Newport Beach, California, March 12, 2009 ? Donald D. Busse, a former Big 4 accounting firm CPA and financial executive in both public and private companies is now part of the CFO and C-Suite services team of Avant Advisory Group (www.avantadvisory.com), a premier management consulting firm. Mr. Busse is a seasoned financial executive and business consultant with over 37 years of combined public accounting, business, and consulting experience in a variety of distribution, food service, and sales, marketing and merchandising environments. He has managed business growth and financing in several companies during his career.

Avant Advisory Group provides specialty services in turnarounds and restructurings, forensics and litigation support, and merger and acquisition advisory services. The goal of the firm?s CFO and controllership services is to reduce client costs, increase profitability, and improve cash flows, particularly in this challenging business environment,? said Martin McDermut, managing director of Avant Advisory. ?We are thrilled with what Don brings to Avant and, most importantly, to our clients,? added McDermut. ?Don?s experience as a seasoned financial executive will make him an integral part of Avant?s C-Suite services. For those companies that cannot afford the cost of a full-time or permanent chief financial officer or corporate controller, now on an ?as needed? or interim basis, they can access his expertise in accounting systems and internal controls, budgeting, financing, and mergers and acquisitions.?

Busse is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Denver. To learn more about Busse, his capabilities, and client accomplishments, please refer to http://www.avantadvisory.com/bio_don_busse.php

About Avant Advisory Group

Avant Advisory is a professional consulting firm comprised of highly practiced strategic, operating, and financial executives. Avant?s consultants have decades of combined business, executive, and consulting experience and thousands of successful case studies. The firm?s professionals come from some of the most prestigious consulting firms and companies.

Avant Advisory Group specializes in:

? C-Suite executive and interim management: CFO, CRO, COO, CEO, and board of directors

? Turnarounds, restructurings, and bankruptcy for troubled companies

? Forensics, fraud investigations, and litigation support

? Mergers, acquisitions, and capital transactions

Clients include public, middle-market, and emerging-growth companies. Their management teams, investors, capital providers, and other professionals, including attorneys, trustees, receivers, creditor committees, secured lenders, and other parties in interest, all benefit from the firm's services.

Avant Advisory Group?s mission is to leverage trust and confidence in its services, create value, and enhance each client?s success. The firm accomplishes this by helping clients improve profits, EBITDA, cash flows, and asset management. There is also no stronger advocate for each client than Avant whether it is by its forensics and litigation support services, turnaround, restructuring, and crisis management expertise, or its profitability and operational improvement capabilities.

To learn more about Avant Advisory Group, please refer to www.avantadvisory.com or call Martin S. McDermut, CPA at (805) 705 0042.