Observed Signal · May 19, 2026 · Hiring · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Positive
StackAdapt Names Blaine Fitzgerald Chief Financial Officer
StackAdapt announced the appointment of Blaine Fitzgerald as its Chief Financial Officer, effective as part of the company’s next growth phase. Fitzgerald previously served five years as CFO at Kinaxis, helping scale revenue from $190 million to $550 million, and spent over five years at Shopify where he supported the company through its IPO and growth from $50 million to $1.6 billion in revenue. At StackAdapt he will lead global finance and accounting, implement financial frameworks to support scaling operations, and oversee capital allocation and data-led financial strategies. Vitaly Pecherskiy, Co-founder and CEO of StackAdapt, welcomed the hire and cited Fitzgerald’s experience scaling global technology companies. The announcement was published May 19, 2026.
Company leadership hire at an AdTech/MarTech vendor; relevant to StackAdapt’s growth but not industry‑shifting.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- StackAdapt appointed Blaine Fitzgerald as Chief Financial Officer.
- Blaine Fitzgerald served five years as CFO at Kinaxis and supported revenue growth from $190M to $550M.
- Fitzgerald previously spent over five years at Shopify and supported its IPO and revenue growth from $50M to $1.6B.
- As CFO, Fitzgerald will lead StackAdapt’s global finance and accounting and work on scaling operations and financial frameworks.
- Article published on May 19, 2026 (Business Wire via MarTech Series).
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