GameStop names new CFO

GRAPEVINE, Texas GameStop announced that Catherine Smith has joined the company as EVP and CFO. The company announced also that David Carlson, GameStop's founding EVP and CFO, who will retire effective March 1, 2010.

Most recently Smith served as EVP and CFO of Dallas-based Centex Corp. Smith has also served as CFO of Kennametal, a global supplier of tooling, engineering components and advanced materials; Bell Systems, a business segment of Textron; and the Intelligence and Information Systems Business of Raytheon Company.