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Birmingham appoints new finance director months after cyber attack
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has appointed Diana Bolden as chief financial officer.
Bolden has worked for the city since 2014 and takes over for retired CFO Kevin Moore.
Bolden served as chief accountant, budget management manager and deputy director of the city’s Finance Department.
She recently took on the role of interim CFO.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Talladega College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Virginia College.
She is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
As Chief Financial Officer, Bolden’s duties include overseeing budget preparation and administration, grant administration, investments, insurance and risk management, accounting, auditing; and the collection of taxes, licenses and other revenues.
She takes over the department at a time of turmoil.
Birmingham is still using last year’s $554 million budget after a months-long cyberattack derailed the budget process.
The city of Birmingham’s computer systems were down for about two months, forcing the city to maintain its budget manually as computers used by the finance department were not operational.
“On March 6, 2024, the City of Birmingham observed unexpected activity on our network that disrupted the operability of certain computer systems, including those used by the Department of Finance to manage our budget,” Moore told the City Council on May 14.