Datum Inc. Names Robert Krist VP and CFO

Datum Inc., an Irvine-based maker of precision timing systems, named Robert Krist vice president and chief financial officer, effective Nov. 1. He succeeds David A. Young, who resigned in July to pursue other opportunities. Christopher Felfe, Datum’s corporate controller, had assumed the position on an interim basis.

Krist previously served as chief financial officer of Bridge Medical Inc., a medical information technology company in Solana Beach, Calif.