The document is a special advertising supplement from the Los Angeles Business Journal that profiles the finalists and honorees of the 2015 CFO of the Year Awards. It includes letters from the publisher of the LA Business Journal and sponsors of the awards. It then profiles five CFOs who were selected as honorees in different categories, including Todd Tappin of Rubicon Project for Public Company CFO, Cordell B. Sweeney of Pabst Brewing Company for Private Company CFO (over $100M revenue), and Jake Himelstein of BAMKO for Private Company CFO (under $100M revenue).
This transcript summarizes Nike's fiscal year 2008 first quarter earnings call from September 20, 2007. The operator introduces the call and reminds participants that forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and estimates. Pamela Catlett, Vice President of Investor Relations, introduces Nike CEO Mark Parker to provide opening remarks. Parker notes revenue, earnings, futures, and regional growth were all up for the quarter. He highlights Nike's category focus and growth strategies. Charlie Denson, President of the Nike Brand, then discusses regional performances and innovations. Denson focuses on improvements in Europe, growth in key categories globally, and strategic tests in the US marketplace.
- State Street Corporation delivered value to shareholders, customers, employees, and communities in 2005, achieving financial goals for operating earnings per share growth, operating revenue growth, and return on equity.
- Major accomplishments included record high assets under custody of $10.1 trillion and assets under management of $1.4 trillion, as well as new business wins and customer relationships around the world.
- The company remained focused on financial performance, revenue growth, expense management, and strengthening governance policies to continue delivering value to stakeholders.
This document summarizes numerical simulations of hypersonic flows using the space-time CE/SE method. It examines shock standoff on spheres in air at velocities of 8.73 km/s using a 7-species air model. It also compares experimental and numerical results for the Radio Attenuation Measurement (RAM-C) hypersonic flight experiments from the 1960s, looking at electron number densities along the vehicle surface. Distributions of species like O2, N2, and NO+ around the experimental capsule are also shown from the simulations.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness and well-being.
People generally think of Big Data as something generated by machines or large communities of people interacting with the digital world. But technological progress means that each individual is currently, or soon will be, generating masses of digital data in their everyday lives. In every interaction with an application, every web page visited, every time your telephone is turned on, you generate information about yourself, Personal Big Data. With the rising adoption of quantified self gadgets, and the foreseeable adoption of intelligent glasses capturing daily life, the quantity of personal Big Data will only grow. In this Personal Big Data, as in other Big Data, a key problem is aligning concepts in the same semantic space. While concept alignment in the public sphere is an understood, though unresolved, problem, what does ontological organization of a personal space look like? Is it idiosyncratic, or something that can be shared between people? We will describe our current approach to this problem of organizing personal data and creating and exploiting a personal semantics.
Hemant Birari is a research associate with over 2 years of experience in API research and development at Cipla Ltd. He has expertise in organic synthesis, purification techniques, and analytical methods. His academic background includes an M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from R.Y.K. college and B.Sc. in Chemistry from K.T.H.M. College. He is proficient in MS Office and chemistry software and interested in continuing his career in research and development.
Jason Schubarth has over 15 years of experience in food and pet food operations management, including quality standards compliance and process improvement. He has led shifts and departments to increased productivity through accountability and standardized processes. Currently an Operations Manager, he oversees quality, inventory, projects and supplier standards compliance.
This transcript summarizes Nike's fiscal year 2008 first quarter earnings call from September 20, 2007. The operator introduces the call and reminds participants that forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and estimates. Pamela Catlett, Vice President of Investor Relations, introduces Nike CEO Mark Parker to provide opening remarks. Parker notes revenue, earnings, futures, and regional growth were all up for the quarter. He highlights Nike's category focus and growth strategies. Charlie Denson, President of the Nike Brand, then discusses regional performances and innovations. Denson focuses on improvements in Europe, growth in key categories globally, and strategic tests in the US marketplace.
- State Street Corporation delivered value to shareholders, customers, employees, and communities in 2005, achieving financial goals for operating earnings per share growth, operating revenue growth, and return on equity.
- Major accomplishments included record high assets under custody of $10.1 trillion and assets under management of $1.4 trillion, as well as new business wins and customer relationships around the world.
- The company remained focused on financial performance, revenue growth, expense management, and strengthening governance policies to continue delivering value to stakeholders.
This document summarizes numerical simulations of hypersonic flows using the space-time CE/SE method. It examines shock standoff on spheres in air at velocities of 8.73 km/s using a 7-species air model. It also compares experimental and numerical results for the Radio Attenuation Measurement (RAM-C) hypersonic flight experiments from the 1960s, looking at electron number densities along the vehicle surface. Distributions of species like O2, N2, and NO+ around the experimental capsule are also shown from the simulations.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness and well-being.
People generally think of Big Data as something generated by machines or large communities of people interacting with the digital world. But technological progress means that each individual is currently, or soon will be, generating masses of digital data in their everyday lives. In every interaction with an application, every web page visited, every time your telephone is turned on, you generate information about yourself, Personal Big Data. With the rising adoption of quantified self gadgets, and the foreseeable adoption of intelligent glasses capturing daily life, the quantity of personal Big Data will only grow. In this Personal Big Data, as in other Big Data, a key problem is aligning concepts in the same semantic space. While concept alignment in the public sphere is an understood, though unresolved, problem, what does ontological organization of a personal space look like? Is it idiosyncratic, or something that can be shared between people? We will describe our current approach to this problem of organizing personal data and creating and exploiting a personal semantics.
Hemant Birari is a research associate with over 2 years of experience in API research and development at Cipla Ltd. He has expertise in organic synthesis, purification techniques, and analytical methods. His academic background includes an M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from R.Y.K. college and B.Sc. in Chemistry from K.T.H.M. College. He is proficient in MS Office and chemistry software and interested in continuing his career in research and development.
Jason Schubarth has over 15 years of experience in food and pet food operations management, including quality standards compliance and process improvement. He has led shifts and departments to increased productivity through accountability and standardized processes. Currently an Operations Manager, he oversees quality, inventory, projects and supplier standards compliance.
Wei Zhong is a student at Turku School of Economics pursuing a Master of Science in International Management of IT. He was born on October 22nd, 1990 in Turku, Finland and first registered with the university in the autumn semester of 2015. So far he has completed 77 credits, including courses in accounting, business English, innovation, information systems, research methods, and projects completed at partner universities. His most recent course was in cross-platform mobile application development at Abo Akademi University in June 2016.
Localisation workflows: the impact of process well-handledness on automationNicolas Martinez
In the context of an ever growing need for LSP to optimize their offerings to their clients, TMS stands out as a seemingly obvious choice to deliver higher quality content faster and cheaper.
As the trend is to deploy TMS workflows full speed ahead, do those systems cater well to different use-cases as they can be found in traditional localisation processes, involving frequent updates, change of scope at language or file level as localisation is tied in more closely than ever to content authoring?
We started with the assumption that TMS only supported well-handled use-cases with fixed sets of well-defined transitions and limited support to non-well-handled cases with flexible unpredictable transitions. As a corollary, we deemed that perhaps certain use cases are not suitable for automation in TMS.
Thus, the objective set forth with this paper was to evaluate the strengths and limitations of TMS using the concept of workflow well-handledness.
To this avail, we began by looking at the current state of affairs in traditional localisation workflows and found that, although the traditional translation, editing and proofreading cycles and stakeholders follow a defined model, there is a need for added flexibility at each step to optimise turnaround times.
We then positioned TMS in the supply chain, looked closely at localisation business processes and in what ways solutions based on TMS could improve current localisation workflows. It became apparent that TMS is not a monolithic system and workflow engineers need to closely work with project stakeholders and be aware of all process applications to design, implement and ensure relevant reporting.
The practical steps to deploy a workflow in TMS around key process areas and specific goals were detailed, revealing that there should be just enough human tasks to cater for change in requirements and the system must be robust enough to allow time-critical maintenance on running production workflows.
Workflow patterns were introduced allowing us to scrutinise this flow around complementary perspectives, that of control-flow, data, resource and exception handling.
