Jeff Norman | Extra Space Storage
Jeff Norman was promoted to chief financial officer of Extra Space Storage, effective July 1. Norman has been with the company since 2012 and is currently the senior vice president of capital markets and treasury. Before joining the company, he worked at Zions Bank’s National Real Estate Group for over eight years in multiple roles, including as a vice president. Norman replaces Scott Stubbs, who will retire on December 31, after 25 years with the company. Stubbs has been CFO since 2011.
Scott Yessner | B. Riley Financial
Scott Yessner was appointed CFO of B. Riley Financial, effective June 3. Yessner has been a strategic adviser for the financial services company for the past two months and succeeds Phillip Ahn, who is leaving for a new opportunity. Yessner has held several CFO roles throughout his career at public and private companies, with a focus on leading corporate turnarounds. As the finance chief of California Expanded Metal Products Company, he helped the building materials and steel company improve EBITDA by $40 million over two years. Before that, he was the chief financial officer of Universal Technical Institute, where he oversaw a transformation that delivered a $45 million improvement in EBITDA.
Benjamin Lamb | Neighborly
Benjamin Lamb has been appointed as the chief financial officer of the home services company Neighborly. Lamb previously spent over 12 years at the midstream energy company EnLink Midstream, most recently serving as CFO. His earlier roles at EnLink include chief operating officer and executive vice president of corporate development. Before that, Lamb worked in investment banking, where he was a principal at Greenhill & Co. and held positions at UBS Investment Bank and Merrill Lynch.
Ermelinda Berberi | Paramount Group
Ermelinda Berberi was named chief financial officer and treasurer of Paramount Group. At the same time, the real estate investment trust said it will start a review of strategic alternatives to “maximize shareholder value.” Berberi was promoted to the role after serving as senior vice president and chief accounting officer of the firm since 2017. She earlier worked at Deloitte & Touche for over 12 years, most recently as a senior manager. Berberi succeeds Wilbur Paes, who has stepped down after 10 years at the company. Paes has been CFO, chief operating officer and treasurer since February 2021.
Corey Horsch | HTeaO
Iced tea franchise HTeaO hired Corey Horsch as CFO. Horsch was most recently the chief financial officer of drive-thru restaurant chain Salad and Go, where he helped grow the brand from 100 to 146 stores in two years. Before that, Horsch held CFO roles at Gordon Ramsay North America and Sonic Drive-In. He replaces Blake Reid, who has been CFO since September 2020. Reid has transitioned into the role of vice president of FP&A.
Lynn Hutkin | Bel Fuse
Bel Fuse promoted Lynn Hutkin to chief financial officer, effective May 27. Hutkin joined the electronic components maker in 2017 and was most recently vice president of financial reporting and investor relations and principal accounting officer for Bel. She will continue in her principal accounting officer role. Hutkin started her career at Arthur Andersen within the audit group. She succeeds Farouq Tuweiq, who will be taking over as Bel Fuse’s president and CEO.
Melissa Lee | District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency
Melissa Lee is the new finance chief of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency. Most recently, Lee was the chief financial officer of Planned Parenthood of Maryland. Earlier roles include the director of treasury operations at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, senior investment analyst of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System and founder and managing principal of Lee Squared Consulting Group.
Adam Felman | High Roller
High Roller hired Adam Felman as the online casino brand operator’s new finance chief. Felman was previously the chief financial officer of online gaming company and B2B supplier Digital Gaming until the sale of its B2B assets to Games Global in 2024. Felman replaces Matt Teinert, who has been CFO since May 2023 and helped lead the company’s IPO.
Marc Stoll | Reliable Robotics
Autonomous aircraft systems maker Reliable Robotics appointed Marc Stoll as chief financial officer. Stoll has over two decades of leadership experience in the technology sector, including as a partner of Eclipse Ventures. He was earlier the president and chief operating officer of Nextiva and was earlier vice president of finance at Apple. Stoll also has served on the board of directors of several public and private boards, including Arista Networks and Windstream.
