Etsy Announces Leadership Transition
Key Highlights
- ➤CFO Lanny Baker will depart Etsy effective March 1, 2027
- ➤Baker expected to remain an advisor through July 1, 2027
- ➤Etsy retained an executive recruiting firm to find his successor
- ➤Successor CFO is expected to be based in New York
Expert Statements
Kruti Patel Goyal, CEO of Etsy
“Lanny has been an exceptional partner since we began working together in early 2025. I'm grateful for his leadership, sound judgment, and the important contributions he and his team have made toward executing our priorities and improving performance. He'll leave Etsy with stronger momentum for the future, and I wish him all the best.”
Lanny Baker, CFO of Etsy
“It's been a privilege to serve as Etsy's CFO for the last two years, and I'm proud of the significant progress we have made reigniting growth and further deepening our strong financial foundation. I have great confidence in our highly differentiated marketplace as well as Kruti and the executive team's ability to create sustained performance. We will work closely together on a seamless transition to a new CFO in 2027.”
Lanny Baker, Chief Financial Officer, will depart the Company in 2027
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Etsy, Inc. (NYSE: ETSY), which operates the Etsy marketplace that connects millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Lanny Baker will depart from the Company effective March 1, 2027 to pursue opportunities outside of Etsy. Following that date, Baker is currently expected to continue as an advisor through July 1, 2027 to assist with the transition. The Company has retained an executive recruiting firm to assist in the search for his successor, who is expected to be based in New York.
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