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 Sales 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.
Tivanka Ellawala
Chief Financial Officer of Endurance International Group
Tiv Ellawala’s experience and expertise in a range of financial functions across various industries have prepared him for his role as Chief Financial Officer at Endurance International Group. Tiv believes small businesses are the engine of the economy and loves how technology and the Internet can help grow them worldwide. It’s this passion for small businesses that led him to Endurance. Tiv’s career launched with his navigating the world of mergers and acquisitions at Merrill Lynch in New York, and then in its technology division, in San Francisco. His journey to Endurance then took a 13-year detour to Redmond, WA. While at Microsoft, he focused on strategy, business development and strategic alliances, financial planning, financial controllership and investor relations as well as business operations, ultimately leading to his position as CFO for the Windows Phone Division. When not propelling the journeys of small businesses across the globe, Tiv is also passionate about other types of journeys, including hiking, biking and driving.
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About Endurance International Group: Endurance International Group provides small businesses with the products and technology they need to enhance their online presence.
Marc Montagner
Chief Financial Officer of Endurance International Group
Marc has been the chief financial officer at Endurance since September 2015. Marc Montagner was previously chief financial officer at LightSquared where he was the key architect of a plan of reorganization, which led to a recapitalization of the company and brought in new investors, which included Centerbridge, Fortress and JP Morgan. Previously, Marc had been executive vice president of strategy, development and distribution at LightSquared. Marc also held the role of managing director and co-head of the global telecom, media and technology merger and acquisition group at Banc of America Securities. Prior to this, Marc was senior vice president, corporate development and M&A with the Sprint Nextel Corporation. Prior to joining Sprint Nextel, Marc was a managing director in the media and telecom group at Morgan Stanley. Marc serves on the board of directors at Cogent Communications, a publicly traded company. He serves on the audit committee and the corporate governance committee. He holds a master’s of science degree in Electrical Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, in Paris, and a master’s of business administration from Columbia Business School.
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About Endurance International Group: Endurance International Group provides small businesses with the products and technology they need to enhance their online presence.
Steven Hill
CFO of ZoomInfo
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About ZoomInfo: ZoomInfo provides accurate and actionable B2B contact and company information to accelerate the growth of sales and marketing teams.
John C. Rickel
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Group 1 Automotive
John C. Rickel was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in December 2005. From 1984 until joining Group 1, Mr. Rickel held a number of executive and managerial positions of increasing responsibility with Ford Motor Company, a global manufacturer and distributor of cars, trucks and automotive parts. He most recently served as Controller, Ford Americas, where he was responsible for the financial management of Ford’s western hemisphere automotive operations. Immediately prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Ford Europe, where he oversaw all accounting, financial planning, information services, tax and investor relations activities. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Rickel was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ford Russia, and a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of Ford Otosan, a publicly traded automotive company located in Turkey and owned 41% by Ford.
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About Group 1 Automotive: Group 1 Automotive owns and operates about 130 franchises at approximately 100 dealerships, as well as about 25 collision service centers
William T. Giles
CFO and Executive VP – Finance, Information Technology and ALLDATA, Customer Satisfaction of AutoZone
William T. Giles was named Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance, Information Technology and ALLDATA during October 2012. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance, Information Technology and Store Development from fiscal 2007 to October 2012, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from June 2006 to December 2006, and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since May 2006. From 1991 to May 2006, he held several positions with Linens N’ Things, Inc., most recently as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to 1991, he was with Melville, Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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About AutoZone: AutoZone retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories.
Tim Driscoll
CFO of Conversica
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About Conversica: Conversica creates intelligent virtual assistants to serve as virtual team members.
Mark Cuny
CFO of Conversica
Mark Cuny is the CFO at Conversica.
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About Conversica: Conversica creates intelligent virtual assistants to serve as virtual team members.
Brian R Bates
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer of Holman Automotive
Mr. Bates’ career began with ARI in 1989 when he initially completed an internship as a service writer at Holman Ford. He went on to complete an internship as an ASE-certified service technician in ARI’s Call Center. Upon graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in Economics in 1991, he joined ARI full time as a financial analyst in the accounting department and went on to serve in several management positions within ARI and Holman, including CFO. Appointed to COO in 2015, Brian is responsible for identifying potential synergies among Holman’s operating companies and implementing operational efficiencies across the various areas of business. As CFO, he is responsible for the global financial operations for all of Holman’s operating companies. This includes ARI, Auto Truck Group, Holman Parts Distribution and Holman’s retail operations.
