Geotrace announced in a press release the promotion of Greg McCracken from vice president of corporate finance to CFO. McCracken will report to Geotrace CEO Bill Schrom.<br /><br />McCracken joined Geotrace in September 2005 and has worked as lead analyst, manager, and vice president on financial interactions with banks, investors, and leasing companies to establish Geotrace’s corporate finance department. He has more than 12 years of experience in the energy industry, ranging from upstream oil and gas services to downstream power generation, according to the press release. From 2002 to 2005, McCracken led the budgeting, contracting, and negotiating efforts for US Oncology’s clinical research division. Prior to that, he worked for several leading power companies closing several deals in their structured origination divisions from 1998 to 2002.<br /><br />McCracken has a Master’s in Business Administration from Rice University and completed both his undergraduate and graduate work in accounting at the University of Missouri. He is a chartered financial analyst and certified public accountant, according to the press release.