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CFO Moves – week ending October 18, 2019
Posted on October 21, 2019 Written by Samuel Dergel Leave a Comment
CFO Moves this week include:
Dollar Bank Waitr Holdings Inc. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Automattic Inc. Vivint Smart Home LyondellBasell
Owens Corning Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. Atento S.A.
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. e.ventures 2U, Inc.
Sanmina Corporation American National Bankshares, Inc. MJardin Group, Inc.
Apprio Burlington Stores RiVidium
Ameren Corporation StemoniX , Inc. Goodnight Midstream LLC
Vector Solutions
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Jerry Ritzert
Dollar Bank [PITTSBURGH] announced the appointment of Jerry Ritzert as Chief Financial Officer. Ritzert originally joined Dollar Bank in March of 2018, as the Executive Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining Dollar Bank, Ritzert served as Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller at Northwest Bancshares, Inc. for 15 years. Additionally, he has held positions in accounting, financial planning, and corporate finance.
Waitr Holdings Inc. [LAKE CHARLES, LA] (NASDAQ: WTRH) announced that Jeff Yurecko, the Company's current Chief Financial Officer, will resign from the position effective November 1, 2019.
Gilead Sciences, Inc. [FOSTER CITY, CA] (NASDAQ: GILD) announced that Andrew Dickinson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 1. Dickinson currently serves as the company's Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy. Dickinson joined Gilead in 2016. Prior to his tenure at Gilead, Dickinson worked for nine years at Lazard Frères & Co., where he was Global Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking. Prior to Lazard, he was General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development at Myogen, Inc., which was acquired by Gilead in 2006. Earlier in his career, he worked as a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions.
Automattic Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Mark Davies has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Davies comes to Automattic from Vivint, where he served as chief financial officer since 2013. Prior to Vivint, Davies worked for Alcoa as president of global business services and as a member of the Alcoa executive council. He spent twelve years at Dell Inc., most recently as the managing vice president of strategic programs, reporting directly to Michael Dell; and he served as chief financial officer of the Global Consumer Group.
Vivint Smart Home [PROVO, UT] announced that Mark Davies, chief financial officer, will be stepping down from his role to pursue a CFO opportunity outside of the smart home industry. Dale R. Gerard, currently senior vice president of finance and treasurer, will serve as interim CFO. Before Vivint, Gerard worked as the assistant treasurer and director of finance at American Commercial Lines and was senior treasury and financial analyst at Wabash National Corporation.
Michael McMurray
LyondellBasell [HOUSTON and LONDON] (NYSE: LYB) announced that Michael McMurray has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective Nov. 5, 2019. McMurray replaces Thomas Aebischer who, earlier this year, elected to retire at the end of 2019. McMurray joins LyondellBasell following a nearly 11-year career at Owens Corning where he served as vice president, Investor Relations and treasurer; vice president, Finance for the Building Materials Group; and, for the past seven years, as chief financial officer. Prior to Owens Corning, McMurray spent 21 years in various positions of increasing responsibility with Royal Dutch Shell including as vice president, Shell Capital; global treasurer for Shell Chemicals; and Americas Finance manager for the Lubricants business. McMurray sits on the board of directors for Flowserve (NYSE: FLS).
Owens Corning [TOLEDO, OH] (NYSE: OC) announced that Michael McMurray, Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his role to pursue another professional opportunity. Prith Gandhi, currently Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, and Financial Planning, will serve as interim CFO. Prior to joining Owens Corning, Gandhi worked in various financial roles for Dover Corporation and Zebra Technologies Corporation. Gandhi also spent 11 years with Morgan Stanley in mergers and acquisitions, and proprietary trading.
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: OEC) announced the appointment of Lorin Crenshaw as Chief Financial Officer, effective November 4, 2019. Most recently, he held the position of Vice President and CFO for Albemarle Corporation's Global Lithium business unit. Crenshaw will succeed Charles Herlinger as CFO who previously announced his intention to retire at the end of 2019.
Atento S.A. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: ATTO) announced the appointment of Jose Antonio de Souza Azevedo as Chief Financial Officer. Azevedo will replace the current CFO Mauricio Montilha. The appointment is effective as of November 11, 2019. Before joining Atento, he served as Unidas' Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer. Azevedo previously served as Country Manager Brazil for Softline Company from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he held executive positions at Globalweb Data Services as Chief Executive Officer in 2015 and Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to 2015. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of Estre Ambiental from 2013 to 2014 and held several leadership positions at Latam Airlines from 2008 to 2013.
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. [COLUMBUS, OH] (NASDAQ: HBAN) announced that Zachary J. Wasserman will become Huntington's senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective November 4, 2019. Wasserman succeeds Howell D. "Mac" McCullough, who previously announced his planned retirement after more than five years as Huntington's CFO. Wasserman joins Huntington from Visa, Inc., where he served as CFO for the company's North American business. Prior to Visa, Inc., Wasserman served in a variety of roles at American Express Company, where he spent four years as CFO of the company's U.S. consumer business. He also served as CFO for other American Express businesses, including global merchant services, global network services and the global commercial card business. His previous financial leadership roles included the American Express consumer and small business unit in Asia, investment optimization and corporate planning.
e.ventures [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the addition of Patrick Reilly as Global Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining e.ventures, Pat was with TCV for over 20 years and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in early 2014.
Paul S. Lalljie
2U, Inc. [LANHAM, MD] (NASDAQ: TWOU) announced the appointment of Paul S. Lalljie as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Lalljie most recently served as CFO of Neustar, Inc. from 2009 to 2018. Lalljie joined Neustar's finance department in 2000 and held several roles there before becoming CFO. Lalljie succeeds Catherine A. Graham, who announced her retirement as 2U's CFO in August.
Sanmina Corporation [SAN JOSE, CA] (NASDAQ: SANM) announced Kurt Adzema has joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Adzema succeeds David Anderson, who previously announced in January 2019 his plan to retire. Anderson will help facilitate a smooth transition and will remain as an advisor to Sanmina's Executive Chairman through March 27, 2020. Most recently, Adzema served as Chief Financial Officer of publicly traded Finisar. Prior to Finisar, he held various positions at SVB Alliant, Montgomery Securities/Banc of America Securities, and Smith Barney.
American National Bankshares, Inc. [DANVILLE, VA] (NASDAQ: AMNB), parent company of American National Bank and Trust Company announced that William W. Traynham has informed the Company that he will retire from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for medical reasons effective October 31, 2019. Jeffrey W. Farrar, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will assume the additional role of Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer for the Company and the Bank as of that date. Farrar has more than twenty years of experience in community banking, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Old Point Financial Corporation. Prior to that, he was with Union Bankshares Corporation and its predecessor companies since 1996.
MJardin Group, Inc. [TORONTO AND DENVER] (CSE: MJAR, OTCQX: MJARF) announced the appointment of Edward Jonasson, effective November 1, 2019. Jonasson was Vice President Finance and Group Corporate Controller at The Stars Group Inc. Jonasson also held senior finance positions at Open Text Corporation and DWL Incorporated.
Apprio [WASHINGTON] announced the appointment of Erika Capobianco as chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Capobianco served as executive director within JP Morgan Chase. She has worked in leading financial positions at Booz Allen Hamilton and SunTrust Bank.
Burlington Stores, Inc. [BURLINGTON, NJ] (NYSE: BURL) announced that John Crimmins has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Crimmins joined the Company in 2011 and has served as interim Chief Financial Officer since September 16, 2019, in addition to his role as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Before joining Burlington Stores, Mr. Crimmins held various roles at The Timberland Company including Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 2002 to 2009.
Archana Dhore
RiVidium Inc. [MANASSAS, VA] (dba TripleCyber) announced that Archana Dhore is appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Michael Moehn
Ameren Corporation [ST. LOUIS] announced that Marty Lyons, currently executive vice president and chief financial officer, and president of Ameren Services, will become president of Ameren Missouri. Michael Moehn, currently president of Ameren Missouri, will become executive vice president and chief financial officer, and president of Ameren Services. The organizational changes will be effective Dec. 1. Moehn joined Ameren in 2000 and has been president of Ameren Missouri since 2014. He has held numerous senior leadership roles at Ameren, including those in the areas of nuclear and customer operations, regulatory and legislative affairs, strategy and accounting.
StemoniX, Inc. [MAPLE GROVE, MN] announced the appointment of Andy LaFrence as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining StemoniX, LaFrence served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Biothera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from May 2018 to July 2019, and for five years prior to that as Vice President Finance, Information Systems, and CFO at Surmodics, Inc. LaFrence also previously served as CFO for CNS Therapeutics. He was an audit partner at KPMG LLP where he focused on supporting venture-backed, high-growth medical technology, pharmaceutical, biotech, and clean tech private and public companies.
