CFO Studio Magazine - CFO Innovation Award Winners

WINNER 2nd QUARTER 2015 WWW.CFOSTUDIO.COM 15 CFO Success Award Capital Brian Giambagno Chief Financial Officer The Action Environmental Group “I want my people to be flexible, to challenge the status quo. Don’t tell me ‘we’ve always done it that way.’ When you were a $20 million business you did things a certain way, and now if you’re a $200 million business you’ve got to change those ways. …We have innovated in many ways, including, but not limited to 1) we implemented technology to automate our billing and collection processes; 2) implemented a data warehouse and dashboard reporting/analysis tools; 3) restructured (on a number of occasions) our balance sheet through refinancing activities. Innovation has been driven by the finance leadership team with a focus on improving operational efficiencies. … So, no, I would not say that to innovate you need to embrace disorder. You do, though, need a strong finance executive to provide a vision and a road map, including ROI.” Finalists for CFO Innovation Award — Capital • Steve Hardek, Chief Financial Officer & Director Business Development, Zoom Essence • Gordon Lavalette, Chief Financial Officer, Ion Media Networks • David Rockwood, Chief Operating Officer, Rema Foods, Inc. • Richard Veldran, Chief Financial Officer, Dun & Bradstreet