Redmond-based church software company Pushpay has promoted Maria Telles to vice president of human resources. The move, announced Tuesday, comes after Telles served as the interim head of human resources since May, according to her LinkedIn page.
"(Telles') leadership and passion for people will help the company continue to build a thriving workplace culture, navigate hybrid work and stand out in a competitive talent market," the company said in a statement.
Telles' promotion is the latest leadership move at a company that has seen many changes to its executive team over the past year. In August, Kevin Kuck took over as chief operations officer, a position filled by Don Harms before he left the company in March. Molly Matthews, meanwhile, became CEO in March. She replaced Bruce Gordon, who had been the interim CEO since 2019.
Pushpay announced in July it was looking to replace outgoing Chief Financial Officer Shane Sampson, who was set to leave the company in October. In the company's fiscal year 2022 interim results presentation, released in early November, Pushpay listed Richard Keys as interim CFO. According to his LinkedIn page, Keys was the CEO of the dental company Abano Healthcare Group Ltd. from late 2015 to March 2021.
A Pushpay spokesperson said Keys, who lives in New Zealand where the company was founded and has an office, was named interim CFO in early September, and the company is still looking for a U.S.-based candidate to fill the role permanently.
Prior to her role as interim head of human resources, Telles was a human resources director at Pushpay for more than a year. Before that, she spent more than seven years at Nielsen, where she also worked in human resources.
Pushpay was founded in 2011. The company helps churches create apps and manage digital giving. In August, Pushpay gained a new digital tool for clients through the $150 million acquisition of Resi Media, a streaming provider. The company said in its interim results report it had 14,095 clients as of Sept. 30. That's up 27% from six months earlier, when Pushpay had 11,099 clients, according to its June annual meeting presentation.
