Best CFO

The financial and economic crises that stoke the global economy every now and then call for astute management of the company’s finances. The chief financial officer (CFO) is a company's financial leader and it is often his/her mandate to figure out the company’s funding requirements. He/she can decide whether a transaction can be consummated. This calls for an accurate assessment of the prevailing market environment to proceed and tap the capital markets for funds. He/she decides which funding avenue to tap, which funding source will offer the company the most competitive pricing and how the company can broaden its investor base by diversifying its funding sources.

The CFO should be able to pinpoint the window of opportunity as the capital markets open and shut very quickly during volatile market environment. His/her financial repertoire should include liability management in order to boost the company’s financial structure and manage its debt maturity profile. His/her functions, though, should not be limited to capital markets activity and in many instances also includes finance and treasury operations, business planning and strategic procurement, among others.

The award for Best CFO goes to the candidate that leads his/her company into the capital markets both in good times and in bad times. In other words, he/she steadies the ship, so to speak, in whatever market backdrop at any point in time.

Please provide full scope of resposibilities as well as career and educational background.