CFOs on the Move: Week Ending December 17

Katja Dürrfeld

Auto elements maker Continental AG named Katja Dürrfeld chief economic officer, successful instantly. Dürrfeld will be responsible for group finance and managing and group information and facts technological innovation. She will also be responsible for finance in the upcoming automotive group sector beginning in 2022. Dürrfeld started out her profession at Continental in 1997, keeping operational positions in IT, marketing, gross sales, logistics, auditing, and acquiring. In 2013, she was named head of group audit.

Former chief business enterprise officer of ZipRecruiter Timothy Yarborough was named the career aggregator’s finance chief final 7 days. Yarborough normally takes in excess of for David Travers, who was named president. Yarborough has also held the positions of senior vice president and vice president of finance. He joined ZipRecruiter in 2014. The company also named Amy Garefis chief accounting officer.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment,  an owner and operator of enjoyment and eating venues, declared that it had appointed Michael Quartieri as CFO, successful Jan. 1, 2022. Quartieri will be responsible for accounting, source chain, and trader relations. He was beforehand CFO and corporate secretary at stay streaming company LiveOne. Before that, Quartieri was finance chief at Scientific Video games, a gaming goods and devices provider. Quartieri replaces Scott Bowman, who was named CFO of Accurate Food Kitchen, a health and fitness-pushed seasonal restaurant chain, earlier this month.

The board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG appointed Remco Steenbergen to the place of chief economic officer starting off in the new 12 months. His agreement will run right up until Dec. 21, 2023. Steenberg will head up managing and threat management, corporate finance, accounting and stability sheets, taxes, acquiring, and mergers & acquisitions. Most just lately, Remco Steenbergen was CFO of Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Team, a company of chocolate and cocoa goods. He has also labored at Philips and KPMG. Steenbergen replaces Ulrik Svensson, who resigned for health and fitness motives in April 2020.

Said Lufthansa Team Chair Karl-Ludwig Kley: “Remco Steenbergen delivers with him superb economic experience from many corporations as effectively as industries … Especially now, when the pandemic is getting such major consequences for air journey, an internationally knowledgeable and effectively-highly regarded CFO is additional important than at any time for Lufthansa Team: not only to get over the present crisis but also for the coming several years, when we have to — and want to — spend again governing administration stabilization funds.”

Zrinka Dekic

Children’s enjoyment company Genius Manufacturers Intercontinental went outside its group to appoint Zrinka Dekic as chief economic officer and head of strategy and mergers and acquisitions. A previous government in the expense management division of Goldman Sachs, Dekic held posts in corporate strategy, strategic arranging, and business enterprise advancement at The Walt Disney Company. Dekic replaces Bob Denton, who Genius Manufacturers moved to government vice president of finance and accounting.

Strength company Williams promoted John D. Porter to senior vice president and CFO, successful Jan. 1, 2022. Porter will replace John Chandler, who declared his planned retirement from Williams earlier this 12 months. Formerly, vice president and chief accounting officer, controller, and head of FP&A, Porter started out with Williams in 1998, still left in 2001 for Forest Oil, and returned in 2005. Mary Hausman will presume the vice president, CAO, and controller function. She at present serves as staff members vice president, inside audit.

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