Barry Rowan to Enter Gogo as Chief Financial Officer
CHICAGO, April 21: Gogo, the top worldwide contributor of
broadband connectivity products along with facilities for aviation, revealed that
expert financial leader Barry Rowan is expected to enter the company as an
Executive Vice President and will undertake the status of Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) on May 4, 2017 subsequent to the Company's first quarter profits account.
Rowan will steer Gogo's fiscal ventures, which comprises fiscal
development and assessment, accounting, resources, tax and financier associations. He will testify to Michael Small, president
and CEO.
Rowan has over 30 years of fiscal administration knowledge comprising
a reputation of effectively guiding public companies. He enters Gogo from agricultural tech
start-up Cool Planet, where he had worked as Chief Financial Officer ever since
2013. Before Cool Planet, he functioned as EVP, CFO and Chief Administrative
Officer for Vonage Corporation, where he was component of the management group
that effectively transformed around the $900 million internet communications enterprise. Prior to entering Vonage, Rowan was EVP and
CFO of Nextel Partners, the swiftest expanding U.S. wireless enterprise at the
time.
"Barry has served as a strategic financial leader for
companies at various stages of growth and has a long track record of success in
executive financial management throughout his career," revealed Michael
Small, Gogo's president and CEO, adding, “This experience combined with his
intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, strong communications skills and
leadership abilities makes him a perfect fit to take Gogo to the next
level."
"I am thrilled to be joining Gogo at what I believe is a
very exciting time in the company's development. Gogo's next generation technology delivers a
compelling customer experience with very attractive economics, and the talented
leadership team is well positioned to execute on this significant value creation
opportunity," stated Rowan, adding, "Gogo continues to be the global
leader at bringing the Internet to aviation, which is truly changing the way
people fly."
Rowan commenced his profession at Hewlett-Packard and enjoyed
senior management positions at Comlinear Corporation as well as Fluke
Corporation. He gained an MBA from the Harvard Business School and his
bachelor's degree in Business Administration along with Chemical Biology summa
cum laude from The College of Idaho.
With over two decades of understanding, Gogo is the frontrunner
in in-flight connectivity along with wireless amusement facilities for business
as well as commercial fleets throughout the globe. Gogo links aircraft, giving its
airlines associates the globe's most robust system and platform to aid enhance
their actions. Gogo's outstanding expertise, best-in-class facility, and worldwide
reach assist planes fly smoother, airlines collaborators accomplish better, and
their customers travel content.
Nowadays, Gogo has collaborations with 17 business airlines
and has fitted in-flight connectivity expertise on 3,000 business aircraft. Over
4,200 commercial aircraft are likewise flying with its solutions, comprising
the globe's biggest fractional ownership fleets. Gogo furthermore is a factory choice
at each key commercial aircraft company. Gogo has over 1,000 employees and has
its headquarters in Chicago, IL, with added services in Broomfield, CO, and numerous
places abroad.
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