Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/industry-deals/giftcardgranny-com-hires-tim-frantz-as-cfo-and-coo-655e15249918/ --- description: The January 2017 appointment combined finance and operations responsibilities at the gift-card marketplace. title: GiftCardGranny appoints Tim Frantz as chief financial and operating officer image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/giftcardgranny-appoints-tim-frantz-chief-financial-operating-officer-9bbbbba7901b2fbf686e6b578a87e13e.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Industry Deals](https://giftcard.news/industry-deals/) # GiftCardGranny appoints Tim Frantz as chief financial and operating officer The January 2017 appointment combined finance and operations responsibilities at the gift-card marketplace. By [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) January 24, 2017 2 min read Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgiftcardgranny-com-hires-tim-frantz-as-cfo-and-coo-655e15249918%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=GiftCardGranny%20appoints%20Tim%20Frantz%20as%20chief%20financial%20and%20operating%20officer "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgiftcardgranny-com-hires-tim-frantz-as-cfo-and-coo-655e15249918%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=GiftCardGranny%20appoints%20Tim%20Frantz%20as%20chief%20financial%20and%20operating%20officer%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgiftcardgranny-com-hires-tim-frantz-as-cfo-and-coo-655e15249918%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Gift Card Granny logo on a white background](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/giftcardgranny-appoints-tim-frantz-chief-financial-operating-officer-gift-card-granny-logo-w1200.webp) Official GiftCardGranny brand artwork, used illustratively for this historical announcement. Photo: GiftCardGranny [GiftCardGranny](https://giftcard.news/company/giftcardgranny/) appointed [Tim Frantz](https://giftcard.news/person/tim-frantz/) as chief financial officer and chief operating officer on January 24, 2017\. The company said the combined role would support its growth and strengthen financial and operational leadership. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) ## One appointment, two operating disciplines The announcement highlighted more than 20 years of Frantz’s business experience. [Jason Wolfe](https://giftcard.news/person/jason-wolfe/) said the recruitment process had considered more than 300 applicants. The release did not disclose compensation, a funding transaction or specific financial targets attached to the hire. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) Combining finance and operations places planning and execution within one leadership remit. In a marketplace, that can mean connecting commercial activity with the processes that record transactions, resolve exceptions and keep the business running. The appointment itself, however, does not establish which internal systems or controls changed. ## A historical management change Executive appointments are evidence of a company’s organisational decisions at a particular point in time. They should not be treated as proof of later performance. A stronger assessment would need subsequent reporting on operating capacity, financial results or service outcomes. The January release describes the role and the company’s rationale for filling it. It does not provide enough information to quantify any effect on the marketplace’s customers, margins or transaction volumes. This report records the 2017 appointment. It does not assert that Frantz continues to hold those positions today, and it does not convert experience from his earlier career into a claim about GiftCardGranny’s own financial scale. ## Sources and documents ExpandCollapse * [\[S01\] Original source](https://www.giftcardgranny.com/press/releases/tim-frantz/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news) — www.giftcardgranny.com ## In this article ### Companies * [GiftCardGranny](https://giftcard.news/company/giftcardgranny/) ### People * [Jason Wolfe](https://giftcard.news/person/jason-wolfe/) * [Tim Frantz](https://giftcard.news/person/tim-frantz/) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgiftcardgranny-com-hires-tim-frantz-as-cfo-and-coo-655e15249918%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=GiftCardGranny%20appoints%20Tim%20Frantz%20as%20chief%20financial%20and%20operating%20officer "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgiftcardgranny-com-hires-tim-frantz-as-cfo-and-coo-655e15249918%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=GiftCardGranny%20appoints%20Tim%20Frantz%20as%20chief%20financial%20and%20operating%20officer%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Findustry-deals%2Fgiftcardgranny-com-hires-tim-frantz-as-cfo-and-coo-655e15249918%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News. 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