FLY Award s FINANCIAL LEADER of the YEAR Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Cobb Galleria Centre
2015 FLY Award s DINNER October 28, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. Cobb Galleria Centre Welcome and Opening Remarks Mike McCracken CEO and Chairman, McCracken Alliance LLC Introduction of Keynote Speaker * Sponsored by Georgia State University and the GSU Major Company CFO Council Harley Chip Ryan Jr., Ph.D. Associate Dean for Curriculum and Teaching, Georgia State University Dusty Profumo Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Church s Chicken Chairman, Georgia State University Major Company CFO Council Keynote Speaker John Bardis Founder, Recent Chairman and CEO, MedAssets, Inc. Mr. John A. Bardis founded MedAssets, Inc. in 1999 and served as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer until earlier this year. MedAssets provides cost and clinical resource management, and purchasing and revenue cycle solutions to 4 out of every 5 hospitals in the US and 123,000 non-acute healthcare providers covering over $450 billion in gross patient revenue. With over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry in senior management positions, he currently serves on the board of Jackson Healthcare and High Bar Capital and as Chairman Emeritus of MedAssets. Modern Healthcare named him one of the Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in Healthcare in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and he was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine in 1995. His passion for giving back to people is amazing. He is the founder and chairman of Hire Heroes, the nation s largest veteran integration and veteran training organization. He serves on the Board of USA Wrestling, The Health Careers Foundation and as the Chairman of the Atlanta Fire Youth Hockey Club. In 2008, he was named the Team Leader of the U.S. Greco-Roman Wrestling Team for the Beijing Olympics. He also notably serves on the board of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Presentation of Leadership Finance Certificates of Completion Charles S. Mann Partner, Tax Services Grant Thornton 2015 Chairman of Leadership Finance Atlanta Leadership Finance Atlanta Cohort 2015 Leadership Finance is a nine-month program offering a series of unique executive level experiences geared to the finance professional to enhance one s career through building relationships and creating a foundation for influence in the finance community. MARK BAKER Director, Procure to Pay Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. DAVID BRAND VP, Enterprise Risk Management Global Payments Inc. DAVE BRYAN VP, Investment Analysis InterContinental Hotels Group MELISSA GILL Director, Accounts Receivables, Credit & Collections Randstad USA JOHN HEDGCOCK VP, Market Intelligence & Business Development WestRock BRYAN JONES Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Intradiem LESLIE JONES Sr. Manager, Internal Payroll & Garnishments Randstad USA DAN KRIEGER Corporate Controller Church s Chicken JOHN MILLS Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis St. Jude Medical ANGIE NAPIER Director, Tax Chick-fil-A, Inc. LAURA PATTERSON Chief Audit Executive Southern Company DAVID REPP VP of Finance (Home Division) Mohawk Industries, Inc. NATHAN SCHAAN VP, Controller Building Products Georgia-Pacific LLC KEVIN SCHOHL Director of Business Analytics AMB Sports & Entertainment Group BRENT SCRIVNER Manager, Financial Systems Southern Company LISA SILVERMAN Assistant Treasurer Georgia-Pacific LLC TODD SLAPPEY Director, Internal Audit Republic National Distributing Company BRAD SLOCUMB Director, Financial Reporting & Operations The Home Depot JUDY SMITH Director, External Financial Reporting Axiall Corporation JAMIE TIERNAN Director of Finance & Controller Gas South, LLC NICK WILSON Georgia Region CFO Fifth Third Bank VP Segment Controller, Flooring NA DEVON WZIENTEK Mohawk Industries, Inc.
FLY Award s FINANCIAL LEADER of the YEAR Presentation of Financial Leader of the Year Awards Mike McCracken Founder and Chairman, McCracken Alliance LLC National Chairman, Leadership Finance Executive Chairman, GSU Major Company CFO Council and Financial Leadership Network FLY AWARDS FINALISTS The FLY Awards were created by McCracken Alliance LLC and sponsored by Georgia State University and the Greater Atlanta Finance Community to recognize finance teams and finance executives for meritorious financial leadership in the following categories. FLY for Treasury Tatum, a Randstad Company & Randstad Professional Services Martin Hunter, Senior Vice President of Tax and Treasury, Intercontinental Exchange Jerry Shirk, Vice President of Finance and Treasury, Georgia-Pacific LLC John Stakel, Senior Vice President & Treasurer, WestRock
FLY for Controllership Grant Thornton Cheryl Ingram, SVP, Chief Audit Officer & Controller at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Dan Krieger, Corporate Controller, Church s Chicken Steve Meadows, Chief Accounting Officer, WestRock Andrea Thornton, Senior Director of Accounting, Bomgar FLY for Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Karen Dewalt, Vice President of Tax, The Home Depot Todd Giacco, Vice President Finance, Intercontinental Exchange Angie Napier, Director Tax, Chick-fil-A, Inc. FLY for Corporate Planning and Strategy State Tax Credit Exchange Sherry Ulsh, Senior Director of Marketing and Finance, Church s Chicken Daniel van der Merwe, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, Bomgar Russ Zukowski, Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Axiall Corporation
FLY Award s FINANCIAL LEADER of the YEAR FLY for Business Operations & Risk Management Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business Corey Berghoefer, Senior Vice President, Risk Management & Insurance, Randstad Nancy Bourne, Director of Risk Management, Mueller Water Products Laura Patterson, Chief Audit Executive, Southern Company FLY for Finance Mercer David Repp, Vice President of Finance (Home Division), Mohawk Industries, Inc. Benjamin Waites, Vice President Finance, Assistant Treasurer, Church s Chicken Nick Wilson, Georgia Region CFO, Fifth Third Bank
Finance Team of the Year Mercer Bomgar Led by: Bruce Duner, Chief Financial Officer Equifax Led by: John Gamble, Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Intercontinental Exchange Led by: Scott Hill, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer WestRock Led by: Ward Dickson, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer A special thank you to our production partners in putting together this Event. Georgia State University Event Team Atlanta Pro AV, production ABLE Recognition, award design Cobb Galleria Centre, venue Atlanta Falcons, music Robert Boley, video production and website managment The FLY Awards are a production of McCracken Alliance LLC
Thank You We want to thank all of our sponsors for your participation in today s event and your ongoing Support of the Greater Atlanta Finance Community. We are grateful for your part in making Leadership Finance and the 2015 FLY Awards a success. Leadership Finance Atlanta 2015 2015 FLY Awards Convened by McCracken Alliance LLC Created by McCracken Alliance LLC Fifth Third Bank Grant Thornton Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Mercer Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business Randstad Professional Services Tatum, a Randstad Company One2World LLC Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business Grant Thornton Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Mercer Randstad Professional Services State Tax Credit Exchange Tatum, a Randstad Company Atlanta Falcons