Ken Robinson Named CFO of Mercury Air
Group, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA (October 1,
2008): Joseph A. Czyzyk, Chairman & CEO of Mercury
Air Group, Inc. announced today the appointment of Ken Robinson
as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company. “We undertook
an exhaustive search process and found in Ken someone with over
35 years of experience in finance, corporate planning and accounting
as well as a diverse perspective of business experiences including
banking, energy and technology. Ken will play a critical role
as we continue to navigate the current economic environment and
plan for our growth well into the future,” said Czyzyk.
Robinson is a CPA and began his career
with Ernst & Young. He has served in senior executive positions
with two banks: Chief Accounting Officer/Controller & Executive
Vice President of Mercury Savings as well as Chief Financial Officer
of United California Savings Bank. Additionally, he served as
Controller for the nation’s largest DSL provider, Flashcom,
Inc. and as a Controller of AT&T Local Services (formerly
TCG).
Robinson has been Financial Vice President
of RealEnergy, Inc. and most recently, he was Chief Accounting
Officer and Corporate Controller of Commerce Energy, a leading
independent electricity and natural gas provider, serving a broad
base of residential, small business, commercial and industrial
customers located across the U.S.
He has an MBA from California State
University, Fullerton and was a member of the American Institute
of CPAs, an instructor for commercial bankers in financial statement
analysis through the California Society of CPAs and he was the
past chapter president of the Tri-County Financial Managers, a
group of finance executives based in the Inland Empire/Orange
County.
“Mercury is a well respected
company and they have a seasoned finance team in place. I am honored
to have been named CFO and I look forward to helping Joe and the
executive team continue to build upon Mercury’s success,”
said Robinson.
About Mercury Air Group
Based in Los Angeles, Mercury Air Group, Inc. was founded in 1956
by three members of the legendary First American Volunteer Group
(AVG) Flying Tigers. Today, Mercury is a global leader in the
aviation services industry and is one of the largest privately
owned aviation services company in the world with business operations
on five continents in more than 60 locations. Mercury Air Group
provides aviation petroleum products, air cargo services and transportation
as well as support services for international and U.S. commercial
airlines, general aviation and U.S. government aircraft.
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