Fireaway welcomes Keath Young as CFO
Dec 07, 2015
Fireaway Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Keath Young as the new chief financial officer of Fireaway Inc.
Keath Young was appointed chief financial officer of Fireaway in December of 2015. His background includes 25 years of experience implementing financial aspects and improving accounting systems. Most recently he was CFO for a logistics firm in St. Paul, MN. During this time he was responsible for the entire financial process of the firm, including capital financing, financial reporting, risk analysis and strategic planning. Earlier in his career he spent five years with Deloitte in Minneapolis, MN; focusing on communication, service, and manufacturing firms as well as individual wealth management. He then spent two years with a firm in Bloomington, MN working on business development for small to medium sized entities and entrepreneurs. He also spent seven years as the corporate controller for a commodity trading advisor in Boulder, Colorado.
Young holds the following degrees; an MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN and a BA in accounting, also from the University of St. Thomas. In addition he serves the community he resides in as an appointed utility commissioner. The exciting aerosol products that Fireaway is developing, and improving, has created a passion that is exciting and full of opportunity.