Ashkenazi was SVP, Controller & CFO, Lilly Research Labs since 2016. During her career at Lilly, she has held several executive positions. She currently leads a global team and oversees all business area CFOs, the corporate team responsible for financial planning and analysis, and accounting and internal and external reporting. Lilly said Tuesday February 9 2021 that Anat Ashkenazi, previously senior vice president, controller and chief financial officer of Lilly Research Laboratories, will take the post of CFO after the resignation of Josh Smiley. Ashkenazi has been with Lilly for nearly 20 years, and in her last role, she oversaw CFOs for the drugmaker’s commercial units and other outfits. She also led the company’s strategic planning team and business transformation office. She previously held the CFO title at several of Lilly’s global business groups. As senior vice president and CFO, Ashkenazi will earn a $900,000 salary and will be eligible for an annual bonus of the same amount, Lilly said in the SEC filing.