The CFO Awards 2012> CFO of the Year Award

CFO of the Year Award

An award-winning CFO uses insight, judgement and leadership to inspire the organisation.

This award recognises a chief financial officer who has developed an innovative approach to employees, customers and overall financial processes.

Using skill and creativity to contribute positively to the community or profession is also acknowledged.

The 2011 CFO of the Year was Jonathan Mason, Fonterra.

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The CFO Award winners will be announced at the 2012 CFO Summit, 15 March, SKYCITY Convention Centre, Auckland.

Category definition and qualification

The CFO of the Year category is open to individuals in a chief financial cfficer position. The entrant must be a New Zealand resident and hold full-time employment at the time the entries close (10 February 2012).

Important note
Applicants must use the entry form to complete their nomination. Supply all contact information and then answer the relevant questions or provide the requested information in the space underneath each point. The grey box is simply a guide for placement of your response and not a space limitation. You may include graphics to assist your submission if you wish. Please aim for clarity in your responses and try not to exceed six pages.

Once you have completed your submission, please PDF the document (file name ‘CFO_Name’) and email it to sue.mcintosh@ffxbusinessgroup.co.nz.

If you need any assistance, please call the Fairfax Media Business Group events team on 09-926 9112.

Eligibility requirements

The CFO Awards are open to relevant companies and individuals operating in the New Zealand market. Companies may be New Zealand-owned or the local subsidiaries of multinational corporations.**

Candidates can be nominated by CEOs, boards of directors, senior executives, and/or the CFO Nominating Committee can identify potential award winners, using internal or external research resources. Awards may be granted on the basis of either nominations or CFO research, or a combination of the two.

Nominees must be in paid, full time professional positions.**

Nominees must spend 90% of their time working in New Zealand. **

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Governance and judging

An independent selection panel, coordinated by the event committee, will manage the selection process.

Nominations for each category, with the exception of the Lifetime Achievement Award, will be widely solicited throughout New Zealand. The Lifetime Achievement Award recipient will be chosen by the independent selection panel, and it is understood that he or she may live in New Zealand or abroad, but must be a New Zealand citizen.

Confidentiality

Nominee information will be only used for determination of the Award, and will only be seen by the selection panel. The judging panel will be subject to signing a confidential agreement.

The award recipient(s) may be asked to participate in a profile article to appear in various media outlets and subsequent interviews. Once the award recipient(s) have been determined, the New Zealand’s CFO Awards programme will liaise with the winning organisations to facilitate the aforementioned promotion.

"The Disciplined Road to Long-Term Growth" The 2012 New Zealand CFO Summit and Awards Gala Dinner will be held on 15 March 2012 at SKYCITY Convention Centre in Auckland.

It's a unique opportunity for New Zealand's CFOs and senior finance executives to come together to examine issues and share insights and best practice.

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CFO of the Year

Young Financial Manager of the Year

Financial Innovation Project of the Year

Finance Team of the Year

Lifetime Contribution to Finance & Business

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