SEI announced the appointment of Sean Denham as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting to CEO Ryan Hicke. Denham's employment will begin on March 18, 2024, and his appointment as CFO will be effective on the day following the resignation of current CFO Dennis McGonigle, whose departure plans were announced by SEI in July 2023. Denham succeeds McGonigle, who has served in a number of different roles and leadership positions at SEI for nearly 40 years. Upon his appointment, Denham will be responsible for leading finance and accounting, corporate controllership, business management, enterprise risk management, and investor relations functions, as well as administering the internal audit function. Denham brings deep experience from advising C-suite executives at Fortune 500 corporations in connection with their most mission critical issues in the areas of accounting, audit, advisory services, risk management, and mergers and acquisitions. He began his career in audit and M&A with stints at Ernst & Young and Amper, Politziner & Mattia. For the last 20 years, Denham has served in various leadership roles at Grant Thornton, most recently as regional managing partner for the Atlantic Coast, National Audit growth leader, and the national Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) leader. As an Audit partner of the firm, he served some of Grant Thornton's most prominent clients, including public and private companies in the professional services industries. Denham formerly served on the CEO Council for Growth, an initiative of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce dedicated to enhancing economic growth and prosperity in the region. He also served as a board member and treasurer for the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT), as well as a cabinet member of the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.
Denham is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Lehigh University.