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By Matthew Quinn
Credit Suisse announced David Mathers, currently the chief operating officer and head of finance of its investment banking division, will become CFO on October 1, replacing Renato Fassbind, who is retiring. Mathers will also become a member of the bank's executive board. Before assuming the role of COO for the investment banking division, Mathers was co-head of European equities and head (and co-head) of European equity research for nine years. He joined Credit Suisse in June 1998 from HSBC where he was global head of equity research.
Amgen promoted its CFO, Robert A. Bradway, to president and chief operating officer, effective May 11. Bradway has been CFO since April 2007. He joined Amgen in 2006 from Morgan Stanley, where he was a managing director. Michael A. Kelly, Amgen's vice president of finance and chief accounting officer, will serve as acting CFO.
Asset Acceptance Capital, a purchaser and collector of charged-off consumer debt, appointed Reid E. Simpson as its chief financial officer, effective May 17. He succeeds Mark Redman, who announced his resignation in January and plans to pursue other opportunities. Redman's resignation will be effective May 17, 2010. Before joining Asset Acceptance Capital, Simpson was the CFO of Aircell, a provider of in-flight mobile broadband services.
George Gresham resigned as chief financial officer of Global Cash Access Holdings, effective May 7, to pursue other opportunities. The provider of cash access products and related services to casinos said it has begun a search for a new chief financial officer. Scott Betts, president and chief executive of the company will serve as the interim CFO.
SecondMarket, a secondary market for illiquid assets, announced that Greg Besner has joined the firm as CFO and head of data and analytics. Besner, who previously was the chief operating officer at House Party, Inc., will oversee all financial reporting, budgets, metrics and human resources at SecondMarket. He is the company's first CFO.
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