Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Blue Nile Names Former Starbuck Exec Stolzman CFO

Seattle-based online jeweler Blue Nile Inc. reported Tuesday that it has named Marc Stoltzman its next chief financial officer. Blue Nile said Stolzman, whose official start date will be June 9, will supervise the company's accounting and reporting, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury and investor relations. He will report to Diane Irvine, Blue Nile’s chief executive officer. Blue Nile said Stolzman hails from Imperium Renewables, where he has served as CFO since March 2007. Prior to that, he spent 13 years with Starbucks Coffee Co., including a four-year run as senior vice president of finance and business development for the coffee retailer's International unit.