As Seen in CFO Studio Magazine Q3 2016 Issue
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Edward J. Bishof, Sr.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Mark Bunting
American Standard Brands
Adam Drapczuk
Inpellis, Inc.
Ronald Gee
Shiseido Americas
Tom Leahey
Authentidate
Dorothy Montgomery
Iluminage Beauty, Inc.
William O’Connor
The Medicines Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 2, 2016
Contact: Lorenz Capalad
(732) 868-0000 x118
SOMERSET, NJ – CFO Studio is excited to announce that nominations opened today for the 2017 CFO Innovation Awards! Over a dozen different awards will be offered to actively employed CFOs from across North and Central America. Get nominated now! Over 100 CFO nominations are expected, and the process is easy.
Finalists will be chosen by an independent panel of CFO judges, and will be announced in CFO Studio magazine in 2017. Award Winners will be announced on stage at the 2017 CFO Innovation Conference and Awards Ceremony. Hundreds of executives have attended in the past and are expected to attend again.
The CFO Innovation Awards will recognize top finance professionals in the categories of Innovation, Leadership, Success and Industry Transformation. Awards also will be given in the categories of “CFO as COO” and “CFO to CEO Evolution.” Nominations will be qualified by the CFO Innovation Awards Audit Partner, with Finalists and Award Recipients being selected by an independent panel of judges. The CFO Innovation Awards will be an exciting event that will take place at the conclusion of the CFO Innovation Conference.
What to Expect at the CFO Innovation Conference
The CFO Innovation Conference will celebrate the innovation and leadership ingrained in the role of CFO, and will address the CFO’s on-going evolution in public, private, private equity, and not-for-profit enterprise. Prominent executives and well- known subject matter experts across multiple industries will offer insights, experiences, and new ideas, in a combination of general sessions, panel discussions, presentations, and intimate conversations.
What Not to Expect at the CFO Innovation Conference
It will not be the place where CFOs will go to hear about SEC reporting, GAAP to IFRS conversion, lease accounting rules, and other technical information.
The Day’s Details
The CFO Innovation Conference will kick off with breakfast at 7:00 am, will include panels discussions and presentations from thought-leaders and subject matter experts from exciting companies, and will culminate with the CFO Innovation Awards Ceremony and Dinner at 6:30 pm followed by an After Party Celebrations, with music by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Finance executives will gain unique insights, engage in great conversations, network and have fun.
About the CFO Innovation Awards
The CFO Innovation Awards celebrate highly accomplished CFOs who contribute to their organizations’ economic growth, stability, and success. Nominations are evaluated by CFO Studio’s audit partner, with finalists and award recipients selected by an independent panel of judges. At the CFO Innovation Awards Ceremony, held annually before hundreds of executives and hosted by CFO Studio, CFOs receive Awards in over 12 specific CFO-focused categories with finalists acknowledged for their achievements, as well.
About CFO Studio
CFO Studio deploys the best of new and traditional media to promote finance executives as business and strategy thought leaders. CFO Studio magazine, published quarterly by CFO Studio and underwritten by great promotional partners, features business profiles and strategic advice for CFOs. Andrew Zezas is the host of CFO Studio and the Publisher of CFO Studio magazine.
Visit www.CFOstudio.com to watch interviews with high profile CFOs, and to register for Executive Dinner events in New Jersey, Manhattan, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Connecticut, and elsewhere, and for the CFO Breakfast Learning Series. All CFO Studio events are available to CFOs at no cost. To read stories that have appeared in CFO Studio magazine, or for subscriptions and advertising opportunities, visit www.CFOstudio.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 1, 2016
Lorenz Capalad
Lorenz.Capalad@CFOstudio.com
(732)868-0000 x118
Featured in the Q3 Issue of CFO Studio Magazine:
The CFO of Jaguar Land Rover, N.A. and Winners of CFO Innovation Awards
SOMERSET, NJ – The 2nd annual CFO Innovation Awards were presented May 5, 2016 to 12 chief financial officers who have improved their companies through their innovative thinking and performance. The awards are for intangibles like mastery and leadership and innovation. Winners, selected from 45 finalists by a panel of independent judges, are spotlighted in the most recent issue of CFO Studio magazine. The Q3 issue was distributed to all who attended the CFO Innovation Conference at MetLife Stadium on May 5, and is being mailed this week to subscribers. The cover story features David Chambers, CFO of Jaguar Land Rover North America.
