AlerisLife Appoints Heather Pereira as Chief Financial Officer

NEWTON, Mass. — AlerisLife Inc. (NASDAQ: ALR), a Newton-based operator, has appointed Heather Pereira as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer.

Pereira most recently served as vice president and corporate controller of Acushnet Holdings Corp. since May of 2017. Previously, starting in 2004, she held several roles within the accounting and finance departments of Acushnet Holdings.

Pereira has over 20 years of accounting and finance experience and holds a master’s degree in accountancy, an MBA from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree from Boston College.

Pereira succeeds Jeff Leer, who, in addition to serving as president and CEO, was also serving as AlerisLife’s CFO.