Evan Scott | Lockheed Martin
Effective immediately, Evan Scott will replace Jesus “Jay” Malave as CFO of Lockheed Martin. Malave served as CFO of the multinational aerospace and defense company for a little over three years. Scott has worked at Lockheed Martin for more than 25 years and has held two divisional CFO roles, most recently as vice president and CFO of the company’s missiles and fire control division.
Darline Llamas Llopis | Baltimore Orioles
Darline Llamas Llopis was appointed finance chief of the Baltimore Orioles. Llamas Llopis previously spent four seasons with the Miami Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium and the F1 Miami Grand Prix as vice president of finance and retail. She earlier spent four years as the director of finance and controller at the Los Angeles Rams. She started her career in public accounting with Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers as a member of the Commercial Real Estate practice. Llamas Llopis succeeds longtime CFO Michael Hoppes, who retired at the end of 2024.
Armin Zerza | Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group named Armin Zerza as chief finance officer, effective May 5. Zerza was most recently CFO at video game maker Activision Blizzard, where he earlier held chief operating officer and chief commercial officer roles, playing a lead role in Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of the company. He joined Activision Blizzard in 2015 after over 20 years at Procter & Gamble, where he held several senior leadership roles, including CFO roles of its European baby care and Latin America divisions as well as its global M&A team. Zerza replaces Bryan Castellani, who will step down on May 5 and then act as adviser.
Dr. Wolf Schmuhl | Trivago
Trivago appointed Dr. Wolf Schmuhl as the hotel booking platform’s new chief financial officer, effective June 1. Most recently, he was the head of corporate finance and development at the company, where he managed and optimized various finance departments, including M&A, treasury, investor relations, ERP and procurement. His experience also includes roles such as manager in audit and transaction services, as well as roles in controlling and as a finance lead within the Körber AG Group. Schmuhl replaces Robin Harries, who is leaving the company.
Latha Vairavan | Arcutis Biotherapeutics
Latha Vairavan was promoted to chief financial officer of Arcutis Biotherapeutics. Vairavan joined the biopharmaceutical company in 2020 to lead financial planning and analysis and is currently vice president and controller. Vairavan previously spent 12 years at Amgen, where she held several roles of increasing responsibility within the finance organization, culminating as finance director for U.S. value and access. She started her career as a financial consultant working for KPMG and Arthur Andersen. Vairavan replaces David Topper, who is retiring.
James Nickolas | CNH
Equipment and services company CNH hired James Nickolas as CFO, effective May 6. Nickolas was most recently CFO of construction materials supplier Martin Marietta. Before this, he spent almost a decade at multinational construction firm Caterpillar, where he held several roles, including head of corporate development and Caterpillar ventures, CFO of its resources industries segment and CFO of the Global Mining unit. Nickolas succeeds Oddone Incisa, who is stepping down.
John Pumpelly | Interplay Learning
Interplay Learning, an online learning experience platform for the skilled trades industry, named John Pumpelly as CFO. Pumpelly was most recently the finance chief at construction software company Command Alkon. He earlier held the top finance spot at several companies, including relocation technology company Updater and mobile technology solutions provider Stratix. He started his career as a manager at KPMG.
Jenny Decker | Tempo
Portfolio management software provider Tempo appointed Jenny Decker as its new chief financial officer. Decker was most recently CFO of travel booking platform Engine, and before that, she held the same role at customer operations platform Front. She previously spent six years at collaboration and project software firm Atlassian, where she worked on strategy and finance teams and played a main role in supporting its transformation from a pre-IPO company to a leading public enterprise software company.
Michael Beringer | Inland
Commercial real estate and finance group Inland hired Michael Beringer as finance chief. Beringer was previously chief financial officer of Sterling Bay, a real estate investment, development and operations firm. Before that, he was senior vice president of finance at Blackstone-affiliated company Revantage, where he provided strategic oversite of all finance functions while partnering across Blackstone’s portfolio companies. He has earlier held roles at EQ Office, including senior director of investment reporting.
