Bill Bullock | ConocoPhillips
After 39 years at ConocoPhillips, CFO Bill Bullock is retiring from the Texas-based oil and gas producer. Bullock started his career with Conoco in 1986 and held several leadership roles before becoming finance chief in 2020. Bullock will be succeeded by Andy O’Brien, who joined the company in 1997 as a financial analyst. O’Brien, who is currently senior vice president for strategy, commercial, sustainability and technology, will take over as CFO on June 1. He will retain responsibility for strategy, commercial and sustainability.
Amit Banati | Kenvue
Consumer health company Kenvue, known for brands such as Listerine, Tylenol and Neutrogena, appointed Amit Banati as its new finance chief, effective May 12. Banati joins the company from Kellanova (previously Kellogg Company), where he was most recently CFO and vice chairman. He earlier held finance and operating leadership roles at Kraft Foods (now Mondelez International), Cadbury Schweppes and Procter & Gamble. Banati succeeds Paul Ruh, who will stay with the company for a brief period during the transition.
Paul Ruh | Mattel
Paul Ruh was named finance chief of toy maker Mattel, effective May 19. Ruh is currently finance chief of Kenvue, where he led the separation from Johnson & Johnson, from the planning stages through its IPO. Before that, Ruh was the chief financial officer of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health. He previously spent 13 years at PepsiCo in several finance leadership roles, most recently as CFO of its Latin America business. Ruh succeeds Anthony DiSilvestro, who announced his retirement in January and will serve as an adviser to the company through August 15.
John Renwick | Kellanova
To replace outgoing finance chief Amit Banati, Kellanova named John Renwick as acting chief financial officer and senior vice president, effective May 9. John joined the company in 2000 as its vice president of investor relations and competitive analysis and has been vice president of investor relations and corporate planning for Kellanova, previously Kellogg Company, since May 2016. Before coming to Kellogg, he was a sell-side analyst for Morgan Stanley, where he covered food and tobacco stocks, and before that, he worked in commercial banking for Chemical Bank.
Luka Mucic | Vodafone
Luka Mucic, CFO of European and African telecoms company Vodafone, is stepping down to become chief executive officer of Germany-based Vonovia SE, Europe’s largest residential real estate and housing association company. Mucic, who has been Vodafone’s chief financial officer since Sept. 2023, will leave the company no later than early 2026. Mucic previously held several financial leadership roles over his 27 year career at SAP, where he was most recently the software company’s finance chief for over eight years. Vodafone said a “rigorous” search for Mucic’s successor is ongoing.
John Ederer | Teradata
Teradata, a cloud analytics and data platform for AI, hired John Ederer as its new finance chief of Teradata, effective May 12. Since 2021, Ederer has been CFO of Model N, a cloud revenue management solutions provider. He was previously chief financial officer of K2 Software, and, earlier in his career, he held financial leadership roles at TIBCO Software, SAP, Business Objects and Ariba. He started his career in investment banking as an equity research analyst. Ederer succeeds Claire Bramley, who stepped down at the end of March to become finance chief of accounting software provider Xero.
Kevin Willis | Valvoline
Kevin Willis will take over the top finance spot at Valvoline on May 19. Willis joins the company from the specialty ingredients company Ashland, where he was CFO. He joined Ashland in 1987 as an associate auditor in the internal audit department and has been CFO and senior vice president since 2013. Willis succeeds Mary Meixelsperger, who announced her planned retirement in October 2024. Meixelsperger will stay with the company through a transition period.
William Whitaker | Ashland
Ashland named William Whitaker as its interim finance chief to replace outgoing CFO Kevin Willis. Whitaker joined the company in 2015 and has been vice president of finance and director of investor relations since January 2024.
Karen Brennan | JLL
Commercial real estate and investment management company JLL appointed Karen Brennan as chief executive officer of its leasing advisory business. Brennan has been the chief financial officer of JLL for the past five years and she earlier spent 21 years at JLL’s real estate investment management subsidiary, most recently as CEO of LaSalle Europe. Kelly Howe, who is chief financial officer for JLL’s leasing advisory business, will succeed Brennan as CFO. Howe joined the company in January 2024 and has more than 23 years of experience in professional services at Boston Consulting Group, most recently as North America CFO.
Neill Reynolds | Ralliant
Ralliant named Neill Reynolds as CFO, effective June 2. Reynolds joins Ralliant, the planned spin-off of Fortive’s precision technologies segment, from semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed, where he has been finance chief since 2018. Before that, he held finance leadership roles at Freescale Semiconductor, where he led its operational integration efforts after its $40 billion merger with NXP Semiconductors. Earlier in his career, he was at General Electric in progressively senior financial roles for over 15 years.
Louise Lawlor | First Legal
Louise Lawlor was appointed finance chief of legal support services firm First Legal. Before joining First Legal, Lawlor spent over four years at Centaur Group, where she was chief financial officer. She earlier held roles in investment banking and corporate finance, including as associate director of corporate finance and M&A at Key Capital. She started her career at PwC, most recently as a manager of corporate finance.
Eric West | Aqua Metals
Eric West will rejoin Aqua Metals on May 19 as its new chief financial officer. West previously spent six years at Aqua Metals, serving as the company’s vice president of finance and, before that, controller. Most recently, he was vice president of finance and accounting at sustainable lighting manufacturer LUX Dynamics. West succeeds Judd Merrill, who is leaving to take a new CFO role at a publicly listed company. Merrill will step down on May 16 but remain with the company as a consultant through Aug. 2025.
