WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Tax preparer H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) said Wednesday that it has appointed Gregory Macfarlane as Chief Financial Officer.
Macfarlane will lead all aspects of the company's finance and reporting functions, effective June 4.
Macfarlane joins H&R Block after most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ceridian Corp. from 2007 to 2011. Prior to that, Macfarlane had more than 13 years of executive and financial experience at General Electric Co. (GE), most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for WMC Mortgage, GE Money from 2004 to 2007.
Jeff Brown, H&R Block's current Chief Financial Officer, will transition on June 4 to the position of Chief Accounting and Risk Officer, where he will oversee all aspects of the company's accounting function and coordinate its enterprise risk management approach.
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