CFOs on the Move: Week Ending December 3

Trip-hailing support Lyft on Thursday introduced that Elaine Paul was named main economic officer, effective Jan. three, 2022. Paul replaces Brian Roberts, who is stepping down but will continue being an adviser right up until June 2022. Since 2019, Paul has served as CFO and vice president of finance for Amazon Studios, accountable for portfolio and economic arranging for Amazon’s slate of authentic film and tv programming. Ahead of joining Amazon, Paul was CFO of Hulu. Ahead of Hulu, she spent 19 yrs at Disney in senior finance, tactic, and small business enhancement roles. Paul was named a CFO to Watch by CFO Magazine in 2018.

Fannie Mae, the govt-sponsored company that assures mortgage loan financial loans, promoted Chryssa Halley from controller to main economic officer. Halley will be accountable for Fannie Mae’s economic management and financial and strategic exploration capabilities. She joined Fannie Mae in 2006 and is a CPA. The organization also introduced that Jim L. Holmberg had been promoted to senior vice president and controller.

Aston Martin CFO Kenneth Gregor is stepping down right after about eighteen months in the purpose, the luxurious carmaker mentioned. The go was owing to particular good reasons. Gregor will depart as finance main and executive director no later than June thirty, 2022, and the board has initiated a course of action to appoint a substitution.

Chesapeake Energy named Mohit Singh as CFO, effective Dec. six. He most just lately led the M&A, corporate land, and reserves capabilities at BPX Energy, a U.S. subsidiary of BP PLC. Prior to joining BPX, Singh worked as an investment banker concentrated on oil and gasoline transactions for RBC Cash Marketplaces and Goldman Sachs.

Simone Walsh was appointed vice president, main economic officer, and treasurer of activewear organization Delta Attire.  Walsh joins Delta from Novelis, exactly where she most just lately served as vice president, deputy controller. Ahead of that, she served as main accounting officer, controller, and principal accounting officer of PRGX World wide and had a stint as vice president, finance at PGRX from 2017 to 2019.

Work site Glassdoor named Owen Humphries as CFO, effective promptly.  Humphries has been at Glassdoor due to the fact 2016. He beforehand was senior vice president, finance and small business operations. Prior to Glassdoor, Humphries led consulting groups for The Boston Consulting Team.

As reported earlier this 7 days on CFO.com, Swiss lender UBS named JPMorgan Chase veteran Sarah Youngwood as its upcoming CFO, introducing a girl to its executive board. Youngwood will replace Kirt Gardner when he ways down in Might 2022 to “pursue other prospects,” UBS mentioned. Youngwood has worked at JPMorgan for 24 yrs, most just lately as finance main for consumer and neighborhood banking due to the fact 2016.

In other appointments this 7 days: Verve Therapeutics employed Allison Dorval as its main economic officer. Verve, which went community this year, is functioning on genetic-based mostly therapies for cardiovascular illness. … Excellarate introduced Rob Howe as the company’s CFO. Howe joins Excellarate with 25 yrs of working experience in finance, which include roles at Liquidnet and Common Electric. … Meta-optics technologies company Metalenz named Brad MacMullin its main economic officer. He was beforehand CFO of Lucidity Lights. … Rapid7 appointed Tim Adams, previously of BitSight Systems, to the CFO location. Adams officially starts the occupation on Jan. three, 2022.

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