Ford Motor Co., the $160 billion producer and seller of cars and trucks, with headquarters in Dearborn, MICH., appointed Neil Schloss vice president and treasurer. Schloss, 47, replaces Ann Marie Petach, who resigned to accept a position with BlackRock Inc. Schloss joined Ford in 1982 as a senior financial analyst for Ford Aerospace. He had held a variety of positions in the treasury office for both Ford Motor Co. and Ford Motor Credit Co. Most recently, he served as the company's assistant treasurer.

Alcoa Inc. named Peter Hong vice president and treasurer of the $30.4 billion producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina, with headquarters based in New York. Hong, 48, replaces William B. Plummer, who resigned to join Dow Jones & Co. From 2004, Hong served as vice president and treasurer of Avaya Inc. Prior to 2004, he served as vice president and treasurer with Ingersoll-Rand Co. He also served as vice president of investor relations and corporate development for Case Corp.

Bausch & Lomb Inc. has named Efrain Rivera CFO of the $2.3 billion eye health company, based in Rochester. Rivera, 50, succeeds Stephen C.
McCluski, who will be retiring in June 2007. Rivera joined the company in 1989 and has held various management and executive roles. He served as general manager of Bausch & Lomb Mexico, vice president of finance for Global Vision Care and president of Bausch & Lomb Canada and Latin America. In 2004, he assumed the role of corporate vice president and treasurer.