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ClearSpeed appoints chief financial officer

ClearSpeed Technology plc, a manufacturer of high-performance co-processors for supercomputing applications, has appointed Andrew Kroese as chief financial officer with immediate effect.

Walklin leaves Barclaycard for Standard Life

Standard Life Investments, the global fund manager, has appointed Barclaycard’s chief financial officer Colin Walklin to the newly-created position of finance director.

Security and defence firm Croma appoints FD

AIM listed surveillance security and homeland defence specialist Croma has appointed a new finance director to the board.

New finance director for Wellstream

Wellstream Holdings plc has announced that its finance director Andrew Turk has decided to leave Wellstream "to pursue other interests".

FD steps in for CEO at Corin

Ian Paling, chief executive at Corin Group PLC (LSE:CRG), a manufacturer and supplier of orthopaedic devices, has stepped down with immediate effect for personal reasons.

Chugani leaves Goldman for BBC

BBC Worldwide has appointed Neil Chugani as its chief financial officer, to succeed David King who has been made managing director in charge of acquisitions.

Sage appoints non-executive director

The Sage Group plc has appointed Ian Mason to the Sage Board as non-executive director from 1 November 2007.

Aston Martin importer appoints new FD

GruppeM, the Aston Martin importer for China and retailer of Porsche cars in the country’s Shandong region, has appointed Stephanie Wong as finance director with effect from 1 November.

New FD for Kazakh property firm Chagala

Chagala, the specialist Kazakh real estate developer and operator, has appointed Andrea Bucekova as chief financial officer with immediate effect.

Dragon Oil CFO leaves after one year

Dragon Oil has announced that Gautam Sashittal, Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the company after only a year "for personal reasons".

Upstream FD resigns with immediate effect

Ajay Kejriwal has resigned as Finance Director of AIM-listed Upstream Marketing and Communications Inc. with immediate effect.

Ex-FD becomes CEO at Bovis Homes

Bovis Homes Group PLC has said that its group managing director David Ritchie, who was group finance director from 2002 until January 2007, will succeed Malcolm Harris as chief executive.