During the PLASA Show came the announcement from High End that it has appointed Peter Duff as chief financial officer (CFO) of High End Systems Inc. Duff has held a number of CFO positions with Pfizer and Hanson and lately the electronics company International Flex Technologies, and his appointment comes after a series of high profile changes at the company. Duff attended the Liverpool City Institute before graduating at Bradford University with a business degree. Following training with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in London and subsequent work as a Chartered Accountant he moved to Canada, where he became CFO of Pfizer Canada, transferring to the company’s corporate headquarters in New York in the mid-1980s. There then followed a 10-year stint with Hanson Plc and a number of CFO assignments. In 1999, Duff left Hanson to establish International Flex Technologies - an electronics company started from scratch to run a spin-off business purchased from IBM.Frank Gordon, CEO of High End told us: "After several months as acting CFO at High End,it's a real pleasure to have Peter as full-time CFO. He brings a wealth of business experience and communication skills to the financial reporting team at High End. He's personal, bright and more than just a bean counter."
At the same time, the company has also announced the appointment of Deanna Parnell, a four-year veteran of High End Systems, Inc, as controller for the company.
High End can be found on Stand E64 at PLASA
