Financial Executives International Announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors

Bret Lawson to Serve as Board Chair

MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Financial Executives International (FEI), the association of choice for CFOs and other senior-level finance executives, announced today the election of a new slate of executive officers and members of the Board of Directors for the fiscal year, effective July 1, 2022.

Bret Lawson will serve as the national Board Chair. Lawson has been a Member of FEI since 2009 and has participated in several leadership roles prior to serving two terms as FEI Arizona's Chapter President from 2012-2014. Lawson was elected to the Board as a Director in 2016 and has served as the Association's Treasurer for two years prior to taking on the role of Vice-Chair.

Additional elected officers for the 2022-2023 fiscal year include:

• Alice Jolla, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Vice President, Corporate Finance and Services of Microsoft Corporation, joined FEI in 2011 and will serve as the Association's Vice-Chair. Jolla has participated in FEI's Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR), serving on various subsets for the Committee, including the Leases Working Group. Jolla served as the Association's Secretary for two years and most recently, as FEI's Treasurer.
  
  
  
• Paul Hensley, SVP of Finance, CFO, and Treasurer of HOLT CAT, will serve as the Association's Treasurer. Since becoming a Member of FEI in 2004, Hensley has participated on the Financial Education & Research Foundation's (FERF) Board of Trustees, as well as its Audit Committee. Prior to his election as a Director in 2018, Hensley served in various positions on FEI San Antonio's Chapter Board.
  
  
  
• Caroline Sullivan, SVP & Corporate Controller of Moody's Corporation, will serve as the Association's Secretary. Since joining FEI in 2017, Sullivan has participated on FEI's Committee on Finance & Information Technology (CFIT), as well as the Financial Accounting & Reporting Roundtable (FARR). Sullivan began her service on the Board in 2020 as a Director.
  
  
  
• Kevin T. McBride SVP, CAO, and Corporate Controller of ServiceNow will serve as Immediate Past Chair. Since becoming a Member of FEI in 2012, McBride has served on several of FEI's Technical Committees, including CCR, prior to being elected to the Board as a Director in 2017.

"On behalf of the association, I am pleased to welcome these remarkable individuals into their newly appointed roles. As an organization we are fortunate to have knowledgeable and enthusiastic Leaders serving on this year's Board of Directors," said Andrej Suskavcevic, CAE, President and CEO of Financial Executives International and the Financial Education & Research Foundation. "Their contributions and commitment are essential as we continue to advance FEI's mission of education, career development, advocacy, and research on behalf of all finance professionals."

Additionally, nine finance leaders will serve as members of FEI's Board of Directors:

Vincent Greene
Director
General Motors Company
FEI Detroit

Sri Ramamoorti
Associate Professor, Accounting
University of Dayton
FEI Dayton

Mary Hoeltzel
Senior Vice President, Tax and
Global Chief Accounting Officer
Cigna
FEI Philadelphia

Arlene Schwartz
Senior Manager, Tax Policy &
Advocacy Team
AICPA
FEI New York City

Nicholas Koutouras
Divisional CFO - Commercial Banking
MUFG Union Bank, N. A.
FEI Los Angeles

Lori Tansley
Chief Accounting Officer
Ankura
FEI New York City

Maggie Martensen
CFO - VP Finance
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
FEI Chicago

Amy Thuener
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
Alphabet Inc. / Google Inc.
FEI Silicon Valley

Avec O'Brien    
Chief Financial Officer
Walker-Miller Energy Services
FEI Detroit

About FEI
Financial Executives International (FEI) is a leading association comprised of Members who hold positions as Chief Financial Officers, Chief Accounting Officers, Controllers, Treasurers, and Tax Executives at companies in every major industry. FEI enhances Member professional development through peer networking, career management services, conferences, research, and publications. Members participate in the activities of local Chapters in the U.S. FEI is located in Morristown, NJ. Visit http://www.financialexecutives.org for more information.

Media Contact

Lili DeVita, FEI, 973.765.1021, ldevita@fincialexecutives.org

Claudine Cornelis, Crimson Communicates, 845.424.6342, claudine@crimsoncommunicates.com

SOURCE Financial Executives International