Akebia appoints Ellen Snow as CFO

Akebia announced that Ellen Snow is joining Akebia as its new Senior VP, CFO and Treasurer, beginning on July 17. Snow will join Akebia from Pear Therapeutics, where she has served as Chief Accounting Officer since 2021. Snow will succeed David Spellman, who served as Akebia’s Senior VP, CFO and Treasurer since 2020. Prior to joining Pear Therapeutics, Snow served as the Chief Accounting Officer of AlerisLife, a senior living and lifestyle services company, from 2019 to 2021. From 2016 to 2018, Snow served as the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller of Anika Therapeutics. Prior to joining Anika Therapeutics, Snow served in various positions at Benchmark Senior Living, Bain Willard Companies, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young.