CFO of the Year: Introduction from Publisher Mitch Bettis
Chief financial officers don’t usually grandstand or seek the limelight, so the idea of honoring them at an awards luncheon might seem unusual. read more >
Chief financial officers don’t usually grandstand or seek the limelight, so the idea of honoring them at an awards luncheon might seem unusual. read more >
Holt, 65, has been the CFO of Stallion Transportation Group in Beebe since it started in August 1992. read more >
Carroll's four-decade career as a Fort Smith CPA and economic development commissioner and his friendship with Gov. Asa Hutchinson might never have been if he had continued following a teacher’s advice to become a physician. read more >
When Bobby Gabbard joined newly formed Summerwood Partners in 1997, he was one among a handful of staffers, and he did whatever needed to be done in addition to his duties as controller. read more >
In 2020, Bridges joined OrthoArkansas, which offers care for all orthopedic needs. She knew she had made the right decision because of the company’s culture. read more >
Huitt was hired as controller at Bradley County Medical Center in Warren in May 2019 and promoted to chief financial officer a year later. read more >
Sylvia Murchison, who spent a number of years working in the for-profit sector, said moving into nonprofits was a conscious decision. read more >
TyRhonda Henderson joined the city of Texarkana as a staff accountant and purchasing agent in 2011 and was promoted to controller the next year. After twice turning down the job, she was promoted to finance director in 2015. read more >
A chance to do accounting part time led to his current CFO post at Mayfair Sterling, led by one of his favorite leaders, RJ Martino. read more >
In October 2019, Hafner began his current job as CFO for Arkansas Glass Container Corp. read more >
Among his accomplishments at Central States, Ware is happy with streamlining processes that have made its employee stock ownership plan more user-friendly and a real-time reporting process that gets data in the right hands sooner and aids prompt decision-making. read more >
Ashley Sims always loved numbers, but it was the operational side of business that hooked her, and learning those skills has propelled her to a fast-paced career at fast-growing Rock Dental Brands of Little Rock. read more >
Well into the third decade of an award-winning career, Phyllis Rogers continues to oversee big projects, including an extraordinary effort at the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care to more than double the employee count during the early stages of the pandemic. read more >
Dailey has made her career in the nonprofit world, first in programming and then, as she recognized the importance of finances to nonprofit work, in financial roles. read more >
In 2014, Motherwell accepted the job of CFO of the Beaver Water District, which provides water to more than 350,000 customers. read more >
Gaye Manning says SAU Tech, the two-year community college affiliated with her alma mater, “has been my life for almost 38 years.” But it wasn’t what she had expected. read more >
In 2019, Sanders became CFO of NEA Baptist Health System, which includes the hospital and NEA Baptist Clinic. read more >
Jeffery joined Jefferson Regional Medical Center as assistant controller in 2008, working his way up to his current position in January. read more >
In 2019, Gorman joined the partnership full time. “I thought this is a way for me to take what I’ve learned and promote it throughout these rural areas,” he said. read more >
For more than a decade, Bill Craig has watched Howard Memorial Hospital in Nashville grow. read more >
