
	In March 2013, Steve Helmbrecht was named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Helmbrecht had previously served previously as senior vice president and chief financial officer since 2005 and vice president and general manager, international since 2002, when he first joined Itron.&nbsp; &nbsp; Prior to joining Itron, Helmbrecht was chief financial officer at LineSoft Corporation, a leading provider of engineering design software to the electric utility industry. Itron acquired LineSoft Corporation in 2002. Prior to joining LineSoft, Helmbrecht spent seven years with SS&amp;C Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of portfolio management and accounting software. In 1996, SS&amp;C went public and Helmbrecht moved to London.&nbsp; &nbsp; Helmbrecht received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of Washington and a Master of Taxation degree from the University of Denver.&nbsp; &nbsp; In 2009, Helmbrecht received the Puget Sound Business Journal&#39;s Public Company CFO of the Year award.&nbsp;
