Moe’s Home Collection Taps David Andru as New CFO

April 14, 2022  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

Andru is an experienced and diligent management professional with the ability to identify, develop and smoothly implement changes within a company that directly impact profitability.

“We are thrilled to have Dave join the Moe’s team,” said Moe Jr. Samieian, co-CEO of Moe’s Home Collection. “He brings a stellar reputation of delivering concrete outcomes with impactful value. Dave is a tremendous executive whose skillset blends strategic discipline, operational know-how and broader insights. He has shown the innate ability to maintain quality, encourage self-development within his team and articulate what is possible to create something meaningful that a small, committed team would otherwise think was not achievable. We are confident that as our new CFO, Dave’s well-honed experience will bear transformative results and look forward to executing our shared vision of sustainable, long-term growth.”

Andru’s financial career spans 28 years, starting as an individual contributor and moving to manager, leader and executive roles with some noteworthy growth companies, including Westbeach, Lululemon, Kit & Ace and most recently, Lush.

As Director of Finance at Lush Handmade Cosmetics Ltd., Andru broadened his knowledge of and dedication to ethical and sustainable business practices. He helped navigate ethically and respectfully through the temporary closures of the stores, the office and the factories during the height of the COVID crisis. During his tenure, he initiated scheduled development training for the team each month, providing support and mentoring. His commitment to internal development paid dividends as the team became known as a high-performing partner to the business.

“Having been part of several growth companies allows me to see a path forward - what it takes to be efficient and how to be effective as a large business. I try to bring the right amount of order to chaos at the right time. I’m excited to join MHC amid considerable opportunity, “says Andru. “I came up from Payables Clerk to Accountant, Controller, Director & CFO. My career has been hands-on. I’ve always been committed to learning and supporting people and companies to do their best work. I want to deliver on finance must-haves, like timely, accurate and relevant information while providing insights, stewardship of the company assets and staying as agile as possible to not unnecessarily slow down the front end.”

The CFO distills his role into two imperatives, “it’s about providing a view of the future that can ensure we are moving forward with eyes wide open and building a team that is challenged but also supported to succeed.”

As CFO, Andru will lead finance, planning and analysis with responsibility and oversight for all financial reporting. Additionally, he will be in charge of asset/liability management, budget, forecasting, financial planning needs and treasury management. He will also function as the primary interface for all banking, tax and audit stakeholders. Further, he will contribute to strategic and operational matters and decisions to ensure that there is a balance between growth/ entrepreneurialism, prudent risk management and that appropriate consideration is given to operational and financial implications.