The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Thursday that Conshy-based Monetate has hired a new CFO and that the CFO’s experience includes taking companies public. As reported by the Inquirer”

In a sign one of Philadelphia’s more successful iPhone-era tech companies may be preparing for its initial public stock offering, Monetate, the fast-growing, 220-worker “marketing acceleration software” provider that helps retailers like QVC and Best Buys customize Web site offerings to their customers and reach their mobile devices through the cloud, says it has hired Bob Lawson as its new CFO, and in a statement praised his “proven expertise in helping pre-IPO and public companies” reorganize and boost profits.

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