CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 6
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Grant Thornton, an assurance, tax and advisory services provider, named as its new finance chief. Before joining the firm, Surett was chief financial officer of Transportation Equipment Network, a full-service trailer leasing company. He previously spent over 13 years at U.S. stevedore and marine terminal operator Ports America, where he was most recently was chief financial officer. Surett earlier held the role of director of corporate development at Avaya. He succeeds Muhammad Bhayat, who is retiring after more than 20 years at the company. Bhayat joined Grant Thornton in 2003 and has been CFO since 2023.
HelloFresh's CFO will step down from his role no later than the fourth quarter of 2025. Gärtner, who has led the meal kit provider's finance since 2015, is leaving to pursue other opportunities. HelloFresh has initiated a search for a new chief financial officer. Before joining HelloFresh, he held managing director roles at Bank of America and Goldman Sachs. Gärtner started his career at Deutsche Bank as an analyst.
was appointed chief financial officer of financial operations platform Bill Holdings, effective July 7. Rohini joins the company from PayPal, where she was most recently CFO and senior vice president of its large enterprise and merchant platforms. Earlier financial leadership roles include senior director of FP&A at Walmart e-commerce, director of shipping finance and analytics at eBay and FP&A manager at GE HealthCare. Jain replaces John Rettig, who will take on the role as president and chief operating officer.
Newfold Digital promoted to chief executive officer of its Network Solutions Group. Clohecy joined the web and commerce technology company in 2019 as chief financial officer, and later added on the additional role of chief operations officer. Before joining Newfold Digital, she was CFO of Stratus Technologies and held senior leadership positions at Airvana, Sycamore Networks and Vitronics Soltec.
Five Below's CFO, , is stepping down for personal reasons. Chipman joined the discount retailer in July 2023 as chief financial officer and has previously held CFO roles at Ruth's Hospitality Group and Orangetheory Fitness. While Five Below searches for Chipman's successor, its chief operating officer, Ken Bull, will take on the additional role of interim CFO. Bull has been with the company for 20 years and was previously its chief financial officer.
Pluralsight hired as the technology workforce development company's new CFO. Ellis joins Pluralsight from Accel Entertainment, where he has been chief financial officer for the last three years. Earlier roles at Accel include senior vice president and vice president of operational strategy. He was earlier the vice president of financial planning and analysis at Transworlds Systems and started his career at Deloitte as an audit senior.
, chief financial officer of Lulus, will step down on June 30. Smith is stepping down for personal, family-related reasons. She joined the online women's apparel retailer in April 2021 as vice president of finance and was promoted to CFO in March 2023. Crystal Landsem, chief executive officer of Lulus, will take on the additional role of interim chief financial officer while the company looks for Smith's permanent successor.
Electric vehicle charging network operator Blink named as its new finance chief. Bercovich was most recently chief financial officer of global workforce management and payments platform Helios. He previously held CFO roles at MyOutDesk, Cialfo and Elements Global Services. Bercovich replaces Michael Rama, who left the company at the beginning of June to pursue new opportunities. Robert Strauss, a senior advisor from FTI Consulting, is working as the company's interim chief financial officer until Bercovich joins on June 23.
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