Management Briefs

CVR Energy Inc. announced Jan. 17 that Steve Eames has joined the company as vice president, corporate communications. He has responsibility for the company’s public relations, corporate communications, and employee and marketing communications programs. “Steve brings to CVR Energy decades of experience as a credible public company spokesperson and represents a significant addition to our strong management team,” said Jack Lipinski, chief executive officer. “Because he has served CVR Energy in a consulting capacity for the past several years, Steve already knows our company and understands our vision.” During the past 25 years, Eames has led communications programs at several businesses, including IBM, The Coastal Corp., and USAA. For the past seven years Eames headed his own public relations consultancy.

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Viterra named Rex McLennan as chief financial officer, effective Feb. 4. Prior to joining Viterra, McLennan held increasingly responsible positions in the mining and oil and gas sectors. From 1997 to 2005, he was the executive vice president and CFO for Placer Dome Inc., a multinational mining company acquired by Barrick Gold in 2005. Prior to this, he held the position of vice president and treasurer with the same company. For more than ten years, he held positions of increasing responsibility in business planning, finance, and treasury, and was a senior advisor in the treasurer’s department for Imperial Oil, a publicly traded Canadian subsidiary of Exxon Corp. Most recently, he was the executive vice president and CFO for Vancouver 2010 “VANOC,” the organizing committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

McLennan replaces David Carefoot, who will remain with the company until the end of February to assist with transitioning.