Finally, we put the concept of well-handledless to the test in a case-study of industrial Lionbridge TMS using workflow patterns. The case study confirmed that in control-flow patterns support is rather basic and limited to well-handled use-cases, with a fixed set of well-defined transitions and predictable resources. This is mainly because such systems focus on the end-user to meet SLAs rather than offering powerful underlying workflow.
I went on vacation to Monserrate mountain in Bogota, Colombia where I hiked up the mountain and enjoyed views of the city below. While there I had an energy drink and snack, but did not have time to swim or dance before returning home late to visit with family.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
2015 Dementia Care Summit Presentation - Therese Adami, COO KinCareKinCare
Therese Adami, Chief Operating Officer, KinCare, presented at the 2015 Dementia Strategy Summit and the importance of taking a phased approach to enhancing services for consumers under a Consumer Directed Care model of care.
This document contains a collection of photos credited to various photographers. There are over 30 photos shown with captions listing the photographer for each image. The photos seem to be on a variety of unrelated topics from different locations and events around the world.
Awesome bedding Modern Bedroom Furnituresongpon pirom
Awesome bedding I love it. Modern Bedroom Furniture visit: http://bit.do/cp54w
Also visit us in uk. http://bit.do/mattressuk
Bedroom Furniture has a wide range of affordable bedroom furniture with a number of styles including
1. An opportunity to drive growth and make the shopping experience better for customers by selling online products in-store using a unified shopping cart and leveraging River technology.
2. Detailed product and availability information as well as upselling recommendations and direct access to sales associates would provide customers insights for a better sales consultation and experience.
3. Analytics and tracking tools would automatically link transactions to a customer identity to provide insights for better sales and promotions.
This document discusses the development of a new type of battery that could revolutionize energy storage. It describes how the battery uses a newly discovered material as its cathode that allows it to store large amounts of energy efficiently and safely. The material is inexpensive and environmentally friendly. Researchers believe that with further development, this new battery technology will allow for electric vehicles with a range of 500 miles or more per charge as well as make renewable energy sources more viable.
Quran [eng] Muhsin khan & sahih internationalAbu Qasim
This document provides translations of the first 2 chapters (surahs) of the Quran:
1) Al-Fatihah introduces the main themes of the Quran such as praise of God, seeking guidance, and distinguishing between those who have earned God's favor and those who have not.
2) Al-Baqarah discusses themes of faith, guidance, hypocrisy, and the creation of mankind. It warns of punishment for those who disbelieve or break their covenant with God. It also encourages belief and righteousness by promising paradise.
Eryn Larson’s Toyota Co-op Experience in Human Resource’s - Copy (1)Eryn Larson
- The document describes a co-op experience at Toyota where the individual helped facilitate the promotion of 96 team leaders across various production shops over 19 weeks.
- It details the process used to identify eligible candidates, conduct interviews, select candidates, and finalize promotions. This included establishing schedules, training interviewers, documenting results.
- The results showed they promoted 67 team leaders, falling short of the ideal goal of 96 in 13 weeks. Lessons learned and next steps are identified to improve the process in the future.
Fall 2003 Kianoff Current Solutions NewsletterAlan Kianoff
Wireless networks can provide mobility and flexibility for employees. Wireless connectivity can be incorporated easily into existing wired networks. New wireless technologies use transmission standards like 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g which provide transmission speeds between 11-54 Mbps, similar to wired Ethernet networks. Security is important when implementing a wireless network and needs to be properly set up and managed.
Xceed is an all-in-one software solution for managing nightlife events and venues. It allows users to create events, manage guest lists, sell tickets, check attendees in digitally, and access analytics on ticket sales and promoter performance. Key features include automatic integration with Facebook pages, creation of recurring events, promo codes for marketing, and real-time analytics. It aims to help nightlife businesses streamline operations and boost sales and attendance.
software design, App design, Cyber Security, Website Design, Marketing, online presence, Pen test, Business Center, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Custom development and support
Mechanical keys are used to connect a shaft to a hub to allow power transmission while preventing relative rotation. There are several types of keys including saddle keys, sunk keys, feather keys, and Woodruff keys. Saddle keys rely only on friction to transmit torque and are used for light duty applications. Sunk keys are tapered or parallel and are sunk into both the shaft and hub for heavier duty use. Feather keys allow for axial movement along the shaft. Woodruff keys provide an adjustable connection between the shaft and hub. Splines and serrations can also be used to connect shafts and hubs while enabling axial movement.
Extreme sports have existed since the 1950s but became more popular in the 1990s and 2000s as new variations emerged. They involve activities with high risks of accidents that require adrenaline or pushing physical limits. Extreme sports can be categorized as air, land, or water activities and include sports like base jumping, motocross, cliff diving and rock climbing. Major competitions that showcase extreme sports talents are the annual Winter and Summer X Games as well as the FISE festival in Montpellier, France.
This document is the 2015 annual report for LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies. The summary is:
1) In 2015, LyondellBasell achieved record financial results including $8.1 billion in EBITDA and $4.4 billion in income from continuing operations, despite challenges in the energy sector.
2) Operations performed strongly with improved safety and reliability. Expansion projects in the US increased ethylene capacity and positioned the company for long-term growth.
3) The company returned over $6 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases, placing it among the top performers in the S&P 500 for share
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Chairman and Managing Director and CEO’s Letter 2
Financial Highlights 3
Business Highlights 4
Review of Operations 6
Board of Directors 10
Corporate Governance Statement 12
Corporate and Social Responsibility 24
Directors’ Report 26
Remuneration Report 34
Auditor’s Independence Declaration 47
Independent Auditor’s Report 48
Directors’ Declaration 50
Financial Statements 51
Notes to the Financial Statements 56
Shareholder Information 83
Corporate Directory 84
Company Store Locator IBC
Annual General Meeting
The 2015 Annual General Meeting of
Dick Smith Holdings Limited will be held at
Dick Smith Support Office, 2 Davidson Street
Chullora, New South Wales on
Wednesday 28 October 2015 at 11.00am
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Dick Smith Holdings Limited ANNUAL REPORT 2014 I 1Dick Smith Holdings Limited ANNUAL REPORT 2015 I 1
Dick Smith is renowned
for its convenient
store locations, range
of leading brands,
competitive prices,
customer service and
knowledgeable staff.
WHO WE ARE
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CHAIRMAN’S AND
MANAGING DIRECTOR
AND CEO’S LETTER
Dear fellow shareholders
Two years ago, when Dick Smith embarked on a
successful road show with investors prior to our IPO,
we conveyed our strategy as becoming ‘the leading
consumer electronics retailer in Australia and New
Zealand, assisting our customers in achieving the most
from technology at the right value’. We identified five
strategic growth initiatives to deliver sustainable growth
over the medium term.
Two years later our focus on our strategy is unwavering
with these initiatives delivering the sustainable growth
we anticipated and continuing to position the Company
for superior future growth.
Our performance in these five strategic growth initiatives
can be summarised as:
– New stores: With 393 stores in Australia and
New Zealand and opening 15-20 stores annually,
we provide our customers with unprecedented
convenience wherever they are located.
– New formats: Our four formats cater for differing
demographics ranging from a traditional Dick Smith
customer to a younger demographic at MOVE, a more
discerning consumer at David Jones and international
travellers at MOVE by Dick Smith (at Sydney Airport’s
International Terminal).
– Private Label: An integral part of Dick Smith for 45
years, Private Label growth continues to provide the
Company with flexibility to trade competitively and
maintain favourable margins.
– Online/omni-channel: Considered by many as a
disrupter, we view online as a competitive advantage.
With all 393 stores offering Pay & Collect and 210
stores acting as distribution/fulfilment locations, our
low cost model and multiple online platforms allow
your Company to offer leading prices.
– Cost transformation: Having inherited a cost base
that was unsustainable, our investment .
