Jones Soda appoints new CFO

06/04/06 Mr Natha joins Jones Soda with over 20 years of experience in finance with both public and private companies, and was most recently an associate with CFO Selections and a principal with B2BCFO, providers of outsourced CFO services to small- and medium-sized companies. Previously, he was the CFO of Washington Gaming Inc, a gaming and real estate company, and Senior Manager with Accenture in Seattle.

In addition, Mr Natha spent more than 10 years with Nike subsidiary BauerNike Hockey in various finance and operations positions, including vice president of operations and director of management accounting and taxation. As part of his responsibilities Mr Natha set up a global transportation department and led a worldwide ERP (SAP) rollout.

Peter van Stolk, president and CEO of Jones Soda, commented, "We're extremely pleased to announce that someone with Hassan's depth of financial and operational experience is joining our team. His financial leadership, international experiences, and operational knowledge in retailing and manufacturing are a combination that will benefit Jones as we continue to build our company."