Jeld-Wen Holding Inc. announced that Samantha Stoddard, current Jeld-Wen North America chief financial officer and head of global financial planning and analysis, will succeed Julie Albrecht as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective July 1, 2024. Albrecht will step down from her role on June 30 and will serve in an advisory capacity for a period of time to ensure continuity and a successful transition.
Stoddard's experience
Stoddard joined Jeld-Wen in 2020 as vice president of finance for North America operations. Prior to joining Jeld-Wen, Stoddard was CFO for the personal protection equipment business unit at Honeywell. Before joining Honeywell, Stoddard was a finance executive at Industrial Timber LLC, TEOCO, Penson Financial Services Inc. and Flagship Capital Partners LLC.
What people say
"Samantha is a proven leader at Jeld-Wen, having spent the last four years growing the North America finance team and supporting the largest segment of our business. She has brought significant insight and expertise to our ongoing transformation efforts," says CEO William Christensen. "With her deep knowledge of our business, as well as her trusted and valued partnership, Samantha is positioned to deliver results as we execute on our strategy of simplifying and streamlining the business worldwide and creating value for all of our stakeholders."
"On behalf of the senior leadership team and our associates, I want to thank Julie for her contributions to Jeld-Wen over the last two years," says Christensen. "Appointing an internal successor is a reflection of our thoughtful succession planning and is a testament to Julie's leadership. We wish Julie all the best in her next endeavor."