David Tobin and Karl Skutski - Growth Through AcquisitionINBOUND
The document discusses growth through acquisition for marketing and inbound agencies. It provides examples of potential deal structures for acquiring other agencies, including cash payments, deferred payments, earnouts, employment contracts, and phantom stock plans. It also discusses the characteristics of agencies that may be attractive acquisition targets or candidates to sell, such as financial metrics like revenue, profits, utilization rates, and factors motivating sellers. The presentation aims to help agencies understand options for organic growth versus growth through acquisition.
Kingside Partners provides C-suite management services to early-stage and emerging growth companies. They serve as an addition to a company's C-level team by helping to execute strategies, solve problems, build and grow the business. Kingside Partners' team has experience founding, financing, and building high-growth businesses across various industries. They aim to fill capability gaps and serve as doers to help CEOs and management teams manage their business.
This presentation discusses HubSpot's position in the customer relationship management (CRM) software market and its growth strategies. HubSpot provides an all-in-one marketing and sales platform focused on the mid-market. It has over 18,000 customers and aims to continue growing through expanding its domestic and international markets, upselling to existing customers, and developing new products like HubSpot CRM and Sidekick. HubSpot sees opportunities to increase revenue per customer and further grow its total addressable market.
Wei Zhong is a student at Turku School of Economics pursuing a Master of Science in International Management of IT. He was born on October 22nd, 1990 in Turku, Finland and first registered with the university in the autumn semester of 2015. So far he has completed 77 credits, including courses in accounting, business English, innovation, information systems, research methods, and projects completed at partner universities. His most recent course was in cross-platform mobile application development at Abo Akademi University in June 2016.
Localisation workflows: the impact of process well-handledness on automationNicolas Martinez
In the context of an ever growing need for LSP to optimize their offerings to their clients, TMS stands out as a seemingly obvious choice to deliver higher quality content faster and cheaper.
As the trend is to deploy TMS workflows full speed ahead, do those systems cater well to different use-cases as they can be found in traditional localisation processes, involving frequent updates, change of scope at language or file level as localisation is tied in more closely than ever to content authoring?
We started with the assumption that TMS only supported well-handled use-cases with fixed sets of well-defined transitions and limited support to non-well-handled cases with flexible unpredictable transitions. As a corollary, we deemed that perhaps certain use cases are not suitable for automation in TMS.
Thus, the objective set forth with this paper was to evaluate the strengths and limitations of TMS using the concept of workflow well-handledness.
To this avail, we began by looking at the current state of affairs in traditional localisation workflows and found that, although the traditional translation, editing and proofreading cycles and stakeholders follow a defined model, there is a need for added flexibility at each step to optimise turnaround times.
We then positioned TMS in the supply chain, looked closely at localisation business processes and in what ways solutions based on TMS could improve current localisation workflows. It became apparent that TMS is not a monolithic system and workflow engineers need to closely work with project stakeholders and be aware of all process applications to design, implement and ensure relevant reporting.
The practical steps to deploy a workflow in TMS around key process areas and specific goals were detailed, revealing that there should be just enough human tasks to cater for change in requirements and the system must be robust enough to allow time-critical maintenance on running production workflows.
Workflow patterns were introduced allowing us to scrutinise this flow around complementary perspectives, that of control-flow, data, resource and exception handling.
Finally, we put the concept of well-handledless to the test in a case-study of industrial Lionbridge TMS using workflow patterns. The case study confirmed that in control-flow patterns support is rather basic and limited to well-handled use-cases, with a fixed set of well-defined transitions and predictable resources. This is mainly because such systems focus on the end-user to meet SLAs rather than offering powerful underlying workflow.
I went on vacation to Monserrate mountain in Bogota, Colombia where I hiked up the mountain and enjoyed views of the city below. While there I had an energy drink and snack, but did not have time to swim or dance before returning home late to visit with family.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
2015 Dementia Care Summit Presentation - Therese Adami, COO KinCareKinCare
Therese Adami, Chief Operating Officer, KinCare, presented at the 2015 Dementia Strategy Summit and the importance of taking a phased approach to enhancing services for consumers under a Consumer Directed Care model of care.
This document contains a collection of photos credited to various photographers. There are over 30 photos shown with captions listing the photographer for each image. The photos seem to be on a variety of unrelated topics from different locations and events around the world.
Awesome bedding Modern Bedroom Furnituresongpon pirom
Awesome bedding I love it. Modern Bedroom Furniture visit: http://bit.do/cp54w
Also visit us in uk. http://bit.do/mattressuk
Bedroom Furniture has a wide range of affordable bedroom furniture with a number of styles including
1. An opportunity to drive growth and make the shopping experience better for customers by selling online products in-store using a unified shopping cart and leveraging River technology.
2. Detailed product and availability information as well as upselling recommendations and direct access to sales associates would provide customers insights for a better sales consultation and experience.
3. Analytics and tracking tools would automatically link transactions to a customer identity to provide insights for better sales and promotions.
This document discusses the development of a new type of battery that could revolutionize energy storage. It describes how the battery uses a newly discovered material as its cathode that allows it to store large amounts of energy efficiently and safely. The material is inexpensive and environmentally friendly. Researchers believe that with further development, this new battery technology will allow for electric vehicles with a range of 500 miles or more per charge as well as make renewable energy sources more viable.
Quran [eng] Muhsin khan & sahih internationalAbu Qasim
This document provides translations of the first 2 chapters (surahs) of the Quran:
1) Al-Fatihah introduces the main themes of the Quran such as praise of God, seeking guidance, and distinguishing between those who have earned God's favor and those who have not.
2) Al-Baqarah discusses themes of faith, guidance, hypocrisy, and the creation of mankind. It warns of punishment for those who disbelieve or break their covenant with God. It also encourages belief and righteousness by promising paradise.
Eryn Larson’s Toyota Co-op Experience in Human Resource’s - Copy (1)Eryn Larson
- The document describes a co-op experience at Toyota where the individual helped facilitate the promotion of 96 team leaders across various production shops over 19 weeks.
- It details the process used to identify eligible candidates, conduct interviews, select candidates, and finalize promotions. This included establishing schedules, training interviewers, documenting results.
- The results showed they promoted 67 team leaders, falling short of the ideal goal of 96 in 13 weeks. Lessons learned and next steps are identified to improve the process in the future.
Fall 2003 Kianoff Current Solutions NewsletterAlan Kianoff
Wireless networks can provide mobility and flexibility for employees. Wireless connectivity can be incorporated easily into existing wired networks. New wireless technologies use transmission standards like 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g which provide transmission speeds between 11-54 Mbps, similar to wired Ethernet networks. Security is important when implementing a wireless network and needs to be properly set up and managed.
Xceed is an all-in-one software solution for managing nightlife events and venues. It allows users to create events, manage guest lists, sell tickets, check attendees in digitally, and access analytics on ticket sales and promoter performance. Key features include automatic integration with Facebook pages, creation of recurring events, promo codes for marketing, and real-time analytics. It aims to help nightlife businesses streamline operations and boost sales and attendance.
software design, App design, Cyber Security, Website Design, Marketing, online presence, Pen test, Business Center, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Custom development and support
Mechanical keys are used to connect a shaft to a hub to allow power transmission while preventing relative rotation. There are several types of keys including saddle keys, sunk keys, feather keys, and Woodruff keys. Saddle keys rely only on friction to transmit torque and are used for light duty applications. Sunk keys are tapered or parallel and are sunk into both the shaft and hub for heavier duty use. Feather keys allow for axial movement along the shaft. Woodruff keys provide an adjustable connection between the shaft and hub. Splines and serrations can also be used to connect shafts and hubs while enabling axial movement.
Extreme sports have existed since the 1950s but became more popular in the 1990s and 2000s as new variations emerged. They involve activities with high risks of accidents that require adrenaline or pushing physical limits. Extreme sports can be categorized as air, land, or water activities and include sports like base jumping, motocross, cliff diving and rock climbing. Major competitions that showcase extreme sports talents are the annual Winter and Summer X Games as well as the FISE festival in Montpellier, France.
This document is the 2015 annual report for LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies. The summary is:
1) In 2015, LyondellBasell achieved record financial results including $8.1 billion in EBITDA and $4.4 billion in income from continuing operations, despite challenges in the energy sector.
