Northern Financial Corp. today announced the hiring of Doug Chornoboy as senior vp and CFO of Northern and its investment dealer subsidiary Northern Securities Inc.

Chornoboy is a senior financial executive who spent 14 years with the CIBC group of companies in various positions, most recently as senior vp and controller. Chornoboy has his MBA and is a Certified Management Accountant.

Northern Securities also announces the appointment of Chris Shaule as senior vp, private client group. Shaule was previously CF0 of Northern Securities.

“We are very pleased to welcome Doug Chornoboy, who becomes a senior partner at Northern. His experience will assist us in moving Northern to the next important level. We are also pleased that Chris Shaule has assumed responsibility for the Private Client Group, which is a key part of our business,” said Vic Alboini, chairman and CEO, in a release.