Aug 9 (Reuters) - Impossible Foods on Monday appointed insider David Borecky as its chief financial officer, ahead of a potential stock market listing that could value the Beyond Meat (BYND.O) rival at about $10 billion. Borecky, who had been serving as the interim finance chief, had earlier held positions at fintech giant Stripe and payments services company Square Inc (SQ.N). He had played a crucial role in Square"s initial public offering in 2015. Reuters reported in April that Redwood City, California-based Impossible Foods was seeking to go public through an IPO or a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. read more The company on Monday also announced the appointment of Leilani Gayles as its chief people officer. Gayles joins the company after a decade at baseball team the San Francisco Giants. Founded in 2011, Impossible Foods is backed by high-profile names including Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder Bill Gates, Google Ventures and UBS Group AG (UBSG.S). It has received nearly $1.5 billion in funding so far, thanks to the rising popularity of the plant-based meat industry due to environmental and ethical concerns among consumers.