Friday, November 22, 2024

Enviva Appoints Glenn Nunziata as New Chief Financial Officer

Enviva Inc., the world’s premier producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass announced that Glenn Nunziata has been named the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

Thomas Meth, president and CEO, said: “We are pleased to welcome Glenn to Enviva’s senior executive team at a time when our company and the global biomass industry are playing an increasingly important role in the energy transition, providing energy security and de-fossil fueling the global supply chain. important role. After making difficult but necessary decisions in the first half of 2023, we are beginning to make progress on increasing production from our existing portfolio and reducing costs across the company. Combined with a constructive pricing environment for the company’s products, we are rebuilding a strong financial foundation, which is expected to help us achieve significant growth and gradually increase shareholder value.”

Mr. Nunziata brings deep expertise in finance, strategy, accounting, treasury and risk management with over 20 years of extensive leadership experience and a proven track record of implementing holistic enterprise change and driving critical financial and process improvements in large organizations. Most recently, Mr. Nunziata served as Chief Financial Officer of Smithfield Foods Inc., an $18 billion company that owns and operates processing facilities across the United States and works with thousands of farmers and landowners each year to manage its diverse supply chain. Prior to joining the firm, he held various positions of increasing responsibility at Ernst & Young, most recently as Partner in Assurance Services.

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Mr. Meth added: “We remain focused on the cost structure and profitability of our factories, contracts and supply chain, and believe Glenn will play a key role in improving financial processes. Glenn has a value-driven mindset and is committed to leading purpose-driven teams , and his unwavering focus on financial goals make him an invaluable asset to our stakeholders, and we look forward to his significant contribution as we grow our finance function and expand our logistics management system to support our smooth execution of the long-term Growth strategy.”

Mr. Nunziata holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Accounting degree from James Madison University. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of StoneBridge School and is a member of the Advisory Board of the James Madison University School of Business.

Mr Nunziata succeeds Shai Even, who has held the position since 2018. Mr Meth concluded: “I would like to thank Shai for his service over the past five years and wish him all the best for the future.”

SOURCE: BusinessWire

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