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NEWS20 CPI %u2013 Concrete Plant International %u2013 3 | 2025 www.cpi-worldwide.comAfinitas, a leading global infrastructure equipment and services company, announced Aziz Taour as its new Chief Financial Officer effective February 7, 2025. Taour is an accomplished finance executive with more than 15 years of experience in strategic financial management, including competitive intelligence, pricing, capacity modeling, and global financial planning and analysis (FP&A).Most recently he served as Chief Financial Officer and President of Deli Star Corporation, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of prepared meal proteins and deli solutions for culinary professionals. At Deli Star, Taour led the company%u2019s overall operations, including finance, sales, HR, quality, IT and manufacturing. In three years, he raised capital and margins, as well as spearheaded initiatives to improve cash cycle and enhance operations and accountability.Prior to joining Deli Star, Taour spent six years as Director of Finance at Stifel Financial Corporation, a global wealth management and banking company headquartered in St. Louis. Among his accomplishments at Stifel was the global implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud which enhanced financial reporting, analysis and operational efficiencies.Taour also has held a variety of impactful leadership positions at other major financial institutions, including Scottrade Financial Services (TD Ameritrade and now Schwab); Wachovia Securities and Citigroup.He has an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University and a certificate in Strategic Decision and Risk Management from Stanford University. %u201cWe are very pleased to be able to add such a talented professional as Aziz to our organization. His unique combination of financial, operational and global experience makes him an ideal addition to the Afinitas team,%u201d said Jason Duncan, Afinitas CEO.Taour will be based at the Afinitas headquarters in St. Louis, MO. nAfinitas Names Aziz Taour Chief Financial Officer Afinitas, Clayton, MO 63105 USAFURTHER INFORMATIONAfinitas8027 Forsyth BlvdClayton, MO 63105, USAT +1 314 862 8000info@afinitas.comwww.afinitas.comAfinitas announced Aziz Taour as its new Chief Financial Officer.