Aimia Inc. announced that it has appointed Suzanne Raftery Herbst as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Ms. Herbst joins Aimia from INNOVATE Corp. where she most recently served as Chief Operating Officer (COO), playing a key role in operational strategy and execution.

INNOVATE is a diversified holding company with a portfolio of subsidiaries employing approximately 3,800 people in a variety of operating segments including infrastructure, life sciences and spectrum. Suzanne Raftery Herbst is the Chief Operating Officer of Aimia Inc. She previously served as Chief Operating Officer of INNOVATE Corp., where she also served as a director on several of INNOVATE Corp.'s subsidiary boards. Prior to joining INNOVATE Corp., Ms. Herbst was the Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources of Harbinger Capital and Harbinger Group Inc. Before joining Harbinger Capital and Harbinger Group Inc., Ms. Herbst was the Head of Recruiting at Knight Capital Group.

Prior to Knight, Ms. Herbst held various positions in the Human Resources and Foreign Exchange Sales departments at Cantor Fitzgerald. Ms. Herbst started her career in the Equity Sales department at Merrill Lynch. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Studio Art from Marist College.