Ruder Finn has named Peggy Walsh CFO to oversee the books at the No. 5 ranked independent's dozen offices in the US, UK and Asia.

She's a 15-year veteran of Omnicom's Ketchum, where she most recently held the senior VP/director of finance/operations slot.

RF CEO Kathy Bloomgarden has focused the $63.2M firm on health & wellness, technology & innovation, consumer and corporate/public trust categories.

With 2013 fees of $25.5M, her firm is the No. 3 healthcare operation, trailing Edelman and W2O Group.

Multinationals generate more than 85 percent of RF's revenue base.