NetSol Technologies, Inc. has appointed Kevin F. Pickard as the company's US-based chief financial officer.

Pickard, 48, will report directly to Najeeb Ghauri, chairman and CEO of NetSol, as well as work with Boo-Ali Siddiqui, who will continue to serve as chief financial officer of NetSol Technologies Pakistan Ltd.

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS Foundation), responsible for the governance and oversight of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), has announced the appointment of Yong Li and Marco Onado as Trustees.

The appointments, approved by the IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board, begin with immediate effect and will expire on 31 December 2014. The terms are renewable once.

Neil Warman

Neil Warman has joined The Nostrum Group as its new chief financial officer.

Warman started his career at Andersen, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1998 before becoming a senior manager in its financial services practice. He then joined Bear Stearns in 2001 where as a managing director he helped develop and run the European Mortgage and Consumer Asset Finance trading desk.

Colin Tourick

Carbon Heroes, one of the UK’s leading journey-matching companies, has appointed Professor Colin Tourick to its board as a non-executive director.

Carbon Heroes helps companies to reduce the environmental impact of their employees’ commuting and business travel – and aims to deliver cost savings in the process.