BioMarin Pharmaceutical, a global biotechnology company that develops and commercializes innovative therapies for patients with serious and life-threatening rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases, announced the promotions of Brian R. Mueller to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and of Andrea L. Acosta to Group Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to this role, Mueller had…
Cannabis supply chain management company, Radiant Ventures recently announced the appointment of Virender Ahluwalia as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. “Ahluwalia brings decades of executive financial leadership experience managing and building high-performance teams at early stage and high growth ventures,” said a company statement. Ahluwalia has been associated with several businesses before joining Radiant. His…
Private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc recently announced that Alphabet Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, Ruth Porat, will join the company’s board of directors. Porat would be the third female member on Blackstone’s board, along with former senator Kelly Ayotte and Rochelle Lazarus, Former Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Porat had joined the…
Amusement park company Six Flags Entertainment Corporation recently announced that it has appointed Sandeep Reddy as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 1, 2020. In his new role, Reddy will lead all aspects of the company’s financial strategy and operations, including budgeting and planning, treasury, accounting, tax, financial reporting and investor relations.…
TAKE Solutions Ltd, a globally recognized domain intensive services provider in Life Sciences, announced the appointment of Lalit Mahapatra as Chief Financial Officer. Lalit has 25+ years of experience in Finance & Accounts, Fund Management & Budgeting, Strategic Planning & Financial Control, Merger & Acquisitions, Forex Management etc. Prior to this role, Lalit has worked…
US-based multinational cybersecurity firm, Palo Alto Networks recently announced the appointment of Luis Felipe Visoso to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Visoso will assume the new role on July 1, 2020. A veteran finance officer, Visoso most recently served as CFO for Amazon Web Services (AWS), and previously as CFO for Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer…
The IT services company of L&T Group, Mindtree recently announced that it has appointed Vinit Teredesai as the new Chief Financial Officer with effect from June 15,2020. He will be based in Bengaluru and will be responsible for providing financial leadership to the company. Speaking on the appointment, CEO and MD of Mindtree, Debashis Chatterjee…
Mutual funds company UTI Asset Management recently announced the appointment of Imtaiyazur Rahman as the full-time Chief Executive Officer. He had been serving the company as the acting CEO of the company for about two years. The office of CEO was vacant since the completion of the five year tenure of Leo Puri as the…
Nevro Corp, a global medical device company that is providing innovative, evidence-based solutions for the treatment of chronic pain, announced the appointment of Roderick MacLeod as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 15, 2020, with global responsibility for Finance, IT and Customer Service. MacLeod succeeds Andrew Galligan, who is retiring but will remain with the Company…
Reltio, a California-based software as a service (SaaS) company helping innovative Global 2000 companies win in the experience economy, announced the appointment of Matt Gallatin as Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Gallatin will oversee the company’s financial controls and play an integral role in helping shape the strategic direction of the company. Gallatin…
E-commerce technology company Assembly recently announced that it has appointed Ben Warner as Chief Financial Officer of the company. Warner joins Assembly with broad experience in corporate and operational finance, most recently serving as VP of Finance at Clutter, a full-service storage and logistics service backed by Sequoia Capital and Softbank. While at Clutter, Warner…
Skybox Security, a global cybersecurity management solutions provider, recently announced that it has appointed Charlie Velasquez as Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Charlie will be responsible for overseeing the global finance team, and will be tasked with ensuring healthy profit margins and identifying new growth strategies. Charlie has more than 25 years’ experience…
Layoffs have become an everyday news during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There have been numerous reports from the talent ecosystem about companies handing over pink-slips to employees to survive the crisis and conserve cash. Though most of the job cuts so far were only limited to medium or junior level employees, in a very surprising…
Swedish pharmaceutical company Cinclus Pharma Holding AB (“Cinclus Pharma”), recently announced the appointment of Jenni Björnulfson as its Chief Financial Officer. According to the company, Jenni will initially start the position on a part time basis, before transitioning to full time later in 2020. Jenni has extensive professional experience from the financial markets and the…
Singapore-based ride-hailing unicorn Grab recently announced that it has appointed industry veteran Peter Oey as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Oey will helm Grab’s finance operations, treasury, tax, procurement, and real estate and facilities department, according to a statement. Oey will be based in Singapore and report to co-founder and…