Veteran Financial Executive Gerry Owen Named Chief Financial Officer at Southeastern IT Firm EDTS

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Nov. 7, 2014 - PRLog -- Longtime community banker and certified public accountant Gerry L. Owen has been named Chief Financial Officer at EDTS, a regional IT services company specializing in managed IT services, network security, and advanced infrastructure for Southeastern businesses.

Mr. Owen brings nearly two decades of accounting, business consulting and financial management experience to the rapidly growing technology firm, which was recently named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America for the fifth consecutive year.  A native of Aiken, South Carolina, he most recently served as CFO and Chief Compliance Officer for Savannah River Banking Company.  He previously held leadership positions with Security Federal Bank and regional public accounting firm Elliott Davis LLC.

In his new capacity with EDTS, Mr. Owen will be responsible for financial planning and analysis, record-keeping and reporting, and will oversee the human resources, billing, accounts payable and accounts receivables departments. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Charles Johnson and work with other members of the management team on all matters relating to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and strategic planning to help the company continue to grow across the organization's Southeastern footprint.

He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina at Aiken with a B.S. degree in Business Administration, and has completed additional executive education courses relating to financial management at the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business.  Married with two children, Mr. Owen is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the South Carolina Association of CPAs, and serves as Treasurer of both Children’s Place and Lakeside Baptist Church.  He is also active with several chambers of commerce and other business and civic organizations.

“As EDTS expands and serves a more diverse customer base across the Southeast, we are pleased to add a financial professional of Gerry’s caliber to provide additional insight, experience and analytics to our organization,” said Charles Johnson, EDTS CEO.  “He will be an important key to our organization’s growth strategy, and we are pleased to welcome him to the EDTS family.”

Founded in 1999, EDTS has over 50 professionals serving clients 24/7/365 across the Southeast from offices in Augusta, GA and Columbia and Greenville, SC.  A full service technology consulting firm, EDTS specializes in networking, security and managed IT services for business.  The firm helps customers increase productivity and reduce cost associated with information technology.  EDTS was recently named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for the fifth consecutive year, and honored as one of the fastest-growing companies in South Carolina on multiple lists.