SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AL International, Inc. (OTCQX: YGYI) (www.YGYI.com) announced today the appointment of Raffy Lorentzian to serve as its Controller. Mr. Lorentzian brings a wealth of financial experience to Youngevity, with his most recent success as Chief Financial Officer of National Technical Systems, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company (Nasdaq: NTSC).
Raffy is a corporate finance executive with over twenty (20) years of public company reporting experience and extensive knowledge of accounting and SEC compliance rules. As the CFO of National Technical Systems, he also led the company’s annual strategic planning process and the financial due diligence for eleven completed acquisitions.
“We are very pleased to welcome Raffy Lorentzian to the Youngevity executive team,” said Steve Wallach, Chief Executive Officer, Youngevity. “This is an exciting stage in our Company’s growth and Raffy’s significant expertise in public accounting, SEC compliance, and mergers and acquisitions analysis, structuring and execution, makes him an ideal addition for our Company.”
“Adding Raffy’s experience to our team fortifies our strategic direction and makes us a better company. His ability to help oversee our accounting and SEC compliance responsibilities is intended to free me up to focus on our acquisition and global expansion strategy,” said newly appointed Chairman of the Company’s Acquisition Committee and Company CFO, Dave Briskie.
About AL International, Inc.
AL International, Inc. (OTCQX: YGYI) (www.YGYI.com) is a fast-growing, innovative, multi-dimensional company that offers a wide range of consumer products and services, primarily through person-to-person selling relationships that comprise a "network of networks." The Company also is a vertically-integrated producer of the finest coffees for the commercial, retail and direct sales channels.
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