CHALFONT, Pa., April 11, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Information technology entrepreneur Kimberle Levin and long-time financial professional Ed Chambers have joined the advisory board of GFO Consulting, LLC. Jeffrey M. Gilmore, president of the Chalfont-based company, commented, "With Kimberle and Ed, we are extremely fortunate to add to the GFO team professionals with outstanding careers of achievement."
"Kimberle has an unmatched record as an innovator in the IT industry. She has created companies and then piloted them through the difficult start-up phases to on-going success. Ed brings a wealth of financial experience at companies that have been industry leaders for years and where he was one of the critical players in implementing their strategic plans. With our stated goal to develop recognition in the Philadelphia region as the premier provider of controller and CFO services to privately held businesses, Ed and Kimberle join a wonderfully gifted group of professionals on our board."
Ms. Levin established her reputation as a cutting edge executive after forming several highly successful information technology companies over the past 18 years. Since 2003, she is leading the sixth company she founded, TEKNUKO, which provides IT infrastructure services to the SMB market. Previously, she was founder and CEO of JVC Technologies Inc., Telecom Assistance Center, and Innovative Staffing Solutions, which provided information technology solutions, telcom provisioning and troubleshooting, and resource staffing respectively, to Fortune 1000 companies worldwide.
Mr. Chambers heads the Chambers Group, LLC and counsels companies regarding business planning, financing strategy development and banking relationship management. Prior to forming his present company, Mr. Chambers spent 14 years as CFO of Wawa, Inc., operator of a $2 billion convenience store chain. From 1976 to 1984, he served as CFO and then President of Retail Operations for Kentucky Fried Chicken, Inc.