West Corp. Names Jan Madsen CFO

(RTTNews) - West Corp. (WSTC) said Tuesday that it has appointed Jan Madsen as its new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

Ms. Madsen will replace Paul Mendlik, who had previously announced his plans to retire. Mendlik will remain the company's CFO through the filing of the company's 2014 Form 10-K and has agreed to a two-year consulting agreement post retirement to help ensure a smooth transition.

Ms. Madsen has nearly 30 years of professional experience in accounting and finance. She comes to West from Creighton University, where she had overall financial responsibility for the University. Ms. Madsen previously served as the chief financial officer for the $2 billion Financial Services Division of First Data Corp.