Advance Auto Parts Names Chief Accounting Officer

Advance Auto Parts Names Chief Accounting Officer

Elizabeth Dreyer was named senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, effective January 9.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. announced it appointed Elizabeth Dreyer as senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, effective January 9, 2024. In this role, Dreyer will be responsible for enterprise-wide accounting operations, tax, external financial reporting and all related compliance.

Dreyer brings 30 years of accounting and finance experience to Advance. Most recently, she served as chief accounting officer and controller at Amyris, Inc., a public biotechnology company creating clean beauty consumer products and ingredients, since October 2022.

“I’m excited to welcome Elizabeth to the Advance family as our new chief accounting officer,” said Ryan Grimsland, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “Elizabeth’s breadth of experience in financial management will greatly strengthen our finance organization and help us to further build a best in class accounting function. I look forward to working with her closely as we begin this next chapter for Advance.”

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