On the move - Stewart dances to a new tune at EMI.

(From Financial Director)

EMI Group has appointed Martin Stewart as its new chief financial officer. The former CFO of BSkyB and finance director of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment succeeds Roger Faxon, who joins EMI Music Publishing in New York to take up a newly appointed role of president and chief operating officer.

Marie-Louise Clayton is to join Venture Production, the independent oil and gas production company, as group finance director. Clayton, the former FD of the primary food division of Associated British Foods, replaces Mike Wagstaff, who was promoted to chief executive.

David Blain has joined eg Solutions, the operations management provider, as financial director and company secretary. Blain previously held the same role at Drew Scientific Group, a manufacturer of analytical systems for laboratories.

Atradius, the credit management company, has appointed Delfin Rueda as its chief financial officer. Rueda joins from JP Morgan, where he was senior vice president of the financial institutions group, and built relationships with European banks.

Camden Council's finance director, John Mabey, is to retire at the end of March 2005. Mabey joined the Council in 1972 as a management accountant and moved through the ranks until his appointment as director in 1996. Councellor Jane Roberts, said: "I hope he enjoys his retirement after so many years of hard work."

Daryl Paton is to take over from Simon Ashdown as chief financial officer of Hemscott, the online financial news and information service. Paton was previously CFO and commercial director of Telco Global Group.