The Manitowoc Co. said that John Stewart has been named to lead the finance function at Manitowoc Foodservice. He joins the company from Hostess Brands, where he was CFO and chief administrative officer.
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Louis Berger has appointed Meg Lassarat to fill the top finance spot. She comes to the professional-services company from Kentz Engineering & Construction, where she also headed finance.
Barbara Brasier has been appointed finance chief at Hertz Equipment Rental. Previously, she was senior vice president, tax and treasury, at Mondelez International.
Rogers Corp. has selected Janice Stipp to head finance, succeeding the retiring David Mathieson. Stipp comes to the company from Tecumseh Products, where she was CFO and treasurer.
Rafe Brown, CFO and chief administrative officer at software firm Pegasystems, has resigned, effective Nov. 30. A search is under way for his replacement.
Goodrich Petroleum has named Joseph Leary interim CFO. He most recently held the top finance spot at Tarpon, and before that at KCS Energy and at Energy Partners.
Roger Shannon has been named CFO and senior vice president of finance at Adtran, a provider of networking and communications equipment. He takes over for interim CFO Michael Foliano, who will return to his position as senior vice president of global operations. Formerly, Shannon was CFO and treasurer at Steel Technologies.
Finance chief Arvind Godbole is retiring from Syntel. He started at the IT-services provider as corporate controller in 2001 and was named to the top finance spot in 2006. General manager of finance Anil Agrawal will become acting CFO until a permanent replacement to Godbole is found.
Quaker Chemical has named Mary Dean Hall as CFO and treasurer, effective Nov. 30. Previously, she was treasurer at Eastman Chemical.
Schweitzer Mauduit International, which supplies paper to the tobacco industry, has chosen Allison Aden as its next CFO and executive vice president, finance. She succeeds interim CFO Robert Cardin, who will return to his post as corporate controller. Formerly, Aden headed finance at Americold.
