Tom Fitzgerald | Planet Fitness
Tom Fitzgerald, CFO of Planet Fitness, will retire at the end of August this year. Fitzgerald, who has been CFO of the fitness center operator since 2020, will stay in his role while the company looks for his replacement. He previously held CFO roles at Potbelly Sandwich Works and Burlington Coat Factory, was president and chief financial officer of Charming Charlie, and was chief operating officer of Bath & Body Works. Fitzgerald began his career at PepsiCo, where he held various leadership roles in finance and planning.
Phil Graves | Meati Foods
After naming Phil Graves finance chief of plant-based meat alternatives maker Meati Foods earlier this month, he is now the company’s new chief executive officer. Graves joined the company as CFO from sustainable bison meat company Wild Idea Buffalo, where he was CEO for nearly two years. He previously worked at Bass Pro Shops and Patagonia, where he was the founder of its corporate venture fund, Tin Shed Ventures. Graves takes over for Meati’s CEO and co-founder Tyler Huggins, who will transition into the role of chief innovation officer.
Girish Satya | Zevia
Beverage maker Zevia appointed Girish Satya as chief financial officer. Satya was most recently CFO of Backcountry, an online clothing and outdoor recreation gear retailer. Before that, he was a principal at private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners, where he focused on growth equity investments in the branded consumer products and services sectors. Earlier, he held CFO roles at fitness and hospitality company The Bay Club Company and casual dining chain Pasta Pomodoro. Satya replaces interim CFO Florence Neubauer, who will continue with Zevia as senior vice president of finance and business transformation.
Philip Johnson | Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Jazz Pharmaceuticals named Philip Johnson as its new CFO, effective March 1. Johnson joins the biopharmaceutical company with over 35 years of financial experience, most recently leading Eli Lilly’s treasury and investor relations operations as group vice president of finance. He previously spent over 10 years as Eli Lilly’s senior vice president of investor relations. Before that, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company and worked in a variety of finance roles at other firms, primarily in mergers and acquisitions. Johnson succeeds Renée Galá, who was promoted to president and chief operating officer in October 2023.
Rachel Pyles | Ansys
Rachel Pyles is the new chief financial officer of engineering software firm Ansys. Pyles joined the company in early 2023 as the vice president of strategic finance, running financial planning and analysis for the company. She earlier held several finance, transformation, and leadership roles at FIS, Worldpay, and Vantiv. Pyles replaces Nicole Anasenes, who is stepping down from the role to focus on advisory and board work. Anasenes will stay with the company as a strategic adviser until June 2024.
Cosmin Pitigoi | Flywire
Flywire, a global payments enablement and software company, hired Cosmin Pitigoi as its new chief financial officer. Pitigoi spent twenty years in finance leadership roles at PayPal and eBay, where he was most recently senior vice president in PayPal finance, along with serving on the board of directors at Paidy and the audit committee chair of the PayPal Giving Fund. While at eBay, Pitigoi held leadership roles across investor relations, business unit FP&A and treasury. He started his career in operational and finance roles at E*Trade and Barclays. Pitigoi succeeds Mike Ellis, who will remain with the company as a senior advisor to support the transition.
Kate O’Neill | Built In
Kate O’Neill is the new chief financial officer of technology recruiting platform Built In. O’Neill joins the company from Rival (formerly SilkRoad Technology), where she worked for nine years in several leadership roles, including CFO, chief people officer, and vice president of finance. Before that, she was the director of finance at flower delivery service FTD. Earlier in her career she spent 10 years at Deloitte, where she was most recently senior manager of Global IFRS and offerings services.
Evangelos Perros | Pagaya
Pagaya’s interim CFO, Evangelos Perros, will take on the role permanently. Perros has been interim CFO of the AI-driven financial services provider since November 2023 and was previously the company’s deputy CFO and head of strategic finance since joining Pagaya in 2021. Before joining the company, he worked at Apollo Global Management as managing director and head of business planning and analysis and held several leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase as managing director and head of COO financial analytics and strategic expense management and as an investment banker in the mergers and acquisitions group.
Igor Beckerman | Jumio
Igor Beckerman was appointed finance chief of identity verification platform Jumio. Most recently, Beckerman was CFO of education technology company Newsela and, before that, he was customer success platform Gainsight’s first-ever CFO. At marketing automation software Marketo, he was vice president of finance through its IPO and acquisition by Vista Equity Partners. He also held senior leadership roles at Precise Software Solutions and Symantec.
