Skillsoft announced the appointment of John Frederick as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Frederick succeeds Rich Walker, who is stepping down to pursue other opportunities. To facilitate a smooth transition, Mr. Walker will serve in an advisory capacity until July 4, 2025.
Mr. Frederick has over three decades of financial and operational leadership experience at growth-oriented companies. Since re-joining Skillsoft as Chief Transformation Officer in August 2024, he has overseen the Company?s business planning, working closely with the leadership team to refine and begin the implementation of the Company?s strategy to drive growth, competitiveness, and efficiency. From 2018 through 2021, he served as Skillsoft?s Chief Administrative Officer, which included leading the finance team, and the CEO of SumTotal Systems, LLC.
Mr. Frederick previously served as CFO of Indigo Ag, Avid Technology Inc., and Open Solutions Inc., among other roles. Mr. Frederick has more than 20 years of experience leading financial, operating, and administrative functions within private and public companies with revenues ranging from start-up to more than $2 billion. Prior to rejoining Skillsoft as CTO in August 2024, he served as Global Head of Carbon Commercial Operations and as Chief Financial Officer of Indigo Ag, where he helped scale the business through a considerable growth phase while reducing the core costs of the business.
Earlier, he was Chief Operating and Financial Officer of SnagAJob.com, the largest platform for hourly work, connecting more than 100 million unique visitors annually with employment opportunities at 300,000 employer locations in the US and Canada. Earlier in his career, Mr. Frederick held senior finance and administrative roles in consumer product and technology companies, as well as a predecessor company to a Big Four public accounting firm.
