The Chicago Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI), the premier association for financial leaders in the United States and Canada, is pleased to announce the annual Chicago CFO of the Year® Awards program, to be held tonight at 7:00 PM at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Now in its 12th year, this celebration recognizes and honors Chicago area financial leaders who have made exceptional contributions to their organizations. More information about FEI Chicago and the Chicago CFO of the Year Awards® can be found at www.chicagocfo.org
The Master of Ceremonies for the event is Ravi Baichwal, co–anchor of ABC 7 weekday afternoon and evening newscasts.
Awards are presented in 6 categories:
- Mid–Size Private Companies
- Large Private Companies
- Small Not–For–Profits
- Mid–Size Not–For–Profits
- Large Not–For–Profits
- Public Companies
The finalists in each category are as follows:
Mid–Size Private
- Paul Ainsworth – Cozzini Brothers
- Sarah Rigsbee – Farmer's Fridge
- Sue Sell – Snapsheet
- Tim Young – NexTerra Wine Company
Large Private
- Darin Aprati – Rose Paving
- Matthew Brown – SEKO Logistics
- Joel Jorgensen – B2B Industrial Packaging
- Lori Sherwood – Parts Town
Small Not–For–Profits
- Lori Altman – Central Baptist Village
- Jennifer Dunleavy – Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
- Lindy Loyet – Elevate
- Joel Pomerenk – Cara Collective
- Marcia Rubin – Music Institute of Chicago
Mid–Size Not–For–Profits
- LeMonte Booker – Field Museum of Natural History
- Jason Bormann – Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
- Jeff Brown – Navy Pier
- Gary Gordon – Shedd Aquarium
- Emma Hershey – Clearbrook
Large Not–For–Profits
- Boaz Blumovitz – Jewish United Fund
- Wayne Magdziarz – Loyola University Chicago
- Patricia O'Neil – Rush University System for Health
- Maribel Rodriguez – City Colleges of Chicago
- Ivan Samstein – University of Chicago Health System
Public
- John Kelly – Huron Consulting Group
- Dave Marberger – Conagra Brands
- Michelle Hook – Portillo's
- Michael Shapiro – Option Care Health
- Nathan Winters – Zebra Technologies
FEI Chicago thanks its sponsor partners for this event: Aon, Associated Bank, Ceridian, KPMG, Tatum and media partner Crain's Chicago Business.
Media Contact
Landon Lukasik, FEI Chicago, 1 (312) 263-1661, [email protected], chicagocfo.org
SOURCE FEI Chicago

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