One of the first actions of the new president was to hire a company comptroller. David hartly, an assistant comptroller of a major electric appliance manufacturing firm, was hired and took over his duties on december 28, 2014. Hartly had been with the appliance company since receiving his MBA in 1990 and had moved up in the comptroller's office to the position of assistant to the comptroller in charge of general accounts and budgeting. His experience in budgetary procedures was viewed with particular favor by albright in light of A-H ' s recent financial problems