […]

Columbia Banking System has announced the additions of Michelle Lantow and Mae Fujita Numata to its board of directors, effective Feb. 1. Lantow’s most recent position was chief financial officer at restaurant company McCormick and Schmick’s. She previously held the position of president and CFO for apparel company lucy Activewear. She also served as corporate […]

Huntsman Corporation has appointed Jon Huntsman to its board of directors, effective Feb. 1. His term will expire at the company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders. Most recently, Huntsman was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president. His public service career includes his two-time election as governor of Utah, United States ambassador to China, […]