Peloton Interactive, Inc. Appoints Sid Thacker as Chief Financial Officer

Accomplished finance executive to further enable company’s wellness ambition and ensure disciplined growth.

Thacker will join the company following a successful tenure as Chief Financial Officer at Rent the Runway. During his three years in the role, he led a significant financial and operational transformation that reset the company’s balance sheet and drove a return to top-line revenue and subscriber growth. He accomplished these results with a customer-first mindset and through deep cross-functional partnership, engineering a shift to a more capital-efficient inventory model, optimizing marketing spend and scaling revenue streams including resale and advertising. Before stepping into his role as Chief Financial Officer, Thacker served the company as SVP Finance and Head of Data Science.

Prior to Rent the Runway, Thacker spent two decades as a public market investor, managing complex asset portfolios, and sourcing and leading investments across consumer, financial and tech-enabled services.

“This is a pivotal time for Peloton as we are now operating from a place of strategic optionality and playing offense. Sid brings the financial acumen, forward-looking strategy, and deep consumer focus we need to drive our next chapter,” said Peter Stern, CEO and President, Peloton. “He knows how to grow a business with multiple revenue streams, and he brings the financial discipline to make sure we do it right. Plus, his background as an investor gives us a unique edge as we look to accelerate innovation and grow our impact.”

“Having spent decades looking at businesses as a finance leader and as an investor, I’m excited by Peloton’s many strategic assets, from its iconic brand and unmatched instructors to its deeply loyal global community,” said incoming CFO Sid Thacker. “I look forward to working with the entire Peloton team to build on the current momentum and discipline, sharpen execution, and usher in a new chapter of profitable growth.”

Thacker will report to CEO Peter Stern and will be based at the company’s New York headquarters. He succeeds interim Chief Financial Officer Saqib Baig, who will remain the company’s Chief Accounting Officer.

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