(RTTNews) – Contract research organization Fortrea Holdings, Inc. (FTRE) announced on Friday that Jason Knoblauch will assume the role of chief financial officer on July 6, 2026, succeeding Jill McConnell, who is stepping down. The company said the transition will be smooth and seamless.
Knoblauch arrives from Clario, a provider of endpoint data solutions for clinical trials, where he served as CFO. Prior to that, he held the CFO position at Curia, a global contract research, development and manufacturing organization.
Earlier in his career, Knoblauch occupied several financial leadership roles at Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD), including interim CFO, and was a member of the senior leadership team that guided PPD through its successful 2020 IPO.
Before joining PPD, he worked as a director in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) Transaction Services practice.
The company reaffirmed its 2026 full‑year guidance, targeting revenue of $2.55 billion to $2.65 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $190 million to $220 million.
