BearingPoint hires a new CEO with a strong finance background

Consulting and systems integration company BearingPoint Inc. has named Harry L. You as CEO. Interim CEO Rod McGeary will remain as chairman and will continue as an officer and employee of the company with responsibility for client development and retention.

You previously was chief financial officer at Oracle Corp.

"We`ve worked tirelessly to improve our financial position, grow revenue, strengthen client relationships and refocus on our people," McGeary said. "The addition of Harry You will accelerate all of these efforts. He brings a wealth of experience in our marketplace and his background in corporate finance will be invaluable as he takes the reins of this management team under the board`s directive to put issues of control and transparency to rest once and for all."

Before Oracle, You was chief financial officer at Accenture and before t hat, managing director of the Computer and Business Services Group at Morgan Stanley. At Morgan Stanley, You was involved in the initial public offering of BearingPoint in February 2001.