Porat To Google Just One Of The Week's Top Management Changes; Here Are 7 More

Among the eight major management changes this week, the most talked about was the departure of Ruth Porat as the Chief Financial Officer at Morgan Stanley MS to join Google Inc GOOG GOOGL as CFO.

Porat joined Morgan Stanley in 1987 and is scheduled to begin her tenure with the search giant on May 26.

Porat is expected to report to Google CEO and co-founder, Larry Page.

Other Notable Management Changes

1. Kandi Technologies Group, Inc KNDI named Cheng "Henry" Wang as its CFO.

2. StemCells Inc STEM appointed Ian Massey as President and COO.

3. Rocket Fuel Inc FUEL named Monte Zweben as its interim CEO.

4. Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust SWAY announced two management changes, naming Doug Brien as CEO and Charles Young as COO.

5. Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc SGNT announced the retirement of Jeffrey Yordon as CEO, while not naming an interim executive. The company will begin its search for a chief executive.

6. Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP CLMT named Bill Hatch as interim CEO.

7. Quiksilver Inc ZQK announced the promotion of Pierre Agnes to CEO and Thomas Chambolle to CFO.