B. Riley Names Yessner to Replace Ahn as Chief Financial Officer

B. Riley Financial Inc. named Scott Yessner, who has been serving as a strategic adviser for the past two months, to succeed Chief Financial Officer Phillip Ahn as the company grapples with overdue regulatory filings and probes.

Yessner will take over as CFO on June 3, the firm said in a statement Monday. Ahn is leaving “to pursue another opportunity,” according to the statement.