2) Operations performed strongly with improved safety and reliability. Expansion projects in the US increased ethylene capacity and positioned the company for long-term growth.
3) The company returned over $6 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases, placing it among the top performers in the S&P 500 for share
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Chairman and Managing Director and CEO’s Letter 2
Financial Highlights 3
Business Highlights 4
Review of Operations 6
Board of Directors 10
Corporate Governance Statement 12
Corporate and Social Responsibility 24
Directors’ Report 26
Remuneration Report 34
Auditor’s Independence Declaration 47
Independent Auditor’s Report 48
Directors’ Declaration 50
Financial Statements 51
Notes to the Financial Statements 56
Shareholder Information 83
Corporate Directory 84
Company Store Locator IBC
Annual General Meeting
The 2015 Annual General Meeting of
Dick Smith Holdings Limited will be held at
Dick Smith Support Office, 2 Davidson Street
Chullora, New South Wales on
Wednesday 28 October 2015 at 11.00am
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Dick Smith Holdings Limited ANNUAL REPORT 2014 I 1Dick Smith Holdings Limited ANNUAL REPORT 2015 I 1
Dick Smith is renowned
for its convenient
store locations, range
of leading brands,
competitive prices,
customer service and
knowledgeable staff.
WHO WE ARE
F
o
r
p
e
rs
o
n
a
l u
se
o
n
ly
2
CHAIRMAN’S AND
MANAGING DIRECTOR
AND CEO’S LETTER
Dear fellow shareholders
Two years ago, when Dick Smith embarked on a
successful road show with investors prior to our IPO,
we conveyed our strategy as becoming ‘the leading
consumer electronics retailer in Australia and New
Zealand, assisting our customers in achieving the most
from technology at the right value’. We identified five
strategic growth initiatives to deliver sustainable growth
over the medium term.
Two years later our focus on our strategy is unwavering
with these initiatives delivering the sustainable growth
we anticipated and continuing to position the Company
for superior future growth.
Our performance in these five strategic growth initiatives
can be summarised as:
– New stores: With 393 stores in Australia and
New Zealand and opening 15-20 stores annually,
we provide our customers with unprecedented
convenience wherever they are located.
– New formats: Our four formats cater for differing
demographics ranging from a traditional Dick Smith
customer to a younger demographic at MOVE, a more
discerning consumer at David Jones and international
travellers at MOVE by Dick Smith (at Sydney Airport’s
International Terminal).
– Private Label: An integral part of Dick Smith for 45
years, Private Label growth continues to provide the
Company with flexibility to trade competitively and
maintain favourable margins.
– Online/omni-channel: Considered by many as a
disrupter, we view online as a competitive advantage.
With all 393 stores offering Pay & Collect and 210
stores acting as distribution/fulfilment locations, our
low cost model and multiple online platforms allow
your Company to offer leading prices.
– Cost transformation: Having inherited a cost base
that was unsustainable, our investment .
David Tobin and Karl Skutski - Growth Through AcquisitionINBOUND
The document discusses growth through acquisition for marketing and inbound agencies. It provides examples of potential deal structures for acquiring other agencies, including cash payments, deferred payments, earnouts, employment contracts, and phantom stock plans. It also discusses the characteristics of agencies that may be attractive acquisition targets or candidates to sell, such as financial metrics like revenue, profits, utilization rates, and factors motivating sellers. The presentation aims to help agencies understand options for organic growth versus growth through acquisition.
Kingside Partners provides C-suite management services to early-stage and emerging growth companies. They serve as an addition to a company's C-level team by helping to execute strategies, solve problems, build and grow the business. Kingside Partners' team has experience founding, financing, and building high-growth businesses across various industries. They aim to fill capability gaps and serve as doers to help CEOs and management teams manage their business.
This presentation discusses HubSpot's position in the customer relationship management (CRM) software market and its growth strategies. HubSpot provides an all-in-one marketing and sales platform focused on the mid-market. It has over 18,000 customers and aims to continue growing through expanding its domestic and international markets, upselling to existing customers, and developing new products like HubSpot CRM and Sidekick. HubSpot sees opportunities to increase revenue per customer and further grow its total addressable market.
The document provides an annual review of Baker Tilly International's performance in 2015 and outlook for 2016. Some key points:
- Baker Tilly saw its strongest revenue growth since 2008, with a 7% increase to $3.8 billion driven by growth across all regions and service lines.
- Many member firms grew through strategic mergers and acquisitions which expanded geographic reach, capabilities, and collaboration opportunities.
- Looking ahead, the network will focus on investing in skills and technology to provide more holistic client services, and launching a new global audit methodology. Continued growth will depend on adapting to changes in technology and business models.
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Letter from the Publisher
CFOs OF THE YEAR 2015
W
ELCOME to our ninth annual Los
Angeles Business Journal CFO
Awards special supplement, in
which we celebrate the efforts and
achievements of those too often unsung heroes of
the corporate space.
This issue pays tribute to, and shines a much-
deserved spotlight on, the finalists and honorees
we celebrated at our 2015 CFO of the Year Awards
luncheon on Friday, September 18th at the
Millennium Biltmore Hotel downtown.
Every successful company in Los Angeles owes
a tremendous debt of gratitude to the Chief
Financial Officers of their respective businesses,
each of whom plays a key role, not only in the
success of their companies, but in the success of
the Los Angeles financial community as a whole.
So to all the great CFOs profiled in this volume we
say thank you!
The list of prestige nominees — each an exam-
ple of excellence in the field of financial business
stewardship — made it particularly challenging
this year to single out the honorees. Five honorees
are announced in this section in five categories –
“Public Company CFO,” “Private Company CFO
(revenue more than $100 million),” “Private
Company CFO (revenue less than $100 million),”
“Real Estate CFO,” and “Non-Profit CFO.” We
applaud each of the finalists and honorees – all of
whom are described in these pages.
We hope you enjoy this special section, which
contains some insights on what exactly it means
to be a corporate financial steward in today’s busi-
ness climate, as well as profiles of each of our
esteemed CFO Award nominees and honorees.
And again, congratulations to all the great
CFOs in Los Angeles who tirelessly contribute to
the bottom line of your businesses, and ultimate-
ly, our business community as a whole.
Best regards,
Matthew A. Toledo
Publisher & CEO
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AKE Himelstein is truly a transformational Chief Financial Officer. His involvement in
all aspects of BAMKO’s business makes him much more than a CFO, but rather a leader
in the company and a true visionary in his field.
In June 2013, Himelstein made the transition from serving multibillion-dollar private
equity firms at Deloitte & Touche alongside 50,000 employees, to BAMKO, a business with
approximately 170 employees. While many struggle with the move from being a small cog in a
huge organization to an executive member of a smaller company, Himelstein thrived and with-
in weeks became one of the most respected and admired members of the BAMKO team. He
now serves on the company’s Leadership Initiative Team and Board of Directors.
Himelstein is never satisfied with the status quo. While he was brought on with the objective
of managing the Finance and Accounting departments at BAMKO, he has grown to take full
control of the company’s Programming, Human Resources, Information Technology and Risk
Management departments. He is also heavily involved in the Sales and Operations functions,
frequently attending major client meetings and pitches. His breadth of capabilities and accom-
plishments is truly outstanding and well beyond the call of duty. Through his efforts, BAMKO
has grown by nearly 50% in revenue over the past two years alone.
One example of Himelstein’s remarkable contribution is the company’s NetSuite implemen-
tation. In April 2014, BAMKO’s executive management team began discussing the adoption of a
new finance and accounting ERP to replace their aging systems. Himelstein led a team of 15
people on three different continents working in unison putting forth maximum effort to com-
plete this initiative. As a result of the team’s determination and dedication, BAMKO went live
on NetSuite on October 1, 2014, three months ahead of schedule and 50% under budget.