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About Holman Automotive: Holman Automotive is an automotive services company.
Maria Shkarlat
Chief Financial Officer of Reply.io
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About Reply.io, Solven.pro: Reply is the leading AI-powered sales engagement platform that automates multichannel touchpoints throughout the sales process.
Norman Boling
Chief Financial Officer of Compact Power Equipment
Norman Boling serves as Chief Financial Officer of Compact Power Equipment Rental and has served in a similar capacity for the predecessor companies of CPER. Norman has extensive management and financial experience with private and public companies. He has worked with Roger since 1988 and has considerable financial management experience. Norman holds graduate and under-graduate degrees in business and accounting from The University of South Carolina as well as, being an Administration Adjunct Professor in the University of South Carolina system. Norman has been instrumental to the launch and roll-out of CPER and its predecessor companies.
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About Compact Power Equipment: Compact Power Equipment operates as a national provider of equipment rental and maintenance services.
Peng Leong
Chief Financial Officer of Rev
• Trusted finance partner with an executive level mindset • Business leader focused on building a high-performance workplace culture • Deep experience in finance, accounting and managing business operations • Industry experience in technology, data & risk analytics and financial services • Global experience throughout the United States and the Asia Pacific region
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About Rev: Rev reinvents sales development for B2B sales and marketing teams, helping them fuel their funnel with the highest potential prospects.
Cameron Way
CFO of Onvia
Cameron Way joined Onvia in August, 1999, became Chief Accounting Officer in 2003 and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2008. At Onvia, Way provides financial and operational leadership in growth management, corporate development and strategic planning. Prior to Onvia, his early career was spent with the public accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from September, 1994, to August, 1999. His professional focus was on companies in the high tech and investment services industries, and he was involved in a number of initial public offerings. Way holds a bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.
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About Onvia: Onvia is the leading provider of sales intelligence and acceleration technologies for the business-to-government (B2G) marketplace.
Paul Williams
Chief Financial Officer of Bash, The Party Network
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About Bash, The Party Network: Combines Marketing/Sales platform in an App for the Nightlife & Entertainment industry
Colin Quinn
Chief Financial Officer of KeyImpact Sales and Systems
Colin Quinn began his career at Deloitte & Touche in the audit group. He then served in various operational and financial leadership roles at McMaster-Carr Supply and True Value Hardware. Colin subsequently worked as Vice President of Finance for US Foods, and most recently, he served as Vice President of Finance at Little Lady Foods. Colin earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame; has his CPA, and earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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About KeyImpact Sales and Systems: KeyImpact Sales and Systems operate as a sales and marketing agency to the foodservice industry.
Stacy Hodges
Chief Financial Officer of Wunderlich Securities
Stacy Hodges is the Chief Financial Officer at NexBank.
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About NexBank, Wunderlich Securities: Wunderlich Securities is a brokerage firm offering equity sales and trading services.
Joe Person
Chief Financial Officer of Wolf Home Products
Prior to joining Wolf in 2015, Joe was a commercial banker in M&T Bank’s Middle Market Group supporting a large customer portfolio in the Southeast Pennsylvania region. A military veteran, Joe also served as a Naval Intelligence Officer for Navy Seal Team Ten, the Office of Naval Intelligence, and the National Security Agency. Joe graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the United States Naval Academy and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland. He is active in the community and serves as a board member of the United States Naval Academy Susquehanna Valley Alumni Chapter.
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About Wolf Home Products: Wolf Home Products provides kitchen and bath cabinetry and building materials, marketing and sales support and financial services
Jannetta Litzman
Co-Founder & CFO of Brandwise
Jannetta was Co-founder of Showroom Solutions in 1998 (which later merged with Brandwise). Jannetta is responsible for all financial activities including budget planning, financial reporting, strategic planning, human resources and legal. Prior to Brandwise, Jannetta founded Designer Accents, the catalyst behind Showroom Solutions. From 2001 until the sale of the business in 2009, Jannetta remained involved at a high level while taking a more active role in Brandwise, Inc. Prior to her entrepreneurial ventures, Jannetta was part of the sales team for Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T). Jannetta currently serves on the board of Gift For Life – A partnership between the Gift, Home and Stationary industries to raise funds in support of AIDS research and education. Jannetta holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with an emphasis on Marketing/Management from Northern State University and an MBA from the University of Denver.
