Names in the news.FEI FEI Fédération Équestre Internationale. Members: You are invited to contribute news about career moves and changes. Email Managing Editor Ellen M. Heffes, eheffes@fei.org. * RICK ANNIS (New Jersey Chapter), was appointed Vice President for Finance at Yehsiva University in New York. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * R. FOSTER DUNCAN (Cincinnati Chapter), was promoted to CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cinergy Corp., a Cincinnati-based utilities operator. * MARK A. HARRISON, CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. (San Diego Chapter), was named Vice President and Corporate Controller of Cubic Corp., San Diego, the parent company of two major business segments: defense and transportation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * WILLIAM A. LONGBRAKE (Washington State Chapter, past president), Vice Chair of Washington Mutual Inc., was named to the Board of Directors of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC LISC Local Initiatives Support Corporation (New York, NY) LISC Little Illini Soccer Club (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) LISC Long Island Subaru Club LISC Laboratory for Intelligent Systems and Controls ). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * SCOTT McDOWELL, CPA (Pittsburgh Chapter), was elected to the Board of Directors of First National Bank of Pennsylvania. McDowell is CFO See Chief Financial Officer. and Treasurer of Blair Strip Steel Co. in New Castle, Pa. * ROBERT J. NIKL, CPA (Silicon Valley Chapter), was named Senior Vice President and CFO of Asyst Technologies Inc., of Fremont, Calif., a provider of integrated automation solutions that enhance semiconductor and flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time manufacturing productivity. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * PETER PERVERE (Silicon Valley Chapter) was appointed to the Board of Directors of Onyx[R] Software Corp. Prior to his retirement in 2002, he served as CFO of Commerce One Inc. * JAY B. PIEPER (Boston Chapter), Vice President for Corporate Development and Treasury Affairs of Partners HealthCare System Inc., was appointed to the Board of Directors of Biopure Corp. He will chair the board's audit committee [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * TODD A. PITTMAN, CPA (Philadelphia Chapter), was named CFO of Epitome Systems in Wayne, Pa., launched in May from an initiative to convert GMAC GMAC General Motors Acceptance Corporation GMAC Graduate Management Admission Council GMAC Give Me A Call GMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee GMAC Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (Singapore) GMAC Give Me A Chance Commercial Holding Corp., a commercial lender, to a paperless environment. * BRIAN R. SCHAEFGEN, CPA (Orange County), was named to the Board of Directors of Grand Prix Tours Inc. in Newport Beach, Calif. Schaefgen is CFO, Treasurer and Secretary of Ambassadors International Inc. in Newport Beach. * LAWRENCE A. TAYLOR, CPA (Dallas Chapter), was promoted to Executive Vice President of Corporate Development of Digital Recorders Inc., Dallas. He also serves as the company's Secretary and as a Director. Digital Recorders is a producer of digital communications and audio enhancement systems. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * JEFFREY M. ZYDECK, CPA (Detroit Chapter), was inducted into this year's American Institute of Certified Public Accountants With over 330,525 CPA members (in August 2006), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the largest professional organization of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States of America. (AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). ) Business & Industry Hall of Fame. The CFO of Peerless Steel Co., Zydeck was noted for his "contributions to advancing the use of technology in accounting." * denotes FEI member |
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