Telamon Corporation, the largest private minority-owned business in Indiana that specializes in solutions for telecommunication networks, business process outsourcing, & industrial assembly, is happy to announce that a new Chief Financial Officer, Rob Ashburner, has joined the team. In his role, Rob will work with Telamon’s multiple business units and the corporate team to help set strategy and drive business improvement. Rob will report directly to CEO, Stanley Chen.
“Rob brings best-in-class financial planning and analysis skills to our team along with extensive treasury and merger/acquisition experience,” said Stanley Chen, CEO of Telamon. “We are pleased to have him on board to complement both our business and financial objectives.”
Rob started his career in public accounting at Arthur Anderson before spending 7 years at General Electric in a variety of business units. After that, he spent several years at Cerberus Capital Management, a large private equity fund, working with their portfolio companies before ultimately joining one of those portfolios, NewPage (later acquired by Verso Corporation), a $3B paper manufacturer in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, where he served as VP of Finance.
“It is a tremendous opportunity to join Telamon and lead its financial operations,” said Rob. “I’m eager to work with Telamon’s senior management team to explore potential acquisitions and prepare the organization for long-term financial success while driving shareholder value.”
Rob received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom and is ACA-certified (Association of Chartered Accountants) by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales.