07/09/2009

SEASONED  FINANCIAL CONSULTANT AND EXECUTIVE Joins  Avant Advisory Group Management Consulting Firm

Los Angeles,  California, July 9, 2009 - Thomas Stamatis, finance executive and management  consultant, has joined the CFO and C-Suite, mergers and acquisitions, and  turnaround practices of Avant Advisory Group (www.AvantAdvisory.com),  a premier management consulting firm with a national practice.  Mr. Stamatis is  a seasoned executive with over thirty years experience ranging from Fortune 100  to privately-held entrepreneurial companies in high-technology and homeland  security devices, information technology services, environmental technologies, consumer  products, food and beverage distribution, and manufacturing.  He is expert in strategic planning,  deal structuring, short- and long- term cash flow modeling, financial planning  and analysis, business plan preparation, and financing.  He is also knowledgeable about merger and  acquisition transactions, system implementations, inventory control, cash management,  banking, auditor coordination, risk management, financial reporting, and  internal controls.

Avant Advisory Group is a leading professional services firm  specializing in performance improvement, turnaround management, and business  advisory services.  Avant Advisory provides strategic,  operational, and financial expertise with its CFO and C-Suite services, which  are geared to help clients reduce costs, increase profitability, and improve  cash flows. "Tom is acutely aware of the needs of  emerging growth, middle market, and private companies as they cope with their challenges  in these current economic times," said Jim Davidson, managing director of Avant  Advisory Group.  "His ability to  troubleshoot for cost savings and quickly provide profit and cash flows solutions  to challenged businesses is his greatest strength.  He brings another dimension of expertise  learned throughout his Fortune 100 financial and strategic experience.  He'll be a great resource as a transitional  CFO to those companies who cannot afford to fill that position on a full time  basis.  We're pleased to include Tom as another  Avant Advisory team professional."

Tom holds a master of business administration  with emphasis in finance from the University of Tennessee and a bachelor of science  in business administration from the University of Bridgeport.  To learn more  about Mr. Stamatis, his capabilities, and client accomplishments, please refer  to: http://www.AvantAdvisory.com/bio_Thomas_Stamatis.php.

About  Avant Advisory Group

Avant Advisory is a professional services consulting firm with offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach,  and Santa Barbara, California. The firm is comprised of highly  skilled strategic, operating, and financial executives. Avant's consultants  have decades of combined business, executive, and consulting experience and  thousands of successful case studies.   Its professionals come from some of the most prestigious consulting  firms and companies.

Avant Advisory Group specializes in:

* Turnarounds, restructurings, insolvency, and bankruptcy of companies in  crisis 
* C-Suite executive and transition  management: CFO, CRO, COO, CEO, and board of directors
* Mergers, acquisitions, and capital  transactions
* Forensics, fraud investigations, and  litigation support

Clients include public, middle-market, and emerging-growth companies across the  country.  Their management teams,  investors, capital providers, and other professionals, including attorneys,  trustees, creditor committees, secured lenders, and other parties in interest,  all benefit from the firm's services. Whether serving in interim management or advisory roles, Avant Advisory  draws on its deep operational financial and operational experience to provide  comprehensive services across the investment lifecycle. Front-end due diligence  and acquisition support, portfolio company evaluation, turnaround management,  and exit advisory are only a few of these services. 

Avant Advisory Group's mission is to leverage trust and confidence in its  services, create value, and enhance each client's success. The firm  accomplishes this by helping clients improve profits, EBITDA, cash flows, and  asset management. There is also no stronger advocate for each client than Avant  whether it is by its forensics and litigation support services, turnaround,  restructuring, and crisis management expertise, merger and acquisition advisory  services, or its profitability and operational improvement capabilities.

To learn more about Avant Advisory Group, please refer to www.AvantAdvisory.com or call James F. Davidson, CTP,  CPA/CFF, CM&AA at (714) 924 7888.

Media Contact:

Martin S. McDermut, CPA, CM&AA, CFS
Managing  Director
Avant Advisory Group

Los Angeles, CA
(213) 943 1308
MMcDermut@AvantAdvisory.com