Rik Powell | Shutterstock
Rik Powell was named chief financial officer of the stock photography company Shutterstock. Powell joined the company in June as senior vice president of finance and investor relations. He was previously senior vice president of finance and investor relations at the fast-casual restaurant chain Shake Shack. Earlier he spent over 16 years visual media company and stock image provider Getty Images, where he was most recently CFO. Powell succeeds Jarrod Yahes, who is leaving the company. Yahes has been CFO since he joined Shutterstock in 2019.
Jay Stasz | Planet Fitness
Planet Fitness appointed Jay Stasz as finance chief. Stasz will join the fitness center operator on Nov. 4 and will work with outgoing CFO Tom Fitzgerald until assuming the role on Nov. 15. Fitzgerald will leave the company on Dec. 31 and transition into a consulting role through March 31, 2025. Stasz was most recently CFO at for-profit thrift operator Savers Value Village, where he played a critical role in its June 2023 IPO. Before Savers, he was CFO at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, a retailer of closeout merchandise and excess inventory. Earlier in his career, Stasz held roles of increasing responsibility at Sports Authority.
Matt Dunn | Simpson Manufacturing
Building materials maker Simpson Manufacturing promoted Matt Dunn to CFO, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Dunn has been Simpson’s senior vice president of finance since June and succeeds Brian Magstadt. Magstadt will continue as CFO through the end of the year and then will transition to an advisor until his retirement on June 30, 2025. Before joining Simpson, Dunn was senior vice president of finance for North America at consumer products company Helen of Troy. He earlier led the retaining wall division of Inventure Group, a privately held civil construction products company, and spent 12 years in finance roles at Procter & Gamble.
Jon Craig | KIND Snacks
KIND Snacks, a subsidiary of Mars, named Jon Craig as chief financial officer of KIND North America. Most recently, Craig was supply finance director for Mars Wrigley Europe, CIS and Turkey, where he was the lead business partner across the supply chain leadership team, commercial and R&D functions. Previously, he worked in Mars Multisales where he was CFO for both the East Mediterranean and Italy units. Craig succeeds Kaj van den Kieboom, who now holds the role of global CFO for Mars Health & Wellness.
Christoph Brackmann | Novocure
Christoph Brackmann was named Novocure’s new chief financial officer. Brackmann joins the global oncology company immediately as a senior financial analyst and will become CFO on Jan. 1, 2025, when current finance chief Ashley Cordova becomes chief executive officer. Brackmann joins the company from Moderna, where he has been senior vice president of finance since 2019. Before that, he was vice president of investor relations and head of international finance at biopharmaceutical company Shire, and he earlier held several financial roles at Eli Lilly and Novartis.
Alison Andreozzi | BlytzPay
BlytzPay hired Alison Andreozzi as finance chief and president of the integrated fintech platform. Andreozzi has held leadership roles at companies in the tech, retail and health and wellness spaces, including as chief executive officer of fitness chain CrossFit and prescription fulfillment and healthcare services provider Upwell Health and chief financial officer of employee benefits platform Zane Benefits. She also served on the Boards of high-growth tech and consumer companies as a result of her roles as managing partner at Mercato Partners and venture partner at Signal Peak Ventures.
Matt Dunnigan | Equinox
Luxury fitness club operator Equinox appointed Matt Dunnigan as its new CFO. Dunnigan most recently spent six years as chief financial officer of Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of quick service restaurants Burger King and Popeyes. Earlier roles include vice president of Crescent Capital Group and investment professional at H.I.G. Capital.
Adam Schober | Learning Care Group
Early education and child care provider Learning Care Group promoted Adam Schober to chief financial officer. Schober has worked at the group for 12 years in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as senior vice president of finance and treasurer. While at the company Schober established its investor relations function, leading efforts to raise capital and secure financing. Schober replaces current CFO Douglas Baker, who will move to the newly created role of chief growth officer.
Stephanie Lemmerman | Kraken
Crypto platform Kraken named Stephanie Lemmerman as its new finance chief. Lemmerman was most recently CFO of Dapper Labs, a company in the blockchain and NFT space, and will transition to a board position at Dapper. Before that, she was CFO at Recharge Payments and executive vice president of finance at Headspace. She spent seven years at Activision Blizzard in roles overseeing global teams in corporate planning and accounting. She replaces current CFO Carrie Dolan, who said she would step down earlier this year. Dolan will continue to support the company through the transition.
