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The Best CFOs - Expanded Edition
Listed here by sector and industry are the chief financial officers who scored the highest when we asked portfolio managers and sell-side equity analysts to choose the top-performing CFOs in their domains.
The Best CFOs | ||
Listed here by sector and industry are the chief financial officers who scored the highest when we asked portfolio managers and sell-side equity analysts to choose the top-performing CFOs in their domains. | ||
Rank | CFO Name | Company Name |
BASIC MATERIALS | ||
Chemicals/Commodity |
1
Terrell Crews
Monsanto Co.
Chemicals/Specialty
1
James Sawyer
Praxair
2
Paul Huck
Air Products and Chemicals
Paper & Forest Products
1
Richard Taggart
Weyerhaeuser Co.
CAPITAL GOODS/INDUSTRIALS
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
1
Christopher Kubasik
Lockheed Martin Corp.
2
James Bell
Boeing Co.
3
James Geisler
United Technologies Corp.
4
Wesley Bush
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Airfreight & Surface Transportation
1
D. Scott Davis
United Parcel Service
2
Alan Graf Jr.
FedEx Corp.
3
Henry Wolf
Norfolk Southern Corp.
4
John Steele
Werner Enterprises
5
Thomas Hund
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
Business & Professional Services
1
Charles (Lanny) Baker
Monster Worldwide
2
Michael Van Handel
Manpower
3
M. Keith Waddell
Robert Half International
Electrical Equipment & Multi-Industry
1
James Gelly
Rockwell Automation
2
Daniel Comas
Danaher Corp.
3
David Anderson
Honeywell International
4
Walter Galvin
Emerson Electric Co.
Environmental Services
1
Tod Holmes
Republic Services
2
Robert Simpson
Waste Management
Packaging
1
Alan Rutherford
Crown Holdings
2
Raymond Seabrook
Ball Corp.
CONSUMER
Airlines
1
Laura Wright
Southwest Airlines Co.
Apparel, Footwear & Textiles
1
Michael Devine III
Coach
2
Donald Blair
Nike
3
Michael Scarpa
Liz Claiborne
4
Bryan Timm
Columbia Sportswear Co.
Autos & Auto Parts
1
Robin Adams
BorgWarner
2
R. Bruce McDonald
Johnson Controls
Beverages
1
Indra Nooyi 1
PepsiCo
2
W. Randolph Baker
Anheuser-Busch Cos.
Cosmetics, Household & Personal Care Products
1
Clayton Daley Jr.
Procter & Gamble Co.
2
Stephen Patrick
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
3
Daniel Heinrich
Clorox Co.
Food
1
Jeffrey Boromisa
Kellogg Co.
2
David West
Hershey Co.
3
Robert Schiffner
Campbell Soup Co.
Gaming & Lodging
1
Glenn Christenson
Station Casinos
2
Arne Sorenson
Marriott International
3
James Murren
MGM Mirage
4
Maureen Mullarkey
International Game Technology
5
Vasant Prabhu
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Homebuilders & Building Products
1
Joel Rassman
Toll Brothers
2
Domenico Cecere
KB Home
3
William Wheat
D.R. Horton
4
Roger Cregg
Pulte Homes
5
Bruce Gross
Lennar Corp.
Leisure
1
Gerald Cahill
Carnival Corp.
Restaurants
1
Matthew Paull
McDonalds Corp.
2
Michael Casey
Starbucks Corp.
3
Steven Lumpkin
Applebees International
4
Richard Carucci
Yum! Brands
Retailing/Broadlines & Department Stores
1
Karen Hoguet
Federated Department Stores
2
Douglas Scovanner
Target Corp.
3
Richard Galanti
Costco Wholesale Corp.
4
Michael Koppel
Nordstrom
5
Wesley McDonald
Kohl's Corp.
Retailing/Food & Drug Chains
1
David Rickard
CVS Corp. 2
2
J. Michael Schlotman
Kroger Co.
3
William Rudolphsen
Walgreen Co.
4
Glenda Chamberlain
Whole Foods Market
Retailing/Hardlines
1
Darren Jackson
Best Buy Co.
2
Sharon McCollam
Williams-Sonoma
3
Robert Hull Jr.
Lowes Cos.