Goodnight Midstream LLC [DALLAS] announced the addition of Ben Daitch as its Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Daitch served as Chief Financial Officer of Paradigm Midstream. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer at Jamex, Lonestar Resources and CDX Gas. Previously, he was an investment banker at UBS, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank.
Vector Solutions [TAMPA, FL] announced that Scott Rosenberg has taken the role of Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Vector Solutions, Rosenberg served as the CFO at Kabbage. Prior to Kabbage, Rosenberg spent nearly six years at Purchasing Power, LLC. Rosenberg's past experience also includes time as CFO of eBay Enterprise, formerly GSI Commerce.
Filed Under: CFO, CFO Search, CFO Search Report, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Search, Fired, Hired, NASDAQ, NYSE, Private Equity, Replaced, Resigned, Retained Search, Venture Capital, Vice President Finance Tagged With: 2U, Ameren Corporation, American National Bankshares, Andrew Dickinson, Andy LaFrence, Apprio, Archana Dhore, Atento, Automattic, Ben Daitch, BURLINGTON, Burlington Stores, California, Catherine A. Graham, Charles Herlinger, Colorado, COLUMBUS, Dale R. Gerard, DALLAS, DANVILLE, David Anderson, DENVER, Dollar Bank, e.ventures, Edward Jonasson, Erika Capobianco, Florida, FOSTER CITY, Gilead Sciences, Goodnight Midstream LLC, HOUSTON, Howell McCullough, Huntington Bancshares, Jeff Yurecko, Jeffrey W. Farrar, Jerry Ritzert, John Crimmins, Jose Azevedo, Kurt Adzema, LAKE CHARLES, Lanham, LONDON, Lorin Crenshaw, Louisiana, LyondellBasell, MANASSAS, MAPLE GROVE, Mark Davies, Marty Lyons, Maryland, Mauricio Montilha, Michael McMurray, Michael Moehn, Minnesota, Missouri, MJardin Group, New Jersey, NEW YORK, Ohio, Ontario, Orion Engineered Carbons, Owens Corning, Patrick Reilly, Paul S. Lalljie, Pennsylvania, PITTSBURGH, Prith Gandhi, PROVO, RiVidium, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JOSE, Sanmina Corporation, St. Louis, StemoniX, TAMPA, Texas, Thomas Aebischer, TOLEDO, TORONTO, TripleCyber, UTAH, Vector Solutions, Virginia, Vivint Smart Home, Waitr Holdings, Washington, William W. Traynham, Zachary J. Wasserman
CFO Moves – week ending July 12, 2019
Posted on July 15, 2019 Written by Dergel CFO Admin Leave a Comment
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MiX Telematics Annexon Biosciences
Bsquare Corporation United Rheumatology Ceros
Aflac Global Investments Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Procore Technologies, Inc.
Windhaven Insurance IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. Benefitfocus, Inc.
CNB Financial TrackX Holdings Inc. Annovis Bio, Inc.
Better Choice Company, Inc. ICU Medical, Inc. Dentsply Sirona Inc.
Telenav ReversingLabs US, Inc. Fareportal
Surterra Wellness Q-Centrix Guaranteed Rate
Conviva Clearlake Capital Group CareerBuilder
EIP Pharma, Inc.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, MA] (NASDAQ: ALNY) announced that Jeff Poulton joined the Company on July 11, 2019 and has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 13, 2019. Jeff will join Alnylam with nearly 25 years of experience, including serving as Executive Vice President and CFO of Shire plc. Manmeet S. Soni has decided to resign to pursue other interests; he will continue as CFO of Alnylam through August 12, 2019 providing a smooth transition. Prior to Poulton's CFO role at Shire he held a variety of financial roles and also served in a general management capacity while leading Shire's rare disease commercial operations in North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Prior to his fifteen-year tenure at Shire, Jeff led corporate finance and business development initiatives in both the energy and materials manufacturing sectors, in financial leadership positions at Cinergy Corp and PPG industries. He also served as a U.S. Navy Commissioned Officer. Poulton is a member of the Board of Directors of EIP Pharmaceuticals.
MiX Telematics [BOCA RATON, FL] (NYSE: MIXT, JSE: MIX) announced the appointment of John Granara as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and Executive Vice President. Granara will succeed Paul Dell, who has filled the role of interim CFO since early 2017. Mr. Dell will continue at MiX Telematics in an alternative senior role. Most recently, Granara held the position of CFO at Ameresco Prior to that he was VP Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at GT Advanced Technologies.
Annexon Biosciences [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA] announced the addition of Jennifer Lew as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Lew served as Chief Financial Officer of Aduro Biotech. Ms. Lew previously held various finance leadership roles at Dynavax Technologies Corporation, and she began her career at Ernst & Young.
Bsquare Corporation [BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON] (NASDAQ: BSQR) announced that Peter Biere, CFO, will resign from his position following a transition period that will include the appointment of a new CFO. Mr. Biere, who has served as CFO since December 2016, will continue as CFO until his replacement is identified and on-boarded.
Patrick J. Murphy
United Rheumatology [HAUPPAUGE, NY] announced the appointment of Patrick Murphy as Chief Financial Officer. Patrick most recently served as the CFO at CleanSlate Centers. Prior to CleanSlate Centers, Patrick was one of the Founders at Women's Health USA. He held numerous positions including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and President. He was also a Founder, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Evolution1. Earlier in his career he had various roles at Value Health and Arthur Andersen.
Ceros [NEW YORK] announced the hire of Rob Bender as Chief Financial Officer. Rob most recently served as Chief Executive Officer at Salute Safety. Prior to Salute Safety Systems, Rob spent 15 years as the CFO of financial technology company Axioma. Before Axioma, Rob led mergers & acquisitions for Primedia Enthusiast Group. He also worked in product management and consulting roles at Deloitte Consulting and W.L. Gore & Associates. http://ceros.com
Aflac Global Investments [NEW YORK] announced that it has hired Stephen Scott as managing director; chief financial officer. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Scott most recently served as chief financial officer for BNY Mellon Investment Management. Prior to that, he served as BNY Mellon Investment Management's Global Head of FP&A. Scott previously held positions with UBS and Lloyds Treasury Group.
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ENGLEWOOD, CO] (NYSE American: AMPE) announced that Dan Stokely has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, since 2012, Dan served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sentynl Therapeutics, which was sold to Cadila Healthcare Ltd. in January 2017. From 2004 to 2012, Dan served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of Victory Pharma. Dan served as the Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Wireless Facilities, Inc. (currently Kratos Defense & Security Solutions). From 1994 to 2001, Dan served as Corporate Controller of Dura Pharmaceuticals.
Procore Technologies, Inc. [CARPINTERIA, CA] announced the appointment of Paul Lyandres as Chief Financial Officer. Lyandres joined Procore in 2014. Prior to joining the Procore team, Lyandres was as an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners.
Windhaven® Insurance [MIAMI, FL] and The Hearth Insurance Group™ announced that Susan Wollenberg has been selected to serve as Chief Financial Officer for the companies. Wollenberg has been a member of the Board Directors at Windhaven since its founding in the early 2000s. Wollenberg served at Spencer Capital Holdings; Personalized Brokerage Services, an Allianz subsidiary; and E.W. Blanch. She also held leadership roles in Financial Planning and Business Development at Kansas City Southern and GE Insurance. Wollenberg began her career as a Certified Public Accountant at Deloitte.
IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. [SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA] (NASDAQ: IDYA) announced the promotion of Paul A. Stone as Chief Financial Officer. Paul previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Head of Operations. Prior to joining IDEAYA, Paul was with 5AM Ventures in various capacities including as Partner, General Counsel, and Chief Operating Officer, and held early management and operating roles in companies launched at 5AM Ventures, including IDEAYA Biosciences (NASDAQ: IDYA), Homology Medicines, Cidara Therapeutics, and Entrada Therapeutics. Paul earlier served in management roles at Ethos Pharmaceuticals, Ilypsa (acquired by Amgen), and Symyx Technologies.
Benefitfocus, Inc. [CHARLESTON, SC] (NASDAQ: BNFT) announced the appointment of Stephen M. Swad as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Swad, who will be joining the Company on July 22nd. He is a current member of the Benefitfocus Board of Directors and since 2013 has served on the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees, as well as Chair of the Compensation Committee. He joins the company from Vox Media, where he has served as CFO since January 2016. Prior to Vox Media, from February 2012 until April 2015, Swad was President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a director of Rosetta Stone. He formerly served as Rosetta Stone's CFO beginning in November 2010. Prior to joining Rosetta Stone, Swad was the Executive Vice President and CFO of Comverse Technology, Inc. Swad has held various senior financial management positions at AOL, Inc. (now part of Oath Inc.), Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner. He was a partner at KPMG LLP and also served as the Deputy Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Swad previously served on the Board of Eloqua, before it was purchased by Oracle.
Tito Lima
CNB Financial [CLEARFIELD, PA] announced the appointment of Tito L. Lima to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CNB Financial Corporation and CNB Bank. Throughout the years he has held various positions in New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Lancaster and Butler, and has served in roles as a Senior Executive or Chief Financial Officer since 2002 in financial institutions.
TrackX Holdings Inc. [DENVER, Colorado] (TSX-V: TKX; OTC: TKXHF) announced that John Katzenberg has joined the TrackX team as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, John was the Chief Financial Officer of Johnson Storage & Moving Company. Prior to joining Johnson, he led all accounting and finance activities for Corporex Colorado. Previously, John was a Managing Director and one of the founding members of the private equity coverage group in the investment bank at Citigroup. Katzenberg is replacing Gene McConnell as CFO.
