Here it is, October again, and time for Treasury & Risk's annual list of 40 distinguished finance executives under 40 years of age. At first, it may seem like an overwhelming task to find so many accomplished young professionals. But after calling best-practices finance departments and treasuries, consultants and executive search firms, the editors are overwhelmed with viable candidates. To whittle down the list, we considered the responsibilities candidates shouldered, which organizations they could list on their resumes and what projects they undertook in their various jobs. The editors do not take note of which colleges or universities attended, but we do consider degrees earned because they reflect a commitment to enhancing one's skill set and knowledge base. Often, there are folks from previous years' lists, which means they have been promoted–and to us, that's no surprise.
Alcatel-Lucent
Marc A. Stapley, 37
North America CFO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Stapley oversees accounting, tax, treasury, compliance, shared services and financial planning analysis for the $16.2 billion Paris-based telecom equipment maker. Before he was promoted in June, he was vice president for management control at the wireless group. Stapley joined Lucent Technologies in 2001; the company was acquired by Alcatel in 2006. Prior to that, Stapley was finance director at software and services company Cadence Design Systems and a forensic accountant in London with Coopers & Lybrand.
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EDUCATION
B.S. in mathematics, University of Reading, England; Chartered Accountant in England and Wales
AOL LLC
Nisha Kumar, 36
Executive vice president and CFO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kumar oversees all financial operations for the $8.3 billion Internet division of Time Warner Inc., AOL's parent. Previously, she served as vice president of operations for Time Warner, where she was involved in making various strategic and operational decisions throughout the company. She has been vice president of mergers and acquisitions and, in 2001, was part of the business affairs group of AOL, dealing with cross-divisional investments for Time Warner. Earlier in her career, she served as vice president of corporate development for priceline.com, and was an investment banker for Morgan Stanley.
EDUCATION
B.A. in government, Harvard College; M.B.A., Harvard University
Avery Dennison Corp.
Mitchell Butier, 36
Vice president, controller and CAO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Butier is responsible for domestic and international accounting policies and practices, financial reporting requirements and maintenance of fiscal records at the $5.6 billion adhesives and paper company. He joined the company in 2000 as finance director of office products for North America, and was named group director of finance for roll materials in Europe in 2002. In 2004, he was appointed vice president of finance for retail information services. Prior to his employment at Avery Dennison, Butier served as a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
EDUCATION
B.S. in accounting, Loyola Marymount University; Certified Public Accountant
Avis Budget Group Inc.
Eric S. Fishman, 38
Assistant treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Last year, Fishman played a key role in breaking up Cendant Corp. into four companies, including $5.6 billion Avis, by leading the redemption of $3.6 billion in corporate debt and developing a $2.4 billion senior credit facility. Since becoming assistant treasurer in 2006, he has been responsible for interest rate and foreign exchange exposure management and overseeing defined benefit plan investments, among other duties. He joined Cendant in 2000, after spending five years working for Becton Dickinson. Fishman was also part of a Cendant team that won an Alexander Hamilton Award for excellence in insurance.
EDUCATION
B.S. in business and economics, Lehigh University; M.B.A., Seton Hall University
Boeing Co.
Kelly Newcomb, 35
Director, global treasury operations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Newcomb's seven-person department in Boeing's treasury group manages the corporate cash administration of Boeing's share repurchase program and cash flow forecasting. Under Newcomb's leadership, Boeing initiated daily conference calls to track cash flow forecasts, liquidity needs and optimal investment strategy. She is also a key player in a plan to streamline Boeing's international bank accounts and banking relationships, with an eye toward implementing an optimal liquidity approach supported by a cash-pooling structure. Newcomb joined Boeing in March 2004 as a global treasury manager.
EDUCATION
B.S. in psychology, University of Wisconsin; M.B.A., DePaul University
Cisco Systems Inc.
Greg Bromberger, 38
Senior director, treasury global investments
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bromberger manages Cisco's more than $22 billion cash and investment portfolio, leading about 20 internal and external portfolio management teams with regard to asset allocation, operations and risk and performance. He also oversees the execution of–and partners in–the strategic development of Cisco's multi-billion dollar corporate share repurchase program. Previously, Bromberger was director of treasury operations and part of a Cisco team that won an Alexander Hamilton Award in technology. Before landing at Cisco in 2000, he managed various foreign exchange and commodity risk portfolios within Coca-Cola's treasury group.
