Great Dane names CFO to support long-term growth strategy
Key takeaways
- Great Dane appointed Diana Yan as CFO to lead finance operations and support long-term growth plans.
- Yan brings more than 20 years of finance and operational leadership experience in manufacturing.
- Current CFO Jim Petrarca will remain through October 2026 to support the leadership transition.
Great Dane recently appointed Diana Yan as EVP and CFO. The company, which produces commercial transportation equipment, said Yan will lead the finance organization and work with business leaders to strengthen financial performance, support decision-making, and advance long-term growth plans.
Yan has more than 20 years of finance and operational leadership experience. She most recently served as CFO at Provisur Technologies, where she helped improve financial performance and support business growth efforts. She previously held senior finance leadership positions with Videojet Technologies and other multinational manufacturing organizations.
She succeeds EVP and CFO Jim Petrarca, who will retire effective October 1. Petrarca will remain with the company through his retirement date to support the leadership transition.
"We are pleased to welcome Diana to the Great Dane leadership team," said Mel Cohen, interim CEO. "We are confident her extensive track record of strategic financial leadership and operational excellence will be instrumental in advancing our financial strategy and supporting the continued evolution of our organization."
