Swift Corporation has hired Stan Rideout as its CFO. Rideout had worked for 25 years for Phelps Dodge, most recently serving as its treasurer and director of investor relations. Phelps Dodge was acquired in March 2007 by Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold. Rideout will replace Ramiro “Ramey” Peru who was previously the CFO of Phelps Dodge before taking the Swift CFO position in on May 4, 2007. Peru said that he was retiring for personal and family reasons. In other news, Peru was recently appointed as a director of the Tuscon-based UniSource Energy Corporation in December. Swift Transportation is privately owned by Jerry Moyes who took the company private in May 2007.
John Laub is the Founder of the CEO-CFO Group.
1. “Swift Corp. Again Hires a Former Phelps Official.” The Arizona Republic. December 15, 2007.
2. “UniSource Energy Adds 2 to Board of Directors.” The Arizona Republic. December 15, 2007.
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