Carriage Services Appoints Kian Granmayeh as Chief Financial Officer
March 06 2023 - 5:00PM
Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV)
Carriage Services, Inc. (“Carriage” “Carriage
Services” or the “Company”), today announced the appointment of
Kian Granmayeh as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer, effective March 13, 2023. Prior to joining Carriage,
Mr. Granmayeh served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer for Tellurian, Inc., a publicly traded company in
the liquefied natural gas sector. He also served in various
investor relations and finance related roles at Apache Corporation,
as well as having served as a Vice President at Lazard Freres &
Co. Mr. Granmayeh graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in
Neuroscience & Behavior and earned his M.B.A. from Rice
University.
In connection with the appointment of Mr.
Granmayeh, Mel Payne, Chairman and CEO of Carriage, issued the
following statement:
“I am excited to announce the addition of Kian
Granmayeh to the Carriage Team to serve as our Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. Kian has an impressive
background, ranging from investment banking to prior public company
CFO experience. However, what has impressed me most as I have
gotten to know Kian, is his intellectual capacity, thoughtful and
strategic approach, inquisitive nature, and his desire to be a part
of a dynamic and collaborative leadership team that has been
purposefully built to drive future growth through a unique,
people-driven culture, in alignment with our Third Guiding
Principle, “Belief In The Power Of People Through
Individual Initiative And Teamwork.”
Kian will serve as the fourth member, and final
piece, of our Strategic Vision and Principles Group (“SVPG”),
joining Carlos Quezada, Steve Metzger and me. One of the highest
and best uses of my time will continue to be mentoring, coaching,
growing, and developing these three key leaders who, together,
represent my succession plan for the future executive leadership of
our Company.”
Kian Granmayeh commented, “I am delighted to
join Carriage and a high performing management team at an exciting
time to continue driving performance and growth. I look forward to
contributing to the success of Carriage and delivering value for
the Company and its stakeholders.”
Mel Payne continued, “Following a successful
left knee replacement surgery on January 16th, I had a stroke on
February 4th. Since then, I have been working hard and making
excellent progress towards returning soon to the office to be with
my world class SVPG Team and the Senior Leadership of Carriage. In
the meantime, I continue to collaborate closely with Carlos, Steve,
and now Kian, to ensure we execute our High Performance and Credit
Profile Restoration Plan commitments as we continue to position
Carriage for long-term sustainable growth. This is an exciting time
for Carriage and with the addition of Kian, our future has never
been brighter and certainly the “Best Is Yet To
Come.”
Cautionary Statement on Forward Looking
Statements
This news release contains certain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends
such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor
provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These certain
forward-looking statements made herein or elsewhere by, or on
behalf of, the Company are based on assumptions that we believe are
reasonable; however, many important factors, as identified and
discussed under “Cautionary Note” and “Risk Factors” in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2022 and other public filings and press releases, could cause
the Company’s results or expectations in the future to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements made herein and in
any other documents or oral presentations made by, or on behalf of,
the Company. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to
the extent required by law. A copy of the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and
other information about the Company and news releases, are
available at http://www.carriageservices.com.
About Carriage ServicesCarriage
Services (NYSE: CSV) is a leading provider of funeral and cemetery
services and merchandise in the United States. Carriage operates
170 funeral homes in 26 states and 30 cemeteries in 11 states.
For more information, please contact
InvestorRelations@carriageservices.com
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