Spanlink Adds CFO to Executive Team.Paul Stephenson This article is about a British footballer. For the senior police officer, see Paul Stephenson (police officer). Paul Stephenson (born 2 January, 1968) is a former footballer who played as a winger/ central midfielder for Newcastle United, Millwall, Joins as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer MINNEAPOLIS -- Spanlink Communications, a leading provider of contact center and business communications solutions based on VoIP, announced today that it has appointed Paul Stephenson as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO See Chief Financial Officer. ). Most recently, he was CFO at Fargo Electronics, Inc., an $80 million publicly traded technology company with sales in 80 countries worldwide. Stephenson has 30 years of experience in finance. Prior to joining Spanlink, Stephenson spent six years as CFO at Fargo Electronics, which was recently acquired by Swedish company Assa Abloy The ASSA ABLOY Group is a Swedish company. The group is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of locks. ASSA ABLOY was formed in 1994 when ASSA Ab was detached from Swedish security firm Securitas AB. . There, he helped lead the company through many initiatives, including a secondary public offering, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, investor analyst relations Analyst relations is a corporate communications and public relations activity whereby businesses aim to influence technology industry analysts (also known as research analysts) who work for independent research and consulting firms. The two largest U.S. and ultimately a sale to Assa Abloy. Stephenson began his career at international accounting and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen before continuing in financial leadership roles with a number of public, private and non-profit companies. Prior to Fargo Electronics, Stephenson held executive positions at the Minnesota Orchestral Association and Check Technology Corporation, as well as a finance position at Honeywell. He holds a bachelor's degree from Cambridge University in England. "Paul brings a wealth of financial leadership experience to Spanlink, including specific expertise around mergers and acquisitions, driving rapid-growth environments and working with public markets," said Spanlink CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Brett Shockley. "As we continue to grow, Paul's experience and guidance will be key to our success." "I am happy to work closely with Brett and the rest of the Spanlink leadership team as we continue the company on its strategic growth path," said Stephenson. About Spanlink Communications, Inc. Spanlink Communications is a leading provider of customer interaction solutions that leverage VoIP-based unified communications technology. With nearly 20 years experience, Spanlink provides customer interaction, workforce optimization and system management software that helps customers exploit the benefits of virtual unified communications networks for business transformation. Spanlink applies expert planning, migration and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to tailor each customer's solution and support plan to its business needs for transformational business improvements in productivity, efficiency and customer satisfaction. Find news and information at www.spanlink.com. |
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