SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq:
AAXN), the global leader in connected law enforcement technologies,
today announced the appointment of two key additions to the finance
team: Jim Zito as Vice President of
Accounting and Andrea James as Vice
President of Investor Relations.
Andrea joins Axon after most recently supporting investor
relations at Tesla. Prior to that, she spent seven years as Vice
President and Senior Research Analyst in Dougherty & Company,
LLC's Equity Capital Markets group. Media outlets including
Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, and the Wall
Street Journal have frequently interviewed Andrea, and she has
made TV appearances on CNBC, Bloomberg News, CNN
International, and Fox Business. Before analyzing growth
stocks, Andrea worked as a financial journalist. She holds a B.S.
in Computer Information Systems from American
University and an M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University. Her Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA) licenses included the Series 7, 86, 87
and 63.
Jim joins Axon after serving for four years as the Global
Controller for General Electric (GE) Healthcare Digital and
Healthcare Partners, the software and consulting businesses within
GE Healthcare. There, he led a global team responsible for
controllership and commercial finance operations. Jim joined GE in
2010 as the Controller for GE's Healthcare's Clinical Business
Solutions product line and completed GE's Experienced Financial
Leadership Program in 2015. His prior experience includes
progressive leadership positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Jim
earned his B.B.A. in Accountancy and Computer Applications from the
University of Notre Dame.
"We are thrilled to bring Jim and Andrea on board given their
wealth of financial and operational experience," says Axon CFO
Jawad Ahsan. "Jim's vast knowledge
of complex accounting matters across a variety of industries and
Andrea's experience distilling complex growth stories for Wall
Street investors make them great additions to the team as we work
towards continued growth and success at Axon."
"I am impressed with Axon's commitment to law enforcement
customers and its sense of a greater public mission," says Andrea.
"I love companies that make disruptive, best-in-class products. The
innovation continues as Axon pivots to become a much larger company
and I look forward to engaging with investors about the exciting
products we are designing and the network we are building."
"My experiences leading high-performing accounting and finance
teams at PwC and GE have prepared me well for this exciting
opportunity at Axon," says Jim. "I look forward to contributing to
the mission to protect life and make the world a safer place while
driving the profitable growth of the company through systemic,
sustainable and scalable financial processes and controls."
About Axon
The Axon network is a network of devices, apps, and people that
helps law enforcement become smarter and safer. Our mission is to
protect life. Our technologies give law enforcement the confidence,
focus and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our
products impact every aspect of an officer's day-to-day
experience:
- In the field - Our Smart Weapons offer a less-lethal
intermediate use of force response and our body-worn and in-car
cameras collect video evidence to capture the truth of an incident;
and our mobile applications enable simple evidence collection.
- At the station - Our secure, cloud-based digital
evidence management solution allows officers and command staff to
manage, review, share and process digital evidence using forensic,
redaction, transcription, and other tools.
- In the courtroom - Our solutions for prosecutors make
collaborating across jurisdictions and agencies easy so that cases
can be resolved quickly.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all
of us. To date, there are more than 169,000 licensed users from
around the world and more than 189,000 lives and countless dollars
have been saved with the Axon network of devices, apps and people.
Learn more at www.axon.com or by calling (800) 978-2737.
Axon, the "Axon Delta" logo, Axon network, and Smart Weapons,
are trademarks of Axon Enterprise, Inc., some of which are
registered in the U.S. and other countries. For more information,
visit www.axon.com/legal. All rights reserved.
Follow Axon here:
- Axon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/axon_us
- Axon on Facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/Axon.ProtectLife/
Note to Investors
Please visit http://investor.axon.com,
https://www.axon.com/press, www.twitter.com/axon_us and
https://www.facebook.com/Axon.ProtectLife/ where Axon discloses
information about the company, its financial information, and its
business.
Visit our Investor Relations Safe Harbor Statement at:
http://investor.axon.com/safeHarbor.cfm
For investor relations information please contact Andrea James via email at IR@axon.com.
CONTACT:
Sydney Siegmeth
VP Communications
Press@Axon.com
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