EDUCATION
B.A. in mathematics, Vanderbilt University; M.B.A., Emory University
Coca-Cola Co.
Lisa Myers, 37
Manager of financial markets
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Myers joined Coca-Cola Co. in 1997 as a senior treasury analyst. She moved on to become manager of FX and commodities risk management before being appointed to her current role as manager of financial markets, where she oversees the company's risk in relation to exchange rate volatility. She also handles the commercial paper issuance program and economic forecasts for the more than 200 countries where Coca-Cola products are sold. Before coming to Coca-Cola, Myers was a financial analyst for NYNEX, now known as Verizon.
EDUCATION
B.A. in economics, University of Michigan; M.B.A., University of Rochester
Constellation Energy Group Inc.
Fred Schacknies, 37
Assistant treasurer, international
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Schacknies joined Constellation's treasury department in June as assistant treasurer for international. In that role, Schacknies is responsible for the financial analysis and development of capital structures to support the company's international acquisitions program, and evaluating, developing and implementing treasury policies and systems for Constellation's international operations. Prior to his current role, he served as director of the in-house bank at Alcatel-Lucent and before that, at Lucent Technologies Inc. There, he managed global foreign exchange, cash management and banking, as well as treasury systems and controls. In 2004, he brought exposure to his in-house bank and global treasury system when the company won three Alexander Hamilton Awards. Before Lucent, Schacknies assumed a variety of foreign exchange sales and trading roles with Saudi American Bank.
EDUCATION
B.A. in economics and international relations, Brown University; M.B.A., New York University
eBay Inc.
Brent Bounds, 32
Senior director and assistant treasurer of capital markets
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bounds helped build incremental foreign exchange revenues at eBay's PayPal division by adding new currencies within the system. In his most current job, he also takes on support for corporate activities in the capital markets. Prior to arriving at eBay, Bounds spent almost seven years at Microsoft, where he headed cash and investment operations and was responsible for settlements related to the software maker's more than $40 billion in securities, funds movement and securities lending program. Bounds started his career as a treasury analyst at GTE.
EDUCATION
B.S. in finance, Arkansas State University; Certified Treasury Professional
eBay Inc.
John Christensen, 38
Assistant treasurer and director of operations for PayPal division
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Christensen is responsible for the cash management operations and global infrastructure needed to support PayPal's payment processing capabilities in 35 currencies. Prior to joining PayPal, Christensen spent 12 years at Providian Financial, now a unit of Washington Mutual Card Services, where he led payment initiatives that enabled the company to process 90% of all customer payments electronically. He was also responsible for cash management and wire room operations for all subsidiaries, including two national banks.
EDUCATION
B.A. in economics, San Diego State University; Certified Treasury Professional
Electronic Data Systems Corp.
S. Allen Hamood, 39
Senior vice president and CFO, U.S. Region
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hamood's responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of the company's financial statements, as well as the operational financial plan. Before being named CFO, he assumed the role of vice president of EDS investor relations. Prior to joining EDS in 2001, he spent time with the Walt Disney Co. in various positions of increasing responsibility. Before Disney, he worked in the audit practice of Deloitte & Touche.
EDUCATION
B.B.A. in finance, University of Iowa; J.D., Southwestern University
Eli Lilly and Co.
Jill Thoren, 32
Finance director and CFO, Eli Lilly Australia and New Zealand
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Thoren took on her new post in June 2006.
Prior to that, she was manager of corporate financial planning for all of Eli Lilly and was based in Lilly's headquarters in Indianapolis. In this role, Thoren helped lead the annual business planning exercise, as well as development of the long-term strategic plan. She joined Lilly in 1999 as an international financial analyst supporting Asia Pacific and Japan. Prior to joining Lilly, Thoren completed a rotating finance program at Owens Corning, including a position in internal audit, as well as other finance and accounting roles.
EDUCATION
B.S. in finance and M.B.A., Indiana University
Flextronics International Ltd.
