Todd L. Kannegieter
VP of Finance
Todd L. Kannegieter brings 24 years of finance and accounting experience to Circadence. Mr. Kannegieter’s experience includes private equity placements and debt issuances for start-up telecommunications and Internet services companies, strategic and financial planning, mergers and acquisitions, and managing finance and accounting activities for both domestic and international businesses in the telecommunications and Internet services sectors.
Prior to joining Circadence, Mr. Kannegieter served as CFO of Rivien Communications, Inc., a telecommunications company providing integrated voice and data applications, where he was responsible for accounting, finance, and investor relations functions. Mr. Kannegieter was a key member in raising private equity, raising debt for acquiring a telecommunications company, and selling the company to Allegiance Telecom for $27 million in 2001. Prior to Rivien, Mr. Kannegieter was vice president, finance at COMSAT International, acquired by Lockheed Martin in 1999, where he had complete accounting and finance responsibility for operations in 11 countries with $400 million in investment and $115 million in annual revenue.
While with US West MediaOne (now Comcast) prior to COMSAT, Mr. Kannegieter held various finance positions including CFO of Westel Cellular in Budapest, Hungary, where he played an integral role in helping US West’s consortium win a 900 GSM license and then building and operating the company prior to its acquisition by Deutsche Telekom for approximately $1 billion, which represented a 20-times return on investment. He also served as the executive director of finance responsible for start-up operations in Southeast Asia and India, and Executive Director of Finance working the New Vector merger with Airtouch cellular in 1997. Mr. Kannegieter started his career with KPMG Peat Marwick and spent five years as an auditor on multinational oil and gas, real estate, and financial institution engagements.
Mr. Kannegieter has volunteered his time for several non-profit organizations and currently serves as the CFO and treasurer for Flagstaff Charter Academy, a K-8 charter school in Longmont, CO, where he was one of the founders in 2003.
