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New York, NY-based Newtek Technology Services has Appointed Craig J. Brunet as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Newtek Business Services Corp. has been in business since 1998, servicing over 100,000 business accounts in all 50 states. Newtek aims to provide real-time, state-of-the-art content and business services in order to become the definitive destination for business owners across the United States. We are: A credible business partner with over $100 million of Stockholders Equity, over $160 million in revenues and over 100,000 business accounts We have operated as a publicly traded company for over eleven years, currently under Sarbanes-Oxley regulation All of our corporate data, as well as your company data, is stored in our military-strength facility in Arizona, which is both SAS-70 Type II and PCI compliant We have fully transparent financial statements which can be found online in our Investor Relations Section, http://investor.newtekbusinessservices.com. Or at SEC.gov We are the chosen counterparty for small growing entrepreneurial independent business owners across the United States.
About the Person
Craig Brunet currently serves as an Executive Vice President and the Chief Information Officer of Newtek Business Services, Inc. In addition, Mr. Brunet is responsible for strategic planning and marketing on a company-wide basis. Prior to joining Newtek, Mr. Brunet was Chairman and CEO of Harvest Strategies, a strategic consulting firm, and was responsible for developing and implementing corporate strategic plans for its clients on a global basis. Mr. Brunet began his career at South Central Bell Telephone Company and was promoted to AT&T Corporate where he held varying responsibilities in marketing, product development, finance, special bids, National Account Management, and Client Education and Training. He also held the position of Director of Strategic Planning. In 1989, Mr. Brunet became Executive Vice President of Entergy Corporation and was accountable for managing and directing the overall Entergy System retail and wholesale marketing effort, including strategy development, policy preparation and administration, market development, and market analysis and research. During his tenure with Entergy, he served as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He also served on the Board of Directors of Entergy Enterprises guiding decisions on unregulated activities, including strategic acquisition of and investments in generation and distribution, and new technology assets domestically and internationally. Mr. Brunet began his career at South Central Bell Telephone Company working as a Marketing Manager responsible for financial performance of the Company's service and product offerings.In 1984, Mr. Brunet was given the role as Director of Strategic Planning for AT&T.Here he managed all special development and modifications to standard AT&T products to include non-standard pricing, terms and conditions, FCC Tariffs, as well as joint venture and/or integration requirements for the top 50 AT&T accounts.In 1989, Mr. Brunet was recruited by Entergy Corporation to become Executive Vice President accountable for managing and directing the overall Entergy System retail and wholesale marketing effort including strategy development, policy preparation and administration, market development and market analysis and research.During his tenure with Entergy he served as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of EPRI and served on the Board of Directors of Entergy Enterprises guiding decisions on unregulated activities including strategic acquisition of generation and distribution assets domestically and internationally.More recently, Mr. Brunet was Chairman, CEO and President of First Pacific Networks, a leader in the initial development and deployment of broadband technologies in the United States and Europe. He led the Company from its early beginnings in 1991 as a Board Member and strategic investor through the Company's initial public and secondary offerings.Strategic partnerships and joint ventures with Entergy Corp., Southern Company, Raytheon, Ericsson, General Dynamics, GTE, US West, TCI, Telewest, Sanyo and Fujitsu were developed under Craig's tenure.During this period he was also Chairman of the Board of Credit Depot Corporation, a publicly traded multi-state mortgage company and served as Chairman of both the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Craig J. Brunet has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer since January 1, 2012.
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