2015 CFO of the Year: Bruce Arick
In Arick’s two dozen years at Butler University, he and his team have erased historic deficits and, since 2002-2003, generated annual surpluses.
In Arick’s two dozen years at Butler University, he and his team have erased historic deficits and, since 2002-2003, generated annual surpluses.
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.
Since Kevin Honigford arrived at Ivy Tech Foundation in 2008, its assets have tripled from $55 million to $176 million, with privately sourced contributions rising from an average of $13 million to $24 million. And all with a staff of four.
Broderick treats Kiwanis International, which raises more than $100 million every year, as a business, not as a club.
During Wilhelm’s six-year run at The Finish Line, the company’s revenue has grown from $1.2 billion to $1.8 billion while operating profit has grown from $72 million to $120 million.
In just the last year, Mark Denien has helped Duke Realty Corp. raise more than $2.4 billion in capital and pay off $1.4 billion in debt. In the process, the company's debt-to-market-cap ratio improved from 49 percent in early 2014 to 34 percent today.
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.
Joseph Stein has helped Taft Stettinius & Hollister pull off a series of mergers, a tricky task made more so by the firm's commitment that it not disrupt the culture of the local offices it brings into the fold.
Dave Horan has helped NextGear Capital, the largest independent auto dealer inventory-finance company in North America, swell its loan portfolio by billions of dollars.
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.
Nick Vandergrift has helped MS Companies, which pairs workers with clients in need of a flexible workforce, use technology to fuel rapid growth.
In his first year on the job, Andrew Davis helped MOBI, which provides software and services to help companies manage their mobile devices, raise $35 million to fuel growth.
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.
Kevin Modany will continue to lead the Carmel-based for-profit educator until the year’s end. But Chief Financial Officer Dan Fitzpatrick is expected to be replaced within days.
The enterprise cloud software company has named insiders to replace its chief financial officer and to occupy a newly created chief operating officer position.
The former chief financial officer for Ovation Audio-Video Solutions LLC has been arrested and charged with more than 20 counts of theft for allegedly misappropriating about $600,000 in company funds for his own use.
Steve Fouty, a 20-year finance veteran, has been involved in IPOs or acquisitions, or both, at Software Artistry, Compendium, ExactTarget and Emerging Threats.
U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Baker has sentenced former Center Township CFO Alan Mizen to 18 months in prison for stealing more than $340,000 in public funds.