Guillermo Gualino, 38
Assistant treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gualino joined the $19 billion electronic manufacturing services company as treasury manager in 2004, was promoted to director of treasury in 2005 and became assistant treasurer in 2006. He is responsible for global cash operations, investments, borrowings, equipment leasing, risk management, trade finance, capital markets and banking relationships. His 15-year career in finance includes operating experience at private equity and financial consulting companies. He held various positions at Ventana Capital Partners, Andersen Consulting, GE Investments and the financial advisory groups of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young.
EDUCATION
B.S. in mechanical and electrical engineering, La Salle University, Mexico; M.B.A., University of California at Los Angeles
General Electric Co.
Trevor A. Schauenberg, 37
Vice president and CFO, GE Commercial Finance, Capital Solutions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Schauenberg, who started at GE in 1991 as a member of its finance management program, was previously CFO of GE Infrastructure Transportation and, before that, CFO for Global Property & Casualty Reinsurance within GE Insurance Solutions in Germany. From 1999 to 2001, he was London-based CFO for insurance holdings. Schauenberg was a member of GE's corporate audit staff for six years, eventually becoming executive audit manager for GE Capital in 1997.
EDUCATION
B.B.A. in finance, University of Iowa
General Electric Co.
Brian Worrell, 36
Vice president of the corporate audit staff
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Worrell, a 15-year GE veteran, oversees the $163 billion conglomerate's internal audit organization. Previously, he was general manager of finance for GE Oil & Gas and, before that, he held a succession of finance roles within GE Healthcare, including general manager of finance for Healthcare Information Technologies. Worrell embarked on his GE career as a member of the company's financial management program for recent graduates.
EDUCATION
B.A. in economics, University of North Carolina
General Motors Corp.
Adil Mistry, 39
Assistant treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mistry took on his new responsibilities in June 2007, after returning from GM do Brasil and a short stint in Detroit. In Brazil, he was treasurer at a time of tremendous foreign exchange and interest rate volatility, and then served as controller, playing a critical role in restructuring operations. As assistant treasurer, he oversees business development, capital planning and worldwide pension funding. He joined the Treasurer's Office pension group in 1994 as part of a unique rotational program. Going forward, Mistry sees his biggest challenge to be capital planning given GM's below investment grade credit rating and the pressures on its balance sheet.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's and Master's of Commerce, University of Mumbai (Bombay), India; M.B.A., University of Michigan
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Damon Audia, 38
Vice president and treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Audia joined Goodyear in 2004 as assistant treasurer of capital markets and, within 18 months, was elected an officer of the corporation with responsibility for all global financing and risk management transactions. He was appointed vice president and treasurer of the $20.2 billion company in March, and now oversees capital markets, banking, risk management and benefits financing activities. Previously, he worked for electronic component and systems maker Delphi as manager of capital planning and pensions analysis, and director of corporate finance and capital markets. Before that, he was employed by General Motors, Merck and Ford.
EDUCATION
B.S. in general studies, University of Michigan; M.B.A., Carnegie Mellon University
Hess Corp.
Sachin Mehra, 36
Deputy treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since Mehra took on his new position at the $28.7 billion energy company, he has been responsible for a variety of treasury activities, including foreign exchange, interest rate risk management, hedging and project/structured finance. Prior to joining Hess, he spent over 11 years with General Motors, where he was general director of the auto giant's New York treasury office, overseeing Asia Pacific treasury activities and merger, acquisition and divestiture operations within the special projects group.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's of Commerce, University of Mumbai (Bombay), India; M.B.A., University of Virginia
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Marie Elizabeth Myers, 39
Vice president and Americas controller
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Myers, who joined Compaq 10 years ago prior to its merger with HP, oversees HP's finance operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. In that role, she manages a staff of 700 and is responsible for $50 billion in revenues. Previous jobs at the company include vice president for internal audit and director of finance of worldwide sales and services at Compaq. Previously, she held several management positions in Australia for the Department of Trade and Industry and the Treasury.
EDUCATION
B.A. in economics, University of Queensland, Australia; M.B.A., University of St. Thomas
Honeywell International Inc.
Nicholas R. Noviello Jr., 38
Vice president and CFO, Honeywell Aerospace, Air Transport and Regional
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Noviello began his career at Honeywell in 1999 as director of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions. Two years later, he was named vice president and CFO for the friction materials unit, where he increased income and cash targets for six consecutive quarters in an adverse business environment. In 2004, he was promoted to vice president of investor relations for Honeywell International. He now leads a 120-person global finance team and is also responsible for business partnerships and strategy.
