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 Los Angeles based CFO’ operating in the Enterprise 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.
Hadas Sparfeld
COO & CFO of Group 11
Hadas is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Group 11. She is responsible for all of the firm’s day-to-day operations and also oversees Group 11’s financial activities, including financial reporting, accounting, forecasting and budgeting, as well as tracking financial performance of portfolio companies.
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About Group 11: Group 11 is a venture capital firm focused on financial technology companies.
Thomas O’Hern
Chief Financial Officer of Macerich
Tom O’Hern is Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Macerich. Mr. O’Hern’s overall responsibilities include accounting, financial and tax reporting, investor relations, raising capital through debt and equity markets and information technology systems. Prior to joining Macerich, Mr. O’Hern was the Chief Financial Officer at various real estate development companies. Mr. O’Hern was a certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1978 through 1984. Mr. O’Hern is a member of the board of directors, the audit committee chairman, a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee and was formerly a member of the compensation committee of Douglas Emmett, Inc. a public real estate investment trust, and is a board member of several other non-profit philanthropic and academic organizations.
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About Macerich: Macerich is an independent real estate investment trust headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Darren Seidel
Executive Vice President and CFO of Entertainment Partners
EVP, CFO, Darren Seidel, leads and manages FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury and Process Improvement teams. Seidel is a vital member of EP’s executive team, serving as the lead financial executive in cash management and investment activities, banking and related credit relationships, board of directors, government and employee-owner relations. He also oversees EP Financial Solutions, the company’s incentive arm. Seidel helped negotiate the acquisition of EP affiliates EP Canada and Canada Film Capital. He was also an integral part of executing EP’s investment with Exactuals, a provider of SaaS platform for complex payments. He currently serves on the Exactuals Board of Directors. Seidel previously served as Senior Vice President of International Finance at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) where he oversaw international finance across Warner Bros. Home Video, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In this role, Seidel was responsible for forecasts, budgets, long term strategic plans, acquisition analysis, special projects, greenlights, and ultimates for WBHEG’s international businesses. Prior to joining Warner Bros. in 2010, Seidel spent eight years with The Walt Disney Company where he held a variety of positions, from helping lead Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment business in Asia Pacific and Latin America to the head of finance for a Disney Consumer Products business unit. Seidel holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.
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About Ease Entertainment Services, Entertainment Partners, IrishAngels: Entertainment Partners is the global leader in entertainment payroll, residuals, tax incentives, finance.
Mark Partin
Chief Financial Officer of BlackLine
Mark Partin is the chief financial officer of [BlackLine](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blackline#/entity), a provider of enterprise-class software designed to automate and control the entire financial close process. He is an executive with extensive experience in overseeing finance organizations for high-growth companies, most recently serving as chief financial officer of Fiberlink Communications, which was sold to IBM. Partin has over 20 years of finance and operations experience and has held chief financial officer positions at several public and privately held companies in the internet and technology industries. During his career, he has managed a successful IPO, completed many strategic M&A deals, raised capital in debt and equity markets, and managed multiple shareholder exits.
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About BlackLine: BlackLine offers scalable applications that automate the financial close and other accounting processes.
Kyle Messman
CFO of Velocify, Inc.
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About Fontinalis Partners, Velocify, Inc.: Velocify® designs sales acceleration software to help high-velocity sales teams turn more prospects into customers.
Dale Bartos
CFO of MobileCause
I am the Chief Financial Officer and the most interesting man in the world. I have no need for social media as everyone already knows who I am. Profile in progress
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About MobileCause: MobileCause helps nonprofits attract more donors and inspire recurring donations with its engagement platform.
Kevin Trosian
Chief Financial Officer of 3PL Central
Kevin Trosian is the Chief Financial Officer at 3PL Central.
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About 3PL Central: 3PL Central is a warehouse management software
