Rebecca L. Roedell to Become CFO of Sharper Image
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Sharper Image Corporation (NASDAQ:SHRP) has announced that Rebecca L. Roedell has accepted an offer to assume the position of chief financial officer. Roedell is expected to assume her duties as CFO on or about May 31, when, as previously announced, the company expects to file its Current Form 10-K for fiscal year 2006. Roedell, 39, will report to president & CEO Steven A. Lightman.
Until the company is current in its filings, Daniel W. Nelson will continue to serve as interim CFO, and Roedell will be retained as a consultant, working on special financial reporting projects currently under development. Once the Form 10-K is filed, Nelson will return to his previous position as senior vice president, controller and principal accounting officer.
Lightman said, “We are delighted that Rebecca has joined Sharper Image. We are confident that Rebecca’s strong accounting knowledge, as well as her extensive financial reporting experience in diverse corporate situations, will add great value to the Sharper Image management team as we strive to build our business and restore the company to profitable growth.”
“We would like to thank Dan for his tireless work as interim CFO through a very challenging transitional period,” Lightman continued. “Dan has proven himself to be critical to our accounting processes over the past several months and we look forward to his continued contributions as he returns to his former role.”
Roedell joins Sharper Image from Tower Records, where she held a number of senior financial positions from December 2002 to May 2007. Most recently, she served as the company’s CFO and senior executive VP. In that role, she participated in the completion of the Chapter 11 filing and subsequent sale of the company.
Before joining Tower Records, Roedell held senior assurance manager positions at KPMG and Arthur Andersen. She began her career working as a controller for two privately held companies in California. Roedell received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Arizona State University.