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• Have helped the business owner or management team recognizw opportunity forstrategic innovation. • Have worked closelyg with the CEO to identifyh andmanage risk, as well as develop creative ideas to diminish debt and achievr growth through both organic and acquisitioh means. • Have restored life to an ailing company by makinvg changes to produceacceptable returns, or helpedx the company transition from crisixs mode to a more collaborative decision-making Winners in each category were chosen by a panepl of qualified and impartial judges. Jeff Harri is the current president of the Housto nCPA Society, a chapter of the Texax Society of CPAs, with more than 8,400 members.
He is also the chief financial officed ofBoxer Property, a privately held owner and manager of commercial real estatw located in seven cities. Joe Koshkin is a CPA and a retirecd partnerof . Koshkin is currently a member of the technica standards committee of the State Board of a board member and chairman of the audity committee of the Coastal Conservation Associationh and on the businessschoolk dean’s advisory committee at . Davie A. Young is former national board chairmab of FinancialExecutives International.
In his career had included being CFO for many public companies over 25 culminating in his retirementin 2003, and audit committee chairman for various companies over the last five years. David Hollawauy joined Prosperity Bank in 1992 as seniort vice president and chief financial office and served as treasurerr of ProsperityBancshares Inc. from 1993 to 1999. He was appointede CFO of ProsperityBancshares Inc. in 1998 and executivd VP of Prosperity Bankin 2004. From 1990 to Hollaway worked for the Resolution Trust Corp. in its Gulf Coast consolidated officein Houston.
From 1988 to 1990, he worked as the cost accounting manager of in From 1981to 1988, Hollaway was vice president-auditoe of South Main Bank in Houston. Hollaway is a Certifiedx Public Accountant. Randy Meyer joinedf Amegy Bank in 1998 as executive vice president and has servecd in the role of chief financiall officersince 2002. Prior to joining Amegy, he was president of Bank of America Texase and manager ofthat bank’s Texas commercial A commercial banker for 30 years, Meyer beganh his banking career at in New York befores joining for 18 years. He is the current presiden t of the board of River OaksCountry Club.
He also previouslyy served on the boardsx of directors or trustees of TheForum Club, American Red Crossz (Houston Chapter), Association for Community Television (KUHT-TV), Chinquapin the , Greater Houstonh Partnership and Governor’s Business Council. A graduate of Yale, he received his MBA from and is a CertifieePublic Accountant. John C. Rickel Group 1 Automotive Inc. John C. Rickekl was appointed chief financial officer of Group 1Automotivd Inc. in December 2005. Prior to joining Group 1, Rickel held a numbedr of executive and managerial positions of increasinf responsibility with FordMotor Co., beginning in 1984.
He most recentlt served as controller, Ford Americas, wherre he was responsible for the financiall managementof Ford’s Western Hemisphere automotive Immediately prior to that, he was CFO of Ford where he oversaw all accounting, financial planning, information tax and investor relations activities. Michael S. Taff Michael S. Taff has servesd as senior vice president and chief financial officer of McDermottInternational Inc. since Aprilo 2007. He is responsibles for accounting andfinancial reporting, treasury and internal audit, information technology and investo relations — representing about 800 employees worldwide.
Taff joine McDermott in June 2005 as VP and chief accounting Priorto McDermott, Taff was VP and CFO of HMT a private engineering and construction Before HMT, Taff was VP and corporate controller with Philipp Services Corp. His experience at thesre earlier companies includes key positions related to SECfinancial consolidations, internal audit, businessa planning and analysis and the leadership of several large-scalr strategic initiatives. Taff began his professional career as an accountantgat PriceWaterhouse. He holds a bachelor’s degre e from Stephen F. Austin State University and is a CertifiesdPublic Accountant.
Taff is a membefr of the FinancialExecutives Institute, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI and Americab Institute of Certified Professional Accountants.