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Darin Jacobs

Darin Jacobs

Title: CFO

Company: Beauty Industry Group

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

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Educational Background

Master of Accountancy, Utah State University, 1997
Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, Spanish Minor, 1996


Huntsman School Interactions:

USU School of Accountancy Advisory Board Member 2021 - Present

Biography

Darin is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer for Beauty Industry Group (BIG). He has worked with BIG since 2016 and been involved in M&A transactions, private equity transactions, and globalization of the business.

Prior to BIG, Darin worked for GE (General Electric) as part of the GE Healthcare division for 11 years. During this time, he worked in several different roles for GE Healthcare Surgery including Global Controller and Senior FP&A leader. In addition, as part of the GE Life Sciences Cell Culture business, he led the Finance integration of the acquisition of the Cell Culture business, and was a Senior FP&A leader post-integration.

Prior to GE, Darin was the Corporate Controller for TenFold and was involved with the SEC reporting and other public company responsibilities. He was also the Controller for Del Sol.

He started his career with EY (Ernst & Young) in Salt Lake City and progressed to the level of an Audit and Assurance Manager.

Darin received Master of Accountancy and Bachelor of Accounting degrees from Utah State University.