Notable moves this week:Kristian Talvitie was appointed CFO of
BetterUp, a virtual coaching and professional development company, effective immediately. Talvitie joins BetterUp from PTC, a global industrial software company, where he served as EVP and CFO. Before that, he served as CFO of Syncsort (now Precisely), and Sovos Compliance. Earlier in his career, Talvitie held senior finance roles at PTC, including corporate vice president of finance and vice president of FP&A. He also held leadership roles at Plexus, including vice president of marketing and market sector vice president.
Tobias Wessels was appointed CFO of
Torc Robotics, an autonomous vehicle company focused on developing self-driving trucks. Wessels brings more than two decades of experience. He joins Torc from Helm.ai, where, as chief development officer he led finance, corporate development, and international expansion. He previously served as chief corporate development officer at autonomous delivery company Udelv, and earlier as CFO of X, the moonshot factory at Alphabet.
Anuj Girdhar was appointed CFO of
Sunkist Growers, Inc. Girdhar brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience within the agriculture and beverage industries. Most recently, he served as CFO at O’Neill Vintners & Distillers. Before that, he held leadership roles at E. & J. Gallo Winery, including director of financial planning and analysis.
Aylwyn Bryan was promoted to CFO of
CRH (NYSE: CRH), a provider of building materials, effective May 12. Bryan has over 25 years of financial leadership experience, including the past 14 years with CRH. Most recently he served as CFO of CRH’s Americas Division and previously as head of group finance and group tax director. Bryan succeeds Nancy Buese, who has stepped down by mutual agreement and will remain with CRH for a three-month period to support a smooth transition.
Deepak Ahuja was appointed CFO of
Redwood Materials, a battery recycling and energy storage company. Ahuja brings decades of financial leadership, including serving as Tesla's CFO across two tenures, where he helped take the company from early-stage startup through its 2010 IPO and on to becoming a global company. After Tesla, he served as CFO of Verily Life Sciences and then as chief business and financial officer at Zipline, the drone delivery and logistics company.
Eric Brenner was appointed CFO and treasurer of
Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), a manufacturer of wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, effective May 26. Brenner most recently served as SVP and CFO for NOVA Chemicals Corporation. Before that, he worked in a variety of financial roles of increasing responsibility, ultimately as director of finance at Komatsu Mining Corp. (formerly Joy Global Inc.), and as audit manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
