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 Innovation Management 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.
Joseph Reitmeier
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Lennox International
Joseph W. Reitmeier was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer in July 2012. Mr. Reitmeier had served as Vice President of Finance for the LII Commercial business segment since 2007 and as Director of Internal Audit from 2005 to 2007. Before joining the company, he held financial leadership roles at Cummins Inc. and PolyOne Corporation. Mr. Reitmeier holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Akron and a master’s of business administration from Case Western Reserve University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Lennox International: Lennox International is a provider of climate control solutions for the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration markets.
Richard Hanks
Chief Financial Officer of Clarivate Analytics
Richard joined Clarivate Analytics in February 2017 as its Chief Financial Officer where he manages the global financial organization and leads the development and execution of the company’s fiscal strategies. Prior to Clarivate, Richard was the CFO at BDP International Inc. for four years. Before that he was at Infogroup Inc. Richard is a chartered accountant and trained with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the UK, where he holds British citizenship. Richard is a graduate of the University of Nottingham Business School with an honors degree in Industrial Economics.
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About Clarivate Analytics: Clarivate Analytics accelerates the pace of innovation by providing trusted insights and analytics.
Joe Powers
Chief Financial Officer of zSpace
Joe has over 20 years experience in senior level financial positions with high-technology/high growth companies where he led financing efforts and designed, implemented, and managed financial and operational control systems focused on supporting overall growth and profitability. During his career, he has played a key role in developing international business strategy that improved revenues and profitability, ultimately leading to the integration of operations into publicly traded companies. Joe has also been responsible for manufacturing oversight and negotiating inbound/outbound product licensing transactions. Prior to joining zSpace, Joe was CFO for Virident Systems, WorkRite Ergonomics, Bay Packets (acquired by Genband), Pacific Microsonics (acquired by Microsoft) and ViTel International (acquired by Premier Global).
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About zSpace: zSpace offers a system that enables its users to integrate their normal lives with a desktop-based virtual reality system.
Joe Powers
Chief Financial Officer of zSpace
Joe has over 20 years experience in senior level financial positions with high-technology/high growth companies where he led financing efforts and designed, implemented, and managed financial and operational control systems focused on supporting overall growth and profitability. During his career, he has played a key role in developing international business strategy that improved revenues and profitability, ultimately leading to the integration of operations into publicly traded companies. Joe has also been responsible for manufacturing oversight and negotiating inbound/outbound product licensing transactions. Prior to joining zSpace, Joe was CFO for Virident Systems, WorkRite Ergonomics, Bay Packets (acquired by Genband), Pacific Microsonics (acquired by Microsoft) and ViTel International (acquired by Premier Global).
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About zSpace: zSpace offers a system that enables its users to integrate their normal lives with a desktop-based virtual reality system.
Thomas A. Kelly
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crown Holdings
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About Crown Holdings: Crown is a metal packaging technology company.
Philip Varnum
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer of The Lemelson Foundation
Philip Varnum serves as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, responsible for the Foundation’s finances, investments, IT infrastructure, and administration. Additionally, he manages the Foundation’s portfolio of Program Related Investments (PRIs). Prior to joining The Lemelson Foundation in 2007, Philip was with Portland State University Foundation for nearly ten years where he was responsible for accounting, investment, human resources, real estate and entrepreneurial functions. Philip earned an MBA degree from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
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About The Lemelson Foundation: Years of improving lives through invention
Thomas Siegert
Chief Financial Officer of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Thomas Siegert is the Chief Financial Officer and Finance and Administration of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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About Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers: IEEE is a professional association of engineers focused on advancing technological innovation and excellence.
Mark Zorko
CFO of Landauer
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About Landauer: LANDAUER is the global leader in radiation science and services.