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About Brandwise: Brandwise is an Application Service Provider that delivers sales solutions to suppliers and their sales organizations.
Dermot O’Grady
CFO of Brainshark
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About Brainshark: Brainshark provides sales training, coaching and content authoring capabilities to achieve sales mastery and outsell the competition.
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.
Heather Mercier
Chief Financial Officer of ExpertVoice
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About ExpertVoice: ExpertVoice is a provider of an online marketing platform used to connect brands with influencers.
Kenneth R. Bull
CFO,Secretary & Treasurer of Five Below
Kenneth R. Bull is the chief financial officer, secretary, and treasurer at [Five Below](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kenneth-r-bull#/entity). Previously, he was the finance director and treasurer at [Urban Outfitters](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/urban-outfitters#/entity). He has also been employed at Asian American Partners as its vice president for finance and controller. Bull lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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About Five Below: Five Below, Inc. operates a chain of retail stores in the United States. It offers sporting goods, games, wearables and jewelry,
Patricia Sweeney
SVP and CFO of Aragon Research Inc.
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About Aragon Research Inc.: Aragon delivers trusted advisory, interactive research and consulting services to enterprises.
Patricia Sweeney
SVP and CFO of Aragon Research Inc.
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About Aragon Research Inc.: Aragon delivers trusted advisory, interactive research and consulting services to enterprises.
John Dixon
CFO, Shareholder, Data Science & Analytics Consultant of ZynBit
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About Cisco, Kelly Services, ZynBit: ZynBit is a computer software company that specializes in providing customer IQ, Outlook, Salesforce, and Google Analytics.
Omar Omar
Chief Financial Officer of Mango Electronics India
Omar Omar is Chief Financial Officer at Mango Electronics Design. Knows financial.
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About Mango Electronics India: We are the India’s fastest growing electronic components supplier of our category. We are a passionate group of engineers.
D. Tyler Drolet
Chief Financial Officer of Upland Qvidian
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About Upland Qvidian: The premier provider of cloud-based RFP and proposal automation software, helping more than 1,000 companies worldwide win more business.
Mark R. Belgya
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of JM Smucker Company
Mr. Mark R. Belgya is Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of The J. M. Smucker Co. He served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2008. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since January 2005.
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About JM Smucker Company: J. M. Smucker is an manufacturer of food products.
Michael Ahern
CFO of NVX Holdings, Inc.
Michael F. Ahern is the Chief Financial Officer at Norvax Inc. When Michael was named Chief Financial Officer for Norvax in February 2007, he brought more than 20 years of financial management and accounting experience to the company. Prior to joining Norvax, Ahern oversaw the finance and administrative functions at CT TyMetrix, the market leader in web-based management solutions for corporate law departments and claims organizations. Ahern previously was Chief Financial Officer at TriPoint Systems Development Corporation, where he helped negotiate the successful sale of the company. Ahern also has held finance executive roles at technology startups in Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area over the past ten years. During his time as controller at Transmeta Corporation, he played a key role in taking the company public in November 2000. A registered CPA in Illinois, Mr. Ahern holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago.
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About NVX Holdings, Inc.: NVX Holdings, Inc. develops web-based sales and communication tools for the health insurance industry.
Bill Tole
CFO of Bloomfire
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About Bloomfire: Bloomfire is a knowledge sharing platform that enables employees to quickly find the information they need to do their jobs.
Jim Perdikis
Chief Financial Officer of Eastern Diagnostic Imaging
Jim has been responsible for all accounting and finance functions for EDI since 2010. His experience in finance spans over 35 years. Even with the fancy title, you may also hear Jim answer our phones. He is a true team player and is fun to be around. When not in the office, you can be sure to find him at the nearest beach.
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About Eastern Diagnostic Imaging: EDI is remanufacturer of X-Ray equipment in the nation, as well as a premier provider of X-Ray service.
Jim Perdikis
Chief Financial Officer of Eastern Diagnostic Imaging
Jim has been responsible for all accounting and finance functions for EDI since 2010. His experience in finance spans over 35 years. Even with the fancy title, you may also hear Jim answer our phones. He is a true team player and is fun to be around. When not in the office, you can be sure to find him at the nearest beach.
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About Eastern Diagnostic Imaging: EDI is remanufacturer of X-Ray equipment in the nation, as well as a premier provider of X-Ray service.