John L. Steinbrun leaves the frozen-food maker for a CEO slot at an unnamed company in another industry.

The CFO of a small private-label frozen foods maker is leaving to take the chief executive officer position at another, undisclosed company outside the food industry.

John L. Steinbrun has resigned as senior vice president, CFO and chief operating officer of Overhill Farms, Inc., effective September 6. He also has resigned from the board of directors, effective immediately.

He will be replaced as CFO on an interim basis by Tracy E. Quinn, who served in a number of senior-level finance and operating positions for H.J. Heinz prior to taking early retirement in 2005 after 21 years with the company.

At Heinz, she served as corporate controller and chief accounting officer; vice president-finance with its frozen foods division; vice president-strategy development at the corporate level; managing director of its infant foods business unit; and chief financial officer or chief executive officer of various Heinz international operations.

Quinn, who is 52, began her career as a CPA with what is now PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Overhill said that it is conducting a search for a permanent replacement and that Quinn will assist in the process.

Overhill assured investors that it has sufficient internal and external resources to meet its financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley reporting obligations as scheduled during the transition period.

Before joining Overhill, Steinbrun served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Metropolitan Provisions LLC, a foodservice distribution company, from November 2000 to June 2001. From September 1996 to March 2000, he was CFO and vice president of operations of Ancra International LLC, an aerospace and transportation equipment manufacturer.