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BOSTON (Reuters) – Lehman Brothers’ ousting of its female CFO, who had been the most powerful woman on Wall Street, exacerbated concerns about why so few women survive in the financial world’s executive suites. Erin Callan, once considered a contender for Lehman’s CEO job, is neither the first nor the last …

The beleaguered investment bank ousts Erin Callan from the CFO slot and Joseph Gregory as COO. Will the moves pacify its critics? By Ben Levisohn Heads usually roll on Wall Street when the going gets ugly, and this time is no exception. On June 12, Lehman Brothers Holdings (LEH) ousted its highly visible chief financial

Kathleen Loa first began thinking about pursuing a green career while she was a student at Oberlin College… …That goal puts her in the vanguard of one group seeking eco-friendly jobs – students and recent graduates who hope …

The founder of an $11 million software company and member of the D.C. and Maryland bars never dreamed he would have trouble finding work. Adam Goozh was turning down two to three lucrative offers a year from headhunters and companies wanting to grab the chief executive officer. Then, late last year, …

Courtesy Associates LLC in D.C. named Ellen Shortill senior project manager. Input in Reston named Timothy Dowd president and chief executive officer. Battalia Winston in D.C. named Kathryn Griffin partner. Protiviti Inc. in Vienna named Gary Callaghan managing director. SmithBucklin Corp. in D.C. made …

N.E.W. Customer Service Cos. Inc. in Sterling promoted Mitch Caroll to vice president of contact center resource planning and Kim Reinecke to vice president of client support and integration.

Executive search firm Battalia Winston has placed David Griffin as president of Tekfor U.S.A., a German-based engineering and manufacturing company specializing in the production of steel parts and components for the automotive industry. Rich Folts, a partner at Battalia Winston who specializes in manufacturing, conducted the search. …

Battalia Winston of the District named Kathryn Griffin, former managing partner at Slayton Search Partners, partner.

Executive search firm Battalia Winston has appointed Kathryn Griffin as a partner in its new Washington D.C. office. Previously a managing partner at Slayton Search Partners, where she established that firm’s D.C. office, Ms. Griffin has more than 25 years of corporate recruiting and executive search experience. She specializes …

Don’t let the private-equity swoon nix any thoughts you may have about moving to the private side. In fact, opportunities could be right around the corner. Despite the recent steep decline in private-equity deals, the job market for CFOs at portfolio companies promises to brighten later this year… “Private-equity …