BOOM! Studios has named Jennifer Harned as Chief Financial Officer to directly oversee the company’s finance department.

Harned has extensive leadership experience in consumer products. In 2019, she was President and General Manager for the Bell, Giro, Blackburn, Raskullz, Krash, and Copilot businesses where she ran global sales. Before that, she was the COO and CFO at Action Sports for BRG Sports, Inc., a designer, developer and marketer of branded athletic equipment. Through her executive level positions, Harned completed seven domestic and international acquisitions/divestitures valued at over $750 million.

She has an MBA, Honor Society from the University of California Los Angeles, and she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy & Computer Applications, with a concentration in Philosophy, Politics, & Economics, cum laude from the University of Notre Dame.

“Jennifer adds an unparalleled breadth of experience and acumen to our team at BOOM! Studios which will be instrumental in continuing the company’s tremendous growth,” BOOM! Studios founder and Chairman of the Board Ross Richie said. “She not only brings a phenomenal eye for opportunity, but also a fresh new perspective on what is ahead of us.”

“I am thrilled to be joining the team at BOOM! Studios at this exciting juncture in the company’s history,” Harned said. “The progress this company has made in recent years has been nothing short of incredible, and I look forward to working with my colleagues at BOOM! to harness and accelerate that momentum into our next stage of growth.”