Straker strengthens executive team with appointment of Amanda Cribb as CFO
Straker Limited (ASX: STG) has appointed Amanda Cribb as Chief Financial Officer, effective 9 September 2026. Ms Cribb simultaneously resigned as a Non-Executive Director, a position she had held since 2020, stepping down from the Board upon commencement in her executive role. The transition represents a deliberate move from boardroom oversight to hands-on executive leadership.
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From boardroom to C-suite — who is Amanda Cribb?
Ms Cribb brings extensive experience in finance, technology, corporate strategy and business transformation, having held senior executive positions across leading technology businesses. Her time as a Non-Executive Director of Straker since 2020 means she enters the CFO role with an established understanding of the company’s operations and strategic priorities.
David Sowerby, Interim Co-CEO
“Amanda is an outstanding finance leader with deep technology and transformation experience. Her knowledge of the business and its strategic direction will enable a seamless transition into the role of Chief Financial Officer.”
What the CFO role means for Straker’s growth agenda
As CFO, Ms Cribb will lead Straker’s finance function, capital management activities, and support the continued growth and commercialisation of the business. Interim Co-CEO David Sowerby framed the appointment within the company’s broader strategic objectives.
The CFO appointment follows a broader period of executive restructuring at Straker, with the Co-CEO transition in March 2026 seeing David Sowerby and Indy Nagpal take the helm as founder Grant Straker stepped into a Non-Executive Director role after 26 years leading the business.
David Sowerby, Interim Co-CEO
“Amanda’s appointment strengthens our executive leadership as we focus on growing recurring revenues and accelerating commercialisation of Straker.”
For a technology company at Straker’s stage, a CFO with direct experience in business transformation and capital management plays a central role in shaping how the business funds and executes its growth plans. Ms Cribb’s prior board-level exposure to Straker’s strategy gives her a vantage point that few incoming CFOs carry into the role.
Key appointment details at a glance
- Name: Amanda Cribb
- Role: Chief Financial Officer
- Effective date: 9 September 2026
- Previous role: Non-Executive Director (since 2020), resigned effective the same date
- Location: Auckland
- Reporting context: Appointment approved by the Board of Straker Limited
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