A chief financial officer (CFO) who helped Nortel Networks recover from an accounting scandal and years of poor results is leaving the company after about two years on the job.Peter Currie, also an executive vice president, will leave April 30 to take on unspecified new challenges, according to a Nortel statement. The Brampton, Ontario, company is searching for a replacement. After Currie leaves, he will provide advice and assistance to ensure a smooth transition, the company said.Currie has spent much of his career at Nortel, including as CFO from 1994 to 1997. He returned in February 2005 following a scandal in 2004 that led to financial restatements and the firing of CEO Frank Dunn, CFO Douglas Beatty and Controller Michael Gollogly. Currie replaced another CFO, William Kerr, who had stepped in after Beatty to complete the restatements.Under current President and CEO Mike Zafirovski, who took the helm in October 2005, Nortel has undergone a major restructuring and several management changes. Zafirovski has tried to focus the wide-ranging company, which faces many strong competitors, most notably Cisco Systems. Last year Nortel formed a partnership with Microsoft to develop products for IP communications. Currie has steered Nortel through difficult financial issues and improved its corporate governance, Zafirovski said in a written statement.To have a complete facelift, Nortel needs more change in the executive ranks under Zafirovski, said Yankee Group analyst Zeus Kerravala, a longtime Nortel watcher. Customers want a clearer picture of where Nortel will focus its investments, especially now that it’s working with Microsoft, he said. “There are a lot questions as to what Nortel looks like five years from now, but even next year,” Kerravala said.—Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau)Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe