2015 CFO of the Year: Edward Wilhelm
During Wilhelm’s six-year run at The Finish Line, the company’s revenue has grown from $1.2 billion to $1.8 billion while operating profit has grown from $72 million to $120 million.
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2015 CFO of the Year: Mark Denien
In just the last year, Mark Denien has helped Duke Realty Corp. raise more than $2.4 billion in capital and pay off $1.4 billion in debt. In the process, the company's debt-to-market-cap ratio improved from 49 percent in early 2014 to 34 percent today.
2015 CFO of the Year: Eric Loughmiller
Eric Loughmiller said KAR Auction Services invests in the business and makes decisions aimed at building long-term shareholder value, a strategy that has helped swell the company's market value to more than $5 billion.
2015 CFO of the Year: Joseph Stein
Joseph Stein has helped Taft Stettinius & Hollister pull off a series of mergers, a tricky task made more so by the firm's commitment that it not disrupt the culture of the local offices it brings into the fold.
2015 CFO of the Year: Dave Horan
Dave Horan has helped NextGear Capital, the largest independent auto dealer inventory-finance company in North America, swell its loan portfolio by billions of dollars.
2015 CFO of the Year: Jeff Holley
Jeff Holley this year helped OneAmerica Financial Partners pull of the acquisition of BMO Retirement Services, which increased OneAmerica's assets under administration from $44 billion to $70 billion, nearly triple where they were four years ago.
2015 CFO of the Year: Nick Vandergrift
Nick Vandergrift has helped MS Companies, which pairs workers with clients in need of a flexible workforce, use technology to fuel rapid growth.
2015 CFO of the Year: Andrew Davis
In his first year on the job, Andrew Davis helped MOBI, which provides software and services to help companies manage their mobile devices, raise $35 million to fuel growth.
2015 CFO of the Year: Debra Ross
Debra Ross joined The National Bank of Indianapolis before its 1993 opening. It's been profitable every year, even during the financial crisis, and now is the state's 11th-largest bank.
2014 CFO of the Year: Diann McKee
McKee has spent 27 years at Indiana State University, the last six as chief financial officer. Today, her responsibilities include not just the financial aspects one would expect, but also facilities maintenance, campus police and human resources.
2014 CFO of the Year: Robert A. Coons
Robert A. Coons rose from controller to vice president to chief administrative officer at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology after joining the Terre Haute institution in 1989.
2014 CFO of the Year: MaryFrances McCourt
MaryFrances McCourt, chief financial officer of Indiana University, is credited with helping find $214 million in savings over the past four years, thanks to volume buying and the application of procurement best practices.
2014 CFO of the Year: John Visconti
John Visconti helped revamp the organization's business model, which led to a one-year revenue increase of 93 percent, taking it from a $4.1 million operating deficit to a $900,000 surplus.
2014 CFO of the Year: Rich Harcourt
Rich Harcourt, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Damar Services Inc., had three decades of experience in banking before he jumped to the children’s service.
2014 CFO of the Year: Janet Allaby
Janet Allaby, CFO for YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, has whipped the fitness and wellness organization into financial shape since she took over in her current role in 1995.
2014 CFO of the Year: Dan Sink
Dan Sink, who joined Kite Realty Group Trust when it was a small private real estate developer, helped take it public in 2004 and guided it through the financial crisis.
2014 CFO of the Year: Derica Rice
Derica Rice, CFO at Eli Lilly and Co., held a host of positions with the pharmaceutical giant before taking over as CFO of the entire operation in 2006.
2014 CFO of the Year: Fred Crawford
Fred Crawford, CFO for CNO Financial Group since 2012, has helped orchestrate a turnaround and convinced credit agencies the company is on firm financial footing.