Care.com Hires Former IRobot CFO Adding Public-Company Expertise

Care.com Inc., a website used to find local babysitters and caregivers, is hiring former IRobot Corp. executive John Leahy as chief financial officer ahead of a possible initial public offering.

Leahy spent more than four years as CFO of IRobot, the maker of Roomba automated cleaning devices, after holding other executive positions at publicly traded companies. Leahy’s experience is helpful as Care.com looks at future financing events, said Chief Executive Officer Sheila Lirio Marcelo.