Krystn Hammond joins Grant Thornton as CFO Advisory principal
12 Julio 2024 - 10:48AM
Business Wire
15-year valuation and transaction veteran tapped to help clients
across the life sciences industry
Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands for audit,
assurance, tax, and advisory services, today announced that Krystn
Hammond has joined the firm as a CFO Advisory principal within the
Advisory Services practice.
With more than 15 years of experience, Hammond has advised
pharmaceutical and life sciences clients on transactions and tax
restructurings, including acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs and
intellectual property migrations. Her experience spans across
industry subsectors, such as big pharma, biotech, medical devices
and diagnostics, generics, specialty, animal health, consumer and
services.
As a member of Grant Thornton’s Valuation and Modeling team,
Hammond will focus on assisting life sciences clients with
comprehensive valuation solutions that center on measuring value
while helping organizations make better, more informed
decisions.
“From advising on transactions to providing solutions across all
life sciences subsectors, Krystn brings more than a decade of
knowledge and skill to Grant Thornton’s CFO Advisory practice,”
said Paul Melville, national managing principal of CFO Advisory at
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC. “Her extensive experience helping
organizations make strategic and thoughtful decisions will provide
immense value for our firm and the clients we serve.”
Zara Muradali, national Life Sciences leader at Grant Thornton
Advisors LLC, echoed Melville’s sentiment on the value Hammond’s
experience will bring to Grant Thornton’s clients.
“The life sciences industry is constantly evolving, and our
clients deserve quality-driven solutions that provide value to
their businesses,” said Muradali. “Krystn's wealth of life sciences
knowledge will help strengthen our industry offerings and provide
our clients with tailored services that meet their unique
needs.”
Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Hammond worked as a healthcare
investment banker focused on strategic mergers and acquisitions at
Stifel, via its acquisition of Torreya Capital, where she advised
on transactions across generics, specialty pharma, complex
formulations and infectious diseases. She also served as a director
in PwC's Deals practice, where she focused on life sciences and led
the firm's middle-market clients and opportunities initiative for
the sector in the New York metro region.
“I’m grateful to be part of a firm that sets exemplary standards
in everything from client service to company culture,” said Hammond
about her new role at Grant Thornton. “I look forward to working
with a team of dynamic valuation professionals to help our life
sciences clients make well-informed strategic decisions to add
value to both patients and shareholders.”
Based in New York, Hammond has served on the Junior Council of
the American Ballet Theatre and as audit committee chair and
treasurer of an international ballet scholarship competition. She
is also a member of the Apollo Circle of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. Hammond received a bachelor’s degree in finance and master’s
degree in accounting from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at
Tulane University. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
charterholder and a certified public accountant in New York.
To learn more about Grant Thornton’s CFO advisory services
offerings, visit:
https://www.grantthornton.com/services/advisory-services/cfo-advisory.
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