REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS) announced today the appointment of Frank Verdecanna to chief financial officer. Verdecanna, who has been acting CFO since July 2005, is responsible for all aspects of iPass' finance and accounting, including: Financial Planning and Analysis, Investor Relations and Billing Operations.
Verdecanna joined iPass in October 2000 as corporate controller, and has served as principal accounting officer since January 2003. In December 2004 Frank was appointed vice president by the iPass board of directors.
"We have spent the last several months conducting an in-depth search assessment and interview process looking for the right CFO to lead our finance organization," said Ken Denman, president and chief executive officer at iPass. "In the end, we realized we already had the ideal candidate in Frank. Frank brings us the right balance of leadership and management experience, together with a solid financial background and thorough knowledge of our business, making him the perfect complement to our executive team."
Prior to joining iPass, Verdecanna was vice president and chief financial officer for Impact Hire, Inc., a recruiting software and service provider, and before that he served as corporate controller for Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc., a public enterprise software company. Verdecanna holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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