Michael Makishima
Chief Financial Officer of North America of Altran
Michael Makishima brings to Lohika a 20-year track record in financial and operations management, with a concentrated focus in the IT professional services and software industries. Mr. Makishima’s experience includes the CFO role at Inventa Technologies, a professional services firm focused on enabling organizations to broaden and optimize operational capabilities through technology-based solutions. At Inventa, Michael was responsible for worldwide finance, accounting, MIS, recruiting, facilities, and administration. Prior to Inventa, Michael held various senior management positions in finance and operations at Liant Software. His responsibilities included M&A – primarily centered on due diligence and post-merger integration, operational finance, and software manufacturing. He was also instrumental in establishing Liant’s presence in Europe. Michael received his BS in Economics (with Honors) from University of San Francisco.
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About Altran: Altran is an engineering company that provides research and development services for its clients.
Jerry Crute
Chief Financial Officer of AET Solutions
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About AET Solutions: Business management and technology services holding company
Rudy Howard
Chief Financial Officer of vTv Therapeutics
RMr. Howard is currently the Chief Financial Officer for SciQuest, Inc., a publicly traded global software company located in Cary, North Carolina.Before joining SciQuest, he served as CFO for a number of other public and private multi-national companies in the software and life sciences industries, including Pharmaceutical Product Development and Peopleclick. Rudy spent the first half of his career in public accounting, where he became an assurance partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He served companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech, high technology and financial services industries. Among his areas of expertise were SEC compliance, including guiding a number of clients through the IPO process, and merger and acquisition consulting.Howard is a Certified Public Accountant and received his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from North Carolina State University.
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About vTv Therapeutics: vTv Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery and development of human therapeutics to fill unmet medical needs.
Jonathan J. Atkinson
Chief Financial Officer of Domaille Engineering
Mr. Atkinson has primary responsibility of managing all finance activities as well as Human Resources and Information Technology. His career includes several senior finance positions as well as an expatriate assignment.
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About Domaille Engineering: Domaille Engineering provides contract manufacturing services for the aerospace, defense, and telecommunications industries.
Andrew H. Beck
SVP & CFO of AGCO Corporation
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About AGCO Corporation: AGCO Corporation (AGCO) is a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and related replacement parts globally.
Patricia Abbamonte
Chief Financial Officer of Inprentus
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About Inprentus: Inprentus manufactures ultrahigh precision, radiation-hard, and diffractive optics by mechanical nanodeformation of metallic surfaces.
Patricia Abbamonte
Chief Financial Officer of Inprentus
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About Inprentus: Inprentus manufactures ultrahigh precision, radiation-hard, and diffractive optics by mechanical nanodeformation of metallic surfaces.
John Hopper
Chief Financial Officer of Melior Innovations
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About Melior Innovations: Melior Innovations™ is a materials technology company.
Ned R. Coletta
CFO of Casella Waste Systems
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About Casella Waste Systems: Casella Waste Systems provides resource management expertise and services to residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial customers.
Jeffrey Hughes
Chief Financial Officer of Innovatus Technology
Jeff is an experienced entrepreneur. He has overseen 3 different start-ups, his largest being Jeff Hughes Enterprises, LLC. JHE has been involved in real estate investment, online retailing, and concert promotion. Jeff has also served as Treasurer and President of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, a $750,000.00 annual business. Jeff has also worked with Lindsey and Associates, being responsible for commercial investment management under a Senior Vice President and an Executive Broker. With these skills and experience, Jeff has the tools available to help Innovatus achieve our goals
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About Innovatus Technology: Innovatus Technology creates innovative solutions for digital media device connectivity.
Karina Carver
Chief Financial Officer of Phoenix
Karina Carver is the Chief Financial Officer at Phoenix
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About Phoenix: Phoenix designs and manufactures the highest-yielding neutron generators and commercializes nuclear technologies for practical applications.
Kimberly Loftis
CFO of Blue Marble Payroll
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About Blue Marble Payroll: Blue Marble Payroll is an integrated payroll management solution that combines leading-edge technology with superior customer service.
