Notable moves this week:Birgit Kretschmer was appointed CFO of
Adidas. She will join the company’s executive board on Sept. 1 and officially assume the CFO role at the end of 2026. Kretschmer will succeed Harm Ohlmeyer, who decided not to extend his current term. Ohlmeyer has been with Adidas for nearly 30 years and has served as CFO since May 2017. Kretschmer brings more than 30 years of experience. She returns to Adidas, where she spent 25 years in various leadership roles across the organization, including CFO of Adidas International BV, CFO of Western Europe, and SVP of corporate and operations finance. For the past six years, Kretschmer has served as CFO of C&A, one of Europe’s fashion retailers.
Carmen Chan was appointed CFO of
ZipRecruiter (NYSE: ZIP), an online employment marketplace, effective Aug. 17. Chan joins ZipRecruiter from Barclays, where she served as managing director, advising technology and internet companies. Before that, Chan spent several years at Noom, a digital health company, as VP of corporate development and investor relations. Prior to Noom, she spent more than five years at Goldman Sachs where she held investment banking roles. She also previously served as head of revenue and business development at theSkimm, a digital media company.
Ryan Moore was appointed CFO of
Whataburger, effective July 31. Moore succeeds Janelle Sykes, who will retire in September after more than six years with Whataburger. Moore's 16 years of restaurant finance leadership include six years as CFO of Torchy's Tacos and 10 years at Taco Bell, where he served as VP of finance.
Naseem Anzari was appointed CFO of
Embark, a financial, technology and business consulting firm. Most recently, Anzari served as CFO at Lido Advisors. Before Lido, he was a CFO at Sound United, a consultant at Accordion, spent time in Portfolio Operations at Terra Firma and Phoenix Equity Partners and began his career at KPMG.
Jacinto J. Hernandez was named CFO of
Cadiz, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDZI, CDZIP), a water solutions and natural resources company, effective Sept. 1. Hernandez succeeds Stanley E. Speer, who will retire after 17 years with the company and continue in an advisory role through Dec. 31. Hernandez is the founder and principal of Cummings Consulting & Management. Previously, he spent 22 years with Capital Group and its subsidiary, Capital World Investors, where he served as a partner and investment analyst.
Alpana Wegner was appointed CFO of
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY), a health care payment software provider, effective Aug. 1. Wegner succeeds Steve Oreskovich, who has served as Waystar's CFO for the past eight years and will be transitioning from the role for personal reasons. He will remain as an advisor through June 15, 2027. Wegner brings more than 25 years of finance and operational leadership experience. Most recently, she served as CFO of Integral Ad Science. Previously, she served as CFO of Secureworks and Benefitfocus.
Ashwath Bhat was appointed CFO of
Capitolis, a financial technology company, effective Aug. 3. He will succeed Lindsey Baptiste Fiedler, who will remain with Capitolis in an advisory role for a transition period. Bhat brings more than two decades of financial leadership experience. He most recently served as CFO at Fractal, leading the company’s IPO in February. Before that, Bhat spent more than a decade in senior finance leadership roles at Nielsen, including CFO of global media, product and technology, and CFO of Gracenote and the Nielsen Portfolio, as well as regional CFO for Africa and the Middle East.
