FEI Chicago 6th Annual CFO of the Year Awards Presentation

Pre-Registration is closed. Walk-In Registrations are welcome.

6th Annual Chicago CFO of the Year® Awards

2016 Chicago CFO
of the Year® Awards


Thursday, November 17, 2016

Chicago Marriott Downtown
Magnificent Mile
540 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago

Reception - 5th Floor Ballroom
Awards Presentation - 7th Floor Grand Ballroom

Cost to attend:
$170pp
$1,600 Corporate Table of Ten
$100pp FEI Chicago Members

Networking/Dinner Reception:
5:30—7:00 pm
Cocktails, Networking Reception,
Gourmet Food Stations

Awards Program:
7:00 pm—8:15 pm
Dessert, Awards Presentation

We invite you to attend the 2016 Chicago CFO of the Year® Awards on Thursday, November 17.


FEI Chicago invites you to the 6th Annual Chicago CFO of the Year® Awards with the “Who’s Who” of Chicago finance. Join the FEI Chicago Chapter to mingle and network with Chicago’s C-Suite, while recognizing exceptional performance of Chicago’s financial professionals in their roles as corporate stewards. Awards will be presented in four categories: large public, mid-size public, private, and not-for-profit. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dinner at gourmet food stations will be served during this must attend upscale networking reception from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Following this reception, attendees move into the ballroom to be seated for dessert and the awards presentation. 

Tickets are limited and can be purchased individually or as corporate tables.

Our Outstanding 2016 Chicago CFO of the Year® Finalists 

  • Jack Arends, Georgia Nut Company; 
  • Michael Berman, General Growth Properties, Inc.; 
  • Adam DeWitt, Grubhub; 
  • James E. Dunne, National Opinion Research Center; 
  • Jack Fortnum, Ingredion Incorporated; 
  • Todd Gierke, Curran Group; 
  • Eric Gleason, U.S. Soccer Federation; 
  • Ken Gradman, Diversified Foodservice Supply, Inc.; 
  • Debra Gregorash, Trust Company of Illinois; 
  • Peter McGrail, Paylocity;  
  • Richard Naponelli, Sage Products LLC; 
  • Al Nietzel, CDK Global, Inc.; 
  • Mark Parrell, Equity Residential; 
  • Randy Renn, Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company; 
  • Gay L. Vincent, American College of Surgeons; 
  • Sharon Walton, Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum; 
  • Jeff Zettek, APICS.