Fitch Names Structured Finance Chief

Gloria Aviotti, a group managing director at Fitch Ratings, has been named to head the rating agency's U.S. Structured Finance group.Ms. Aviotti will assume management responsibilities for all U.S.-based structured finance rating groups. She will also lead a longer-term initiative to improve analytical models across all securitization products, Fitch said. The rating agency can be found online at http://www.fitchratings.com.