Joseph D. Ragan III is the new CFO at BoartLongyear Ltd., the $1.6 billion integrated drilling servicesprovider and minerals industry products manufacturer, based in SaltLake City, Utah. Ragan, 47, replaces DonaldNewman, who added interim CFO to his titles of vicepresident and controller in October 2007 when RonaldSellwood, retired. Ragan was previously senior vicepresident and CFO at GTSI Inc. August 2006 to September 2008.Succeeding Ragan at the $723.5 million technology solutionsprovider based in Chantilly, Va. is PeterWhitfield, 49, who will serve as interim CFO whilecontinuing as vice president of financial planning, analysis andinternal audit.

J. Eric Bjornholt will be the new vicepresident and CFO on Dec. 31 at Microchip Technology Inc., the $1billion semiconductor maker based in Chandler, Ariz. Bjornholt, 38,replaces Gordon W. Parnell, 58, who will retireafter almost 20 years with the company. Bjornholt joined thecompany in 1995 from KPMG LLP and served as director of financialreporting and tax from August 2003 to April 2008, when he waspromoted to his current position of vice president of finance.

James C. Reagan is the new senior vicepresident and CFO at Vangent Inc., the $669.6 million provider ofinformation management and business process outsourcing servicesbased in Arlington, Va. Reagan, 50, replaces Lori L.Becker, 47, who became acting CFO in addition to vicepresident and controller after Christine M.Bailey, 51, resigned in August for personal reasons.Reagan joins the company from Deltek, where he was executive vicepresident and CFO from March 2005 to May 2008. From December 2004to September 2005, Reagan held that position at AspectCommunications.