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Navan Names Aurélien Nolf as Chief Financial Officer

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Navan Inc will hire Aurélien Nolf as Chief Financial Officer on Mar 2nd '26.

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Navan names Aurélien Nolf as Chief Financial Officer. * Business Wire * 14 hrs ago PALO ALTO, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Feb 11, 2026- Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform, today announced the appointment of Aurélien Nolf as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 2, 2026. Nolf is a seasoned finance and business leader with more than 20 years of international public company experience in FP&A, controllership, investor relations, and public accounting. As VP, Head of FP&A and Investor Relations at Lyft, Nolf has played an important role in that company's ongoing transformation by improving forecasting processes, leading a series of projects that achieved sustainable profitability and free cash flow, and advancing investor targeting and marketing efforts. Prior to Lyft, he spent 15 years at Electronic Arts, serving in various finance leadership roles. He began his career in the public accounting and audit practice at PwC in Lyon, France. "Aurélien is the kind of CFO you hire when you plan to win," says Navan co-founder and CEO Ariel Cohen. "He joined Navan because he believes in our team, our product, and our leadership in AI-powered travel and expense. He knows how to scale complex public companies and build alongside the teams that deliver for our customers." "I'm excited to join Navan, which operates at the intersection of...

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Aurélien NolfChief Financial Officer
Takes effect
Mar 2, 2026

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  • Aurélien NolfChief Financial Officer · Named in the story

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Category
Hires

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  • finance

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Confidence
87%
Detected
Feb 11, 2026
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