EDUCATION
B.S. in business administration, Boston University; M.S. in taxation, Fairleigh Dickinson University
IMG
Matthew Allen, 31
Vice president and treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Allen is responsible for the sports, entertainment and media business's global treasury operations. He joined the company in July from IAC/InterActiveCorp., where he served as assistant treasurer, overseeing global treasury operations including investment management, allocation and performance of the fixed-income investment portfolio, as well as a variety of forecasting, positioning and account structuring issues. He also spent five years at Microsoft, where he was responsible for the global cash management team, and led a 2001 Alexander Hamilton Award-winning project in treasury management.
EDUCATION
B.S. in finance, Arkansas State University; Certified Treasury Professional
Iron Mountain Inc.
Chris LaRochelle, 38
Assistant treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LaRochelle is responsible for day-to-day cash and working capital management at the document management outfit. He is also the liaison with financial institutions, handles Sarbanes-Oxley and debt compliance and supervises the treasury department of Iron Mountain Switzerland. Previously, as Genzyme's global treasury manager, he created a Dublin in-house bank. In that position, he was also responsible for managing an FX booked hedging program and monthly intercompany netting program. Prior to that, he was vice president at Brown Brothers Harriman and a senior treasury analyst for IBM.
EDUCATION
B.S. in finance and investments, Babson College
McCain Foods Ltd.
Jeffrey McConaghy, 34
Group treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Geneva-based McConaghy, a nine-year veteran of the $6 billion Canadian food business, is responsible for global cash management, intercompany lending bank relationships and global coordination for hedge fund documentation. Under McConaghy's leadership, the treasury is taking a global look at cash management. The company is considering a cash-pooling arrangement in Europe, much like it has in the U.S. and Canada. Before joining McCain, McConaghy worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
EDUCATION
B.B.A., University of New Brunswick, Canada; Chartered Accountant
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.
Ken Hannah, 39
CFO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hannah came to MEMC in April 2006, when he was named senior vice president and CFO. Prior to joining the electronic materials company, he served as senior vice president of operations for Home Depot, where he was responsible for operations in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Hannah also assumed the role of senior vice president of finance for all locations in the U.S. and Mexico. Hannah also spent time at Boeing, where he led the audit and financial planning functions. Before Boeing, he held various senior finance positions at numerous General Electric divisions.
EDUCATION
B.S. in finance, Southern University of Illinois; M.B.A., Saint Louis University
MF Global Ltd.
Amy S. Butte, 38
CFO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Butte is CFO and a member of the board of directors of the company, formerly known as Man Financial, which separated from Man Group PLC in July 2007. At that time, she was Man Financial's CFO. Before that, she was executive vice president and CFO of the New York Stock Exchange, chief strategist and CFO of Credit Suisse First Boston's Financial Services division and a senior managing director and equity research analyst at Bear Stearns. She also worked at Bridge Trading, Merrin Financial, Andersen Consulting and Merrill Lynch.
EDUCATION
B.A. in political science and psychology, Yale University; M.B.A., Harvard University
Microsoft Corp.
Ed Barrie, 38
Group manager, treasury department
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Barrie oversees the treasury operations and services group. He and his team are responsible for all cash and investment operations, as well as managing and enhancing all of the information systems in the worldwide credit and collections, capital markets and global cash management groups within Microsoft. They maximize productivity of systems and data to operate efficiently and effectively under the increasing complexity of global changes in business needs, regulations and treasury responsibilities. He led the leveraging of SWIFT as the centralized communication portal for communicating with banking partners. Prior to joining Microsoft in October 2002, he spent 10 years at an investment firm as vice president of trading and information systems.
EDUCATION
B.A. in economics, Eastern Washington University
Microsoft Corp.
Mark Creighton, 36
Senior director of worldwide credit services
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Earlier this year, Creighton added "senior" to his director of worldwide credit services position, which he has held since 2005. He joined the company at its Ireland-based European operations center in 1998 as the Europe, Middle East and Africa senior credit analyst. He was promoted to lead the region's credit and receivables management group a year later. For the next four years, he led an initiative to consolidate Microsoft's business process outsourcing under Accenture management, saving money and improving cash. In 2003, he emigrated to the U.S. to oversee the EMEA Group's Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts and lead the EMEA and North American credit teams.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's of business studies, Dublin City University; Graduate Diploma in economic science, University College at Cork, Ireland
Murphy Oil Corp.