Ninth Annual
CFO of the Year Honoree
PRIVATE COMPANY CFO OF THE YEAR
(LESS THAN $100M ANNUAL REVENUE)
JAKE HIMELSTEIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
BAMKO
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ARTIN E. Louie, also known by his colleagues as Marty, serves as Marcus &
Millichap’s CFO in the firm’s headquarters in Calabasas. Louie joined
Marcus & Millichap as controller in 2003. He was promoted to the posi-
tion of vice president of finance in 2007, and in 2008, he was elected to
first vice president of finance. He was elected CFO in 2010. In addition, he was named
senior vice president and managing director in 2011.
Louie is regarded for skillful management of Marcus & Millichap’s financial opera-
tions, which have been of immense benefit to the company. He is noteworthy for for-
mulating, communicating and executing the firm’s financial objectives, a testament to
his abilities as an insightful strategic planner and dedicated leader.
Louie oversees the firm’s budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling and analysis,
and creates operations reports and key operating metrics. He provides strategic vision
for the company’s financial direction. In 2010, during the outset of Louie’s tenure as
CFO, the company launched Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division dedicat-
ed to institutional and major private clients. Between 2010 and 2013, IPA grew nearly
400% in sales volume. He was instrumental in leading the company through its suc-
cessful IPO in October 2013. With a solid corporate background, he was prepared for
the challenge. Based on his prior experience, he knew who to hire and how they
would handle the work. It was a full year and a half of working nonstop until the
very last day.
Since then the firm has been a solid performer on the NYSE, more than quadrupling
in share price.
Under Louie’s finance leadership as CFO, Marcus & Millichap has grown from
$274.7 million in 2011 to $572.2 million in 2014. Over the past five years, cash flow
has increased 412.09%. In 2014, sales volume has grown to an all-time high.
Ninth Annual
CFO of the Year Honorees
REAL ESTATE CFO OF THE YEAR
MARTIN E. LOUIE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
MARCUS & MILLICHAP
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LSA Luna brings over 15 years of experience in direct financial manage-
ment and organizational development for non-profit organizations to her
current work at Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), an organization
designed to improve the access to and quality of early education for the
children of Los Angeles County. She has substantive executive experience, specializ-
ing in evolving priorities of an organization with an ability to identify new enter-
prise opportunities. She is a forward and energetic thinker who plays a critical role in
developing and implementing an organization’s mission, goals and strategic plans in
a team environment.
Understanding the double bottom line return is a particular specialty that Luna
successfully brings to the table. She understands the complexity of ensuring non-
profit survivability and mission driven success with a strategic mindset and systemic
business goals. She understands that a bottom line is more than financial profitabili-
ty but social profitability with a business sense.
When Luna was hired at LAUP in the spring of 2013, the organization was at a
pivotal point in the future sustainability of the organization. Along with the leader-
ship of the Board and Senior Staff, Luna initiated and led a strategic and business
planning period for the organization. This turned out to be a twelve-month plan-
ning session where intense work and hard focusing on how the framing of the
organization was required to develop the schematic for the future of LAUP. Luna
brought forward her experience in strategic planning and bottom line financials and
further developed an in depth Market Research Report on conducting a fee for serv-
ice branch of the organization in Quality Ratings and Improvements systems to
assist in the future sustainability of the organization.
Under Luna’s leadership as the CFTO, LAUP now has a framework to work from
on making sure future sustainability and mission driven outcomes are balanced in
the face of funding challenges.
NONPROFIT CFO OF THE YEAR
ELSA LUNA
CHIEF FINANCIAL & TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
LOS ANGELES UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL
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This year’s esteemed CFO of the Year
finalists are arranged below alphabeti-
cally by last name. Congratulations to
all of the finalists!
STEWART ARMSTRONG
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
OBLONG INDUSTRIES, INC.
Stewart Armstrong is
a highly accom-
plished, results-driv-
en executive with
more than 15 years
of international
experience in
finance and opera-
tions management
with start-ups and global multi-bil-
lion dollar organizations. In 2012, he
left public accounting to pursue his
desire to become a lead financial
executive for a startup organization,
Oblong, where he has been afforded
the opportunity to shape and grow
the company. As a first-time CFO, his
most valuable contributions for
Oblong have been his turnaround
planning that shifted a research and
development company that struggled
greatly with financial discipline
towards an efficiently run, viable
commercial enterprise that has dou-
bled company bookings year-over-
year since 2012.
Last year, among a number of
accomplishments, Armstrong played
an active leadership role in develop-
ing Oblong’s sales organization; its
supply chain management and logis-
tics department; and key engineer-
ing, operational and accounting hires
that were necessary to support con-
tinued commercial expansion and
cost-effective execution.
WILLIAM D. BARTON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
IPS CORPORATION
When Will Barton
joined IPS
Corporation in May
2012 as Chief
Financial Officer, he
was immediately
faced with a series of
challenges. The com-
pany was severely
impacted by the housing crisis and
recession, and when Barton took
over as CFO, refinancing of the com-
pany debt was underway, as well as a
potential sale of one of the fastest
growing divisions. Barton was able to
partner with senior management and
redefine the growth arguments and
strategies. Together, they managed to
successfully complete the refinancing
package with a new group of major
lenders.
Upon completion of these crucial
activities, Barton immediately set out
to upgrade the overall financial man-
agement of IPS Corporation by estab-
lishing company policies and proce-
dures, which were not originally in
place. He was also involved in creat-
ing a completely new internal mana-
gerial financial reporting package and
implementing processes for reviews,
analysis, and forecasting. The compa-
ny continues to benefit from the
financial processes and cultural
improvements that Barton has imple-
mented.
SONA CHANDWANI
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
CHILDREN’S BUREAU
Sona Chandwani is
responsible for over-
sight of the
Children’s Bureau’s
financial matters.
She is a proven
financial executive
in the execution of
all financial and IT
activities required to support growing
and established businesses. She regu-
larly demonstrates abilities in budget-
ing and forecasting, financial analy-
sis, planning, effective financial con-
trols, regulatory compliance, risk
management, and ensuring IT sys-
tems are maximized to support all
activities.
Chandwani is responsible for
budgeting, forecasting and project
management finance and communi-
cates financial results to Board of
Directors. At Children’s Bureau, she
has implemented key accounting and
finance policies and procedures that
are in line with the organization’s
strategy, such as leading the strategic
direction of the agency’s Information
Technology Department. She leads
ongoing development and business
strategies for a Family Assessment
Form (myfaf.org) and is in the
process of developing a multi-year
real estate plan to reduce the agency’s
lease expenses by 15%. She is also an
adjunct professor at USC’s Sol Price
School of Public Policy where she
teaches Financial Management of
Nonprofit Organizations.
HENRY V. CHASE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DOUBLELINE CAPITAL, LP
Henry Chase began
to work with
DoubleLine Capital
in December of 2009
as a consultant and
quickly rose to the
position of Interim
Controller. In April
2010 he transitioned
from a consultancy position as
Interim Controller to becoming a
DoubleLine employee, and the
Controller of the Firm. His excellence
in developing a team that facilitated
DoubleLine’s financial modeling
which impacted the timeliness and
accuracy of reporting was of critical
importance, as the firm’s investment
products broadened from private
clients, to public exchange-traded
and listed mutual funds, and limited
partnerships.
Chase has repeatedly shown the
ability to successfully manage, create
and oversee not only the Investment
Advisor side of the accounting and
finance departments but
DoubleLine’s mutual funds and pri-
vate funds departments as well. He
has been instrumental in the finan-
cial planning and success of
DoubleLine, which has grown from a
start up business to a top industry
competitor.
JOSEPH S. CHOI
VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
PANCOM INTERNATIONAL INC.
Joseph Choi is Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer for
PanCom
International, Inc.,
where he is chief
financial steward of
an advertising team
with a notably long
history and strong relationships with
multinational corporations like AT&T,
AXA, LG, Ford, Nielsen, UPS, The
Salvation Army, Volvo, and more.
WILLIAM CLINE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
GREEN HASSON JANKS
William Cline is
Chief Financial
Officer for Green
Hasson Janks, one of
the oldest independ-
ent accounting firms
on the west side of
Los Angeles. Ranked
as a top 20 largest
accounting firm on the Los Angeles
Business Journal’s Book of Lists, the
firm has 13 partners and approxi-
mately 120 staff members that serve
over 3,000 clients. Also named a
2015 “Best Places to Work” by the
Los Angeles Business Journal, the firm’s
seventh winning year since 2008,
Green Hasson Janks provides an
environment where talented and
career-minded individuals can grow
personally and professionally.
