SPMB Recruits Fills Senior Finance Position for Uber
June 18, 2026 – Steven Popper of SPMB Executive Search has placed Wendy Drummond Craig as senior director, technical accounting, reporting, and M&A at Uber. In her new role, she will oversee teams responsible for technical accounting matters, SEC reporting, and accounting for mergers and acquisitions. “Wendy brings an extraordinary combination of technical accounting expertise, SEC reporting experience, and strategic advisory leadership to the role,” SPMB said in a LinkedIn post. “It was a pleasure partnering with Uber on this search. Congratulations to Wendy and the entire Uber finance organization on this outstanding addition to the team.”
Prior to joining Uber, Ms. Drummond Craig spent 27 years at EY where she advised public, multinational, and venture-backed companies through IPOs, complex transactions, regulatory matters, and business transformations. She advised clients on a wide variety of complex accounting issues including business combinations, stock compensation, revenue recognition, private equity portfolios, business restructurings, complex tax matters, and debt issuances. This includes interactions with various specialists including valuation and income tax.
“My prior experience as a global service partner for multinational and venture-backed companies in technology and life science industries has led the transition to Uber,” Ms. Drummond Craig said. “I continue to be dedicated to client-service, developing team members, and enabling clients for long-term success.”
Uber is a global technology company that operates a platform connecting consumers with ride-hailing, food delivery, grocery delivery, and freight services. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, Uber serves users, drivers, couriers, and merchants in cities around the world through its mobile applications and digital marketplace. The company generates more than $43 billion in annual revenue and serving millions of users across more than 70 countries.
For over 40 years, SPMB Executive Search has worked alongside its clients to build executive teams that ensure venture capital and private equity-backed game-changers achieve scale, and position multi-billion-dollar public companies to unlock innovation. Specializing in technology and innovation, SPMB recruits upper management and board members to growth-oriented companies in tech, consumer, and sustainability industries. SPMB has also placed dozens of senior executives at the portfolio companies of leading private equity firm partners including Blackstone, KKR, and TPG.
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Mr. Popper joined SPMB in 2007 from Howard Fischer Associates and has since become an integral part of the leadership team. The same year he joined SPMB, Mr. Popper founded its CFO practice which recruits accomplished, company-shaping financial executives to public, VC-backed, and PE-funded companies in software, fintech, biotech, consumer technology, and sustainability. Since inception, the CFO practice has completed over 200 searches across all segments. Mr. Popper’s clients include the portfolio companies of IVP, Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital, Warburg Pincus, a16z, Spectrum Equity, KPCB, and many more.
OffSec Search
SPMB and Mr. Popper has placed Ian Charles as the new CFO of OffSec in New York City. “Ian brings the strategic and operational depth to support OffSec, a global leader in cybersecurity education and hands-on training, as it enters its next phase of growth,” SPMB said in a LinkedIn post. “He is also highly experienced in catalyzing growth for emerging, category-creating companies; scaling financial operations; and serving as a trusted strategic partner to CEOs and cross-functional leadership.”
SPMB Recruits CFO for AbsenceSoft
SPMB has recruited Megan Wood as CFO of AbsenceSoft, a Denver, CO-based employee leave management and accommodations platform. Jon Landau and Laura Ayre led the assignment. “The market opportunity in front of AbsenceSoft is significant, and Megan brings the right financial and operational depth to meet it,” said Chris Murphy, CEO of AbsenceSoft. “Her proven track record at fast-growth, innovative companies on similar trajectories made her the clear choice. We are building something significant in this category, and Megan’s appointment reflects that ambition.” Ms. Wood has spent her career building the financial and operational infrastructure that enables fast-growth, innovative technology companies to scale with confidence. Her experience spans strategic planning, pricing, M&A, and building the financial foundation required to scale effectively. Most recently, Ms. Wood served as CFO and COO at Peerspace.
Mr. Charles is a seasoned finance leader who has held chief financial officer roles across a range of high-growth technology and platform businesses and continues to serve in board and advisory capacities. He currently sits on the board of Equihome Capital and The Glimpse Group, where he contributes to oversight and governance, including audit leadership.
OffSec is a cybersecurity education company that provides hands-on training and industry-recognized certifications for security practitioners and organizations. The company is widely known for developing and maintaining Kali Linux, and its learning platform focuses on practical, real-world offensive security and penetration-testing scenarios delivered through courses, labs, and structured certification paths.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
