Mark Lindsey | Cineverse
Mark Lindsey was promoted to chief financial officer of streaming technology and entertainment company Cineverse. Lindsey has been the company's executive vice president of accounting and finance since November 2022. He previously was chief accounting officer at Firefly, a mobility-based advertising and data platform; chief financial officer at Canapi Ventures, a financial technology-focused venture capital firm; and chief accounting officer at American Capital, a private equity firm and global asset manager. Lindsey succeeds John Canning, who is leaving the company.
Sarah O’Connor | Rocky Brands
Rocky Brands CFO Sarah O’Connor stepped down after seven months in the role. The footwear manufacturing company said O’Connor’s resignation was not the result of any dispute or disagreement. In March, O’Connor joined the footwear manufacturing company from animal healthcare provider MedVet, where she worked for six years, most recently as vice president of FP&A and treasurer. Chief operating officer Tom Robertson, who was previously Rocky Brands’ CFO and treasurer, will reassume chief financial officer duties until a permanent successor is found.
Moran Shemesh Rojansky | Mobileye Global
Moran Shemesh Rojansky was appointed finance chief of self-driving technology maker Mobileye Global. Shemesh Rojansky joined the company in 2016 and has been acting CFO since June. Her previous roles at the company included vice president of finance, director of finance, and corporate controller. Before joining Mobileye, she worked in financial reporting roles at Israeli food creation and marketing company Tnuva and in several roles before that in the accounting consulting services and advisory group at PwC. She replaces Anat Heller, who stepped down for personal reasons.
H. Joseph Prodan | Bird Global
Electric scooter company Bird Global hired H. Joseph Prodan as its new chief financial officer. Most recently, Prodan was CFO of Flexiti, a technology company providing buy now, pay later solutions. He was previously CFO of TeraGo Networks and Mobilicity, where he was responsible for overseeing the finance, human resources, and legal functions. He also spent four years as CFO of SiriusXM Canada. Prodan succeeds Michael Washinushi, who was recently appointed interim CEO.
Teresa M. Kim | Duck Creek Technologies
Teresa M. Kim was appointed finance chief of Duck Creek Technologies. Kim joins the insurance software provider from cloud platform Akamai Technologies, where she worked for 20 years. She was most recently vice president of finance in Akamai’s cloud technology group overseeing $2 billion-plus in revenues. While at Akamai, she was vice president of finance in the media and carrier division helping to lead strategic media customer contract negotiations. She also spent four years as assistant controller.
Stephen Kadenacy | Black Rifle Coffee
Veteran-owned coffee chain Black Rifle Coffee (BRCC) appointed Stephen Kadenacy as its new finance chief. Kadenacy was most recently co-managing member of SilverBox Capital, an investment firm that he co-founded in 2017. He was CEO of special purpose acquisition company SilverBox Engaged Merger Corp. until its merger with BRCC in February 2022. Previously, he held leadership roles at AECOM, a global engineering and technical services company, including working as president, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer.
Anthony Pishotti | CSafe
CSafe, a provider of temperature-controlled shipping solutions, hired Anthony Pishotti as CFO. Pishotti was most recently vice president of global sales at Honeywell International. He joined the company in 2017 as CFO of Honeywell Intelligrated. He was previously chief financial officer of material services at GE Aviation and of the global locomotive and marine, stationary, and drill equipment business at GE Transportation.
Michelle Robertson | Geron
Biopharmaceutical company Geron appointed Michelle Robertson as CFO, executive vice president, and treasurer. Robertson was previously chief financial officer and treasurer of Editas Medicine, a CRISPR genome editing company. Before that, she was CFO of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, where she led the finance team through a strategic restructuring prior to Momenta’s acquisition by Johnson & Johnson. Before joining Momenta, Robertson held multiple finance roles of increasing responsibility, including vice president of oncology finance for Baxalta after its spin-off from Baxter International. Robertson replaces Olivia Bloom, who is retiring after 12 years as CFO and nearly 30 years on the company’s finance team.
Murray Auchincloss | BP
London-based multinational oil and gas company BP named its CFO Murray Auchincloss as interim CEO following Bernard Looney’s abrupt resignation on Sept. 12. Auchincloss assumes the interim role following a board review supported by external legal counsel of allegations relating to “Looney’s conduct in respect of personal relationships with company colleagues.” Auchincloss has spent nearly 24 years with BP, holding various roles, including CFO of the Upstream business division and BP’s North Sea operations.
