Corridor Business Journal: Ryan Companies US Inc. has named Lisa Kro chief administrative and financial officer. Kro will fill the CAO/CFO position that was vacated last May when Brian Murray was named CEO of the 81-year-old privately owned commercial real estate company. She will take over the leadership and oversight of all financial, administrative and fiscal management of the company’s operations. In her new role, Kro will have oversight of Ryan Companies’ financial disciplines, accounting, human resources, legal and risk management, and information systems.