- John Chiang
John Chiang (born July 31, 1962 in New York City) is a Democratic politician and has been California State Controller since January 8 2007. He previously served as Chair of the California Board of Equalization and represented the Fourth District, primarily serving southern Los Angeles County. Chiang is the son of immigrants from Taiwan. He was born in New York City and grew up in Chicago.
- Andy Parfitt
Andy Parfitt (born 1958) is the current Controller of BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. He has been in that role since 1998, taking over from Matthew Bannister. Andy joined the BBC in 1980 working as a Studio Manager. He spent some time with BFBS in the Falkland Islands, before returning to the UK in 1984. He became a producer in BBC Education, then joined Radio 4 and produced "Pick of the Week" and "Bookshelf".
- Peter Oppenheimer
Peter Oppenheimer is Apple Inc.'s senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, Peter oversees the controller, treasury, investor relations, tax, information systems, internal audit, facilities, corporate development and human resources functions. He reports directly to Apple's CEO Steve Jobs and serves on the company's executive committee.
- Danny Tenaglia
Danny Tenaglia (born March 7, 1961) is a New York-based DJ and music producer. Some of his fans claim he invented and pioneered the "progressive garage" sound. Tenaglia's tracks and remixes use a blend of progressive, tribal and hard house sounds. Although he has released tracks on a variety of labels, he is more associated with Tribal America and Twisted. His track "Elements" was a Billboard #1 for three weeks in 1998. His 2006 follow-up single "Dibiza" is now out.
- William Allen
William Randall Allen, QC (June 29 1919 - October 1 1985) was a former Toronto politician who served as the Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto from 1962 to 1969 and is the namesake of the Allen Expressway. Born in Buckingham, Quebec (in the outskirts of Ottawa, Ontario), Allen was a graduate of St. Michael's College High School, the University of Toronto, and Osgoode Hall Law School. After being called to the Ontario Bar in 1949, …
- Menna Richards
Menna Richards is the Controller of BBC Wales since February 2000. She was Managing Director of HTV Wales before that company was taken over by United News & Media. Her start in broadcasting was as a reporter and producer for HTV in the current affairs department
- Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, FRSL, FRTS (born 6 October 1939, in Wigton, Cumberland) is a British author and broadcaster
- Dr. Linda Combs
Dr. Linda Morrison Combs is the Controller of the Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the President at the White House. She has five Presidential Appointments confirmed by the United States Senate and has served under three Presidents: President Ronald Reagan, President George H.W. Bush, and President George W. Bush. President George W. Bush nominated her on February 28, 2005 to be the Controller.
- Frank Whittle
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907-9 August 1996) was an English Royal Air Force officer and is seen as the father of jet propulsion. By the end of the war, Whittle's efforts resulted in engines that would lead the world in performance through the end of the decade. Whittle and Hans von Ohain met after the war and initially Whittle was angry with him as he felt Ohain had stolen his ideas.
- Gary C. Kelly
Gary C. Kelly is the chief executive officer and chairman of Southwest Airlines . He first joined the company in 1986 as Controller . In 1989, Gary was promoted to Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. In 1991, he was promoted to Executive Vice President. Gary spent 3 years in this role until he was promoted to his current position as CEO and vice chairman.
- Stuart Cosgrove
Stuart Cosgrove , Director of Nations and Regions, Channel 4 Stuart Cosgrove is Channel 4's Director of Nations and Regions with overall responsibility for programmes and creative development strategy outside London. Stuart joined Channel 4 in 1995 as Commissioning Editor for independent film and video where his commissions included Red Light Zone and The Dying Rooms.
- Fred Dibnah
Fred Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938 - 6 November 2004), born in Bolton, Lancashire, was an English steeplejack, engineer and eccentric who became a television personality, a cult figure and, latterly, a national institution.
- James A. Bell
James A. Bell is corporate president, chief financial officer and an executive vice president of The Boeing Company, the world's largest aerospace company. He was named as acting CFO in November 2003 and formally elected to the position by the Boeing board of directors in January 2004. From March through June 2005, in addition to his CFO duties Bell served as Boeing president and chief executive officer on an interim basis. He was appointed corporate president in June 2008.
- Simon Munnery
Simon Munnery, also known by his stagenames of Alan Parker: Urban Warrior and The League Against Tedium, is an English comedy writer and experimental standup comedian. He performs mainly to an alternative audience but has pierced the mainstream both with his BBC Radio 1 show in 1997 and his BBC2 television series "Attention Scum!" in 2001.
