Cincinnati Bell Names Brian Ross CFO.Business Editors CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio and its nearby suburbs in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CBB CBB Celebrity Big Brother CBB College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven (Dutch) CBB Cattlemen's Beef Board CBB Coalition for Buzzards Bay CBB Could Be Better (visual effects) CBB Can't Be Bothered ) today announced the election of Brian Ross
Brian Ross (born September 4, 1944 in Ballston Spa, New York) is a racecar driver. He won Rookie of the Year honors in the Auto Racing Club of America in 2000. as chief financial officer, effective immediately. Ross, 46, has spent six years at Cincinnati Bell, most recently as senior vice president of finance and accounting for the company's Cincinnati-based operating subsidiaries. Prior roles included vice president of finance and accounting for Cincinnati Bell Enterprise, vice president of finance and accounting for Cincinnati Bell Wireless, and assistant treasurer for Cincinnati Bell Inc. "It is under Brian's financial leadership that our Cincinnati businesses have grown revenue almost sixty percent in the last five years, while setting industry standards for margin performance and capital efficiency," said Jack Cassidy For the bass guitarist from Jefferson Airplane, see Jack Casady. Jack Cassidy (March 5, 1927 – December 12, 1976) was an American actor, who achieved success in theater, cinema and television. , president and chief executive officer of Cincinnati Bell. "Brian is a valuable member of our leadership team as he continually breaks through the traditional walls of finance and contributes to the business in many different ways. I am pleased the Board has placed their confidence in him." Aside from his roles at Cincinnati Bell, Mr. Ross has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for Student Loan Funding Resources, assistant treasurer of U.S. Shoe, and Controller for Mead Coated Board Europe in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Ross is also a member of the Teradata advisory board (a division of NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers ). "Brian's personal integrity and knowledge of the telecommunications space have earned him the respect and trust of our employees, our shareholders, and the financial community at large," said Cincinnati Bell's Chairman Phil Cox. "He exhibits the qualities needed to be an effective CFO See Chief Financial Officer. in the twenty-first century." About Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati Bell is one of the nation's most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers with a legacy of unparalleled customer service excellence. The company was recently ranked number one in customer satisfaction, for the third year in a row, by J.D. Power and Associates for residential long distance among mainstream users. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Cincinnati Bell is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, visit www.cincinnatibell.com. |
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