Annovis Bio, Inc. [BERWYN, PA] announced that Jeffrey McGroarty has been appointed the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Annovis, Jeff was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Safeguard Scientifics. Before joining Safeguard, Jeff served in a variety of financial roles with a number of publicly traded companies, including Cephalon and Exide Technologies. Jeff started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Better Choice Company, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCQB: BTTR) announced the appointment of Andreas Schulmeyer as its Chief Financial Officer. Schulmeyer previously served in CFO roles at both WalMart and PepsiCo. Schulmeyer previously served as CFO – Global e-Commerce and CFO – Asia, at Walmart. Additionally, he was former CFO, China Beverages, at PepsiCo. Schulmeyer joins Better Choice from his private consulting business, Faultline Solutions LLC.
ICU Medical, Inc. [SAN CLEMENTE, CA] (NASDAQ: ICUI) announced that Scott E. Lamb, its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, has informed the Company of his intention to retire from the Company effective after filing the FY2019 10-K, following over 16 years of service with the Company. After retirement as CFO, Mr. Lamb will serve in an advisory role to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities. Following the change, current Corporate Vice President, Brian Bonnell will be promoted to Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Brian Bonnell joined ICU Medical in 2018 and is currently responsible for the Treasury and Tax functions. Prior to joining ICU, Mr. Bonnell was Treasurer and Head of FP&A for Alere Inc. from 2015 until its acquisition by Abbott. Prior to Alere, Mr. Bonnell spent seven years at CareFusion Corporation, as both SVP of Tax and Treasury and as VP of Finance for Medical Systems. Prior to its spin-off of CareFusion, Mr. Bonnell spent seven years in a variety of Finance roles for Cardinal Health. Mr. Bonnell started his career in 1995 and spent seven years in the audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP.
Dentsply Sirona Inc. [CHARLOTTE, NC] (NASDAQ: XRAY) announced the appointment of Jorge M. Gomez as Chief Financial Officer. Gomez served as Chief Financial Officer of Cardinal Health since January 2018. Prior to that, Jorge was Chief Financial Officer of the Medical and Pharmaceutical segments, and Treasurer and Corporate Controller at Cardinal Health. Before joining Cardinal Health, Jorge held multiple executive and leadership roles at General Motors and the Smurfit-Kappa Group.
Telenav [SANTA CLARA, CA] (NASDAQ: TNAV) selected Adeel Manzoor to become the company's Chief Financial Officer. Manzoor comes to Telenav after serving as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President of Storage & Big Data; Chief Financial Officer & Vice President of Mission Critical Systems & High Performance Compute and as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President of Converged Infrastructure for HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise] . Manzoor succeeds Fuad Ahmad, who has served as Telenav's consulting interim CFO since January 2019. Ahmad, a partner of consulting firm FLG Partners, LLC, plans to continue to provide financial consulting services to the company until the end of September for transition purposes. Prior to joining HP, Manzoor worked for Big Four accounting and professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP in the assurance and advisory practice.
ReversingLabs US, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, MA] named Angiras Koorapaty its Chief Financial Officer. Koorapaty brings more than 25 years of experience collaborating with senior management teams and boards, leading finance and administration at many startup and growth stage technology companies with substantial international operations, including Visual IQ, (acquired by The Nielsen Company), NitroSecurity (acquired by Intel/McAfee), Core Security Technologies, Webhire (acquired by Kenexa Corp./IBM), and Corechange (acquired by Open Text Corp.).
Fareportal [NEW YORK] announced that following the retirement of Ken West, the previous Chief Financial Officer, the Company announced Glenn Cusano as his successor. Cusano is a veteran of the Airline business with over 16 years of service at JetBlue Airways. In his most recent role with the airline, he served as their Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasury.
Fareed Khan
Surterra Wellness [ATLANTA] announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with the appointment of Fareed Khan as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Khan joins Surterra from the Kellogg Company where he was CFO. Khan previously served as Division CEO of a multi-billion-dollar revenue operating unit at USG Corporation after 12 years of steady ascent through key operating roles at the company. Early in his career, Khan was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. James Whitcomb, who has served as CFO of Surterra since helping launch the company in 2016, will become Executive Director of Corporate Development.
Q-Centrix [CHICAGO] announced today the addition of Todd Seiffer as its Chief Financial and Operations Officer. Before arriving at Q-Centrix, Seiffer spent more than four years as Chief Financial Officer of Businessolver. His previous roles include Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc., in Chicago.
Suk Shah
Guaranteed Rate [CHICAGO] has hired Suk Shah as its Chief Financial Officer. Shah joins the Guaranteed Rate team from his former position of nearly five years at a high-growth financial technology company. Before that, Suk was the CFO of the US and Canadian divisions of a Global Commercial Bank. Shah began his career with General Electric and spent over eight years with the company in various finance and operating roles.
Conviva [FOSTER CITY, Calif.] announced the addition of Greg Ayers as CFO. Greg's career has included finance leadership that led to 8 IPOs and multiple M&A deals.
symplr [SANTA MONICA, Calif. and HOUSTON] announced that Jordan Copland has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Tres Thompson, who previously served as symplr's COO and CFO, will focus on the COO role going forward. Most recently, Copland served as CFO and EVP of Finance and Operations at Quorum Business Solutions and, prior to that, was CFO at Omnitracs. Earlier in his career, Mr. Copland served as Vice President of Finance and Planning at Disney Consumer Products, and he served as Executive Vice President and CFO, and as EVP – Strategic Development, at GSI Commerce.
Chet Kwasniak
CareerBuilder [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Chet Kwasniak as Chief Financial Officer. Kwasniak most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at MW Industries. Prior to that, Kwasniak was Chief Financial Officer of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas.
EIP Pharma, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, MA] announced the appointment of Noel Donnelly as CFO. onnelly joins EIP Pharma from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining EIP, Noel spent the last seven years within Shire, recently acquired by Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Before moving into R&D, Noel held a number of positions of increasing responsibility within the Finance organization in areas such as Commercial, Technical Operations, and ultimately as the Head of R&D Finance at Shire HGT. Prior to that Noel worked for twelve years in financial planning and analysis in financial services and industrial companies.
Filed Under: CFO, CFO Search, CFO Search Report, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Search, Fired, Hired, NASDAQ, NYSE, Private Equity, Replaced, Resigned, Retained Search, Venture Capital, Vice President Finance Tagged With: Adeel Manzoor, Aflac Global Investments, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Andreas Schulmeyer, Angiras Koorapaty, Annexon Biosciences, Annovis Bio, ATLANTA, BELLEVUE, Benefitfocus, BERWYN, Better Choice Company, BOCA RATON, Brian Bonnell, Bsquare Corporation, California, CAMBRIDGE, CareerBuilder, Carpinteria, Ceros, CHARLESTON, CHARLOTTE, Chet Kwasniak, CHICAGO, Clearfield, Clearlake Capital Group, CNB Financial, Colorado, Conviva, Dan Stokely, Dentsply Sirona Inc., DENVER, EIP Pharma, ENGLEWOOD, Fareed Khan, Fareportal, Florida, FOSTER CITY, Gene McConnell, GEORGIA, Glenn Cusano, Greg Ayers, Guaranteed Rate, HAUPPAUGE, HOUSTON, ICU Medical, IDEAYA Biosciences, Illinois, Inc., James Whitcomb, Jeff Poulton, Jeffrey McGroarty, Jennifer Lew, John Granara, John Katzenberg, Jordan Copland, Jorge M. Gomez, Ken West, Manmeet Soni, Massachusetts, MIAMI, MiX Telematics, NEW YORK, Noel Donnelly, North Carolina, Patrick Murphy, Paul A. Stone, Paul Dell, Paul Lyandres, Pennsylvania, Peter Biere, Procore Technologies, Q-Centrix, ReversingLabs US, Rob Bender, SAN CLEMENTE, SANTA MONICA, Scott Lamb, South Carolina, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Stephen Scott, Stephen Swad, Suk Shah, Surterra Wellness, Susan Wollenberg, Telenav, Texas, Tito L. Lima, Todd Seiffer, TrackX Holdings Inc., Tres Thompson, United Rheumatology, Washington, Windhaven Insurance
CFO Moves – week ending July 5, 2019
Posted on July 8, 2019 Written by Dergel CFO Admin Leave a Comment
Monarch Private Capital Ameresco, Inc. Viela Bio
L3Harris Technologies Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Commercial Metals Company
DISH Network Corporation Kirkland's, Inc. Alleghany Corporation
Neuronetics Greenfields Petroleum Corporation TRI Pointe Group Inc.
Penn Virginia Corporation Francesca's Holdings Corporation LDM Global
Corporate Spending Innovations Bridgeline Digital, Inc. MTX Group
Ian Chomat
Monarch Private Capital (MPC) [ATLANTA] announced that Ian Chomat has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer for the organization. Chomat moves into the role after serving as the Controller. Prior to joining MPC, Chomat worked as Controller for a company which specialized in the development, construction, and syndication of low income housing tax credits. He's held various positions including Chief Financial Officer and was a consultant for both privately held and publicly traded companies. Chomat's career began in public accounting where he practiced both tax and assurance services for privately held companies.
Ameresco, Inc. [FRAMINGHAM, MA] (NYSE: AMRC) announced that Doran Hole will join the company as its Chief Financial Officer, effective July 29, 2019. Mark Chiplock, who has served as interim CFO since October 1, 2018, will continue to serve as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and will act as the company's principal accounting officer. Previously, Mr. Hole served as the Chief Executive Officer, North America and Group Vice President, Strategy, at ReneSola Ltd. He has served in the North American CEO role since 2017, and previously was the company's US CFO. Prior to ReneSola, Mr. Hole was the CFO at solar developer Pristine Sun. He spent the first two decades of his career in various senior finance and capital markets roles on Wall Street. At Deutsche Bank, he served as a Director in the Global Structuring, Illiquid and Corporate Credit Group. He was a Director in the Financial Engineering group at ING Capital and also served as an Associate Director in the Corporate and Structured Finance Division at Macquarie Corporate Finance. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hole worked at Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. and Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
