CVD Equipment Corporation announced that Richard Catalano has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 30, 2022. Mr. Catalano brings more than 35 years of experience as an accomplished financial professional working across multiple industries. In 1982, Mr. Catalano began his career at KPMG LLP and became an audit partner in 1993.

Throughout his 37 years as an audit professional at KPMG LLP, Mr. Catalano has advised a diverse array of clients through private equity financed transactions, M&A related accounting, and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Towards the later part of his tenure, Mr. Catalano served as the leader of KPMG LLP's Metro New York Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice and then co-led KPMG'sGlobal Audit Methodology Group. Mr. Catalano is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in the State of New York.