Leading HVAC firm names new CFO

NAPLES — Conditioned Air Co., the largest air-conditioning contracting and service firm in Southwest Florida, with nearly 400 employees across Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota and Manatee counties, has named Diane Arutt Matty CFO.

A licensed CPA, Matty brings more than 30 years of executive financial management experience to Conditioned Air. Most recently, she was vice president of finance and accounting and assistant treasurer for Fort Myers-based Fuel Capital Group, where she managed financial operations for the motorcycle financing and leasing firm.

Matty also previously operated her own professional consulting firm in Port Washington, New York, where she assisted clients in analyzing, implementing and evaluating projects to maximize growth and improve business performance, according to a statement. Matty started her career in 1990 as a senior audit manager with the global firm of Ernst & Young LLP in New York City.

“Diane brings vast expertise in setting corporate direction and building high performance finance departments,” Conditioned Air Executive Chairman and CEO Greg Johnson says in the release. “She will be a tremendous asset for our senior leadership team as we further position Conditioned Air as Southwest Florida’s leading provider of HVAC services with an unending commitment to exceptional customer service and employee satisfaction.”

Founded in 1962, Conditioned Air offers local expertise in light commercial and residential HVAC systems, including design, engineer, estimate, installation and maintenance of new construction, refrigeration, indoor air quality and dehumidification systems. It posted $58.53 million in revenue in 2021.