Avaya, a $5.5 billion communication systems andsoftware provider, named Dave Vellequette CFO andsenior vice president. He succeeds AnthonyMasetti, who is leaving the company. Vellequette, atright, joins Avaya from JDS Uniphase, where he was CFO since2005. He has also served as vice president of worldwide sales andservice operations at Openwave Systems and worked in finance atCisco.

Ingredion, a $6.2 billion Westchester,Ill.-based company that produces starches, sweeteners and otheringredients, appointed Matthew Galvanoni corporatecontroller and vice president. He succeeds RobinKornmeyer, who will retire. Galvanoni, 40, joins Ingredionfrom Exelon, where he worked for 10 years, most recently serving asassistant corporate controller and vice president. Galvanoni, whowas included in Treasury & Risk's 2009 40 Under 40 list, has also worked atPricewaterhouseCoopers as senior manager of assurance.

Timken Co., a $5.2 billion dollar Canton,Ohio-based transmission manufacturer, named KevinBeck assistant treasurer. He replacesAndrzej Polak, who left thecompany to pursue other opportunities. Beck, 43, most recentlyserved as controller for Timken's aerospace and defense unit. Sincejoining the company in 1998, he has held multiple positions atTimken, including senior financial analyst. PaulLocke will succeed Beck as controller for the aerospaceand defense unit; Locke most recently served as assistantcontroller for Timken's mobile industries unit.

Progressive WasteSolutions, a $1.8 billion Vaughan, Ontario-based wastedisposal and recycling company, appointed IanKidson CFO and vice president. He succeedsThomas Cowee, who is leaving the company to pursueopportunities closer to his home in Texas. Kidson previously wasmanaging direct of TD Capital Mezzanine Partners and has alsoworked at CIBC World Markets/Wood Gundy.

Crawford and Co., a $1.2 billion Atlanta-basedprovider of claims management solutions, named GretchenHiley chief technology risk officer. The new position willinvolve tracking and reporting technology risks and monitoringprivacy, security and IT controls. Hiley, 42, at left, previouslyserved as vice president of Crawford's U.S. compliance and securityorganizations. Prior to joining Crawford, she worked atPricewaterhouseCoopers and Apogen Technologies.

Arbitron, a $422 million Columbia, Md.-basedradio audience ratings provider, appointed DebraDelman CFO and executive vice president of finance. Shesucceeds Sean Creamer, who has been interim CFOsince May. Delman, 54, has been senior vice president of strategicoperations and finance at National Public Radio since 2009.Earlier, she worked in finance at Discovery Networks International,Hearst-Argyle Television and Emmis International.

Encore Capital Group, a $467 million SanDiego-based debt management and recovery company, namedMichael Haubenstock chief risk officer and vicepresident, a new position for the company. Haubenstock mostrecently worked in operational risk management at SunTrust Mortgageand Consumer Banking. Earlier, he served as director of enterpriserisk management at Capital One and worked atPricewaterhouseCoopers.

Vermont Electric Power Co. (VELCO), a Rutland,Vt.-based utility, named Michele Nelson vicepresident of finance, a new position for the company. Nelson, 44,most recently served as VELCO's treasurer, after joining thecompany in 1995 as manager of accounting and later serving asassistant treasurer. She was previously an internal auditor atCentral Vermont Public Service.