Live Ventures Appoints Virland A. Johnson as Chief Financial Officer
Live Ventures Incorporated (Nasdaq:LIVE) (“Live Ventures” or the “Company”), a diversified holding company, announces today the appointment of Virland A. Johnson, CPA as its chief financial officer.
“Virland is a fantastic choice to take over this position based on his extensive experience in both publicly traded and private companies and we welcome him into the fold. He has already been with the Company for a couple of months as a consultant, and rapidly acclimated to and improved upon our systems,” said Jon Isaac, CEO of Live Ventures Incorporated. “The diverse companies with whom he has worked is reflective of our business model of acquiring diverse, revenue-positive companies and managing them under the single Live Ventures umbrella. His agility and ability to understand multiple businesses will serve Live Ventures well.”
Mr. Johnson joins the Company with more than 25 years of operational and financial experience in a variety of industries. Prior to joining Live Ventures, he served as senior director of revenue at Scottsdale, Ariz.-based JDA Software Group, Inc. Prior to that, he held various financial positions throughout the Scottsdale area, including Cultural Experiences Abroad, Inc., Chamberlain Group, Inc. and Fender Musical Instruments. In addition, he has held operational positions at Keisler Enterprises, Inc., where he served as president, Unitech Industries, where he served as CEO, Innovative Environmental Products, Inc., where he served as chief operating officer and at Cultural Experiences Abroad, where he also served as executive vice president of operations. Mr. Johnson holds a BS in accountancy from Arizona State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
“Live Ventures is one of those rare companies that has developed a business approach designed specifically to enhance shareholder value by seeking out companies that know how to do their business and acquiring and further developing them to achieve success beyond their original aspiration,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’m looking forward to working closely with management to continue to elevate the company’s growing reputation and Live Ventures into a premiere brand.”
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