Aaron Pearce Aaron Pearce plans to step down as chief financial officer of Brady Corp. to pursue other opportunities, the Milwaukee-based maker of identification and workplace safety products announced Friday. Ann Thornton, currently the company’s chief accounting officer and corporate controller, will take over as CFO and treasurer as of Friday,
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Thornton joined Brady in 2009 and has held various roles in accounting, finance and external reporting. She was named director of investor relations in 2015 and chief accounting officer in 2016. Prior to Brady, Thonton was an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2005 to 2009. She has a bachelor’s in business administration and a master of accountancy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a certified public accountant.
“We are fortunate to have a deep bench of talented leaders at Brady. Ann is well-positioned to serve in the chief financial officer role with over a decade of experience with Brady and a strong knowledge of our business and operations,” Shaller said.