Anne Maffei was named chief financial officer and Frank Francese was...

Anne Maffei was named chief financial officer and Frank Francese was named national sales manager of buy-side research firm Vista Research, New York. Both positions are new. Ms. Maffei co-founded early stage venture investment firm Cedar Street Group, Larchmont, N.Y., in 2001 and served as managing director; she will maintain a limited role in the firm. Mr. Francese had been a principal at American Technology Research, Greenwich, Conn.