Aziz Taour Named Afinitas Chief Financial Officer

Experienced leader will drive operational excellence and optimize business performance

St. Louis — February 14, 2025 – Afinitas, the leading global infrastructure equipment and services company, announced Aziz Taour as its new Chief Financial Officer effective February 7, 2025. Taour is an accomplished finance executive with more than 15 years of experience in strategic financial management, including competitive intelligence, pricing, capacity modeling, and global financial planning and analysis (FP&A).

Most recently he served as Chief Financial Officer and President of Deli Star Corporation, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of prepared meal proteins and deli solutions for culinary professionals. At Deli Star, Taour led the company’s overall operations, including finance, sales, HR, quality, IT and manufacturing. In three years, he raised capital and margins, as well as spearheaded initiatives to improve cash cycle and enhance operations and accountability.

Prior to joining Deli Star, Taour spent six years as Director of Finance at Stifel Financial Corporation, a global wealth management and banking company headquartered in St. Louis. Among his accomplishments at Stifel was the global implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud which enhanced financial reporting, analysis and operational efficiencies.

Taour also has held a variety of impactful leadership positions at other major financial institutions, including Scottrade Financial Services (TD Ameritrade and now Schwab); Wachovia Securities and Citigroup. He has an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University and a certificate in Strategic Decision and Risk Management from Stanford University.

“We are very pleased to be able to add such a talented professional as Aziz to our organization. His unique combination of financial, operational and global experience makes him an ideal addition to the Afinitas team,” said Jason Duncan, Afinitas CEO.

Taour will be based at the Afinitas headquarters in St. Louis, MO.

ABOUT AFINITAS

The Afinitas platform brings together global leaders in the design, manufacture, installation and support of products and equipment to produce precast concrete and infrastructure products. The company is organized into three divisions: Equipment and Automation (representing the HawkeyePedershaab Concrete Technologies, Inc. and BFS Betonfertigteilesysteme GmbH brand products); Forming Systems and Concrete Accessories. By combining this expertise, Afinitas strengthens its commitment to providing best-in-class solutions and service for its customers around the world. Afinitas is part of BW Forsyth Partners, LLC, an investment group backed by global manufacturing and engineering consulting firm Barry-Wehmiller. To learn more, go to afinitas.com.

 ABOUT BW FORSYTH PARTNERS

BW Forsyth Partners is a St. Louis-based investment firm with a perpetual investment horizon and permanent capital base. Forsyth focuses on acquiring and building enduring businesses through a people-centric approach to culture, programmatic acquisitions, and operational strategic deployment. For more information, visit bwforsyth.com.