Navan Hires Former Lyft Leader as New CFO after Butte’s Exit

Navan, a corporate travel and expense management platform, has appointed Aurélien Nolf as its new chief financial office—the role which leads financial strategy, forecasts, quarterly reporting, and how the company explains performance to shareholders now that it is publicly traded.

Who Nolf is and what he brings

Nolf most recently led financial planning and analysis and investor relations work at Lyft, a Navan customer. Navan also highlighted his earlier career at Electronic Arts, where he held finance leadership roles for more than 15 years. In plain terms, that background signals experience in forecasting, performance tracking, and communicating with investors.

The former CFO, Amy Butte, stepped down on January 9, 2026, after helping to prepare the company for public markets and deliver its first earnings report as a Nasdaq-listed company.

What to expect next

The next storyline is whether Navan can keep its growth strong while improving confidence in its financial trajectory. In its third-quarter fiscal year 2026 results, the company reported total revenue of $195 million, up 29 percent year over year, and said gross booking volume grew 40 percent to $2.6 billion. Those are the kinds of metrics investors will revisit after Nolf starts—alongside progress on losses and cash flow—because public markets reward consistency as much as speed.

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