Girl Scouts of the USA Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

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Jul 30, 2013, 01:30 ET

NEW YORK, July 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) today announced the appointment of Angela Olden as chief financial officer. Olden, who has more than 25 years of financial management experience, will join the organization on Sept. 23.

"Angela is immensely talented, bringing a wealth of experience in both the nonprofit and private sectors and an outstanding track record of prudent financial management and strategic planning and execution," said GSUSA Chief Executive Officer Anna Maria Chávez. "She will play an integral role in the Girl Scout Movement as we look to a brighter financial future for Girl Scouting in the years ahead."

Olden currently serves as chief financial officer of FEGS, one of the largest and most diversified not-for-profit health and human services organizations in the United States. At FEGS, she manages a budget of $280 million, and has financial oversight of 14 for-profit and nonprofit subsidiary corporations. Previously, she served as vice president and chief financial officer for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia for 11 years.

She also worked as a financial executive in both the United States and Europe for FMC Corporation, a publicly traded industrial chemical and equipment manufacturer, where she was responsible for the financial operations of a $200 million division serving the pharmaceutical industry, among other positions. Olden began her career as a staff auditor with Deloitte, Haskins and Sells.

Olden received her bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and an M.B.A. in economics and marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

About Girl Scouts of the USA
Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, with 3.2 million girl and adult members worldwide. Girl Scouts is the leading authority on girls' healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls from every corner of the United States and its territories. Girl Scouts of the USA also serves American girls and their classmates attending American or international schools overseas in 90 countries. For more information on how to join, volunteer or reconnect with, or donate to Girl Scouts, call 800-GSUSA-4-U or visit us at www.girlscouts.org or on Twitter at @girlscouts.

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