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<\/a><\/a>\nKalia\u2019s appointment comes as Material continues to scale its global capabilities, helping clients harness the power of data and AI to deliver demand-centric growth. A three-time CFO with more than 30 years of experience, Kalia brings incisive financial perspectives and operational command shaped by senior leadership roles across both public companies and private-equity owned enterprises.<\/p>
\nLaila Worrell, Material\u2019s CEO, stated, \u201cRanjan\u2019s leadership as CFO will play a pivotal role in our next phase of growth, as we invest to deliver even greater innovation and value for our clients. He brings a global, results-oriented mindset and a strong track record scaling tech-enabled services businesses. He will be a tremendous partner in executing Material\u2019s strategy and creating exceptional outcomes for our clients.\u201d<\/p>
\nKalia will partner with Material\u2019s executive team to advance the company\u2019s continued global expansion and investment in AI and data capabilities.<\/p>
\nKalia commented, \u201cMaterial sits at a powerful intersection of customer data, behavioral and decision science, product design and platform engineering. Material is in a category-of-one in bringing these differentiated capabilities together to drive growth for clients. I am energized by the company\u2019s momentum, the caliber of its people and its longstanding client relationships with the world\u2019s most influential companies. The opportunity ahead is significant, and I look forward to helping Material continue to capture it.\u201d<\/p>
\nAbout Ranjan Kalia, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)<\/b><\/p>
\nRanjan Kalia joins Material with more than 30 years of experience leading finance organizations across global businesses. Most recently, Kalia was CFO at Brillio, and before that at Orion Innovation and Virtusa Corporation, where he was a central figure in scaling Virtusa\u2019s business from roughly $100 million to $1.2 billion in revenue.<\/p>
\nEarlier in his career, Kalia held senior finance and operational leadership roles at EMC Corporation, General Electric Company, PepsiCo, Inc., and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, building a foundation in global finance, audit and operations.<\/p>
\nAbout Material<\/span><\/b><\/p> \nMaterial Plus Holdings, LLC is an intelligent growth company that is part of the Blackstone portfolio. Material has a 50-year history of helping clients build customer intelligence into brands, experiences, and digital platforms that compete and win. Material works with world-class companies to drive demand-centric growth through integrated capabilities including insights-driven strategy, product design and innovation, customer engagement, and digital platform engineering. In addition to serving the corporate market, through its subsidiary, Aruliden, Material has helped some of the world\u2019s most celebrated cultural icons extend their personal brands into new product lines. Learn more at materialplus.io<\/a>.<\/p>