Addvantage Technologies Group, Inc. Appoints Jarrod M. Watson as Chief Financial Officer
July 16, 2020 at 04:05 pm EDT
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ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. announced the appointment of Jarrod M. Watson as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Watson joins the company with more than 20 years of corporate financial leadership experience with large organizations including Fortune 500 companies Yum Brands and McKesson. Prior to joining ADDvantage Technologies, Mr. Watson served as Chief Financial Officer of Southland Holdings, a large privately held heavy civil construction company. In that role, he led all departments of finance, accounting, treasury and human resources. During his time there, he led several large transformation initiatives designed to position the company for growth. Prior to that, he served as Head of Business Analytics & Forecasting for Pizza Hut US, a Yum! Brands subsidiary. In that role he led all areas of financial analysis and forecasting. Mr. Watson has also held financial leadership roles with increasing levels of responsibility for several companies prior to that. One notable example includes ADC Telecommunications (currently operating as part of Commscope), a publicly traded telecommunications equipment manufacturer.
ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in wireless infrastructure services for wireless carriers, tower companies and equipment manufacturers, and distributes and services a comprehensive line of electronics and hardware for the telecommunications industry. Its segments include Wireless Infrastructure Services (Wireless) and Telecommunications (Telco). The Wireless Segment provides wireless infrastructure services for the four United States wireless carriers, communication tower companies, national integrators, and original equipment manufacturers. These services consist of the installation and upgrade of technology on cell sites and the construction of new small cells for fifth generation (5G). The Telco segment sells new and refurbished telecommunications networking equipment, including both central office and customer premise equipment. This segment also offers its customers repair and testing services for telecommunications networking equipment.