Plus new names at Firmus, Columbia Sportswear, California Resources and Nebius, with a promotion at CVS Health
Sara Walsh, who started her Arthur J. Gallagher & Co career as a summer intern, has been named as the global insurance brokerage’s new investor relations lead.
She has been with the company for almost 20 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility in corporate finance and treasury. She became a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder in 2016 and was recognized by Business Insurance as a ‘woman to watch’ honoree in 2025.
‘With Sara’s strong financial background and understanding of the capital markets, she will be a terrific leader of our investor relations, corporate finance and treasury functions,’ says Douglas Howell, the firm’s CFO. ‘I would also like to thank Ray Iardella for his dedicated 10 years of service at Gallagher. We wish him all the best.’
As well as her new role in IR, Walsh is Gallagher’s treasurer and head of corporate finance, overseeing financial analysis and reporting, capital planning and communications with rating agencies, banks and investment bankers. The company also points out that Walsh has led all of Gallagher’s capital raises over the past five years.
Over on LinkedIn – and down in Australia – former equity research analyst Toby Langley announced a move to an a new role at a company ‘operating at the heart of global AI infrastructure’.
‘After more than seven years at Xero, I’ve decided to take on a new challenge,’ he writes. ‘I’m grateful to the leaders and teams I worked with right across the Xero group. From investor relations and capital markets engagement through to finance, strategy and operations, it was a privilege to help navigate the business through periods of significant growth and dynamic market cycles.
‘I have joined Firmus Technologies as general manager, investor relations. Firmus operates at the heart of global AI infrastructure – a space where long-term thinking, capital discipline and execution really matter. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with the investment community and sharing the Firmus story as the company enters its next phase.’
A flurry of short announcements on the careers networking site also saw Matt Tucker reveal a new position as senior director, head of investor relations & competitive intelligence at Columbia Sportswear Company, Daniel Juck share his move to vice president of investor relations at California Resources Corporation and Gili Naftalovich announce that she is now head of investor relations at Nebius. Over at CSV Health, Kaitlyn Keeler shared her promotion to senior manager, investor relations.
