Financial Executives International Announces 2023-2024 Board of Directors

Paul Hensley to Serve as Board Chair

Morristown, N.J. – Financial Executives International (FEI), the association of choice for Chief Accounting Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and other finance leaders, announced today the election of a new slate of executive officers and members of the Board of Directors for the fiscal year effective July 1, 2023.

Paul Hensley, Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of HOLT CAT will serve as the national Board Chair. Since becoming a Member of FEI in 2004, Hensley has participated on the Financial Education & Research Foundation’s (FERF) Board of Trustees and its Audit Committee. Prior to his election to the Board as a Director in 2018 and most recently, as FEI’s Treasurer, Hensley served in various positions on the Board of FEI San Antonio.

Additional elected officers for the 2022-2024 fiscal year include:

  • Caroline Sullivan, Senior Vice President, and Corporate Controller of Moody’s Corporation, joined FEI in 2017 and will serve as the Association’s Vice-Chair. Sullivan has participated on FEI’s Committee on Finance & Information Technology (CFIT) and serves as the Chair of the Financial Accounting & Reporting Roundtable (FARR). Sullivan began her service on the Board in 2020 as a Director.
  • Vincent Greene, Automotive Controller of General Motors Company, will serve as the Association’s Treasurer. Since becoming a Member of FEI in 2008, Greene has participated on FEI’s Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR), Committee on Benefits Finance (CBF), and serves as the Chair of FEI’s Pension & Investment Committee. He was elected to the Board as a Director in 2021.
  • Alice Jolla, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Vice President, Corporate Finance and Services, Microsoft Corporation, will serve as the Association’s Secretary. Since joining FEI in 2011, Jolla has participated on FEI’s Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR) serving on various subsets for the Committee, including the Leases Working Group. Jolla was elected to the Board as a Director in 2017 and has served in several roles, including Treasurer.
  • Bret Lawson will serve as Immediate Past Chair. He has been a Member of FEI since 2009 and has participated in numerous leadership roles before serving two terms as FEI Arizona’s Chapter President from 2012-2014. Lawson was elected to the Board as a Director in 2016.

"On behalf of the association, I am delighted to welcome these outstanding individuals to their newly appointed roles. As an organization we are privileged to have such passionate and knowledgeable Leaders serving on our Board of Directors," said Andrej Suskavcevic, CAE, President and CEO of Financial Executives International and the Financial Education & Research Foundation. "Their dedication and contributions are essential as we continue to advance FEI’s mission of education, career development, advocacy, and research on behalf of all finance leaders."

Additionally, ten finance leaders will serve as members of FEI’s Board of Directors:

David Fabricant

Senior Vice President, Deputy Controller

American Express
FEI New York City 

 

Dustin Switzer

Global Supply Chain Controller

Intel Corporation

FEI Portland

 

Alyssa Gelbard

Founder and CEO

Point Road Group

FEI New York City

 

Lori Tansley

Chief Accounting Officer

Ankura
FEI New York City

Nicholas Koutouras

Divisional CFO - Commercial Banking

MUFG Union Bank, N. A.

FEI Los Angeles
 

Amy Thuener

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Alphabet Inc. / Google Inc.

FEI Silicon Valley

Maggie Martensen

Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

FEI Chicago

 

John White

Partner, Corporate Department

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

FEI New York City

Avec O’Brien                   

Chief Financial Officer
Walker-Miller Energy Services

FEI Detroit

 

Vickie Wong

Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Accounting Officer

Cisco Systems, Inc.

FEI San Francisco Bay Area

About FEI

Financial Executives International (FEI) is the leading association and advocate for the views of corporate financial management. Its members hold policy-making positions as chief financial officers, chief accounting officers, controllers, treasurers, and tax executives at companies in every major industry. FEI enhances Member professional development through peer networking, career management services, conferences, research, and publications. Members participate in the activities of local Chapters in the U.S. FEI is located in Morristown, NJ. Visit www.financialexecutives.org for more information.

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