BATON ROUGE, La. – Setpoint Integrated Solutions announced that effective May 31, 2021, Matthew Bate, current Setpoint chief financial officer (CFO), will be promoted to the role of president and chief executive officer (CEO). Bate will succeed Jeff Birch, who will transition to managing director, president and CEO of fellow Pon Holdings organization, The Hiller Companies.

“The continuous improvement culture that we’ve created within Setpoint is fast-paced, consistently evolving, and embraces positive change,” Birch said. “As I reflect on the last few years of growth and success at Setpoint, I am incredibly proud of the many accomplishments of the organization and have the utmost confidence in Bate’s ability to lead the outstanding people and business of Setpoint.”

Bate is a graduate of Texas A&M, receiving both his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Finance from the Mays School of Business. Prior to joining Setpoint as the CFO in 2018, Bate held various leadership roles at PWC,  Schlumberger, and Pon.