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FERF Elects New Board of Trustees
The Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), the non-profit research affiliate of FEI, has elected a new slate of executive officers for the fiscal year, effective July 1.
Jul. 20, 2016
The Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), the non-profit research affiliate of FEI, has elected a new slate of executive officers for the fiscal year, effective July 1.
Edward Weller, Chief Accounting Officer of Federal Home Loan Bank – Pittsburgh, will serve as the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF). He has been a member of FEI since 2000 and has served in numerous roles within the FERF Board. Weller has also been an active local leader, serving in various positions within the Pittsburgh Chapter.
Additional elected officers for the 2016-2017 year include:
- Sam Eldessouky, Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. will serve as the Vice Chair of Budget & Investment. Eldessouky, a member of FEI since 2007, has been active on the Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR), including the PCABO and CCR Controllership Subcommittees since 2009.
- Marie Gallagher, Senior Vice President and Controller of PepsiCo will serve as the Vice Chair of Audit. Gallagher has been active on the Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR), including serving on the FASB and CCR Controllership Subcommittees since 2014. She has also served on the FERF Board of Trustees since 2014. She joined FEI in 1992.
- Paul Hensley, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of HOLT CAT will serve as Vice Chair of Development. Hensley, a member of FEI since 2004, has been active on both the national and regional level, including serving as the San Antonio Chapter President.
- Nicholas Sucic, Vice President and Controller of Davey Tree Expert Company will serve as Vice Chair of Research. Sucic became a member of FEI in 1989. Since joining the association he has served in various national and local roles, including Chapter President of the Northeast Ohio Chapter.
“On behalf of FEI and FERF, I am pleased to welcome and congratulate these financial leaders on their positions on the FERF board,” said Andrej Suskavcevic, CAE, president and CEO of Financial Executives International and Financial Executives Research Foundation. “Their dedication to FERF’s mission and their leadership will allow for continued success in the coming year. We are fortunate to have these individuals as part of our organization, and I look forward to working with the board members this coming year.”
The following 13 professionals complete this year’s Board of Trustees:
James Abel Hall of Fame Selection Committee Chair Financial Executives International
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William M. Sinnett* Chief Operating Officer Financial Executives Research Foundation
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Hubert Glover, Ph.D. LeBow College of Business Drexel University
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Terence Stack Vice President and Treasurer Harman International Industries, Inc. |
Bruce Goldstein Senior Vice President, Controller PVH Corporation
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Andrej Suskavcevic, CAE President and CEO Financial Executives International and Financial Executives Research Foundation
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Loren Mahon Vice President, Finance Systems Oracle |
Nikhil Varaiya, Ph.D.
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Maria O’Grady* Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Financial Executives International
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Michael Wood Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Raytheon Company
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Sri Ramamoorti Associate Professor Kennesaw State University |
Jason Yager Chief Financial Officer Global Tax Management
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Ruud Roggekamp Assistant Treasurer, Corporate Finance and Banking The Boeing Company |
*Non-voting officers |