Hanger, Austin, Texas has appointed Melissa Debes as vice president and chief accounting officer. Debes has served as the company’s corporate controller since March 11. She has more than 30 years of experience in financial management and improving financial performance, including technical roles with public companies and finance positions that involved forecasting, analysis, and strategic planning.
“In the few months Melissa has been with us, she has strengthened our accounting processes while fostering increased collaboration between our staff, our auditors, and our external financial consultants,” said Vinit Asar, Hanger’s president and CEO. “As a Six Sigma accounting executive with tremendous leadership experience at large public companies, Melissa has already cultivated a good momentum here at Hanger and is well-poised to drive significant improvements in our financial systems and processes.”