A.Y. McDonald announced new leadership

A prominent local company has announced leadership moves in its finance and accounting team. Beginning Jan. 3, Andy Wickham will serve as Chief Financial Officer of A. Y. McDonald Industries, according to a press release. He replaces John Schmidt, who will retire on that date after serving as CFO for more than 11 years. The release states that Schmidt will continue as a director and corporate secretary on the A.Y. McDonald board of directors, of which he has been a member since 2014. Wickham has worked for A.Y. McDonald for 11 years, most recently serving as vice president of finance. Replacing him in that role is Matt Havertape, who joined A.Y. McDonald on Nov. 4. Havertape previously worked as CFO at Muenster Milling Co.