Mitchell Chan
Viela Bio [GAITHERSBURG, MD] announced the appointment of Mitchell Chan as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Chan served as Viela's Vice President, Head of Finance & Corporate Strategy. Prior to joining Viela in 2018, he served as Director of Investor Relations for AstraZeneca, North America. Previously, Mr. Chan held various roles of increasing responsibility at Genentech-Roche, including in BioOncology Commercial Finance, R&D Finance, and Mergers & Acquisitions.
Jay Malave
L3Harris Technologies [MELBOURNE, FL] (NYSE: LHX) named Jesus "Jay" Malave, Jr. as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Malave was elected CFO of the new L3Harris following the close of the merger between L3 and Harris, and succeeds former L3 and Harris CFOs, Ralph D'Ambrosio and Rahul Ghai, who have decided for personal reasons to pursue new opportunities. Malave joins L3Harris from United Technologies Corporation, where he spent more than 20 years in roles of increasing responsibility, including VP & CFO of the UTC Aerospace Systems business; VP, Financial Planning & Treasury at Hamilton Sundstrand; four years as VP, Investor Relations; and most recently as VP & CFO of the Carrier business segment. .
Ankang Li
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [FOSTER CITY, California & SHANGHAI] announced the appointment of Ankang Li as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Terns, Dr. Li was the Executive Director of Healthcare Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for Asia ex-Japan investment banking and led many high-profile IPOs for biotechnology and other healthcare clients. Before that, Dr. Li was a Director at the Asia Pacific Innovation Hub at Merck (known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada), overseeing business development and licensing transactions in the region. Dr. Li also worked at both Davis Polk and Ropes & Gray, advising clients on capital markets and M&A transactions. Early in his career, he conducted biomedical research at the Salk Institute.
Commercial Metals Company [IRVING, TX] (NYSE: CMC) announced that Mary A. Lindsey has announced her retirement as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of August 31, 2019. Lindsey joined the Company in September 2009 as Vice President-Tax. She was appointed Vice President-Tax and Investor Relations in June 2015, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2016 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in September 2017. The Company also announced that effective September 1, 2019, Paul J. Lawrence will assume the role of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company. Lawrence joined the Company in February 2016 as Vice President of Finance. He was appointed Vice President of Finance and Treasurer in September 2016 and his role was expanded to include Financial Planning and Analysis in January 2017. Prior to joining the Company, from 2003 to 2016, Mr. Lawrence worked for both Gerdau Long Steel North America, , and Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, where he held a variety of financial roles, including Assistant Vice President and Corporate Controller, and Deputy Corporate Controller. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Lawrence held several financial positions with Co-Steel Inc., which was acquired by Gerdau SA.
DISH Network [ENGLEWOOD, CO] promoted Paul W. Orban to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Orban, a 23-year veteran of DISH, had served as the company's Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Controller. Orban joined DISH in 1996 as a member of the financial reporting team. He has since held various leadership positions with increasing responsibility including Director of Accounting and Vice President of Accounting. In 2006, Orban was named Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller for DISH. He also served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller at EchoStar Corporation from 2008 to 2012. Before joining DISH, Paul was an auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP. A CPA, Paul holds his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado.
Kirkland's, Inc. [NASHVILLE, TN] (NASDAQ: KIRK) announced that it has named Nicole Strain as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She has served as Kirkland's Interim Chief Financial Officer since May 2017. Prior to her appointment as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Strain served as Controller from November 2016 to April 2017. Prior to joining Kirkland's, she served as the Vice President of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer for Logan's Roadhouse, Inc., from 2005 through July 2015. While at Logan's, she also served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
Alleghany Corporation [NEW YORK] (NYSE:Y) today announced that Jack Sennott has been appointed Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Alleghany's wholly-owned subsidiary, CapSpecialty, Inc. Sennott previously served as Senior Vice President and chief financial officer of Alleghany. Kerry Jacobs has been appointed Senior Vice President and chief financial officer of Alleghany. Ms. Jacobs previously served as Alleghany's Vice President of Finance and Chief Risk Officer.
Neuronetics , Inc. [MALVERN, PA] (NASDAQ: STIM) announced that Stephen Furlong will become its new Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, replacing Peter Donato, who will be leaving the Company after a transition period. Mr. Furlong will assume the role of CFO and Secretary effective July 22, 2019. Furlong most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Secretary at Metabolon. Prior to joining Metabolon, Furlong served as Chief Financial Officer of Rapid Micro Biosystems. Before joining Rapid Micro Biosystems, Mr. Furlong spent 14 years at Hologic, where he held a number of roles of increasing responsibility, most recently Senior Vice President, Finance and Sales Administration. Additionally, Mr. Furlong held positions at Safety 1st, Stratus Computer Inc., and Raytheon Company.
Greenfields Petroleum Corporation [HOUSTON, Texas] (TSX VENTURE: GNF) announces the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Jose Perez-Bello, who has served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Greenfields since June 2017 and a director of the Company since 2018, stepped down from these roles with the Company. Sanjay Swarup has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Swarup is based in London, and is also Chief Executive Officer of SKS Business Services Limited, an accounting and audit group that specializes in providing an outsourced finance function to small and mid-size companies in diverse sectors, unlisted or listed in the UK and Canada. Swarup has worked in the planning department of the Exploration and Production division of BP plc at their head office in London.
Glenn Keeler
TRI Pointe Group [IRVINE, Calif.] (NYSE: TPH) announced that Mike Grubbs, co-founder, chief financial officer and treasurer, will retire on January 1, 2020, concluding a 32-year career in homebuilding and real estate finance. Grubbs will be succeeded by Glenn Keeler, current chief accounting officer, also effective January 1, 2020. Keeler joined TRI Pointe in 2013 as corporate controller, and was named chief accounting officer in 2014. Keeler started his career at Ernst & Young LLP and previously held executive finance roles with other publicly traded companies prior to joining TRI Pointe Group.
Penn Virginia Corporation [HOUSTON, Texas] (NASDAQ: PVAC) announced that Steven A. Hartman, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer ("CFO"), will be stepping down from his role.
Francesca's Holdings Corporation [HOUSTON, TX] (NASDAQ: FRAN) announced that Kelly Dilts, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Company of her plans to resign from her position effective July 19, 2019 to pursue another opportunity. The Company has named Cindy Thomassee, currently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, to assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Cindy joined the Company in December 2007 after serving as the Controller at LRG Furniture, LLC, a retail subsidiary of Bassett Furniture Industries, for over 8 years. She also previously served as the Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer from May 2012 to March 2013 and from December 2015 to April 2016.
LDM Global [DENVER, Colorado] today announced Vivek Sharma as its new Chief Financial Officer. Sharma worked for PwC, Citigroup, Tele 2 and Digicel.
Corporate Spending Innovations [BONITA SPRINGS, FL] (CSI) announced the appointment of Olivier Raguis as the Chief Financial Officer. Raguis joins CSI in continuity of his extensive experience as Chief Financial Officer of several Edenred business units since 2010.
Bridgeline Digital, Inc. [BURLINGTON, MA] (NASDAQ: BLIN) announced the appointment of Mark G. Downey as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company("CFO"). Downey comes to Bridgeline with more than 25 years of finance and operations experience and has held CFO and COO positions at several public and privately held companies. Mark began his career as a CPA with Coopers & Lybrand. Downey will succeed Carole Tyner, who has served as Bridgeline's Chief Financial Officer since September 2018.
MTX Group [FRISCO, TX], Inc announced the addition of Christina Bailey as their Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining MTX, she was appointed as the CFO of Humphreys & Partners Architects.
InvestCloud [LOS ANGELES] appointed Rebeca Sanchez Sarmiento as its Chief Financial Officer. Sanchez Sarmiento joins the firm from ATTOM Data Solutions, where she served as CFO. Sanchez Sarmiento has held a variety of senior finance roles within Smart & Final, Deutsche Bank, and Citigroup.
Filed Under: CFO, CFO Search, CFO Search Report, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Search, Fired, Hired, NASDAQ, NYSE, Private Equity, Replaced, Resigned, Retained Search, Venture Capital, Vice President Finance Tagged With: Alleghany Corporation, Ameresco, Ankang Li, ATLANTA, BONITA SPRINGS, Bridgeline Digital, BURLINGTON, California, Carole Tyner, Christina Bailey, Cindy Thomassee, Colorado, Commercial Metals Company, Corporate Spending Innovations, DENVER, DISH Network Corporation, Doran Hole, ENGLEWOOD, Florida, FOSTER CITY, FRAMINGHAM, Francesca's Holdings Corporation, FRISCO, GAITHERSBURG, GEORGIA, Glenn Keeler, Greenfields Petroleum Corporation, HOUSTON, Ian Chomat, Inc., InvestCloud, IRVINE, IRVING, Jack Sennott, Jay Malave, Jose Perez-Bello, Kelly Dilts, Kerry Jacobs, Kirkland's, L3Harris Technologies, LDM Global, LOS ANGELES, MALVERN, Mark Chiplock, Mark G. Downey, Mary A. Lindsey, Maryland, Massachusetts, MELBOURNE, Mike Grubbs, Mitchell Chan, Monarch Private Capital, MTX Group, NASHVILLE, Neuronetics, NEW YORK, Nicole Strain, Olivier Raguis, Paul J. Lawrence, Paul W. Orban, Penn Virginia Corporation, Pennsylvania, Peter Donato, Rahul Ghai, Ralph D'Ambrosio, Rebeca Sanchez Sarmiento, Sanjay Swarup, SHANGHAI, Stephen Furlong, Steven A. Hartman, TENNESSEE, Terns Pharmaceuticals, Texas, TRI Pointe Group Inc., Viela Bio, Vivek Sharma
