Conversation With Senior Government Officials Will Focus on Jobs Growth and Economic Opportunities for Phoenix-area Businesses
Scottsdale, AZ April 23, 2012—Apriva, the leading provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information solutions announced that Karen Coover, the company’s vice president for human resources, will participate in a roundtable discussion between select Phoenix-area business leaders and senior members of the Obama Administration. The event, hosted by the White House Business Council and Business Forward, will take place April 24th between 12:30 pm and 4:30 pm at the White House.
“We are very proud that Karen has been invited to represent our company—and the Phoenix business community—at this important event,” said Chris Spinella, chief executive officer of Apriva. “As a technology company that has its roots—and makes its headquarters—in the Phoenix area, Apriva is deeply committed to the growth and prosperity of the region. We are convinced that Phoenix has the ingredients to compete with any other market in terms of innovation, job growth and economic stability. I anticipate that the White House representatives and roundtable participants will appreciate that Apriva’s growth is really an indication of the potential that exists within the Phoenix community.”
As the leading provider of secure wireless transactions and information solutions in North America, Apriva serves customers in financial services, government, and major enterprise sectors. The company processed over $7 Billion in wireless transactions in 2011, representing an increase of some 27 percent over the previous year.
Apriva has a strong record for job creation. The company currently employs some 180 professionals at its Scottsdale headquarters, nearly doubling its size over the past two years. In addition, the company is in the midst of an active recruiting program, and expects to substantially add to the company’s roster of engineers, software developers, technologists, and operations staff throughout 2012.
About Apriva
Founded in 1999, Apriva is the leading provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information messaging solutions that meet the exacting security and reliability requirements of financial services providers, government entities, and public service sectors. Through its two operating groups, Apriva Point of Sale (POS) and Apriva Information Security Systems (ISS), the company offers customers fully-managed, end-to-end, security solutions that incorporate hardware, software, network infrastructure and management tools. For more information, visit www.apriva.com.
Apriva Contacts:
Robin Rotz
Apriva
480-421-1275
rrotz@staging.apriva.com
Suzanne Mattaboni
Parallel Communications Group
610-737-2140
smattaboni@parallelpr.com