CPC Picks New Chief Financial Officer

Community Psychiatric Centers, a chain of psychiatric hospitals based in Laguna Hills, announced its selection of Steven S. Weis as chief financial officer. The company also elected David L. Dennis and Stephen J. Powers to its now nine-member board.

Weis, 49, was president of CFO Group, a financial management services firm he formed in 1989. He succeeds Richard L. Conte, who remains CPC president.

Dennis is managing director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp., and Powers is president and founder of Cronus Partners Inc.

The company announced the resignation of director Robert L. Green, who wants to devote his time to running his San Francisco company, Vivra Inc., a spinoff of CPC home health operations.