Jeff Leonard has been named executive v-p and chief financial officer at Baker & Taylor. Leonard, who arrives from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt where he was v-p and treasurer, will start at B&T on August 11. Before Houghton, Leonard was at the construction supplies distributor Hughes Supply, Inc., and before that, he was corporate controller at Planet Hollywood. He replaces James Melton who announced his resignation last week.