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Beverly A. Armstrong was named VP and CFO for privately held specialty pharmaceuticals company, Paratek Pharaceuticals, Inc., Boston.

Jeffrey Babka (Atlanta Chapter) was appointed VPF of Concert, Atlanta, the global venture between AT&T and BT.

F. Gordon Bitter (Boston Chapter) was named CFO and SVP of Park Electrochemical Corp., a producer of electronic materials, Lake Success, N.Y.

Daniel P. Buettin (Columbus Chapter) was appointed VP and CFO of Symix, Columbus, Ohio, a developer and marketer of e-business software and services.

W. Lee Capps III was named CFO and VPF of Kellwood Co., St. Louis, a marketer of apparel and camping products, succeeding Gerald M. Chaney (Connecticut/Westchester Chapter), who'll become CFO of Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

Vaughan A. Clarke was named CFO and EVP of Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., a federally chartered shareholder-owned mortgage provider.

G. Michael Durkin Jr. (Northeast Ohio Chapter) was named CFO and SVP of Whitman Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., a bottling company planning to merge with PepsiAmericas Inc.

Ted French is the new EVP and CFO at Textron Inc., Providence, R.I., a global multi-industry company with businesses serving the aircraft, automotive, industrial and commercial finance industries.

Brett D. Heffes was hired as CFO and Treasurer of Applied Epi, Inc., St. Paul, Minn., a privately held supplier of epitaxy equipment, solutions and services that enable the manufacture of compound semiconductors.

Cindy G. Hyatt was named CFO and COO of Mountain Funding Inc., Parsippany, N.J., a private real estate lender and investor.

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