(FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 11/18/14)
By John Kester
-- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., a New York-based
flavor and fragrance maker, named Richard O'Leary as its interim
chief financial officer. Mr. O'Leary is a vice president and
controller at the company.
-- Rowan Cos., a U.K.-incorporated and Houston-based provider of
offshore contract-drilling services, named Stephen Butz CFO to
succeed Kevin Bartol, who has resigned. Mr. Butz is finance chief
at Hercules Offshore Inc.
-- Stillwater Mining Co., a precious-metals mining company based
in Billings, Mont., named Christopher Bateman CFO, succeeding Greg
Wing, who will retire but will stay on at the company until its
2014 financial statements are finished. Mr. Bateman was previously
CFO at Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.
-- Grupo Elektra SAB de CV, a Mexico City financial-services
company and retailer, tapped Mauro Aguirre Regis as CFO. He was
previously finance chief at Banco Azteca, a subsidiary.
-- Youku Tudou Inc., a Beijing-based Internet television and
advertising-services provider, said CFO Ge Xu will step down from
his post, effective when the company files its next annual
report.
-- Marks & Spencer Group PLC, a U.K. retailer, named Helen
Weir as CFO. Ms. Weir is finance chief at John Lewis Partnership.
She will succeed interim CFO Paul Friston.
-- Grupo Lala SAB de CV, a Mexican dairy-products producer,
named Gabriel Fernandez Ares de Parga as successor to CFO Antonio
Zamora Galland, who is leaving the company on Jan. 1. Mr. Fernandez
previously was at Mars Inc., where he was a vice president of
finance for Mars Chocolate North America Region.
-- Home Capital Group Inc., a Toronto-based investment holding
company, named Robert Morton CFO, effective after current CFO
Robert Blowes retires at the end of this year. Mr. Morton is CFO at
Home Trust Co., a subsidiary.
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