{"id":59480,"date":"2025-12-12T20:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/59480\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:29:07","slug":"eckert-seamans-appoints-its-cfo-to-dual-role-with-coo-post-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/59480\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckert Seamans appoints its CFO to dual role with COO post \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">One of Pittsburgh\u2019s biggest law firms on Monday announced a new chief operating officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Actually, Mark A. Peterson, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2024\/12\/20\/eckert-seamans-appoints-cfo-from-reed-smith.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">joined Eckert Seamans almost a year ago as firmwide chief financial officer,<\/a> has been tapped to take on the additional post. He assumes responsibility for overseeing all business operations and will collaborate closely with Eckert Seamans\u2019 executive committee and board of directors, partnering with C-suite executives and senior business professionals to drive the development and execution of the firm\u2019s strategic business plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Peterson, who marks his one-year anniversary at Eckert Seamans on Dec. 20, had previously served as a global director of financial intelligence at Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh\u2019s largest law firm, and had worked there since 2003.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/12\/08\/eckert-seamans-coo-cfo.html?ana=wpxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/12\/08\/eckert-seamans-coo-cfo.html?ana=wpxi\">Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of Pittsburgh\u2019s biggest law firms on Monday announced a new chief operating officer. 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