SYNACOR APPOINTS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
Cable Veteran, Robert Cavallari Joins Synacor
August 17th 2006
Synacor, the country’s leading private-label provider of technology supporting the delivery of portals and bundled services, announced today that Robert Cavallari will serve as the vice president of finance for the company. Cavallari will spearhead Synacor’s fiscal initiatives.
He joins Synacor from TelCove, Inc., the leading provider of business critical telecommunications services to businesses, schools and governments, where he served as the director of accounting and was responsible for all facets of day-to-day accounting and finance functions. During his tenure at TelCove, Inc., Cavallari also played a significant role in fully integrating the acquisition of a 21 market telecommunications provider.
Prior to TelCove, Inc., Cavallari served as the vice president of Accounting for Adelphia Communications Corp., where he reconstructed the entire accounting department by implementing processes and controls to produce timely accurate financial information. Furthermore, he negotiated with vendors to outsource centralized telecom processing, resulting in the company’s initial savings of over $5 million in annual savings.
“Robert’s extensive hands-on experience in developing, launching and managing programs that improve profitability will be a strong asset to Synacor’s financial initiatives” said Bob Rusak, CFO, Synacor. “The knowledge and leadership he brings to the accounting department will help increase our company’s revenue.”
Synacor leverages Internet trends, drives innovation and delivers reliable, relevant products and services with consumer appeal for 26 affiliates worldwide. The company is the leading platform provider of premium content and services on the Internet, enabling ISPs and content providers to easily and cost-effectively deliver an enhanced, simpler, personalized Internet experience. Synacor’s model has been instrumental in driving premium content into the digital home, enabling consumers to pick and personalize service packages from the most extensive catalog of subscription services available from one source today.
