Financial Management

Acknowledgments

I have been blessed in many ways both in my career and in my personal life. In my professional career, I have been blessed to have exposure to a number of businesses and industries, work with and for great people, and observe and participate in business from several different perspectives. The experience gained as an auditor, division finance and general manager, controller, CFO, educator, small business owner, and consultant has all contributed to the development of the tools and insights incorporated in this book.

Prior to embarking on my teaching and consulting track, most of my professional career was with a terrific company, EG&G, Inc. The company had a large and diverse portfolio of businesses that provided ample opportunity for learning, as did the period of radical transformation during the 1990s. EG&G had very strong financial management and strategic planning practices that continue to influence me to this day. I had the pleasure of working with and learning from a number of talented people at the division, group, and corporate level, including Bob Nicol, Gary Hammond, Dave Botten, Luciano Rossi, Mike Gallucio, Paul D'Adamo, Jim Mellencamp, Sam Rubinovitz, Dick Delio, Murray Gross, Fred Parks, Dan Heaney, Mark Allen, Peter Broadbent, Dan Valente, Ted Theodores, Debbie Lorenz, Jim Dobbins, Peter Walsh, Don Peters, Bill Ribaudo, Will Weddleton, and many more. Special thanks to John Kucharski for both his leadership and as a model of managing with integrity. ...