Another Aconex appointment

Is Melbourne, Australia-based SaaS construction collaboration technology vendor Aconex gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO)? Well, judging from the calibre of the executives it is recruiting, it is certainly making sure that it has some heavy hitters with relevant domain experience. The latest appointment (announced today) sees Patricia Cuthbert join as vice president of finance, reporting to Steve Recht, appointed six months ago as Aconex’s CFO.

Cuthbert has more than 30 years’ corporate finance experience at public companies in multiple industry segments, including internet search and advertising (Yahoo!), mobile devices (Palm), networking (3Com), and computer manufacturing. Recht says:

“Patricia Cuthbert’s skills and experience cover the full range of corporate finance operations required to support high growth and scalability. She is thoroughly versed in U.S. GAAP accounting, financial reporting, tax, treasury, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, internal controls, systems design and implementation, and change management. Patricia will be a valuable asset to Aconex as the business continues to mature and diversify around our core collaboration platform.”