Vincent J. Dugan was appointed CFO and COO at Third Avenue Management...

Vincent J. Dugan was appointed CFO and COO at Third Avenue Management, confirmed Bridget Smith, director of marketing communications. Mr. Dugan replaced Michael Carney, who retired, as CFO, Ms. Smith said. The COO position had been vacant. Mr. Dugan also was appointed the CFO and COO of Third Avenue's affiliated broker-dealer, M.J. Whitman. Mr. Carney also was CFO at Whitman. Mr. Dugan joined the firm from Ernst & Young LLP, New York, where he was a partner in the financial services division.

Jennifer P. Hunt will join Voyageur Asset Management as a managing director, institutional sales, specializing in public pension funds. It is a new position. Previously Ms. Hunt was vice president, public fund sales, with Loomis Sayles. Her responsibilities at Loomis are being assumed by her four colleagues on the public fund sales team, said company spokesman Chris Lazarro.

Robin R. Kollannur and Donna L. Renaud were named portfolio managers on the large-cap value equity team of Northern Trust Global Investments. The positions are new. Previously Mr. Kollannur was a portfolio manager with Medius Capital Group; information on a replacement wasn't immediately available. Ms. Renaud previously worked at Renaud Asset Management, a firm she founded. Guy Lawrence, a spokesman for Northern Trust, said the firm was closed.