CFO Moves – week ending May 24, 2019
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Schindler Elevator Corporation Unum Group Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. Munich Re Life US Kymeta
Snap Inc. DentaQuest DNAnexus, Inc.
GeoStabilization International Lannett Company, Inc. Speakap
Western Industries Plastic Products LLC Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. Socket Mobile, Inc.
Towerstream Enfission Finjan Holdings, Inc.
Skyword Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Cure Pharmaceutical
Cantel Medical Corp. Oracle Elevator AKHAN Semiconductor
L&R Distributors Pine Brook RentPath
Bertram Capital First Sound Bank Canterbury Park
Centage Corporation
Schindler Elevator Corporation [MORRISTOWN, NJ] announced that Sneh Virdi has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer for its US Operations. Ms. Virdi joins Schindler from Legrand, where she was Vice President Finance, Electrical Wiring Systems, North and Central America. Prior to Legrand, she held various positions with United Technologies.
Unum Group [CHATTANOOGA, TN] (NYSE: UNM) announced that John F. "Jack" McGarry, executive vice president and chief financial officer since 2015, will retire from the company effective October 31, 2019. Steven A. Zabel, president of Unum's closed block of business, will assume the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer effective July 1, at which time McGarry will move into a role supporting a smooth transition until his retirement. Zabel joined Unum in 2013 as senior vice president and chief risk officer. He became president of Unum's closed block of business in 2015. He began his career with Ernst & Young as an auditor of life and health insurance companies, then moved to Americo Life where he was responsible for financial reporting. Later he spent more than 9 years with Genworth Financial in senior finance roles, including chief financial officer for insurance products.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. [NEW YORK, NY] (NYSE: ESRT) announced that David A. Karp will be stepping down from his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for personal reasons, effective August 1, 2019. In accordance with the Company's bylaws, Andrew J. Prentice, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, will serve as acting chief financial officer while the Company conducts a search for a permanent successor.
Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. [CAPE CORAL, FL] (OTCQB: LEAI) announced it has appointed Michael English as its Interim Chief Financial Officer ("ICFO"). Mr. English succeeds Christian A.J. Baeza, former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, whose employment with the Company terminated on May 20, 2019. Since October 2016 through April 2019, English served in a variety of CFO and CFO consulting roles including, CFO advisory partner at Aventine Hill Partners, Alternate Health Corp., and Peak Health Corp. From July 2011 to July 2016, he served as CFO for Zix Corporation and Controller from June 2007 to June 2011. Prior to that, Mr. English was Vice President of Finance for Advanced Fiber Communications from March 2004 through June 2005, and Vice President of Finance for Marconi, PLC from June 1999 to February 2004. Previously, he served as Division Controller for the Access Division of RELTEC Corporation, Division Controller at Rockwell Automation and Division Controller at Reliance Electric Company.
Munich Re Life US [NEW YORK, NY] announced that Quentin Marsh has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, US Life and Health. Marsh most recently was Vice President in the Global Financial Solutions unit of Reinsurance Group of America (RGA). Marsh began his career at EY, in the company's Global Insurance Center and progressed through successive leadership positions before joining RGA in 2012.
Kymeta [REDMOND, Washington] announced that Walter Z. Berger has been hired as President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Berger most recently served as COO and CFO of Nuvectra, Before joining Nuvectra, he served in senior executive positions at AppDynamics, which was acquired by Cisco. He also held senior executive positions at SoftLayer, which was acquired by IBM, and Leap Wireless. Additionally, he has held several executive operating, financial, and general leadership roles in various industry verticals.
Snap Inc. [SANTA MONICA, CA] (NYSE: SNAP) announced the appointment of Derek Andersen, currently Snap's Vice President of Finance, as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Andersen will take over the responsibilities of interim CFO Lara Sweet. Snap also announced the appointment of Lara Sweet as Chief People Officer. In this new role, Ms. Sweet will continue as Chief Accounting Officer until a replacement is named. Andersen has served as Snap's Vice President of Finance since July 2018. Andersen was previously employed at Amazon.com, Inc., serving in a variety of roles over seven years, most recently as Vice President of Finance supporting Amazon's digital video business. Andersen also previously served in roles at Fox Interactive Media, including as Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Operations for IGN, and as Vice President, Finance.
Akhil Sharma
DentaQuest [BOSTON, MA] announced that Akhil Sharma recently became Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Before joining DentaQuest, Sharma was Co-President and CFO of North American Dental Group. Prior to that, he was the President and CFO of Enlivant. He also spent eight years with Fortress Investment Group, primarily focusing on their senior living private equity investments. Sharma started his career in investment banking at Lazard.
DNAnexus, Inc. [MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA] announced the appointment of Scott Gibson as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining DNAnexus, Gibson served as CFO at Conviva. Previously, he was CFO at several semiconductor, semiconductor equipment, and networking companies.
GeoStabilization International ("GSI") [DENVER, CO] announced the appointment of Chris Howard as Chief Financial Officer. Howard was most recently Vice President, Finance at Accudyne, with financial oversight for the Sundyne division. Prior to Accudyne, he spent five years in senior financial positions at Technip FMC plc, ultimately serving as Finance Director for the Surface International business. Previously, Howard held senior finance roles at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. and Precision Castparts Corporation, among other leading industrial companies.
Lannett Company, Inc. [PHILADELPHIA, PA] (NYSE: LCI) announced that the company's chief financial officer (CFO), Martin Galvan, will retire on August 30, 2019, following the planned submission of the company's Form 10-K for fiscal year 2019. Galvan will continue in his role as CFO until then and thereafter serve as a consultant, as necessary.
Speakap [NEW YORK, NY] announced the addition of Ralph De Kleermaeker, who will serve as the company's Chief Financial Officer. De Kleermaeker most recently served as CFO and COO at Bynder. Prior to Bynder, Ralph was active in private equity for a period of 8 years.
Western Industries Plastic Products LLC [WINFIELD, KS] announced the appointment of Gage Hotchkiss as Chief Financial Officer. Hotchkiss most recently served with Alpha Guardian as Director Manufacturing FP&A and prior to that he was with Sensata Technologies for two years as Director of Finance. From 2006 to 2016 he served in a series of senior finance roles with CoActive Technologies, most recently as Controller.
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. [SECAUCUS, NJ] (NYSE: VSI) announced that Charles Knight has been appointed Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Knight was most recently Interim Chief Financial Officer for The Vitamin Shoppe, a role he assumed on April 8, 2019. He joined The Vitamin Shoppe in July 2018 as Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining the Vitamin Shoppe, Mr. Knight was most recently Senior Vice President-Corporate Controller (2010-2018) at Toys "R" Us, Inc. He was employed at Toys "R" Us for approximately 28 years, starting as Special Project Analyst in 1990, and held positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President Controller Toysrus.com (2001-2002), Vice President of Toys "R" US Corporate Accounting (2002-2004), Vice President Corporate Controller, Toys "R" Us, Inc. (2004-2010). Prior to joining Toys "R" Us, he was a Senior Accountant at Deloitte & Touche LLP starting in 1986.
Socket Mobile, Inc. [NEWARK, CA] (NASDAQ: SCKT) announced that Lynn Zhao has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Finance and Administration, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Zhao has served as the Company's Controller since January 2015 and was appointed as Vice President and Controller in September 2017. Ms. Zhao previously served as the Company's General Accounting Manager from December 2000 through January 2015.
Towerstream Corporation [MIDDLETOWN, RI] (OTCQB:TWER) announced that John "Jack" Macdonald, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned effective June 7, 2019, to pursue another career opportunity.
Enfission LLC [RESTON, VA], a joint venture of Lightbridge Corporation (NASDAQ: LTBR) and Framatome, announced the appointment of Eugene Dongweck as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Enfission, Mr. Dongweck held a variety of senior roles at Framatome, and currently serves as Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis. Previously, Mr. Dongweck served as Audit Manager and Senior Accountant at Deloitte.
Finjan Holdings, Inc. [EAST PALO ALTO, CA] (NASDAQ: FNJN) announced that Jevan Anderson will join the company on June 3, 2019 as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Michael Noonan who is departing to explore new pursuits. Anderson recently was Senior Vice President, Corporate Advisory for Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL). Prior to JLL, Jevan spent 10 years as a Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology Mergers & Acquisitions for Wells Fargo and RBC Capital Markets. Prior to his 17 year investment banking career, Jevan held roles in management consulting, strategic planning, corporate development and investor relations.
Roger Blanchette
Skyword [BOSTON, MA] announced it has appointed Roger Blanchette as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Blanchette joins Skyword from NuoDB, a database cloud provider, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Blanchette was also the Chief Financial Officer of Ektron. Blanchette also has served as CFO at medical device companies, Dune Medical and Cadent. Prior to Cadent, he was CFO of DataSynapse. Blanchette succeeds Tyler Hoffman who has served as Chief Financial Officer of Skyword since 2010.