With the firm now for almost four
years, Cline’s financial stewardship
has played a key role in the firm’s
accolades.
SHERYL CORDERO
VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
NATIONWIDE SECURITY &
BUILDING SERVICES
As Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer for
Nationwide Security
& Building Services,
Sheryl Cordero
serves as the finan-
cial steward for one
of the largest, most
trusted service providers in the indus-
try, with a 50 year record of accom-
plishment and reputation for quality
work, rapid response, rock-solid
accountability and detailed reporting.
Cordero is a financial executive with
broad experience in all aspects of
accounting, auditing and financial
management. Cordero manages all
financial matters for NSBS, including
accounting, internal audits and con-
trols, sales taxes, taxes, banking, risk
management, and inter-company
transactions. She has held the posi-
tion since 2003 and has more than
20 years’ experience in the account-
ing field.
LAURIE DON
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT &
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
JIM HENSON CO.
Laurie Don joined
The Jim Henson
Company as Vice
President of
Financial Operations
in 2004. Based in Los
Angeles, Don is
responsible for the
worldwide financial
activities of the Company, including
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop and the
Henson Recording Studios in addi-
tion to production, distribution and
licensing. Additionally, she advises
senior management on key financial
and operational issues.
Prior to joining the Company,
Don was Controller at Lucas
Digital, LTD (Industrial Light &
Magic and Skywalker Sound), head-
ing up Production Finance,
Financial Planning, General
Accounting, Payroll, and Business
Systems. Her previous experience
also includes Controller at Tele-TV
and Director, Financial Controls at
Warner Bros. Studio Facilities. Don
received her accounting degree
from Baruch College, New York
while working for GTN
Productions, Inc., making docu-
mentary films focusing on ethnic-
American traditions. She then went
on to earn her CPA working with
Deloitte and Touche in New York.
KEVIN ELMS
VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
DOLE PACKAGED FOODS
Kevin Elms has expe-
rience in Real Estate,
Manufacturing,
Financial Services,
Technology in Public
and Non-Public
Companies. He is
the Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer of Dole Packaged Foods -
North America.
Dole, which was founded in
Hawaii in 1851, is the world’s largest
producer and marketer of high-quali-
ty fresh fruit and fresh vegetables,
and is the leading producer of organ-
ic bananas. With Elms at the finan-
cial helm, Dole markets a growing
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line of packaged and frozen fruit and
is a produce industry leader in nutri-
tion education and research.
KEVIN FARR
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
MATTEL
Kevin Farr is chief financial officer for
Mattel, Inc., responsible for the com-
pany’s worldwide financial functions,
as well as information technology,
strategic planning, mergers and
acquisitions, investor relations, and
customs administration.
Previously senior vice president
and corporate controller, Farr joined
Mattel in 1991 as director-Taxes. He
held increasingly responsible posi-
tions within the company, and was
named chief financial officer in 2000.
Prior to joining Mattel, Farr spent 10
years with the professional services
firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. A
graduate of Northwestern
University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate
School of Business, Farr earned an
M.B.A. in finance and marketing. He
also holds a business degree in
accounting from Michigan State
University. Farr is a Certified Public
Accountant and belongs to a number
of professional organizations includ-
ing the American Institute of C.P.A.
and the California Society of C.P.A.
He serves on the Marshall School
Corporate Advisory Board of the
Marshall School of Business at the
University of Southern California.
MATT HARDY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
TELESIGN
Matt Hardy is a sen-
ior finance executive
with more than 15
years of progressive
experience in
finance and account-
ing for public and
private tech compa-
nies and cloud-based
platforms. As chief financial officer at
TeleSign, Hardy uses his strong tech-
nical and operational expertise to
partner with the CEO and other sen-
ior executives to allocate resources
and drive growth, profitability and
maximize shareholder value.
During his tenure at TeleSign, he
has led the company through two
rounds of funding and several acquisi-
tions. With a Series A round of fund-
ing and acquisition of Routo
Telecommunications in 2012, Hardy
laid the groundwork for the growth
TeleSign has experienced in recent
years including a $49 million Series B
round of funding. Hardy has been
integral in maturing the TeleSign busi-
ness, putting many internal systems in
place, identifying the gaps that needed
to be filled in order to go from private
to public. He has also helped TeleSign
become a unified global company
with the systems he has put in place.
STEPHEN M. KADENACY
PRESIDENT & CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
AECOM
Stephen M.
Kadenacy is
President and Chief
financial Officer of
AECOM, a $20B,
fully integrated infra-
structure and sup-
port services firm
headquartered in Los
Angeles. The firm has the ability to
design, build, finance and operate
massive infrastructure projects global-
ly. In his current role (held since
2014), Kadenacy is responsible for
project delivery and management
across AECOM’s global operations,
focusing on a global project delivery
culture that drives strong project per-
formance and supports and environ-
ment of world-class project delivery
and project managers committed to
excellence. Prior to holding the dual
title of President and CFO, he was
AECOM CFO from 2011 to 2014.
Prior to that, he held the title SVP
Finance from 2008 to 2011.
He also oversees the company’s
global financial operations- including
financial planning and analysis,
financial reporting, insurance, inter-
nal audit, investor relations, tax, and
treasury- as well as IT and real estate
activities for the firm. He is a mem-
ber of the firm’s Executive Leadership
Team at the enterprise level.
TATYANA KLOCHKO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER &
VICE PRESIDENT
T.H.E. HEALTH AND
WELLNESS CENTERS
Tatyana Klochko, EA,
MBA, is the chief
financial officer for
T.H.E. Health and
Wellness Centers.
She joins T.H.E.
Health and Wellness
Centers with 20
years of executive-
level experience in nonprofit finan-
cial management and economic fore-
casting.
Klochko is a seasoned financial
executive and she helped T.H.E.
become more financially viable when
it had only 1 healthcare center. She
has helped T.H.E. expand to 6 health-
care centers with 2 more healthcare
centers opening in late 2015. As for-
mer CFO of Therapeutic Center for
the Blind, and Eisner Pediatric &
Family Medical Center, Klochko has
implemented successful strategic
organizational budgets, and has been
responsible for administering more
than $20 million annually. In short,
she has been a CFO for nonprofits
for over 20 years and has done a
wonderful job incorporating that
knowledge and experience into her
role as the financial expert for T.H.E.
and helping the organization grow
and expand while it serves the poor
and underprivileged.
JUDSON LEIBEE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SHANGRI-LA CONSTRUCTION, LP
Judson Leibee’s
achievements are
best appreciated in
context of Shangri-
La Construction’s
brief history. The
company was
formed during the
recession by execu-
tives with lofty goals, which entailed
becoming one of the largest commer-
cial contractors in Southern
California, while being best in class
in terms of safety, quality, employee
work place, and service to clients.
Financially, in its sixth year, the com-
pany is well on its way to achieving
all of its goals, achieving over $100
million awarded contracts in 2015
(backlog), and growing from $0 to
$58 million in revenue in just 5
years.
Leibee was instrumental in all of
Shangri-La’s achievements, guiding
the company in its legal, accounting,
and treasury functions, as well as
understanding and implementing
the unique goals of ownership. Some
notable achievements include imple-
menting an enterprise level software
and training the staff on the same;
developing and maintaining key rela-
tionships with banks, surety and
clients; drafting and revising all con-
tracts, as well as reviewing all legal
matters; among other achievements.
E. GILBERT LEON JR.
VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
EARLE M. JORGENSEN
COMPANY
E. Gilbert Leon, Jr.
has been Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer of
Reliance Metals
Canada Limited and
its subsidiary Earle
M. Jorgensen
Company, Inc. since
October 1, 2008. Leon served as
Corporate Controller of Earle M.
Jorgensen Company since August
2004 and was responsible for the
accounting operations, financial
reporting, and internal controls. He
held various financial and account-
ing management positions with sev-
eral distribution-related companies.
