QXO appoints Dev Ahuja as CFO, effective January 2027
QXO•QXO appointed Dev Ahuja as CFO, succeeding Ihsan Essaid effective January 2027. Essaid will become vice chairman in an executive role, overseeing mergers and acquisitions and capital-raising activities.
1. Leadership changes
Ahuja joins QXO from Novelis, where he has served as CFO since 2016, and previously held CFO roles at Novartis. Essaid has been QXO’s CFO since July 2024 and will report to Brad Jacobs as vice chairman.




