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Scholastic appoints Glover as chief financial officer
Haji Glover has been named Scholastic’s executive vice-president and chief financial officer, succeeding Ken Clearly who will transition to his new role of president of international.
Glover will take up his new post on 22nd January and lead Scholastic’s global finance organisation, overseeing all financial functions, including financial reporting, planning and analysis, controllership, tax and treasury.
Scholastic said he will be focused on facilitating growth across the publisher’s leading businesses while supporting Scholastic’s long-term strategy and capital allocation priorities. Glover will be a member of the executive committee and report to Scholastic president and c.e.o. Peter Warwick in New York.
Warwick said: “Haji’s broad experience and proven track-record as a forward-looking, growth-oriented finance leader will be instrumental in driving growth and financial performance. As someone who knows Scholastic well, Haji is well positioned to drive change and impact here, using his experience and perspective. We are excited to welcome Haji back to Scholastic.
“I would also like to thank Ken Cleary for his many years of contribution and leadership of Scholastic’s finance organisation. We look forward to Ken’s continued success as president of international, applying his deep knowledge of Scholastic’s domestic and international businesses.”
Glover added: “I am thrilled to rejoin Scholastic in this new role at such an important moment in the company’s history. Scholastic is in the midst of an exciting transformation that is a testament to Peter and the team’s commitment to delivering results and shareholder value, while continuing to invest in the future of the company. I look forward to partnering with this talented leadership team to help plan and execute this multi-year journey, building on Scholastic’s strong position for years to come.”
Most recently, Glover served as the director of finance at Amazon. Before that he was senior vice-president of corporate finance at Scholastic from 2020 to 2022.