His colleagues report that Leon is
very detail-oriented and has an excel-
lent ability to see the broader picture
of the mission of his company. His
combination of leadership skills and
financial acumen/experience serve
his team particularly well.
JOHN MALNAR
VICE PRESIDENT / CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
YAPSTONE
Upon joining
YapStone in August
of 2014, John
Malnar immediately
sought to leverage
his experiences as a
corporate finance
advisor, private equi-
ty investor and past
CFO to drive a culture committed to
analytics and return on investment
(“ROI”), ensuring increasing prof-
itability without sacrificing or dilut-
ing growth. He helped develop tools
and processes that provide clarity
around every investment the pay-
ments technology company makes
and the impact it has on financial
performance, customer satisfaction
and employee engagement.
In his first twelve months on the
job, Malnar undertook a host of proj-
ects and activities that equated to
one critical goal: support the compa-
ny’s growth objectives while driving
ROI. In March of this year, Malnar
helped to secure a $60 million capital
package at highly attractive rates and
terms, which provides the company
significant strategic flexibility. This
financing package provides the com-
pany optimal capital in terms of
making investments in people/tech-
nology, entering new markets and
pursuing strategic partnerships and
potential acquisitions.
ROBERT MALONEY
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DEUTSCH LA
Bob Maloney serves
as Deutsch LA’s
Chief Financial
Officer, bringing
more than 20 years
of finance and opera-
tions experience to
the marketing com-
munications indus-
try. At Deutsch LA, Maloney leads
the agency’s financial and opera-
tional infrastructure, working hand
in hand with CEO Mike Sheldon and
the executive leadership team. In the
last year alone, Maloney has played
an integral role in bringing the rev-
enue of 12 new clients to the agency.
While many CFOs manage the
financial performance of their com-
panies from a starting position of
“no,” Maloney counters that, and
approaches every situation by trying
to figure out how to say “yes.” With
more than two decades of experience
in the advertising industry and hav-
ing run his own consultancy busi-
ness, he has a firm grasp on the
needs of a creative business and the
rigor it takes to manage an operation
with excellence. Not only is he a
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DEAN MATHEW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PATCH OF LAND
Dean Mathew leads all financial
activities in the company as Patch of
Land’s (POL’s) CFO. The role ranges
from managing and monitoring cash
balance, debt balance, cash flows,
payroll, working capital and capital
expenditures review-
ing, among many
other finance-orient-
ed duties. To man-
age this role and all
the duties, he spear-
headed the imple-
mentation of several
technology solu-
tions such as Zenpayroll, Xero, FCI
and several financial and cash
processes for wires and merchant
services. Matthew and his team are
the primary department responsible
for POL’s significant loan increase,
which is three times that of last
year’s.
Matthew continues to search for
partnerships, joint ventures, and
merger and acquisition opportunities
in the peer-to-peer space. His finance
group is also analyzing several new
revenue product lines from low cost
fix and hold product, blanket small-
scale loans, etc. Beyond his financial
duties, Matthew introduced POL as
part of a US economic delegation
called “Startup Daka” that went to
Bangladesh to talk about future tech-
nology platforms.
THOMAS B. MILLER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL
PRODUCTS, INC.
Thomas Miller, who
has been Second
Sight Medical
Products’ Chief
Financial Officer
since May of last
year, is a global
CFO and active CPA
with over 20 years
of executive experience in the
telecommunication test and moni-
toring, network storage and biotech
sectors.
Miller has repeatedly demonstrat-
ed that he embraces and is comfort-
able in high growth, fluid environ-
ments, and brings strong relation-
ships with investment and commer-
cial banking partners to the table.
He is a recognized finance leader
through numerous acquisitions and
operational integrations. He has also
demonstrated leadership, partnering
with Boards and senior management
teams on tactical and strategic ini-
tiatives focused on performance
optimization, business expansion,
and margin enhancement.
Recognized for the ability to deci-
pher and present highly complex
financial data in a palatable and
comprehensible fashion, he is also a
strong leader with a distinct com-
munication style throughout all lev-
els of the organization, focused on
the alignment of company goals
and objectives.
MARGARET W. MINNICH
CHIEF OPERATING
& FINANCIAL OFFICER
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS
FOUNDATION
Margaret (Peggy)
Minnich is Chief
Operating Officer
and Chief Financial
Officer of The
California Wellness
Foundation.
Minnich has been
an active member of
the Foundation Financial Officers
Group for over 20 years. Foundation
Financial Officers Group (FFOG) is a
non-profit membership organization
comprised of more than 400 Chief
Executive, Financial, Investment
and Administrative Officers from
approximately 200 of the largest pri-
vate foundations in the United
States and Europe.
Minnich has been an important
member of the Cal Wellness man-
agement team since she joined the
Foundation in 1992, shortly after its
incorporation. As Vice President of
Finance and Administration and as
CFO, her presence has been vital.
Her role has expanded considerably
over the past year as she took the
lead on a number of management
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DANIEL MURRAY
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DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB
Dollar Shave Club’s CFO Daniel
Murray has more than two decades
of experience leading companies
through periods of financial growth,
from start-up companies and new
business units within mid-cap public
companies to Fortune 500 firms.
Murray has served in a variety of
roles in the finance realm, including
CFO of Machinima, the leading glob-
al video entertainment network; CFO
of Fandango, the nation’s largest
online, phone and mobile movie
ticketing and entertainment destina-
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both NBCUniversal and Comcast
Interactive Media; and VP of
International Finance for Yahoo!,
where he was responsible for both
Finance and Controllership functions
for the company’s international busi-
ness units.
Murray’s expertise in leading
Internet companies was honed at
Overture, the Pasadena-based pioneer
of pay-for-performance search servic-
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2003 for $1.63 billion. At Overture,
Murray led the company’s interna-
tional finance operations, set strategy
and helped realize the growth of the
unit from the start-up stage to market
leadership in more than a dozen
countries.
KEN MYSZKOWSKI, MBA, CPA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ARROWHEAD RESEARCH
CORPORATION
Ken Myszkowski is
Arrowhead’s Chief
Financial Officer.
Myszkowski brings
to Arrowhead a
broad range of
finance and
accounting experi-
ence spanning two
decades in both the public and pri-
vate sectors, including senior level
positions at two publicly traded
energy companies and, earlier in his
career, in two early stage technology
companies. Prior to joining
Arrowhead, Myszkowski served as
the corporate controller for
Broadwind Energy, a $200 million
public energy company that pro-
vides products and services to the
wind energy industry. Earlier in his
career, Myszkowski was controller
for Epcor USA, the U.S. headquarters
for Epcor Utilities, Inc., a $4 billion
public energy company.
Myszkowski began his career in
the audit practice of Arthur Andersen
Co. in Chicago after he received
his undergraduate degree from the
University of Illinois, and his MBA
from the University of Chicago
Booth School of Business. He is a cer-
tified public accountant.
THOMAS E. O’HERN
SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER TREASURER
MACERICH CO.
Tom O’Hern is Senior Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer of Macerich, an SP
500 company that is a fully integrat-
ed self-managed and self-adminis-
tered real estate investment trust,
which focuses on the acquisition,
leasing, management, development
and redevelopment of regional malls
throughout the United States. At
Macerich, O’Hern’s overall responsi-
bilities include accounting, financial
and tax reporting, investor relations,
raising capital through debt and
equity markets and information
technology systems.
Prior to joining Macerich, O’Hern
was the Chief Financial Officer at
various real estate development
companies. O’Hern was a certified
public accountant with Arthur
Andersen Co. from 1978 through
1984. He is a member of the board
of directors, the audit committee
chairman, a member of the nomi-
nating and corporate governance
committee and was formerly a
member of the compensation com-
mittee of Douglas Emmett, Inc. a
public real estate investment trust,
and is a board member of several
other non-profit philanthropic and
academic organizations.
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TYLER H. ROSE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
KILROY REALTY CORP.
Tyler H. Rose was
appointed Executive
Vice President and
Chief Financial
Officer of KRC in
December 2009 after
serving as Senior Vice
President and
Treasurer since 1997.
