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 United States based CFO’ operating in the Air 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.
Matt Field
Chief Financial Officer of Joby Aviation
Matt Field is the Chief Financial Officer at Joby Aviation.
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About Joby Aviation: Joby Aviation is an aerospace transportation company developing electric aircrafts.
Ben Lu
Chief Financial Officer of Archer Aviation
Ben Lu is the Chief Financial Officer at Archer Aviation.
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About Archer Aviation: Archer Aviation aims to accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.
Alvin Khoo
Chief Financial Officer of GA Telesis
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About GA Telesis: GA Telesis a world-leading commercial aviation company.
Scott E. Topping
CFO, Treasurer & EVP of Hawaiian Airlines
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About Hawaiian Airlines: Hawaiian provides single-carrier service from the North America, Asia, Oceania and the South Pacific to the Hawaiian Islands.
Shannon L. Okinaka
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Hawaiian Airlines
Shannon Okinaka was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Hawaiian Airlines in May 2015. Previous to this appointment, Okinaka served as Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer since January 2015. Okinaka joined the company as Senior Director in charge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and special projects before being promoted to Vice President – Controller in 2011. Prior to joining Hawaiian Airlines, Okinaka worked for Hawaiian Electric Co. and Coopers & Lybrand/PricewaterhouseCoopers. A certified public accountant, Okinaka graduated from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems and Accounting. She was raised on Hawai‘i’s Big Island and graduated from Waiākea High School in Hilo. Okinaka serves on the Board of Directors of ‘Ohi’a Productions and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and she also is also a member of the Oahu Economic Development Board and the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC).
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About Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines: Hawaiian provides single-carrier service from the North America, Asia, Oceania and the South Pacific to the Hawaiian Islands.
Daniel Wiese
Chief Financial Officer of West Star Aviation
Daniel Wiese, also known as Danny, CPA has been the Chief Financial Officer at West Star Aviation.
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About West Star Aviation: A Grand Junction, Colo.-based provider of MRO services for the business aviation industry
Clifford C Stebe
Chief Financial Officer of LMI Aerospace
Cliff joined LMI as the Corporate Controller in June 2010, and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in November, 2013. Prior to joining LMI, Cliff worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for approximately twelve years, where he held various positions, including Senior Manager of Assurance and Business Advisory Services during his final four years at the firm. Cliff has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from St. Louis University with a double major in accounting and finance, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About LMI Aerospace: LMI Aerospace, Inc. is a leading provider of structural components, assemblies and kits to the aerospace.
Robert Weber, Jr.
Vice chairman, CFO & Treasurer of Woodward
Robert F. Weber was designated as Vice Chairman of Woodward in October 2011. Previously, he was elected as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on August 22, 2005. Weber brings to Woodward extensive senior management experience in finance and operations from his 17-year career with Motorola, which included responsibility for strategy formulation and execution, financial reporting, analysis and controls, and new business development. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
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About Woodward: Woodward is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets.
Jacques Lafleur
CFO of DroneTerminus
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About : We are the last mile solution. Making autonomous drone delivery safer by removing the human intervention element altogether.
Daniel Weinblatt
CFO of Opener
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About Opener: Opener is an aviation firm that built a revolutionary aircraft with triple-modular redundant flight systems.
Mike Tharp
CFO and Co-Founder of Vigilant Aerospace Systems
Michael Tharp, CFA, CFO and co-founder of Vigilant Aerospace Systems. He is also a Cimarron Capital Partners co-founder and managing director. Cimarron is an investment firm specializing in the venture capital and private equity alternative asset sub-class. Mike has served on the advisory board of a number of venture capital and private equity funds and, through his service, has seen many investments in tech companies both fail and succeed. Cimarron affiliates have worked with hundreds of startup firms addressing promising new markets with potential solutions. He has served as an instructor for multiple years at the Venture Capital Institute and as program chairman for several years for the Institutional Limited Partners’ Association. His 30-year career has focused on creating and managing investment programs for institutional investors.
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About Vigilant Aerospace Systems: Vigilant Aerospace Systems is a flight automation and safety systems for both manned and unmanned aircraft.
Mark McKenna
Chief Financial Officer of Hazon Solutions, LLC
Mark has over 30 years of experience working with small to medium sized companies helping them implement policies and procedures to ensure proper financial reporting. He has extensive experience in new system development, implementing policies and procedures, and a solid background in manufacturing. Recently, Mark was the Chief Financial Officer of Petersendean Roofing and Solar, one of the largest privately owned roofing and solar companies the United States, and Get My Boat, an Internet based boat peer to peer Rental Company. Mark was the Vice President of Finance and Accounting for Phacil Inc., a supplier of IT services to the Federal Government. He has over 20 years of experience with government contractors in the Washington DC capital region working for: DTI Associates, Delta Resources, and HFSI. Mark has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and a MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He furthered his studies in economics at New York University, is a Certified Public Accountant and currently resides in San Francisco with his wife Patricia.
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About Hazon Solutions, LLC: Hazon Solutions develops small UAV inspection service operations, capability development, training, safety, and testing programs.
Brian Hunter
Chief Financial Officer of ECOJETS
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About ECOJETS: ECOJETS is above and beyond your standard private jet charter service.
Brian Hunter
Chief Financial Officer of ECOJETS
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About ECOJETS: ECOJETS is above and beyond your standard private jet charter service.
