December 1, 2009 (FinancialWire) — EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ: EZPW) has appointed Brad Wolfe as senior vice president – Finance. Wolfe will assume the position of chief financial officer effective January 1, 2010.

Wolfe previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the $4 billion financial services subsidiary of Aon Corp. (NYSE: AOC). He was also senior vice president of Operations for Safeway Insurance Group and chief financial officer of The Broe Cos.

Texas-based EZCORP provides loans or credit services through its pawn shops and other businesses.

At September 30, 2009, EZCORP operated a total of 910 locations, consisting of 369 U.S. pawnshops, 62 pawnshops in Mexico, 477 U.S. short-term consumer loan stores, and two short-term consumer loan stores in Canada.

The company also has significant investments in Albemarle & Bond Holdings PLC, a U.K. pawnbroking business with 115 stores, and Cash Converters International Ltd., which franchises and operates approximately 500 locations worldwide.

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