American Commercial Lines Inc., the $1.1 billion marine transportation and service company headquartered in Jeffersonville, Ind., appointed Thomas R. Pilholski senior vice president and CFO. Pilholski, 52, takes over for Christopher A. Black, who left the company in February to pursue other interests. Before joining the American Commercial Lines, Pilholski, who has more than 20 years of experience in senior financial roles, was CEO of S3I LLC. Previously, he was CFO of Eagle Picher Inc. and CFO of Honeywell Consumer Products Group.

Gibraltar Industries Inc., the $1.3 billion manufacturer, processor and distributor of products for the building, industrial and vehicle markets based in Buffalo, N.Y., named Kenneth W. Smith senior vice president and CFO. Smith, 57, succeeds David W. Kay, who retired after four years with the company. Smith joins Gibraltar after eight years as CFO of Circor International Inc. Before joining Circor, Smith was vice president of finance for North Safety Products Inc. for four years.

Dycom Industries Inc., the $1.1 billion provider of specialty contracting services located in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., appointed its vice president and chief accounting officer, H. Andrew DeFerrari, CFO. DeFerrari, 39, replaces Richard L. Dunn, who left to pursue other interests. DeFerrari joined the company in 2004 as controller, becoming vice president and chief accounting officer in 2005. Previously he was a senior audit manager with Ernst & Young LLP.