HOUSTON, Oct. 3, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carriage Services, Inc. CSV today announced the departure of Ben Brink, Executive Vice President and CFO.
Mel Payne, Chairman and CEO, and Ben Brink made the following statement:
“On June 2, 2021, I issued a press release announcing the formation of a Strategic Vision and Principles Group (SVPG) consisting of myself as Chairman, Ben Brink, Steve Metzger and Carlos Quezada. This new subset of our Executive Leadership Team represented the first step toward a long-term succession plan for the Chairman and CEO, and Ben, Steve and Carlos were promoted and assumed new responsibilities and duties. Ben has now made the decision to leave Carriage, which both he and I state on the best of minds and at a time when Carriage is rapidly improving and new in almost every area of the company both in the field and in the sales and support teams offers high-quality acquisition opportunities for expansion into new strategic markets.
Ben requested a private visit with me on Tuesday 20th September 2022 during which he expressed his love and respect for the noble nature of our work, our leaders and employees at all levels, our company and for me personally. But after thirteen years of growth and development under my mentorship, he felt the company should have a new Chief Financial Officer at its SVPG seat, which at the age of 41 would allow him to pursue his career at another company of leadership skills and knowledge to excel in promotion gained. Ben has agreed to remain with Carriage in a transitional role through the end of 2022 while we initiate a search for his replacement, and to be available in an advisory role through June 30, 2023, which will be particularly valuable once we find his and have taken on board replacements.
After considering Ben’s decision to start my own business with a new opportunity, I first expressed my personal thoughts and feelings to him and subsequently to various internal groups of leaders and employees as follows:
After taking over…
