By Sabela Ojea

Leslie's Chief Financial Officer Scott Bowman is leaving after less than two years in the role as the company goes through a business model transformation.

The direct-to-consumer pool and spa care services company on Monday said that Tony Iskander will take over for Bowman on an interim basis while it looks for a permanent replacement with the assistance of an executive search firm. Iskander is a candidate in the hiring process.

Prior to joining Leslie's, Iskander held several senior leadership roles at after-market auto retailer Advance Auto Parts, including interim finance chief. While there he played a key role in the $1.5 billion divestiture of the company's wholesale business and coordinated more than $2 billion of capital restructuring, Leslie's said.

"I'm confident that leveraging his leadership and experience will help accelerate our transformation journey to drive sustainable profitable growth around our key strategic themes of customer centricity, convenience and asset utilization," Chief Executive Jason McDonell said.

The company also said that Naomi Cramer, Leslie's chief people officer, has been promoted to chief retail operations and talent officer. At the same time, Dave Caspers, Leslie's chief stores officer, has accepted a leadership role at another company.

Leslie's, which most recently reported a wider loss for its fiscal first quarter with sales rising less than 1%, is looking to make improvements to its inventory and adjust its professional fees as it deals with a challenging environment across the pool industry.

Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com; @sabelaojeaguix

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March 17, 2025 17:34 ET (21:34 GMT)

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