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- Competitive
Technologies Appoints Michael D. Davidson CFO
May 4, 2004
– Fairfield, CT
Mr.
John B. Nano, CTT's President and CEO said, "We are pleased to add
Michael to the CTT team as we implement our strategic business plan for
growth to produce a profitable 2004. Michael
has a proven track record as a public company executive with a strong
consulting and auditing firm background. His breadth of experience provides
CTT the financial skills required as we build the company and shareholder
value."
Mr. Davidson was Chief Financial Officer of First Aviation Services from
April 2002. He started with First Aviation in February 1998 as Controller
becoming Chief Accounting Officer in October 2001. Prior to joining First
Aviation, Mr. Davidson worked for six years at Knollwood Capital, a consulting
firm specializing in turnaround and restructuring, and two years for Dyson-Kissner-Moran
Corporation, a leveraged buyout firm. For nearly ten years he was with
Ernst & Young LLP, where he was a senior manager and active in merger
and acquisition work. Mr. Davidson graduated magna cum laude with a BS
in Business Administration from Providence College in Rhode Island, and
is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Nano continued, "CTT is expanding the number and quality of innovative
technologies in our portfolio and fully capitalizing on the true value
of CTT's assets. We have brought the company to profitability, formed
strong global alliances, gained outstanding technologies from clients
and moved them into the marketplace. With our highly qualified management
team and sufficient funding, CTT will successfully implement its strategic
business plan for sustainable long-term growth and enhanced shareholder
value."
Competitive Technologies, established in 1968, is a full service technology
transfer and licensing provider focused on the technology needs of its
customers and transforming those requirements into commercially viable
solutions. CTT is a global leader in identifying, developing and commercializing
innovative technologies in life, digital, nano, and physical sciences
developed by universities, companies and inventors. The global market
for technology transfer services is estimated at $150 billion annually.
CTT maximizes the value of intellectual assets for the benefit of its
customers, clients and shareholders.
- Intelligroup
Announces New Chief Financial Officer Strengthens Management Team
April 5,
2004 - Edison, NJ
Intelligroup,
Inc., an information technology services strategic outsourcing partner
to the world's largest companies, today announced the appointment of David
J. Distel as its Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Distel brings over 20 years of experience to Intelligroup through
various key financial and operational roles in the information services,
technology, business process outsourcing, and financial services industries.
His experience includes tenures as the CFO of an international division
of Reuters Group PLC in the Americas which had revenues over $1 billion,
the Senior Vice President of Finance for a subsidiary of Bank of America
which had assets of $8 billion, and several executive financial roles
with an international division of GE Capital which had assets in excess
of $8 billion. In addition, Mr. Distel has held various auditing and M&A
positions including Senior Manager with Deloitte & Touche. In these
capacities, he has developed competencies that include strategic planning,
budgeting, internal and external reporting, taxation, M&A and other
operational and general administrative areas.
"We are pleased with the well rounded expertise that Dave is bringing
to Intelligroup. We are excited to have his proven track record and this
addition to our management team is another step in transforming Intelligroup
to capitalize on our opportunities for growth," said Arjun Valluri,
Chief Executive Officer of Intelligroup. "Dave will immediately be
focused on our profitability, the efficiency of our operations and driving
our strategy. I believe that Intelligroup can and will derive measurable
benefit from Dave's experience at this critical juncture in our evolution.
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- Velocity
Express Names Robert B. Lewis Chief Financial Officer.
January 21,
2004 – Minneapolis, MN
Vincent
A. Wasik, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Velocity Express Corporation
announced today the appointment of a new financial team to be led by Robert
B. Lewis as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lewis will be joined by John
A. Marsalisi who was named Senior Vice President of Finance.
"Together with the recent appointment of Jeffrey T. Hendrickson as
Chief Operating Officer, today's addition of Bob Lewis and John Marsalisi
represents an important step in positioning Velocity Express to achieve
accelerated growth and profitability," said Mr. Wasik. "We now
have an enormously experienced, capable and focused group of executives
who are results driven, and who will provide the necessary leadership
to enable our Company to achieve its goals," Mr. Wasik continued.
"We have much work to do at Velocity to prepare the organization
for growth. The CFO role will be vital to our success going forward and
Bob's experience and track record demonstrate that he has the ability
to ensure our future success. Bob is an experienced executive who has
a strong history of consistently delivering improved results and he will
take an active role in the leadership of this Company and increasing our
return to our customers and shareholders. I will further rely on Bob to
build a strong team and instill the disciplines required to enhance the
financial accountability at Velocity."
Mr. Lewis brings over 17 years of corporate finance, accounting, tax planning,
audit operations, budgeting, business development and IT management experience
to Velocity, having spent the majority of his career in manufacturing
related industries. Most recently, Mr. Lewis served as Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer of Burton Management Group, LLC, a
company formed to make control equity investments in domestic middle market
companies with under-utilized assets and ineffective cost structures.
Previously, he held a series of senior executive positions at Moore Corporation
Limited, a New York Stock Exchange listed Company, initially as Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and later as President of Business
Communication Services, one of the Company's operating divisions. Prior
to joining Moore, Mr. Lewis served as Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer of Walter Industries and World Color Press, Inc., both
also New York Stock Exchange listed companies. His tenure at World Color
Press, Inc. culminated with the company's merger with Quebecor Printing
in the fall of 1999, which resulted in the formation of the world's largest
and most profitable printing company. Previously, Mr. Lewis held senior
management roles at L.P. Theabult, a U.S.-based commercial printer. Mr.
Lewis earned his B.S. in Accounting and Computer Sciences from Rider University.
- MasterCard
International Appoints Chris McWilton As Chief Financial Officer
October
15, 2003 - Purchase,
NY
MasterCard
International today announced that it has appointed Chris A. McWilton
as chief financial officer. He will report to Robert Selander, MasterCard
president and CEO, and will be a member of the Executive Management Group.
Chris
joined MasterCard as corporate controller in January 2003, and has been
acting as interim Chief Financial Officer.
Prior
to joining MasterCard, McWilton was a partner at KPMG LLP, the international
accounting and tax firm, where he headed the Information, Communications,
and Entertainment practice of the New York office.
“Chris
is an accomplished financial executive with extensive knowledge and proven
experience in the field,” Selander said. “He has demonstrated
leadership and strong technical expertise since joining the company, and
will continue to ensure the financial strength of MasterCard and the quality
and integrity of our financial reporting.
McWilton
earned a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting, summa cum
laude, from St. Bonaventure University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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