(HERNDON, Virginia) April 20, 2023<\/strong> – FranConnect<\/a><\/span>, the global leader of franchise and multi-location management solutions<\/a><\/span> for driving success in sales, operations, and marketing, is proud to announce its Chief Financial Officer, Andy Volkmann, has been recognized as a finalist for the 27th<\/sup> annual Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Emerging Growth CFO of the Year Award. \u00a0This prestigious award recognizes top finance leaders for their extraordinary achievements and excellence in advancing the economic development of the region\u2019s technology community.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The panel of independent judges include former CFO award winners, who selected Volkmann for exceeding the traditional expectations of a CFO.\u00a0 Selection criteria include company transformation, new technology implementation and innovation, and community service contributions.<\/p>\n \u201cCongratulations Andy Volkmann for being named a finalist for Emerging Growth CFO of the Year. His financial stewardship and commitment to building innovative, financially-secure businesses contributes to making our region one of the largest and most influential tech hubs in the nation,\u201d said Jennifer Taylor, President, and CEO of NVTC.<\/p>\n Volkmann has been recognized for his outstanding achievements in overseeing the financial operations of FranConnect since joining the company in 2020. Through his strategic financial planning and vision, Andy has been instrumental in helping guide the company through continuous stages of growth and completing two acquisitions in 2022 \u2013 FranchiseBlast and World Manager<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n \u201cI am honored to be named a finalist for this prestigious award.\u201d, said Andy Volkmann. \u201cThis recognition reflects the hard work and dedication of the entire FranConnect team, as well as the dynamic and forward-thinking culture of our company. To be the CFO of a company that is constantly driving innovation, speed and scale for brands in the franchise and multi-location industry has been truly remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023, at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner in McLean, Virginia.<\/p>\n \u201cOur region continues to be a hotbed of innovation that supports technology companies throughout the growth curve continuum \u2014 including early and mid-stage technology companies to mature market leaders,\u201d said Shiv Varma, KPMG partner, and chair of this year\u2019s CFO Awards program. \u201cCFOs and finance executives play a pivotal role in making our technology ecosystem as successful and vibrant as it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About the Northern Virginia Technology Council <\/strong><\/p>\n NVTC is the trade association representing the Northern Virginia technology community. As one of the nation\u2019s largest technology councils, NVTC serves companies from all sectors of the industry, from small businesses and start-ups to Fortune 100 technology companies, government contractors, as well as service providers, academic institutions, and nonprofit organizations. More than 450 members look to the organization as a resource for networking and educational opportunities, peer-to-peer communities, policy advocacy, industry promotion, fostering of strategic relationships, and branding of the region as a major global technology center. Learn more at www.nvtc.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Andy Volkmann of FranConnect Named \u201c2023 NVTC Emerging Growth CFO of the Year Award Finalist\u201d by the Northern Virginia Technology Council<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":283004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[41],"class_list":["post-279770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-mega-menu-spotlight","tag-press-releases"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t