Sirva Worldwide, Inc in the USA has appointed Carlyn Taylor as chief executive officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Carlyn succeeds Tom Oberdorf, who is retiring.

Carlyn has joined Sirva from FTI Consulting, where she served as chief growth officer and global co-leader of corporate finance. During her tenure at FTI, she led the firm’s strategy, business transformation and transactions practices globally, coordinated firm-wide initiatives focussed on artificial intelligence and other technologies, and championed a variety of professional development and culture-building programmes at the highest levels of the organisation.

Linda Galipeau, Chairman of the Sirva Board of Directors, thanked Tom for his dedication to Sirva over the last 13 years. “As we begin this new chapter, our Board is confident that Carlyn is uniquely qualified to guide Sirva’s next phase of growth and innovation.”

“It is a privilege to join the Sirva team at such an exciting inflection point, and I look forward to all we will achieve together,” said Carlyn.

Tom Oberdorf said, “It has been a privilege to lead Sirva as CEO for the last seven years, and I am extremely proud of what we have accomplished in that time.”

Photo:  Carlyn Taylor.