Beyond Meat has appointed Tony Kalajian to the role of chief accounting officer and principal accounting officer, effective from 12 January 2026.

Once Kalajian begins in the role, the alt-meat producer’s current chief financial officer, treasurer and interim principal accounting officer, Lubi Kutua, will no longer continue as interim principal accounting officer. Kutua will continue his duties as CFO and treasurer.

Prior to joining Beyond Meat, Kalajian served as consulting chief financial officer at medical care company Quantem Healthcare from January 2024 to December 2025.

His previous experience includes financial leadership roles at a number of health and biotechnology organisations, including interim CFO at immuno-oncology company Calidi Biotherapeutics and chief accounting officer at molecular diagnostics group Oncocyte.

The appointment comes following a turbulent few years for Beyond, which has made a name for itself as one of the leading global players in the plant-based meat market since its establishment in 2009.

The company, well-known for its range of hyper-realistic substitutes for beef, pork and chicken, has been implementing ongoing measures aimed at optimising its operations for cost efficiency over the last couple of years.

In Beyond’s most recent financial results statement, CEO Ethan Brown said that while category headwinds and an accompanying softer top-line continued to weigh on the company’s current performance, it closed 2025 with “important transformation spadework underway, and genuine optimism and excitement” for the future.