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Christie Kelly made Chief Financial Officer at Jones Lang LaSalle.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) appointed Christie B. Kelly Chief Financial Officer. Christie had been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Duke Realty Corporation. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Carrie Teffner made Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at PetSmart.

PetSmart, Inc. appointed Carrie Teffner Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Carrie had been Executive Vice President and CFO at Weber-Stephen Products, and before that was Chief Financial Officer for The Timberland Company. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Amy Hood made Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft.

Microsoft appointed Amy Hood its Chief Financial Officer. Amy, who holds an MBA from Harvard, had been CFO of the MBD group at Microsoft. Beforing joining Microsoft, Amy had been with Goldman Sachs. Read more in the company press release.

Cathy Avgiris made Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Cable.

Comcast Corporation, the global media and technology company, promoted Cathy Avgiris to Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Cable. Cathy had been Executive Vice President and General Manager, Communications and Data Services for Comcast Cable. Read more in the company press release.

Shelly Guyer made Chief Financial Officer at Veracyte.

Veracyte, Inc., the molecular diagnostics company, appointed Shelly D. Guyer Chief Financial Officer. Shelly had been CFO at iRhythm Technologies, and before that was Vice President of Business Development at Nuvelo. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Tara Comonte Made Chief Financial Officer at Getty Images.

Getty Images appointed Tara M. Comonte Chief Financial Officer. Tara had been Global CFO of McCann Worldgroup, and before that Global CFO and Chief Operating Officer of Mediabrands. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Kathryn Mikells Made Chief Financial Officer of Xerox Corporation.

Xerox appointed Kathryn Mikells Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the Corporation. Kathryn, who holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, had been CFO of ADT Corporation, and before that was chief financial officer of Nalco. Read more in the company press release.

Alison Dean EVP and Chief Financial Officer at iRobot.

iRobot Corp (NASDAQ: IRBT) appointed Alison Dean Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Alison had been Corporate Controller at 3Com Corp before joining iRobit in 2005. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Penn Mutual Life CEO Eileen C. McDonnell chooses Susan Deakins for CFO.

Eileen C. McDonnell (pictured), President and CEO of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, announced Susan T. Deakins will be Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 0f Penn Mutual Life. Susan had been the company's Chief Actuary. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Catherine Stubbs Made Chief Financial Officer of energy company, Endeavour International.

Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE: END) appointed Catherine L. Stubbs Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Cathy, who has over 20 years experience in financial management in the energy industry, had been Endeavour's Senior Vice President, Finance. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Elaine Kitagawa Made Chief Financial Officer at lynda.com.

lynda.com, the online video education company, appointed Elaine Kitagawa Chief Financial Officer. Elaine had been the Chief Financial Officer at Saba Software Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Marianne Lake Made Chief Financial Officer at JPMorgan Chase.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) appointed Marianne Lake Chief Financial Officer for the company and a member of its Operating Committee. Marianne is presently Chief Financial Officer of their Consumer & Community Banking business. Read more in the company press release.

Anne Liu Made Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Leap Wireless.

Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), appointed Anne Liu Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Anne is the Company's former Vice President and Controller. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Sharon McCollam Made Chief Financial Officer at Best Buy.

Best Buy Inc. appointed Sharon McCollam Chief Financial Officer. Sharon had been EVP, COO and CFO at Williams-Sonoma. Read more in the company press release.

Jennifer Crow Made Chief Financial Officer at Asure Software.

Asure Software, Inc. (NASDAQ-CM: ASUR) appointed Jennifer Crow Chief Financial Officer. Jennifer had been Director of Finance at Active Power, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Donna J. Kinzel Made Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer at Pepco Holdings.

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI) appointed Donna J. Kinzel Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer. Donna, who holds an MBA from the University of Delaware, had been Vice President, Investor Relations. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Cheryl Eason Made Chief Financial Officer at CalPERS.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) appointeded Cheryl Eason Chief Financial Officer to oversee the financial and risk management operations of the $243 billion Pension Fund. Cheryl had been Vice President, Financial and Plan Board Services for the British Columbia Pension Corporation. Read more in the company press release.

Lorraine DiSanto Made Chief Financial Officer for TOTSY

TOTSY, the private sale site dedicated to moms and children, appointed Lorraine DiSanto Chief Financial Officer. Lorraine had been Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at V2V Holdings. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Lynn Danko Made Chief Financial Officer at Amcom Software.

Amcom Software, Inc. appointed Lynn M. Danko Chief Financial Officer. Lynn had been with Lawson Software, Inc. in several financial positions. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Bonnie J. Malley Made Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at The Phoenix Companies.

The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (NYSE:PNX) appointed Bonnie J. Malley (pictured) Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Bonnie is their Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Bonnie will keep responsibility for information technology. The Phoenix Companies also appointed Jody A. Beresin Senior Vice President of Administration, responsible for Human Resources, Corporate Communications and Corporate Services. Read more in the Business Wire press release.