Fortrea Holdings Inc. announced that Robert Bobby Parks has been appointed as chief accounting officer (CAO), responsible for Fortrea?s accounting function, including financial reporting, risk, controls and compliance in accordance with applicable standards, laws and regulations. Parks brings three decades of experience to the role. Starting his career in public accounting at Ernst & Young LLP, he served clients in global and regulated industries, including defense and construction.

He was senior vice president and corporate controller at Quintiles, now IQVIA, and CAO at Syneos. Most recently, Parks served as CAO at SailPoint Technologies Holdings. He is a certified public accountant and earned a B.S. in accounting at the University of Maryland.

Parks will join Fortrea in August, reporting to McConnell and will serve on its Finance Leadership Team. He succeeds Amanda Warren in this role, who will serve as an advisor to the CFO from August through November.