Boardroom Media (CFO News)
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 Columbia based CFO’ operating in the Transportation 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.
Rob McLeod
CFO of Ritchie Bros
Rob McLeod began his career with Ritchie Bros. in 1993 as U.S. Controller and held various other positions in the Vancouver head office, including corporate controller. In 1999, Rob relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska to establish the Ritchie Bros. U.S. head office and in 2002, Rob relocated again, to Ritchie Bros.’ office in the Netherlands, where he was Sr. Manager of Operations for Europe. Returning to the head office in Vancouver in 2005, Rob undertook various strategic projects before being appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2008. Rob has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and received his Chartered Accountancy designation while working for KPMG.
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About Ritchie Bros: Ritchie Bros helps people appraise, sell, inspect, buy, refurbish, ship, and finance heavy equipment and trucks.
Mary Childress
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Administration of American Public Transportation Association
Mary Childress is Chief Financial Officer for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Childress, who joined APTA in 2012, has more than 25 years experience leading the financial and administrative functions of associations and nonprofit organizations. Before coming to APTA, she was chief operating officer for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Previously, she held senior-level finance positions at the American Wind Energy Association, Optical Society of America, National Association for Home Care, and Partnership for Democracy. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Childress holds designations as a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Association Executive.
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About American Public Transportation Association: The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is a nonprofit international association .
Damian Towns
Chief Financial Officer of Loop Energy
A graduate of the University of Otago in New Zealand (Bachelor of Commerce with Honors) and a Canadian Chartered Accountant, Mr. Towns has over twenty years’ experience in accounting and finance, with over fifteen years focused on the mining industry. Prior to joining Coro, Mr. Towns was Controller of First Quantum Minerals Ltd. and also was Chief Financial Officer of Valley High Ventures Ltd. from March 2008 to March 2011, as well as an audit manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Canada. Mr. Towns has international mining and accounting experience in Africa, New Zealand, Latin America, and Canada.
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About CORO Mining Corp, Loop Energy: Loop Energy is a developer of pollution-free transportation solutions intended to reduce the emission of harmful gasses.
Robert (Bob) Allen
CFO of SmartFleet
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About SmartFleet: Mobile Fleet & Workforce Management
Kimberly Hicks
Chief Financial Officer of eTrans Systems
Senior financial and accounting executive with 18+ years experience including lead financial roles in private equity and venture-backed companies.
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About eTrans Systems: eTrans Systems specializes in the development of secure connected vehicle systems for the software development life-cycle.
