Was he a CFO target for COMPAQ?
December 23, 1999
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Kodak Hires Brust of Unisys
As Chief Financial Officer
By JOANN S. LUBLIN
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Eastman Kodak Co. has poached Unisys Corp.'s finance chief as its new chief financial officer, individuals close to the situation said.
The Rochester, N.Y., photography company is expected to announce this morning that Robert H. Brust, 56 years old, will become its finance chief, starting in January. Mr. Brust joined Unisys in March 1997 as chief financial officer and a senior vice president. He previously was finance vice president for General Electric Co.'s plastics business.
"It's a big coup for Kodak," one person close to the situation observed.
The Kodak position opened up last May upon the death of Harry L. Kavetas, its 61-year-old finance chief. At that time, Kodak named Jesse J. Greene Jr. as acting chief financial officer.
With many major companies such as American Express Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. seeking experienced finance chiefs to fill their chief-financial-officer slots, Mr. Brust has been heavily courted by recruiters.
Kodak's search was handled by a newly acquired unit of Korn/Ferry International formerly known as Crist Partners |
