Epicor names new CFO
Joe Ayers has been promoted after serving as interim CFO
Enterprise software vendor Epicor has promoted Joe Ayers to executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Over the past quarter, Ayers has served as interim CFO where he took a leading role defining company financial strategy, operations, and execution.
Now officially in the role as Epicor's money man, Ayers will continue driving the vendor's fiscal strategy to build and invest in technologies that deliver strong capabilities and value for the make, move, and sell industries, while focusing on profitable growth.
"The days of finance being viewed as a back-office function are long gone," said Epicor CEO Steve Murphy.
"Joe brings a strong skillset in leveraging finance as a strategic enabler for the business, empowering every part of the organisation with the right guidance, resources, and operational partnership to win in the marketplace.
"Joe's role and impact in helping us surpass the $1bn annual revenue threshold has been evident to all, and we're incredibly excited to have him at the helm as we continue to scale and grow our global business."
Ayers brings more than 15 years of experience across audit & accounting, SEC reporting and compliance, M&A, global business and finance operations, SaaS business models, late-stage start-ups, and private equity.
He originally joined Epicor in March 2021 as vice president of finance leading the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and business intelligence teams.
Before Epicor, Ayers spent five years in the audit practice at KPMG, specialising in private and Fortune 1000 public company audits. He also spent several years at PG&E focused on SEC reporting and technical accounting, as well as at Lithium Technologies (now Khoros) as chief of staff to the CEO and leading finance and accounting operations.
"Much like Epicor serves its own customers, the Epicor finance team is working hard to equip our organisation with the right data-driven insights at the right time to make the best decisions possible," said Ayers.
"It's that shift from gatekeeper to growth-minded collaborator that's so exciting, and a big part of why I'm so pleased to take on this role in helping Epicor differentiate and scale across the industries we serve."