Figure 1: Pinky Raina joined the IDEAL Industries, Inc. Executive Leadership Team as CFO on October 10, 2023

SYCAMORE, ILL. – Pinky Raina joined the IDEAL Industries, Inc. Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on October 10, 2023, and will take over sole responsibility of the organization’s financial strategy when CFO Kevin Lamb retires later this year. Pinky will focus on improving the IDEAL Industries, Inc. financial position to be poised for growth in the future.

Pinky brings over 20 years of global experience across diverse industries including manufacturing, sports, entertainment and professional services. She is a team builder and talent developer, adept at coaching, mentoring and leading high performing teams through ambiguous, quickly evolving environments. Pinky’s career has demonstrated a track record in leading finance and operations transformation, strategy development, M&A, risk assessment, operations and Core IT. She also brings corporate governance experience through her work with boards, including audit and finance committees.

Most recently, Pinky was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at the US Soccer Federation, a sports, media and entertainment company. She formerly held leadership positions with IDEX and Marmon Holdings in the manufacturing and industrial sector.

Pinky currently serves as the Finance Chair on the Board of New Moms, a Chicago-based organization, providing housing, job training, and family support to young moms and their children experiencing poverty and homelessness.

In 2022, Pinky was named Sports Business Journal Game Changer and recognized by FEI Chicago as CFO of Year in the Mid-Size category. She holds a bachelor’s degree in both business and economics from Rhodes College and earned her MBA with a concentration in accounting from the Fogelman School of Business at the University of Memphis. She received her CPA in Tennessee. 

On her management approach, Pinky says, “A continuous improvement culture will accelerate quantitative and qualitative value creation for an organization. My role is to promote that mindset and empower the team.”