David Pearson, CFO of Vonage, took home the CFO Innovator Award; Mark Okerstrom, CFO and Executive Vice President, Expedia, received the CFO Mastery Award; Kevin Lenahan, CFO of Atlantic Health System, was the recipient of the CFO Leadership award; Craig Steeneck, CFO of Pinnacle Foods, received the CFO Success Award – Finance Department; Bill Baldwin, CFO of Kepner-Tregoe, Inc., took home the CFO Success Award – Operations; Talia Griep, CFO of Benjamin Moore, received the CFO Success Award – Technology; Mike Dentici, CFO, T&M Associates, was the recipient of the CFO Success Award – Strategy; Andrew Einhorn, CFO of Edge Therapeutics, Inc. took home the CFO Success Award – Capital; Michael Mardy, CFO of Tumi Holdings, received the CFO as COO Award; Arlen Shenkman, CFO of SAP North America, was the recipient of the CFO Industry Transformation Award; Bob Barry, CFO of the Community FoodBank of NJ received the Tax-exempt CFO Award – the For-profit Mind-set; and Jenniffer Collins, CFO, Teligent, took home the Small Market Companies CFO – Thinking Big Award.
CFO Studio’s audit partner, Withum+ reviewed all the entries to determine if the CFO nominee met the qualifications for the award. Judges were: Tim Anglim, Founder and President, YesCFO, lead judge; Anna DeJesus, CFO, Family & Children’s Service of Monmouth County; Michael Eldredge, Executive Vice President–Chief Operating & Financial Officer and Chairman, American Sensor Technologies; James Emmerson, CFO, Huntington Learning Center; Brian Giambagno, CFO, The Action Environmental Group, Inc.; Ralf Hermkens, Executive Consultant/Principal, Hermkens Consulting, LLC; Gregg Kam, CFO, Sonneborn; Bert Marchio, Chief Accounting & Operations Officer, Edge Therapeutics, Inc.; Howard Reba, Finance Director–Portfolio Operations, Marlin Operations Group, Inc.; Ron Rickles, Retired Partner, Deloitte, LLP; John A. (Jay) Roberts, CFO, VirMedica, Inc.; Andrew Savadelis, CFO, Angion Biomedica; and Brian Zietsman, President & CFO of Enteris BioPharma, Inc.
In the cover story, David Chambers, who has been CFO of Jaguar Land Rover, N.A. since it was created in 2008 when Ford Motor Co. sold the brands to Tata Motors of Mumbai, India. He was one of a handful of executives to move to Mahwah, NJ, in January 2009 and begin the start-up that is JLR. In his first months at Jaguar Land Rover, Chambers created organizations for treasury, tax, accounting, compliance, dealer audit, and purchasing. This was “a great learning experience,” he says in the article. “Rarely do you get to come into a large organization — large from a revenue perspective — and get to basically start everything over
again.”
CFOs will learn about Chambers’ part in setting the go-to-market strategy for the company and about his efforts to develop the respect of people outside the finance organization. Also in the issue is a brief case study of nearshoring at Agfa Graphics North America.
About CFO Studio
CFO Studio and CFO Studio magazine deploy the best of new and traditional media to promote finance executives as business and strategy thought leaders. The magazine, published quarterly by CFO Studio and underwritten by great promotional partners, features business profiles and strategic advice for CFOs in the New York, New Jersey, and major metropolitan areas including Philadelphia and Chicago. Andrew Zezas is the host of CFO Studio and the Publisher of CFO Studio magazine. The company’s second annual CFO Innovation Conference & Awards were presented at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on May 5, 2016.
Visit www.CFOstudio.com to watch interviews with New Jersey area CFOs, and to register for Executive Dinner events in New Jersey, Manhattan, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco, and for the CFO Breakfast Learning Series. All events are available to CFOs at no cost. To read stories that have appeared in CFO Studio magazine, or for subscriptions and advertising opportunities, visit www.CFOstudio.com
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