Koppers CFO retires as Pittsburgh manufacturer searches for permanent replacement

PITTSBURGH — Koppers Holdings Inc. said Friday that Jimmi Sue Smith has retired from her role as CFO of the Pittsburgh-based manufacturing company.

Smith, who had been CFO since January 2022, departed from the role as of Jan. 5. She will remain treasurer and an adviser to the company through a transition that will end Feb. 28. The interim CFO is Bradley Pearce, who has been Koppers’ chief accounting officer since 2019.

Koppers (NYSE: KOP) said it would be searching externally for a permanent CFO. It is one of the 15-biggest publicly traded companies in the Pittsburgh region with annual revenue of about $2 billion, according to the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Business Times Book of Lists.

CEO Leroy Ball praised Smith’s tenure at Koppers, which began in 2019 as VP of finance and treasurer.

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