Cary, North Carolina, USA
February 11, 2013
Verdesian Life Sciences, LLC announces Francis X. Pirozzi, CPA, will be CFO for Verdesian Life Sciences effective immediately. With a proven track record in start-up enterprises as well as established firms, Pirozzi brings an excellent set of financial skills to help lead Verdesian.
His experience includes dealings with global mergers, acquisitions and risk management for diverse agricultural and consumer companies as well as financial providers. Most recently, Pirozzi was director and assistant treasurer of Red Hat, Inc. where he managed a global $1.3 billion portfolio of financial investments and risk management for an enterprise that grew revenue from $600 million to over $1 billion within a 4-year span.
Prior to his financial oversight at Red Hat, Pirozzi was Vice President of Finance for Etigra in Cary, NC. He has also served in various managerial positions in North Carolina-based businesses including R.H. Donnelley, TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc., Jefferson Pilot Financial and Remington Arms Company.
Pirozzi's global financial experience was a key factor in management's decision to recruit him for his current role at Verdesian Life Sciences, according to JJ Grow, Chief Executive Officer. "We are working to broaden our global portfolio and refine our technologies to build a successful, vibrant company domestically as well as abroad," Grow says. "Pirozzi has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in these key areas critical to attaining our goal. We feel he will be an essential asset to our management team as we move forward."
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