Universal Builders Supply, Inc. (UBS) is pleased to announce that the company has recently appointed John Arvonio as Senior Vice President along with his current role as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Arvonio is responsible for directing all the company’s accounting, finance and tax functions including strategic planning and maintaining relationships with the company’s bankers, insurers and unions.
Mr. Arvonio joined UBS in 2015 and has more than 30 years of financial experience. Prior to joining UBS, he was a founding member of Intervest National Bank and served as the bank’s Chief Financial and Accounting Officer for 17 years. While there, Mr. Arvonio helped the bank grow to over $2.4 billion in assets. Mr. Arvonio began his career at Ernst & Young and later held accounting and leadership positions with Citigroup and another large community bank. Mr. Arvonio is a graduate of Iona College’s Hagan School of Business and is a New York State Certified Public Accountant.
“It is an honor to be promoted to Senior Vice President of UBS,” said Mr. Arvonio. “I have truly enjoyed working with the UBS team over the past four years and being part of their growth.”
“UBS has had the privilege of being selected to work on countless treasured structures all over the country,” said Chris Evans, President of UBS. “It is incredible to see how our company transforms over time and how building design and construction becomes increasingly innovative. We look forward to continued work on many of the largest high-rise buildings in New York City, as well as other creative projects we are working on and we see John as integral to our future growth.”
Since 1931, UBS has been trusted to work on some of the nation’s most recognizable and cherished structures. The three-generational business has been awarded contracts to deliver high-level work on structures including the Statue of Liberty, Grand Central Terminal, The Washington Monument and Yankee Stadium.
About Universal Builders Supply, Inc.
UBS was founded in 1931 and quickly became a trusted industry leader and world-renowned expert in the field of specialty access, scaffolding, hoisting and protection systems, growing into one of the largest subcontracting companies in the country. Known for its innovative engineering solutions in the construction industry, UBS meets every challenge with expertise and a commitment to creating a safe environment for both working crews and the public. The company has performed work on high profile projects such as The Statue of Liberty, Grand Central Terminal, The Washington & Jefferson Memorials, Battery Park City, Canary Wharf in London, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and The Capitol in Washington DC. Founder Harold O’Callaghan supplied materials for the construction of the Empire State Building, the first building to exceed 100 stories. For more information, please visit: http://www.ubs1.com/
