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Benefits Finance (CBF) Develops recommendations on existing and proposed legislation and regulati ons aff ecti ng pension and profi t sharing plans, health and disability insurance, unemployment compensati on and regulati on, and other areas. When deemed appropriate, CBF may communicate positi ons to government agencies, legislators and professional and business organizati ons. Committ ee Meeti ngs 10/03/2011 : October 2011 Meeti ng (Washington, DC) 12/05/2011 : December 2011 Meeti ng (New York, NY) Committ ee Chair Bruce M. Goldstein, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporati on Staff Contact Christi na Crooks, Manager, Government Aff airs – Financial Policy ccrooks@fi nancialexecuti ves.org | 202-626-7803 Corporate Reporting (CCR) Monitors developments & issues relati ng to accounti ng/auditi ng/external reporting, including policies, rules, regulations, and standards; communicates these to members, the FASB, and government agencies. Represents interests on accounti ng/reporti ng matt ers in communicati ons to the SEC. Committ ee Meeti ngs 09/15/2011 : September 2011 Meeti ng (Irving, TX) Chicago Chapter Committ ee Members include: Michael Cleary, The Boeing Co.; Anthony Coughlan, Accenture; Penny Hughes, Accenture; Robert Kuehnau, Accenture; Stephen Makey, AON Corp.; Laurel Meissner, AON Corp.; Greg Smith, The Boeing Co.; John Wozniak, Motorola Soluti ons Committ ee Chair Lorett a V. Cangialosi, Pfi zer, Inc. Staff Contact Lorraine Malonza, Senior Manager, Technical Accounti ng lmalonza@FinancialExecuti ves.org | 973-765-1047 CHICAGO CHAPTER FEI Advocacy and Accounting Policy Committees Private Company Policy (CPC-P) Responsible for monitoring and developing positions on legislation, regulations and other public policy initiatives that impact privately held companies. CPC-P and the FEI staff are the primary resource for drafting comment letters and position papers for use with policy makers. Committ ee Meeti ngs 09/01/2011 : Fall Event (phone conference) Chicago Chapter Committ ee Members include: Mike Adhikari, Illinois Corporate Investments; Marie Hollein, Financial Executi ves Internati onal; John Hrudicka, Elkay Manufacturing Co.; Michael Kenny, Panduit Corp.; Gary Ontko, Wells Manufacturing Co.; Mark Smetana, EBY-Brown Co. Committ ee Chair Mark Smetana, EBY-Brown Co. Staff Contact Christi na Crooks, Manager, Government Aff airs – Financial Policy ccrooks@fi nancialexecuti ves.org | 202-626-7803 Corporate Treasury (CCT) Provides a forum for FEI members, namely treasurers to formulate opinions and monitor developments and issues that impact treasurers. These issues include credit rati ngs, access to capital, risk and many others. CCT disseminates informati on as it is necessary to the Committ ee and to the broader FEI membership. The Committ ee draft s comment lett ers and educates relevant policy makers and regulators on issues impacti ng treasurers. Committ ee Meeti ngs 08/17/2011 : August 2011 Quarterly Meeti ng (phone conference) 10/27/2011 : October 2011 Meeti ng (New York, NY) Committ ee Chair Susan M. Stalnecker, E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company Staff Contact Christi na Crooks, Manager, Government Aff airs, Financial Policy ccrooks@fi nancialexecuti ves.org | 202-626-7803 Government Business (CGB) Initi ates studies and develops positi ons on existi ng/proposed legislati on and regulati ons aff ecti ng accounti ng principles/standards/practi ces, and rules that must be followed by businesses providing goods & services to the Federal sector. CGB communicates its fi ndings to federal agencies, Congress and other parti es. Committ ee Meeti ngs None scheduled Chicago Chapter Committ ee Members include: Laurie Schmidgall, The Boeing Co.; Marie Hollein, Financial Executi ves Internati onal Committ ee Chair Paul J. Cienki, Honeywell Internati onal, Inc. Staff Contact Christi na Crooks, Manager, Government Aff airs, Financial Policy ccrooks@fi nancialexecuti ves.org | 202-626-7803 Taxation (COT) Formulates statements/positi ons on tax legislati on, policies, practi ces, rules and regulati ons, addressing economic/social implicati ons of taxes, simplifi cati on and administrati on, and tax and accounti ng relati onships, and communicate these to the executi ve and legislati ve branches of the government. Committ ee Meeti ngs 10/13/2011 : October 2011 Meeti ng (Washington, DC) Chicago Chapter Committ ee Members include: Robin Beran, Caterpillar Inc.; Jeff rey Emme, Sara Lee Corp.; Marie Hollein, Financial Executi ves Internati onal; Karen Matusinec, McDonald’s Corp. Committ ee Chair Ronald D. Dickel, Intel Corporati on Staff Contact Tyler Roberts, Policy Analyst troberts@fi nancialexecuti ves.org | 202-626-7807 15 • August/September 2011
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