Colony Bankcorp, Inc. [FITZGERALD, GA] (NASDAQ: CBAN) announced that Terry L. Hester, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, has informed the Company that he intends to retire on December 31, 2019, after 42 years of service to Colony. Anticipating his decision, Colony has completed an executive search and has named Tracie Youngblood as Hester's successor. Youngblood is expected to join the Company in mid-June 2019. Youngblood was most recently Senior Vice President and Controller of Fidelity Bank in Atlanta, which is being acquired by Ameris Bank. She has held similar positions with Square 1 Bank in Durham, North Carolina, and Ameris Bank in Moultrie, Georgia, and Georgian Bank in Atlanta.
CURE Pharmaceutical [OXNARD, CA] (OTC: CURR) announced the addition of Michael Redard, who will serve as CURE's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to CURE, Redard held CFO, vice president and general manager positions with several venture capital and private equity-backed companies, including Inogen, Medical Analysis Systems (acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific), CDTi Advanced Materials and Abrisa Technologies.
Cantel Medical Corp. [LITTLE FALLS, N.J.] (NYSE: CMD) announced that Peter Clifford has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. As part of this change in leadership, Shaun Blakeman has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Clifford served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company. As a result of Mr. Clifford's promotion, Blakeman will take on the role of SVP and Chief Financial Officer. Blakeman worked for Cantel from 2016 to 2018 as VP of Finance for Cantel's Medical division. Most recently, Shaun was Senior Finance Director at Medtronic. Prior to working at Cantel, he held leadership roles with increasing responsibility for almost five years at IDEX Corporation.
Oracle Elevator [TAMPA, Fla.] announced that Rick Morris joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Rick's background includes five years of consulting as Interim CFO to various companies across the US and England preceded by 12 years as CFO to private equity backed companies in multiple industries. Earlier in his career he held senior finance roles in large multinational companies where he lived and worked in the US, Europe and Asia.
AKHAN Semiconductor [CHICAGO] announced that Robert Mohr will join AKHAN in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mohr joins AKHAN from his current role of Consultant at CFO Express International.
L&R Distributors [BROOKLYN, N.Y.] hired Craig Zumbo as Chief Financial Officer. His expereince includes Senior Vice President of Finance at Drive Devilbiss Healthcare.
Pine Brook [NEW YORK] announced that Joseph Kopilak has joined the firm as chief financial officer. He is also the chief compliance officer and a partner of the firm. Prior to joining Pine Brook, Kopilak was CFO and CCO of Roundtable Investment Partners/Truvvo Partners. Previously, he spent six years at J.P. Morgan, most recently as the CFO of J.P. Morgan Partners Global Investors fund.
RentPath [ATLANTA] announced that Richard (Rick) Martin, who most recently served as CFO of Symphony Health Solutions, replaces Kim Payne as Chief Financial Officer of RentPath. Martin also held the CFO role at Delta Career Education Corporation. Martin previously served as CFO of several other private-equity-backed companies including DecisionOne Corporation, General Fiber Corporation and Strategic Distribution, Inc. Prior roles include Vice President Finance, Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer for Maxxim Medical, Inc. and Vice President Finance, Treasurer, Secretary (and interim CFO) for Pameco Corporation.
Ivy Ono
Bertram Capital [FOSTER CITY, Calif.] announced the promotion of Ivy Ono to Chief Financial Officer. Ono, previously the Controller at Bertram, has been with the firm for more than 10 years. Bertram also announced the retirement of Partner and Managing Director Ingrid Swenson, effective June 3, 2019. Ms. Swenson served as both Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for the firm. Ono joined Bertram in 2008 as the firm's Assistant Controller. Prior to Bertram, Ms. Ono was a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Investment Management audit practice. Previous to PricewaterhouseCoopers, she was at Novogradac and Company, LLP where she focused on audit and tax work for real estate investments.
First Sound Bank [SEATTLE] (OTCBB: FSWA) announced that Debby K. McDaniel has joined the bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. McDaniel most recently served as CFO of The Bank of Washington. Before her time at The Bank of Washington she was with Mission Bank in Bakersfield, California where she served in the capacity of Senior Vice President of Operations and Information Technology. Prior to her time at Mission Bank, she was with Eastside Commercial Bank in Bellevue as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer. In addition, she previously served as the CFO of NCW Community Bank in Wenatchee.
Canterbury Park [SHAKOPEE, Minn.] (NASDAQ: CPHC) announced the hiring of Randy J. Dehmer as Chief Financial Officer. Dehmer returns to Canterbury Park where he was employed from 2007 to 2013, serving as controller from March 2012 to August 2013. Dehmer will be leaving a position as financial controller at Clearfield, Inc. to join Canterbury on May 30, 2019. Dehmer began his career at Ernst & Young, serving there as senior accountant until he first joined Canterbury Park.
Centage Corporation [NATICK, Mass.] announced that Jason Lin has joined as chief financial officer. Lin takes over from John Orlando, who recently announced his retirement from the company where he served over 15 years as CFO and executive vice president. Prior to joining Centage, Lin held financial leadership positions at Zoominfo, Monster Worldwide, IkaSystems and TripAdvisor.
Filed Under: CFO, CFO Search, CFO Search Report, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Search, Fired, Hired, NASDAQ, NYSE, Private Equity, Replaced, Resigned, Retained Search, Venture Capital, Vice President Finance Tagged With: AKHAN Semiconductor, Akhil Sharma, Andrew Prentice, ATLANTA, Bertram Capital, Boston, BROOKLYN, California, Cantel Medical Corp., Canterbury Park, Cape Coral, Centage Corporation, Charles Knight, Chattanooga, CHICAGO, Chris Howard, Christian A. J. Baeza, Colony Bankcorp, Colorado, Craig Zumbo, CURE Pharmaceutical, David Karp, Debby McDaniel, DentaQuest, DENVER, Derek Andersen, DNAnexus, East Palo Alto, Empire State Realty Trust, Enfission, Eugene Dongweck, Finjan Holdings, First Sound Bank, Fitzgerald, Florida, FOSTER CITY, Gage Hotchkiss, GEORGIA, GeoStabilization International, Illinois, Inc., Ingrid Swenson, Ivy Ono, Jack Macdonald, Jack McGarry, Jason Lin, Jevan Anderson, John Orlando, Joseph Kopilak, Kansas, Kim Payne, Kymeta, L&R Distributors, Lannett Company, Lara Sweet, Legacy Education Alliance, LITTLE FALLS, Lynn, Martin Galvan, Massachusetts, Michael English, Michael Noonan, Michael Redard, Middletown, Minnesota, MORRISTOWN, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Munich Re Life US, NATICK, New Jersey, NEW YORK, NEWARK, Oracle Elevator, OXNARD, Pennsylvania, Peter Clifford, PHILADELPHIA, Pine Brook, Quentin Marsh, Ralph De Kleermaeker, Randy Dehmer, Redmond, RentPath, RESTON, Rhode Island, Rick Martin, Rick Morris, Robert Mohr, Roger Blanchette, SANTA MONICA, Schindler Elevator Corporation, Scott Gibson, SEATTLE, SECAUCUS, Shakopee, Shaun Blakeman, Skyword, Snap Inc., Sneh Virdi, Socket Mobile, Speakap, Steven Zabel, TAMPA, TENNESSEE, Terry Hester, Towerstream, Tracie Youngblood, Tyler Hoffman, Unum Group, Virginia, Vitamin Shoppe, Walter Z. Berger, Washington, Western Industries Plastic Products LLC, Winfield
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- It's the story that keeps on giving! The woman who helped raise more than $380,000 for a Pennsylvania homeless man who came to her aid has provided an update on how he plans to manage the windfall.
It was just last week when Kate McClure met Johnny Bobbitt Jr.
McClure's car ran out of gas one night on I-95 on her way into Philadelphia.
Bobbitt was nearby, sitting on the side of the road where he holds a sign every day. He saw that McClure was in trouble and approached her as she got out to walk to a gas station.
"He told me to get back in the car and lock the doors. A few minutes later, he comes back with a red gas can," McClure said.
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Bobbitt had used his last $20 to help McClure make it home safe.
Since then, McClure has developed a friendship with Bobbitt. Through their interactions she learned Bobbitt was a Marine, as well as a former first responder.
Their story quickly gained national attention, and donations on the gofundme page McClure set up for Bobbitt skyrocketed, reaching more than $386,000.
On Monday, McClure shared an update on the gofundme page, outlining the plans Bobbitt worked out with his lawyer and a financial planner on how to use the money.
"The first thing on the list is a NEW Home which Johnny will own!! He will never have to worry about a roof over his head again," McClure said.
She added that Bobbitt also wants to buy his dream truck - a 1999 Ford Ranger.
Two trusts will also be set up in Johnny's name - one designed to provide him with a small annual income, and the other managed by a financial planner for retirement.
For daily expenses, a bank account will be set up to help him through until he finds a job.
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When I was a child I would sometimes lie in bed and watch the subtle shadows and flickers of color that were projected on the walls of my room by cars passing our house in the night. This intrusion into my life by unknown travelers gave me both a thrill of angst and a puzzled feeling about how these tricks of light occurred.
I felt some of those old reactions again recently when I saw Owen Kydd's work in an exhibit called "The Pure Products of America Go Crazy" at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson. Though other photographers' work is represented in this show (which takes its title from a William Carlos Williams poem and purports to be "a running dialogue between photographic images—past and present—that take as their subject the accumulated byproducts of an American way of life") none of them caught my attention like Kydd's work did. And this was not so much because he deals with particularly American "byproducts" but because he engages with inanimate objects in such intriguing ways.
We just wanted to draw attention here to an annotated bibliography (of sorts) of the Czech writer Michal Ajvaz that we recently published in our literary supplement, irreal (re)views. Ajvaz has appeared several times — and in various contexts — in our journal, and we felt that such a bibliography was necessary to help show the depth and scope of his writing and thinking as little of it has been translated into English.


