Wednesday 31 August 2011

Kony Appoints CFO to Drive International Expansion Strategy and Financial Excellence | Kony

Kony Appoints CFO to Drive International Expansion Strategy and Financial Excellence

ORLANDO – Kony Solutions, Inc., the leading mobile platform provider, today announced the addition of seasoned technology finance executive Kelly Enos to the management team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Enos brings a wealth of international financial expertise and knowledge to Kony, notably a solid track record of growing companies on a global scale, along with merger and acquisition experience, and raising capital through public and private investments.

Enos will report to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Raj Koneru and is a primary advisor on financial leadership and international expansion. She will oversee Kony’s finance, accounting, investor relations, and operations.

“We are pleased to welcome Kelly to the Kony executive team at a pivotal time in our company’s growth,” said Raj Koneru, Kony CEO. “Based on our aggressive growth in 2010, the addition of the CFO role is vital to Kony’s ongoing success, especially as we expand our global footprint. I am confident that Kelly will provide the financial leadership needed to help drive Kony’s growth and expansion, while maintaining financial excellence.”

Kelly Enos brings more than 20 years of experience leading the financial, accounting and administrative functions in high-tech, start-up and private-equity-backed companies to her role as Kony’s CFO and administrative executive.

“After meeting with Raj and the rest of the team, I was thoroughly impressed with what Kony is doing in the mobile category, providing not only the industry’s leading mobile application platform, but also unparalleled value and support to their customers,“ noted Enos. “Raj is constantly pushing the company forward and he’s assembled a world-class team that is achieving remarkable results both for its customers and as a business. I’m excited about joining Kony in this period of rapid growth and to build on the work already accomplished in creating value and financial success for the company.”

Prior to joining Kony, Enos was CFO of EquaTerra, Inc., a global advisory firm providing IT and business process transformation services. At EquaTerra, she was responsible for all financial and accounting activities of the company, as well as human resources, internal IT and legal. She has also held CFO positions with Telseon IP Services, an IP network and bandwidth service provider, and Star Telecommunications, a global telecommunications company. In these roles, Enos has helped raise billions in capital through the public debt and equity markets, as well as through private placements and commercial banks.Enos is a Certified Public Accountant with expertise in designing, building and managing financial operations, mergers and acquisitions, business development and strategic planning, treasury management and capital fund raising.