The Knot, a company that operates a wedding advisory and services Web site, has named John Mueller CFO. Current CFO Richard Szefc, who has been with the company for nine years, will remain with The Knot through the end of September.
“Rich Szefc has been an exceptional CFO and advisor,” said CEO David Liu in a statement. “His unwavering dedication over the last nine years helped transition our great idea into a fast-growing and profitable company. I wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.”
Mueller joins The Knot from Genius Products, Inc., where he was CFO and executive VP.
Prior to Genius Products, Mueller was senior VP of media investment banking for Jefferies & Company, Inc., where he provided strategic financial advisory services on mergers, acquisitions, and equity and debt offerings for entertainment and media clients.
Before joining Jefferies & Company, he worked in the media and entertainment investment banking groups at Credit Suisse First Boston and SG Cowen Securities. Mueller began his career in finance working for Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods company Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Mueller will be based at The Knot corporate headquarters in New York.
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