Chicago, Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Circana™, a leading consultant on the complexity of consumer behavior, today announced that Holly Knightly, currently vice president of Global Finance, Performance, and Transformation at Circana, has promoted to chief financial officer (CFO), effective Aug. 12. 2024. Now a member of Circana’s Leadership Team, Knightly will lead the organization’s global finance and strategy including planning, strategy, accounting, treasury, tax, reporting, and investor relations.
Knightly succeeds Anne Bramman, who will transition over the next few weeks after successfully working to help integrate the strategy, growth, financial planning, operations and operations of legacy companies Circana, IRI and The NPD Group, when the company switched to another. joined Circana.
“We are delighted to appoint Holly as CFO, as we continue to advance Circana’s financial strategy, accelerate the growth of our business, and provide the team’s diverse customer insight and expertise to help our clients us to succeed,” said Kirk Perry, president and chief executive officer. of Circana. “Holly is an accomplished financial and business executive who has successfully delivered strong results in strong positions at both public and private companies. Throughout her time with Circana, Holly has demonstrated effective leadership well and instilling a positive work ethic within our teams around the world, and we look forward to his continued contribution in this new role.”
“It is an honor to serve as CFO at such an important time as Circana continues to evolve as an integrated organization,” said Knightly. “Circana is well-positioned to continue its leadership in advising businesses and retailers across industries on how to grow in the future, and I strongly believe in our strategy to continue to deliver results that exceptional for our more than 7,000 clients worldwide. I look forward to continuing to work with Kirk and the leadership team, along with our talented finance and strategy team members, to build on the foundation of we are strong.”
“We thank Anne for her leadership in helping to execute our successful post-merger merger, building strength across teams globally, and setting the standard for Circana’s pioneering technology and delivery capabilities. with long-term value proposition for all stakeholders. Anne has played a key role in developing the organisation’s strategic capabilities, including leveraging our financial technology platform and launching a global transformation programme. Circana, and we wish him all the best in his next chapter,” Perry said.
“I am delighted to have been a part of Circana at such an important time in the business and I am proud of the many things we have achieved as a team as we accelerate our financial performance and growth,” said Bramman. “The company continues to make a difference as a leading advisor to the complexity of consumer behavior. I look forward to seeing Circana’s continued success in the future.”
About Circana
Circana is a leading consultant in the complexity of consumer behavior. With cutting-edge technology, advanced analytics, cross-industry data, and deep expertise, we provide insights that help nearly 7,000 of the world’s leading brands and retailers take action and unlocking business growth. We understand more about the complete customer, the complete store, and the complete wallet so that our clients can go beyond data to leverage data, ignite innovation, meet customer demand, and outperform the competition. Learn more at circana.com.
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