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 Pitho lherminieri (Desbonne, in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867)
 Pitho mirabilis (Herbst, 1794)
 Pitho picteti (Saussure, 1853)
 Pitho quadridentata (Miers, 1879)
 Pitho quinquedentata Bell, 1835
 Pitho sexdentata Bell, 1835

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Every Brand Is a Wellness Brand Now: TBWA's Backslash Reveals The Cultural Shifts Defining the Next Wave of Wellness | News
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today Backslash, TBWA's cultural intelligence unit, released EDGE, a new magazine that explores the next wave of Wellness. The project unpacks the evolving $4.5 trillion dollar global wellness industry by exploring its main shifts, pre-COVID and during COVID, with an eye toward helping brands understand the role they can play as consumer behavior and attitudes change. The digital edition of EDGE can be viewed here.
"Wellness has historically been a privileged pursuit. But in 2020, the world discovered that none of us is well until all of us are well. The COVID-19 pandemic made it clear that our own health and wellness is intrinsically connected to that of others around us; and by exacerbating existing access gaps, ushered in a greater consciousness that wellness for all must be a priority. As wellness becomes more mainstream, brands have a role to play in democratizing access to all of its facets: from financial to environmental wellness, from wellness in sex to wellness in death. Every brand, in some way, is a wellness brand now. We hope this project provokes and inspires brands to think about wellness as the new springboard for innovation and social responsibility," said Agathe Guerrier, co-Chief Strategy Officer, TBWAWorldwide.
The project's five overarching conclusions are as follows:
Wellness is going back to basics
A phenomenon preceding but accelerated by COVID-19: we've come to trust scientists over influencers; bleach over essential oils; nature walks over gym memberships. We're rediscovering the value of simple public health practices like hand-washing over complex surgical procedures. This will force the wellness industry to address our basic needs first and foremost.
Global online searches related to epidemiology are up 80% since November 2019, catalyzed by the pandemic. "How to become an epidemiologist" has consistently been taking over "How to become a brain surgeon" in search queries over the same time period. (Source: Google Trends, August 2020)
It's "Wellness & Health," not "Health & Wellness"
Curative healthcare, however sophisticated, can only do so much. With comorbidities linked to increased COVID fatalities, the pandemic is making us all realize that it's better to stay well than wait for illness to strike. Increasingly, a wellness-promoting lifestyle will be our priority, while health treatment becomes plan B.
After a spike of 44% at the start of the crisis, the proportion of Americans who say they are "fearful for their health and safety" has stabilized at a very high level, above 35% in most countries. This will fuel a more proactive, wellness-seeking approach to health. (Source: Hall and Partners, Global COVID-19 Panel, July 2020)
Wellness with a capital W
Wellness used to be supplemental, superficial, unproven—turmeric in your latte, essential oils. But wellness is growing up: the next wave of wellness will be legitimized by science and elevated by institutions. To win over remaining wellness nonbelievers, it will have to prove that it works.
Vitamin purchases have declined by 8% since the crisis started, suggesting we are prioritizing more proven remedies. (Source: OMNI, advanced audience data)
Wellness is getting political
Pre-pandemic, class rage was a brewing battle between the 1% vs. the rest of us, signaled by the canceling of elitist wellness brands like Peloton and movies such as Parasite. But COVID, alongside the Black Lives Matter resurgence, has exposed and created greater divisions in health and wealth. In the U.S., mask-wearing has become a new culture war. And self-care is reclaiming its activist origins. The next wave of wellness will demand "Access for All" and brands will champion democratization.
Wellness is our new global religion
We're looking for control in an out-of-control world, and wellness is providing a new order. In a post-truth, increasingly secular world, wellness is now the place people are turning to in order to find meaning, belonging, guidance and hope. While religion used to fulfill our spiritual needs, wellness has taken its place, emerging as a holistic solution that serves our mind, body and soul. In a polarized, COVID-ified world, wellness is something we can all believe in.
Sarah Rabia, Global Director of Cultural Strategy for TBWA and the Editor in Chief of EDGE said, "Before COVID— or 'BC'—wellness was one of the world's biggest, fastest-growing and least understood industries. But avocado toast, fasting, athleisure and being shouted at while sitting on a $2k stationary bike are mere saplings compared to what's on the horizon. This next wave of wellness will converge with the medical and brand worlds. Treating illness and optimizing well-being will become part of the same system, one that extends beyond the self to the planet. We are redefining 'Holistic Health.' In fact, we may need new language to describe it. Wellness will still be sold in smoothies, but it will also become a science."
Content within EDGE includes interviews, data visualizations, portraits and more, and featuring a balance of pure editorial, alongside some tangible 'What if' implications for brands in key categories. Stories include Business of the Body: how Body Hacking is the 21st century's DIY biology; New Audiences of Wellness: Yolo boomers, Gen-Ziety, Clean Freaks and Fempowered activists are redefining wellness for all; The New Coming Out: how menopause is being rebranded as the best time in a woman's life; Cottagecore: A youth subculture that fetishizes nature, accelerated by COVID and TikTok; a Wellness Timeline, from 3000 B.C. to now; our inaugural list of 10 Wellness Disruptors who are leading the new wave of wellness; and much more.
Backlash also highlights top Edges accelerated by COVID-19 and top emerging Edges post-COVID. An Edge is TBWA's word for a cultural shift or cultural value that helps brands identify insights and opportunities. Edges also provide direction on evolving cultural, consumer and category behavior.
Top 5 Edges accelerated by COVID-19:
Helicopter Tech: Everything is watching you. Governments, brands and devices are turning into "helicopter parents" — or worse, monitoring your every move. Fitbit shares user data with health insurers — and some customers have walked. Universities vet applicants by stalking social media. Friends track each other through geo-location apps. With privacy at a premium, new businesses are being born to help users stay stealth or monetize their data. What if… data was assigned a universal monetary value? Making it easy to understand the worth of your information?
Get Mild: Gen Z and millennials are denying the stereotypes of wild youthful transgressions. Rates of drug use, drinking and teen pregnancy have all fallen off a cliff as a generation opts to play it safe. From knitting scarves to drinking mocktails, mild activities are building the bedrock of the next era of community gathering. What if… tech devices tracked our downtime instead of our activity? Prompting us to fit relaxation into our daily routine?
Frugalicious: Frugal is the new sexy. People are looking to spend less and look good doing it, with penny-pinching apps and FIRE retirement goals. For many, the pandemic made it essential. Frugal doesn't mean cheap. It's a lifestyle choice that allows people to do more of what they love in the face of economic uncertainty. What if… budget apps and financial services helped customers live their best life on less money?
Indie Health: Alternative health isn't on the sidelines anymore. It's gone mainstream and is complementing and sometimes competing with traditional medicine on efficacy, accessibility and price. With the corporatization of healthcare, a simpler, patient-led, indie approach to staying well is gaining traction. What if…every business had an internal team focused on promoting self-care to their customers and staff?
Zero Out: From always-on to the "Time of Off," welcome to a reflective new era. Sleep is the new Adderall. Headspace, our Lululemon. We've overstimulated to the point of detachment, and now we're collectively hitting the pause button to reconnect to ourselves. Nothingness is a new ideology we're embracing—from zero waste to silence at work to "JOMO," and we're creating new language to sell the benefits of zero. Absence is the antidote. What if… brands created the simplest, quietest, even invisible version of their product?
Top 5 Emerging Edges Post-COVID:
Neo-Animism: Should animals, land and rivers have the same rights as humans? A growing global movement says yes. In Bangladesh, rivers now have the same legal status as people. And Colorado ruled that animals can sue corporations for harm. 40% of the world's population is "animistic"—the belief that all things have a soul. With the rise of eco-activism and veganism, we're entering a new moral frontier that challenges the dominance of capitalism and humanity itself. What if… businesses respected nature's rights just as they do workers' rights?
Wacko World: We're all weird now. The absurd, inexplicable and plain silly have become common vocabulary in memes, fashion and marketing. This is a reaction to overconsumption and logic, and signals a desire for the unique and irrational. What if… health became the new hedonism? Think sober boozing, self-care sprees and Animal Crossing-style worlds?
Travel Right: From carbon footprint-shaming and overtourism laws, to taxes on international air travel, the pre-pandemic world was taking action to deal with the damage of thoughtless travel. Now, with many people staying close to home, local destinations are gaining steam. Coupled with new ecotourism and micro-travel movements, consumers and businesses are working together to establish a new moral compass. Don't just travel light; travel right. What if… tourism brands helped us discover local destinations and not just new, far-flung ones?
Work-Life Boundaries: Work defined us, but we're losing our religion. Say goodbye to work-life blur and hello to drawing the lines. People are starting to put work in a box that's separate from the rest of their lives and decouple passion from paycheck. And progressive companies and governments are helping them do it, to remedy burnout and attract talent. You are not your job anymore. We're looking for purpose elsewhere and new ways to self-actualize. What if… companies and culture celebrated well-rounded individuals over workaholic go-getters?
Homebody Economy: COVID-19 has made homebodies of us all and transformed a millennial, DC2-led sector into an economy encompassing every industry. From restaurants to hotels to hygiene, it's at-home or bust — for good. What if… every business reimagined its products and services for the home?
To put together the Wellness project and magazine, TBWA's team drew from its global spotter network of more than 250 strategists and creatives in 45 countries within the TBWA collective; conducted desk research and interviews with more than 50 doctors, VCs, semioticians, authors and teenagers; and utilized proprietary research from sibling agency Hall and Partners. The magazine's articles were authored by individuals within TBWA's Backslash team. The publication will be shared with TBWA clients and employees to inspire and shape their thinking, communications and actions.
About Backslash
Backslash is a cultural intelligence unit powered by global advertising agency TBWAWorldwide that monitors cultural shifts around the world and translates them into business opportunity for brands. Backslash is shaped by more than 250 agency creatives and strategists who monitor emerging and evolving trends that directly impact society, consumers and category behavior. Each cultural shift enables Backslash to codify a change and identify insights and opportunities for brands. For more information on Backslash, follow us on Instagram at @TBWABackslash or www.backslash.com.
About TBWAWorldwide
TBWA is The Disruption® Company: the cultural engine for 21st-century business. Named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company and Adweek's 2018 Global Agency of the Year, we create disruptive ideas that locate and involve brands in culture, giving them a larger share of the future. Our collective has 11,300 creative minds across 275 offices in 95 countries, and also includes brands such as Auditoire, Digital Arts Network (DAN), eg+ worldwide, GMR, The Integer Group®, TBWAMedia Arts Lab, TBWAWorldHealth and TRO. Global clients include adidas, Apple, Gatorade, Henkel, Hilton Hotels, McDonald's, Nissan and Singapore Airlines. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. TBWA is part of Omnicom Group.
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Kathryn Ervin, a professor in the CSUSB Department of Theatre Arts, was one of only 10 people inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre this past weekend at the historic Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C. Photo: Robert A. Whitehead/CSUSB
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Cal State San Bernardino professor inducted into College of Fellows of American Theatre
Kathryn Ervin, a professor in the Cal State San Bernardino's Department of Theatre Arts, was one of only 10 people inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre this past weekend at the historic Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C.
"It was an honor to become part of this group of wonderful colleagues. Over the weekend I was reminded again and again of the impact of artists and educators," said Ervin. "The stories that changed us change the students on our campus and others like ours; they impact professional artists in regional theatres; they make playwrights and designers and people who use the arts to heal and uplift. It was fun to be with such an inspired group."
Investiture in the College of Fellows of the American Theatre, which originated in 1965 within the American Educational Theatre Association, is one of the highest honors bestowed on educators and professionals in the educational and theatre community.
"Our new Fellows are a wonderful mix of accomplished artists from both the professional theatre and academia that make up the American Theatre," said Karen Berman, dean of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.
In addition to being inducted, Ervin was also able to see "the beautiful work of students participating in the National Finals at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and had a chance to meet the next generation of theatre collaborators."
She also got to hear a talk from Luis Valdez, a Fellow who is a longtime leader in Chicano theatre and is the founder of El Teatro Campesino. He wrote and directed "Zoot Suit" in Los Angeles and on Broadway, and was also the writer and director of the film "La Bamba." Ervin described his talk as "a stirring address."
Ervin, who received her bachelor's from Wayne State University and Master of Fine Arts from Illinois State University, has been a professor at CSUSB since 1989, serving three times as chair of the theatre department. Ervin teaches courses in directing, acting, creative drama and African American theatre, film and culture.
"Like so many artists, my work in theatre began because of a play I saw that made me want to be a part of creating theatre," said Ervin, who was inducted into the College with longtime friend, Michael Dinwiddie.
"Michael Dinwiddie … and I began our careers in theatre together as high school students in Detroit!" she said. "We created a theatre company called SATORI and performed throughout the city for several years. It was a wonderful training ground and many company members went on to successful careers in the arts."
Ervin is an active member in a number of professional organizations, including the California Educational Theatre Association, the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and the California Arts Project, in which she is a fellow.
From 1988 through 1994, Ervin served as secretary, then vice president, then president of the Black Theatre Network, the national organization for artists, scholars and individuals with an interest in celebrating the beauty and complexity of black life onstage. She was granted the Black Theatre Network Lifetime Membership Award in 2010, recognizing her service to the organization.
In 2004, Ervin received the Excellence in Education Award by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, and in 2005, she was given the Pioneer Achievement Award from the San Bernardino chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She also served as co-editor of the book titled "African American Scenebook."
As a director, some of her past productions include "THE WIZ," "Novio Boy" and "HAMLET: the artist formerly known as PRINCE of Denmark." She also guest directed "Intimate Apparel" at the University of California, Riverside in 2010 and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" at her alma mater of Illinois State in 2007. Her original production of the hip hop opera "Keep Hedz Ringin'" by Rickerby Hinds was a finalist at the American College Theatre Festival in Utah and presented as part of the NYC Hip Hop Theatre Festival in 2002.
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Visit the College of Fellows of the American Theatre website to learn more about the award and the college.
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gener8tor is an American startup accelerator that operates in several US cities, including Madison, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. As of March 2017, gener8tor was ranked as the top 11th startup accelerator out of more than 150 accelerator programs in the United States by the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project.

