National freight and logistics company Northline has recruited Sue Edwards, a partner from global consulting firm Deloitte, as its new Chief Financial Officer to chart its next phase of growth.

Ms. Edwards, who worked with Northline as an external business advisor for most of her 11 years with Deloitte, has seen the company nearly double in revenue and dramatically expand its national reach. Before joining Deloitte, the chartered accountant had spent a decade at the Hindmarsh Adelaide Building Society, which evolved into Adelaide Bank in 1994.

As CFO at Northline, Ms. Edwards works alongside CEO Craige Whitton, who held the CFO reins until late 2008. She has direct responsibility for financial management as well as the Human Resources and Information & Communication Technology areas.

Ms. Edwards said she had accepted the CFO role as a new professional challenge. “You reach a point in your life when you need a change,” she said.