4
Carol Tomé
Home Depot
5
John Mahoney
Staples
Retailing/Specialty Stores
1
Charles Kleman
Chicos FAS
2
John Kyees
Urban Outfitters
Tobacco
1
Dinyar Devitre
Altria Group
ENERGY
Electric Utilities
1
Moray Dewhurst
FPL Group
2
E. Follin Smith
Constellation Energy Group
3
Leo Denault
Entergy Corp.
4
Robert Flexon
NRG Energy
5
Thomas Fanning
Southern Co.
Integrated Oil
1
Stephen Chazen
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
2
Donald Humphreys
Exxon Mobil Corp.
3
John Carrig
ConocoPhillips
4
Janet Clark
Marathon Oil Corp.
Natural Gas
1
Donald Chappel
Williams Cos.
2
Stephen Parks
Questar Corp.
3
Mark Snell
Sempra Energy
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
1
Louis Baldwin
XTO Energy
2
Roger Plank
Apache Corp.
3
Edmund Segner III
EOG Resources
4
Marcus Rowland
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Oil Services & Equipment
1
C. Christopher Gaut
Halliburton Co.
2
Margaret Dorman
Smith International
3
William Schumann III
FMC Technologies
4 (tie)
Jean-Marc Perraud
Schlumberger
4 (tie)
Lisa Rodriguez 3
Weatherford International
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Banks/Large-Cap
1
Alvaro de Molina 4
Bank of America Corp.
2
Howard Atkins
Wells Fargo & Co.
3
Thomas Wurtz
Wachovia Corp. 5
4
Sallie Krawcheck
Citigroup
Banks/Midcap
1
Doyle Arnold
Zions Bancorp.
2
René Jones
M&T Bank Corp.
3
Daniel Healy
North Fork Bancorp. 6
4
Julia Gouw
East West Bancorp
Brokers & Asset Managers
1
David Viniar
Goldman Sachs Group
2
Samuel Molinaro Jr.
Bear Stearns Cos.
3 (tie)
Jeffrey Edwards
Merrill Lynch & Co.
3 (tie)
Christopher O'Meara
Lehman Brothers Holdings
Insurance/Life
1
William Wheeler
MetLife
2
Kriss Cloninger III
Aflac
3
David Johnson
Hartford Financial Services Group
4
Frederick Crawford
Lincoln National Corp.
Insurance/Nonlife
1
Danny Hale
Allstate Corp.
2
W. Thomas Forrester 7
Progressive Corp.
3
Philip Bancroft
Ace 8
Mortgage Finance
1
Eric Sieracki
Countrywide Financial Corp.
2
Russell Kettell
Golden West Financial Corp. 5
REITs
1
Stephen Sterrett
Simon Property Group
2
Bernard Freibaum
General Growth Properties
3
Douglas Linde
Boston Properties
4
Thomas Sargeant
AvalonBay Communities
5
Joseph Macnow
Vornado Realty Trust
Specialty Finance
1
Gary Perlin
Capital One Financial Corp. 6
2
Gary Crittenden
American Express Co.
3
Joseph Leone
CIT Group
HEALTH CARE
Biotechnology
1
John Milligan
Gilead Sciences
2
David Ebersman
Genentech
3
Richard Nanula
Amgen
4
Michael Wyzga
Genzyme Corp.
5
Robert Hugin 9
Celgene Corp.
Health Care Facilities
1
W. Larry Cash
Community Health Systems
2
Steve Filton
Universal Health Services
3
Robert Farnham
Health Management Associates
4
Michael Culotta
LifePoint Hospitals
5
R. Milton Johnson
HCA 10
Health Care Technology & Distribution
1
Jeffrey Campbell
McKesson Corp.
2
Peter Clemens IV
Caremark Rx 2
3
Jeffrey Henderson
Cardinal Health
4
JoAnn Reed
Medco Health Solutions
Managed Care
1
David Colby
WellPoint
2
Alan Bennett
Aetna
3
Patrick Erlandson 11
UnitedHealth Group
4
Anthony (Buddy) Piszel 12
Health Net
5
Paul Palmer
Sierra Health Services
Medical Supplies & Devices
1
Gary Ellis
Medtronic
2
Robert Darretta
Johnson & Johnson
3
Sam Leno
Zimmer Holdings
4
Lawrence Best
Boston Scientific Corp.
