INC Research Inc. hired a new CFO as the North Carolina-based clinical research organization charts course to make itself one of the biggest players in the CRO industry.

David Gill has been CFO at Morrisville, N.C.-based medical device company TransEnterix since 2009, and succeeds former INC CFO Dan Hartnett who recently retired.

Gill is no stranger to INC having served on the privately-held company’s board of directors since 2007.