A Wireless Appoints Matthew Goodman as Chief Financial Officer

GREENVILLE, N.C., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- A Wireless, an Exclusive Premium Retailer for Verizon Wireless, has hired Matthew Goodman as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Goodman will be charged with managing all aspects of financial planning, assessment, and reporting for the growing company. His responsibilities will include supervising the finance and accounting departments, quantifying key drivers of financial performance, and managing working relationships with banks and other financial institutions.

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In his new position as CFO, Goodman, who holds his Bachelor's degree in Business from North Carolina State University, draws on more than 15 years of experience working with several large-market companies in the finance, management, and wireless sectors. Most recently, in his occupation as Vice President and CFO at Hunt Technologies, LLC, Goodman implemented SMART Spending programs that increased the company's overall pre-tax and pre-interest earnings (EBIT) by more than $5.5 million over a three year period. During a previous tenure as the Global Vice President of Finance with BenQ Mobile/Siemens AG, Goodman was instrumental in the sale of Siemens' cell phone division to BenQ—a deal that netted at around $4 billion. Before his work within wireless and technology industries, Goodman also spent three years serving as the Director of Finance for OccuTest, LLC, a division of HealthMate Occupational.  

With A Wireless experiencing unprecedented growth in recent years and continuing to grow at a rapid pace, CEO Rich Balot recognized the need for an individual whom was well-versed in both the ever-changing wireless industry, and the nuances of corporate finance to solely manage the 112-store company's accounting. By the same token, Balot desired a candidate whom could coordinate seamlessly with other members of the management team, using his expertise to contribute to not only fiscal goals, but the broader goals and missions of the company as a whole. Goodman's familiarity with the industry provides him with the ability to execute well-planned financial strategies for A Wireless, allowing the company to reap the most benefit from its growing venture as a Verizon Premium Retailer.  

"Matt brings several years of relevant experience gained from successfully leading corporations like A Wireless in key business functions that are focused on driving strategy, growth, and performance," stated Balot. "I am confident that he will bring considerable financial experience and management strength to our leadership team as we continue to pursue our key strategic objectives."

"A Wireless is securing a major foothold in the wireless industry right now as a result of impressive strategic planning and skill of management on the operating side of the business," stated Goodman. "The company has quickly established itself as an innovator and leader within the wireless retail industry, proving it has all the right ingredients to achieve even greater success.  I look forward to being part of the A Wireless team and sharing my expertise to ensure our investments and accounting procedures reflect our current growth and are managed in a way that primes us for future expansion."

About A Wireless

A Wireless was founded as a partnership in October 1996 in Wilson, North Carolina and incorporated as ABC Phones of North Carolina, Inc. in 1999. The privately-held company, headquartered in Greenville, North Carolina, is an Exclusive Premium Retailer for Verizon Wireless and employs over 700 people at 112 locations in eight states and the District of Columbia. For more information, please visit www.vzawireless.com.

About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc., headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving more than 91 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of approximately 222,900 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion.

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