AvantGo Appoints David Cooper As CFO; Former PowerBar Executive To Drive AvantGo Financial Management.Business Editors SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 AvantGo, Inc., a mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. company, today announced that David B. Cooper, Jr. has been appointed to the position of chief financial officer. With twenty-two years of financial experience for companies including PowerBar, Inc., Edison Brothers Stores, Inc. and Dole Food Company Dole Food Company, Inc. is an American-based agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Westlake Village, California and is the leading grower and packer of such food items as bananas, pineapples (fresh and packaged), grapes, strawberries, and other fresh and frozen , Inc., Mr. Cooper has helped to lead companies through significant growth and organizational change. In his new position, he is responsible for managing all of AvantGo's financial activities. Mr. Cooper most recently served as vice president and chief financial officer at PowerBar, where he was a member of a five-person executive committee responsible for running the company. Mr. Cooper worked closely with the founders, venture-fund investors and board of directors to evaluate strategic business options. In March of this year, Mr. Cooper directed the sale of PowerBar to Nestle, S.A. "With my experience in financial management, strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and information systems, I expect to have an active role in managing the company's financial operations," said Mr. Cooper. "I am pleased to be joining AvantGo and look forward to guiding the company's financial decisions as we chart our future course." Prior to joining PowerBar, Mr. Cooper was executive vice president, chief financial officer and board member at Edison Brothers Stores, where he was instrumental in reorganizing the apparel and footwear company, reducing overhead and restructuring operations. He also served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Del Monte Fresh Produce Company. Before that, Mr. Cooper served as vice president and treasurer for Dole Food Company, and with two of Dole's affiliates as senior vice president of Castle & Cooke Homes, Inc. and treasurer of Flexi-Van Corporation. He also held positions as assistant manager for Chemical Bank, providing financial advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal for international expansion, and as a financial analyst at Continental Grain Company. Mr. Cooper graduated from Yale University Yale University, at New Haven, Conn.; coeducational. Chartered as a collegiate school for men in 1701 largely as a result of the efforts of James Pierpont, it opened at Killingworth (now Clinton) in 1702, moved (1707) to Saybrook (now Old Saybrook), and in 1716 was with a BA in Economics and went on to earn an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in Finance with Honors from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . About AvantGo AvantGo provides mobile infrastructure software and services that enable and enhance the use of Internet-based content and corporate applications on handheld devices and Internet-enabled phones. AvantGo's software and services bridge the gap between the Internet, wireless and mobile technologies. AvantGo Enterprise software products enable access to critical information and applications from mobile devices to accelerate information flow between companies and their mobile employees, customers, suppliers and business partners. The AvantGo Mobile Internet service enables content providers and e-businesses to extend their user reach, foster repeat use and increase consumer loyalty. The AMI service provides consumers with interactive and personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. Internet content and Web-based applications on mobile devices from over 600 content sources. For more information, please visit the company's web site at avantgo.com or call 650/638-3399. AvantGo, AvantGo Enterprise and the AvantGo logo are trademarks of AvantGo, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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