Qualification and Eligibility Guidelines

Candidates must be Chief Financial Officers or equivalent in their organization.
The minimum tenure in his or her current role is two years as of March 1, 2024.
The candidate and his/her organization must be based in Chicagoland metropolitan area, in the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake (IL), McHenry or Will.
All nominations must be validated and endorsed by the nominee and the nominee’s Chief Executive Officer.
As a part of the selection process, nominees must be willing to be interviewed for 1 – 1 ½ hours.

Persons employed by:

(i) sponsoring organizations,
(ii) the Selection Committee’s employers,
(iii) organizations that employ any member of the Chicago CFO of the Year® Committee,
(iv) current members of the Board of Directors of the FEI Chicago Chapter are ineligible to be nominated.

A CFO who has received a Chicago CFO of the Year® award is not eligible for the award for a period of 10 years. However, if a Finalist does not receive an award, he or she may be re-nominated in future years.

The nomination form must include the most recent three years of audited or reviewed financial statements. (Note to privately held companies: FEI Chicago has special procedures to ensure the confidentiality of financial data. Please contact us at info@feichicago.org to discuss any concerns.)

Nomination Form

CFO Nomination Form – 2024

Senior Financial Executive Information
The awards program honors the most senior Financial Executive in an organization, irrespective of job title.
Nominee's Name*
First Last
Nominee’s Title*

The awards program honors the most senior Financial Executive in an organization, irrespective of job title.
Date*
Month
Day
Year

Please enter Month and Year the nominee became the most senior Financial Executive. Please enter “01” in the DD field.
Nominee’s Cell Phone Number*
Note: This information will only be used for administrative matters and not published or used for any marketing purposes.
Nominee’s Best Email Address*

Note: This information will only be used for administrative matters and not published or used for any marketing purposes.
Company’s Full Legal Name*
Company's Headquarters Address*
Street Address City State ZIP Code
Company Type*
For Public Companies Only, Please enter the company's ticker symbol
CFO Assistant's Name (If none, enter none)*
First Last
CFO Assistant's Email Address (If none, enter none)*
CFO Assistant's Office Phone Number (If none, enter none)*
Company Website*
Company Industry*
If nominee becomes a Finalist, would they like to share their contact information with other Finalists?*
- Yes
- No
Please let us know how you heard about the awards.
CEO Information
CEO's Name*
First Last
CEO’s Best Email Address*
CEO’s Assistant’s Name (If none, enter none)*
First Last
CEO’s Assistant’s Office Phone (If none, enter none)*
CEO’s Assistant’s Best Email Address (If none, enter none)*
Nominator Information
Nominator's Name (If none, enter none)*
First Last
Nominator's Title (If none, enter none)*
Nominator's Company Name (If none, enter none)*
Nominator's Cell Phone Number (If none, enter none)*
Nominator's Best Email Address (If none, enter none)*
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Qualification and Eligibility Guidelines

Persons employed by:

Nomination Form

CFO Nomination Form – 2024

Senior Financial Executive Information

CEO Information

Nominator Information

Upload files to complete your nomination. See detailed instructions below.