Ecoark Holdings Inc. has named Jay Puchir its chief executive officer as part of a reorganization in advance of the company's plan to complete its application for uplisting on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Puchir moves into the CEO role after previously leading Ecoark's financial planning and analysis, treasury and secretary functions. He replaces Ecoark founder Randy May as CEO. May will remain chairman of the company's board of directors.
In addition to Puchir's promotion, Ecoark has named former Wal-Mart treasurer Charles Rateliff as chief financial officer and treasurer. Rateliff retired from Wal-Mart in 2005 after a 25-year career and has been an independent member of the Ecoark board since May.
Roshan Weerasinghe also was appointed CEO of Pioneer Products, an Ecoark subsidiary.
Ecoark is a company in Rogers that focuses on reducing waste in operations, logistics and supply chains.
-- Robbie Neiswanger
Business on 03/30/2017