VLS Environmental Solutions names chief financial officer

VLS Environmental Solutions, a Houston-based environmental services company and portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has announced the appointment of Kris Terrill as its chief financial officer (CFO).

In his new role, Terrill will lead VLS’ financial activities including accounting, controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, investor relations, financial audits, capital markets and investments and will be instrumental in assisting merger and acquisition strategy.

“We are thrilled to have Kris join our team,” VLS CEO John Magee says. “He is a high-impact executive who brings a blend of strategic and acquisition disciplines, as well as finely tuned operating skills and transformational leadership abilities to our team. Kris’ superior track record of delivering results and creating opportunities for organizations makes him the right person to fill the CFO position.”

Prior to taking the position at VLS, Terrill was the CFO of FlexSteel Technologies, a business generating revenue of approximately $350 million per year when it was acquired by Cactus Inc. in February of this year. He was also the director of investments for Prime NRI, an investment holding company. He also served as the CFO of a directional drilling company, an investment banker with Simmons & Company and a field artillery officer in the U.S. Army.

Terrill holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas in Austin.

“I’ve admired the VLS team and their vision for the future,” Terrill says. “I am excited to join at a time of significant opportunity for the company and its team. I look forward to working with John and the entire organization to move VLS forward on its financial, operational and growth transformation.”