 Tiffany & Co. (TIF) said Chief Financial Officer Patrick F. McGuiness will resign from his post effective Nov. 27, marking another management change at the high-end jewelry retailer in recent months.<br /><br />James N. Fernandez, the company's current chief operating officer, will take over the CFO role on an interim basis, and Tiffany's board of directors has authorized a search to identify candidates for the position, the company said Friday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.<br /><br />Mr. Fernandez, 58, joined Tiffany in 1983 and held various positions in financial planning and management before becoming CFO in 1989. He was promoted in June 2011 to executive vice president and COO, and Mr. McGuiness at that time replaced him in the role of CFO, said the company.<br /><br />Mr. McGuiness's departure comes nearly two months after the jewelry retailer named Frederic Cumenal as its new president and appointed him to a newly created seat on the company's board.<br /><br />Tiffany has been buoyed by strength at its overseas operations of late and in June said it plans to open a two-level store in a high-end department store in Moscow, a move that will give the jewelry retailer its first wholly-owned retail business in Russia.<br /><br />In August, the company said its fiscal second-quarter earnings rose as the high-end jewelry retailer reported broad revenue growth, while margins strengthened amid price increases.<br /><br />Shares edged up three cents to $82.27 in recent trading. The stock is up 43% this year. 