Tony Canova CFO, Coulomb Technologies

Coulomb Technologies, Inc., in electric vehicle infrastructure solutions, announced the addition of two executive staff members. Tony Canova has joined Coulomb as the chief financial officer and Ted Fagenson as vice president of sales.

Canova is a seasoned veteran with extensive financial management experience in publicly traded and private companies. Fagenson, who comes to Coulomb with more than 15 years of high-tech sales and marketing experience, will oversee Coulomb’s worldwide sales and distribution functions.

"As we see more and more growth in the EV infrastructure solutions market and prepare ourselves to scale, we are happy to further strengthen our executive staff," said Richard Lowenthal, CEO at Coulomb Technologies. "Both Tony and Ted bring extensive management experience that will benefit us greatly as we continue to grow."

 Tony Canova has more than 26 years experience as a CFO and partner in public accounting. Prior to joining Coulomb, Mr. Canova was Vice President of Finance, Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Brocade Communications, a publicly listed company that pioneered the Storage Area Networking Industry. Since leaving Brocade, Mr. Canova has focused on advising a number of venture-backed technology companies including 3 Leaf Systems, Ankena and Qumu, serving in roles including Chief Financial Officer as well as advisor to the CEO. Prior to Brocade Mr. Canova served as Chief Financial Officer of Wireless Inc., a wireless broadband equipment manufacturer. Tony was also an audit partner of KPMG LLP where he began his career in 1984. At KMPG Tony focused on audits, mergers and acquisitions and IPOs of a variety of technology companies. Tony holds a B.S. in Accounting from Santa Clara University.

Ted Fagenson joins Coulomb with more than 15 years of high-tech sales and marketing experience. Mr. Fagenson previously served for eight years as Senior Vice President of Sales, Business Development and Corporate Marketing at 2Wire, a data, voice and video solutions provider. Prior to 2Wire, he was Director of Sales and Marketing for Continuity Solutions, a SaaS provider of customer service solutions, Director of Marketing for Eclipse International, a provider of Windows CE solutions, and Director of Product Marketing for Polycom‘s audio conferencing product line. Mr. Fagenson holds an MBA from the Simon School of Business Administration, and a BSEE from Rutgers University.