{"id":476874,"date":"2021-04-15T08:33:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T12:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/textnow-names-evan-fein-cfo-to-accelerate-growth-plans\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T08:33:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T12:33:09","slug":"textnow-names-evan-fein-cfo-to-accelerate-growth-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/textnow-names-evan-fein-cfo-to-accelerate-growth-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"TextNow Names Evan Fein CFO to Accelerate Growth Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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San Francisco and Waterloo, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TextNow<\/a>, the leading mobile app offering\u00a0free\u00a0cellular and\u00a0WiFi-enabled phone service,\u00a0today announced that\u00a0Evan Fein\u00a0has joined its senior leadership team as\u00a0Chief Financial Officer.\u00a0Evan brings more than 25 years of financial management\u00a0experience\u00a0to\u00a0TextNow, where\u00a0he\u00a0will oversee\u00a0financial\u00a0activities\u00a0while\u00a0helping\u00a0position the company for growth and offering strategic guidance as the business scales.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Evan is a strategic financial executive with a strong track record leading growth stage technology companies.\u00a0Prior to\u00a0TextNow, Evan was Chief Financial Officer at Chef Software, which he led through its successful acquisition by Progress Software in October 2020. Evan also served as CFO of Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) from 2000 to 2018, where he helped to secure more than $100 million in\u00a0private\u00a0funding before leading the company through an initial public offering\u00a0and follow-on offering\u00a0on the NASDAQ.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0telecommunications\u00a0industry is ripe for disruption\u00a0and I think there is a terrific opportunity for\u00a0TextNow\u00a0to change how\u00a0mobile\u00a0service is delivered,\u201d said\u00a0Evan Fein, Chief\u00a0Financial\u00a0Officer\u00a0at\u00a0TextNow. \u201cThe company has already built a market-leading product offering, and I\u2019m excited to help grow the business while continuing to deliver on our mission to bring communication to everyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Evan\u00a0has received numerous financial industry accolades for his work, including being named the Most Innovative CFO by Armanino LLP in 2019. He was also ranked\u00a0a\u00a0Top CFO in the Small Cap Technology, Media & Telecommunications sector by Institutional Investor in 2017 and CFO of the Year by the Puget Sound Business Journal in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the rapid growth we\u2019ve experienced, Evan\u00a0will\u00a0strengthen our senior leadership team and help us continue to scale the company,\u201d said Derek Ting, CEO of\u00a0TextNow. \u201cHis\u00a0experience leading growth stage companies and strategic expertise\u00a0will be invaluable as we continue to scale our platform and grow\u00a0our business.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Based in Seattle,\u00a0Evan\u00a0earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in mathematics and a master\u2019s degree in business administration from the University of Washington.\u00a0An active angel investor and advisor to numerous technology companies, Evan\u00a0serves as a board member for the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) and the University of Washington Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n About\u00a0TextNow<\/b>\u00a0
Founded in 2009,\u00a0TextNow\u00a0is the largest provider of free phone service in the U.S. With offices in\u202fSan Francisco, Waterloo,\u00a0and Portland, the\u00a0TextNow\u00a0app has been downloaded more than 200 million times globally, helping millions of people stay connected with a free phone number and ad-supported calling and texting over\u00a0WiFi\u00a0and\u00a0a nationwide LTE network. For more information\u00a0visit\u202fhttps:\/\/www.textnow.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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