TechCFO Enters Tennessee

Friday, November 14, 2008
Frank Pazera
Frank Pazera

TechCFO, a leading provider of “on-demand” CFO-level financial and management services for technology companies recently entered the Chattanooga market with the addition of Frank J. Pazera as Partner.

This expansion is in direct response to rising demand TechCFO is seeing for its services among a growing number of startup and established technology companies in the Southeastern United States.

TechCFO, LLC is headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Boston and San Francisco. The firm provides comprehensive business infrastructure services, including executive level financial management, project management and staffing, accounting systems and support, human resource and administrative services to emerging and established technology organizations.

TechCFO professionals have extensive experience with critical business and financial issues in the software, technology, telecom, wireless, mobile marketing, entertainment, healthcare IT, and life sciences industries.

Mr. Pazera will initially manage the Tennessee practice from Chattanooga, as he locates suitable office space to accommodate staff growth and expansion in the Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville markets.

Mr. Pazera has extensive public and private financial management experience primarily in the technology, media, telecommunications and service sectors. During his career Mr. Pazera has orchestrated and completed a number of fundraising (debt & equity) merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions.

Mr. Pazera is a Certified Public Accountant and began his career at Arthur Andersen & Company. He earned a BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and holds an MBA in Finance from the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University in Atlanta.

Previously, he has held Executive level roles at MCI Telecommunications, Turner Broadcasting and Network One, among others. He also served as Chief Executive Officer and Director for the Chattanooga based service provider, Covista Communications.

Mr. Pazera lives in Hixson with his wife Laura and two children, Tyler and Samantha.

TechCFO enables businesses nationwide to focus on core competencies by providing flexible, customized professional services. For more information, please visit http://www.techcfo.com.


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