Fruitist appoints new CFO and adds fresh faces to its Board of Directors

Through a press release, global berry snack leader Fruitist announced the appointment of Rich Sullivan as Chief Financial Officer, and the addition of Thomas Seifert and June Yang to its board of Directors.

The addition of Rich, Thomas, and June comes at a time of unprecedented momentum for Fruitist. The company has surpassed $400 million in annual sales, was named to CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list, and reached a valuation above $1 billion. 

Meet Fruitist's newest additions

Rich Sullivan brings over 25 years of experience leading fast-growing finance organizations. He has held senior roles at DreamWorks, Twitter, STX Entertainment, and, most recently, served as CFO of SurveyMonkey.

“Rich’s financial leadership and deep capital markets experience will strengthen Fruitist’s foundation. He is the right leader to guide our finance strategy through the next stage of growth,” said Steve Magami, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fruitist. 

Meanwhile, Thomas Seifert, one of the most respected CFOs in technology, joins the board of Directors as Audit Committee Chair. Seifert is the CFO of Cloudflare, where he guided the company through its IPO and helped scale it into a market leader with a $74 billion market cap. He previously held senior executive positions at Advanced Micro Devices and Symantec, and was recognized for his expertise in global finance, governance, and operational execution.

“Thomas’ global experience and disciplined approach to financial stewardship will provide valuable guidance to me and the board as we execute Fruitist’s roadmap,” said Magami.

Finally, Fruitist is also welcoming June Yang as an Independent Director. Yang most recently ran Google Cloud's AI and Industry Solutions, where she was responsible for strategy, product, user experience, responsible AI, partnerships, and operations. In her previous role as VP and GM of Google Cloud's largest business, Compute and AI infrastructure, she had P&L responsibility for the entire portfolio. She currently serves on the boards of MSCI Inc., NetApp, UiPath, and AHEAD.

“Having spent the past five years at Google Cloud, June is at the forefront of AI innovation and market disruption. She has a rare blend of business and technology leadership that will help Fruitist harness technology to transform agriculture and create long-term value for consumers and shareholders alike,” said Magami.

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