B. Riley Names Scott Yessner Finance Chief as Phillip Ahn Departs

Dow Jones

May 19, 2025

By Colin Kellaher

B. Riley Financial's top finance executive, Phillip Ahn, is leaving the financial-services company to pursue another opportunity.

B. Riley on Monday said Scott Yessner will succeed Ahn as chief financial officer on June 3.

Yessner has served as a strategic adviser to the Los Angeles company for the past two months and previously served as finance chief of California Expanded Metal Products, B. Riley said.

Ahn joined B. Riley in 2010 and has served as chief financial and operating officer since April 2013.

Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com

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