Alternative asset manager Great Elm Group‘s board of directors named Keri Davis CFO following the resignation of former CFO Brent Pearson. With the assumption of the CFO position, Davis is expanding her role with the company as she continues in her capacity as CFO of Great Elm Capital (GECC), a business development company managed by a subsidiary of Great Elm Group.
Davis has more than 15 years of finance and accounting experience in the asset management space. She has served as CFO and treasurer of GECC since March 2019. Prior to that, Davis worked as SEC reporting manager for Great Elm Group and GECC. Prior to joining Great Elm, Davis served as a senior manager in the audit practice of PwC, a multinational professional services firm focusing on audit and assurance, tax and consulting services. While at PwC, Davis was part of the financial services industry group from 2005 to 2017, focusing primarily on asset management clients in the Boston, Chicago and San Francisco offices.
“On behalf of the company and the board, I am thrilled to have Keri expand her role to CFO of GEG as we reposition our focus on alternative asset management,” Jason Reese, CEO and chairman of the board for Great Elm Group, said. “Keri’s experience working with asset management companies makes her uniquely qualified to lead the finance and accounting team at GEG. I want to take the opportunity to thank Brent Pearson for his service and contributions to Great Elm.”
“I am very excited about the future of GEG. We have a tremendous opportunity as an alternative asset management company to unlock real value for our shareholders,” Davis said. “I look forward to working with our finance and accounting teams to support our ambitious growth plans.”
