B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY) popped Wednesday as its B. Riley Advisory Services arm announced the addition of Alistair Ross as a Senior Vice President, based in California.
Ross is an experienced executive search consultant and has been brought on to lead the Los Angeles office, the first expansion into the U.S. for the firm's Executive Search & Interim Management practice that was established through the addition of Farber Group in February 2023. Ross' team will focus on executive and interim appointments across a broad range of industry verticals and will specialize in senior executive placements for private equity (PE) and portfolio company clients.
Prior to joining B. Riley, Ross led the U.S. expansion of a global boutique executive search firm catering to the private equity industry. He was previously with Business Talent Group (subsequently acquired by Heidrick & Struggles) and focused on placing top-tier interim executives for clients across the Healthcare, Industrial Goods, CPG, Technology, and Retail industry verticals.
"We are pleased to welcome Alistair and his talents to our firm as we strategically scale our Executive Search & Interim Management practice in the U.S.," said Ian Ratner, Co-CEO of B. Riley Advisory Services.
Originally from Ireland, Ross earned his BA in Economics & History from the University of College Cork, and an MSc in Marketing from Smurfit School of Business at University College Dublin.
RILY shares hiked $1.25, or 7%, to $19.14.
