Hawaiian Telcom Chief Financial Officer Paul Sunu has resigned effective March 7 after nearly 10 months with the company.

Robert Reich, the company's vice president and controller, will serve as interim CFO and assistant controller. John Duncan, who had worked in the company's finance department, will become vice president and controller.

Sunu joined Hawaiian Telcom May 14, 2007.

"The company benefited greatly from Paul's talents and experience and we will miss him greatly," said Steve Cooper, chief executive officer.

Cooper, one of the nation's top turnaround experts, was brought in last month to run Hawaiian Telcom, which has been suffering from financial losses and customer service complaints.