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42 AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
Los Angeles Business Journal’s
Fifth Annual CFO of the Year Nominee Finalists
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ALAN ORECHWA
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC
Alan Orechwa is
Chief Operating
Officer of Junior
Achievement of
Southern California,
Inc. He is responsible
for the day-today
operation of
JASoCal in support
of its mission of teaching financial
literacy to our youth through a variety
of classroom programs, Job
Shadow days, and Finance Park
“real life” simulations. Before taking
on the position, he had served on
the JASoCal Board of Directors for
17 years.
June 30, 2011 ended JASoCal’s
fiscal year and the organization
raised approximately $1 million
more than the previous fiscal year
and almost $2 million more than
the year before that! This amazing
result after losing money in previous
years is due to Orechwa’s bringing
proven for-profit management
techniques to JASoCal.
RON PLATISHA
BH MANAGEMENT INC.
With more than 30
years experience in
the commercial real
estate industry,
Ronald J. Platisha
brings his seasoned
financial expertise to
BH Properties as Chief
Financial Officer.
Platisha is responsible for overseeing the
financial management of the company
as it aggressively acquires new, valueadded
retail, office and industrial warehouse
properties throughout the U.S.
Prior to joining BH Properties, Platisha
gained experience in several key positions
with CB Richard Ellis, where he served as
Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief
Financial Officer of the Americas and Principal
Accounting Officer. Platisha has also
held positions in the Internal Audit
department of H.F. Ahmanson & Co., and
was a Senior Auditor for the Big Four public
accounting firm KPMG International.
JACK POLLOCK
ALORICA
Jack Pollock has led Alorica Inc, an
after-sales service provider that supports
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As Alorica
continues to
grow, employing
over 7,500
employees
today, they owe
Jack Pollock’s
fiscal leadership
for much of
their success.
the entire customer
lifecycle, from frontoffice
customer interaction
to back-office
reverse logistics,
through a very profitable
period. In his
time as CFO, Alorica
has won a number of
business growth awards and were also
named to Software Magazine's 21st
Annual Ranking of the World's Largest
Software and Services Suppliers list.
As Alorica continues to grow,
employing over 7,500 employees
today, they owe Jack Pollock’s fiscal
leadership for much of their success.
ROMOLO SANTAROSA
FIRST CALIFORNIA
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Romolo “Ron” Santarosa
joined First
California Financial
Group in November
2002 as Executive
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
responsible for
finance, accounting,
investor relations, technology and
bank operations. In March 2011, Santarosa
was promoted to his current
Staying
still isn’t
position of Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer /
Chief Financial Officer. He has been an
integral part of the Bank’s growth and
success in the past nine years.
Santarosa has helped First California
Financial Group weather the downturn
in the economy better than most financial
institutions. Over the past 6
months, under his leadership, FCFG has
been aggressive with smart acquisitions.
WES SCHAEFER
AMERICAN BUSINESS BANK
Wes Schaefer, Vice
Chairman and Director,
was one of the
original organizers
and founders of
American Business
Bank, a commercial
bank specializing in
serving medium-sized
companies throughout Southern California.
Even with the current economic
struggles and other banks disappearing,
ABB is weathering the storm well
thanks to Schaefer’s contributions.
Schaefer’s strategic plan has laid the
foundation for growth and profitability,
making ABB a strong and sound
institution. Unlike other banks, ABB
has few to no impaired investments
an option
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