Kelly Steckelberg | Canva
Design software startup Canva hired former Zoom CFO Kelly Steckelberg as its new finance chief. In August, the video communications company said Steckelberg was leaving the company after seven years as its chief financial officer. She continued working at the company until last month when her successor — former Microsoft executive Michelle Chang — took over on Oct. 7. While at Zoom, Steckelberg helped take the company public in 2019 and helped guide it through the COVID-19 pandemic surge of users. Steckelberg previously held financial positions at Cisco and was the chief executive officer of online dating company Zoosk.
Julia Wang | Labcorp
Julia Wang will join Labcorp on Dec. 2, as its new chief financial officer. Wang was most recently senior vice president of enterprise optimization and deputy CFO of oncology company BeiGene. Before that, she was senior vice president of global business finance and corporate planning at Alexion Pharmaceuticals. She earlier held leadership positions at Quest Diagnostics, including vice president of U.S. regional finance and enterprise commercial. Earlier in her career, Wang held senior leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson as CFO of various operating businesses in medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Wang takes over for Glenn Eisenberg, who is retiring. Eisenberg will stay with the company as a special advisor to the CEO through April 2025.
Ken Cook | Wendy’s
Fast-food chain Wendy’s hired Ken Cook as finance chief, effective Dec. 2. For the last 20 years, Cook has worked at United Parcel Service, most recently as head of FP&A. In earlier roles at UPS, he was chief financial officer for its U.S. Domestic segment, held leadership roles in investor relations and treasury and spent more than three years as the CFO of South Asia. Cook succeeds Gunther Plosch, who will leave the company at the end of the year. Plosch has been CFO since 2016.
Will Regan | The Giant Company
Will Regan was promoted to chief financial officer of The Giant Company. Regan joined the grocer in 2018 as director of commercial finance and was most recently director of commercial finance and profitability. He started his career in 2005 as an accountant and has since held roles across the Ahold Delhaize USA family of companies. The company’s former CFO, Rebecca Lupfer, took over as senior vice president and chief merchant of the grocer in August.
Michael Agresta | Coupa
Spend management technology company Coupa named Michael Agresta as CFO. Since May 2022, Agresta has been chief financial officer of Pluralsight, a technology workforce development company. He was previously chief financial officer of Skupos, a software company that supports independent convenience stores. He held several operating and finance roles earlier, including at Marketo and Eventbrite. He also worked at Deloitte in M&A transaction services. Coupa’s previous CFO Tony Tiscornia left the company in Oct. 2023 and was succeeded by Kevin Burns, who according to his LinkedIn profile, left the company in July 2024. Tiscornia is now finance chief at data platform Redis.
Jennifer Kong-Picarello | Terex
Terex appointed Jennifer Kong-Picarello as the new chief financial officer of the industrial equipment manufacturer. Kong-Picarello was most recently CFO and senior vice president of Schneider Electric’s energy management business. She was previously CFO of Honeywell’s $3 billion Intelligrated division in warehouse automation and material handling solutions. Kong-Picarello succeeds Julie Beck, who will leave the company on April 1. Beck will stay in her current role until Kong-Picarello takes over as chief financial officer on Feb. 3.
James Snyder | Calavo Growers
James Snyder is returning to Calavo Growers, a company that processes and distributes avocados and other produce, as its new chief financial officer. Snyder, who will rejoin the company on Jan. 2, previously spent 18 years working at the company as corporate controller and chief accounting officer. Snyder has been corporate controller and chief accounting officer at Gem-Pack Berries since April. Before that, he was chief accounting officer of Nano Banc of Irvine. Snyder replaces Shawn Munsell, who is leaving the company for a new opportunity. Munsell will spend Dec. in a consultant role for Calavo.
Adam Woodard | Spire
Adam Woodard will take over as finance chief of natural gas company Spire on Jan. 1. Woodard has been the company’s vice president and treasurer since 2018. He took on the added role of chief financial officer of Spire’s utility businesses in 2019. Woodard previously spent 21 years at A.G. Edwards & Sons, which later became Wells Fargo Securities. He worked with companies across the energy sector as an investment banker. Woodard succeeds Steve Rasche, who is stepping down as CFO and transitioning to a senior adviser role until his retirement in April 2025. Rasche has worked at the company since 2009 and has been chief financial officer since 2013.
