Hampton R. Poole Jr. moves up to vice president and controller at Alliance One International Inc., the $2 billion leaf-tobacco merchant based in Morrisville, N.C. Poole, 56, succeeds Thomas G. Reynolds, who resigned after the company announced its annual report would be filed late for the third time in a row. Poole has served as assistant vice president, assistant controller and SOX 404 manager since May 2005, when Standard Commercial Corp. merged with DIMON Inc. to form Alliance One.

Anthony Tripodo takes on the role of executive vice president and CFO at Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc., the $1.8 billion international offshore energy company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Tripodo, 55, who was a member of the board for more than five years, replaces A. Wade Pursell, 43, who steps down after more than a year in the position. Tripodo was also executive vice president and CFO of Tesco Corp from January 2007 to June 2008.

Jeffrey L. Hinton is the new executive vice president and CFO at MedCath Corp., the $719 million healthcare provider based in Charlotte, N.C. Hinton, 44, takes over from senior vice president, treasurer and assistant secretary J. Arthur Parker, 43, who became interim CFO in January after then-CFO James E. Harris, 46, left to become CFO at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Previously, Hinton served as senior vice president and CFO of Matria Healthcare Inc. before its merger with Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. in May.