Since its inception, gener8tor has invested in 180 companies, which have gone on to raise more than $1 billion in total follow-on financing.

Program
gener8tor runs 3 classes a year and accepts only 5 startups per class. The startups receive a hands-on mentorship, and up to $100,000 of investment. gener8tor offers $20,000 in exchange for 6-7% of equity and another $80,000 in the form of an uncapped convertible note. gener8tor takes no board seats, no preferred shares, and no liquidation preferences.

Each class happens in a different city, with Madison in the Spring, Minneapolis in the Summer, and Milwaukee during the Fall. Each class lasts about 3 months.

gener8tor invests in high-growth startups, including software, IT, web, SaaS, e-commerce and hardware.

Acceptance
In its Madison 2017 class, gener8tor accepted 5 out of 691 companies.

In its inaugural Minneapolis 2017 class, gener8tor accepted 5 out of 456 companies.

Past rankings
In March 2016, the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project ranked Gener8tor as the top 14th accelerator program in the United States out of 150 startup accelerators reviewed.

In March 2015, the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project ranked Gener8tor as the top 13th accelerator program out of 150 startup accelerators in the United States.

In March 2014, the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project placed Gener8tor in the top 20 of accelerator programs out of 150 participants whose programs were reviewed.

History
gener8tor's first fund was backed by Dan Armbrust, founder of Granite Microsystems, a Mequon, Wisconsin equipment manufacturer, and Dan Bader, president and CEO of Bader Philanthropies.

Gener8tor Fund II
CSA Partners Venture Management, a venture capital fund backed by Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive, and former president and CEO of the Argosy Foundation, Wisconsin Investment Partners, and other individual investors contributed 2.1 million dollars to "Gener8tor Fund II". The funds are for operations and investments of the gener8tor companies.

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External links
 http://www.gener8tor.com/
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https://www.NMotion.co/
 http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators/view?acceleratorid=263012

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Bakery Sales Booming
Customers want fresh bakery products like bagels, cookies and doughnuts for breakfast.
By CSD Staff | April 4, 2019
In the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association's (IDDBA) "What's In Store 2019" report, Mintel research found that among in-store bakeries in the U.S., sales growth continues a steady climb, growing 3.5-4% annually.
The research firm predicted that the market will surpass $19 billion in sales by 2022, a 40% increase over its 2012 performance and 21% ahead of 2017's total sales.
In addition to providing indulgence at any time of day, one category in which consumers are still willing to treat themselves is the breakfast daypart. Fresh bakery products offer an easy and quick option for the morning meal, according to Mintel.
Kokil Singh, principal, client insights at IRI told IDDBA that "bright spots" within the category include bagels/bialys, pastries/doughnuts, pie and cakes, cookies — which he described as the biggest driver in sales dollars — and tortillas. Singh continued explaining that the uptick in sales in the bakery segment can be attributed to both "unit sales and higher average price per unit, as well as diversifying assortment."
Nielsen Fresh saw dessert category sales rising to $5.3 billion, up from $5.2 billion the year prior. Cookies, according to Nielsen, saw an increase from $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion, doughnuts from $982 million up from $957 million, bagels $192 million from $189 million and muffins $767 million from $727 million.
Bread can be the centerpiece of a store's bakery program because it shows a commitment to providing fresh products and going beyond the commercially packaged fare, said Eric Richard, IDDBA's education coordinator. The bread can also cross categories, bringing, for example, the freshness message to the sandwich category.
A fresh doughnut program is also easy for most convenience stores to implement, Richard said. By thinking outside the box (for example, doughnuts with sweet-and-salty toppings) and offering the highest quality items, convenience stores can effectively compete on the same level as standalone bread and doughnut shops, he pointed out.
"Pay attention to what's going on in independent bread bakeries and doughnut shops to get the pulse on what consumers are looking for," Richard said.
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Even with all the buzz about eating healthfully, consumers are still willing to indulge when it comes to bakery items, reported Tim Dysart, vice president of Dysart Travel Stops, which operates eight stores in Maine. Products are baked at the chain's main restaurant in Hermon, Maine, and delivered daily to the stores.
Among the most popular bakery products are nine varieties of cookies (especially pumpkin chocolate chip which are available year-round), three kinds of whoopie pies, two types of brownies, cream horns and homemade bread, which is used on sandwiches as well as sold as loaves.
Cookies are packaged in quantities of seven for grab and go. The other items are packaged individually.
Dysart said he expects bakery sales to continue to grow because "we have products that are a little different from what you'll see anywhere else." In addition to its regular assortment, the stores feature cookie limited-time offers that rotate roughly every other month.


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Thomas Rees ( - 17 November 1876), generally known as Twm Carnabwth, was a leader of the first "Rebecca Riots" in 1839.

Nobody knows who called the meeting in the barn of Glynsaithmaen farm in the Preseli hills, and nobody knows who attended. But the man selected to lead the attack on the new toll-gate at Efail-wen was the 33-year-old red-headed Thomas Rees.

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Welcome to the group. Your mission and mine seems very similar. Let me know if there is anything in particular I can help you with- getting things started- making connections.
Thanks for the welcome and advice about getting around on the VLN. We are developing an online school here in the Cook Islands and I'm sure the combined knowledge of members will be a useful resource for us.
Kia ora Josh and welcome to the VLN.
I see you have begun by joining the LEARNZ group, maybe I could suggest some other groups to help you get the most out of the VLN.