36-year veteran of global oil, gas, and energy
powerhouse bp brings extensive business process services expertise
to help guide digital finance transformation leader
LOS
ANGELES and LONDON,
March 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq:
BL) announced today that Camille Drummond has joined the
digital finance transformation leader's board of directors,
effective March 15th,
2024. Drummond will draw on her 36 years leading finance and global
business process services at oil, gas, and energy leader bp to
support BlackLine's long-term growth trajectory, help extend its
market leadership, and elevate its position within the Office of
the CFO.
"Camille has driven large-scale organizational and digital
transformation at one of the world's largest companies and proven
she is adept at developing business strategies that drive long-term
bottom-line growth and value," said Owen
Ryan, chairman and co-CEO of BlackLine. "Her deep
understanding of complex global operations will help guide
BlackLine as we further accelerate growth and continue to meet the
evolving needs of our customers as they embark on their digital
finance transformation journeys."
Drummond currently serves as SVP of Global Business Services at
bp, overseeing worldwide finance, procurement, customer, and HR
business services teams. During her tenure at bp, she has also held
several senior finance roles including CFO of Gas Trading
Europe.
"Having managed critical business services on a global scale for
many years, I am well-versed in not only the importance of
modernizing business processes including the finance function, but
also the challenges BlackLine and its customers may be facing,"
said Drummond. "I believe my vision for innovation, excellence, and
customer success aligns perfectly with BlackLine's goals. I have
seen the transformative impact of BlackLine first-hand and look
forward to sharing my perspective to support BlackLine's mission to
continue to be the premier technology partner to the Office of the
CFO."
Recognized for her distinguished career at bp, as well as for
driving diversity and inclusion within and outside of
organizations, Drummond has been named to the UK's 'Powerlist' of
the 100 most influential black leaders for the past five
years. She holds an MBA from the Henley Business School.
About BlackLine
Companies come to BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) because their traditional
manual accounting and finance processes are not sustainable.
BlackLine's market-leading cloud platform and customer service help
companies move to modern accounting by unifying their data and
processes, automating repetitive work, and driving accountability
through visibility. BlackLine provides solutions to manage and
automate financial close, intercompany accounting, invoice-to-cash,
and consolidation processes – inspiring, powering, and guiding
large enterprises and midsize businesses on their digital finance
transformation journeys.
More than 4,300 customers trust BlackLine to help them close
faster with complete and accurate results. The company is the
pioneer of the cloud financial close market and is recognized as
the leader by customers at leading end-user review sites including
G2 and TrustRadius. BlackLine is a global company with operations
in major business centers including Los
Angeles, New York, the San
Francisco Bay area, London,
Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Sydney, and Singapore. For more information, visit
blackline.com.
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