Central Bancompany Inc., which operates Central Bank of St. Louis, has hired a new chief financial officer, Piyush Agarwal, who had been a vice president and executive director at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in New York. He succeeds interim CFO Ken Littlefield, who remains vice chairman and chief administrative officer. Agarwal, 37, who will be located in St. Louis, had been with J.P. Morgan's investment banking division 15 years, in London and Dubai as well as New York. As CFO, he will oversee finance and accounting and work with the Central Bancompany board and executive leadership team to define and execute financial strategies.