The Financial Executives International appointed Marie Hollein as its new president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 12. Hollein will take over from James Abel, who has served as interim CEO and president since July of this year.

Hollein brings over 30 years of extensive Corporate and Financial Services experience to her new role at FEI. She is currently a managing director for KPMG’s Treasury Practice, where she provides treasury and risk management advisory services to U.S. and global corporations and banking institutions.

Prior to joining KPMG in 2005, Hollein was a vice president and regional director for Ruesch International. She has also held senior financial executive management positions at ABN Amro Bank, Citibank and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

A member of FEI since 2000, she most recently served as the organization’s National Area Director at Large for the Midwest, and was previously Financial Executives Research Foundation’s Vice Chair, Board Trustee Member, and Development Committee Chair. Hollein also served as president of FEI’s Chicago Chapter from 2004-05.