Prior to his tenure at the company,
Rose was Senior Vice President,
Corporate Finance of Irvine Apartment
Communities, Inc. from 1995 to 1997,
and was appointed Treasurer in 1996.
Prior to that, Rose was Vice President,
Corporate Finance of The Irvine
Company from 1994 to 1995.
Under Rose’s financial stewardship,
KRC is opportunistic and disciplined
in its approach to growth. The com-
pany seeks to capitalize on inflection
points in a real estate cycle to add
quality assets to our portfolio at sub-
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through either acquisition or develop-
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acquisition, purchasing a variety of
properties that meet strict standards
for quality, location, amenities and
long-term appreciation potential, at
what Rose and KRC consider to be at
or near cyclically low prices.
MINDY ROSIEJKA
VICE PRESIDENT CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
CREATIVE AGE PUBLICATIONS
Mindy Rosiejka is Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer for Creative
Age Publications, Inc., which pub-
lishes magazines for beauty and hair
professionals, and salon clients. The
company provides technical and
business education, up-to-date news,
and industry buzz. Its magazines
cater to various segments of the pro-
fessional beauty market, including
full service salons, nail salons, day
spas, tanning salons, medical spas,
resort and destination spas, open-line
beauty stores, and distributors and
manufacturers’ representatives.
Under Rosiejka’s financial steward-
ship, the company also offers appar-
el, novelties, books, DVDs, technical
guides, posters, hair products, make-
up products, nail products, spa prod-
ucts, and back-issues online.
KYLE ROSS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
REAL INDUSTRY INC.
Kyle Ross has served
as the Executive Vice
President and
Assistant Secretary of
Real Industry since
June of 2010 and as
the Chief Financial
Officer of Signature
since March 2011.
Ross was part of the management
team that sponsored the company’s
predecessor entity, Fremont General
Corporation’s (Fremont) reorganiza-
tion process in bankruptcy. Prior to
participating in the Fremont bankrupt-
cy, Ross was a cofounder of Signature
Capital Partners, LLC, a special situa-
tions investment firm formed in 2004.
Ross was directly involved in all of
Signature Capital’s investment activi-
ties, including structuring, underwrit-
ing, overseeing portfolio companies,
and managing the exit of invest-
ments. Under Ross’ financial steward-
ship, Signature has significant capital
resources, and federal net operating
loss tax carry forwards of nearly $900
million. Ross previously spent over
four years with the investment bank-
ing firm Murphy Noell Capital where
he was directly involved in more
than 20 transactions, including both
healthy and distressed mergers and
acquisitions, capital raises, and debt
restructurings.
DEAN A. SHIGENAGA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE
EQUITIES INC.
Dean A. Shigenaga
has served as
Executive Vice
President of
Alexandria Real Estate
Equities Inc. since
May of 2012, as
Treasurer since March
of 2008, and as Chief
Financial Officer since December of
2004. Prior to joining the company,
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LANNIE TONNU
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS
ANGELES
Lannie Tonnu
joined Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles
in April of 1991.
She has held her
current position as
senior vice president
of finance and chief
financial officer
since then. She is a member of the
hospital’s executive leadership team
and is responsible for the hospital’s
financial affairs, including strategic
and financial projection, annual
budget and financial reporting,
decision support and revenue cycle.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit institution that
provides pediatric health care to
more than 107,000 children each
year in a setting designed just for
their needs.
Tonnu is also an adjunct faculty
member of the Sol Price School of
Public Policy at USC; a member of
the First Families Legacy Program; a
member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants, the
California State Society of Certified
Public Accountants; and the
Healthcare Financial Management
Association; an audit committee
member of the Girl Scouts of Greater
Los Angeles; and treasurer of the
California Children’s Hospital
Association.
EUGENE VEKSLER
VICE PRESIDENT CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
EISNER PEDIATRIC FAMILY
MEDICAL CENTER
A member of Eisner
Pediatric Family
Medical Center’s
management team
since 2008, Eugene
Veksler has taken on
oversight responsibil-
ities for the agency’s
financial and busi-
ness development functions.
Prior to joining the company,
Veksler provided a range of account-
ing services - financial analysis; budg-
etary, A/P, and A/R functions; and
audit reviews - for businesses, includ-
ing StarPoint Properties, The Walt
Disney Company, and The Clorox
Company. He holds a B.S. in Business
Administration with an emphasis in
Corporate Finance/Investments from
the University of Southern
California. Initially hired By Eisner
Pediatric as a controller, he was soon
promoted to Director of Finance and
then to Chief Financial Officer.
DAVID WEINBERG
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SKECHERS
As COO and CFO of SKECHERS
USA, Inc., David Weinberg is inte-
grally involved in all aspects of both
operations and accounting and
finance which gives him a unique
perspective of the Company. As
CFO, he leads the accounting and
finance team with distinction. With
his vast experience
in the footwear
industry and over 25
years as a member
of the SKECHERS
executive team,
Weinberg has a deep
knowledge of the
purchasing, ware-
housing, distribution, shipping and
handling and finance and account-
ing aspects of the company.
Weinberg is responsible for
SKECHERS’ day-to-day operations
including the attainment of short-
and long-term financial and opera-
tional goals to ensure future
growth to building its domestic,
international, and e-commerce
divisions’ infrastructure and distri-
bution capabilities. Under
Weinberg’s strong leadership and
guidance of its diversified product
offering, innovative marketing and
extensive distribution network,
SKECHERS has grown from a popu-
lar domestic footwear brand into
an eight-billion-dollar market-cap
public company operating in more
than 100 countries and territories
around the globe.
KATHY WILLARD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT
INC.
Kathy Willard is
Chief Financial
Officer of Live
Nation
Entertainment Inc.,
since September
2007. Live Nation
Entertainment is
the global leader for
live entertainment. Every 20 min-
utes, somewhere in the world, there
is a Live Nation Entertainment
event.
As CFO of Live Nation
Entertainment, Willard oversees the
finances of the world’s largest live
entertainment, ticketing and
eCommerce company. She was
appointed CFO in September 2007
following nine years at the compa-
ny in various roles including
Executive Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer. She started her
career with Arthur Andersen in
1988, where she worked in audit for
five years before beginning her
accounting and finance career. She
graduated with a Bachelor’s degree
in Business Administration with
highest honors from the University
of Oklahoma and is a Certified
Public Accountant.
TERRI WIND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER
MITCHELL LLP
Terri joined the law
firm Jeffer Mangels
Butler Mitchell LLP
in 2010 as Chief
Financial Officer. She
is a Certified Public
Accountant and has
over 20 years of
experience in law
firm management.
Prior to joining JMBM, Wind was
the Executive Director of a promi-
nent 100-person law firm in West Los
Angeles. She has been an active
member of the Greater Los Angeles
Chapter of the Association of Legal
Administrators, holding many Board
positions, and is currently the
Community Connection Chair. She
has been on the planning committee
for the Justice Jog, raising funds for
charity, for the past 7 years. Wind
also serves as a mentor to new mem-
bers and participates in various com-
munity service activities.
PATRICIA WOODWORTH
VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER CHIEF
OPERATIONS OFFICER
J. PAUL GETTY TRUST
In December of 2007,
the J. Paul Getty
Trust appointed
Patricia Woodworth
Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and
Chief Operating
Officer. Woodworth
had previously served
as Executive Vice President and CFO
at the Art Institute of Chicago.
In her position at the Getty,
Woodworth is responsible for the J.
Paul Getty Trust’s budget and finan-
cial management and oversees all
operational activities including
Human Resources, Information
Technology Services, Security,
Facilities, Food Services, and Risk
Management. She reports directly to
James N. Wood, President CEO of
the J. Paul Getty Trust, who has
noted that, “Patricia’s experience at
the Art Institute of Chicago, along
with her experience in government
and at one of this country’s leading
educational institutions, uniquely
prepares her to help meet the current
needs of the Getty. Additionally, she
brings to the position a solid track
record of success and a proficiency in
both finance and administration.”
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