- Ted Phillips
Ted Phillips, a graduate of Bishop Guertin High School, is the President and CEO of the NFL's Chicago Bears American football franchise since 1999. Phillips is the fourth person to serve as the Chicago Bears president following Michael McCaskey, George "Mugs" Halas, Jr., and George S. Halas. Phillips served as the Bears' Vice President of Operations for six seasons starting in 1993.
- Ralph Day
Ralph C. Day (1898-May 21,1976) was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1938 to 1940. He was also an accomplished funeral director, owning his own funeral home. He also served as chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1916, at the age of 17, Day joined the Canadian army to fight in World War I. He would fight and survive action at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Day entered municipal politics and served as a Controller in the 1930s, …
- Cofferer
In the history of the royal household of England, a cofferer was a principal officer in the court, next under the controller. In the counting-house, and elsewhere at other times, he had a special charge and oversight of other officers of the house, for their good demeanor and carriage in their offices-to all whom he paid the wages.
- John Banham
Sir John Banham is a British business leader. He is currently chairman of Whitbread, a major brewer. He was educated at Charterhouse School, a famous boys' independent school in Godalming, England, and at the University of Oxford. He was the first Controller of the Audit Commission form 1983 to 1987, then was Director General of the Confederation of British Industry from 1987 to 1992.
- Myfanwy Ashmore
Myfanwy Ashmore (born 1970, North York, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian conceptual artist who has been involved in information art, new media art, gameart, video art, interactive art, internet art since 1995. She studied at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, in 1990, graduated from the Sculpture-Installation department at the Ontario College of Art in 1996, and received her MFA from York University in 1998. As well as being an international exhibiting artist, …
- William T. Powers
William T. Powers (born August 29, 1926) is a maverick scientist (that is, without institutional affiliation) who has developed perceptual control theory, which finds that the behavior of living things is not controlled by them, but rather is their means of controlling their inputs by negative feedback. It differs from engineering control theory in that the reference variable for each control loop in a control hierarchy is set from within the system, …
- Massimiliano Mauriello
In the last ten years of job experience developed a professional path focused on accounting/administrative roles, having been in charge of roles such as accountant, administrative, controller, mainly in multinational companies and taking part at some important projects.
- Robert E. Pattison
Robert Emory Pattison (8 December 1850 - 1 August 1904) was governor of Pennsylvania from 1883 to 1887 and 1891 to 1895. Born at Quantico in Somerset County, Maryland, Pattison's family moved to Philadelphia when he was five. He practiced law from 1872 to 1877 and was elected Controller of the city of Philadelphia in 1880. He was the Democratic candidate for governor at the young age of 32, and, with little experience in public office, …
- Thomas H. Williams
Thomas H. Williams (May 18, 1828 - 1886) served as Attorney General of California, 1858-1862. He was the seventh person to hold that office. Williams was born in Monticello, Kentucky.
- Wally Stiles
R. Wallis "Wally" Stiles, BBA (born October 18 1950 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (MLA), where he serves as the whip for his Progressive Conservative Party. On September 17 2005, he married fellow MLA Joan MacAlpine making them the first husband and wife to serve together in the New Brunswick legislature.
- Edward J. Gardner
Edward Joseph Gardner was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio’s third congressional district. Edward J. Gardner was born in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of Edward Gardner and his wife Mary. His father came from Ireland as a child; his mother was born in Ohio. Edward Gardner attended the local parochial schools and was graduated from the College of Commerce and Finance of St. Xavier University in 1920.
- Frederick Laurence Field
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Laurence Field GCB KCMG (18 April 1871-24 October 1945) was a British Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet who served as First Sea Lord from 1930 to 1933. He served during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and was a notable commander of HMS "Hood".
- Sergio Marchionne
Sergio Marchionne began his professional career in Canada. From 1983 to 1985, he worked as a chartered accountant and tax specialist for Deloitte & Touche. From 1985 to 1988, he was group controller and then director of corporate development at the Lawson Mardon Group of Toronto. In 1989 and 1990, he was executive vice president of Glenex Industries.
- Robert Stein Jr.
Robert Stein Jr. was employed as a controller for the Coalition Provisional Authority in South Central Iraq despite being a convicted felon. Stein of Fayetteville, N.C was subsequently charged with fraud and accepting kickbacks on November 15 2005, and pled guilty to the charges. He was sentenced on January 29 2007, to 9 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $3.6 million for his role in the bribery and fraud scheme.
