Appointment strengthens executive leadership as Sphera enters its next chapter of growth
CHICAGO, IL – 23 July 2026 – Sphera, the leading Operational Intelligence Platform, today announced the appointment of Colleen Prifogle as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Prifogle brings more than 25 years of finance leadership experience across software, technology, manufacturing and services organizations. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President of Global Finance and Sales Operations at RLDatix, partnering with executive leadership and private equity sponsors to advance enterprise-wide value creation, strengthen financial planning and reporting and support strategic investment decisions. Previously, she held senior finance and transformation leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, Johnson Controls and Fiserv, leading enterprise planning, finance transformation and performance management across global organizations.
“Colleen has built her career helping organizations develop the financial capabilities needed to scale successfully,” said Paul Marushka, president and CEO of Sphera. “She has built high-performing finance teams, strengthened planning and forecasting and partnered with executive leadership to drive disciplined decision-making and long-term value creation. Her operational discipline and strategic perspective will help position Sphera for its next phase of growth.”
As CFO, Prifogle will lead Sphera’s global Finance organization and partner closely with the Executive Leadership Team to strengthen financial planning, improve business visibility and provide the insights needed to support the company’s strategic priorities.
“Sphera has established itself as a market leader, and I was drawn to the opportunity to partner with the leadership team at an important point in the company’s evolution,” said Colleen Prifogle, Chief Financial Officer at Sphera. “I look forward to helping finance continue to strengthen its role as a strategic business partner across the organization, providing insights that help leadership make faster, more informed decisions. As Sphera continues to advance its Operational Intelligence Platform, including AI-powered capabilities, I see tremendous opportunity to create even greater value for our customers and shareholders.”
Prifogle’s appointment reflects Sphera’s continued investment in the leadership needed to support the company’s next chapter of growth while continuing to deliver innovative risk, safety and sustainability solutions to customers around the world.
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About Sphera
Sphera is the leading Operational Intelligence Platform unifying risk, safety and sustainability insights into actionable intelligence that drives enterprise performance. Powered by Sphera AI, our platform integrates operational insights across EHS, sustainability, product stewardship, process safety and supply chains – providing enterprise-wide visibility, control and resilience that turns uncertainty into opportunity. We have served 8,500 customers and over one million users in 100 countries to help companies keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive. Learn more about Sphera at https://sphera.com/. Follow Sphera on LinkedIn.
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