NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. announced in an Aug. 5 news release that Kevin J. Krakora, vice president and corporate controller, has been named interim CFO until a successor is found for senior vice president and chief financial officer, Gregory T. Geswein, who will be leaving the company Aug. 12.
After serving as CFO for more than five years, Geswein resigned to join The Reynolds and Reynolds Company.
"Greg's leadership has been instrumental to the company's success over the past five years," said Walden W. O'Dell, Diebold's chairman and chief executive. "This is a voluntary decision on Greg's part, and we wish him well in his future endeavors. … During his tenure, Greg built a very capable financial team, which will ensure a smooth transition as we search for a successor."
Krakora was senior vice president and chief financial officer at TelTek, Inc. in Atlanta, prior to joining Diebold in 2001. His other previous experience includes vice president and controller with Alumax Inc., vice president and controller of the Customer Service and Support Division at Emerson Electric Co., and various positions at Price Waterhouse Coopers.
Krakora received a master's degree in business administration from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in New York.
