RedEnvelope Inc announced that Bill Gochnauer has joined the Company as Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective December 4, 2006.
Mr. Gochnauer is a partner at Tatum, LLC, an executive services firm. Previously, he served as a consultant to Excellence Learning Corporation, a publicly held national manufacturer and distributor of early childhood learning products.
Similarly, he served as Interim Chief Financial Officer at RF Industries Ltd, a public, national manufacturer and distributor of electronic components.
In addition, Mr. Gochnauer was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Western Water Company, a publicly held owner, developer and marketer of water rights and related assets in California and Colorado, and Chief Financial Officer of the Devon Group of Companies, a diversified real estate and financial services firm.
Mr. Gochnauer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Armstrong University.
Mr. Gochnauer replaces Polly Boe, the Company's former Chief Financial Officer, who resigned to accept the position of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Gump's, the privately held San Francisco-based luxury retailer. Ms. Boe's last day with RedEnvelope was December 1, 2006.