Mindy West, 36
Vice president and treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
West started her career at Murphy Oil more than 11 years ago as an associate accountant. By 2001, she was promoted to director of investor and media relations, where she represented Murphy's image on Wall Street and in relationships with investors, banks and brokerage houses. She also handled all media inquiries for the company. In January 2007, she was named vice president and treasurer of the $14.3 billion oil corporation. West now reports to the CFO on financial strategies and structures. She also handles the relationship between the banking and rating agencies.
EDUCATION
B.S.B.A. in finance with concentration on financial management, University of Arkansas; B.S.B.A. in accounting, Southern Arkansas University
Network Appliance Inc.
Christopher Afarian, 35
Senior director and assistant treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Afarian joined the company in 2000 as a senior treasury analyst, to help build a centralized treasury function that could support the company's growth and scale for future expansion. Afarian was promoted to treasury operations manager responsible for building and managing the FX hedging programs, global cash and investment programs, treasury systems infrastructure and global banking structure. Today, Afarian's role has expanded to include management of the company's capital structure (including debt and stock buyback programs), worldwide credit and collection operations and a leasing program for IT and engineering equipment. Earlier, he served in corporate treasury roles at Silicon Graphics.
EDUCATION
B.S. in commerce and finance and M.B.A., Santa Clara University
Novelis Inc.
Robert Patterson, 33
Principal accounting officer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Less than a year after Patterson joined the $10 billion Canadian metals company in 2006, he was appointed vice president and controller. In his current role, Patterson oversees the preparation of financial statements, as well as ensures that Novelis follows Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines. Prior to Novelis, Patterson spent five years with SPX, where he served in various senior finance roles, most recently as vice president and segment CFO based in Charlotte. Earlier, he was an audit manager at Arthur Andersen.
EDUCATION
B.B.A. and Master's, University of Michigan
Oracle Corp.
Ryan Seghesio, 36
Assistant treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Seghesio is responsible for worldwide treasury operations, including domestic and international cash management, global foreign exchange and worldwide investment and debt management, at the $18 billion enterprise software company. He manages Oracle subsidiary Delphi Asset Management in Reno, Nev., which provides treasury services to Oracle's more than 60 international subsidiaries. Before joining Oracle in 2000, Seghesio worked at the City of Sacramento Treasurer's Office, where he was responsible for cash and investment management of the city's cash pool and pension assets and worked on the issuance of municipal bonds.
EDUCATION
B.S. in business administration and M.B.A., California State University, Sacramento
Qualcomm Inc.
Andrew Coors, 28
Senior manager, finance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Coors, who joined Qualcomm's treasury in August 2005, is primarily responsible for the investment strategy of a $12 billion corporate cash portfolio. He has improved processes for investment entry and money manager selection and created efficient frontier analysis for optimal investment diversification and risk reduction. Prior to joining Qualcomm, he was director of economic research at Laffer Associates, where he was taken under the wing of Arthur Laffer, creator of the Laffer Curve, and given an investment portfolio to manage.
EDUCATION
B.A. in economics, Colorado State University; Master's in economics, University of California at San Diego
Quest Diagnostics Inc.
Robert O'Keef, 38
Vice president and treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
O'Keef joined the $7 billion diagnostics testing company as treasurer earlier this year. Previously, he spent eight years with GM and GMAC Financial Services, most recently heading capital markets for the $350 billion auto finance and mortgage company. Earlier in his career, O'Keef ran global capital planning for GM, helping fund the $200 billion auto giant through its massive restructuring. O'Keef also worked in capital markets, overseas finance and business development for GM in both New York and Europe.
EDUCATION
B.B.A. in finance, University of Wisconsin; M.B.A., Northwestern University
Recreational Equipment Inc.
