Singling out the 100 most influential people in finance each year is probably Treasury & Risk Management's hardest task. The editors speak to a raft of executives, bankers, economists, technology vendors and consultants to come up with the final list. The search is not just for the smartest or most successful—although all of the following could fit those criteria—but those who have been making waves in the last 12 months.
VISIONARY CFOs
PLOTTING THE ROUTE TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
James Beer, EVP and CFO, Symantec Corp.
Beer earned his wings as a smart dealmaker and planner at AMR Corp., where he was CFO before taking the financial controls at Symantec earlier this year.
Thomas Casey, EVP and CFO, Washington Mutual Inc.
Casey, a former CFO at GE Financial, not only oversees finance and investor relations, but strategic planning as well at an expanding WaMu.
Alvaro de Molina, CFO, Bank of America Corp.
De Molina has worked to make more information about BofA's balance sheet and operations available to grateful investors, who have recently pushed shares up 10%.
David Devonshire, EVP and CFO, Motorola Inc.