Newport Beach, California, June 29, 2009  – William A. Swanson, a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, has joined the performance improvement and profitability solutions team of Avant Advisory Group (www.AvantAdvisory.com), a premier management consulting firm.  Mr. Swanson is a seasoned sales and marketing executive and experienced consultant with over 20 years of combined industrial and consulting experience with both middle-market and large, national firms.  He is skilled in financial modeling and simulation, strategic management, and quality programs that include Baldridge and ISO 9000-2000. Mr. Swanson is the only Oracle-authorized Six Sigma consultant partner in southern California.

Avant Advisory Group provides specialty services relating to: turnarounds, restructurings, crisis, insolvency and bankruptcy management; merger and acquisitions advisory; and forensics and litigation support. The firm also offers strategic, operational, and financial expertise to its clients with its CFO and C-Suite services. "The firm's goal is to reduce client costs, increase profitability, and improve cash flows, particularly in this difficult business environment," said Jim Davidson, managing director of Avant Advisory. "Bill brings an exceptional set of skills to Avant and, most importantly, to our clients," said Davidson. "Bill's knowledge of Six Sigma techniques, marketing, sales and product development background as well as his knowledge of international business will be very useful to our clients looking for performance and profit improvements. We're very pleased that Bill is now part of the Avant team."

Swanson holds a master in business management from Marylhurst University and a bachelor of science from Bradley University's School of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. He obtained his Certified Six Sigma Black Belt form the University of Michigan. To learn more about Swanson, his capabilities, and client accomplishments, please refer to http://AvantAdvisory.com/bio_William_Swanson.php.

About Avant Advisory Group

Avant Advisory is a professional consulting firm with offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, and Santa Barbara, California. The firm is comprised of highly skilled strategic, operating, and financial executives. Avant's consultants have decades of combined business, executive, and consulting experience and thousands of successful case studies. Its professionals come from some of the most prestigious consulting firms and companies.

Avant Advisory Group specializes in:

• C-Suite executive and transition management: CFO, CRO, COO, CEO, and board of directors

• Turnarounds, restructurings, insolvency, and bankruptcy of companies in crisis

• Mergers, acquisitions, and capital transactions

• Forensics, fraud investigations, and litigation support

Clients include public, middle-market, and emerging-growth companies across the country. 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, merger and acquisition advisory services, or its profitability and operational improvement capabilities.

To learn more about Avant Advisory Group, please refer to www.AvantAdvisory.com or call James F. Davidson, CTP, CPA/CFF, CM&AA at (714) 924 7888.

Media Contact:

Martin S. McDermut, CPA, CM&AA, CFS

Managing Director

Avant Advisory Group

Newport Beach, CA

 (949) 417 5708

MMcDermut@AvantAdvisory.com