Amy Weaver | Salesforce
Amy Weaver is stepping down as chief financial officer and president of Salesforce. Weaver has worked at the company for the last 10 years and was appointed finance chief in 2021. Before that, she was its chief legal officer. She will remain CFO until her successor is appointed and will then become an advisor to the company. Before Salesforce, she was executive vice president and general counsel at Univar and senior vice president and deputy general counsel at Expedia Group.
Roman Nemchenko | Ascend Wellness
Cannabis company Ascend Wellness terminated its CFO, Mark Cassebaum, and said John Hartmann will no longer serve as chief executive officer. The company’s board appointed director Samuel Brill as CEO and Roman Nemchenko was named CFO. Nemchenko, who has worked at the company since 2020, was most recently chief accounting officer. As CAO, Nemchenko built out its accounting and financial operations and led it through its initial public offering and numerous M&A transactions. Earlier roles include controller at cannabis cultivation operator and retailer Acreage Holdings and senior manager of accounting and financial reporting at healthcare technology company Oscar Insurance.
Curt Calaway | Tyson Foods
Curt Calaway has been named chief financial officer of Tyson Foods, effective immediately. Calaway, who has been with the company since 2006, was previously its CFO of Tyson Foods’ prepared foods business unit and was also responsible for the company’s M&A and corporate development efforts. Calaway took over as interim CFO of the company in June after its CFO, John R. Tyson, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Tyson is the son of chairman John Tyson and grandson of the company founder. It was his second alcohol-related arrest in less than two years. John R. Tyson remains with the company but is currently on health-related leave.
James Langrock | 1-800-Flowers.com
Bill Shea, long-time CFO of gifts retailer 1-800-Flowers.com, is retiring after 24 years in the role, effective Dec. 29. On that same day, James Langrock will take over as finance chief. Langrock joined the company in April as chief administrative officer. Before that, he was chief financial officer at several, including Charcuterie Artisans, The Hain Celestial Group and Monster Worldwide.
Gary Chase | Viasat
Viasat hired Gary Chase as chief financial officer of the global communications company, effective Sept. 16. Chase joins the company from Delta Air Lines, where he was most recently senior vice president of operational finance and a member of the airline’s leadership committee. During his more than 12 years working at Delta, Chase oversaw several financial functions, including financial planning and analysis, investor relations and corporate planning. He was previously Delta’s chief strategy officer. Chase succeeds Shawn Duffy, who will remain with the company as chief accounting officer.
Sonia Webb | Baker Tilly
Sonia Webb was appointed finance chief of accounting and consulting firm Baker Tilly, effective Sept. 18. Webb was most recently chief financial officer of Microsoft services provider Avanade — a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. Before that, she worked at Accenture in several roles over her 22-year tenure, including finance director of North America and managing director of finance, communications media and technology for North America.
Kevan Parekh | Apple
Apple will replace its long-time CFO Luca Maestri on Jan. 1 with the company’s vice president of financial planning and analysis Kevan Parekh. Maestri will remain with the company to lead its corporate services teams. Parekh joined the tech giant in 2013 as a divisional leader from Thomson Reuters, where he worked for four years, most recently as corporate treasurer. Before that, he held various senior leadership roles at General Motors.
W. Bryan Buckler | Evergy
W. Bryan Buckler will take over as chief financial officer of energy company Evergy on Oct. 1. Buckler joins the company from OGE Energy Corp., the parent company of regulated electric utility OG&E, where he has been finance chief since Jan. 2021. Before that, Buckler was at Duke Energy for more than 14 years, where he held various finance leadership roles, most recently as vice president, of investor relations. He started his career at Ernst & Young, where he worked for 11 years. Buckler replaces acting chief financial officer Geoff Ley, who will return to his role as treasurer and vice president of corporate planning.
Blake Johnson | Granite Point Mortgage Trust
Granite Point Mortgage Trust is bringing back one of its previous controllers, Blake Johnson, to succeed outgoing CFO Marcin Urbaszek who is stepping down for a role with a global financial institution. Johnson will join the company by Oct. 28 as deputy CFO before assuming the CFO role, effective Dec. 1. Johnson previously worked at the company until 2020, most recently as the company’s controller. He is currently acting chief accounting officer of Two Harbors Investment. Previously, he held other leadership positions with Two Harbors, including tax manager, tax director and controller.
Aina Konold | Pacsun
Clothing retailer Pacsun announced Aina Konold as their new CFO, effective immediately. She replaces Russel Bowers, who was promoted to chief operating officer last year. Konold most recently worked as the CFO of exercise equipment manufacturer BowFlex for nearly five years. She has extensive experience in retail, as she has bounced between Old Navy and its parent company Gap multiple times in her career. During her time at the retailers, she held several financial leadership roles including FP&A manager of field finance, senior director of real estate strategy and director of corporate FP&A. She earned her first CFO position as CFO of Gap China in 2011.
