Reddit announced the appointment of Drew Vollero as first Chief Financial Officer. Vollero will report directly to COO Jen L. Wong.
In his new role, Vollero will focus on building out the finance team across all areas including tax, treasury, audit, financial planning, sales finance, accounting, procurement, and investor relations.
Vollero will lead Reddit’s Finance team starting later this month and report to Reddit Chief Operating Officer Jen Wong, according to a statement. He brings more than 30 years of experience leading finance functions to position companies for growth.
Most recently, Vollero served Allied Universal, the largest US security and facility services firm. Previously he served as Snap’s first CFO, scaling the finance, accounting, and audit functions and leading the company through its IPO as a public company. Earlier in his career, he led various areas of finance at Mattel and Pepsi.
Commenting on the appointment, Steve Huffman, Co-Founder and CEO, Reddit, “Drew is an industry thought leader, who brings a track record of building a global finance organization for high growth companies. He will be a tremendous addition to our Executive Team, as Reddit continues accelerating our business and user growth.”
Vollero has a BA in mathematics and economics from Yale University, graduating magna cum laude, and an MS in management from Oxford University.
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