John Scelfo, Sirius Satellite Radio‘s [Nasdaq: SIRI] chief financial officer, is leaving the company April 6 to join a company outside the satellite industry.

Scelfo played a key role in arranging Sirius’ $1.2 billion recapitalization completed earlier this month. A search is underway to find a successor. Sirius officials indicated that the company plans to release its audited 10-K on schedule by March 31.