Pfizer | Cecile Guegan
Biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer has named Cecile Guegan as finance chief by a unanimous board vote. She came into the role on a permanent basis after holding it on an interim one since Aug. 16. Guegan, the first woman to hold the CFO seat at Pfizer, has held several VP roles with the company over her nearly two decades there, including VP of finance for oncology, VP of finance for nutrition and VP of finance for the company’s R&D and business office, according to her LinkedIn page. She joined Pfizer in 2009 through the company’s acquisition of pharmaceutical firm Wyeth.
PNC Bank | Alexander Overstrom
PNC has picked Alexander Overstrom to serve as its next CFO starting March 1, after the bank files its 2026 year-end financial documents. Executive VP and head of retail banking at PNC since 2022, he is set to take over for Robert Reilly, who will become executive vice chairman on March 1. Overstrom joined the bank in 2014 and previously worked at Goldman Sachs for eight years. For his part, Reilly has been with PNC since 1987 and became CFO in 2013. In a statement, PNC Chairman and CEO William Demchak credited Reilly for guiding the bank through “challenging times” and “pivotal transactions.”
Rover | Vik Rajagopal
Pet care marketplace Rover announced that it has tapped Vik Rajagopal as chief financial officer. He most recently served as finance chief of employee mileage reimbursement software form Motus for a year and a half. Before that he was CFO of Bible study tech firm Logos for over three years. Rajagopal also held leadership roles at Amazon for about a decade, including business unit CFO of Global Amazon Marketplace. In a LinkedIn post on Wednesday, Rajagopal said he has been with Rover for three months and has “found a team that cares deeply about pet parents, care providers and each other.”
Tripadvisor | Kristen Dalton
Tripadvisor has appointed Kristen Dalton as interim CFO, effective Jan. 1, 2027. She replaces Michael Noonan, who is resigning Dec. 31 to pursue another opportunity, the company said in a news release Thursday. Dalton, who currently serves as chief strategy and operations officer, joined the travel company in October 2019 as VP of FP&A. She previously held VP roles at Vistaprint, ACE Group and AXA, according to her LinkedIn profile. Noonan’s exit was announced at the same time as the forthcoming departure of Tripadvisor President and CEO Matt Goldberg. On the news of the two executives’ planned exits, Tripadvisor’s shares fell 23% on Thursday, Reuters reported.
Fidelity National Information Services | Alexandra Brooks
Fidelity National Information Services appointed Alexandra Brooks as interim CFO, effective Thursday. She replaces CFO James Kehoe, who stepped down from the job Thursday. He will serve as a non-executive adviser for the fintech company through March 2027, the company said in a Wednesday news release. The CFO shuffle occurred as FIS “adjusted its financial forecast due to unexpected changes in the outlook for recurring revenue,” Payments Dive reported this week.
Since October 2024, Brooks had been serving as executive VP and chief accounting officer at the fintech firm. This isn’t Brooks’ first time as interim CFO of a company, having previously held that title at Hertz Global Holdings, where she eventually took on the finance chief position officially. Brooks previously held finance, accounting and audit roles at General Motors.
Lindsay | Michael Koch
Nebraska-based manufacturer Lindsay has tapped Michael Koch to serve as executive VP and CFO, effective Nov. 9. He’s set to take over for Brett Coburn and Alicia Pfeifer, two VPs who held the CFO role on an interim basis since September. Koch, who has almost three decades of finance experience, currently serves as senior VP, finance and divisional CFO of commercial engine services at StandardAero. His prior work experience includes time with Universal Electronics, Nortek Security & Control and Kraft Foods.
Cascadia Capital | Rhett Thurman
Mid-market investment bank Cascadia Capital has named Rhett Thurman CFO. He previously worked at healthcare investment banking firm Cain Brothers for 16 years. His job titles there included managing director, CFO and chief administrative officer. Thurman most recently served as finance chief of health insurance company Angle Health.
Novo Nordisk | Luigi La Corte
Danish pharmaceutical firm and maker of the Wegovy obesity drug Novo Nordisk has tapped Luigi La Corte to serve as CFO. The news came as the drugmaker’s longtime CFO, Karsten Munk Knudsen, announced plans to leave the company to pursue other opportunities, Novo said in a Nov. 4 securities filing. The 27-year employee of the company has held “finance positions of growing size and complexity” during his tenure, the company said. He took on the CFO title in February 2018. For his part, La Corte has more than 30 years of international financial leadership experience, most recently serving as CFO of dermatology firm Galderma. The executive changes come as Novo looks to expand its Wegovy pill into new markets, sister publication CFO Dive reported.
