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• Position: Chief financial officers appointed - Executive Changes - Brief Article

Thomas G. Conforti was hired as CFO and SVP of KB Home, a Los Angeles-based home building firm.

John Devine was appointed CFO and Vice Chairman of General Motors Corp., Detroit, after retiring as Ford Motor Co.'s finance chief in late 1999.

David Durham was named CFO and SVP of software-and-systems company Ciber Inc., of Englewood, Colo.

M. Christine Gibbons was named VPF of Ardesta LLC, of Ann Arbor, Mich., a company dedicated to the development of the microsystems industry.

Suzanne H. Gilbert

(Detroit Chapter) was named EVP and CFO of The Lowe Group, an advertising agency based in New York City.

David H. Fleischman was hired as CFO, VPF and treasurer of Tradestation Group Inc., of Miami, a technology and brokerage firm.

David Hargreaves was promoted to CFO of the Pawtucket, R.I.-based toy company Hasbro Inc.

Leslie Jacobson was promoted to controller of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., New York, owner and/or manager of television and radio stations in geographically diverse U.S. markets.

Brian Jarzynski was promoted to CFO of Comshare Inc., an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based firm providing web-based software for management planning and control.

Todd A. Matherne (Houston Chapter) was named vice president and treasurer of Encompass Services Corp., a Houston-based provider of facilities and systems solutions in the U.S.

R. David Meade (Denver Chapter) was named VPF and CFO of Able Body Corp., Joplin, Mo., a maker of custom-molded fiberglass composite, fabricated metal and thermoformed plastic products and assemblies for a variety of uses.

Ellen McClain was named CFO of Granite Broadcasting Corp., New York, an owner and operator of nine regional television stations.

Robert A. Renaud was hired as CFO...