Circana Appoints Holly Knightly as Chief Financial Officer
August 08 2024 - 2:21PM
Circana™, the leading advisor on the complexity of consumer
behavior, today announced that Holly Knightly, currently executive
vice president of Global Finance, Performance, and Transformation
at Circana, has been promoted to chief financial officer (CFO),
effective Aug. 12, 2024. Already a member of Circana’s Executive
Leadership Team, Knightly will lead the global finance and strategy
organization including planning, strategy, accounting, treasury,
tax, reporting, and investor relations. Knightly succeeds
Anne Bramman, who will transition over the next few weeks following
a successful tenure helping to bring together the strategy, growth,
financial planning, systems, and operations for Circana’s heritage
companies, IRI and The NPD Group, as the company transitioned into
one merged Circana. “We are delighted to appoint Holly as
CFO, as we continue to drive Circana’s financial strategy forward,
accelerate growth across our business, and provide differentiated
consumer insights and category expertise to help our clients
succeed,” said Kirk Perry, president and chief executive officer of
Circana. “Holly is an accomplished finance and business executive
who has successfully delivered strong results in dynamic
environments at both public and private companies. Throughout her
time with Circana, Holly has continuously demonstrated effective
leadership and instilled excellent operating discipline within our
teams globally, and we look forward to her continued contributions
in this new role.” “It is an honor to serve as CFO
at such an important moment in Circana’s continued evolution as a
unified organization,” said Knightly. “Circana is well positioned
to continue its leadership advising brands and retailers across
sectors on how to grow well into the future, and I firmly believe
in our strategy to continue delivering exceptional outcomes for our
more than 7,000 clients across the globe. I look forward to
continuing to work with Kirk and the leadership team, alongside our
talented finance and strategy team members, to build on our strong
foundation.” “We thank Anne for her leadership in
helping to execute our successful post-merger integration, building
momentum across teams globally, and positioning Circana’s leading
technology and capabilities to deliver long-term value creation for
all stakeholders. Anne played a key role in enhancing the
organization’s strategic capabilities, including deploying our
finance technology platform and launching Circana’s global
transformation program, and we wish her all the best in her next
chapter,” said Perry.
“I am pleased to have been part of Circana at such a pivotal
time for the business and proud of the many accomplishments we
achieved as a team while elevating our finance and growth
function,” said Bramman. “The company continues to make
transformational progress as a leading advisor on the complexity of
consumer behavior. I look forward to seeing Circana continue to
succeed well into the future.” About
Circana Circana is a leading advisor on the
complexity of consumer behavior. Through superior technology,
advanced analytics, cross-industry data, and deep expertise, we
provide clarity that helps almost 7,000 of the world’s leading
brands and retailers take action and unlock business growth. We
understand more about the complete consumer, the complete store,
and the complete wallet so our clients can go beyond the data to
apply insights, ignite innovation, meet consumer demand, and
outpace the competition. Learn more at circana.com.
Shelley Hughes
Circana
+1 312-731-1782
Shelley.Hughes@circana.com