Aptive Environmental hires CFO

Mark Lawerance

Aptive Environmental appointed Mark Lawrence as the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) on May 1.

Lawrence recently served as CFO at Nu Skin Enterprises, a multi-billion dollar, innovative beauty and wellness company.

“Mark brings with him deep financial experience, a track record of achievement, and true insights for strategic growth,” Vess Pearson, CEO and co-founder of Aptive Environmental, said in the news release. “He is the perfect leader to take the helm of our finance organization and deliver a comprehensive financial vision that will help drive Aptive’s future growth and success.”

During his six years at Nu Skin, Lawrence played an integral role in the company’s transformation strategy. Prior to joining Nu Skin, Lawrence served as the head of finance for Amazon’s Lab126. Lawrence also held senior leadership roles covering finance and operations at industry-leading companies such as 3Com, Brocade, Polycom and Vivint Smart Home.

“I am extremely excited to join Aptive and step into this role,” Lawrence said. “Aptive has a long runway for growth ahead, and I look forward to capitalizing on that opportunity alongside Vess and the rest of our talented team.”

About Aptive Environmental

Found in 2015 by Vess Pearson with David Royce, Aptive Environmental provides pest control services to customers in 34 states across the U.S. The company has over 700,000 customers with services in over 120 different locations and has over 2,400 employees. Aptive Environmental is also a member of the EPA’s Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program and has partnered with the United Nations Foundation’s “United to Beat Malaria” to help stop the spread of malaria transmitted by mosquito bites.