Crocs CFO Jeff Lasher To Quit; Mike Smith Named Interim CFO

(RTTNews) - Footwear maker Crocs Inc (CROX) on Tuesday said that Jeff Lasher, senior vice president and chief financial officer, is leaving the company to pursue other interests.

Lasher, who joined Crocs in 2009 and was named chief financial officer in 2011, will remain with the company through early November. Lasher plans to join West Marine Inc as chief financial officer in November.

Crocs said that Mike Smith, senior vice president for finance, has been named interim chief financial officer effective October 1. Smith joined Crocs earlier this year. Smith spent nearly two years as division senior vice president for finance at Wolverine Worldwide and, prior to its acquisition, Collective Brands Performance & Lifestyle Group.

Crocs will retain a global executive search firm to assist with the search for a permanent chief financial officer.