Benevity Announces Kelly Schmitt as Incoming Chief Financial Officer
11 Oktober 2018 - 4:05PM
Benevity, Inc., a leading global provider of corporate social
responsibility and employee engagement software, today announced
that Kelly Schmitt has agreed to join its executive team as Chief
Financial Officer as of October 18, 2018. Kelly will assume her
role on February 19, 2019, following the completion of her parental
leave.
Kelly brings almost 20 years of growth company finance and
capital markets experience to Benevity. Prior to joining the
company, she held CFO roles at Solium Capital Inc. (TSX: SUM) and
SMART Technologies. Kelly has extensive experience in all areas of
finance operations, including strategic planning, financial
systems, reporting, financing and M&A. Kelly is a Chartered
Professional Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst
charterholder.
“We are thrilled to be welcoming Kelly to the Benevity executive
team,” said Bryan de Lottinville, Benevity Founder and CEO. “Having
worked with and helped build some of Calgary’s fastest growing tech
companies, Kelly brings a strong track record of leading dynamic
businesses through critical milestones with a wealth of experience,
talent and passion for developing high performance teams. We know
that she will be instrumental in helping Benevity execute on its
ambitious growth plans and, equally importantly, deliver on our
social mission to infuse the world with a culture of Goodness.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Benevity team at this exciting
time in the company’s growth and expansion,” said Kelly Schmitt.
“Benevity is one of those rare places that has a deep sense of
purpose that permeates every aspect of its business, from its
operations to its culture. I look forward to being a part of an
impressive team to help lead Benevity into its next stage of
growth.”
James Pettigrew, Benevity’s current CFO, will be staying on with
the company until early 2019 to ensure a smooth transition, as he
stated in a company announcement about his departure made earlier
this summer.
“James has played a vital role in the past 3 years at Benevity,”
said de Lottinville. “He helped evolve the company’s proprietary
funds distribution network, closed major financing and acquisition
deals and brought increased automation to this critical part of the
business. We sincerely thank him for his contributions.”
Today, Benevity’s client base is comprised of more than 450
global brands, who are taking advantage of the company’s
award-winning cloud solutions to engage their employees and support
the causes and initiatives they care about to make a difference in
the world.
Benevity’s announcement of a new CFO is the latest in a series
of major business announcements, all focused on bringing increased
scale, automation, integration and efficiency to the sector.
Earlier this year, Benevity announced the acquisition of grants
management company, Versaic, as well as TrustCSR, a UK-based
corporate social responsibility consultancy. These followed a
strategic investment from General Atlantic, accelerating the
company’s leadership in the enterprise Goodness market.
About BenevityBenevity, Inc., a certified B
Corporation, is the global leader in corporate social
responsibility and employee engagement software, including online
giving, matching, volunteering and community investment. Many of
the world’s most iconic brands rely on Benevity’s award-winning
cloud solutions to power corporate “Goodness” programs that
attract, retain and engage today’s diverse workforce by connecting
people to the causes that matter to them. With software that is
available in 17 languages, to an employee base of 10 million users
around the world, Benevity has processed over 2.5 billion dollars
in donations and 15 million hours of volunteering time this year to
almost 150,000 charities worldwide.
Media Contact Andrea
Davis-Yue1.403.966.5622press@benevity.com
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