5
John Heinmiller
St. Jude Medical
Pharmaceuticals/Major
1
Kenneth Martin
Wyeth
2
Alan Levin
Pfizer
3
Judith Lewent
Merck & Co.
4
Derica Rice
Eli Lilly and Co.
5
Andrew Bonfield
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Pharmaceuticals/Specialty
1
William McKee
Barr Pharmaceuticals
2
David Southwell
Sepracor
MEDIA
Cable & Satellite
1
John Alchin,
Lawrence Smith 13
Comcast Corp.
2
Michael Palkovic
DirecTV Group
Entertainment
1
Thomas Staggs
Walt Disney Co.
2
Wayne Pace
Time Warner
3
Fredric Reynolds
CBS Corp.
4
Michael Dolan 14
Viacom
Publishing & Advertising Agencies
1
Randall Weisenburger
Omnicom Group
2
Gracia Martore
Gannett Co.
3
Joseph NeCastro
E.W. Scripps Co.
Radio & TV Broadcasting
1
Randall Mays
Clear Channel Communications 15
2
Keith Istre
Lamar Advertising Co.
TECHNOLOGY
Computer Services & IT Consulting
1
Gordon Coburn
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
2
John Morphy
Paychex
3
Michael McGrath 16
Accenture 8
4
Edward Heffernan
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
5
David Mangum
CheckFree Corp.
Electronics Manufacturing Services
1
Forbes Alexander
Jabil Circuit
Imaging Technology
1
Randy Furr
Adobe Systems
Internet
1
Susan Decker 17
Yahoo!
2
M. Wayne Wisehart
AQuantive
3
George Reyes
IT Hardware
1
James Schneider 18
Dell
2
Peter Oppenheimer
Apple Computer
3
Robert Wayman 19
Hewlett-Packard Co.
4
Steven Gomo
Network Appliance
Semiconductor Capital Equipment
1
Robert Halliday
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates
2
Jeffrey Hall
KLA-Tencor Corp.
3
Martin Anstice
Lam Research Corp.
4
John Villas
Entegris
Semiconductors
1
Paul Coghlan
Linear Technology Corp.
2
Kevin March
Texas Instruments
3
Lewis Chew
National Semiconductor Corp.
4
George Hervey
Marvell Technology Group 8
5
Gordon Parnell
Microchip Technology
Software
1
Alfred Castino
Autodesk
2
Christopher Liddell
Microsoft Corp.
3
Eric Brown
McAfee
4
Safra Catz
Oracle Corp.
5
David Henshall
Citrix Systems
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data Networking & Wireline Equipment
1
Dennis Powell
Cisco Systems
Telecom Equipment/Wireless
1
William Keitel
Qualcomm
2
David Devonshire
Motorola
Telecom Services/Wireless
1
Paul Saleh
Sprint Nextel Corp.
Telecom Services/Wireline
1
Richard Lindner
AT&T
2
Sunit Patel
Level 3 Communications
1 Became CEO effective October 1, 2006.
2 On November 1, 2006, CVS Corp. and Caremark Rx agreed to merge; the deal is expected to be completed in six to 12 months.
3 Stepped down effective October 27, 2006.
4 Stepped down effective December 31, 2006.
5 Wachovia Corp. and Golden West Financial Corp. merged effective October 1, 2006; Thomas Wurtz is CFO.
6 Capital One Financial Corp. acquired North Fork Bancorp effective December 1, 2006; Gary Perlin is CFO.
7 Announced on February 4, 2006, his intention to retire in first-quarter 2007.
8 Based in Bermuda.
9 Stepped down as CFO effective December 7, 2006; remains COO.
10 Taken private in management-led buyout completed November 17, 2006.
11 Stepped down effective November 7, 2006.
12 Stepped down effective November 10, 2006.
13 John Alchin to retire effective December 31, 2007; Lawrence Smith to retire effective March 28, 2007.
14 Stepped down effective December 31, 2006.
15 Agreed on November 16, 2006, to be taken private.
16 Stepped down effective October 31, 2006.
17 Company announced December 5, 2006, that Susan Decker will step down and will head the advertiser and publisher group.
18 Stepped down as CFO effective January 1, 2007.
19 Retired effective December 31, 2006.