Waste Management, the $13.3 billion Houstonwaste disposal company, named James Fish Jr. CFOand executive vice president. He succeeds StevenPreston, who is leaving to pursue CEO opportunities. Fish,49, joined Waste Management in 2001 and most recently served assenior vice president of the company's Eastern Group. Afterbeginning his career at KPMG Peat Marwick, he worked infinance and revenue management positions at Westex, TransWorld Airlines and America West Airlines.

Ryerson, the $4.2 billion Chicago metalprocessor and distributor, appointed Edward LehnerCFO and executive vice president. He succeeds WilliamJohnson, 55, who has been Ryerson's interim CFO sinceApril. Lehner, 46, joins the company after serving as CFO at PSCMetals. Earlier, he worked at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Nucor andBirmingham Steel.

Men's Wearhouse, a $2.3 billion retailer ofmen's clothing, named Diana Wilson interim CFO.Wilson, 64, replaces Neill Davis, who is leavingthe Houston-based company to become president of Francesca'sHoldings, a retailer of women's clothing. Wilson previously servedas the company's chief accounting officer, after joining thecompany as corporate controller in 1999.

Triple-S Management, a $2.1 billion healthinsurance company, appointed Amilcar Jordán CFOand vice president. He succeeds Juan Jose Roman,who is leaving the San Juan, Puerto Rico-based company to becomeCFO of transaction processing company Evertec. Jordán, 51,previously was a consultant in Puerto Rico. Earlier, he served asexecutive vice president for the corporate risk management group atPopular, Puerto Rico's largest financial institution, where he alsowas corporate controller and senior vice president.

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., a$1.3 billion West Des Moines, Iowa, life insurance company, namedTed Johnson CFO and treasurer. He replacesJohn Matovina, 58, who was named CEO andpresident. Johnson, 42, previously served as controller and vicepresident. Prior to joining American Equity, he was a seniormanager with Ernst & Young.

Comverse Inc., an $862 million Wakefield,Mass., subsidiary of Comverse Technology, the communicationssystems and software company, appointed ThomasSabol CFO. The appointment comes ahead of ComverseTechnology's planned spin-off of Comverse Inc. as an independentpublic company later this fiscal year. Sabol formerly served as CFOof Hypercom Corp., an electronic payment company. He has alsoserved as director and later CFO of Suntron Corp. and as CFO andCOO of Plexus Corp., and was a senior auditor at Kemper Corp. andCoopers & Lybrand.

Universal Music Group, a $42 million UniversalCity, Calif., music label, named Joseph SchmidtCFO of the group's East Coast Labels. Schmidt previously worked asvice president of finance for RCA Records and worked in finance atSony Music, which owns RCA.

MusclePharm, a $20.8 million Denver-basednutritional supplement company, appointed L. GaryDavis CFO. He succeeds Larry Meer, whowill become the company's treasurer. Prior to joining MusclePharm,Davis was CFO and executive vice president at Bodybuilding.com, anonline retail store that sells MusclePharm products, and CFO andvice president at US Ecology.