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CFO of the Year 2015

IBJ honors top financial executives

CFOs play a pivotal role in managing finances, plotting strategy and building value at central Indiana organizations large and small. Meet IBJ’s 15 CFO of the Year honorees—men and women who maximize the performance of their organizations and bring out the best in the colleagues who surround them.

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Not-For-Profit/Government (Revenue Below $100 Million)
John Visconti

Top Honoree

John Visconti
Project Lead The Way Inc.

Project Lead The Way’s finances have dramatically improved and its service offerings expanded since John Visconti re-engineered the organization’s business model in 2012.


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Robert W. Broderick

Honoree

Bob Broderick

Kiwanis International

Kevin Honigford

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Kevin Honigford

Ivy Tech Foundation Inc.

Not-For-Profit/Government (Revenue Above $100 Million)
Ryan Kitchell

Top Honoree

Ryan Kitchell
Indiana University Health

Ryan Kitchell joined IU Health in 2012 following a blitz of mergers and building projects by the state’s largest hospital system. He helped create internal systems that better organized care and strengthened the bottom line.


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Bruce E. Arick

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Bruce Arick

Butler University

Kathleen T. McNeely

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Kathleen McNeely

NCAA

Private Companies (Revenue Below $100 Million)
Debra L. Ross

Top Honoree

Debra Ross
The National Bank of Indianapolis

Debra Ross joined The National Bank of Indianapolis before its 1993 opening. It’s been profitable every year, even during the financial crisis, and now is the state’s 11th-largest bank.


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Andrew J. Davis

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Andrew Davis

MOBI

Nick Vandergrift

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Nick Vandergrift

MS Companies

Private Companies (Revenue Above $100 Million)
Jeffrey D. Holley

Top Honoree

Jeff Holley
OneAmerica

Jeff Holley this year helped OneAmerica Financial Partners pull of the  acquisition of BMO Retirement Services, which increased OneAmerica’s assets under administration from $44 billion to $70 billion, nearly triple where they were four years ago.


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Dave Horan

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Dave Horan

NextGear Capital

Joseph Stein

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Joseph Stein

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Public Companies
Eric Loughmiller

Top Honoree

Eric Loughmiller

KAR Auction Services

Eric Loughmiller said KAR Auction Services invests in the business and makes decisions aimed at building long-term shareholder value, a strategy that has helped swell the company’s market value to more than $5 billion.


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Mark A. Denien

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Mark Denien

Duke Realty

Edward W. Wilhelm

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Edward Wilhelm

The Finish Line Inc.