Plus new IROs at Lockheed Martin, Sanofi and Stellantis
Matt Gugino, the former vice president of investor relations at Danaher, has been named as the life sciences and diagnostics company’s new CFO.
After serving as group CFO for Danaher’s Life Science Innovations Group for the past five years, he will take over from current finance chief Matt McGrew, who is stepping down.
Gugino served as Danaher’s vice president, investor relations for nearly nine years after joining the company in 2013. During his tenure, he won several IR Impact awards, including recognition as the best investor relations officer (large cap) at the US event in 2022 and 2021.
Sharing the news on LinkedIn, he says: ‘Looking forward to continuing to partner with teams across Danaher as we build what’s next!’
A statement from Danaher adds: ‘With more than a decade of impact across Danaher, Matt has helped shape our financial strategy, guide portfolio evolution and strengthen the operational rigor that enables us to accelerate science and technology from idea to impact. He’ll continue to be a critical architect of our connected ecosystem – ensuring we invest, operate and innovate in ways that advance our mission to improve human health.’
Meanwhile in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin has named Mark Kvasnak as its new vice president, investor relations, succeeding Maria Ricciardone, who remains in her role as treasurer at the company.
Kvasnak currently serves as vice president and CFO for the defense firm’s rotary and mission systems division and was previously vice president and CFO of Sikorsky, where he led the financial integration of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation into Lockheed Martin.
He has more than 30 years of experience across various aerospace and defense companies in roles spanning financial planning and analysis, financial controls and business operations.
In New York, Sanofi has brought in Nina Goworek as its new head of investor relations for North America.
Prior to joining the biopharmaceuticals company, she served as vice president of IR at Bristol Myers Squibb, where she held various other roles in a six-year stint. Before that, she headed the IR team at Celgene Pharma and held other IR positions at Endo Pharmaceuticals, Roche and Schering-Plough.
Elsewhere, The Simply Good Foods Company has announced the appointment of Matt Siler as its new vice president, investor relations and treasury, to replace the outgoing Josh Levine.
Siler joins the Nasdaq-listed company after serving as vice president of investor relations at TreeHouse Foods. Prior to that, he worked as vice president of investor relations at Vital Farms and held various roles on the buy and sell side.
‘I am very pleased to welcome Matt to the company and wish Josh all the best on his next adventure,’ says Chris Bealer, CFO at Simply Good Foods. ‘Matt brings significant experience in the consumer space both from his institutional investing background and more recently leading investor relations for both TreeHouse Foods and Vital Farms.’
At fellow Nasdaq-listed crytocurrency and AI infrastructure company Bitdeer Technologies, Pretesh Dahya has been unveiled as senior director and head of investor relations.
Dahya previously served in various roles, including as investor relations senior director, at HP. Prior to that, he worked in fixed income derivatives and securities roles for Merrill Lynch and Bank of America.
Over in Europe, Stellantis has announced the appointment of Charles Christman as its new head of investor relations, succeeding Ed Ditmire, who is leaving the company for personal reasons.
Christman has worked closely with Stellantis’ CFO Joao Laranjo for the past eight years, serving as North America treasurer, head of financial services and head of financial planning and analysis for North America, as well as chairman of Stellantis Financial Services US. Prior to that, he held strategic positions at Fiat Chrysler North America, General Motors and Meritor.
Finally, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company – Luberef has promoted Saleh Alghamdi into the role of investor relations and strategy manager.
Alghamdi has served at the energy company for nearly nine years in various investor relations, environmental protection and process engineering roles. Prior to that, he worked at Ma’aden Wa’d Al Shamaal Phosphate Company.
