At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Illinois based CFO’ operating in the Hospitality space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ray Young
Executive Vice President and CFO of Archer Daniels Midland Company
Ray G. Young is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Archer Daniels Midland Company. In his role, he oversees the company’s treasury, tax, accounting, investor relations, financial planning, business development and information technology functions as well as the captive insurance and ADM Investor Services organizations. Young is also responsible for strategic oversight of ADM’s business in Asia. Young joined ADM in 2010 following a 24-year tenure with General Motors Co., during which he held executive leadership positions in finance, general management, planning and operations on four continents. Young served in Shanghai as vice president of GM International Operations, which is responsible for GM’s emerging-market operations. Earlier, he was the CFO of General Motors during 2008 and 2009, when the company went through a significant operational and financial restructuring. Between 2004 and 2007, Young was the president and managing director of GM do Brasil and Mercosur Operations, based in São Paulo. Young graduated in 1984 from The Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. Young serves on the boards of directors of International Paper Company and the U.S.-China Business Council. He is a member of the board of directors of the American Cancer Society Lakeshore Division and the CFO Advisory Board of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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About Archer Daniels Midland Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company offers food ingredients, animal feeds and feed ingredients, biofuels, and other products.
Ray G. Young
Chief Financial Officer of Archer Daniels Midland Company
Mr. Ray G. Young is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Archer Daniels Midland Co. He served as Senior Vice President of the Company since November 2010, Chief Financial Officer since December 2010, Vice President, International Operations at General Motors from February 2010 to October 2010, Chief Financial Officer at General Motors from March 2008 to January 2010, executive and financial positions at General Motors from 1986 to March 2008.
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About Archer Daniels Midland Company, International Paper: Archer Daniels Midland Company offers food ingredients, animal feeds and feed ingredients, biofuels, and other products.
Kevin Ozan
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of McDonald’s
Kevin Ozan works to position McDonald’s for long-term, enduring success. He sets financial direction and develops strategies designed to drive sustained, profitable growth for the company and enhance value for shareholders. He oversees the appropriate allocation of resources throughout the company and, at the same time, effectively manages risk through strong controls and fiscal discipline. In his role, Ozan runs McDonald’s accounting, internal audit, treasury, tax, global business services and investor relations functions. He has broad experience through a variety of financial roles across the global business, including senior-level positions in the company’s finance, investor relations and accounting departments, with assignments in both the U.S. and Europe. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining McDonald’s in 1997, he worked for 11 years in Ernst & Young’s audit and mergers and acquisitions practices. Ozan serves on the Board of Directors of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Master in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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About McDonald’s: McDonald’s is a global foodservice retailer generating revenue through company-owned restaurants, franchise royalties, and licensing pacts.
Stephen Bernacki
Chief Financial Officer of Tock
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About Alinea Restaurant, Tock: Tock is a cloud-based platform with flexible data structures that provide comprehensive restaurant and event booking services.
Mike Shapiro
CFO & SVP of Catamaran Corp.
Prior to joining Ballast Point Ventures, Mike worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Banking Group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta. Mike graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Finance (Dean’s List) and a minor in Real Estate, and from the Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida with a Master of Arts with a major in International Business. Mike was a Florida Blue Key Inductee at the University of Florida and served as the Executive Producer of Gator Growl at the University of Florida from 2009-2010.
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About Catamaran Corp., Major League Baseball, SPORTS TECH TOKYO: Catamaran offers a true alternative to the status quo in pharmacy benefit management.