- Robert Yuill
Robert Frederick Murray (Bob) Yuill was a municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He served on the North York city council for twenty-four years, at first as a ward councillor and later as a city controller. He was also a member of the Metro Toronto council. Yuill was born in Toronto, and served in the Canadian reserve forces during World War II. He received a Commerce degree from the University of Toronto in 1948, …
- Dawn Airey
Dawn Airey began her broadcasting career as a management trainee for Central TV in 1985. In 1989 she became Director of Programme Planning at Central and was appointed to the Central broadcasting board. In 1993 she moved to the ITV Network Centre as Controller of
- Leslie Howard Saunders
Leslie Howard (Les) Saunders (died March 30 1994) was Mayor of Toronto from 1954 to 1955 and the last member of the Orange Order to hold the position until William Dennison. Saunders began his working career in Northern Ontario with the Ontario Northland Railway. A trade unionist, he became president of his local union and once ran as a Labour candidate for North Bay's city council.
- Ernest Dunlop Swinton
Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton KBE, CB, DSO, RE(1868 -1951) was a military writer and British Army officer. Swinton is credited as having an influence on the development of the tank and for coining the phrase "no-mans land", the latter popularised when using the pseudonym 'Eye-Witness' reporting on military matters. Swinton was born in Bangalore, India in 1868. He became an officer in the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1888, …
- Shawne E. Patterson
Mr. Patterson's diverse academic and professional background includes experience in finance, economics, accountancy, and administrative management. As the Controller of B&D, Mr. Patterson is responsible for all business management functions, including financial management, accounting, human resources, information systems and administrative coordination. Mr. Patterson has also integrally participated with the start-up of two recreation centers.
- Michelle Fryatt
Michelle Fryatt is the Controller for Venture Development Group, a commercial real estate developer with projects in five western states. She has had extensive experience in finance and accounting and was Vice President of Finance and Accounting Manager at Bank of America, NTSA, in Las Vegas. Formerly Mrs. Nevada International, Ms. Fryatt was awarded the prestigious Mrs. International title in 2003.
- Sharon E. Gogol
Sharon E. Gogol is Grotech�s Controller. Ms. Gogol joined Grotech Capital Group in 1988 and has performed a multitude of administrative and financial functions for the firm. Her current responsibilities include the day-to-day accounting for Grotech�s private equity funds. Ms. Gogol graduated with high honors from Villa Julie College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
- James Beck
James Beck 's keen insights into operations, tax and accounting ensure that Mayfield Fund runs like a well-oiled machine. James joined Mayfield Fund in 1998 as Controller, has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2000 and was promoted to Managing Director in 2005. Previously, he was an audit manager for Arthur Andersen in the Silicon Valley. At Arthur Andersen, his client base consisted of various software, hardware and service organizations.
- Mark Pigott
Mark Pigott - VP of Finance (Founder) Mark Pigott has over 25 years of experience in accounting and management. Prior to joining Wave7 Optics, Pigott was the Controller of Antec Network Technologies, the $300M manufacturing division of Antec. Pigott was also responsible for Antecs SEC reporting, including Antecs initial public offering S-1 filing.
- Mary Oria
Mary Oria : Controller Mary Oria joined Denali in 1998 and currently serves as the controller for the company. Mary manages Denali's finance team and is responsible for global accounting, tax activity, and leads Denali's ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with modern accounting practices including Sarbanes-Oxley. Prior to Denali, she held an accounting position with Mohler, Nixon, and Williams.
- Kurt Hagen
Kurt Hagen, Finance Director, San Francisco Kurt is the Finance Director for the Foundation. In this role, he works closely with all staff members to ensure that the foundation adheres to proper accounting, tax, and operational principles and guidelines, both on a domestic and international level. Kurt also manages the company assets, the external audit process, and the internal budget process.
- Kim Arnott
Kim Arnott Chief Financial Officer A long time advisor to Insight Film Studios, Kim is the leading film industry Chartered Accountant in Western Canada. Prior to joining Insight as CFO in 2007, Kim worked at Ernst & Young (formerly Ellis Foster) as their Senior Manager in the Entertainment Division. Kim oversaw over 100 productions and acted as the auditor for such productions as "The Collector" (No Equal), "Stargate" (MGM), and "White Noise" (Brightlight).