SolarCity's CFO will step down in February and other finance moves
Last week, Buss told the energy services provider that he would step down in February after the company reports its year-end results.
After stepping aside from the CFO role, Buss will take on an advisory position for the rest of 2016.
SolarCity COO Tanguy Serra will take over the CFO role. Serra joined SolarCity in 2013 as executive vice president of operations. He is the former CEO of solar energy company Vivint Solar and also worked at equity investment firm TPG Capital LP.
He will continue to oversee SolarCity's operations while taking over the company's structured finance, asset management, and investor relations departments.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said a compensation package for Serra has not been finalized.
Other finance moves
Consumer Reports COO Rich Gannon has been appointed as the next finance chief at HomeServe USA, a provider of home emergency coverage. Gannon served as the CFO at Consumer Reports for 10 years and as COO for the past two years.
Don Norsworthy has been named as the next CFO and treasurer for business-process outsourcer Startek. Norsworthy was the previous head of finance at Accent Marketing Services, which was acquired by Startek in May 2015. He is replacing outgoing CFO Lisa Weaver.
Copart, an online vehicle auctions and salvage company, has named Jeffrey Liaw as its next CFO and senior vice president of finance. He will take over the role on January 4. Current CFO William Franklin will remain with the company in the role of executive vice president.
Former Openwave and Adobe CFO Harold Covert has accepted the chief finance role at video-delivery infrastructure provider Harmonic. He will lead the finance function after replacing Carolyn Aver. Covert has already resigned from Harmonic's board of directors.
French specialty pharmaceutical firm Flamel Technologies has named Michael Kanan as its new CFO. He most recently served as the controller and accounting chief for Sigma-Aldrich.