Russell L. Paquette, 38
Treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Paquette joined outdoor gear and clothing maker REI in 2000 as the company's first cash manager. Earlier this year, he was promoted from assistant treasurer to treasurer. In this position, he oversees all aspects of the $1.18 billion national retail cooperative's treasury department, including the corporate credit card platform, payment card industry compliance and enterprise-wide risk management. He is also a member of the REI Retirement Committee Board, which acts on behalf of the plan participants and their beneficiaries. Prior to REI, Paquette served as a senior treasury analyst for First Data and as a money market consultant at Aetna.
EDUCATION
B.A. in economics, University of Connecticut
Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Ryan Bowie, 33
Vice president and treasurer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bowie is responsible for general treasury functions, including capital markets transactions, corporate forecasting and cash management at the owner and asset manager of 20 upscale and luxury hotels in North America and Europe. Since joining the company in 2003, he has served as director of corporate finance and assistant treasurer. Bowie presided over an IPO and $4.5 billion in equity and debt transactions for the chain that includes Intercontinental Chicago, Hyatt Regency Phoenix and Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay. He started his career at the private equity group of LaSalle Investment Management.
EDUCATION
B.A. in economics and political science, Vanderbilt University
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Navneet Govil, 36
Controller, microelectronics group
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Govil leads a staff responsible for overall business and financial management support to ensure strong financial analysis of major R&D investments, structuring sales of Sun technology to OEM partners and providing financial input to the long-term portfolio planning for the group. His experience encompasses business partnering, fiduciary compliance, operational efficiency systems implementation and financial management at Pfizer, Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems, investment banking at Citigroup and Fortistar Capital and manufacturing and R&D at Motorola. Most recently, Govil was Sun Microsystems' assistant treasurer. Govril has won Alexander Hamilton Awards for cash management and financial risk management.
EDUCATION
B.S. in electrical engineering, University of Rochester; M.B.A. and Master's in engineering, Cornell University
Timken Co.
Philip Fracassa, 38
Senior vice president of tax and treasury
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fracassa leads the company's global tax reporting, planning and strategy functions and oversees treasury activities. Prior to joining the $5 billion bearings and metals company in 2005, he was senior tax counsel and director of taxes for Visteon, where he was responsible for the auto supplier's global tax function. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Detroit, and also served as a tax attorney for General Motors. Fracassa is a Certified Public Accountant and licensed attorney in the state of Michigan and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.
EDUCATION
B.S. in accounting and J.D., University of Detroit
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
Terrence R. Curtin, 39
Executive vice president and CFO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since joining the old Tyco International in
2001, Curtin served as vice president and corporate controller before being named executive vice president and CFO of Tyco Electronics, a $12.8 billion consumer and industrial electronics maker that emerged as a stand-alone company following the breakup of Tyco International into three stand-alone companies. Curtin is responsible for the development and execution of the company's financial strategy and is building the proper financial infrastructure for Tyco Electronics, including compliance and controls. Earlier in his career, Curtin served at Arthur Andersen in the audit and accounting advisory services group.
EDUCATION
B.A. in accounting, Albright College; Certified Public Accountant
Verizon Communications Inc.
Alexis Gonzalez, 32
Executive director of financial planning and analysis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
As part of his responsibilities, Gonzalez manages Verizon's mergers and acquisitions program. In that capacity, he oversaw the analysis for $3 billion in deals, including the company's purchase of spectra covering New York City from wireless operator Nextwave, and the sale of SuperPages Canada to Bain. Prior to being named to his current position, he was responsible for the financial and strategic development of the enterprise long-distance data business and he directed the integration planning for the $8 billion MCI transaction. Prior to launching he career at Verizon, Gonzalez was a strategic management consultant for Monitor Co., a management consulting firm helping organizations achieve leading-edge results in the areas most critical to growth.
EDUCATION
B.S. in economics, University of Pennsylvania
Visteon Corp.
Michael J. Widgren, 39
Vice president, corporate controller and CAO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Widgren came to Visteon as assistant corporate controller in 2005. Since then, he has served as corporate controller and chief accounting officer. At Visteon, his many responsibilities include SEC reporting, global accounting
policies and internal control matters. Before joining the $11.5 billion auto components maker, Widgren spent seven years at Federal-Mogul, where he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in financial management, leaving the company as chief accounting officer. He
was also an audit manager for Coopers & Lybrand.
EDUCATION
B.A. in accounting and M.B.A., Michigan State University
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