Competitive Technologies Inc. announced the hiring of Ian Rhodes, CPA, with full responsibility for managing the financial and accounting duties for the Company. Mr. Rhodes will join the executive management team and lead Competitive Technologies' finance and accounting operations from the company's headquarters in Fairfield, CT. Prior to joining CTI, Mr. Rhodes served as vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer with Arch Capital in White Plains, NY, where he spearheaded Arch's International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) implementation efforts and subsequently provided oversight of SEC and GAAP technical accounting matters.