Loree Connors

Loree is a fourth-generation member of the Vitamix family business, a mid-sized manufacturer of high-performance consumer and commercial blending products sold in more than 130 countries. She is currently the Director of Family Office for Vitamix and serves on the board of directors. Before that she served as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Treasurer for 15 years, leveraging excellent business strategies to direct Vitamix’s finances and IT technology. She was the 2013 Crain’s Cleveland Business CFO of the Year in the Large Private Company category.

Prior to Vitamix, Loree was a partner in the accounting firm Hillow Getsay & Connors Ltd., where she focused her practice on business valuations, litigation support, and tax planning. Previously, she was a partner in the regional accounting firm Apple Growth Partners, and she started her career with KPMG Peat Marwick in audit and tax.

Loree joined the Wall Family Enterprise board of directors in November 2020. She is also active in the Ohio academic and professional community, serving on the Fifth Third Bank Northeastern Ohio Affiliate Advisory Board, the Audit Committee of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and the Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Board of Trustees as Vice Chair.

Loree is a CPA and member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Ohio Society of CPAs, and the National Association of Corporate Boards. She holds an MBA from Case Western Reserve University and a BS in Accounting from Indiana University.